@aurodesignsystem-dev/auro-formkit 0.0.0-pr1544.0 → 0.0.0-pr1544.2

package/components/menu/demo/voiceover.md

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <auro-header level="1" id="overview">Menu - VoiceOver Behavior</auro-header>
 <p>This page documents the VoiceOver experience when using the <code>&lt;auro-menu&gt;</code> component. It covers announcements and interactions for menu navigation and option selection.</p>
+<div class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> In the standard integrations (<code>&lt;auro-select&gt;</code>, <code>&lt;auro-combobox&gt;</code>), keyboard focus stays on the parent trigger/input — it does <strong>not</strong> move into the menu. The parent captures keys and drives the menu, and the active option is announced via <code>aria-activedescendant</code> on the trigger rather than by moving DOM focus between options. The focus-on-the-menu behavior described alongside the standalone case below only applies when an author makes <code>&lt;auro-menu&gt;</code> itself focusable (for example, <code>tabindex="0"</code>).</p>
 <auro-header level="2" id="voiceOverInteractiveAnnouncements">Interactive Announcements</auro-header>
 <auro-header level="3" id="voiceOverMenuContainer">Menu Container</auro-header>
-<p>When focus enters the menu, VoiceOver announces:</p>
+<p>When the listbox is exposed — the parent's dropdown opens, or a standalone focusable menu receives focus — VoiceOver announces:</p>
 <ol>
 <li><strong>Role:</strong> <em>"list box"</em> — set on the root <code>&lt;auro-menu&gt;</code>; nested menus use <code>role="group"</code> with <code>aria-label="submenu"</code>.</li>
 <li><strong>Item count:</strong> The number of visible options (e.g., <em>"5 items"</em>)</li>
@@ -20,17 +21,20 @@
 </ol>
 <div class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> <code>&lt;auro-menuoption&gt;</code> is not directly focusable — <code>tabindex="-1"</code> keeps it out of the tab order. In a select or combobox context, focus stays on the parent trigger and the active option is pointed at via <code>aria-activedescendant</code> (using <code>ariaActiveDescendantElement</code> to cross the shadow-root boundary).</div>
 <auro-header level="3" id="voiceOverSelection">Selection</auro-header>
-<p>When an option is selected via Enter or Space:</p>
+<p>In a select or combobox context, the parent captures Enter (and Tab) on its trigger/input and commits the active option through the menu; the menu itself does not receive the key. When the selection is committed:</p>
 <ul>
 <li>VoiceOver announces the option label followed by <em>"selected"</em></li>
 <li>In multi-select mode, previously selected options remain selected and their state is preserved</li>
-</ul>
+</ul>
+<p>A standalone focusable menu (see the note at the top of this page) handles Enter and Tab on its own host, producing the same selection announcement.</p>
 <auro-header level="2" id="voiceOverWorkflow">Navigation Workflow</auro-header>
+<p>In the standard select/combobox integrations, focus remains on the parent trigger/input throughout — the menu is a visually presented listbox the parent points into, not a place focus travels to:</p>
 <ol>
-<li><strong>Enter the menu:</strong> Focus moves into the listbox; VoiceOver announces role and item count</li>
-<li><strong>Navigate options:</strong> Use Arrow Down/Up keys; VoiceOver announces each option's label, role, and position</li>
-<li><strong>Select an option:</strong> Press Enter or Space; VoiceOver confirms the selection</li>
-<li><strong>Exit:</strong> Tab out of the menu or press Escape (when used within a dropdown context)</li>
-</ol>
+<li><strong>Open the listbox:</strong> Activating the trigger (or typing in a combobox) exposes the menu; VoiceOver announces the listbox role and item count</li>
+<li><strong>Navigate options:</strong> Arrow Down/Up keys pressed on the trigger move the active option; <code>aria-activedescendant</code> updates and VoiceOver announces each option's label, role, and position</li>
+<li><strong>Select an option:</strong> Enter (captured by the parent) commits the active option; VoiceOver confirms the selection</li>
+<li><strong>Exit:</strong> Escape and Tab are handled by the parent — Escape closes the listbox, and Tab commits the active option before moving focus to the next element in the tab sequence</li>
+</ol>
+<p>A standalone focusable menu follows the same active-option model, except focus is on the menu host and the menu handles Arrow, Enter, and Tab directly. See the menu's key events documentation for the full standalone key table.</p>
 <auro-header level="2" id="voiceOverNestedMenus">Nested Menus</auro-header>
 <p>When a nested <code>auro-menu</code> is encountered, VoiceOver announces a new listbox context. Each nested menu maintains its own option count and position tracking.</p>

