Record locked v0.4.49 candidate smoke

Prepare Frame Control v0.4.49 candidate
Merge pull request #344 from saphid/fix/release-publisher-gates
2026-10-27 00:02:12 +01:00 · 2026-10-26 22:51:00 +00:00 · 2026-10-26 22:48:02 +00:00 · 2026-10-26 22:46:48 +00:00 · 2026-10-26 22:36:58 +00:00 · 2026-10-26 22:36:34 +00:00
35 changed files with 2130 additions and 37 deletions
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Decky backend runtime
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+
+jobs:
+  decky-runtime:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Actual Decky 3.3.0 discovery and safe backend probes
+        run: python3 scripts/framey-test-decky-runtime.py --output "$RUNNER_TEMP/decky-runtime.json"
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: decky-runtime-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/decky-runtime.json
+          if-no-files-found: warn
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
  "name": "frame-control",
-  "version": "0.4.47",
+  "version": "0.4.49",
  "lockfileVersion": 3,
  "requires": true,
  "packages": {
    "": {
      "name": "frame-control",
-      "version": "0.4.47",
+      "version": "0.4.49",
      "license": "MIT",
      "devDependencies": {
        "electron": "^44.4.5",
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
  "name": "frame-control",
  "productName": "Frame Control",
-  "version": "0.4.47",
+  "version": "0.4.49",
  "description": "Desktop app for managing a Valve Steam Frame over SSH",
  "private": true,
  "main": "main.js",
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Emuchievements ARM64 hash helper feasibility, 26 October 2026
+
+The exact official Emuchievements 2.0.5 archive (store ID 28, SHA-256
+`98dcb443e81b9f9011cfe77c69eb659869c8e2df2df8b0a443df66cbfc2f5a89`)
+contains an x86_64 `Emuchievements/bin/hash`. Frame Control still blocks
+that archive on ARM64; this experiment did not install the plugin.
+
+The upstream source commit
+[`8567e94befffc943434b2adb842487274815f8bb`](https://github.com/EmuDeck/Emuchievements/commit/8567e94befffc943434b2adb842487274815f8bb)
+declares version 2.0.5. Its `src/py/main.py` matches the published ZIP's
+`Emuchievements/main.py` byte for byte (SHA-256
+`d4e72f136c94e48919575937ec4190f28864cc259eb111ef47f0df99f5912645`).
+The pinned build dependencies at that commit are libarchive
+`b3be94ba4f36943745e64a6a0a3c21c2d1281d3c`, libchdr
+`a20e04c12c0c20048bf771da6df7aa2e51f5e0cb`, and rcheevos
+`85a3209398e576d79170f569fcddf277640f3f06`.
+
+On a separate Linux host, the version-matched source and submodules built an
+x86_64 `hash` with CMake. It and the official x86_64 binary both returned
+`ff78ca6c21ac11504dbddbd5d4e7524a` for one synthetic `.rom` file. An
+isolated Debian cross-build using `gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu` and
+`g++-aarch64-linux-gnu` produced an AArch64 binary with SHA-256
+`9c7aedb80bdd64941aa5dd9b41f9bb8471411c812e04c7ee7d60486779d99997`.
+It links to `liblzma.so.5`, `libstdc++.so.6`, `libgcc_s.so.1`, and `libc.so.6`.
+
+A real Frame test acquired `/tmp/frame-test.lock` atomically with a unique
+owner before reading the device. SteamVR activity was **3** (standby),
+proximity raw **3.0625**, and battery **100%**. The ARM64 helper ran against
+the same synthetic ROM in a private `/tmp` directory, exited 0, and returned
+the same hash. The owned directory and lock were removed. No normal service,
+power setting, Steam library, real ROM, or installed plugin was changed.
+The separate host's source/build directory was also removed after the test.
+
+This proves only a single-file helper path. The official ZIP remains blocked
+because it still bundles x86_64 bytes. A release-ready port needs a packaged
+ARM64 helper with GPL-3.0 source and license compliance, format-specific hash
+coverage (including archives and CHD), a managed plugin transaction, actual
+Decky backend and frontend checks, and cleanup. RetroAchievements login,
+real ROM scanning, wearer-visible VR, and physical controller use remain
+unverified.
@@ -0,0 +1,807 @@
+{
+  "timeUtc": "2026-10-26T21:15:13.918421+00:00",
+  "plugins": [
+    {
+      "id": 12,
+      "name": "MusicControl",
+      "version": "1.1.6",
+      "sha256": "246b89fd653c60a735b1cc401d1b0937d5cb969eea9024561661ff741f081d62",
+      "backend": "Python",
+      "frontendApi": "legacy"
+    },
+    {
+      "id": 111,
+      "name": "Music Control",
+      "version": "1.1.7",
+      "sha256": "3f56a3f56034b277ea74a2c37cc84133b69e382aa6bcb0b43876776aac737ed9",
+      "backend": "Python",
+      "frontendApi": "legacy"
+    }
+  ],
+  "regressions": {
+    "removedBoundMethodShim": {
+      "result": "Plugin._get_dbus_env() missing 1 required positional argument: 'self'",
+      "success": false
+    },
+    "realFrameSubprocessDiagnostic": {
+      "uid": 1000,
+      "ldLibrary": "<Decky PyInstaller extraction directory>",
+      "results": [
+        {
+          "shell": false,
+          "code": 0,
+          "hasArray": true,
+          "stderr": ""
+        },
+        {
+          "shell": true,
+          "code": 1,
+          "hasArray": false,
+          "stderr": "/bin/sh: /usr/lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.42' not found (required by <Decky PyInstaller extraction directory>/libtinfo.so.6)\n"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "realFrame": {
+    "scope": "real Frame ARM64 Decky3.3; only discovery and selected-player read, no player controls",
+    "runtime": {
+      "version": "v3.3.0",
+      "sha256": "8ef5dcf36cbbbb6e97201a6baed5d79c4cc44ec27789fc9af1c5b6ae8f0b25b6"
+    },
+    "before": {
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "uid": 1000,
+      "decky": "failed",
+      "panel": "inactive",
+      "artLinkPresent": false,
+      "imagesParentPresent": true,
+      "battery": [
+        100
+      ]
+    },
+    "installs": [
+      {
+        "id": 12,
+        "receipt": {
+          "storeId": 12,
+          "sha256": "246b89fd653c60a735b1cc401d1b0937d5cb969eea9024561661ff741f081d62",
+          "version": "1.1.6",
+          "compatShims": [
+            "music-control-system-dbus-env"
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": 111,
+        "receipt": {
+          "storeId": 111,
+          "sha256": "3f56a3f56034b277ea74a2c37cc84133b69e382aa6bcb0b43876776aac737ed9",
+          "version": "1.1.7",
+          "compatShims": [
+            "music-control-system-dbus-env"
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "calls": [
+      {
+        "id": 12,
+        "method": "sp_list_media_players",
+        "success": true,
+        "playerCount": 0
+      },
+      {
+        "id": 12,
+        "method": "sp_get_media_player",
+        "response": {
+          "result": "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify",
+          "success": true
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "id": 111,
+        "method": "sp_list_media_players",
+        "success": true,
+        "playerCount": 0
+      },
+      {
+        "id": 111,
+        "method": "sp_get_media_player",
+        "response": {
+          "result": "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify",
+          "success": true
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "cleanup": {
+      "baseAbsent": true,
+      "unitAbsent": true,
+      "artLinkAbsent": true
+    },
+    "after": {
+      "arch": "aarch64",
+      "uid": 1000,
+      "decky": "failed",
+      "panel": "inactive",
+      "artLinkPresent": false,
+      "imagesParentPresent": true,
+      "battery": [
+        100
+      ]
+    },
+    "lockReleased": true
+  },
+  "isolatedRuntime": {
+    "version": "v3.3.0",
+    "architecture": "amd64",
+    "sha256": "e80d03e641d1766a33a817cb27ab8d2e0a4633685e5d27e4de948a6687526181",
+    "isolation": "Docker network none; no host audio/D-Bus/home/device mounts; dropped capabilities; private dbus-daemon and silent synthetic MPRIS service; archives and scripts read-only"
+  },
+  "backendFixtureChecks": [
+    {
+      "id": 12,
+      "version": "1.1.6",
+      "calls": [
+        {
+          "method": "sp_list_media_players",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.FrameySilent",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_set_media_player",
+          "kwargs": {
+            "player": "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.FrameySilent"
+          },
+          "response": {
+            "result": null,
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_get_media_player",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.FrameySilent",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_identity",
+          "kwargs": {
+            "orgPath": "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.FrameySilent"
+          },
+          "response": {
+            "result": "Player",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "get_meta_data",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "trackid|/org/framey/TestTrack/1\nlength|180000000\ntitle|Silent Test Track\nartist|Fixture Artist\nalbum|Framey Test Album\n",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_track_status",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "Paused",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_track_progress",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "12000000",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_can_seek",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "true",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_get_volume",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "0.4",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_test_volume_control",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "true",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_play",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_track_status",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "Playing",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_pause",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_track_status",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "Paused",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_next",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_previous",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_seek",
+          "kwargs": {
+            "amount": 2000000
+          },
+          "response": {
+            "result": "",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_track_progress",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "14000000",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_set_position",
+          "kwargs": {
+            "position": 45000000,
+            "trackid": "/org/framey/TestTrack/1"
+          },
+          "response": {
