diff --git a/.github/skills/agentic-workflows/SKILL.md b/.github/skills/agentic-workflows/SKILL.md
index 6f24708a24e..6fb19019416 100644
--- a/.github/skills/agentic-workflows/SKILL.md
+++ b/.github/skills/agentic-workflows/SKILL.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Load these files from `github/gh-aw` (they are not available locally).
 - `.github/aw/evals.md`
 - `.github/aw/experiments.md`
 - `.github/aw/github-agentic-workflows.md`
+- `.github/aw/github-mcp-server-pagination.md`
 - `.github/aw/github-mcp-server.md`
 - `.github/aw/instructions.md`
 - `.github/aw/linter-workflows.md`
@@ -64,10 +65,12 @@ Load these files from `github/gh-aw` (they are not available locally).
 - `.github/aw/subagents.md`
 - `.github/aw/syntax-agentic.md`
 - `.github/aw/syntax-core.md`
+- `.github/aw/syntax-engine.md`
 - `.github/aw/syntax-tools-imports.md`
 - `.github/aw/syntax.md`
 - `.github/aw/test-coverage.md`
 - `.github/aw/test-expression.md`
+- `.github/aw/token-optimization-caching-budgets.md`
 - `.github/aw/token-optimization.md`
 - `.github/aw/triggers.md`
 - `.github/aw/update-agentic-workflow.md`
diff --git a/eslint-factory/eslint.config.cjs b/eslint-factory/eslint.config.cjs
index 65462d4da8f..ce7a3a2b1ff 100644
--- a/eslint-factory/eslint.config.cjs
+++ b/eslint-factory/eslint.config.cjs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ module.exports = [
       "gh-aw-custom/require-fetch-try-catch": "warn",
       "gh-aw-custom/no-core-error-then-setfailed": "warn",
       "gh-aw-custom/no-duplicate-constant-values": "warn",
+      "gh-aw-custom/require-escaped-regexp-interpolation": "warn",
     },
   },
   {
diff --git a/eslint-factory/src/index.ts b/eslint-factory/src/index.ts
index 95ffdafa44b..a2b66e8094d 100644
--- a/eslint-factory/src/index.ts
+++ b/eslint-factory/src/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import { noCaughtErrorInterpolationRule } from "./rules/no-caught-error-interpol
 import { requireFetchTryCatchRule } from "./rules/require-fetch-try-catch";
 import { noCoreErrorThenSetFailedRule } from "./rules/no-core-error-then-setfailed";
 import { noDuplicateConstantValuesRule } from "./rules/no-duplicate-constant-values";
+import { requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule } from "./rules/require-escaped-regexp-interpolation";
 
 const plugin = {
   meta: {
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ const plugin = {
     "require-fetch-try-catch": requireFetchTryCatchRule,
     "no-core-error-then-setfailed": noCoreErrorThenSetFailedRule,
     "no-duplicate-constant-values": noDuplicateConstantValuesRule,
+    "require-escaped-regexp-interpolation": requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule,
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/eslint-factory/src/rules/require-escaped-regexp-interpolation.test.ts b/eslint-factory/src/rules/require-escaped-regexp-interpolation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3c283cc1f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eslint-factory/src/rules/require-escaped-regexp-interpolation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import { RuleTester } from "eslint";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule } from "./require-escaped-regexp-interpolation";
+
+const cjsRuleTester = new RuleTester({
+  languageOptions: {
+    ecmaVersion: 2022,
+    sourceType: "commonjs",
+  },
+});
+
+describe("require-escaped-regexp-interpolation", () => {
+  it("uses the correct docs URL", () => {
+    expect(requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule.meta.docs.url).toBe("https://github.com/github/gh-aw/tree/main/eslint-factory#require-escaped-regexp-interpolation");
+  });
+
+  it("valid: non-interpolated RegExp patterns are accepted", () => {
+    cjsRuleTester.run("require-escaped-regexp-interpolation", requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule, {
+      valid: ['new RegExp("^[a-z]+$");', "new RegExp(`^[a-z]+$`);", "new RegExp(somePattern);", "new RegExp(somePattern, 'g');"],
+      invalid: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("valid: interpolated value already passed through an escape helper is accepted", () => {
+    cjsRuleTester.run("require-escaped-regexp-interpolation", requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule, {
+      valid: [
+        "new RegExp(`^${escapeRegExp(varName)}$`);",
+        "new RegExp(`(^|[-_\\\\s])${escapeRegex(qualifier)}($|[-_\\\\s])`);",
+        "new RegExp(`\\\\$\\\\{${utils.escapeRegExp(varName)}\\\\}`, 'g');",
