feat: implement automated supporter recognition in README

- Add scripts/update_supporters.py to generate supporter list from JSON
- Set up GitHub Action to auto-update README.md on supporters.json change
- Update README.md with placeholders and personalized gratitude message

.github/workflows/update-supporters.yml

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+name: Update Supporters in README
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - 'data/supporters.json'
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual trigger
+
+jobs:
+  update-readme:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+          
+      - name: Update README
+        run: python scripts/update_supporters.py
+        
+      - name: Commit and push changes
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+        with:
+          commit_message: "docs: auto-update supporters list in README"
+          file_pattern: "README.md"

scripts/update_supporters.py

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+import json
+import os
+import re
+
+def update_readme():
+    # 1. Read JSON data
+    json_path = 'data/supporters.json'
+    if not os.path.exists(json_path):
+        print(f"Error: {json_path} not found.")
+        return
+
+    with open(json_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+    
+    # 2. Generate Markdown content
+    special_thanks = data.get('specialThanks', [])
+    all_supporters = data.get('allSupporters', [])
+    total_count = data.get('totalCount', len(all_supporters))
+    
+    md_content = "\n### 🌟 Special Thanks\n\n"
+    if special_thanks:
+        md_content += ", ".join([f"**{name}**" for name in special_thanks]) + "\n\n"
+    else:
+        md_content += "*None yet*\n\n"
+    
+    md_content += f"### 💖 Supporters ({total_count})\n\n"
+    if all_supporters:
+        # Using a details block for the long list of supporters
+        md_content += "<details>\n<summary>Click to view all awesome supporters</summary>\n<br>\n\n"
+        md_content += ", ".join(all_supporters)
+        md_content += "\n\n</details>\n"
+    else:
+        md_content += "*No supporters listed yet*\n"
+
+    # 3. Read existing README.md
+    readme_path = 'README.md'
+    with open(readme_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        readme = f.read()
+
+    # 4. Replace content between placeholders
+    start_tag = '<!-- SUPPORTERS-START -->'
+    end_tag = '<!-- SUPPORTERS-END -->'
+    
+    if start_tag not in readme or end_tag not in readme:
+        print(f"Error: Placeholders {start_tag} and {end_tag} not found in {readme_path}")
+        return
+
+    # Using non-regex replacement to avoid issues with special characters in names
+    parts = readme.split(start_tag)
+    before_start = parts[0]
+    after_start = parts[1].split(end_tag)
+    after_end = after_start[1]
+    
+    new_readme = f"{before_start}{start_tag}\n{md_content}\n{end_tag}{after_end}"
+
+    # 5. Write back to README.md
+    with open(readme_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        f.write(new_readme)
+        
+    print(f"Successfully updated {readme_path} with {len(all_supporters)} supporters!")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    update_readme()