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Release maintainers now have instructions that match the current distribution checks: one SDK tarball runs on every selected native platform, valid product archives may include pinned plugins, and the release operator verifies the terminal packaging receipt because upstream still returns after its legacy dispatch.

The evidence record distinguishes passed Homebrew checks from open release gates. The final preview rehearsal passed audit, installation, installed-host digest equality, automatic client readiness, bounded shutdown, and terminal readiness with publication disabled. Its generated formula exactly matches the merged implementation for the same immutable inputs.

The companion tap fix is merged at e81e3a2. Its final-head formula test passed, and the sync dry run tested the unchanged stable formula while skipping publication. The docs explain that manual sync defaults to validation only and that an actual manual stable update requires dry_run=false.

Actual 0.79.0 RC validation, all four native SDK consumers, and stable distribution remain open in #37. This PR does not qualify those artifacts from preview evidence.

Validation: checked the operator instructions against the owning workflows and archive verifier, checked the successful Homebrew workflow and downloaded readiness receipt, compared the uploaded formula with a merged-main rendering byte for byte, and passed git diff --check. Final-head Packaging Precheck passed at 29ab3de. The review finding about bundled plugin archives is resolved after clarifying the existing upstream installation gate and downstream checksum preservation.

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Validate the inner plugin archives before accepting the product archive.

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- Around line 10-14: Update validateBundledPlugins to inspect each nonempty
regular plugin file as a gzip-compressed tar archive and reject invalid
archives; leave the checklist wording unchanged.

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The release documentation now describes native SDK lifecycle checks, archive and Homebrew validation, and operator verification of packaging runs and readiness receipts. It also records a completed Homebrew preview rehearsal and lists validation work that remains open.

Changes: Release validation and operator guidance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
SDK and archive validation requirements README.md, docs/release-checklist.md	The release guidance describes lifecycle checks on selected native targets and validation requirements for optional bundled plugin archives.
Dispatch and completion verification README.md, docs/publishing.md, docs/release-checklist.md	The documentation describes legacy and identity-bound dispatches. It tells operators to verify the terminal packaging run, receipt identity and digest, and requested channel results.
Homebrew checks and release records docs/release-checklist.md, docs/publishing.md, TODO.md, docs/release-079-compatibility.md	The guidance adds formula audit, installation, runtime, and digest checks. The release records report the preview rehearsal results and identify further validation as open.

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Possibly related issues

• Mesh-LLM/mesh-packaging#37 — This PR documents some of the issue’s packaging acceptance requirements, but records that RC and native SDK validation remain open.

Possibly related PRs

• Mesh-LLM/mesh-packaging#39 — This PR documents the SDK and Homebrew release checks added by PR #39.
• Mesh-LLM/mesh-packaging#38 — This PR documents plugin archive verification and native SDK lifecycle requirements added by PR #38.

Suggested reviewers: i386

Merge Risk: Low · previous review 3783c

Malformed optional plugin payloads can pass release validation; validate their inner archive format before accepting the product.

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