package/components/menu/demo/why-menu.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <p>Custom list implementations often fail to provide correct ARIA semantics, keyboard navigation, or screen reader announcements.</p>
 <p><code>auro-menu</code> provides:</p>
 <ul>
-<li><strong>Keyboard navigation</strong> — Arrow keys move between options, Enter selects, Escape cancels, Home/End jump to the first and last options.</li>
+<li><strong>Keyboard navigation</strong> — Arrow Up/Down move the active option; Enter selects it; Tab selects and moves focus out of the menu.</li>
 <li><strong>Active option tracking</strong> — The currently highlighted option is tracked programmatically, enabling <code>aria-activedescendant</code> patterns in parent components like <code>auro-select</code> and <code>auro-combobox</code>.</li>
 <li><strong>Multi-select semantics</strong> — When <code>multiSelect</code> is enabled, <code>aria-multiselectable</code> is set on the menu.</li>
 <li><strong>Loading state</strong> — <code>aria-busy</code> is set during loading, with customizable loading icon and text slots.</li>
@@ -24,15 +24,14 @@
 <ul>
 <li>Checkmark indicators for each selected option</li>
 <li>A <code>value</code> that returns a JSON-stringified array of selections</li>
-<li><code>allowDeselect</code> to toggle selections off</li>
-<li><code>selectAllMatchingOptions</code> for bulk selection operations</li>
-<li><code>clearSelection()</code> and <code>reset()</code> methods for programmatic control</li>
+<li>Click-to-toggle behavior that deselects an already-selected option</li>
+<li><code>reset()</code> method for programmatic control</li>
 </ul>
 <auro-header level="2" id="searchAndFiltering">Search and filtering</auro-header>
 <p>Native menus have no concept of filtering or highlighting matched text.</p>
 <p><code>auro-menu</code> supports:</p>
 <ul>
-<li><code>matchWord</code> to highlight matching portions of option text as the user types (used by <code>auro-combobox</code> for real-time filtering)</li>
+<li><auro-hyperlink href="customize#matchWord"><code>matchWord</code></auro-hyperlink> to highlight matching portions of option text as the user types (used by <code>auro-combobox</code> for real-time filtering)</li>
 <li>Programmatic <code>navigateOptions(direction)</code> for keyboard-driven traversal</li>
 </ul>
 <auro-header level="2" id="loadingState">Loading state</auro-header>
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@
 <tr>
 <td>Keyboard navigation</td>
 <td>Browser-dependent</td>
-<td>Full arrow/Enter/Escape/Home/End</td>
+<td>Arrow Up/Down, Enter, Tab</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Composable primitive</td>
@@ -96,9 +95,9 @@
 <td>Foundation for select and combobox</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<td>Deselect support</td>
-<td>No</td>
-<td><code>allowDeselect</code> attribute</td>
+<td>Multi-select deselect</td>
+<td>Ctrl+click list box</td>
+<td>Click-to-toggle in multi-select</td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>

