Record public repository access

qet-bench/docs/blocker_ledger.md

@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ Current release identity:
 | Missing exact benchmark implementation and regression fixtures | Without exact values, the package cannot serve as a reproducible QET benchmark. | Closed | Core software | Implemented exact Hamiltonian, ground state, QET ledger, benchmark CSV, figures, and regression tests. | `v0.1.0` |
 | No explicit no-free-energy accounting guardrail | QET is easy to overstate if Alice injection and global accounting are omitted. | Closed | Scientific framing | README, docs, tests, and paper state that Bob extraction is paid for by Alice measurement/control resources and check `E_A >= E_B` for the exact benchmark. | `v0.1.0` |
 | Missing artifact provenance | Reviewers need to know which script generated each CSV/figure and what each artifact validates. | Closed | Reproducibility | Added artifact manifest mapping outputs to generators, validation coverage, and supported claims. | `v0.1.0` |
-| Hosted CI unavailable because of quota | Hosted CI gives reviewers an independent, visible validation path; local-only validation is weaker. | Open | Review infrastructure | Hosted jobs currently fail before execution because account billing/spending limit blocks runners. Re-run GitHub Actions when quota permits and record the successful run URL or badge. Keep local Python 3.11/3.12 CI as the interim validation record. | blocked run <https://github.com/lucent-lab/qet-bench/actions/runs/24507161016> |
+| Hosted CI unavailable because of quota | Hosted CI gives reviewers an independent, visible validation path; local-only validation is weaker. | Closed | Review infrastructure | Repository visibility was changed to public and GitHub Actions passed on Python 3.11 and 3.12. | hosted run <https://github.com/lucent-lab/qet-bench/actions/runs/24507308274> |
 | Release archive DOI or Software Heritage ID missing | A GitHub tag is useful, but archival review generally needs a persistent citation target. | Open | Publication metadata | Archive the selected review snapshot, then update `CITATION.cff`, `paper.md`, `paper/README.md`, `research_roadmap.md`, and this ledger. | pending |
-| Repository access for external review | Reviewers cannot inspect a private repository unless explicit access is granted. | Open | Review logistics | Make the repository public or grant reviewer access before submission. | pending |
+| Repository access for external review | Reviewers cannot inspect a private repository unless explicit access is granted. | Closed | Review logistics | Repository visibility is public and the root README now points to package docs, validation records, and manuscript sources. | <https://github.com/lucent-lab/qet-bench> |
 | Placeholder software citation metadata | Citation metadata must identify a real citable artifact and author record. | Mitigated | Publication metadata | Replaced placeholder contributor author with provisional author metadata and added preferred software citation fields. Add DOI once archived. | `v0.2.0-paper-review` |
 | Manuscript venue ambiguity | Trying to satisfy JOSS, ReScience, and SoftwareX simultaneously weakens the paper. | Mitigated | Manuscript | Reframed `paper.md` as JOSS-style source and moved ReScience/SoftwareX notes to build/readiness documentation. | `v0.2.0-paper-review` |
 | Manuscript lacks concrete quality-control evidence | Software venues need reproducible validation commands, versions, and artifact regeneration evidence. | Mitigated | Manuscript/review | Added quality-control table and local Python 3.11/3.12 validation record; hosted CI remains open. | `v0.2.0-paper-review` |

qet-bench/docs/release_validation.md

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # Release Validation Log
 
-This log records local validation for review snapshots while hosted GitHub
-Actions jobs are unavailable. Hosted CI remains the preferred independent
-validation path once account billing/quota allows runners to start.
+This log records hosted and local validation for review snapshots.
 
 ## v0.2.0 Review Target
 
@@ -11,10 +9,11 @@ Date: 2026-04-16
 Hosted CI status:
 
 - Workflow: `.github/workflows/ci.yml`
-- Representative hosted run checked:
-  <https://github.com/lucent-lab/qet-bench/actions/runs/24507161016>
-- Result: jobs did not start because the account billing/spending limit blocked
-  hosted runners.
+- Passing run:
+  <https://github.com/lucent-lab/qet-bench/actions/runs/24507308274>
+- Result: Python 3.11 and Python 3.12 jobs passed. GitHub emitted a
+  non-blocking Node.js 20 deprecation warning for `actions/checkout@v4` and
+  `actions/setup-python@v5`.
 
 Local CI mirror:
 
@@ -34,4 +33,3 @@ Optional Qiskit/Aer bridge:
 
 The optional bridge artifact lives under the ignored `results/` tree unless a
 future release deliberately force-adds optional interoperability outputs.
-

qet-bench/docs/research_roadmap.md

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ DOI becomes available.
 
 For the step-by-step path from the QET benchmark into broader void/vacuum
 energy-accounting work, see `vacuum_investigation_roadmap.md`. For review risks
-and submission blockers, see `blocker_ledger.md`. For the current local
-validation record while hosted CI is unavailable, see `release_validation.md`.
+and submission blockers, see `blocker_ledger.md`. For the hosted and local
+validation record, see `release_validation.md`.
 