+        "new RegExp(`^${ESCAPED_NAME}$`);",
+        "new RegExp(`^${escapedValue}$`);",
+      ],
+      invalid: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('valid: standard inline .replace(…, "\\\\$&") escape form is accepted', () => {
+    cjsRuleTester.run("require-escaped-regexp-interpolation", requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule, {
+      valid: ['new RegExp(`^${varName.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\\\\]\\\\\\\\]/g, "\\\\$&")}$`);', 'new RegExp(`^${qualifier.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\\\\]\\\\\\\\]/g, "\\\\$&")}($|[-_\\\\s])`);'],
+      invalid: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("valid: unrelated `new` calls to other constructors are not flagged", () => {
+    cjsRuleTester.run("require-escaped-regexp-interpolation", requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule, {
+      valid: ["new Foo(`^${bar}$`);", "new Date(`${year}-01-01`);"],
+      invalid: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("invalid: interpolated loop variable in RegExp pattern without escaping", () => {
+    cjsRuleTester.run("require-escaped-regexp-interpolation", requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule, {
+      valid: [],
+      invalid: [
+        {
+          code: "const pattern = new RegExp(`\\\\$\\\\{${varName}\\\\}`, 'g');",
+          errors: [{ messageId: "unescapedInterpolation" }],
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("invalid: interpolated function parameter in RegExp pattern without escaping", () => {
+    cjsRuleTester.run("require-escaped-regexp-interpolation", requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule, {
+      valid: [],
+      invalid: [
+        {
+          code: "function hasQualifier(name, qualifier) { return new RegExp(`(^|[-_\\\\s])${qualifier}($|[-_\\\\s])`).test(name); }",
+          errors: [{ messageId: "unescapedInterpolation" }],
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("invalid: multiple unescaped interpolations are each reported", () => {
+    cjsRuleTester.run("require-escaped-regexp-interpolation", requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule, {
+      valid: [],
+      invalid: [
+        {
+          code: "new RegExp(`${prefix}-${suffix}`);",
+          errors: [{ messageId: "unescapedInterpolation" }, { messageId: "unescapedInterpolation" }],
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("invalid: mixed escaped and unescaped interpolations only report the unescaped one", () => {
+    cjsRuleTester.run("require-escaped-regexp-interpolation", requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule, {
+      valid: [],
+      invalid: [
+        {
+          code: "new RegExp(`${escapeRegExp(prefix)}-${suffix}`);",
+          errors: [{ messageId: "unescapedInterpolation" }],
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("invalid: identifier named unescapedValue is not treated as safe", () => {
+    cjsRuleTester.run("require-escaped-regexp-interpolation", requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule, {
+      valid: [],
+      invalid: [
+        {
+          code: "new RegExp(`^${unescapedValue}$`);",
+          errors: [{ messageId: "unescapedInterpolation" }],
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("invalid: escapeHtml call is not treated as a regex-escape helper", () => {
+    cjsRuleTester.run("require-escaped-regexp-interpolation", requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule, {
+      valid: [],
+      invalid: [
+        {
+          code: "new RegExp(`^${escapeHtml(userInput)}$`);",
+          errors: [{ messageId: "unescapedInterpolation" }],
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/eslint-factory/src/rules/require-escaped-regexp-interpolation.ts b/eslint-factory/src/rules/require-escaped-regexp-interpolation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..119d5a8f697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eslint-factory/src/rules/require-escaped-regexp-interpolation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import { AST_NODE_TYPES, ESLintUtils, TSESTree } from "@typescript-eslint/utils";
+
+const createRule = ESLintUtils.RuleCreator(name => `https://github.com/github/gh-aw/tree/main/eslint-factory#${name}`);
+
+// Matches function/method names that are specifically regex-escaping helpers,
+// e.g. escapeRegExp, escapeRegex, regExpEscape. Requires both "escape" and "reg"
+// to be present, preventing false negatives from escapeHtml, unescape, etc.
