Document current Framey module and dialog APIs

Record v0.4.49 release verification

app/package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "frame-control",
-  "version": "0.4.48",
+  "version": "0.4.49",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "frame-control",
-      "version": "0.4.48",
+      "version": "0.4.49",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "electron": "^44.4.5",

app/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "frame-control",
   "productName": "Frame Control",
-  "version": "0.4.48",
+  "version": "0.4.49",
   "description": "Desktop app for managing a Valve Steam Frame over SSH",
   "private": true,
   "main": "main.js",

docs/evidence/v0449-candidate-2026-10-26.md

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# v0.4.49 candidate gate, 26 October 2026
+
+The version bump at `6247dfb` follows the merged Music Control repair
+([#338](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/338)), the real Decky
+runtime gate ([#343](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/343)), and
+the fail-closed publisher ([#344](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/344)).
+The published v0.4.48 draft remains withdrawn. This candidate is not a
+published update.
+
+## Locked real Frame smoke
+
+At 22:48 UTC, `scripts/frame-smoke.sh` ran from exact version-bumped source
+commit `6247dfb` on SteamOS 0.5.6, build `20261022.6153909`. It acquired a
+unique `/tmp/frame-test.lock` owner before reading status. SteamVR activity was
+**3 (standby)**, proximity raw **3.0625**, and battery **99%**. The result was
+**12 passed / one optional x86_64 launch skipped / zero failed**. The x86_64
+title could not launch because Steam Linux Runtime 4 was not installed; no
+x86_64 launch is claimed. ARM64 and Windows/Proton test titles installed,
+launched and were removed. The script's owned cleanup passed and exited 0.
+The private result is
+`tests/smoke/results/2026-10-26T224816Z-20261022.6153909.json`.
+
+A separate read-only audit acquired a fresh unique lock after the smoke. It
+found activity **3**, proximity raw **3.0**, battery **99%**, no `fc_smoke_*`
+or `fc-smoke-*` title folders and no matching test processes. The audit
+released only its own lock. Neither run woke the headset or ran the worn
+interaction script. No wearer was confirmed; official-plugin wearer
+visibility, physical controller input, VR keyboard and optical comfort remain
+unverified.
+
+## Remaining publication gates
+
+The final candidate head needs green PR CI, native amd64 and ARM64 Decky
+runtime checks, all four installer previews, post-merge exact-commit main CI,
+tagged builds of all ten installers, checksums, independent package
+verification, publisher dry run and public update-channel readback. A gate
+that fails, is cancelled or remains pending holds publication.

