Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@config/vale/styles/config/vocabularies/Elements/accept.txt`:
- Around line 361-362: The Elements vocabulary entry currently includes generic
terms that should not be part of the shared docs vocabulary. Remove indicate and
utilization from the accept list in the Elements vocabulary file, and keep this
vocabulary limited to technical terms, component names, or abbreviations that
are specific to the project.

In `@projects/core/src/progress-gauge/progress-gauge.css`:
- Around line 4-21: The :host rule in progress-gauge.css fails
declaration-empty-line-before because there is no blank line before display;
update the :host block to add the required empty line separating the custom
property declarations from the standard declarations, keeping the fix within the
progress-gauge styles.

In `@projects/core/src/progress-gauge/progress-gauge.examples.ts`:
- Around line 114-123: The Dynamic example script creates an unmanaged interval
and uses a document-wide query, which can stack timers and keep mutating a
detached or wrong gauge on rerender. Update the inline module in
progress-gauge.examples.ts to scope lookups from the example’s own root
container instead of document, and keep a handle to the timer created in the
dynamic gauge example. Add teardown/cleanup for that setInterval when the
example is re-rendered or disposed so only one timer runs per instance.

In `@projects/core/src/progress-gauge/progress-gauge.test.axe.ts`:
- Around line 15-24: The axe test setup only waits for the first
nve-progress-gauge to stabilize, so the remaining gauges may still be rendering
when runAxe executes. Update the beforeEach in progress-gauge.test.axe.ts to
wait for every rendered ProgressGauge instance from the fixture, not just the
element returned by querySelector, so the DOM is fully settled before
accessibility checks run.

In `@projects/core/src/progress-gauge/progress-gauge.test.visual.ts`:
- Around line 19-24: The visual test template is always setting the nve-theme
attribute, even for the default baseline when theme is empty. Update template to
only call document.documentElement.setAttribute in the dark-theme case, and
leave the default document state untouched when theme === ''. Use the template
helper in progress-gauge.test.visual.ts as the place to guard the attribute
assignment.

In `@projects/core/src/progress-gauge/progress-gauge.ts`:
- Around line 22-26: The public version metadata for ProgressGauge still uses a
placeholder release value. Update the `@since` tag in the component docblock and
the ProgressGauge.metadata.version field so they reflect the real published
version instead of 0.0.0, and make the same change anywhere else in this diff
that duplicates the placeholder metadata.
- Around line 49-53: Normalize the progress gauge inputs before they are used in
geometry or ARIA: in progress-gauge.ts, clamp and sanitize `value` and `max` so
`NaN`, negative values, `max <= 0`, and `value > max` cannot flow into
rendering. Update `render()` and `updated()` to reuse the same normalized
numbers when computing the dash geometry and setting
`aria-valuenow`/`aria-valuemax`, using the `value` and `max` properties as the
source symbols to locate the fix.

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@projects/core/src/progress-gauge/progress-gauge.css`:
- Around line 96-99: The `::slotted(*)` rule in `progress-gauge.css` is
overriding every assigned child’s typography, including consumer-provided styles
like the muted secondary label in the progress gauge example. Remove the blanket
`color` and `font-size` application from the slot styling and let slotted
content inherit defaults instead, keeping any necessary styling scoped to the
gauge’s internal elements rather than all top-level slotted nodes.

In `@projects/core/src/progress-gauge/progress-gauge.test.ts`:
- Around line 18-19: The test setup in progress-gauge.test.ts assigns the result
of ProgressGauge.metadata.tag from querySelector() directly to element, which
can be null under strict typing. Update the setup to guard or assert the
querySelector() result before calling elementIsStable() and before any
_internals access, using the existing element variable and the
ProgressGauge.metadata.tag lookup so a missing custom element fails clearly
instead of crashing later.

In `@projects/core/src/progress-gauge/progress-gauge.ts`:
- Around line 58-59: The `container` property in `ProgressGauge` can receive
arbitrary HTML strings, so `geometry` lookup in `render()` must not assume only
valid values; guard the value before indexing `GAUGE_GEOMETRY` and fall back to
the default geometry unless `container` is exactly `'half'`. Update the
`ProgressGauge` type handling and the `geometry` selection logic together so
`render()` never sees `undefined` for invalid `container` values.

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@projects/core/src/progress-gauge/progress-gauge.test.ts`:
- Around line 119-127: The slot-suppression test in progress-gauge.test.ts is
only checking the slot’s fallback DOM, so it never verifies that projected
content is actually hidden for non-neutral statuses. Update the test case around
the progress-gauge element to render real slotted children before setting
status, then assert on the default slot’s assigned content using the slot
element’s assignedElements() (or the rendered label/visibility state) instead of
childElementCount/textContent. Keep the check tied to the existing
progress-gauge status behavior for warning, success, and danger so it guards the
intended contract.

