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+name: SteganoPixel CI/CD Pipeline
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main, develop ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main, develop ]
+
+jobs:
+  validate-and-build:
+    name: Lint, Type Check, and Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: 📥 Checkout Source Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: ⚙️ Setup Node.js Environment
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '18.x'
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: 📦 Install Dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: 🔍 Run TypeScript Type Checking
+        run: npm run build --if-present
+
+      - name: 🏗️ Verify Production Build
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: 📤 Upload Build Artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: steganopixel-production-dist
+          path: dist/
+          retention-days: 7