docs/evidence/v0449-release-2026-10-26.md

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# v0.4.49 tagged release verification, 26 October 2026
+
+The annotated `v0.4.49` tag dereferences to merged main commit
+`38db6a284696c3bb86bf97f6b853af7e97681701`. This is the same tree as
+the reviewed [candidate PR #348](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/348).
+Its [main checks run](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/actions/runs/40417275314)
+passed all seven jobs, including e2e, iOS, macOS, Windows and Linux.
+The [native Decky 3.3.0 run](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/actions/runs/40417275256)
+passed on AMD64 and ARM64. The regression gate includes an expected failure
+for v0.4.48's bad legacy calling convention.
+
+The exact-tag [release workflow](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/actions/runs/40418177330)
+passed all six jobs on its first attempt: draft, Linux, Windows, Apple Silicon
+Mac, Intel Mac, and checksums. No tagged build failed, was cancelled, or was
+skipped. The draft contained exactly ten installers and `SHA256SUMS` before
+publication. Every asset had a GitHub SHA-256 digest. A fresh download of
+`SHA256SUMS` had SHA-256
+`8a04f81f3b1efea9903e9acbba2c61b67f275869c160e0c6fa1d388a4803b42a`;
+it matched a list regenerated from the ten GitHub installer digests byte for
+byte. All ten installers were independently downloaded and passed
+`sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS`.
+
+## Independent package checks
+
+| Package | Check |
+| --- | --- |
+| Linux x86_64 AppImage | SHA-256 `0ef192e6f13aed39469392c22b971b311d911a0bebae16cbbabbfa729b95ced0`; isolated Xvfb launch returned HTTP 200 with `FrameControl/1`, then its server stopped. The first local launch attempt hit the workspace sandbox's `Operation not permitted` restriction; the same downloaded bytes passed outside that sandbox. Tagged Linux CI also launched the AppImage. |
+| Linux arm64 DEB | SHA-256 `a8e448b8b8f10b2813546cb9d8fea6bbe424e14dc3a739df86daa69bfd4023c1`; declares version 0.4.49 and arm64. |
+| Linux amd64 DEB | SHA-256 `10bb554cc761c61c99d059ae3601f4889187d7f18bdc8f9eb3cf768822b5765d`; declares version 0.4.49 and amd64. |
+| Mac arm64 ZIP | SHA-256 `c43c1017b3d244fcf59ab8f5bd35dbad17af4562b2aca3baf65908814f2ae4c3`; ZIP CRC, bundle version 0.4.49 and main Mach-O arm64 CPU passed. |
+| Mac x64 ZIP | SHA-256 `0dd838a1322107928893ff5efce817719867a5db1af2fa09124b6bb03018a19d`; ZIP CRC, bundle version 0.4.49 and main Mach-O x86_64 CPU passed. |
+| Windows x64 Setup | SHA-256 `386d99fd15314e1caef577f7cdf21e9e9f572d1c0dbaa65c369e5a5b0c047d31`; downloaded file is a PE/Nullsoft installer. Tagged Windows CI installed it and checked its packaged resources and Python libraries. |
+| Windows x64 ZIP | SHA-256 `2c201a8d1115dd1a07ba7b9293f7e05c319bd802f574a4b2f9565268a7f5cf8b`; ZIP CRC passed. |
+
+The remaining three packages (both Mac DMGs and the ARM64 AppImage) also
+matched `SHA256SUMS`; tagged CI built and checked their platform bundles.
+Physical launch of these exact Mac and Windows installers was not performed.
+
+## Publication and real Frame scope
+
+The [candidate evidence](v0449-candidate-2026-10-26.md) records a unique-lock
+real Frame smoke on the version-bumped source: **12 passed, one optional
+x86_64 launch skipped, zero failed**, followed by an independent locked audit
+with no test-title folders or processes. The optional runtime was absent; no
+x86_64 launch is claimed. SteamVR stayed in standby, no wearer was confirmed,
+and neither a worn test nor physical controller check was run.
+
+`scripts/publish-release.sh --dry-run v0.4.49` passed the exact main, native
+Decky and tagged release job gates, ten installer hashes, regenerated
+`SHA256SUMS`, draft notes and update manifest. The real publisher repeated
+those gates, attached `update.json`, and published
+[v0.4.49](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/tag/v0.4.49) at
+**23:25:45 UTC**. GitHub's latest-release API returned `draft=false`,
+`prerelease=false`, ten installers, `SHA256SUMS` and `update.json`. A fresh
+public latest-download of `update.json` reported version 0.4.49, the correct
+page, ten hashed assets, the v0.4.48 repair note and the worn-VR limit.
+The v0.4.48 release remains a withdrawn draft; its notice points to v0.4.49.
+Existing v0.4.48 installations do not auto-downgrade, and affected installed
+Music Control plugins need managed Update or Remove and reinstall.