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@projects/core/src/progress-gauge/progress-gauge.ts`:
- Around line 107-111: The ARIA label fallback logic in progress-gauge.ts is
checking the translated value instead of the status, so neutral can incorrectly
use a custom i18n.neutral label. Update the condition around
this._internals.ariaLabel to compare this.status directly against the neutral
status before selecting i18nRecord[this.status], and keep the fallback to
this.i18n.information for neutral or missing labels.

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@projects/core/src/gauge/gauge.examples.ts`:
- Around line 122-156: The two gradient definitions inside the render function
for nve-gauge#gauge-temperature-example and nve-gauge#gauge-mbps-example
duplicate the same stop offsets while only changing the color assignments.
Refactor the shared angle pattern into a reusable CSS custom property or shared
style snippet within render, then apply the swapped colors per example so the
gradient structure is defined once and reused consistently.

In `@projects/core/src/gauge/gauge.ts`:
- Around line 151-161: The ARIA label logic in `Gauge.updated` is using a
fragile translated-string sentinel check and an unsafe cast. Update the
condition to check the status value itself (for example, guard `this.status`
against the neutral state) and use proper type narrowing or a type guard instead
of casting `this.i18n` to `Record<string, string | undefined>`. Keep the
`ariaLabel` assignment in `updated` but make it rely on typed access to the
matching i18n entry, with `this.i18n.information` as the fallback.

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@config/vale/styles/config/vocabularies/Elements/accept.txt`:
- Around line 361-362: Add the missing nve-gauge entry to the Elements
vocabulary list in accept.txt so Vale recognizes the new component name used by
gauge.md. Keep it in alphabetical order with the other nve-* entries, placing it
between nve-file and nve-grid, and ensure the list remains consistent with the
component names referenced in the docs.

In `@projects/core/src/gauge/gauge.examples.ts`:
- Around line 186-268: The Dynamic and MultiGauge examples have template literal
markup that is flush-left instead of matching the indentation style used by the
surrounding examples. Reformat the render blocks inside Dynamic.render and
MultiGauge.render so their HTML and script contents are indented consistently
with the other examples in gauge.examples.ts, keeping the structure and behavior
unchanged.
- Around line 186-204: The Dynamic and MultiGauge demo scripts create intervals
that are never cleaned up, so update the embedded script logic in these render
examples to store the interval handle and register cleanup when the demo is
removed. Use the existing Dynamic and MultiGauge render blocks to add a teardown
path that clears the interval on unmount/navigation, and make sure any DOM
references like the queried gauge element are no longer used after cleanup.

In `@projects/core/src/gauge/gauge.test.ts`:
- Around line 102-121: The gauge tests repeat the same fixture
teardown/recreation and stability wait setup in multiple cases, so extract that
flow into a small helper such as renderGauge(template) in gauge.test.ts. Move
the shared removeFixture(fixture), createFixture(...), querySelector, and
elementIsStable steps into the helper, then update the repeated tests to use it
so the Gauge-related test cases stay concise and easier to extend.
- Around line 12-24: The gauge tests assign the result of
fixture.querySelector(Gauge.metadata.tag) directly to element, but that lookup
still returns Gauge | null even though the tag is registered. Update the element
assignments in the Gauge test setup helpers to use a non-null assertion or an
explicit guard before passing the value to elementIsStable, so the code reflects
the guaranteed presence of nve-gauge.

In `@projects/core/src/gauge/gauge.ts`:
- Around line 107-143: The `gauge` template is building inline styles as manual
strings for the `fill-mask`, `fill-dot-end`, and `needle` elements, which should
be switched to Lit’s `styleMap` directive. Update the `gauge.ts` render logic to
pass style objects for the CSS custom properties instead of concatenated
strings, keeping the existing `progressAngle` and `geometry` values but letting
`styleMap` handle serialization. Ensure the relevant bindings in the main render
return are still driven by the same symbols (`progress`, `progressAngle`,
`geometry`, `showDot`, `thumb`) after the change.

In `@projects/core/src/index.test.lighthouse.ts`:
- Line 18: The Lighthouse bundle-size assertion in index.test.lighthouse.ts is
still too strict because index.js measures 132.25 KB, so the threshold needs to
be raised above the observed size. Update the expectation on
report.payload.javascript.requests['index.js'].kb to a value comfortably above
132.25 KB, while keeping the test aligned with the compressed bundle limit being
enforced.