package/components/menu/dist/auro-menu-utils.d.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@
  * or if the value cannot be parsed into an array from a JSON string.
  */
 export function arrayConverter(value: any): any[] | undefined;
+/**
+ * Serializes a multi-select value array back into the String `value` property.
+ * An empty (or missing) array collapses to `undefined` so an emptied selection
+ * clears `value` rather than reflecting a `"[]"` attribute.
+ * @private
+ * @param {Array<string>|undefined} values - The selected values.
+ * @returns {string|undefined} JSON string of the values, or undefined when empty.
+ */
+export function serializeMultiSelectValue(values: Array<string> | undefined): string | undefined;
 /**
  * Compare two arrays for equality.
  * @private
@@ -25,6 +34,16 @@ export function arraysAreEqual(arr1: any[], arr2: any[]): boolean;
  * @returns {boolean} True if option is interactive.
  */
 export function isOptionInteractive(option: HTMLElement): boolean;
+/**
+ * Validates if an option may be selected by matching a programmatic value.
+ * Unlike `isOptionInteractive`, `hidden` is allowed: the combobox toggles
+ * `hidden` as its type-ahead filter, so a filtered-out option is still a
+ * valid programmatic selection. Only disabled and static options — which are
+ * never selectable — are rejected.
+ * @param {HTMLElement} option - The option to check.
+ * @returns {boolean} True if option can be selected by value.
+ */
+export function isSelectableByValue(option: HTMLElement): boolean;
 /**
  * Helper method to dispatch custom events.
  * @param {HTMLElement} element - Element to dispatch event from.

package/components/menu/dist/auro-menu.d.ts

@@ -60,21 +60,17 @@ export class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
             reflect: boolean;
             attribute: string;
         };
-        /**
-         * Specifies the current active menuOption.
-         */
         optionActive: {
             type: ObjectConstructor;
-            attribute: string;
+            attribute: boolean;
         };
-        /**
-         * An array of currently selected menu options, type `HTMLElement` by default. In multi-select mode, `optionSelected` is an array of HTML elements.
-         */
         optionSelected: {
             type: ObjectConstructor;
+            attribute: boolean;
         };
         /**
          * The value of the selected option. In multi-select mode, this is a JSON stringified array of selected option values.
+         * Options marked `disabled` or `static` are not selectable by value; `hidden` options remain selectable. In single-select mode, if the value matches a non-selectable option the selection is cleared (`optionSelected` becomes `undefined`) and `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched. In multi-select mode, non-selectable entries are dropped from the value and the remaining selectable entries are selected; `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched only when none of the entries match a selectable option.
          */
         value: {
             type: StringConstructor;
@@ -171,7 +167,7 @@ export class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
      */
     private get formattedValue();
     /**
-     * Selects options by value.
+     * Selects options by value. Options marked `disabled` or `static` are not selectable; `hidden` options remain selectable. In single-select mode, if the value matches a non-selectable option the selection is cleared and `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched. In multi-select mode, non-selectable entries are dropped and the remaining selectable entries are selected; `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched only when none of the entries match a selectable option. Passing `undefined`, `null`, an empty string, or an empty array clears the selection without dispatching a failure.
      * @param {string|string[]|undefined|null} value - The value(s) to select.
      * @public
      */

package/components/menu/dist/auro-menuoption.d.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * The `auro-menuoption` element provides users a way to define a menu option.
  * @customElement auro-menuoption
  *
+ * @attr {Boolean} static - When present, marks the option as non-interactive — it renders but is skipped during keyboard navigation and cannot be selected. Useful for section headers, informational rows inside a menu, or attaching event listeners.
  * @slot default - The default slot for the menu option text.
  *
  * @event auroMenuOption-mouseover - Notifies that this option has been hovered over.
@@ -13,6 +14,11 @@ export class AuroMenuOption extends AuroElement {
             type: BooleanConstructor;
             reflect: boolean;
         };
+        /**
+         * **Deprecated.** Use the `value` attribute on `auro-menu` to set the selected option when the menu renders (or call `menu.selectByValue(value)` programmatically). Support for the child-level `selected` attribute will be removed in a future major release.
+         *
+         * @deprecated Use the `value` attribute on `auro-menu` instead.
+         */
         selected: {
             type: BooleanConstructor;
             reflect: boolean;
@@ -45,6 +51,11 @@ export class AuroMenuOption extends AuroElement {
             reflect: boolean;
             attribute: string;
         };
+        /** When true, this option is excluded from `matchWord` DOM rewriting — useful for utility rows (e.g., "Add new…") that must render identically regardless of the current filter. */
+        persistent: {
+            type: BooleanConstructor;
+            reflect: boolean;
+        };
         layout: {
             type: StringConstructor;
             attribute: string;
@@ -74,6 +85,7 @@ export class AuroMenuOption extends AuroElement {
     noCheckmark: boolean;
     disabled: boolean;
     noMatch: boolean;
+    persistent: boolean;
     /**
      * @private
      */

package/components/menu/dist/index.js

@@ -241,6 +241,18 @@ function arrayConverter(value) {
   throw new Error('Invalid value: Input must be an array or undefined');
 }
 
