everything-claude-code/docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/publication-readiness.md

ECC v2.0.0-rc.1 Publication Readiness

This checklist is the release gate for public publication surfaces. Do not use it as evidence by itself. Fill the evidence fields with fresh command output or URLs from the exact commit being released.

For the current rc.1 naming decision and package/plugin publication path, see naming-and-publication-matrix.md. For the May 18 release name, package, Claude plugin, Codex plugin, and publication-order gate, see release-name-plugin-publication-checklist-2026-05-18.md. For the assembled rc.1 preview pack boundary, see preview-pack-manifest.md. For the May 12 dry-run evidence pass, see publication-evidence-2026-05-12.md. For the May 13 release-readiness evidence refresh, see publication-evidence-2026-05-13.md. For the May 13 post-hardening evidence refresh after PR #1850 and PR #1851, see publication-evidence-2026-05-13-post-hardening.md. For the May 15 queue, discussion, Linear roadmap, Mini Shai-Hulud/TanStack follow-up, scheduled supply-chain watch, no-lifecycle CI install hardening, GitHub Actions cache purge, AgentShield release-verification, billing-gate, AgentShield #86 evidence-pack provenance, and ecc2 current-dir guard evidence refresh through PR #1941, see publication-evidence-2026-05-15.md. For the May 16 queue cleanup, recsys skill merge, GateGuard issue triage, AgentShield #87 plugin-cache runtime-confidence evidence, AgentShield #88 evidence-pack inspect/readback, AgentShield #89 evidence-pack fleet routing, AgentShield #90 fleet review items, AgentShield #91 checksum-backed policy export, AgentShield #92 checksum-verified policy promotion, ECC-Tools #76 fleet-summary consumption, ECC-Tools #77 hosted finding evidence paths, ECC-Tools #78 harness policy-route linking, operator dashboard refresh, and combined final-gate rerun on current main, see publication-evidence-2026-05-16.md. For the May 17 queue cleanup, Japanese localization merge, Dependabot TypeScript and Node type merges, post-merge ja-JP lint repair, Mini Shai-Hulud/TanStack local protection recheck, legacy-tail and Linear progress routing, deterministic preview-pack smoke gate, and current operator dashboard refresh, see publication-evidence-2026-05-17.md. For the May 18 current-head queue, workflow-security/metrics/uncloud merge batch, PR #1978 review/closure, Mini Shai-Hulud/TanStack local and home protection recheck, npm no-lifecycle install/audit/signature gates, AgentShield project scan, AgentShield 840952a enterprise/IOC evidence mirror, release OIDC publishing-scope hardening, workflow normalization, work-items sync, Linear progress comments, operator dashboard refresh, and current-head CI/security scan success for 97567a91, see publication-evidence-2026-05-18.md. For the operator-facing prompt-to-artifact readiness dashboard from the same May 16 pass, see operator-readiness-dashboard-2026-05-15.md. For the May 17 operator dashboard refresh, see operator-readiness-dashboard-2026-05-17.md. For the May 18 operator dashboard refresh, see operator-readiness-dashboard-2026-05-18.md. For the May 18 live/pending release URL ledger, see release-url-ledger-2026-05-18.md.

Release Identity Matrix

Surface	Expected value	Source of truth	Fresh check	Evidence artifact	Owner	Status
Product name	Everything Claude Code / ECC	README.md, CHANGELOG.md, release notes	rg -n "Everything Claude Code" README.md CHANGELOG.md docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1	publication-evidence-2026-05-12.md	Release owner	Evidence recorded
GitHub repo	affaan-m/everything-claude-code	Git remote and release URLs	git remote get-url origin	publication-evidence-2026-05-12.md	Release owner	Evidence recorded
Git tag	v2.0.0-rc.1	GitHub releases	gh release view v2.0.0-rc.1 --repo affaan-m/everything-claude-code	release not found	Release owner	Blocked until release approval
npm package	ecc-universal	package.json	node -p "require('./package.json').name"	publication-evidence-2026-05-12.md	Package owner	Evidence recorded
npm version	2.0.0-rc.1	VERSION, package.json, lockfiles	node -p "require('./package.json').version"	publication-evidence-2026-05-12.md	Package owner	Evidence recorded
npm dist-tag	next for rc, latest only for GA	npm registry	npm view ecc-universal dist-tags --json	Current registry only has latest: 1.10.0; next is pending publish	Package owner	Blocked until publish approval
Claude plugin slug	ecc / ecc@ecc install path	.claude-plugin/plugin.json, .claude-plugin/marketplace.json	node tests/hooks/hooks.test.js	publication-evidence-2026-05-12.md	Plugin owner	Evidence recorded
Claude plugin manifest	2.0.0-rc.1, no unsupported agents or explicit hooks fields	.claude-plugin/plugin.json, .claude-plugin/PLUGIN_SCHEMA_NOTES.md	claude plugin validate .claude-plugin/plugin.json	publication-evidence-2026-05-12.md	Plugin owner	Evidence recorded
Codex plugin manifest	2.0.0-rc.1 with shared skill source	.codex-plugin/plugin.json	node tests/docs/ecc2-release-surface.test.js	publication-evidence-2026-05-12.md	Plugin owner	Evidence recorded
Codex repo marketplace	ecc@2.0.0-rc.1 exposed through .agents/plugins/marketplace.json	.agents/plugins/marketplace.json, .codex-plugin/README.md	HOME="$(mktemp -d)" codex plugin marketplace add <local-checkout>	publication-evidence-2026-05-15.md	Plugin owner	Repo-marketplace path verified; official Plugin Directory publishing coming soon
OpenCode package	ecc-universal plugin module	.opencode/package.json, .opencode/index.ts	npm run build:opencode	publication-evidence-2026-05-12.md	Package owner	Evidence recorded
Agent metadata	2.0.0-rc.1	agent.yaml, .agents/plugins/marketplace.json	node tests/scripts/catalog.test.js	publication-evidence-2026-05-12.md	Release owner	Evidence recorded
Migration copy	rc.1 upgrade path, not GA claim	release-notes.md, quickstart.md, HERMES-SETUP.md	npx markdownlint-cli '**/*.md' --ignore node_modules	publication-evidence-2026-05-13.md	Docs owner	Evidence recorded

