[ThoughtProof]

Summary

Declares Node.js >=22 for pot-cli 0.8.12 (unreleased). A lockfile-less install on Node 20 resolves better-sqlite3@^12.8.0 to 12.11.1, whose prebuilt binaries start at Node 22, so Node 20 falls back to node-gyp and fails without a toolchain. Node 20 is EOL.

• package.json sets "engines": { "node": ">=22" }. @pot-sdk2/bridge stays at 1.2.0. The better-sqlite3 range stays ^12.8.0.
• package-lock.json root entry updated with npm install --package-lock-only on Node 22.
• Changelog note under the existing ## [0.8.12] - Unreleased heading.
• README does not state a Node version requirement, so it is unchanged.
• .github/workflows/package-smoke.yml already runs tests on Node 22. It is the only workflow.

No version bump, publish, or tag.

Test plan

• Node 22.14.0: npm ci, npm run build, npm run test:package (2/2), npm run test:plan (337/337), npm run test:rv (20/20), npm run check:boundaries
• Node 20.20.2: npm install of pot-cli-0.8.12.tgz emits EBADENGINE for pot-cli@0.8.12 (required: { node: '>=22' }, current: { node: 'v20.20.2', npm: '10.8.2' }). Warning only; install exit code 0.