+            "result": "",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_track_progress",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "45000000",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_set_volume",
+          "kwargs": {
+            "volume": 0.25
+          },
+          "response": {
+            "result": "method return time=1793049278.417118 sender=:1.0 -> destination=:1.19 serial=20 reply_serial=2\n",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_get_volume",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "0.25",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "independentFixtureState": {
+        "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+        "Position": 45000000,
+        "Volume": 0.25,
+        "next": 1,
+        "previous": 1,
+        "writes": [
+          [
+            "PlayPause"
+          ],
+          [
+            "Pause"
+          ],
+          [
+            "Next"
+          ],
+          [
+            "Previous"
+          ],
+          [
+            "Seek",
+            2000000
+          ],
+          [
+            "SetPosition",
+            45000000
+          ],
+          [
+            "Volume",
+            0.25
+          ]
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": 111,
+      "version": "1.1.7",
+      "calls": [
+        {
+          "method": "sp_list_media_players",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.FrameySilent",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_set_media_player",
+          "kwargs": {
+            "player": "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.FrameySilent"
+          },
+          "response": {
+            "result": null,
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_get_media_player",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.FrameySilent",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_identity",
+          "kwargs": {
+            "orgPath": "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.FrameySilent"
+          },
+          "response": {
+            "result": "Player",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "get_meta_data",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "trackid|/org/framey/TestTrack/1\nlength|180000000\ntitle|Silent Test Track\nartist|Fixture Artist\nalbum|Framey Test Album",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_track_status",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "Paused",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_track_progress",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "12000000",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_can_seek",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "true",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_get_volume",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "0.4",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_test_volume_control",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "true",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_play",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "method return time=1793049473.137015 sender=:1.0 -> destination=:1.12 serial=13 reply_serial=2\n",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_track_status",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "Playing",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_pause",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "method return time=1793049473.340963 sender=:1.0 -> destination=:1.14 serial=15 reply_serial=2\n",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_track_status",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "Paused",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_next",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "method return time=1793049473.547273 sender=:1.0 -> destination=:1.16 serial=17 reply_serial=2\n",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_previous",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "method return time=1793049473.649558 sender=:1.0 -> destination=:1.17 serial=18 reply_serial=2\n",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_seek",
+          "kwargs": {
+            "amount": 2000000
+          },
+          "response": {
+            "result": "method return time=1793049473.752790 sender=:1.0 -> destination=:1.18 serial=19 reply_serial=2\n",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_track_progress",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "14000000",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_set_position",
+          "kwargs": {
+            "position": 45000000,
+            "trackid": "/org/framey/TestTrack/1"
+          },
+          "response": {
+            "result": "method return time=1793049473.965468 sender=:1.0 -> destination=:1.20 serial=21 reply_serial=2\n",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_track_progress",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "45000000",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_set_volume",
+          "kwargs": {
+            "volume": 0.25
+          },
+          "response": {
+            "result": "method return time=1793049474.175137 sender=:1.0 -> destination=:1.22 serial=23 reply_serial=2\n",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "method": "sp_get_volume",
+          "kwargs": {},
+          "response": {
+            "result": "0.25",
+            "success": true
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "independentFixtureState": {
+        "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+        "Position": 45000000,
+        "Volume": 0.25,
+        "next": 1,
+        "previous": 1,
+        "writes": [
+          [
+            "Volume",
+            0.01
+          ],
+          [
+            "Volume",
+            0.4
+          ],
+          [
+            "PlayPause"
+          ],
+          [
+            "Pause"
+          ],
+          [
+            "Next"
+          ],
+          [
+            "Previous"
+          ],
+          [
+            "Seek",
+            2000000
+          ],
+          [
+            "SetPosition",
+            45000000
+          ],
+          [
+            "Volume",
+            0.25
+          ]
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "browserChecks": [
+    {
+      "id": 12,
+      "scope": "opaque local Chromium + real amd64 Decky3.3 + private silent MPRIS",
+      "checks": [
+        {
+          "rendered": "Music Control\nCurrently Playing\nSilent Test Track\nFixture Artist\nPlayback Volume\nPlayer\nInfo"
+        },
+        {
+          "clickedButton": 0,
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+            "Position": 45000000,
+            "Volume": 0.25,
+            "next": 1,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "clickedButton": 2,
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+            "Position": 45000000,
+            "Volume": 0.25,
+            "next": 2,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "clickedButton": 1,
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Playing",
+            "Position": 45000000,
+            "Volume": 0.25,
+            "next": 2,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "clickedButton": 1,
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+            "Position": 45000000,
+            "Volume": 0.25,
+            "next": 2,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "slider": 0,
+          "value": 0.5,
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+            "Position": 90000000,
+            "Volume": 0.25,
+            "next": 2,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "slider": 1,
+          "value": 60,
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+            "Position": 90000000,
+            "Volume": 0.6,
+            "next": 2,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "infoRoute": "Music Control\nBack to plugin\nMusicControl\nInfoUsageTroubleshooting\nMusicControl allows you to control any media playback that is currently running that implements the MPRIS dbus interface.\nExamples of application that are supported:\nSpotify\nCider\nChrome / Firefox\nStrawberry\nOnly the flatpak versions of these applications have been tested, and not all of them might support the full feature set, so it is recommended to use the discover store to install the applications."
+        },
+        {
+          "reopened": "Music Control\nCurrently Playing\nSilent Test Track\nFixture Artist\nPlayer\nInfo",
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+            "Position": 90000000,
+            "Volume": 0.6,
+            "next": 2,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": 111,
+      "scope": "opaque local Chromium + real amd64 Decky3.3 + private silent MPRIS",
+      "checks": [
+        {
+          "rendered": "Music Control\nCurrently Playing\nSilent Test Track\nFixture Artist\nPlayback Volume\nPlayer\nInfo"
+        },
+        {
+          "clickedButton": 0,
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+            "Position": 45000000,
+            "Volume": 0.25,
+            "next": 1,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "clickedButton": 2,
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+            "Position": 45000000,
+            "Volume": 0.25,
+            "next": 2,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "clickedButton": 1,
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Playing",
+            "Position": 45000000,
+            "Volume": 0.25,
+            "next": 2,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "clickedButton": 1,
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+            "Position": 45000000,
+            "Volume": 0.25,
+            "next": 2,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "slider": 0,
+          "value": 0.5,
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+            "Position": 90000000,
+            "Volume": 0.25,
+            "next": 2,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "slider": 1,
+          "value": 60,
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+            "Position": 90000000,
+            "Volume": 0.6,
+            "next": 2,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "infoRoute": "Music Control\nBack to plugin\nMusicControl\nInfoUsageTroubleshooting\nMusicControl allows you to control any media playback that is currently running that implements the MPRIS dbus interface.\nExamples of application that are supported:\nSpotify\nCider\nChrome / Firefox\nStrawberry\nOnly the flatpak versions of these applications have been tested, and not all of them might support the full feature set, so it is recommended to use the discover store to install the applications."
