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+name: Commit V36 Retail Soft decode
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - test/v36-retail-jfa-soft
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  commit-v36-soft:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: test/v36-retail-jfa-soft
+
+      - name: Apply V36 decode
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          python3 <<'PY'
+          from pathlib import Path
+          p = Path('src/outline/d3d9_hook.zig')
+          s = p.read_text()
+          if 'V36 RETAIL-SOFT' in s:
+              raise SystemExit(0)
+          start = s.index('/// V32 POLISH: hard 3px outline, no feather.')
+          end = s.index('/// Debug: composite silhouette RT directly.')
+          lines = [
+              '/// V36 RETAIL-SOFT: keep the proven V34 JFA, soften only final decode.',
+              '/// c0 = (screen_width, screen_height, core_radius_px, halo_radius_px).',
+              '/// Uses the same two texture reads as V34: no 17-tap full-screen morphology.',
+              'const jfa_decode_src =',
+              '    "ps_3_0\\n" ++',
+              '    "def c1, 0.0, 0.22, 0.82, -0.002\\n" ++',
+              '    "def c2, 1.0, 0.95, 0.58, 0.0\\n" ++',
+              '    "dcl_2d s0\\n" ++',
+              '    "dcl_2d s1\\n" ++',
+              '    "dcl_texcoord0 v0\\n" ++',
+              '    "texld r0, v0, s0\\n" ++',
+              '    "sub r1.xy, v0.xy, r0.xy\\n" ++',
+              '    "mul r1.xy, r1.xy, c0.xy\\n" ++',
+              '    "dp2add r1.z, r1, r1, c1.x\\n" ++',
+              '    "mul r3.x, c0.z, c0.z\\n" ++',
+              '    "mul r3.y, c0.w, c0.w\\n" ++',
+              '    "sub r4.x, r1.z, r3.y\\n" ++',
+              '    "cmp r6.w, r4.x, c1.x, c1.y\\n" ++',
+              '    "sub r4.x, r1.z, r3.x\\n" ++',
+              '    "cmp r6.w, r4.x, r6.w, c1.z\\n" ++',
+              '    "texld r5, v0, s1\\n" ++',
+              '    "add r5.x, r5.a, c1.w\\n" ++',
+              '    "cmp r6.w, r5.x, c1.x, r6.w\\n" ++',
+              '    "mov r6.xyz, c2.xyz\\n" ++',
+              '    "mov oC0, r6\\n";',
+              '',
+              '',
+          ]
+          s = s[:start] + '\n'.join(lines) + s[end:]
+          old = '        // V34: hard 3px edge unchanged; JFA seed precision is now full-float.\n        c0 = [4]f32{ fw, fh, 3.0, 0.0 };'
+          new_cpu = '        // V36: thin 1.5px core plus a subtle 3px halo.\n        c0 = [4]f32{ fw, fh, 1.5, 3.0 };'
+          if old not in s:
+              raise SystemExit('V34 CPU decode constants not found')
+          p.write_text(s.replace(old, new_cpu))
+          PY
+
+      - name: Commit source
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if git diff --quiet; then exit 0; fi
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add src/outline/d3d9_hook.zig
+          git commit -m "V36: soft Retail-style JFA decode"
+          git push origin HEAD:test/v36-retail-jfa-soft