flyingrobots · flyingrobots · Jun 27, 2026 · Jun 26, 2026 · Jun 27, 2026 · Jun 27, 2026
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ changed-schemas`, runs schema-scoped matrix jobs, and keeps per-schema report
   METHOD, CONTRIBUTING, and docs topic routing so the current docs point at the
   domain-free GraphQL-to-IR platform and the topic map rather than stale
   backlog or retired command surfaces.
+- **Launch signpost honesty**: Refreshed the pre-tag launch wording across
+  README, GUIDE, ENTRYPOINTS, docs site, BEARING, TECHNICAL_TEARDOWN, release
+  topics, and docs-maintenance topics so `v0.2.0` install commands are present
+  without claiming publication before the signed tag workflow completes.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Docs CLI checker determinism**: The docs command checker now reads the
+  native command list from the Rust CLI source help text instead of invoking
+  `cargo run`, so Node-only repository hygiene does not depend on Cargo
+  registry/network state or cascade help-load failures into false doc command
+  errors.
 
 ### Removed
 

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ as release-scoped until the project declares a stable `1.0` surface.
 
 ## Quick Start
 
-Install the published native CLI:
+After the signed `v0.2.0` tag publishes, install the native CLI:
 
 ```bash
 cargo install wesley-cli --version 0.2.0

@@ -107,8 +107,13 @@ and evidence, not by absorbing sibling runtime semantics.
 
 ### 7. Release Discipline
 
-`v0.1.0` established the Rust-native release floor and the shared LE binary codec
-plan. Future releases must be cut from signed tags on synced `main`; do not merge
+`v0.1.0` established the Rust-native release floor and shared LE binary codec
+plan. `v0.1.1` purged old host, website, playground, backlog, and release
+governance residue. `v0.2.0` is the project-manifest platform launch: schema
+sets, config commands, HOLMES schema selection, descriptor-only extension
+fixtures, and comprehensive `docs/topics/` routing.
+
+Future releases must be cut from signed tags on synced `main`; do not merge
 post-release evidence backfills to `main` after a release boundary.
 
 Versioned release work is tracked by `Release: ...` milestones and release-gate
@@ -152,8 +157,11 @@ Historical closeouts remain useful evidence, but they are not active work queues
 Use the [Wesley Roadmap Project](https://github.com/users/flyingrobots/projects/18)
 and GitHub milestones for exact ordering. Product gravity remains:
 
-1. keep the post-`v0.1.0` Rust-native release floor boring and reproducible,
-2. harden evidence truth around Holmes and `weslaw`,
-3. preserve the domain-empty module boundary while external targets consume
+1. tag and publish `v0.2.0` from synced `main` with repo-resident release truth
+   already in place,
+2. keep the Rust-native compiler and project-manifest platform boring and
+   reproducible,
+3. harden evidence truth around Holmes and `weslaw`,
+4. preserve the domain-empty module boundary while external targets consume
    Wesley artifacts, and
-4. cut only from tagged `main` once release-gate issues are satisfied.
+5. cut only from tagged `main` once release-gate issues are satisfied.
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cargo run --bin wesley -- --help
 ```
 