+        },
+        {
+          "reopened": "Music Control\nCurrently Playing\nSilent Test Track\nFixture Artist\nPlayer\nInfo",
+          "independentReadback": {
+            "PlaybackStatus": "Paused",
+            "Position": 90000000,
+            "Volume": 0.6,
+            "next": 2,
+            "previous": 2
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "limitations": [
+    "Real Frame had no running MPRIS players. No real media transport or volume writes ran.",
+    "The private fixture emits no audio and does not prove playback in a supported media app.",
+    "Album art, physical controller, VR keyboard and worn VR were not tested.",
+    "Both upstream backends truncate multiword Identity to its final word.",
+    "Music Control 1.1.7 automatically probes player volume by writing 0.01 and restoring it; this ran only against the private fixture.",
+    "Existing installed copies require remove/reinstall or an explicit managed update."
+  ],
+  "validation": {
+    "pythonSuite": {
+      "run": 1639,
+      "skipped": 16,
+      "passed": true
+    },
+    "fakeFrame": {
+      "total": 116,
+      "results": {
+        "blocked": 55,
+        "installed-removed": 61
+      },
+      "backendExecution": false
+    },
+    "currentStore": {
+      "checkedAtUtc": "2026-10-26T21:17:39.609721+00:00",
+      "plugins": 116,
+      "allPinnedDigestsUnchanged": true
+    },
+    "independentCleanupAudit": "MPRIS_CLEANUP_AUDIT_PASS: shared lock, test services/runtime directories and owned cache link absent",
+    "pinnedHttpSshFlow": {
+      "command": "scripts/e2e.sh test_framey",
+      "passed": 2,
+      "seconds": 32.59,
+      "scope": "pinned official archive receipt assertions and sample install/update/remove safeguards"
+    }
+  }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# MusicControl / Music Control runtime checks, 26 October 2026
+
+Both official entries remain **partial**. Their pure-Python backends need a
+user-session MPRIS player and `dbus-send`, rather than Deck-specific hardware or
+an x86 binary. [Results](framey-mpris-runtime-2026-10-26.json) pin both archives
+and the actual Decky 3.3.0 executables used.
+
+Two runtime failures were reproduced and repaired:
+
+- The #335 `music-control-bound-methods` transformation was incorrect. Neither
+  manifest declares `api_version`, so Decky uses `module.Plugin` and explicitly
+  supplies the class as `self`. The earlier test used `module.Plugin()` and
+  therefore diagnosed a fixture error as an upstream bug. In actual Decky,
+  the transformation breaks discovery with `_get_dbus_env() missing ... self`
+  and transport with `_sp_player_dbus() missing ... parameters`. Managed installs
+  now retain the original class calls. This supersedes the earlier
+  [bound-method evidence](framey-music-control-bound-methods-2026-10-26.md).
+- On Frame OS 0.5.6, MusicControl 1.1.6's `/bin/sh` subprocess inherits Decky's
+  PyInstaller library path. Its bundled `libtinfo.so.6` needs `GLIBC_2.42`, which
+  the Frame's libc lacks. A private diagnostic backend confirmed the same
+  read-only D-Bus command fails with a shell and succeeds without one. Both
+  exact-archive backends now restore `LD_LIBRARY_PATH_ORIG` (or an empty path)
+  only in their copied D-Bus subprocess environment. The Decky process keeps
+  its original environment. The receipt records `music-control-system-dbus-env`.
+
+The patch is gated by store ID, SHA-256 and folder, and checks the expected
+source before editing. Existing installed copies need **remove/reinstall** or
+an explicit managed update; a desktop update alone does not rewrite them.
+The store still shows partial, with the same reason as the docs table.
+
+Actual Decky 3.3.0 amd64 ran each repaired production-managed install separately
+in a container with no network, host audio, host D-Bus, home or device access.
+A private `dbus-daemon` hosted a silent synthetic MPRIS service. Discovery,
+selection, identity, metadata, status, progress, volume/CanSeek reads,
+play/pause, next/previous, seek, track position and volume writes passed through
+the real legacy websocket RPC envelope. The service's own state independently
+confirmed each write. The shared plugin folder prevents co-installation; each
+entry was tested in a fresh container.
+
+Local headless Chromium loaded the shipped `headset.html` and exact official
+frontends inside their ordinary opaque `allow-scripts` iframe. The relay used
+actual Decky backends and allowed only the private fixture. Track/artist
+rendering, previous/next, play/pause, seek to 90 seconds, volume to 60%, Info
+navigation and close/reopen passed for both entries. Chromium retained its
+normal process isolation and sandboxed-origin restrictions. No external media
+or artwork request was permitted.
+
+Under the shared `/tmp/frame-test.lock`, a removable private Decky 3.3.0 ARM64
+user service loaded each corrected managed install on the real Frame.
+Read-only `sp_list_media_players` returned an empty string successfully for
+both, and `sp_get_media_player` returned their default Spotify bus name.
+These final checks used Decky's direct loopback websocket through SSH; they
+do not claim the deployed Framey HTTP/CEF route. Earlier CEF attempts encountered
+transient reinjection failures. No player controls ran on the real Frame.
+The private units, runtimes and owned Steam image-cache link were removed;
+independent follow-up reads confirmed cleanup and lock release. Battery was
+100 → 100. Existing managed Decky remained failed and the headset panel inactive,
+as found. Power settings were not changed.
+
+Remaining gaps: actual media-app playback/volume on ARM64, local-file album-art
+routing, physical controls and worn VR. Both backends truncate multiword player
+names to their last word. Music Control 1.1.7 automatically probes volume by
+writing 0.01 and restoring it; this was exercised only on the silent fixture.
+
+Validation: full Python suite **1,639 tests, 16 skipped**; focused managed-store
+suite **23/23**; shared frontend action checks; all **116** store digests unchanged.
+The complete fake-Frame audit passed: **61 installed/removed, 55 rejected**
+for documented safeguards; official backends are stubbed in that harness. The
+regression test uses Decky's actual legacy class convention for both entries,
+checks original/absent library-path restoration without changing the parent
+environment, and rejects transferring the patch to a different archive digest.
+
+The pinned HTTP/SSH flow also passed `scripts/e2e.sh test_framey`: **2/2**
+tests in 32.590 seconds. Its receipt assertion covers the replacement shim for
+both Music Control entries; the old assertion caused the first hosted e2e
+failure and left a plugin installed, cascading into the following test.
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Superseded: Music Control bound-method fixture
+
+The #335 result was incorrect. Its test instantiated `module.Plugin()`, while
+actual Decky 3.3.0 uses the class `module.Plugin` for this legacy manifest and
+supplies the class as `self`. The published backend's explicit-self calls are
+correct in that runtime. Removing those arguments breaks actual Decky discovery
+and transport.
+
+The follow-up [real runtime checks](framey-mpris-runtime-2026-10-26.md) reproduce
+the regression, remove the incorrect transformation and replace the test with
+the actual legacy calling convention. They also identify and repair a separate
+Frame OS system-command library-path failure. Existing copies installed with
+`music-control-bound-methods` must be removed/reinstalled or explicitly updated.
+Both official Music Control entries remain partial; the follow-up describes
+exactly what passed and what remains unverified.
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Native plugin packaging blockers, 26 October 2026
+
+This is a static, digest-scoped follow-up. Neither plugin was installed or
+run on the Frame. Their compatibility statuses remain **broken**.
+
+## Decky Cloud Save 1.4.2, store ID 49
+
+The official ZIP SHA-256 is
+`b311d967ddf1b0f0046d36929645855891a40173e3a93f6f0cd8b1576b04b411`.
+It was downloaded and hash-checked without executing any member. Of its 27
+members, `decky-cloud-save/bin/rclone` is a regular executable of **60,776,600
+bytes** with ELF machine **62 (x86_64)**. The installer permits at most 30 MiB
+per member, so this exact ZIP fails before native architecture validation.
+Raising that limit alone would still leave an x86_64 executable on the ARM64
+Frame. No cloud credentials, saves, reads or writes were exercised.
