everything-claude-code/docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1/publication-evidence-2026-05-12.md

ECC v2.0.0-rc.1 Publication Evidence — 2026-05-12

This is dry-run release evidence only. It does not create a GitHub release, npm publication, plugin tag, marketplace submission, or announcement post.

Source Commit

Field	Evidence
Upstream main base	0598af70a51346bae34d987b9bed143386055967
Evidence branch	codex/release-publication-evidence
Evidence scope	Working tree with this branch's package hygiene and release-doc updates
Git remote	https://github.com/affaan-m/everything-claude-code.git
Local status caveat	Working tree had the unrelated untracked docs/drafts/ directory

The actual release operator should repeat these checks from the final release commit with a clean checkout before publishing.

Registry And Release State

Surface	Command	Result
GitHub prerelease	gh release view v2.0.0-rc.1 --repo affaan-m/everything-claude-code --json tagName,url,isPrerelease	release not found
npm dist-tags	npm view ecc-universal dist-tags --json	{ "latest": "1.10.0" }
npm package metadata	node -p "require('./package.json').name + '@' + require('./package.json').version"	ecc-universal@2.0.0-rc.1
Product identity	rg -n "Everything Claude Code" README.md CHANGELOG.md docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1	Present in README and rc.1 release docs

npm Dry Run

The first pack pass exposed local Python bytecode cache files in the tarball because broad package files entries included untracked local __pycache__ paths. This branch adds explicit package-file exclusions and a regression test so npm pack fails if Python bytecode appears in the package surface.

Command	Result
node tests/scripts/npm-publish-surface.test.js	Passed 2/2; includes Python bytecode exclusion assertion
npm pack --dry-run --json	ecc-universal-2.0.0-rc.1.tgz; entryCount: 965; size: 1565968; unpackedSize: 4934637; hasBytecode: false
npm publish --tag next --dry-run --json	Dry-run target is npm registry with tag next; entryCount: 965; hasBytecode: false

Temporary install smoke:

Command	Result
npm pack --pack-destination /tmp/ecc-publication-smoke-dd9ud5 --json	Created ecc-universal-2.0.0-rc.1.tgz for local install smoke
npm install --prefix /tmp/ecc-publication-smoke-dd9ud5 /tmp/ecc-publication-smoke-dd9ud5/ecc-universal-2.0.0-rc.1.tgz	Added 8 packages
node /tmp/ecc-publication-smoke-dd9ud5/node_modules/ecc-universal/scripts/ecc.js --help	Printed ECC selective-install CLI help
node /tmp/ecc-publication-smoke-dd9ud5/node_modules/ecc-universal/scripts/catalog.js profiles --json	Returned the 6 install profiles: minimal, core, developer, security, research, full
find /tmp/ecc-publication-smoke-dd9ud5/node_modules/ecc-universal -path '*__pycache__*' -o -name '*.pyc' -o -name '*.pyo' -o -name '*.pyd'	No output

Plugin And Harness Evidence

Surface	Command	Result
Claude plugin manifest	claude plugin validate .claude-plugin/plugin.json	Passed
Claude plugin tag preflight	claude plugin tag .claude-plugin --dry-run	Blocked by unrelated untracked docs/drafts/
Claude plugin tag forced dry-run	claude plugin tag .claude-plugin --dry-run --force	Would create ecc--v2.0.0-rc.1 at HEAD; do not use --force for real release unless maintainer decides
Codex marketplace CLI	codex plugin marketplace --help and subcommand help	Supports add, upgrade, and remove; add supports repo and local marketplace roots
OpenCode package	npm run build:opencode	Passed
Claude hook/plugin route	node tests/hooks/hooks.test.js	Passed 236/236
Codex release surface	node tests/docs/ecc2-release-surface.test.js	Passed 18/18
Agent/catalog metadata	node tests/scripts/catalog.test.js	Passed 7/7
Observability gate	npm run observability:ready	Passed 16/16

Clean-Checkout Claude Plugin Smoke

This follow-up pass used a detached clean worktree at /tmp/ecc-clean-plugin-evidence from commit bfacf37715b39655cbc2c48f12f2a35c67cb0253. It used an isolated temp home (HOME=/tmp/ecc-clean-plugin-home) and a temp local project (/tmp/ecc-plugin-install-smoke), so it did not write to the user's real Claude plugin config.

Command	Result
git -C /tmp/ecc-clean-plugin-evidence status --short --branch	## HEAD (no branch) with no dirty or untracked files
claude plugin validate .claude-plugin/plugin.json	Passed
claude plugin validate .claude-plugin/marketplace.json	Passed
claude plugin tag .claude-plugin --dry-run	Passed without --force; would create ecc--v2.0.0-rc.1 at HEAD and push refs/tags/ecc--v2.0.0-rc.1
claude plugin marketplace add /tmp/ecc-clean-plugin-evidence --scope local with temp HOME	Added marketplace ecc in local settings
claude plugin list --available --json with temp HOME	Listed ecc@ecc, version 2.0.0-rc.1, source ./
claude plugin install ecc@ecc --scope local with temp HOME	Installed ecc@ecc in local scope
claude plugin list --json with temp HOME	Listed ecc@ecc, version 2.0.0-rc.1, enabled, local scope, install path under /tmp/ecc-clean-plugin-home/.claude/plugins/cache/ecc/ecc/2.0.0-rc.1
claude plugin uninstall ecc@ecc --scope local with temp HOME	Uninstalled successfully; final plugin list was []

Announcement Placeholder Check

The forbidden-placeholder scan only returned the publication-readiness checklist lines that name those forbidden placeholders. No launch-pack placeholder instances were found.

Remaining Blockers

• Create or verify GitHub prerelease v2.0.0-rc.1.
• Publish ecc-universal@2.0.0-rc.1 with npm dist-tag next.
• Create and push the Claude plugin tag only after explicit approval. The clean checkout dry run and temp install smoke now pass.
• Confirm the live Claude/Codex/OpenCode marketplace submission path or record the manual submission owner and status.
• Verify ECC Tools billing/App/Marketplace claims before using them in launch copy.
• Refresh announcement copy with live URLs after release and package/plugin URLs exist.