Prepare the whole product for dependable public distribution.
Prioritize complete documentation, reproducible artifacts, reviewed provider data, and enforced quality gates.
Transition signal
A release can be built, verified, understood, and operated without undocumented maintainer knowledge.
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id: SMH-PHASE-RELS0001
type: phase
title: "Release Readiness"
label: release
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# Release Readiness
## Operating posture
Prepare the whole product for dependable public distribution.
Prioritize complete documentation, reproducible artifacts, reviewed provider data, and enforced quality gates.
## Transition signal
A release can be built, verified, understood, and operated without undocumented maintainer knowledge.