docs/frame-plugin-author.md

@@ -74,10 +74,13 @@ none of these frontend controls has passed a worn-headset check yet.
 | API v1/v2 `addEventListener` / `removeEventListener` | Plugin-scoped real backend events while panel is open; bounded queue, about one-second polling, subscription expiry | Real ARM64 Simple Timer countdown, start/cancel and completion toast via local Chromium; scope/bounds/reconnect tests. No closed-panel notifications. |
 | `toaster.toast` | Visible toast inside the plugin panel; plain text or React nodes for title, body, icon, logo and subtext; `dismiss` and optional `onClick` | Host unit test; no Steam system notification or worn VR check |
 | `localStorage` | Synchronous, per-plugin cache backed by the Frame Control panel origin. Up to 64 keys, 64 KiB per value and 128 KiB total; `clear()` removes only this plugin's cache. Falls back to memory if panel storage is denied. | Parent/iframe round-trip and reopen in the local host test; real headset persistence remains unverified. |
+| `SteamClient.Storage.GetJSON` / `SetObject` | Uses the same bounded per-plugin cache; a missing key rejects with `Not found`. It cannot read Steam account or global storage. | Host contract tests and local Chromium settings views; headset persistence after reopen remains unverified. |
 | IndexedDB / localForage | IndexedDB is deliberately absent inside the opaque iframe so feature detection chooses the bounded localStorage driver. Plugins requiring IndexedDB directly remain unsupported. | HLTB official frontend in local Chromium: its previous `IDBFactory.open` SecurityError disappeared. No live HLTB data request was run. |
 | `routerHook.addRoute` / `removeRoute`, `Navigation.Navigate` / `NavigateBack`, `useParams` | Local routes inside this plugin panel, with named segments such as `/plugin/game/:appid/:view?`; `useParams()` reads the current segment values | Host unit test; VR navigation unverified |
 | `routerHook.addPatch`, global components | No-op; cannot patch Steam routes | Not applicable |
-| `findModuleChild`, `Navigation.CloseSideMenus` | Steam module lookup returns `null`; close returns to this plugin's main panel | Pinned HLTB for Deck 2.0.12 entry point and shallow settings view in local host test. Steam library patch and live HLTB search remain unverified. |
+| `findModule`, `findModuleChild`, `findModuleExport`, class lookup and module mapping | Searches a finite registry of Framey controls and CSS maps. Unknown Steam modules return `undefined` or an empty mapping. The optional UI-audio export cannot play sound. | Host contract tests; pinned TabMaster 2.15.1 QAM and documentation render in local Chromium. Steam library editing and worn VR remain unverified. |
+| `Navigation.CloseSideMenus` | Returns to this plugin's main panel | Pinned HLTB for Deck 2.0.12 shallow settings view in local host test. Live HLTB search remains unverified. |
+| `Focusable.onActivate`, `showModal`, `ConfirmModal` | Pointer and Enter/Space activation, disabled state, and local confirmation dialogs with cancel/close and nested-dialog focus | Host tests and official AlarMe 1.6.3 timer/preset controls with a real ARM64 backend in local Chromium. Sound, suspend and worn VR remain unverified. |
 | Steam library/store patches, CEF tab injection | Unavailable; no matching target in the isolated panel | Frame CEF inspection |
 | `fetchNoCors`, file picker, root calls | Unavailable | Not supported by Framey |
 
@@ -88,6 +91,17 @@ Optional route segments must be at the end. Framey accepts local path segments
 only; query strings, external URLs, Steam library routes and duplicate parameter
 names are rejected. Removing an active route returns to the plugin panel.
 Toasts stay inside the panel, so keep essential errors in the plugin UI too.
+Treat module lookup results as Framey-local exports. Do not depend on Steam
+webpack IDs, function-source signatures, or Steam-only CSS class names; a
+lookup that works in the Steam Deck QAM can still return `undefined` here.
+Use a local control or a visible unsupported message when it does. For a
+confirmation, call `showModal` with a `ConfirmModal` and keep any irreversible
+operation behind its OK action. `Focusable.onActivate` accepts pointer and
+Enter/Space input in Framey, but only a worn-headset test can establish how a
+physical controller reaches it. See the
+[module lookup evidence](evidence/framey-module-lookup-2026-10-26.md) and
+[dialog control evidence](evidence/framey-dialog-controls-2026-10-26.md) for
+the exact tested official versions.
 An API v1 manifest does not guarantee a working Framey panel. Test the exact
 store archive and do not assume SteamClient app details, library patches, or
 destructive actions work in VR. The

docs/releasing.md

@@ -34,13 +34,27 @@ count. So a build reaches people only when you publish it, after testing it.
 
