Added Dependabot auto-merge and GitHub Actions for dependency updates

.github/dependabot.yml

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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    assignees:
+      - "gs-ai"  # Replace with your actual GitHub username
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+    allow:
+      - dependency-name: "configobj"
+    versioning-strategy: increase
+

.github/workflows/dependency-updater.yml

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+name: Auto Dependency Update
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 3 * * 1'  # Runs every Monday at 3 AM UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allows manual triggering
+
+jobs:
+  update-dependencies:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Upgrade Dependencies
+        run: |
+          pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Commit & Push Changes
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add requirements.txt
+          git commit -m "Auto-updated dependencies [skip ci]" || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git push origin main || echo "No changes to push"
+