 Status values:
 
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ Current release identity:
 | Stage | Status | Reproduction Or New Territory | Deliverable | Reference |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
 | Exact two-qubit QET benchmark package | Done | Reproduction | Minimal exact simulator, Hamiltonians, ledgers, null tests, count estimators, deterministic benchmark scripts, generated artifacts, artifact manifest. | `v0.1.0` |
-| Repository hygiene and local CI path | Done | Reproduction hardening | `.gitignore`, GitHub Actions workflow, pinned requirements lock, local CI recipe for Python 3.11 and 3.12. Hosted CI remains billing/quota-blocked until re-run. | `v0.1.0` |
+| Repository hygiene and local CI path | Done | Reproduction hardening | `.gitignore`, GitHub Actions workflow, pinned requirements lock, local CI recipe for Python 3.11 and 3.12, and hosted CI workflow. | `v0.1.0`; hosted run <https://github.com/lucent-lab/qet-bench/actions/runs/24507308274> |
 | Controller accounting extension | Done | Accounting extension; not new microscopic physics | Conservative nonnegative controller-cost ledger and documentation. Reports diagnostic net battery gain without claiming a hardware battery model. | `v0.1.0` |
 | Manuscript release provenance | Done | Publication hardening | Paper build notes, release-provenance wording, local verification record, and submission-risk notes. | `v0.2.0-manuscript` |
 | Independent pure-Python reference branch | Done | Reproduction cross-check | Branch-amplitude implementation independent of the NumPy matrix propagation path, with benchmark and branch-audit artifacts. | `v0.2.0-manuscript` |
 | Optional Qiskit/Aer interoperability bridge | Done | Reproduction/interoperability | Lazy optional Qiskit/Aer adapter, count-key canonicalizer, branch-resolved ideal-circuit script, docs, and tests that pass without Qiskit installed. | `v0.2.0-qiskit-bridge` |
 | Fixed-protocol noise-survival atlas | Done | New simulation diagnostic; not a universal threshold result | Anchor-aware survival curves and summaries across a predeclared `(h, k)` set, interval-averaged survival ratios, and small-multiples figures. | `v0.2.0-noise-atlas` |
 | JOSS-style manuscript hardening | Done | Publication hardening | JOSS-shaped `paper.md`, stricter venue notes, claim-to-artifact map, quality-control table, expanded citation metadata, and contribution guidelines. | `v0.2.0-paper-review` |
 | Public archive and DOI | Processing | Publication hardening | Archive the chosen review snapshot with Zenodo, Software Heritage, or equivalent; update `CITATION.cff`, `paper.md`, and this register with DOI/SWHID. | pending |
-| Hosted CI revalidation | Processing | Reproduction hardening | Re-run GitHub Actions once billing/quota permits; recent hosted jobs were blocked before execution, so `release_validation.md` records the local Python 3.11/3.12 validation substitute. | pending; blocked run <https://github.com/lucent-lab/qet-bench/actions/runs/24507161016> |
+| Hosted CI revalidation | Done | Reproduction hardening | GitHub Actions passed on Python 3.11 and 3.12 after the repository was made public; `release_validation.md` records the hosted and local validation details. | hosted run <https://github.com/lucent-lab/qet-bench/actions/runs/24507308274> |
 | Optional Aer smoke artifact with Qiskit installed | Processing | Reproduction/interoperability | Local Python 3.12.8 smoke passed with `qiskit==2.3.1` and `qiskit-aer==0.17.2`; document the generated comparison artifact and close after merge/tag. | pending |
 | ReScience-style reproducibility package | Processing | Reproduction publication | `paper/rescience.md` frames the work as an exact reproduction of the two-qubit QET benchmark with validation artifacts and bounded novelty claims; close after merge/tag and final author metadata confirmation. | pending |
 | Full microscopic controller/environment ledger | Not done | New methods territory | Replace conservative bookkeeping diagnostics with an explicit modeled controller, memory reset, pulse, and environment exchange ledger. | none |

qet-bench/paper/README.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The paper text is not yet a final submission. The hard blockers are:
 |---|---|
 | Author metadata | Confirm author list, affiliations, ORCID identifiers, and corresponding author. |
 | Archival DOI | Archive the target release with Zenodo, Software Heritage, or equivalent and update the paper metadata. |
-| Repository access | Ensure the GitHub repository is public or that reviewers have explicit access. |
+| Repository access | Closed: the GitHub repository is public at <https://github.com/lucent-lab/qet-bench>. |
 | Public history | JOSS currently screens for sustained public development history and research impact; submit to JOSS only after those signals exist. |
 | Hosted CI | Re-run GitHub Actions when quota is available, or clearly document local CI as the validation record for a reproducibility venue. |
 | Community guidelines | Keep `../CONTRIBUTING.md` current and make sure issue reporting and contribution workflow are visible from the repository root. |
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@ python scripts/make_all_figures.py
 ```
 
 These commands were run locally on Python 3.11 and Python 3.12. Hosted GitHub
-Actions is configured, but hosted jobs were blocked before execution by the
-account billing/spending limit at the time this note was written. A representative
-blocked hosted run was
-<https://github.com/lucent-lab/qet-bench/actions/runs/24507161016>.
+Actions passed on Python 3.11 and Python 3.12 after the repository was made
+public:
+<https://github.com/lucent-lab/qet-bench/actions/runs/24507308274>.
 
 ## Venue Fit
 

qet-bench/paper/paper.md

@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ python scripts/reproduce_benchmarks.py
 python scripts/make_all_figures.py
 ```
 
-Hosted GitHub Actions CI is configured, but hosted jobs were blocked before
-execution by the account billing/spending limit at the time of this draft. Local
-CI is therefore the current validation record.
+Hosted GitHub Actions CI passed on Python 3.11 and Python 3.12 for the current
+review target. Local CI and optional Qiskit/Aer smoke checks are recorded in
+`docs/release_validation.md`.
 
 # Limitations