 4. Publish:
 
+   Confirm the exact tag commit's main CI and e2e, the locked real Frame smoke,
+   release verification, independent package checks, and all four tagged
+   installer builds have passed. Hold the release if any gate is failed,
+   cancelled, skipped, still running, or unverified. The publisher also reads
+   the exact commit's GitHub CI, native Decky runtime gate, and tagged build
+   job records and refuses to
+   publish unless every required job succeeded; it cannot prove physical
+   headset or installer behavior on its own.
+
    ```sh
    scripts/publish-release.sh --dry-run v0.4.0   # checks and shows update.json, changes nothing
    scripts/publish-release.sh v0.4.0
    ```
 
-   The script checks that the tag is on GitHub and that all ten installers
+   The script checks that the tag is on GitHub, that exact-commit main CI
+   (including e2e), native amd64/ARM64 Decky runtime checks, and the tagged
+   release workflow are green with no failed,
+   cancelled, skipped or running jobs, and that all ten installers
    are attached, each with the SHA-256 digest GitHub records. It also checks
+   that the draft does not begin with a `WITHDRAWN` notice, so the preserved
+   v0.4.48 draft cannot accidentally be offered again. It checks
    that the uploaded `SHA256SUMS` digest matches a fresh list of those ten
    installer digests. It attaches
    `update.json` (the version, the notes, the release page and each

scripts/publish-release.sh

@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ trap 'rm -rf "$tmp"' EXIT
 gh api "repos/$repo/git/ref/tags/$tag" >/dev/null 2>&1 \
   || { echo "tag $tag isn't on GitHub; push it first (git push origin $tag)" >&2; exit 1; }
 
+# A complete asset list is insufficient: a cancelled installer build can leave
+# old uploaded bytes behind. Check the exact tagged commit's main/e2e jobs and
+# the latest exact-tag release attempt before any release mutation.
+python3 "$(dirname "$0")/verify-release-gates.py" "$tag"
+
 # Every release, drafts included, one JSON object per line.
 gh api --paginate "repos/$repo/releases?per_page=100" --jq '.[]' > "$tmp/releases"
 # The release whose tag_name is the tag; failing that, the one untagged-... draft
@@ -56,6 +61,12 @@ json.dump(r, sys.stdout)
 EOF
 id=$(python3 -c 'import json,sys; print(json.load(open(sys.argv[1]))["id"])' "$tmp/release.json")
 echo "release  $id ($(python3 -c 'import json,sys; r=json.load(open(sys.argv[1])); print(("draft" if r["draft"] else "published") + ", tag_name " + str(r["tag_name"]))' "$tmp/release.json"))"
+python3 - "$tmp/release.json" <<'EOF'
+import json, sys
+release = json.load(open(sys.argv[1]))
+if (release.get("body") or "").lstrip().startswith("> **WITHDRAWN"):
+    sys.exit("not publishing: this release is marked WITHDRAWN")
+EOF
 
 missing=""
 for name in $expected; do

scripts/verify-release-gates.py

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Refuse publication unless the exact tag commit and tagged installers passed CI.
+
+This checks GitHub's current run and job records, not a prior PR's check marks.
+The real Frame smoke and independent package checks remain release-procedure
+gates documented in docs/releasing.md.
+"""
+import json
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from urllib.parse import quote
+
+
+REPO = "saphid/frame-control"
+MAIN_JOBS = {
+    "checks", "e2e", "ios", "wireless-windows",
+    "server-tests (ubuntu-latest, 3.13)",
+    "server-tests (macos-latest, 3.12)",
+    "server-tests (windows-latest, 3.12)",
+}
+RELEASE_JOBS = {
+    "draft", "checksums",