+/**
+ * Serializes a multi-select value array back into the String `value` property.
+ * An empty (or missing) array collapses to `undefined` so an emptied selection
+ * clears `value` rather than reflecting a `"[]"` attribute.
+ * @private
+ * @param {Array<string>|undefined} values - The selected values.
+ * @returns {string|undefined} JSON string of the values, or undefined when empty.
+ */
+function serializeMultiSelectValue(values) {
+  return values && values.length > 0 ? JSON.stringify(values) : undefined;
+}
+
 /**
  * Validates if an option can be interacted with.
  * @private
@@ -253,6 +265,20 @@ function isOptionInteractive(option) {
          !option.hasAttribute('static');
 }
 
+/**
+ * Validates if an option may be selected by matching a programmatic value.
+ * Unlike `isOptionInteractive`, `hidden` is allowed: the combobox toggles
+ * `hidden` as its type-ahead filter, so a filtered-out option is still a
+ * valid programmatic selection. Only disabled and static options — which are
+ * never selectable — are rejected.
+ * @param {HTMLElement} option - The option to check.
+ * @returns {boolean} True if option can be selected by value.
+ */
+function isSelectableByValue(option) {
+  return !option.hasAttribute('disabled') &&
+         !option.hasAttribute('static');
+}
+
 /**
  * Helper method to dispatch custom events.
  * @param {HTMLElement} element - Element to dispatch event from.
@@ -422,22 +448,26 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
 
       /**
        * Specifies the current active menuOption.
+       * @readonly
        */
       optionActive: {
         type: Object,
-        attribute: 'optionactive'
+        attribute: false
       },
 
       /**
-       * An array of currently selected menu options, type `HTMLElement` by default. In multi-select mode, `optionSelected` is an array of HTML elements.
+       * The currently selected menu option(s). In single-select mode this is a single `HTMLElement` (or `undefined` when nothing is selected). In multi-select mode this is an array of `HTMLElement`s.
+       * @readonly
        */
       optionSelected: {
         // Allow HTMLElement, HTMLElement[] arrays and undefined
-        type: Object
+        type: Object,
+        attribute: false
       },
 
       /**
        * The value of the selected option. In multi-select mode, this is a JSON stringified array of selected option values.
+       * Options marked `disabled` or `static` are not selectable by value; `hidden` options remain selectable. In single-select mode, if the value matches a non-selectable option the selection is cleared (`optionSelected` becomes `undefined`) and `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched. In multi-select mode, non-selectable entries are dropped from the value and the remaining selectable entries are selected; `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched only when none of the entries match a selectable option.
        */
       value: {
         type: String,
@@ -561,7 +591,7 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Selects options by value.
+   * Selects options by value. Options marked `disabled` or `static` are not selectable; `hidden` options remain selectable. In single-select mode, if the value matches a non-selectable option the selection is cleared and `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched. In multi-select mode, non-selectable entries are dropped and the remaining selectable entries are selected; `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched only when none of the entries match a selectable option. Passing `undefined`, `null`, an empty string, or an empty array clears the selection without dispatching a failure.
    * @param {string|string[]|undefined|null} value - The value(s) to select.
    * @public
    */
@@ -646,6 +676,11 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
         this.initItems();
       }
 