+
+## Emuchievements 2.0.5, store ID 28
+
+The official ZIP SHA-256 is
+`98dcb443e81b9f9011cfe77c69eb659869c8e2df2df8b0a443df66cbfc2f5a89`.
+The [earlier helper check](framey-emuchievements-arm-2026-10-26.md) proved
+one synthetic ROM hash on ARM64, without installing the plugin. The upstream
+source commit `8567e94befffc943434b2adb842487274815f8bb` and its pinned
+libarchive, libchdr and rcheevos submodules were checked out separately for
+this audit. The source is GPL-3.0. An isolated Debian ARM64 cross-build made a
+2.6 MB helper (`c8794558a0d75294930f969a426e7d2ac13a27e3c1ff9bd8aae093e31596b9bd`),
+but it was **not shipped or run on ROM archives**. A complete source bundle
+without Git metadata compressed to about 8 MB; source and license distribution
+would be part of any release-ready port.
+
+The proposed source has an additional blocker. `backend/src/util.cpp` builds
+an extraction destination by appending each raw archive member pathname to
+an owned `/tmp/tmpdir.*` prefix, then passes it to libarchive's disk writer.
+It neither rejects `..`/absolute paths nor enables libarchive's secure path
+flags. `backend/src/main.cpp` later removes the extracted file's parent path.
+With an untrusted archive, those paths may leave the intended temporary
+directory. The plugin's Python backend also invokes `bin/hash` through a
+shell with a path argument. A port needs bounded path validation, secure
+extraction/cleanup, safe subprocess arguments, format coverage and actual
+Decky/backend tests before its official ZIP can be transformed or installed.
+
+The official archive still contains an x86_64 helper. RetroAchievements
+login, real ROM scanning, a packaged ARM64 backend, wearer-visible VR and
+physical controller use remain unverified.
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# v0.4.47 tagged release, 26 October 2026
+
+The release PR [#332](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/332)
+passed its exact-head checks and all four installer preview jobs, including
+Intel Mac. It merged at main commit
+`035c59ee1134aa158c3cd818e8dd35f822cbfc4b`. The seven-job post-merge
+main [checks run](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/actions/runs/40342375912)
+passed, including iOS and fake-Frame e2e. Annotated tag `v0.4.47`
+dereferences to that main commit. The tagged
+[release workflow](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/actions/runs/40344549980)
+passed its draft, Linux, Windows, Apple Silicon Mac, Intel Mac, and checksum
+jobs.
+
+## Frame and package gates
+
+The [candidate evidence](v0447-candidate-2026-10-26.md) records a locked
+exact-version real Frame smoke: **12 passed / one optional x86 launch skipped /
+zero failed**, with owned cleanup and lock release. The x86 launch needs Steam
+Linux Runtime 4, which was absent. The headset was in standby and no wearer was
+confirmed, so the interactive worn-check script was not run. No panel or
+physical-controller claim follows from the smoke.
+
+The draft contained exactly ten installers and `SHA256SUMS`, each with a
+GitHub SHA-256 digest. An independently downloaded `SHA256SUMS` matched a
+fresh ten-line list regenerated from GitHub asset metadata byte for byte;
+its SHA-256 was
+`ab1a95e5d51333dfc962723a21b044da935e07c24cedbd430222dc482d725508`.
+`scripts/publish-release.sh --dry-run v0.4.47` passed the tag, installer,
+checksum, and update-manifest gates after release notes were attached.
+
+Independent downloads passed these checks:
+
+| Package | Result |
+| --- | --- |
+| Linux x86_64 AppImage | SHA-256 `e7c83cf9177d11de724caf40a829b5c97ac3d2f0a04df24bcb1e4107310f1f49`; launched under isolated Xvfb on lxso1, bundled server returned HTTP 200 with `FrameControl/1`, then stopped. |
+| Mac arm64 ZIP | SHA-256 `10092131b7fd43950e0dc436a51da1e41b42803d532a89363e2b71880b92b212`; ZIP CRC valid, bundle version 0.4.47, main Mach-O CPU arm64. |
+| Mac x64 ZIP | SHA-256 `24531b088e85d2e7e9174289b0b9532c78fb85e7a29775c24369c00bc61e5408`; ZIP CRC valid, bundle version 0.4.47, main Mach-O CPU x86_64. |
+| Windows x64 Setup | SHA-256 `a697a7e9042eb0d9545d99639e39ff53fbf993491c0728f59f038f21175b77cc`; PE/Nullsoft installer format. Tagged Windows CI checked packaged files and Python libraries. |
+| Linux arm64 DEB | SHA-256 `e0be95ffc714e71487889a7da4886676b75c993f86bb674d180dc3ea4cd4b3b6`; package version 0.4.47 and architecture arm64. |
+
+The tagged Mac and Windows packages were not launched on physical machines
+in this release gate. Earlier physical Intel Mac acceptance covers older
+bytes.
+
+## Publication and limits
+
+`scripts/publish-release.sh v0.4.47` published
+[v0.4.47](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/tag/v0.4.47) at
+15:07:28 UTC. GitHub's latest-release API returned that tag with
+`draft=false`, `prerelease=false`, ten installers, `SHA256SUMS`, and
+`update.json`. A fresh public latest-download of `update.json` reported
+version 0.4.47, the stable release page, ten hashed installers, and the
+worn-VR limit in its notes.
+
+The exact-version official catalog is **4 works / 52 partial / 49 broken /
+11 N/A** out of 116. Game Theme Music has a local Settings view; its music
+playback and live backend are unverified. Shotty's backend imported and
+copied a synthetic screenshot in isolated Python; live ARM64 Decky loading
+and screenshot rescue are unverified. The real Frame was in standby;
+official-plugin wearer visibility, physical controller usability, VR
+keyboard, and optical comfort remain unverified. The hourly shared-lock
+worn check remains enabled.
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# v0.4.48 candidate gate, 26 October 2026
+
+This candidate contains the exact-archive Music Control 1.1.7 Python call
+repair from [#335](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/335). All
+**11** hosted checks passed on its head
+`ff465accc508e40158c590eebffd4aec924503ac`, including fake-Frame e2e,
+Windows, macOS, Linux, ARM64 host libraries and iOS. The catalog remains
+**4 works / 52 partial / 49 broken / 11 N/A** out of 116. Music Control is
+partial: an isolated D-Bus command fixture proves dispatch after the repair;
+a live player and actual Decky ARM64 backend were not tested.
+
+## Locked real Frame smoke
+
+At 15:36 UTC, source head `ff465accc508e40158c590eebffd4aec924503ac`
+ran `scripts/frame-smoke.sh` on SteamOS 0.5.6 build `20261022.6153909`.
+The runner acquired its own unique `/tmp/frame-test.lock` owner before
+reading device status. Preflight found SteamVR activity **3** (standby),
+proximity raw **3.0625**, and battery **99%**. Owned ARM64 and Windows/Proton
+titles installed, launched and were removed. The optional x86_64 title
+installed and was removed; its launch was **skipped** because Steam Linux
+Runtime 4 was absent. The result was **12 passed / 1 skipped / 0 failed**.
+Owned cleanup passed and the command exited 0, including lock release.
+A separate fresh locked read found battery **100%**, activity **3** and no
+`fc_smoke_*` title directories; it released only its own lock. The private
+runner result is `2026-10-26T153655Z-20261022.6153909.json`.
+
+At 15:42 UTC, exact version-bumped commit
+`a31b4a426cf4204e45fe218e204a26328aa0b1c9` ran the same token-locked
+smoke. Preflight found activity **3**, proximity raw **3.0625** and battery
+**100%**. It passed **12 / 1 optional x86 launch skipped / 0 failed**.
+Cleanup passed and the command exited 0 after releasing its lock. The
+private runner result is `2026-10-26T154258Z-20261022.6153909.json`.
+A fresh separately locked read found battery **100%**, activity **3** and
+no test-title directories, then released that lock. Merging current main
+into the candidate created commit
+`a8bf01d660cd9abb8d2a724626a06a0e7e6c2a6a`; its tree before this
+evidence document was byte-identical to the tested version-bumped commit
+(`d45c2465ddfcf877fe2c8bc30420d4719da5035e`).