 For published alpha builds, the crates.io package is `wesley-cli` and the
-installed command is `wesley`. The current published alpha is `0.2.0`:
+installed command is `wesley`. The `v0.2.0` release installs as:
 
 ```bash
 cargo install wesley-cli --version 0.2.0

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ artifacts.
 - **Inspect native CLI**: `cargo run --bin wesley -- --help`
 - **Read native CLI reference**: [docs/reference/cli.md](./reference/cli.md)
 - **Doctor native CLI**: `cargo run --bin wesley -- doctor`
-- **Install published alpha**: `cargo install wesley-cli --version 0.2.0`
+- **Install release alpha after publication**: `cargo install wesley-cli --version 0.2.0`
 - **Install locally**: `cargo install --locked --path crates/wesley-cli`
 - **Strict preflight**: `cargo xtask preflight`
 - **Explicit alias**: `cargo xtask strict-preflight`
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ Use `wesley doctor` when you need a narrow Rust-native health check for the
 native CLI, Rust lowerer, normalized SDL hashing, and Rust emitter crates. It
 does not inspect legacy Node config, plugins, or package state.
 
-Use `cargo install wesley-cli --version 0.2.0` when you want the latest
-published alpha `wesley` binary on your PATH. Use
-`cargo run --bin wesley -- ...` when working directly from this checkout, or
+Use `cargo install wesley-cli --version 0.2.0` for the release alpha once the
+signed tag has published to crates.io. Use `cargo run --bin wesley -- ...` when
+working directly from this checkout before publication, or
 `cargo install --locked --path crates/wesley-cli` when you need a local
 installed binary. Use `cargo xtask preflight` before opening a PR. This is the
 strict quality gate: it runs `cargo fmt --check`,

@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ The completed Rust-native release floor is:
 - [Rust IR Parity Sentinel](./design/0013-rust-ir-parity-sentinel/rust-ir-parity-sentinel.md)
 - [Rust Native Front Door And Node Retirement](./design/0017-rust-native-front-door-and-node-retirement/rust-native-front-door-and-node-retirement.md)
 
+The `v0.2.0` launch surface is now:
+
+- [Wesley v0.2.0 release notes](./releases/v0.2.0.md)
+- [Project Manifest](./reference/project-manifest.md)
+- [Topics](./topics/README.md)
+- [Releases topic](./topics/releases.md)
+
 The old Continuum-heavy `v0.1.0/` lane has been retired to
 [graveyard/v0.1.0](./method/graveyard/v0.1.0/README.md). Treat those notes as
 historical extraction context, not as active Wesley release commitments.
@@ -67,6 +74,8 @@ The repo already has the important generic building blocks around that
 direction:
 
 - Rust-native schema lowering, hashing, operation catalogs, and selection facts
+- JSON/YAML project manifests for schema sets, rebuild selection, bundles,
+  comment mode, dashboards, and generic target metadata
 - deterministic Rust and TypeScript projection surfaces
 - generic operation artifacts whose meaning is assigned by downstream owners
 - HOLMES assurance foundations over explicit evidence bundles

@@ -68,12 +68,13 @@ expansion, release documentation gate, and removal of the old Holmes capability
 alias. This is a pre-1.0 minor release over the published `v0.1.1`
 residue-purge baseline.
 
-As of this teardown refresh, the release branch is prepared to run
+As of this teardown refresh, release preparation has landed on synced `main`.
+The remaining pre-tag sequence must rerun
 `cargo xtask release-prep-guard --version 0.2.0`, `cargo xtask preflight`,
-`cargo xtask release-check`, and `cargo xtask package-crates --version 0.2.0`.
-The `v0.2.0` release gate is the only issue scheduled in the `Release: v0.2.0`
-milestone, and it remains open until the release commit lands on synced `main`
-and the signed tag is cut.
+`cargo xtask release-check`, and `cargo xtask package-crates --version 0.2.0`
+on the final synced `main` commit before the signed tag is cut. The `v0.2.0`
+release gate is the only issue scheduled in the `Release: v0.2.0` milestone,
+and it remains open until the signed tag publishes and publication checks pass.
 
 The active project direction is to finish the Rust-native compiler spine,
 preserve the domain-empty boundary, and grow Holmes law-assurance ingestion
@@ -297,8 +298,9 @@ intentionally not yet exposed as a public Holmes CLI from Rust.
 The README now describes `v0.2.0`, aligned with the `Cargo.toml` crate version
 declared across the workspace. The changelog's dated `0.2.0` section carries
 the post-`0.1.1` project-manifest, HOLMES schema-selection, and documentation
-coverage work. Release preparation is blocked only on the normal release branch,
-validation, merge-to-main, signed tag, and publish sequence.
+coverage work. Release preparation has landed on synced `main`; the remaining
+release gate is the final pre-tag validation, signed tag, publish, and
+post-publish verification sequence.
 
 ## Package(s) Overview
 

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ registry checks; release truth must not depend on a post-publish backfill merge.
 - Previous release tag: `v0.1.1`.
 - Release gate: GitHub issue #625, milestone `Release: v0.2.0`.
 - Release boundary: signed tag from synced `main` only.
+- Release-prep merge: PR #655 merged to `main` at
+  `8bc51a7b86d927ceaefec3630421699d68878242`.
 
 ## Discovery
 
@@ -29,16 +31,17 @@ registry checks; release truth must not depend on a post-publish backfill merge.
 | Node requirement                      | `>=22.12.0` from root `package.json`.                                                               |
 | Latest prior semver tag               | `v0.1.1`.                                                                                           |
 | Main sync state before release branch | Local `main` matched `origin/main` at merge commit `03d527855e740c456f5f71f9c763ab071a5ddd1b`.      |
+| Release-prep merge state              | PR #655 landed the release-prep commit and docs CLI review fix on synced `main` at `8bc51a7b`.      |
 | Open `v0.2.0` issue lane              | Only release gate #625 remained open during prep discovery.                                         |
 
 ## Docs Topics Audit
 
-| Item             | Result                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
-| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| Scope            | Every tracked file under `docs/topics/`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
-| Accuracy score   | 100% for release-relevant topic claims audited during prep.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
-| Coverage score   | 100% for release-relevant contributor/operator workflows changed by this release.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
-| Corrections made | No `docs/topics/` page required content correction after audit. Related stale signposts and command-checker behavior were corrected outside `docs/topics/`: docs site install/quick-start claims, technical teardown command/version claims, release indexes, legacy backlog signpost examples, and `scripts/check-doc-cli-commands.mjs` command-family detection. |
+| Item             | Result                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
+| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Scope            | Every tracked file under `docs/topics/`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| Accuracy score   | 100% for release-relevant topic claims audited during prep and the final pre-tag launch pass.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| Coverage score   | 100% for release-relevant contributor/operator workflows changed by this release, including the explicit pre-tag signpost pass.                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
+| Corrections made | Added pre-tag launch-pass coverage to `docs/topics/releases.md` and `docs/topics/docs-maintenance.md`; added the route to `docs/topics/README.md`; corrected pre-publication install wording in README, GUIDE, ENTRYPOINTS, docs site, and TECHNICAL_TEARDOWN; refreshed BEARING and docs front-door signposts for the `v0.2.0` launch state. |
 
 ## Local Evidence
 
@@ -59,12 +62,21 @@ registry checks; release truth must not depend on a post-publish backfill merge.
 | `pnpm exec prettier --check ...` on changed docs/scripts/metadata                                 | Passed after formatting the new release packet files.                                                          |
 | `cargo run --bin wesley -- --version`                                                             | Passed, printing `0.2.0`.                                                                                      |
 | `cargo test --workspace -- --list`                                                                | Passed for discovery; current workspace lists 323 Rust tests.                                                  |
+| `cargo xtask docs-check` after launch signpost refresh                                            | Passed.                                                                                                        |
+| `node scripts/check-doc-cli-commands.mjs` after launch signpost refresh                           | Passed.                                                                                                        |
+| `cargo xtask release-prep-guard --version 0.2.0` after launch signpost refresh                    | Passed.                                                                                                        |
+| `BATS_LIB_PATH=test/vendor bats -t test/release-governance.bats test/docs-planning-boundary.bats` | Passed after launch signpost refresh.                                                                          |
+| `BATS_LIB_PATH=test/vendor bats -t test/technical-teardown.bats`                                  | Passed after removing stale pre-merge release blocker wording.                                                 |
+| `node --test scripts/check-doc-cli-commands.test.mjs`                                             | Passed after removing Cargo/network dependency from docs CLI command discovery.                                |
+| `node scripts/check-doc-cli-commands.mjs`                                                         | Passed after source-backed docs CLI command discovery fix.                                                     |
+| `git diff --check` after launch signpost refresh                                                  | Passed.                                                                                                        |
+| `cargo xtask preflight` after launch signpost refresh                                             | Passed.                                                                                                        |
 
 ## Release-Prep Notes
 
-- The release branch updates version-bearing manifests, README, CHANGELOG,
-  technical teardown, release packet docs, release notes, and stale signpost
-  commands before tagging.
+- The release branch and follow-up launch signpost pass update version-bearing
+  manifests, README, CHANGELOG, docs topics, technical teardown, release packet
+  docs, release notes, and stale signpost commands before tagging.
 - The project-manifest surface stays domain-free: schema sets, rebuild globs,
   bundle locations, comment mode, dashboards, and generic target descriptors
   are structure and metadata only.

@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ Transform → Plan → Rehearse → Ship fit together.
 
 ## Getting started quickly
 
-Install the CLI and run the local Quick Start:
+After the `v0.2.0` release publishes, install the CLI and run the local Quick
+Start:
 
