Contextual hints that never move anything: workspace badges, with an opt-in auto-switch #199

Goal

Tell the commander when something relevant happened on another workspace without changing what is on screen.

Scope

• A badge/dot on a workspace tab when one of its cards has something new that matters (docked at a construction depot, a mission finished or is about to expire, a community goal tier, new Galnet article). Cleared when the workspace is opened.
• Which events raise a badge is configurable per workspace and defaults to a small useful set.
• Optional, off by default: auto-switch to a workspace on a chosen event (e.g. on docking), clearly labelled in Settings. Never on by default and never switches while the commander is interacting.
• Badges do not change layout size (no jumps).

Acceptance criteria

• Badges appear and clear correctly and never shift the tab strip.
• Auto-switch is off by default and can be toggled per event.
• Developer mode can trigger each hint without the game (AGENTS.md rule 7).

Depends on the workspace UI.

Part of the epic #194.

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