Publication Gates

Gate	Required evidence	Fresh check	Blocker field	Owner	Status
GitHub release	Tag exists, release notes use final URLs, assets attached if needed	gh release view v2.0.0-rc.1 --json tagName,url,isPrerelease	Blocker: release not found on 2026-05-12	Release owner	Pending approval
npm package	npm pack --dry-run has expected files, version matches, rc goes to next	npm pack --dry-run and npm publish --tag next --dry-run where supported	Blocker: actual publish requires approval; dry run passed with next tag	Package owner	Dry-run passed
Claude plugin	Manifest validates, marketplace JSON points to public repo, install docs match slug	claude plugin validate .claude-plugin/plugin.json; claude plugin tag .claude-plugin --dry-run; isolated temp-home install smoke	Blocker: real tag creation/push requires approval	Plugin owner	Clean-checkout dry-run and install smoke recorded
Codex plugin	Manifest version matches package and docs, repo marketplace points at the plugin root, and OpenAI's current official Plugin Directory status is recorded	node tests/docs/ecc2-release-surface.test.js; node tests/plugin-manifest.test.js; codex plugin marketplace add --help; temp-home codex plugin marketplace add <local-checkout>	Blocker: official Plugin Directory publishing and self-serve management are documented as coming soon	Plugin owner	Repo-marketplace distribution verified; official directory pending
OpenCode package	Build output is regenerated from source and package metadata is current	npm run build:opencode	Blocker: none for local build; public distribution still follows npm/plugin release	Package owner	Evidence recorded
ECC Tools billing reference	Any billing claim links to verified Marketplace/App state	env -u GITHUB_TOKEN gh repo view ECC-Tools/ECC-Tools --json nameWithOwner,isPrivate,viewerPermission plus internal /api/billing/readiness?accountLogin=<marketplace-test-account> readback	Blocker: ECC-Tools #73 added announcementGate; live Marketplace test-account readback must return announcementGate.ready === true before payment announcement	ECC Tools owner	Code gate recorded; live billing readback pending
Announcement copy	X, LinkedIn, GitHub release, and longform copy point to live URLs	placeholder-marker scan and release-url-ledger-2026-05-18.md	Blocker: final live release/npm/plugin/billing URLs do not exist yet; live and pending URLs are separated in the May 18 ledger	Release owner	URL ledger recorded; final URLs pending
Privileged workflow hardening	Release and maintenance workflows avoid persisted checkout tokens	node scripts/ci/validate-workflow-security.js	Blocker:	Release owner	Evidence recorded in post-hardening refresh

Required Command Evidence

Record the exact commit SHA and command output before any publication action:

