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 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.

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
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, hook limitations are explicit	node tests/docs/ecc2-release-surface.test.js	Blocker: marketplace submission path still manual/owner-gated	Plugin owner	Evidence recorded
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	gh api repos/ECC-Tools/ECC-Tools plus app/marketplace URL check	Blocker:	ECC Tools owner	Pending
Announcement copy	X, LinkedIn, GitHub release, and longform copy point to live URLs	rg -n "TODO" docs/releases/2.0.0-rc.1 and repeat for TBD	Blocker:	Release owner	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	Pending final clean-checkout release pass; May 13 evidence branch still had unrelated untracked docs/drafts/
Harness audit	npm run harness:audit -- --format json	70/70 passing	publication-evidence-2026-05-13.md: 70/70
Adapter scorecard	npm run harness:adapters -- --check	PASS	publication-evidence-2026-05-13.md: PASS, 11 adapters
Observability readiness	npm run observability:ready	18/18 passing	publication-evidence-2026-05-13-post-hardening.md: 18/18, ready true
Root suite	node tests/run-all.js	0 failures	publication-evidence-2026-05-13-post-hardening.md: 2380 passed, 0 failed
Markdown lint	npx markdownlint-cli '**/*.md' --ignore node_modules	0 failures	publication-evidence-2026-05-13.md: passed after zh-CN CLAUDE list-marker normalization
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	publication-evidence-2026-05-13.md: 18/18 passed
Optional Rust surface	cd ecc2 && cargo test	0 failures or explicit deferral	publication-evidence-2026-05-13.md: 462/462 passed, warnings only

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. 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.