fix: prevent stale README automation branch pushes#2
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This step computes a patch from the initial checkout (git diff ... > "$PATCH_FILE") and then resets the branch to a freshly fetched origin/main before applying it; if main advances during the run (especially with changes touching profile/README.md), git apply --index can fail and, with set -euo pipefail, the workflow aborts instead of updating the automation PR. This regression is introduced by rebasing to a newer base without regenerating the README/diff from that base.
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Fixes stale GitHub Actions pushes for the automated profile README branch by rebuilding the automation branch from origin/main, preserving the generated README diff, fetching the remote automation ref before push, and retrying with an explicit force-with-lease.