+    "build (windows-latest, dist:win, app/dist/*.exe app/dist/*.zip)",
+    "build (ubuntu-latest, dist:linux, app/dist/*.AppImage app/dist/*.deb)",
+    "build (macos-15-intel, dist:mac:x64, app/dist/*.dmg app/dist/*.zip)",
+    "build (macos-latest, dist, app/dist/*.dmg app/dist/*.zip)",
+}
+DECKY_JOBS = {"decky-runtime (ubuntu-latest)", "decky-runtime (ubuntu-24.04-arm)"}
+
+
+class GateError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def api(path):
+    # publish-release.sh already requires sh. Resolve gh through that same
+    # shell: on Git Bash, Python's Windows CreateProcess skips an extensionless
+    # test gh shim in PATH and accidentally launches the real gh.exe instead.
+    command = ["sh", "-c", 'gh api "$1"', "sh", f"repos/{REPO}/{path}"]
+    result = subprocess.run(command, text=True, capture_output=True, check=False)
+    if result.returncode:
+        raise GateError(f"GitHub gate read failed for {path}: {result.stderr.strip()}")
+    try:
+        return json.loads(result.stdout)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as error:
+        raise GateError(f"invalid GitHub gate response for {path}: {error}") from error
+
+
+def tag_commit(tag):
+    target = api(f"git/ref/tags/{quote(tag, safe='')}").get("object") or {}
+    for _ in range(5):
+        kind, sha = target.get("type"), target.get("sha")
+        if not isinstance(sha, str) or len(sha) != 40:
+            raise GateError(f"{tag} has no valid tag target")
+        if kind == "commit":
+            return sha
+        if kind != "tag":
+            raise GateError(f"{tag} points to unsupported Git object {kind!r}")
+        target = api(f"git/tags/{sha}").get("object") or {}
+    raise GateError(f"{tag} has too many nested tag objects")
+
+
+def exact_run(workflow, branch, sha, event):
+    query = f"actions/workflows/{workflow}/runs?branch={quote(branch, safe='')}&head_sha={sha}&per_page=100"
+    runs = api(query).get("workflow_runs") or []
+    matching = [run for run in runs if run.get("head_sha") == sha
+                and run.get("head_branch") == branch and run.get("event") == event]
+    if not matching:
+        raise GateError(f"no exact {workflow} {event} run for {branch} at {sha}")
+    run = max(matching, key=lambda item: item["id"])
+    if run.get("status") != "completed" or run.get("conclusion") != "success":
+        raise GateError(f"{workflow} run {run['id']} is {run.get('status')}/{run.get('conclusion')}")
+    return run
+
+
+def successful_jobs(run, required):
+    attempt = run.get("run_attempt")
+    if not isinstance(attempt, int) or attempt < 1:
+        raise GateError(f"run {run['id']} has no valid attempt number")
+    data = api(f"actions/runs/{run['id']}/attempts/{attempt}/jobs?per_page=100")
+    jobs = data.get("jobs") or []
+    if data.get("total_count") != len(jobs):
+        raise GateError(f"run {run['id']} has more jobs than the gate inspected")
+    names = [job.get("name") for job in jobs]
+    if len(names) != len(set(names)) or not required.issubset(names):
+        missing = sorted(required.difference(names))
+        raise GateError(f"run {run['id']} has missing or duplicate jobs: {missing}")
+    bad = [f"{job.get('name')}: {job.get('status')}/{job.get('conclusion')}"
+           for job in jobs if job.get("status") != "completed" or job.get("conclusion") != "success"]
+    if bad:
+        raise GateError(f"run {run['id']} has unfinished, failed, cancelled, or skipped jobs: {bad}")
+    print(f"gate passed: {run.get('html_url')} ({len(jobs)} jobs)")
+
+
+def main(tag):