+const ESCAPE_CALL_NAME_PATTERN = /escape.*reg|reg.*escape/i;
+
+// Matches identifier/property names that signal a value has already been
+// regex-escaped, e.g. escapedValue, ESCAPED_NAME. Requires the name to START
+// with "escaped", so unescapedValue and escapeHelper are never whitelisted.
+const ESCAPED_IDENT_PATTERN = /^escaped/i;
+
+/**
+ * Returns true when `node` is a call expression whose callee name looks like
+ * a regex-escaping helper (e.g. `escapeRegExp(value)`, `utils.escapeRegex(value)`).
+ * Both "escape" and "reg" must appear in the name so unrelated helpers such as
+ * `escapeHtml` or `unescape` are not treated as regex-safe.
+ */
+function isEscapeHelperCall(node: TSESTree.Node): boolean {
+  if (node.type !== AST_NODE_TYPES.CallExpression) return false;
+  const callee = node.callee;
+  if (callee.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.Identifier) return ESCAPE_CALL_NAME_PATTERN.test(callee.name);
+  if (callee.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.MemberExpression && !callee.computed && callee.property.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.Identifier) {
+    return ESCAPE_CALL_NAME_PATTERN.test(callee.property.name);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true when `node` is a call of the form
+ * `value.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&")` — the standard inline
+ * pattern for escaping all regex metacharacters before interpolation.
+ */
+function isRegexEscapeReplaceCall(node: TSESTree.Node): boolean {
+  if (node.type !== AST_NODE_TYPES.CallExpression) return false;
+  const { callee, arguments: args } = node;
+  if (callee.type !== AST_NODE_TYPES.MemberExpression || callee.computed) return false;
+  if (callee.property.type !== AST_NODE_TYPES.Identifier || callee.property.name !== "replace") return false;
+  if (args.length < 2) return false;
+  const replacement = args[1];
+  return replacement.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.Literal && typeof replacement.value === "string" && replacement.value === "\\$&";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true when `node` is an identifier or member expression whose name
+ * indicates the value has already been escaped, e.g. `ESCAPED_FOO` or
+ * `escapedValue`. The name must start with "escaped" so that `unescapedValue`
+ * is never treated as safe.
+ */
+function isEscapedNameReference(node: TSESTree.Node): boolean {
+  if (node.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.Identifier) return ESCAPED_IDENT_PATTERN.test(node.name);
+  if (node.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.MemberExpression && !node.computed && node.property.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.Identifier) {
+    return ESCAPED_IDENT_PATTERN.test(node.property.name);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true when the interpolated expression is recognized as already
+ * escaped — via a named regex-escape helper call, the standard inline
+ * `.replace()` form, or a variable name that starts with "escaped".
+ */
+function isRecognizedAsEscaped(node: TSESTree.Node): boolean {
+  return isEscapeHelperCall(node) || isRegexEscapeReplaceCall(node) || isEscapedNameReference(node);
+}
+
+export const requireEscapedRegexpInterpolationRule = createRule({
+  name: "require-escaped-regexp-interpolation",
+  meta: {
+    type: "problem",
+    docs: {
+      description:
+        "Require values interpolated into a `new RegExp()` template-literal pattern to be passed through a regex-escaping helper first. " +
+        "Unescaped interpolation of a value containing regex metacharacters (e.g. `.`, `*`, `+`, `(`, `)`) can produce unintended matches " +
+        "or, with attacker-controlled input, a ReDoS-prone pattern.",
+    },
+    schema: [],
+    messages: {
+      unescapedInterpolation:
+        "Interpolated value `{{expr}}` in `new RegExp()` template literal is not passed through a regex-escaping helper. " + 'Escape regex metacharacters before interpolating, e.g. `{{expr}}.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\\]\\\\]/g, "\\\\$&")`.',
+    },
+  },
+  defaultOptions: [],
+  create(context) {
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode;
+
+    return {
+      NewExpression(node) {
+        if (node.callee.type !== AST_NODE_TYPES.Identifier || node.callee.name !== "RegExp") return;
+
+        const patternArg = node.arguments[0];
+        if (!patternArg || patternArg.type !== AST_NODE_TYPES.TemplateLiteral) return;
+        if (patternArg.expressions.length === 0) return;
+
+        for (const expr of patternArg.expressions) {
+          if (isRecognizedAsEscaped(expr)) continue;
+
+          context.report({
+            node: expr,
+            messageId: "unescapedInterpolation",
+            data: { expr: sourceCode.getText(expr) },
+          });
+        }
+      },
+    };
+  },
+});