The original title is "GSoC 2026 with webpack | weeks 3 to 6 - a lot happened"

Short summary

During weeks 3–6 of GSoC 2026, webpack contributor ryzrr shipped governance docs automation, CI builds on every PR, CodeQL security scanning, version picker fixes, and loaders/plugins landing pages. Design lessons: automation can hurt when maintainers need manual control (JSON config over scripts); always check if the boring solution already exists in the codebase.

• •Six PRs shipped: governance docs fetching, CI builds, security scanning, version picker, plugins/loaders pages, and TODO link fixes
• •Key design decision: switched from automated release banner to hand-edited JSON config for maintainer flexibility
• •Development lesson: check existing codebase patterns before building custom solutions

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