+      // Set when reconciliation reassigns `value` below. That reassignment schedules a
+      // second updated() cycle, so the `event`-attribute dispatch is deferred to that
+      // cycle to avoid firing option custom events twice on the same selection.
+      let valueReconciled = false;
+
       // Handle null/undefined/empty case — empty/whitespace strings clear selection
       // consistently with selectByValue(''), and avoid downstream `.includes('')` matches.
       if (this.value === undefined || this.value === null || (typeof this.value === 'string' && this.value.trim() === '')) {
@@ -658,11 +693,31 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
           // Defensive default: `formattedValue` can be undefined for unexpected value types,
           // and calling `.includes` on undefined would throw during reconciliation.
           const valueArray = this.formattedValue || [];
-          const matchingOptions = this.items ? this.items.filter((item) => valueArray.includes(item.value)) : [];
+          const matchingOptions = this.items ? this.items.filter((item) => isSelectableByValue(item) && valueArray.includes(item.value)) : [];
           newSelected = matchingOptions.length > 0 ? matchingOptions : undefined;
+
+          // Reconcile `value` with the selectable set. Drop only entries whose option is
+          // loaded but non-selectable (disabled/static) — leaving them would desync `value`
+          // from `optionSelected`, and the toggle handlers rebuild `value` from `formattedValue`,
+          // so the rejected entry would resurface on the next select/deselect. Entries with no
+          // matching item yet are preserved so async preselection still works once options render.
+          const rejectedValues = this.items
+            ? this.items.filter((item) => !isSelectableByValue(item) && valueArray.includes(item.value)).map((item) => item.value)
+            : [];
+          if (rejectedValues.length > 0) {
+            const reconciled = valueArray.filter((val) => !rejectedValues.includes(val));
+            this.value = serializeMultiSelectValue(reconciled);
+            valueReconciled = true;
+          }
         } else {
-          // In single-select mode, this.value should be a string
-          const matchingOption = this.items ? this.items.find((item) => item.value === this.value) : undefined;
+          // In single-select mode, this.value should be a string. Reject
+          // disabled/static options so a programmatic value pointing at a
+          // non-selectable option falls through to the no-match path below
+          // (dispatching auroMenu-selectValueFailure) instead of pinning it.
+          // `hidden` is intentionally NOT excluded: the combobox toggles
+          // `hidden` as its type-ahead filter, so a filtered-out option is
+          // still a valid programmatic selection.
+          const matchingOption = this.items ? this.items.find((item) => isSelectableByValue(item) && item.value === this.value) : undefined;
 
           if (matchingOption) {
             newSelected = matchingOption;
@@ -704,8 +759,9 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
         ]
       ]));
 
-      // Notify of changes
-      if (this.optionSelected !== undefined) {
+      // Notify of changes. Skip when reconciliation just reassigned `value`: the
+      // follow-on update cycle re-runs this branch and fires the events exactly once.
+      if (this.optionSelected !== undefined && !valueReconciled) {
         const selected = Array.isArray(this.optionSelected) ? this.optionSelected : [this.optionSelected];
         selected.forEach((opt) => {
           if (opt.hasAttribute('event')) {
@@ -918,7 +974,7 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
       const currentSelected = this.optionSelected || [];
 
       if (!currentValue.includes(option.value)) {
-        this.value = JSON.stringify([
+        this.value = serializeMultiSelectValue([
           ...currentValue,
           option.value
         ]);
@@ -944,15 +1000,9 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
    */
   handleDeselectState(option) {
     if (this.multiSelect) {
-      // Remove this option from array
+      // Remove this option from array; an empty result collapses `value` to undefined.
       const newFormattedValue = (this.formattedValue || []).filter((val) => val !== option.value);
-
-      // If array is empty after removal, set back to undefined
-      if (newFormattedValue && newFormattedValue.length === 0) {
-        this.value = undefined;
-      } else {
-        this.value = JSON.stringify(newFormattedValue);
-      }
+      this.value = serializeMultiSelectValue(newFormattedValue);
 
       this.optionSelected = this.optionSelected.filter((val) => val !== option);
       if (this.optionSelected.length === 0) {
@@ -999,6 +1049,11 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
     this.optionSelected = undefined;
     this._index = -1;
 
