[dependabot:update-planner] Dependency update task for github/gh-aw: mermaid in /docs

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mermaid is pinned at ^11.17.2 in docs/package.json (locked to 11.17.2 in docs/package-lock.json); Dependabot has an open PR (#61091, mergeable_state: clean) bumping it to ^12.0.0. This is a major version bump of a docs/build-only dependency used by astro-mermaid for diagram rendering in the Starlight docs site.

Caution

Major bump. v12 requires Node >=22.12.0 (this repo's .nvmrc pins Node 24, so the runtime requirement is satisfied) and changes the transitive dependency graph: adds chevrotain and elkjs, drops fastdom/strictdom, and bumps @mermaid-js/parser from v1 to v2. Any custom Mermaid diagram syntax in docs/ should be spot-checked against the v12 parser.

Action: Assign this child issue to Copilot or another coding agent to produce exactly one pull request and satisfy the acceptance checks below.

Scope

Bump mermaid from ^11.17.2 to ^12.0.0 in docs/package.json, and regenerate docs/package-lock.json accordingly. Do not bundle any other dependency change.

Acceptance checks

• docs/package.json declares "mermaid": "^12.0.0".
• docs/package-lock.json is regenerated (via npm install in /docs) and reflects the v12 dependency tree (including new transitive deps chevrotain, elkjs; removal of fastdom, strictdom).
• npm run build (or the repository's declared docs build script) succeeds in /docs with Node 24 (per .nvmrc).
• Every Mermaid diagram in docs/src/content/docs/ (or wherever docs content lives) still renders without console/build errors after the bump; list any docs page found to reference Mermaid syntax and confirm it builds.
• Report the resulting pull request link and command output on this issue, then close it with a closing keyword (do not close the parent issue).

Agent prompt

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1. The repository pins Node via .nvmrc (24); use that Node version (nvm use or equivalent) for this task. docs/package.json requires "node": ">=22.13.0", and mermaid v12 requires >=22.12.0 — both are satisfied by Node 24.
2. In /docs, update package.json to "mermaid": "^12.0.0", then run npm install to regenerate docs/package-lock.json. This supersedes/replaces Dependabot PR Bump mermaid from 11.17.2 to 12.0.0 in /docs #61091 — note that in your PR description.
3. Verify peer compatibility: do not use --legacy-peer-deps or --force; if npm install reports an unresolved peer conflict, stop and report it as a blocker on this issue instead of bypassing it.
4. Search docs/ for any generated or cached Mermaid output (there should be none, since Mermaid renders client-side in Starlight/Astro, but confirm no build cache or snapshot embeds an old mermaid version string).
5. Run npm run build in /docs and visually/structurally confirm the build output contains rendered diagram assets for any doc page using Mermaid fences (search with grep -rl '```mermaid' docs/src).
6. Search the diff and the docs/ source tree for the string 11.17.2 (old pin) to confirm no other stale reference remains outside of package-lock.json's historical entries (list any intentional remaining occurrence, e.g. in CHANGELOG.md).
7. Open exactly one pull request scoped to docs/package.json and docs/package-lock.json. Report the PR link, exact commands run and their output, and any remaining limitations (e.g., inability to visually verify rendered diagrams in this environment) on this issue, then close this issue with a closing keyword. Do not close or comment on the parent plan issue.

Exact validation commands (run from /docs):

npm install
npm run build

Rollback guidance: revert docs/package.json to "mermaid": "^11.17.2" and restore docs/package-lock.json from main if the docs build fails or diagrams fail to render after merge.

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