+    if not tag.startswith("v") or not tag[1:]:
+        raise GateError("expected a version tag beginning with v")
+    sha = tag_commit(tag)
+    successful_jobs(exact_run("checks.yml", "main", sha, "push"), MAIN_JOBS)
+    successful_jobs(exact_run("decky-runtime.yml", "main", sha, "push"), DECKY_JOBS)
+    successful_jobs(exact_run("release.yml", tag, sha, "push"), RELEASE_JOBS)
+    print(f"exact release commit: {sha}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        main(sys.argv[1])
+    except (IndexError, GateError) as error:
+        sys.exit(f"release gate failed: {error}")

tests/fakegh/gh

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
+from urllib.parse import parse_qs
 
 args = sys.argv[1:]
 with open(os.environ["FAKEGH_LOG"], "a") as f:
@@ -49,6 +50,18 @@ while i < len(args):
 
 releases = json.load(open(os.environ["FAKEGH_RELEASES"]))
 repo = "repos/saphid/frame-control/"
+gate = json.load(open(os.environ["FAKEGH_GATES"])) if os.environ.get("FAKEGH_GATES") else {}
+commit = gate.get("tag_commit", "a" * 40)
+tag_object = "b" * 40
+main_jobs = ("checks", "e2e", "ios", "wireless-windows",
+             "server-tests (ubuntu-latest, 3.13)", "server-tests (macos-latest, 3.12)",
+             "server-tests (windows-latest, 3.12)")
+release_jobs = ("draft", "checksums",
+                "build (windows-latest, dist:win, app/dist/*.exe app/dist/*.zip)",
+                "build (ubuntu-latest, dist:linux, app/dist/*.AppImage app/dist/*.deb)",
+                "build (macos-15-intel, dist:mac:x64, app/dist/*.dmg app/dist/*.zip)",
+                "build (macos-latest, dist, app/dist/*.dmg app/dist/*.zip)")
+decky_jobs = ("decky-runtime (ubuntu-latest)", "decky-runtime (ubuntu-24.04-arm)")
 
 
 def answer(response, fallback):
@@ -67,7 +80,30 @@ if method == "GET" and endpoint.startswith(repo + "git/ref/tags/"):
     tag = endpoint.rsplit("/", 1)[1]
     if tag not in os.environ.get("FAKEGH_TAGS", "").split():
         sys.exit("gh: Not Found (HTTP 404)")
-    print(json.dumps({"ref": "refs/tags/" + tag}))
+    print(json.dumps({"ref": "refs/tags/" + tag,
+                      "object": {"type": "tag", "sha": tag_object}}))
+elif method == "GET" and endpoint == repo + "git/tags/" + tag_object:
+    print(json.dumps({"object": {"type": "commit", "sha": commit}}))
+elif method == "GET" and endpoint.startswith(repo + "actions/workflows/"):
+    path, _, query = endpoint.partition("?")
+    workflow = path.split("/")[5]
+    branch = parse_qs(query).get("branch", [""])[0]
+    is_main = workflow != "release.yml"
+    run_id = {"checks.yml": 501, "release.yml": 502, "decky-runtime.yml": 503}[workflow]
+    run = {"id": run_id, "head_sha": gate.get("main_sha" if is_main else "release_sha", commit),
+           "head_branch": branch, "event": "push", "run_attempt": 1,
+           "status": gate.get("decky_status" if run_id == 503 else ("main_status" if is_main else "release_status"), "completed"),
+           "conclusion": gate.get("decky_conclusion" if run_id == 503 else ("main_conclusion" if is_main else "release_conclusion"), "success"),
+           "html_url": "https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/actions/runs/%s" % run_id}
+    print(json.dumps({"workflow_runs": [run]}))
+elif method == "GET" and endpoint.startswith(repo + "actions/runs/"):
+    run_id = endpoint[len(repo + "actions/runs/"):].split("/")[0]
+    names = {"501": main_jobs, "502": release_jobs, "503": decky_jobs}[run_id]
+    names = [name for name in names if name != gate.get("omit_job")]
+    jobs = [{"name": name, "status": "completed",
