ci: add Vercel deploy workflow + deploy instructions for dashboard

- GitHub Actions workflow: auto-deploys dashboard/ on push to main
- DEPLOY.md: step-by-step Vercel import guide (Option 1: dashboard, Option 2: CI)
- .gitignore: exclude .vercel/ directory

Author: DogInfantry

.github/workflows/deploy-dashboard.yml

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+name: Deploy Dashboard to Vercel
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+    paths:
+      - 'dashboard/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/deploy-dashboard.yml'
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: production
+      url: ${{ steps.deploy.outputs.preview-url }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: dashboard/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Install Vercel CLI
+        run: npm install --global vercel@latest
+
+      - name: Pull Vercel Environment Information
+        run: vercel pull --yes --environment=production --token=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
+        working-directory: ./dashboard
+
+      - name: Build Project Artifacts
+        run: vercel build --prod --token=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }}
+        working-directory: ./dashboard
+
+      - name: Deploy Project Artifacts to Vercel
+        id: deploy
+        run: |
+          url=$(vercel deploy --prebuilt --prod --token=${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }})
+          echo "preview-url=$url" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Deployed to: $url"
+        working-directory: ./dashboard

dashboard/.gitignore

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 node_modules/
 .next/
 .env*.local
+.vercel/

dashboard/DEPLOY.md

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+# Deploying Capital Markets Intelligence Dashboard
+
+## Option 1: Vercel Dashboard (Recommended — 2 minutes)
+
+1. Go to [vercel.com/new](https://vercel.com/new)
+2. Click **"Add New Project"**
+3. Import `DogInfantry/capital-markets-intelligence` from GitHub
+4. Set **Root Directory** → `dashboard`
+5. Framework: **Next.js** (auto-detected)
+6. Click **Deploy** → done
+
+## Option 2: GitHub Actions (Auto-deploy on every push)
+
+Add these secrets to your GitHub repo (`Settings → Secrets → Actions`):
+
+| Secret | Value |
+|--------|-------|
+| `VERCEL_TOKEN` | Personal access token from vercel.com/account/tokens |
+| `VERCEL_ORG_ID` | `team_4pgfqRkIU2W9etJoOiEwg250` |
+| `VERCEL_PROJECT_ID` | Project ID after first deploy |
+
+The workflow `.github/workflows/deploy-dashboard.yml` runs automatically on push to `main`.
+
+## Environment
+
+No environment variables required. All data is served from `/public/data/` at build time.