+    // Clear active option state so a follow-up open/navigation starts fresh
+    // rather than reusing a stale reference from before the reset.
+    this.items?.forEach((item) => item.classList.remove('active'));
+    this.optionActive = undefined;
+
     // Reset UI state
     this.updateItemsState(new Map([
       [
@@ -1448,6 +1503,7 @@ let menuOptionIdCounter = 0;
  * The `auro-menuoption` element provides users a way to define a menu option.
  * @customElement auro-menuoption
  *
+ * @attr {Boolean} static - When present, marks the option as non-interactive — it renders but is skipped during keyboard navigation and cannot be selected. Useful for section headers, informational rows inside a menu, or attaching event listeners.
  * @slot default - The default slot for the menu option text.
  *
  * @event auroMenuOption-mouseover - Notifies that this option has been hovered over.
@@ -1477,6 +1533,7 @@ class AuroMenuOption extends AuroElement {
     this.noCheckmark = false;
     this.disabled = false;
     this.noMatch = false;
+    this.persistent = false;
 
     /**
      * @private
@@ -1498,6 +1555,12 @@ class AuroMenuOption extends AuroElement {
         type: Boolean,
         reflect: true
       },
+
+      /**
+       * **Deprecated.** Use the `value` attribute on `auro-menu` to set the selected option when the menu renders (or call `menu.selectByValue(value)` programmatically). Support for the child-level `selected` attribute will be removed in a future major release.
+       *
+       * @deprecated Use the `value` attribute on `auro-menu` instead.
+       */
       selected: {
         type: Boolean,
         reflect: true
@@ -1532,6 +1595,12 @@ class AuroMenuOption extends AuroElement {
         reflect: true,
         attribute: 'nomatch'
       },
+
+      /** When true, this option is excluded from `matchWord` DOM rewriting — useful for utility rows (e.g., "Add new…") that must render identically regardless of the current filter. */
+      persistent: {
+        type: Boolean,
+        reflect: true
+      },
     };
   }
 

package/components/menu/dist/registered.js

@@ -200,6 +200,18 @@ class AuroLibraryRuntimeUtils {
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
 
 
+/**
+ * Serializes a multi-select value array back into the String `value` property.
+ * An empty (or missing) array collapses to `undefined` so an emptied selection
+ * clears `value` rather than reflecting a `"[]"` attribute.
+ * @private
+ * @param {Array<string>|undefined} values - The selected values.
+ * @returns {string|undefined} JSON string of the values, or undefined when empty.
+ */
+function serializeMultiSelectValue(values) {
+  return values && values.length > 0 ? JSON.stringify(values) : undefined;
+}
+
 /**
  * Validates if an option can be interacted with.
  * @private
@@ -212,6 +224,20 @@ function isOptionInteractive(option) {
          !option.hasAttribute('static');
 }
 
+/**
+ * Validates if an option may be selected by matching a programmatic value.
+ * Unlike `isOptionInteractive`, `hidden` is allowed: the combobox toggles
+ * `hidden` as its type-ahead filter, so a filtered-out option is still a
+ * valid programmatic selection. Only disabled and static options — which are
+ * never selectable — are rejected.
+ * @param {HTMLElement} option - The option to check.
+ * @returns {boolean} True if option can be selected by value.
+ */
+function isSelectableByValue(option) {
+  return !option.hasAttribute('disabled') &&
+         !option.hasAttribute('static');
+}
+
 /**
  * Helper method to dispatch custom events.
  * @param {HTMLElement} element - Element to dispatch event from.
@@ -381,22 +407,26 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
 
       /**
        * Specifies the current active menuOption.
+       * @readonly
        */
       optionActive: {
         type: Object,
-        attribute: 'optionactive'
+        attribute: false
       },
 
       /**
-       * An array of currently selected menu options, type `HTMLElement` by default. In multi-select mode, `optionSelected` is an array of HTML elements.
+       * The currently selected menu option(s). In single-select mode this is a single `HTMLElement` (or `undefined` when nothing is selected). In multi-select mode this is an array of `HTMLElement`s.
+       * @readonly
        */
       optionSelected: {
         // Allow HTMLElement, HTMLElement[] arrays and undefined
-        type: Object
+        type: Object,
+        attribute: false
       },
 