+
+No wearer was confirmed. Neither smoke woke the headset or ran the
+interactive worn-check script. Official-plugin wearer visibility, physical
+controllers, VR keyboard and optical comfort remain unverified. The hourly
+shared-lock worn check remains enabled.
+
+## Remaining publication gates
+
+The release PR's exact-head CI and installer previews, post-merge main CI,
+tagged builds with all ten installers and `SHA256SUMS`, independent package
+checks, publisher dry run and public `update.json` readback are required
+before publication.
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# v0.4.48 release verification and withdrawal, 26 October 2026
+
+The annotated [`v0.4.48` tag](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/tag/v0.4.48)
+dereferences to main commit `5438e1d9d05ca472f200dcde50799c8ae882fafb`,
+which contains the version bump and [candidate evidence](v0448-candidate-2026-10-26.md).
+The exact-commit [main checks run](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/actions/runs/40356645911)
+finished successfully: all seven jobs passed, including e2e, iOS, Windows,
+macOS and Linux tests. Its first two attempts had an iOS job stuck in the
+runner queue and were cancelled; attempt 3 ran that job and ended with all
+seven required checks successful. The later documentation-only main commit
+`1ddb6278b8ae0a98ecc79a181bba4d3cc67a52b6` also passed all seven
+[main checks](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/actions/runs/40406851705).
+
+The exact-tag [release workflow](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/actions/runs/40406781383)
+finished successfully. Its draft, Linux, Windows, Apple Silicon Mac, Intel
+Mac and checksum jobs all passed; no tagged installer build failed or was
+cancelled. Tagged CI launched the Linux x86_64 AppImage on Xvfb, checked both
+Mac bundles against their runner architecture, installed the Windows Setup
+and compared its installed resources with the unpacked build, and tested its
+packaged Python and native PC libraries.
+
+An earlier [release-PR preview run](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/actions/runs/40352797572/attempts/1)
+was not a passing gate: its Apple Silicon Mac build was cancelled and its
+checksum job was skipped. [Attempt 2](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/actions/runs/40352797572/attempts/2)
+completed all four preview installer builds successfully. Publication used the
+separate exact-tag workflow above, whose six jobs all succeeded.
+
+The draft had exactly ten installers and `SHA256SUMS`, each with a GitHub
+SHA-256 digest. An independently downloaded `SHA256SUMS` matched a fresh
+ten-line list generated from GitHub's asset metadata byte for byte. Both
+its downloaded SHA-256 and GitHub's own asset digest were
+`8cf7d8808f0b0b9da08e2590461e83ef557412a0ce2cc780c8e1d02e34ce1a60`.
+Independent downloads on lxso1 matched `SHA256SUMS` for these packages:
+
+| Package | SHA-256 and independent check |
+| --- | --- |
+| Linux x86_64 AppImage | `7c0cbef7c0330c48ecb69f6fcee027a8b45fe84b0458985db31d16b09fc45cbe`; isolated Xvfb launch served HTTP 200 with `FrameControl/1`, then its server stopped. |
+| Linux arm64 DEB | `d3c2cdc4310fc3fed11460ad970a3ff6da8b80a6ec566acf1bcaa5a9570efc3e`; package declares version 0.4.48 and arm64 architecture. |
+| Mac arm64 ZIP | `3c5b0ad0877e4c1e1adbac17a9eb4f1114294a25576330050ac9ce338e0b1c00`; ZIP CRC, bundle version 0.4.48 and main Mach-O arm64 CPU passed. |
+| Mac x64 ZIP | `3bb90246794f0082fd4f34d86113e292ae543671ff8bea4096d888a9273a529c`; ZIP CRC, bundle version 0.4.48 and main Mach-O x86_64 CPU passed. |
+| Windows x64 Setup | `def654c238575778120c6f2a4df1af319b0cd169f64c2fceebe26ddc5e3c68ff`; downloaded file is a PE/Nullsoft installer; tagged Windows CI installed and tested its contents. |
+
+After attaching the final release notes,
+`scripts/publish-release.sh --dry-run v0.4.48` passed the exact tag, ten
+installer digests, checksum asset and update-manifest checks.
+`scripts/publish-release.sh v0.4.48` published the release at
+**21:53:29 UTC**. GitHub's latest-release API read back tag `v0.4.48`,
+`draft=false`, `prerelease=false`, ten installers, `SHA256SUMS` and
+`update.json`. Immediately after publication, a fresh public latest-download
+of `update.json` reported version 0.4.48, the release page, ten hashed
+installers and the worn VR limit in its notes. This is historical evidence,
+not the current update-channel state.
+
+## Withdrawn after a real Decky regression was confirmed
+
+The all-green release gate did not include Music Control's actual Decky 3.3.0
+legacy class calling convention. [PR #338](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/338)
+reproduced a regression in the #335 digest-scoped Music Control 1.1.7 install
+shim: it removes explicit `self` from calls that the real legacy runtime needs,
+so player discovery fails with `_get_dbus_env() missing 1 required positional
+argument: 'self'`. The earlier fixture had instantiated `Plugin()` and missed
+this behavior. A passing CI run therefore did not prove this plugin path worked.
+
+At **22:01:20 UTC**, v0.4.48 was returned to draft and the previously green
+v0.4.47 was marked latest. The v0.4.48 tag and build artifacts were preserved;
+no tag or installer was deleted. The preserved draft's notes now begin with a
+withdrawal notice. GitHub's latest-release API and a fresh public
+`releases/latest/download/update.json` now both point to **v0.4.47** with ten
+hashed installers. Existing v0.4.48 installations do not auto-downgrade.
+The repair in #338 merged at `04cde721c862c80a18dad17c2aab0c86ca8d3082`.
+It requires green post-merge main checks, a new release candidate and all
+release gates before any replacement version is offered. An app update alone
+does not rewrite the bad installed plugin shim: affected users need an explicit
+managed plugin update or remove/reinstall after the repair ships.
+
+The [candidate smoke](v0448-candidate-2026-10-26.md) on the real Frame passed
+**12 / one optional x86_64 launch skipped / zero failed**. The optional launch
+needed Steam Linux Runtime 4, which was absent; no x86_64 headset launch was
+claimed. Owned test titles and processes were removed, the lock was released,
+and a fresh locked check found standby and no test-title leftovers. A later
+read-only locked check found SteamVR activity 3 (standby), proximity raw
+3.0625 and battery 100%, then released its own lock. No wearer was confirmed,
+so neither the worn-check script nor physical controller input was run.
+Official-plugin wearer visibility, controller use, VR keyboard, optical comfort
+and physical launch of these exact Mac/Windows installers remain unverified.
@@ -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.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ A [Free Loader duplicate-entry follow-up](evidence/framey-free-loader-duplicates

 The current published digests are pinned in the JSON; if the store changed, retain/download those exact archives for reproduction. Audit downloads permit larger ZIPs for inspection; production installer limits remain 50 MiB ZIP / 150 MiB unpacked / 30 MiB per member.