 ```bash
 cargo install wesley-cli --version 0.2.0

@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ short path to the authoritative surface.
 
 ### Assurance, CI, And Release
 
-| Task                                        | Start Here                                    | Authority                                                    |
-| ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| Choose local checks before a PR or release. | [Validation](./validation.md)                 | `cargo xtask preflight`, `docs/governance/RELEASE_POLICY.md` |
-| Interpret GitHub Actions checks.            | [CI Workflows](./ci-workflows.md)             | `docs/ci.md`, `.github/workflows/`                           |
-| Understand HOLMES CI and PR comments.       | [HOLMES CI](./holmes-ci.md)                   | `.github/workflows/wesley-holmes.yml`, `docs/architecture/`  |
-| Work with assurance evidence and policies.  | [Assurance Evidence](./assurance-evidence.md) | `docs/holmes-policy-spec.md`                                 |
-| Prepare or judge a release.                 | [Releases](./releases.md)                     | `docs/method/release-runbook.md`, `docs/governance/`         |
+| Task                                        | Start Here                                    | Authority                                                                          |
+| ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Choose local checks before a PR or release. | [Validation](./validation.md)                 | `cargo xtask preflight`, `docs/governance/RELEASE_POLICY.md`                       |
+| Interpret GitHub Actions checks.            | [CI Workflows](./ci-workflows.md)             | `docs/ci.md`, `.github/workflows/`                                                 |
+| Understand HOLMES CI and PR comments.       | [HOLMES CI](./holmes-ci.md)                   | `.github/workflows/wesley-holmes.yml`, `docs/architecture/`                        |
+| Work with assurance evidence and policies.  | [Assurance Evidence](./assurance-evidence.md) | `docs/holmes-policy-spec.md`                                                       |
+| Prepare or judge a release.                 | [Releases](./releases.md)                     | `docs/method/release-runbook.md`, `docs/governance/`                               |
+| Refresh docs before a release tag.          | [Docs Maintenance](./docs-maintenance.md)     | `docs/governance/RELEASE_POLICY.md#check-23-docstopics-accuracy-and-coverage-gate` |
 
 ### Contributor Process