release prep: rc.1 baseline and gating updates

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/dirtyroom-evidence.yml

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+name: Dirty-Room Evidence (Sanitized)
+description: Submit sanitized protocol evidence for unconfirmed devices/operations.
+title: "[dirtyroom] <vid:pid> <operation-group>"
+labels:
+  - protocol
+body:
+  - type: input
+    id: vidpid
+    attributes:
+      label: VID/PID
+      placeholder: 0x2dc8:0x5200
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: firmware
+    attributes:
+      label: Firmware version
+      placeholder: 1.00
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: operation_group
+    attributes:
+      label: Operation group
+      placeholder: CoreDiag / Firmware / Mapping
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: request_shape
+    attributes:
+      label: Sanitized request shape
+      description: Structural description only. No copied vendor/decompiled snippets.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: response_shape
+    attributes:
+      label: Sanitized response shape
+      description: Structural description and validator cues.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: failure_signatures
+    attributes:
+      label: Failure signatures
+      description: Timeout/malformed/invalid signatures observed.
+  - type: textarea
+    id: reproducibility
+    attributes:
+      label: Reproducibility notes
+      description: Steps, environment, and confidence.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        **Clean-room reminder**
+        - Do not include raw decompiled code.
+        - Submit sanitized protocol structure only.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/hardware-report.yml

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+name: Hardware Report
+description: Report tested device behavior for OpenBitdo compatibility.
+title: "[hardware] <device> <vid:pid>"
+labels:
+  - hardware
+body:
+  - type: input
+    id: device_name
+    attributes:
+      label: Device name
+      placeholder: Ultimate2 / JP108 / etc.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: vidpid
+    attributes:
+      label: VID/PID
+      description: Use hex format `0xVVVV:0xPPPP`
+      placeholder: 0x2dc8:0x6012
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: firmware
+    attributes:
+      label: Firmware version
+      placeholder: 1.02
+  - type: textarea
+    id: operations
+    attributes:
+      label: Operations tested
+      description: identify, diag probe, mode read, profile read/write, firmware preflight, etc.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: sanitized_structure
+    attributes:
+      label: Sanitized request/response structure
+      description: Structural shape only. Do not paste vendor/decompiled snippets.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: behavior
+    attributes:
+      label: Observed behavior
+      description: Include expected vs actual.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: env
+    attributes:
+      label: Environment
+      description: OS, transport (USB/BT), and reproducibility notes.
+    validations:
+      required: true

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/release-blocker.yml

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+name: Release Blocker
+description: Report a problem that must be resolved before public RC release.
+title: "[release-blocker] <short summary>"
+labels:
+  - release-blocker
+  - severity:p1
+body:
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: severity
+    attributes:
+      label: Severity
+      description: Select the impact level for this blocker.
+      options:
+        - severity:p0 (critical)
+        - severity:p1 (high)
+        - severity:p2 (medium)
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: vidpid
+    attributes:
+      label: VID/PID
+      description: Required for triage. Use format `0xVVVV:0xPPPP`.
+      placeholder: 0x2dc8:0x6012
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: firmware_version
+    attributes:
+      label: Firmware version
+      description: Required for triage.
+      placeholder: 1.02
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: openbitdo_version
+    attributes:
+      label: OpenBitdo version
+      placeholder: v0.0.1-rc.1
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: summary
+    attributes:
+      label: What is broken?
+      description: One concise paragraph describing the blocker.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: reproduction
+    attributes:
+      label: Reproduction steps
+      description: Provide deterministic steps from app launch to failure.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: expected
+    attributes:
+      label: Expected behavior
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: actual
+    attributes:
+      label: Actual behavior
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: attachments
+    attributes:
+      label: Attachments (optional but strongly recommended)
+      description: Attach TOML report/logs/screenshots if available to speed up triage.
+      placeholder: "Attach report TOML and logs if possible."