-After the VR job released the shared lock, this audit acquired it and used a private temporary Decky 3.3.0 ARM64 user service. Read-only ProtonDB `get_setting` and Steam Status `get_settings` calls succeeded through the live Steam CEF websocket. The service and private base were removed and the lock released; normal managed services stayed inactive, battery was 100 → 99, and no power setting was changed. [Redacted results](evidence/framey-official-backend-2026-10-25.json) record exactly what ran. A [2026-10-26 follow-up](evidence/framey-events-backend-2026-10-26.json) verified default Notebook drawing/save/reopen across a real backend restart and Simple Timer start/cancel, countdown/completion events, a visible toast and persisted recents/subtle mode. Only private test settings were written. Simple Timer remains partial because its own expired-timer startup raises a missing `timer_task` error; sound/suspend are unsupported. A [local audio follow-up](evidence/framey-audio-backends-2026-10-26.md) exercised Volume Mixer, Volume Boost and Mixer through real Decky 3.3.0 amd64 backends on private silent virtual audio targets. Sliders, numeric volume entry, independent server readbacks and Mixer filter persistence across a runtime restart passed. An [ARM64 audio follow-up](evidence/framey-audio-arm64-2026-10-26.md) verified the unmodified official backends in actual Decky 3.3.0 on the Frame user audio session. Volume Mixer and Mixer now qualify as works for per-app volume: Chromium controls changed only a named silent stream, with independent Pulse readbacks. That run left Volume Boost partial because sink writes were denied. A [Volume Boost follow-up](evidence/framey-volume-boost-arm64-2026-10-26.md) now verifies linked/separate channel controls, re-link and reopen through the actual ARM64 backend. Independent Pulse reads confirmed 125%/150% gain writes while the default sink stayed muted; exact original volume/mute was restored. Volume Boost qualifies as works for sink controls. Audible output, Bluetooth playback and worn VR remain unverified. A [running-context follow-up](evidence/framey-running-context-2026-10-26.md) supplies detached running-app/main-app reads and relays actual Steam lifetime callbacks while a panel is open. Real Frame checks verified an empty list, registration/cleanup and the exact Discord Status ARM64 backend reporting no IPC connection. Nonempty games and transitions were synthetic fixtures; real game events, Discord activity and worn VR remain unverified. Discord Status moves to partial; no new works claim is made. A [library context follow-up](evidence/framey-library-context-2026-10-26.md) read 1,106 app overviews, 895 game IDs and the current public Steam ID from real Frame CEF under the shared lock. Local Chromium replayed this detached snapshot to render Deck Settings game selection, Steamback's empty save panel and PlayTime statistics/settings. Steamback and PlayTime used actual Decky 3.3.0 amd64 backends in an isolated container; their ARM64 backends and automatic game hooks remain unverified. Shotty's frontend now starts, but its published backend fails on missing `click`; it stays broken. A [chunked frontend follow-up](evidence/framey-deck-shelves-browser-2026-10-26.md) loaded Deck Shelves 2.0.0 through a managed JavaScript module route and rendered its settings in an opaque local Chromium panel. Its backend was denied; Steam Home shelves and worn VR remain unverified. A [local module lookup follow-up](evidence/framey-module-lookup-2026-10-26.md) supplies a finite registry of Framey-local controls and CSS. TabMaster QAM/docs now render; Steam library-tab editing remains unavailable. That pass exposed Junk-Store executable-script extraction failures; the follow-up below repairs them. SteamGridDB still requires Steam context-menu internals and DeckSP still fails its published MobX fallback. That pass tested TabMaster/Junk-Store in actual isolated amd64 Decky, without ARM64 or worn-VR coverage. A [script entrypoint follow-up](evidence/framey-script-entrypoints-2026-10-26.md) grants owner execute to shebang scripts and ZIP-declared executables without copying archive privilege/write bits. Junk-Store now passes static menu/backend calls in actual Decky 3.3.0 ARM64 and local Chromium Games/Epic navigation, back and reopen. It moves to partial: About still crashes on missing installed-app metadata, Legendary is absent, and login/game operations remain unverified. Existing installations require update/reinstall to repair permissions. A [read-only installed-metadata follow-up](evidence/framey-installed-context-2026-10-26.md) now repairs the About crash. The library snapshot copies only Steam-supplied installed booleans into detached metadata, preserving unknown values as undefined. Junk-Store About/Dependencies, Back and reopen render in local Chromium with actual Frame library data and the official ARM64 backend. It remains partial: dependency/login/game operations, RSS, the optional Line truncated
+After the VR job released the shared lock, this audit acquired it and used a private temporary Decky 3.3.0 ARM64 user service. Read-only ProtonDB `get_setting` and Steam Status `get_settings` calls succeeded through the live Steam CEF websocket. The service and private base were removed and the lock released; normal managed services stayed inactive, battery was 100 → 99, and no power setting was changed. [Redacted results](evidence/framey-official-backend-2026-10-25.json) record exactly what ran. A [2026-10-26 follow-up](evidence/framey-events-backend-2026-10-26.json) verified default Notebook drawing/save/reopen across a real backend restart and Simple Timer start/cancel, countdown/completion events, a visible toast and persisted recents/subtle mode. Only private test settings were written. Simple Timer remains partial because its own expired-timer startup raises a missing `timer_task` error; sound/suspend are unsupported. A [local audio follow-up](evidence/framey-audio-backends-2026-10-26.md) exercised Volume Mixer, Volume Boost and Mixer through real Decky 3.3.0 amd64 backends on private silent virtual audio targets. Sliders, numeric volume entry, independent server readbacks and Mixer filter persistence across a runtime restart passed. An [ARM64 audio follow-up](evidence/framey-audio-arm64-2026-10-26.md) verified the unmodified official backends in actual Decky 3.3.0 on the Frame user audio session. Volume Mixer and Mixer now qualify as works for per-app volume: Chromium controls changed only a named silent stream, with independent Pulse readbacks. That run left Volume Boost partial because sink writes were denied. A [Volume Boost follow-up](evidence/framey-volume-boost-arm64-2026-10-26.md) now verifies linked/separate channel controls, re-link and reopen through the actual ARM64 backend. Independent Pulse reads confirmed 125%/150% gain writes while the default sink stayed muted; exact original volume/mute was restored. Volume Boost qualifies as works for sink controls. Audible output, Bluetooth playback and worn VR remain unverified. A [running-context follow-up](evidence/framey-running-context-2026-10-26.md) supplies detached running-app/main-app reads and relays actual Steam lifetime callbacks while a panel is open. Real Frame checks verified an empty list, registration/cleanup and the exact Discord Status ARM64 backend reporting no IPC connection. Nonempty games and transitions were synthetic fixtures; real game events, Discord activity and worn VR remain unverified. Discord Status moves to partial; no new works claim is made. A [library context follow-up](evidence/framey-library-context-2026-10-26.md) read 1,106 app overviews, 895 game IDs and the current public Steam ID from real Frame CEF under the shared lock. Local Chromium replayed this detached snapshot to render Deck Settings game selection, Steamback's empty save panel and PlayTime statistics/settings. Steamback and PlayTime used actual Decky 3.3.0 amd64 backends in an isolated container; their ARM64 backends and automatic game hooks remain unverified. Shotty's frontend now starts, but its published backend fails on missing `click`; it stays broken. A [chunked frontend follow-up](evidence/framey-deck-shelves-browser-2026-10-26.md) loaded Deck Shelves 2.0.0 through a managed JavaScript module route and rendered its settings in an opaque local Chromium panel. Its backend was denied; Steam Home shelves and worn VR remain unverified. A [local module lookup follow-up](evidence/framey-module-lookup-2026-10-26.md) supplies a finite registry of Framey-local controls and CSS. TabMaster QAM/docs now render; Steam library-tab editing remains unavailable. That pass exposed Junk-Store executable-script extraction failures; the follow-up below repairs them. SteamGridDB still requires Steam context-menu internals and DeckSP still fails its published MobX fallback. That pass tested TabMaster/Junk-Store in actual isolated amd64 Decky, without ARM64 or worn-VR coverage. A [script entrypoint follow-up](evidence/framey-script-entrypoints-2026-10-26.md) grants owner execute to shebang scripts and ZIP-declared executables without copying archive privilege/write bits. Junk-Store now passes static menu/backend calls in actual Decky 3.3.0 ARM64 and local Chromium Games/Epic navigation, back and reopen. It moves to partial: About still crashes on missing installed-app metadata, Legendary is absent, and login/game operations remain unverified. Existing installations require update/reinstall to repair permissions. A [read-only installed-metadata follow-up](evidence/framey-installed-context-2026-10-26.md) now repairs the About crash. The library snapshot copies only Steam-supplied installed booleans into detached metadata, preserving unknown values as undefined. Junk-Store About/Dependencies, Back and reopen render in local Chromium with actual Frame library data and the official ARM64 backend. It remains partial: dependency/login/game operations, RSS, the optional Line truncated

