ALCS-2227: Configure dependabot

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.github/dependabot.yml

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+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/alcs-frontend"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    target-branch: "develop"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "ALCS-000"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-type: "direct"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+    groups:
+      npm-security:
+        applies-to: security-updates
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
+      npm-minor-and-patch:
+        applies-to: version-updates
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/portal-frontend"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    target-branch: "develop"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "ALCS-000"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-type: "direct"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+    groups:
+      npm-security:
+        applies-to: security-updates
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
+      npm-minor-and-patch:
+        applies-to: version-updates
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/services"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    target-branch: "develop"
+    commit-message:
+      prefix: "ALCS-000"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-type: "direct"
+    ignore:
+      - dependency-name: "*"
+        update-types: ["version-update:semver-major"]
+    groups:
+      npm-security:
+        applies-to: security-updates
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"
+      npm-minor-and-patch:
+        applies-to: version-updates
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"

.github/workflows/auto-merge-dependabot.yml

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+name: Auto-merge Dependabot PRs
+
+on: 
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["CI"]
+    types:
+      - completed
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  auto-merge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: |
+      github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && 
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_run' && 
+      github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
+    steps:
+      - name: Auto-merge Dependabot PR
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          HEAD_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}
+        run: |
+          # Get PR number from branch name
+          PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$HEAD_BRANCH" | grep -o '[0-9]\+' || echo '')
+          
+          if [ -n "$PR_NUMBER" ]; then
+            # Approve PR
+            gh pr review $PR_NUMBER --approve
+            
+            # Enable auto-merge
+            gh pr merge $PR_NUMBER --auto --merge
+          fi