       /**
        * The value of the selected option. In multi-select mode, this is a JSON stringified array of selected option values.
+       * Options marked `disabled` or `static` are not selectable by value; `hidden` options remain selectable. In single-select mode, if the value matches a non-selectable option the selection is cleared (`optionSelected` becomes `undefined`) and `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched. In multi-select mode, non-selectable entries are dropped from the value and the remaining selectable entries are selected; `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched only when none of the entries match a selectable option.
        */
       value: {
         type: String,
@@ -520,7 +550,7 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Selects options by value.
+   * Selects options by value. Options marked `disabled` or `static` are not selectable; `hidden` options remain selectable. In single-select mode, if the value matches a non-selectable option the selection is cleared and `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched. In multi-select mode, non-selectable entries are dropped and the remaining selectable entries are selected; `auroMenu-selectValueFailure` is dispatched only when none of the entries match a selectable option. Passing `undefined`, `null`, an empty string, or an empty array clears the selection without dispatching a failure.
    * @param {string|string[]|undefined|null} value - The value(s) to select.
    * @public
    */
@@ -605,6 +635,11 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
         this.initItems();
       }
 
+      // Set when reconciliation reassigns `value` below. That reassignment schedules a
+      // second updated() cycle, so the `event`-attribute dispatch is deferred to that
+      // cycle to avoid firing option custom events twice on the same selection.
+      let valueReconciled = false;
+
       // Handle null/undefined/empty case — empty/whitespace strings clear selection
       // consistently with selectByValue(''), and avoid downstream `.includes('')` matches.
       if (this.value === undefined || this.value === null || (typeof this.value === 'string' && this.value.trim() === '')) {
@@ -617,11 +652,31 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
           // Defensive default: `formattedValue` can be undefined for unexpected value types,
           // and calling `.includes` on undefined would throw during reconciliation.
           const valueArray = this.formattedValue || [];
-          const matchingOptions = this.items ? this.items.filter((item) => valueArray.includes(item.value)) : [];
+          const matchingOptions = this.items ? this.items.filter((item) => isSelectableByValue(item) && valueArray.includes(item.value)) : [];
           newSelected = matchingOptions.length > 0 ? matchingOptions : undefined;
+
+          // Reconcile `value` with the selectable set. Drop only entries whose option is
+          // loaded but non-selectable (disabled/static) — leaving them would desync `value`
+          // from `optionSelected`, and the toggle handlers rebuild `value` from `formattedValue`,
+          // so the rejected entry would resurface on the next select/deselect. Entries with no
+          // matching item yet are preserved so async preselection still works once options render.
+          const rejectedValues = this.items
+            ? this.items.filter((item) => !isSelectableByValue(item) && valueArray.includes(item.value)).map((item) => item.value)
+            : [];
+          if (rejectedValues.length > 0) {
+            const reconciled = valueArray.filter((val) => !rejectedValues.includes(val));
+            this.value = serializeMultiSelectValue(reconciled);
+            valueReconciled = true;
+          }
         } else {
-          // In single-select mode, this.value should be a string
-          const matchingOption = this.items ? this.items.find((item) => item.value === this.value) : undefined;
+          // In single-select mode, this.value should be a string. Reject
+          // disabled/static options so a programmatic value pointing at a
+          // non-selectable option falls through to the no-match path below
+          // (dispatching auroMenu-selectValueFailure) instead of pinning it.
+          // `hidden` is intentionally NOT excluded: the combobox toggles
+          // `hidden` as its type-ahead filter, so a filtered-out option is
+          // still a valid programmatic selection.
+          const matchingOption = this.items ? this.items.find((item) => isSelectableByValue(item) && item.value === this.value) : undefined;
 
           if (matchingOption) {
             newSelected = matchingOption;
@@ -663,8 +718,9 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
         ]
       ]));
 