Evidence	Command	Required result	Recorded output
Clean release branch	git status --short --branch	On intended release commit; no unrelated files	97567a91: ## main...origin/main; repeat from the exact final publication commit before release
Preview-pack smoke	npm run preview-pack:smoke	Preview pack artifacts, Hermes boundary, final verification command list, and publication blockers pass	publication-evidence-2026-05-18.md: ready yes, digest 0ed831dbd0cf, 5 passed, 0 failed; repeat in the final strict clean-checkout release pass
Harness audit	npm run harness:audit -- --format json	70/70 passing	99e01ded: 70/70, 0 top actions
Adapter scorecard	npm run harness:adapters -- --check	PASS	99e01ded: PASS, 11 adapters
Observability readiness	npm run observability:ready	21/21 passing	publication-evidence-2026-05-18.md: 21/21, ready yes
Release safety gate	npm run observability:ready -- --format json	Release Safety category passing with publication readiness, supply-chain, workflow security, package surface, and release-surface evidence	May 18 evidence keeps release safety passing; repeat the JSON gate from the exact final release commit
Supply-chain verification	npm audit --json; npm audit signatures; cd ecc2 && cargo audit -q; Dependabot alerts; GitGuardian Security Checks	0 vulnerabilities/alerts, registry signatures verified, GitGuardian clean	publication-evidence-2026-05-18.md plus CI 26055398460: npm registry signatures and attestations verified in the evidence pass, 0 high-or-higher npm vulnerabilities, repo/home IOC scans clean, supply-chain IOC scan passed
Root suite	node tests/run-all.js	0 failures	99e01ded: local node tests/run-all.js passed 2512/2512; current-head CI 26055398460 passed the full OS/runtime/package-manager matrix for fe7b4f2b
Markdown lint	npx markdownlint-cli '**/*.md' --ignore node_modules	0 failures	CI 26055398460: markdownlint passed on current head; rerun after any release-copy edits
Package surface	node tests/scripts/npm-publish-surface.test.js	0 failures; no Python bytecode in npm tarball	2/2 passed in May 12 evidence pass
Release surface	node tests/docs/ecc2-release-surface.test.js	0 failures	May 18 evidence refresh: 21/21 passed after public-path sanitization and again during the 0f1775e3 operator-readiness refresh
Optional Rust surface	cd ecc2 && cargo test	0 failures or explicit deferral	publication-evidence-2026-05-16.md: 462/462 passed, existing warnings only
Queue baseline	node scripts/platform-audit.js --json across trunk, AgentShield, JARVIS, ECC Tools, and ECC website	Under 20 open PRs and under 20 open issues	0f1775e3: platform audit ready, 0 open PRs, 0 open issues, 0 conflicting PRs, and 0 blocking dirty files in the regenerated dashboard snapshot
Discussion baseline	node scripts/platform-audit.js --json and node scripts/discussion-audit.js --json	No unmanaged active discussion queue and no answerable Q&A missing an accepted answer	0f1775e3: platform audit sampled 58 trunk discussions, 0 needing maintainer touch, 0 answerable discussions missing accepted answer; docs/architecture/discussion-response-playbook.md records response templates and security escalation rules
Linear roadmap	Linear project and issue readback	Detailed roadmap exists with release, security, AgentShield, ECC Tools, legacy, and observability lanes	May 18 Linear comments include ITO-57 3fe5b2b7-c4fe-401c-a317-b40d72119cb3 and ITO-44 fb4a4f33-6c2d-421a-bbdb-63cfad3e3ee4; earlier evidence records the project and 16 issue lanes
Operator readiness dashboard	npm run operator:dashboard -- --json	Current queue state mapped to macro-goal deliverables and incomplete gaps	fe7b4f2b: regenerated May 18 dashboard from clean snapshot 0f1775e3; platform audit ready true, 0 open PRs, 0 open issues, 0 discussion gaps, 0 dirty files, and publication gates still approval-gated
Release URL ledger	docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/release-url-ledger-2026-05-18.md plus placeholder-marker scan	Live links and approval-gated links are separated before announcement copy is posted	Ledger records public repo/docs/CI/supply-chain/npm/OpenAI Codex documentation URLs and blocks GitHub release/npm/plugin/billing/social URLs until approval-gated checks pass
Release name and plugin publication checklist	docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/release-name-plugin-publication-checklist-2026-05-18.md	Name/package/plugin values are frozen, final-release commands are listed, and Claude/Codex publication paths cite current official docs	Checklist keeps Everything Claude Code / ECC, ecc-universal, and plugin slug ecc for rc.1; no rename, npm publish, plugin tag, official listing, billing claim, or announcement before final evidence

Do Not Publish If

• main has unreviewed release-surface changes after the evidence was recorded.
• npm view ecc-universal dist-tags --json contradicts the intended rc/GA tag.
• Claude plugin validation is unavailable or no clean-checkout install smoke test is recorded for the intended release commit.
• Release notes or announcement drafts still contain placeholder URLs, TODO, TBD, private workspace paths, or personal operator references.
• Billing, Marketplace, or plugin-submission copy claims a live surface before the live URL exists.
• Stale PR salvage work is mid-flight on the same branch.

Announcement Order

1. Merge the release-version PR.
2. Record the required command evidence from the release commit.
3. Create or verify the GitHub prerelease.
4. Publish npm with the rc dist-tag.
5. Submit or update plugin marketplace surfaces.
6. Regenerate the release URL ledger and update release notes with final live URLs.
7. Publish GitHub release copy.
8. Publish X, LinkedIn, and longform copy only after the public URLs work.