Initialize GovOPlaN module seed

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+# GovOPlaN Approvals
+
+`govoplan-approvals` is the GovOPlaN platform module seed for generic approval and sign-off chains with delegation, substitution, four-eyes principle, escalation, and signatures.
+
+This repository is initialized as a discoverable module seed. It exposes a module manifest, initial permissions, role templates, documentation metadata, Gitea workflow templates, and a focused manifest test. It intentionally does not yet add HTTP routes, database models, migrations, or WebUI navigation.
+
+## Initial Ownership
+
+- approval requests
+- sign-off chains
+- delegation and substitution facts
+- four-eyes constraints
+- escalation state
+- signature references
+
+## Boundaries
+
+This module does not own:
+
+- module-specific business decisions
+- workflow orchestration engine
+- identity and RBAC primitives
+
+Detailed boundary notes are in [docs/APPROVALS_DOMAIN_BOUNDARY.md](docs/APPROVALS_DOMAIN_BOUNDARY.md).
+
+## Integrations
+
+Expected optional integrations:
+
+- workflow
+- audit
+- files
+- notifications
+
+## Development Install
+
+From the core checkout:
+
+```bash
+cd /mnt/DATA/git/govoplan-core
+./.venv/bin/python -m pip install -e ../govoplan-approvals
+```
+
+Focused manifest verification:
+
+```bash
+cd /mnt/DATA/git/govoplan-approvals
+PYTHONPATH=src:/mnt/DATA/git/govoplan-core/src /mnt/DATA/git/govoplan-core/.venv/bin/python -m unittest discover -s tests
+```
+
+## Gitea Workflow
+
+Issue templates are installed under `.gitea/`, and the shared label taxonomy is copied to `docs/gitea-labels.json` with the module label `module/approvals`.
+
+From the core checkout, labels can be synced once a local `GITEA_TOKEN` is available:
+
+```bash
+cd /mnt/DATA/git/govoplan-core
+./scripts/gitea-sync-labels.py --root /mnt/DATA/git/govoplan-approvals --apply
+```