-      // Notify of changes
-      if (this.optionSelected !== undefined) {
+      // Notify of changes. Skip when reconciliation just reassigned `value`: the
+      // follow-on update cycle re-runs this branch and fires the events exactly once.
+      if (this.optionSelected !== undefined && !valueReconciled) {
         const selected = Array.isArray(this.optionSelected) ? this.optionSelected : [this.optionSelected];
         selected.forEach((opt) => {
           if (opt.hasAttribute('event')) {
@@ -877,7 +933,7 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
       const currentSelected = this.optionSelected || [];
 
       if (!currentValue.includes(option.value)) {
-        this.value = JSON.stringify([
+        this.value = serializeMultiSelectValue([
           ...currentValue,
           option.value
         ]);
@@ -903,15 +959,9 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
    */
   handleDeselectState(option) {
     if (this.multiSelect) {
-      // Remove this option from array
+      // Remove this option from array; an empty result collapses `value` to undefined.
       const newFormattedValue = (this.formattedValue || []).filter((val) => val !== option.value);
-
-      // If array is empty after removal, set back to undefined
-      if (newFormattedValue && newFormattedValue.length === 0) {
-        this.value = undefined;
-      } else {
-        this.value = JSON.stringify(newFormattedValue);
-      }
+      this.value = serializeMultiSelectValue(newFormattedValue);
 
       this.optionSelected = this.optionSelected.filter((val) => val !== option);
       if (this.optionSelected.length === 0) {
@@ -958,6 +1008,11 @@ class AuroMenu extends AuroElement {
     this.optionSelected = undefined;
     this._index = -1;
 
+    // Clear active option state so a follow-up open/navigation starts fresh
+    // rather than reusing a stale reference from before the reset.
+    this.items?.forEach((item) => item.classList.remove('active'));
+    this.optionActive = undefined;
+
     // Reset UI state
     this.updateItemsState(new Map([
       [
@@ -1407,6 +1462,7 @@ let menuOptionIdCounter = 0;
  * The `auro-menuoption` element provides users a way to define a menu option.
  * @customElement auro-menuoption
  *
+ * @attr {Boolean} static - When present, marks the option as non-interactive — it renders but is skipped during keyboard navigation and cannot be selected. Useful for section headers, informational rows inside a menu, or attaching event listeners.
  * @slot default - The default slot for the menu option text.
  *
  * @event auroMenuOption-mouseover - Notifies that this option has been hovered over.
@@ -1436,6 +1492,7 @@ class AuroMenuOption extends AuroElement {
     this.noCheckmark = false;
     this.disabled = false;
     this.noMatch = false;
+    this.persistent = false;
 
     /**
      * @private
@@ -1457,6 +1514,12 @@ class AuroMenuOption extends AuroElement {
         type: Boolean,
         reflect: true
       },
+
+      /**
+       * **Deprecated.** Use the `value` attribute on `auro-menu` to set the selected option when the menu renders (or call `menu.selectByValue(value)` programmatically). Support for the child-level `selected` attribute will be removed in a future major release.
+       *
+       * @deprecated Use the `value` attribute on `auro-menu` instead.
+       */
       selected: {
         type: Boolean,
         reflect: true
@@ -1491,6 +1554,12 @@ class AuroMenuOption extends AuroElement {
         reflect: true,
         attribute: 'nomatch'
       },
+
+      /** When true, this option is excluded from `matchWord` DOM rewriting — useful for utility rows (e.g., "Add new…") that must render identically regardless of the current filter. */
+      persistent: {
+        type: Boolean,
+        reflect: true
+      },
     };
   }
 

package/components/radio/demo/customize.min.js

@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ class AuroHelpText extends i$2 {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202607082218';
+var formkitVersion = '202607082328';
 
 // Copyright (c) Alaska Air. All right reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.

package/components/radio/demo/getting-started.min.js

@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ class AuroHelpText extends i$2 {
   }
 }
 
-var formkitVersion = '202607082218';
+var formkitVersion = '202607082328';
 
 // Copyright (c) Alaska Air. All right reserved. Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
 // See LICENSE in the project root for license information.