26.7.1

Highlights

Started the July release line with the shared repository version bumped to 26.7.1.
Split the frontend shell and several high-traffic workspaces into focused Vue components.
Added release validation coverage for backend route imports, migration graph smoke checks, and frontend production builds.

Extracted shell controls into dedicated left navigation, top menu, context drawer, and menu group components.
Moved dashboard, /me portal, package navigation, asset, and asset model workspaces into feature-level components.
Kept App.vue focused on application state, route decisions, API orchestration, and workspace composition.
Added package navigation surfaces that group System, Projects, Education, Assets, Census, Configurations, and Locations workflows.
Preserved asset and asset model master/detail behavior while moving the view markup into feature modules.

Added backend API import and application-router tests.
Added Alembic migration graph smoke tests for single-head and revision-file coverage.
Added root npm scripts for backend tests, migration smoke checks, and full release validation.
Added scripts/validate-release.sh to run backend validation and the frontend production build.

Updated README and developer docs around the current Nexus module taxonomy.
Refreshed backend and frontend project docs to describe System, Projects, Education, Assets, Census, Configurations, and Locations boundaries.
Updated schema docs for System tenancy, Projects, Education, Assets, Configurations, and Locations references.
Added a July workflow polish and operational readiness backlog entry.