+             "conclusion": gate.get("bad_job_conclusion", "success") if name == gate.get("bad_job") else "success"}
+            for name in names]
+    print(json.dumps({"total_count": len(jobs), "jobs": jobs}))
 elif method == "GET" and endpoint.startswith(repo + "releases?"):
     # The fallback is what --jq '.[]' prints.
     answer(releases, "\n".join(json.dumps(r) for r in releases))

tests/test_publish_release.py

@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ def draft(tag_name="untagged-c6ddfed7f75d67db2e99", name="Frame Control 9.8.7",
 
 
 class PublishRelease(unittest.TestCase):
-    def run_script(self, releases, *args, tags="v9.8.7"):
+    def run_script(self, releases, *args, tags="v9.8.7", gates=None):
         d = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
         (d / "releases.json").write_text(json.dumps(releases))
+        (d / "gates.json").write_text(json.dumps(gates or {}))
         env = dict(os.environ, PATH="%s:%s" % (FAKEGH, os.environ["PATH"]),
                    FAKEGH_RELEASES=str(d / "releases.json"), FAKEGH_TAGS=tags,
-                   FAKEGH_LOG=str(d / "log"), FAKEGH_UPLOAD=str(d / "upload.json"))
+                   FAKEGH_LOG=str(d / "log"), FAKEGH_UPLOAD=str(d / "upload.json"),
+                   FAKEGH_GATES=str(d / "gates.json"))
         p = subprocess.run(["sh", str(SCRIPT), *args], env=env, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30)
         log = [json.loads(line) for line in (d / "log").read_text().splitlines()] if (d / "log").exists() else []
         upload = json.loads((d / "upload.json").read_text()) if (d / "upload.json").exists() else None
@@ -120,6 +122,36 @@ class PublishRelease(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(upload)
         self.assertTrue(all("-X" not in c for c in log))
 
+    def test_refuses_failed_e2e_or_cancelled_installer_before_mutation(self):
+        for gates in ({"bad_job": "e2e", "bad_job_conclusion": "failure"},
+                      {"bad_job": "decky-runtime (ubuntu-24.04-arm)",
+                       "bad_job_conclusion": "failure"},
+                      {"bad_job": "build (macos-latest, dist, app/dist/*.dmg app/dist/*.zip)",
+                       "bad_job_conclusion": "cancelled"}):
+            p, log, upload = self.run_script([draft()], "v9.8.7", gates=gates)
+            self.assertNotEqual(p.returncode, 0)
+            self.assertIn("release gate failed", p.stderr)
+            self.assertIsNone(upload)
+            self.assertFalse(any("-X" in call for call in log))
+
+    def test_refuses_missing_or_nonexact_gate_results(self):
+        for gates in ({"omit_job": "e2e"}, {"main_sha": "c" * 40},
+                      {"decky_conclusion": "failure"}, {"release_conclusion": "failure"},
+                      {"release_status": "in_progress"}):
+            p, log, upload = self.run_script([draft()], "v9.8.7", gates=gates)
+            self.assertNotEqual(p.returncode, 0)
+            self.assertIn("release gate failed", p.stderr)
+            self.assertIsNone(upload)
+            self.assertFalse(any("-X" in call for call in log))
+
+    def test_refuses_a_withdrawn_release_even_when_ci_is_green(self):
+        rel = dict(draft(), body="> **WITHDRAWN 26 October 2026.** Do not install.\n\n# Notes")
+        p, log, upload = self.run_script([rel], "v9.8.7")
+        self.assertNotEqual(p.returncode, 0)
+        self.assertIn("marked WITHDRAWN", p.stderr)
+        self.assertIsNone(upload)
+        self.assertFalse(any("-X" in call for call in log))
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()