diff --git a/.agents/rules/frontend/shared.md b/.agents/rules/frontend/shared.md
index 6ebd4fc94a..96b4d0dc1a 100644
--- a/.agents/rules/frontend/shared.md
+++ b/.agents/rules/frontend/shared.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Applies to **both** `clients/admin` and `clients/dashboard`. Read this for any React work, then read
 the app-specific file (`admin.md` / `dashboard.md`) for divergences.
 
-Stack: React 19 · Vite 7 · TypeScript · TanStack Query v5 · React Router 7 · Radix UI · Tailwind v4 ·
+Stack: React 19 · Vite 8 · TypeScript 6 · TanStack Query v5 · React Router 7 · Radix UI · Tailwind v4 ·
 class-variance-authority (shadcn-style) · `@microsoft/signalr`. Path alias `@` → `src` (`vite.config.ts`).
 
 ## API client (`src/lib/api-client.ts`, `src/api/*`)
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 930276719d..4b2a6ff0c0 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ front-ends and a CLI. Multitenancy, auth, auditing, billing, files, chat and mor
 - **Backend** — .NET 10, EF Core 10, PostgreSQL, Redis, JWT + ASP.NET Identity, Finbuckle multitenancy,
   Hangfire, OpenAPI/Scalar, Serilog + OpenTelemetry, .NET Aspire.
 - **Frontends** — `clients/admin` (operator-facing) and `clients/dashboard` (tenant-facing): React 19,
-  Vite 7, TypeScript, TanStack Query v5, React Router 7, Radix + Tailwind v4 (shadcn-style), SignalR/SSE.
+  Vite 8, TypeScript 6, TanStack Query v5, React Router 7, Radix + Tailwind v4 (shadcn-style), SignalR/SSE.
 
 ## Repo map
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The `fsh` CLI (Spectre.Console) lives in `src/Tools/CLI`.
 
 | Backend | | Frontend | |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| Framework | .NET 10 / C# latest | Framework | React 19 + Vite 7 + TS 5.x |
+| Framework | .NET 10 / C# latest | Framework | React 19 + Vite 8 + TS 6.x |
 | CQRS | Mediator 3.x (source-gen) | Data | TanStack Query v5 |
 | Validation | FluentValidation 12.x | Routing | React Router 7 |
 | ORM / DB | EF Core 10 / PostgreSQL (Npgsql) | UI | Radix + Tailwind v4 + CVA (shadcn) |
diff --git a/README-template.md b/README-template.md
index 8ae6414041..7abc46b7be 100644
--- a/README-template.md
+++ b/README-template.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ the shared code lives in `src/BuildingBlocks` and is yours to change.
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - [.NET 10 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/10.0)
-- [Node.js 20+](https://nodejs.org) — for the React apps
+- [Node.js 20.19+ or 22.13+](https://nodejs.org) — for the React apps
 - [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) — Postgres, Redis, RustFS (orchestrated by Aspire)
 
 ## Quick start
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f588e457b..eaffc2b7c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dotnet run --project src/Host/MyApp.AppHost   # 🎉 whole stack up: API + 2 Rea
 - **Docs**: **OpenAPI** + the **Scalar** API reference UI.
 
 ### Front-ends — two React 19 apps
-- **`clients/admin`** (operator console) and **`clients/dashboard`** (tenant app): **React 19 + Vite 7 + TypeScript**, **TanStack Query v5**, **React Router 7**, **Radix + Tailwind v4** (shadcn-style), real-time via **SignalR**/**SSE**.
+- **`clients/admin`** (operator console) and **`clients/dashboard`** (tenant app): **React 19 + Vite 8 + TypeScript 6**, **TanStack Query v5**, **React Router 7**, **Radix + Tailwind v4** (shadcn-style), real-time via **SignalR**/**SSE**.
 - Runtime config (`/config.json`, no rebuild per environment), hand-written typed API client, and **Playwright** E2E suites.
 
 ### Modules (bounded contexts)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/fullstackhero/dotnet-starter-kit.git MyApp && cd My
 dotnet run --project src/Host/FSH.Starter.AppHost
 ```
 
-> **Prerequisites:** [.NET 10 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) · [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) (Postgres/Valkey/RustFS via Aspire) · [Node 20+](https://nodejs.org/) (for the React apps).
+> **Prerequisites:** [.NET 10 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) · [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) (Postgres/Valkey/RustFS via Aspire) · [Node 20.19+ or 22.13+](https://nodejs.org/) (for the React apps).
 
 **`fsh` commands:** `new` · `doctor` · `info` · `update` · `--version`. Full reference → [fullstackhero.net/docs/cli](https://fullstackhero.net/docs/cli/).
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ dotnet run --project src/Host/FSH.Starter.AppHost
 
 | Backend | | Frontend | |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| Runtime | .NET 10 / C# latest | Framework | React 19 + Vite 7 + TS 5 |
+| Runtime | .NET 10 / C# latest | Framework | React 19 + Vite 8 + TS 6 |
 | API | Minimal APIs + Mediator (CQRS) | Data | TanStack Query v5 |
 | Validation | FluentValidation | Routing | React Router 7 |
 | ORM / DB | EF Core 10 / PostgreSQL | UI | Radix + Tailwind v4 (shadcn) |