diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-vet.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-vet.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62a14184f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-vet.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+name: Dependabot Cargo Vet
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+    branches:
+      - "*"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  vet-dependabot:
+    if: github.actor == 'bronzelle-cw' || github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    name: Vet Dependabot Updates
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    env:
+      CARGO_VET_VERSION: 0.10.0
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout PR head
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          persist-credentials: true
+
+      - name: Set up Rust
+        run: |
+          curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain 1.89
+          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+      - name: Install cargo-vet
+        run: |
+          source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+          cargo install --locked --version $CARGO_VET_VERSION cargo-vet
+
+      - name: Initial cargo vet --locked
+        id: vet_locked_initial
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          set +e
+          cargo vet --locked > vet-locked.log 2>&1
+          status=$?
+          echo "status=$status" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          exit 0
+
+      - name: Try importing audits
+        if: steps.vet_locked_initial.outputs.status != '0'
+        run: |
+          cargo vet > vet-import.log 2>&1 || true
+
+          # Grab the first recommended diff line and keep the first 6 tokens:
+          # cargo vet diff <crate> <old> <new>
+          line="$(grep -m1 -E '^\s*cargo vet diff ' vet-import.log | sed -E 's/^\s+//')"
+          echo "Recommended line: $line"
+          echo "$line" | awk '{print $1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6}' > recommended.diff.cmd || true
+
+          echo "recommended.diff.cmd:"
+          cat recommended.diff.cmd || true
+      - name: Derive vet status
+        id: vet_status
+        run: |
+          status="${{ steps.vet_locked_initial.outputs.status }}"
+          echo "status=$status" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "vet-locked.log:"
+          cat vet-locked.log || true
+          echo "vet-import.log:"
+          cat vet-import.log || true
+
+      - name: Early exit when fully vetted
+        if: steps.vet_status.outputs.status == '0'
+        run: echo "Vetting complete; no audits needed."
+
+      - name: Collect unvetted dependency and crate diff
+        id: collect_unvetted_and_diff
+        if: steps.vet_status.outputs.status != '0'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          if [ ! -s recommended.diff.cmd ]; then
+            echo "No recommended diff found" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          diff_cmd="$(cat recommended.diff.cmd)"
+          echo "Using recommended diff: $diff_cmd"
+
+          # diff_cmd tokens: cargo vet diff <crate> <old> <new>
+          set -- $diff_cmd
+          crate="$4"
+          old="$5"
+          new="$6"
+
+          # Force CI-friendly output:
+          # - --mode=local avoids opening diff.rs in browser
+          # - pipe through cat to disable pager behavior reliably
+          # Run diff and capture output, but don't let -e kill the step yet
+          set +e
+          cargo vet diff "$crate" "$old" "$new" --mode=local --output-format=human \
+            > crate-diff.txt 2> crate-diff.stderr
+          status=$?
+          set -e
+
+          echo "cargo vet diff exit status: $status"
+
+          # 0 = no diff, 1 = diff exists (expected), 2 = trouble (real failure)
+          if [ "$status" -gt 1 ]; then
+            echo "cargo vet diff failed (status=$status). stderr:"
+            sed -n '1,200p' crate-diff.stderr
+            exit "$status"
+          fi
+          cp VETTING_CONTEXT.md vetting-context.md
+          {
+            echo "crate=$crate"
+            echo "version=$new"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Build prompt for Codex agent
+        id: build_prompt
+        if: steps.vet_status.outputs.status != '0'
+        run: |
+          ctx="$(cat vetting-context.md)"
+          # diff="${{ steps.collect_unvetted_and_diff.outputs.diff }}"
+          diff="$(head -c 180000 crate-diff.txt)"
+          crate="${{ steps.collect_unvetted_and_diff.outputs.crate }}"
+          version="${{ steps.collect_unvetted_and_diff.outputs.version }}"
+          delim="PROMPT_$(date +%s%N)"
+          {
+            echo "prompt<<$delim"
+            echo "You are a Rust supply-chain security auditor. Follow VETTING_CONTEXT strictly and emit an audit for the unvetted crate."