 ## Every current plugin

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The API column shows manifest / actual bundled frontend API. Many manifests say
 | 7: CSS Loader 2.1.3 | legacy / legacy | partial | Panel initialization succeeds; CSS themes patch Steam UI and cannot theme the isolated VR shell. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
 | 10: vibrantDeck 2.0.1 | legacy / legacy | N/A | Not supported on Frame: Changes X11 gamescope color properties, not the Frame SteamVR compositor. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
 | 11: Fantastic 0.5.1 | legacy / legacy | N/A | Not supported on Frame: Targets Steam Deck fan hardware; no Frame fan-control mapping is provided. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
-| 12: MusicControl 1.1.6 | legacy / legacy | partial | Legacy media controls initialize; player discovery and playback are unverified. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
+| 12: MusicControl 1.1.6 | legacy / legacy | partial | Managed reinstall preserves Decky’s legacy calling convention and repairs the Frame OS shell library-path failure. Chromium transport/seek/volume against a silent MPRIS fixture and real ARM64 empty-player discovery pass; actual Frame media playback, album art and worn VR remain unverified. Reinstall existing copies to apply. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame, isolated Decky 3.3.0 + MPRIS fixture, real Frame SSH |
 | 13: Pause Games 1.0.3 | 1 / 2 | partial | Settings and running-game list initialize in local Chromium with an explicit synthetic game; live Frame empty-list reads and lifetime registration/cleanup passed. Process pause/resume, automatic pausing and suspend integration remain unverified/unsupported; backend writes were denied. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
 | 14: ProtonDB Badges 1.3.4 | 2 / 2 | partial | Settings render locally and read-only get_setting RPC returned the default through real Decky 3.3.0 on ARM64 Frame. Steam game-page badges have no patch target; live writes and VR controls unverified. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame, real Frame SSH |
 | 16: Audio Loader 1.6.1 | legacy / legacy | broken | This plugin needs root and is not supported by the Frame user service. Steam UI sound lookup is present as explicitly unsupported; the frontend still requires Steam m_GamepadUIAudioStore.m_AudioPlaybackManager, which is unavailable in the isolated panel. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ The API column shows manifest / actual bundled frontend API. Many manifests say
 | 44: DeckMTP 1.0.5 | legacy / legacy | broken | Plugin contains a non-ARM64 Linux binary: DeckMTP/bin/umtprd. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
 | 46: Steamback 1.0.0-1 | legacy / legacy | partial | Panel opens using the real Frame current-user/library snapshot. Account setup and empty save-list reads pass through actual Decky 3.3.0 amd64 in isolation. ARM64 backend, supported-save discovery, automatic backups and restore remain unverified; no backup/restore ran. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame, real Frame SSH |
 | 48: Quick Launch 1.2.1 | legacy / legacy | broken | This plugin needs root and is not supported by the Frame user service. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
-| 49: Decky Cloud Save 1.4.2 | legacy / legacy | broken | Unsafe plugin archive member. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
+| 49: Decky Cloud Save 1.4.2 | legacy / legacy | broken | The exact official ZIP contains a 60,776,600-byte x86_64 rclone member, above the 30 MiB member limit and unusable on ARM64. Installation remains blocked. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
 | 50: Storage Cleaner 1.4.0 | 1 / 2 | partial | Empty-data panel rendered; cleanup was deliberately not run because it can remove local data. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
 | 52: Game Theme Music 1.7.1-1 | 1 / 2 | partial | An inert local component lets the exact frontend initialize and render its Settings view in opaque Chromium. Backend get_setting and plugin network were denied in the audit; Steam game-page theme injection has no verified target in Framey. Music search, playback, downloads, settings persistence and worn VR remain unverified. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
 | 53: Shotty 0.1.0 | legacy / legacy | partial | The frontend starts with the read-only Frame library snapshot. Frame Control adds a digest-scoped click.get_app_dir compatibility module to the managed install; the exact backend then imports and copies a synthetic Steam screenshot into a temporary Pictures folder in isolated Python. Actual Decky 3.3.0 ARM64 loading, live screenshots/rescue, in-VR panel and physical controller use remain unverified. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame, real Frame SSH, isolated Python backend |
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ The API column shows manifest / actual bundled frontend API. Many manifests say
 | 108: HueSync 3.8.0 | 1 / 2 | N/A | Not supported on Frame: Targets handheld RGB/LED controllers (AYANEO/Ally/MSI), not Frame hardware. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
 | 109: MuraDeck 2.1.4 | 1 / 2 | N/A | Not supported on Frame: Calibration is specifically for defective Samsung Steam Deck OLED panels, not Frame displays. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
 | 110: Dimmer Deck 0.0.4 | 1 / 2 | N/A | Not supported on Frame: Changes gamescope/X11 dimming properties; no mapping to Frame VR display brightness exists. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
-| 111: Music Control 1.1.7 | legacy / legacy | partial | Panel initializer succeeds with backend/network blocked; actual controls and backend remain unverified. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
+| 111: Music Control 1.1.7 | legacy / legacy | partial | Managed reinstall preserves Decky’s legacy calling convention and repairs the Frame OS shell library-path failure. Chromium transport/seek/volume against a silent MPRIS fixture and real ARM64 empty-player discovery pass; actual Frame media playback, album art and worn VR remain unverified. Reinstall existing copies to apply. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame, isolated Python backend, isolated Decky 3.3.0 + MPRIS fixture, real Frame SSH |
 | 112: Better Keyboard 0.3.4 | 1 / 2 | broken | This plugin needs root and is not supported by the Frame user service. Frontend audit failed: window.SteamClient.UI.GetUIMode is not a function. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
 | 113: Decky LSFG-VK 0.12.2 | 1 / 2 | partial | Initializer succeeds; runtime LSFG/Windows DLL downloads and Vulkan integration are not ARM64-validated. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
 | 114: Network Sentinel 1.0.4 | 1 / 2 | broken | This plugin needs root and is not supported by the Frame user service. | static archive, local browser, fake-Frame |
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ DFL includes exports imported through decky-frontend-lib / @decky/ui. Steam stor
 | CSS Loader | none detected | ButtonItem, ColorPickerModal, ConfirmModal, DialogButton, DialogCheckbox, Dropdown, DropdownItem, Focusable, ModalRoot, Navigation, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, ScrollPanelGroup, SidebarNavigation, SliderField, Tabs, TextField, Toggle, ToggleField, classMap, definePlugin, findModuleChild, gamepadDialogClasses, gamepadSliderClasses, getGamepadNavigationTrees, replacePatch, showModal, staticClasses | routerHook, toaster, window.SP_REACT, local/Steam routes, toasts, QAM/global tabs, Steam page patches/module lookup | Python | No specific hardware requirement detected statically; runtime requirements unverified. |
 | vibrantDeck | none detected | PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, Router, SliderField, ToggleField, definePlugin, staticClasses | Router, window.SP_REACT | Python | Changes X11 gamescope color properties, not the Frame SteamVR compositor. |
 | Fantastic | none detected | Field, Navigation, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, ToggleField, definePlugin, staticClasses | window.SP_REACT, QAM/global tabs | Python + native payload; x86_64 | Targets Steam Deck fan hardware; no Frame fan-control mapping is provided. |
-| MusicControl | none detected | ButtonItem, DialogButton, Focusable, Menu, MenuItem, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, Router, SidebarNavigation, SliderField, SteamSpinner, definePlugin, showContextMenu, staticClasses | Router, routerHook, window.SP_REACT, local/Steam routes | Python | No specific hardware requirement detected statically; runtime requirements unverified. |
