emrg: gui — boot-chain contract guard (init→ensureConnected) preventing v0.2.81-style disconnect regressions - #1037

Node.js 20 is deprecated. The following actions target Node.js 20 but are being forced to run on Node.js 24: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5. For more information see: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-19-deprecation-of-node-20-on-github-actions-runners/