+            echo
+            echo "VETTING_CONTEXT:"
+            echo "$ctx"
+            echo
+            echo "Unvetted dependency: $crate $version"
+            echo
+            echo "Diff between previous and bumped version (cargo vet diff):"
+            echo "$diff"
+            echo
+            echo "Respond ONLY with JSON (no prose, no code fences) matching:"
+            echo '[{"crate":"name","version":"x.y.z","criteria":"safe-to-deploy","who":"Agent Name <email>","notes":"concise safety-focused notes per VETTING_CONTEXT"}]'
+            echo "If you cannot complete the audit, respond with an empty array: []"
+            echo "$delim"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Debug OPENAI key presence
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_KEY }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "$OPENAI_API_KEY" ]; then
+            echo "OPENAI_API_KEY is empty/missing"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "OPENAI_API_KEY present (length: ${#OPENAI_API_KEY})"
+
+          # Persist for subsequent steps in this job
+          echo "OPENAI_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - name: 🤖 Analyze and Fix Issue with Codex
+        id: codex
+        if: steps.vet_status.outputs.status != '0'
+        uses: openai/codex-action@v1
+        with:
+          openai-api-key: ${{ env.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
+          model: gpt-5-codex
+          prompt: ${{ steps.build_prompt.outputs.prompt }}
+
+
+      - name: Comment when agent step failed or missing
+        if: steps.vet_status.outputs.status != '0' && (steps.codex.outcome == 'failure' || steps.codex.outputs.response == '')
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const crate = '${{ steps.collect_unvetted_and_diff.outputs.crate }}';
+            const version = '${{ steps.collect_unvetted_and_diff.outputs.version }}';
+            const msg = [
+              'Cargo vet still needs audits and no agent result was applied.',
+              '',
+              `Unvetted dependency: ${crate} ${version}`,
+              '',
+              'Codex agent was not configured or did not return a response. Ensure OPENAI_API_KEY is set and the prompt is valid.'
+            ].join('\n');
+            await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+              body: msg
+            });
+            core.setFailed('Agent step failed or was not configured.')
+
+      - name: Apply agent audits
+        if: steps.vet_status.outputs.status != '0' && steps.codex.outcome == 'success' && steps.codex.outputs.response != ''
+        run: |
+          set -eo pipefail
+          echo '${{ steps.codex.outputs.response }}' > agent-audits.json
+          audits="$(cat agent-audits.json)"
+          echo "Agent audits: $audits"
+          jq -c '.[]' agent-audits.json | while read -r row; do
+            crate="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.crate')"
+            version="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.version')"
+            criteria="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.criteria')"
+            who="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.who')"
+            notes="$(echo "$row" | jq -r '.notes')"
+            if [ -z "$crate" ] || [ -z "$version" ] || [ -z "$criteria" ] || [ -z "$who" ]; then
+              echo "Incomplete audit entry: $row" >&2
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            cargo vet certify "$crate" "$version" --criteria "$criteria" --who "$who" --notes "$notes" --accept-all
+            echo "$who" > .agent-who
+          done
+
+      - name: Verify cargo vet after agent audits
+        if: steps.vet_status.outputs.status != '0' && steps.codex.outcome == 'success' && steps.codex.outputs.response != ''
+        run: cargo vet --locked
+
+      - name: Commit audit changes
+        if: steps.vet_status.outputs.status != '0' && steps.codex.outcome == 'success' && steps.codex.outputs.response != ''
+        run: |
+          set -eo pipefail
+          if git diff --quiet; then
+            echo "No changes to commit."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          who="$(cat .agent-who || true)"
+          git config user.name "${who:-dependabot-vet-bot}"
+          git config user.email "actions@github.com"
+          git add supply-chain/audits.toml supply-chain/imports.lock || true
+          git commit -m "chore(vet): apply agent audits"
+          git push origin "HEAD:${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8acc4d43c..5aa35d5ee 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7168,13 +7168,13 @@ checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uuid"
-version = "1.18.1"
+version = "1.19.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2f87b8aa10b915a06587d0dec516c282ff295b475d94abf425d62b57710070a2"
+checksum = "e2e054861b4bd027cd373e18e8d8d8e6548085000e41290d95ce0c373a654b4a"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.3.3",
  "js-sys",
- "serde",
+ "serde_core",
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b22be336e..3f95ccaa1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ strum = { version = "=0.27.2", features = ["derive"] }
 quick_cache = "=0.6.18"
 sugars = "=3.0.1"
 thiserror = "=2.0.17"
-uuid = { version = "=1.18.1", features = ["v7"]}
+uuid = { version = "=1.19.0", features = ["v7"]}
 stratus_macros = { path = "./crates/stratus_macros" }
 libc = "=0.2.180"