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+name: Dependency Health Check
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  fresh-install:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+
+      - name: Install without lockfile
+        run: |
+          rm package-lock.json
+          npm install
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Verify CLI startup
+        run: node bin/takt --version
+
+      - name: Notify Slack on failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v2.0.0
+        with:
+          webhook-type: incoming-webhook
+          webhook: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+          payload: |
+            {
+              "text": "⚠️ Dependency health check failed",
+              "blocks": [
+                {
+                  "type": "section",
+                  "text": {
+                    "type": "mrkdwn",
+                    "text": "*⚠️ Dependency Health Check Failed*\nA dependency may have published a broken version.\n<${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}|View logs>"
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            }