+| MusicControl | none detected | ButtonItem, DialogButton, Focusable, Menu, MenuItem, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, Router, SidebarNavigation, SliderField, SteamSpinner, definePlugin, showContextMenu, staticClasses | Router, routerHook, window.SP_REACT, local/Steam routes | Python | User-session MPRIS player and dbus-send required; no Deck-specific hardware. |
 | Pause Games | Apps, Apps.RegisterForGameActionTaskChange, GameSessions.RegisterForAppLifetimeNotifications, System.RegisterForOnResumeFromSuspend, System.RegisterForOnSuspendRequest, System.UI.RegisterForFocusChangeEvents, System.UI.RegisterForSystemKeyEvents | Button, Field, Focusable, Marquee, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, Router, Toggle, ToggleField, beforePatch, sleep | Router, window.SP_REACT, Steam page patches/module lookup, Steam stores | Python | No specific hardware requirement detected statically; runtime requirements unverified. |
 | ProtonDB Badges | none detected | ButtonItem, ConfirmModal, DialogButton, DropdownItem, Field, Focusable, Navigation, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, ScrollPanel, ScrollPanelGroup, ToggleField, afterPatch, appDetailsClasses, appDetailsHeaderClasses, createReactTreePatcher, definePlugin, findInReactTree, findModuleExport, showModal, staticClasses, useParams | SteamUIStore, appStore, routerHook, toaster, local/Steam routes, toasts, QAM/global tabs, Steam page patches/module lookup, Steam stores | Python | No specific hardware requirement detected statically; runtime requirements unverified. |
 | Audio Loader | GameSessions.RegisterForAppLifetimeNotifications, d.ts | ButtonItem, DialogButton, Dropdown, DropdownItem, Focusable, Navigation, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, Router, SliderField, Tabs, TextField, ToggleField, afterPatch, beforePatch, definePlugin, findModuleChild, gamepadDialogClasses, staticClasses | Router, routerHook, toaster, window.SP_REACT, local/Steam routes, toasts, QAM/global tabs, Steam page patches/module lookup, Steam stores | Python | No specific hardware requirement detected statically; runtime requirements unverified. |
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ DFL includes exports imported through decky-frontend-lib / @decky/ui. Steam stor
 | HueSync | Settings.GetCurrentLanguage, System.GetSystemInfo, System.RegisterForBatteryStateChanges, System.RegisterForOnResumeFromSuspend, System.RegisterForOnSuspendRequest, User.RegisterForPrepareForSystemSuspendProgress, User.RegisterForResumeSuspendedGamesProgress | DialogButton, DropdownItem, Field, Focusable, Marquee, ModalRoot, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, Router, SliderField, TextField, ToggleField, definePlugin, findModuleChild, gamepadSliderClasses, showModal, staticClasses | Router, toaster, window.SP_REACT, toasts, Steam page patches/module lookup, Steam stores | Python + native payload; x86_64 | Targets handheld RGB/LED controllers (AYANEO/Ally/MSI), not Frame hardware. |
 | MuraDeck | System.Display.RegisterForBrightnessChanges | ButtonItem, ConfirmModal, Field, Focusable, Navigation, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, SideMenu, SidebarNavigation, SliderField, ToggleField, quickAccessControlsClasses, showModal | SteamUIStore, routerHook, window.SP_REACT, local/Steam routes, Steam stores | Python | Calibration is specifically for defective Samsung Steam Deck OLED panels, not Frame displays. |
 | Dimmer Deck | Settings.GetCurrentLanguage, System.Display.RegisterForBrightnessChanges, System.Display.SetBrightness | PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, SliderField, ToggleField, staticClasses | toaster, window.SP_REACT, toasts, Steam stores | Python | Changes gamescope/X11 dimming properties; no mapping to Frame VR display brightness exists. |
-| Music Control | none detected | ButtonItem, DialogButton, Focusable, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, Router, SidebarNavigation, SliderField, SteamSpinner, definePlugin, staticClasses | Router, routerHook, window.SP_REACT, local/Steam routes | Python | No specific hardware requirement detected statically; runtime requirements unverified. |
+| Music Control | none detected | ButtonItem, DialogButton, Focusable, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, Router, SidebarNavigation, SliderField, SteamSpinner, definePlugin, staticClasses | Router, routerHook, window.SP_REACT, local/Steam routes | Python | User-session MPRIS player and dbus-send required; no Deck-specific hardware. |
 | Better Keyboard | Settings.GetCurrentLanguage, UI.GetUIMode, UI.RegisterForUIModeChanged | ButtonItem, EUIMode, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, ToggleField, staticClasses | SteamUIStore, window.SP_REACT, Steam stores | Python | /dev/input |
 | Decky LSFG-VK | none detected | ButtonItem, ConfirmModal, DialogBody, DialogButton, DialogControlsSection, DialogControlsSectionHeader, DialogHeader, Dropdown, Field, Focusable, ModalRoot, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, Router, SliderField, Spinner, TextField, Toggle, ToggleField, showModal, staticClasses | Router, toaster, window.SP_REACT, toasts | Python | flatpak; x86_64 |
 | Network Sentinel | none detected | ButtonItem, Navigation, PanelSection, PanelSectionRow, SliderField, ToggleField, staticClasses | toaster, window.SP_REACT, toasts | Python | No specific hardware requirement detected statically; runtime requirements unverified. |
@@ -288,11 +288,11 @@ All published Linux native payloads in this snapshot are x86_64; no published aa
 | Fantastic | bin/backend | Fan backend/driver is Deck-specific; an ARM64 rebuild would not provide compatible Frame hardware. |
 | PowerTools | bin/libryzenadj.so, bin/ryzenadj, bin/backend | RyzenAdj and AMD power backend cannot control an ARM64 Frame SoC. |
 | Memory Deck | bin/libscanmem.so.1.0.0 | libscanmem must be rebuilt for aarch64 and validated against target process architecture; memory writes were not tested. |
-| Emuchievements | bin/hash | The bin/hash helper needs an ARM64 build and cross-platform hashing tests; no ARM64 artifact is published. |
+| Emuchievements | bin/hash | A source-matched ARM64 helper matched one synthetic ROM on the real Frame (docs/evidence/framey-emuchievements-arm-2026-10-26.md). The pinned upstream source proposed for packaging also has unsafe archive extraction and cleanup paths (docs/evidence/framey-native-port-blockers-2026-10-26.md); fix and test those before shipping an ARM64 binary. The official x86_64 ZIP remains blocked; format coverage, plugin backend/UI, login and worn VR are unverified. |
 | MoonDeck | python/externals/yarl/_quoting_c.cpython-313-x86_64-linux-gnu.so, python/externals/aiohttp/_http_parser.cpython-313-x86_64-linux-gnu.so, python/externals/aiohttp/_websocket/reader_c.cpython-313-x86_64-linux-gnu.so, python/externals/aiohttp/_websocket/mask.cpython-313-x86_64-linux-gnu.so, python/externals/aiohttp/_http_writer.cpython-313-x86_64-linux-gnu.so, … 26 total; full list in JSON | Rebuild vendored CPython 3.13 extension wheels for the headset Python ABI and ARM64; buddy/helper dependencies also need ports. |
 | Controller Tools | bin/backend | Native backend needs an ARM64 build and controller/HID dependencies; its direct websocket also bypasses the Framey bridge. |
 | DeckMTP | bin/umtprd | umtprd needs ARM64 libusb/MTP dependencies and USB gadget permissions; root user-service blocker remains. |
-| Decky Cloud Save | bin/rclone | rclone needs an ARM64 artifact; this ZIP also fails safe member validation. Cloud writes were not exercised. |
+| Decky Cloud Save | bin/rclone | An ARM64 rclone artifact and safe package policy are needed; the official 60,776,600-byte x86_64 member fails archive validation. No cloud writes were run (docs/evidence/framey-native-port-blockers-2026-10-26.md). |
 | DeckyFileServer | bin/backend | Native file-server backend needs ARM64 dependencies; root requirement also blocks the user service. |
 | TS3 QuickAccess | bin/ts3-qs4sd.so | TeamSpeak client plugin must match an ARM64 TeamSpeak client and SDK ABI, not merely rebuild the .so. |
 | Syncthing | bin/decky-syncthing-watchdog | The watchdog needs an ARM64 build, plus a supported Syncthing runtime/package and safe path validation. |
@@ -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
@@ -549,3 +549,41 @@ Fixtures cover duplicate instance identity, unknown states, GUID matching,
 localised/denied channel data and 6 GHz ambiguity. No tests contact a real Frame.
 A Windows CI runner/VM cannot prove physical Steam dongle behaviour or audio RF
 interference. See [sources and limits](windows-wireless-doctor.md).
+
+### Actual Decky backend shim gate
+
+Fake-Frame tests stub plugin execution, so they cannot prove Decky's Python
+calling convention. `Decky backend runtime` CI separately runs the published,
+SHA-256-pinned **Decky 3.3.0** executable on native amd64 and ARM64 Linux.
+The loader discovers production-managed official archives and calls their public
+methods over its actual websocket API. No test imports or instantiates `Plugin`.
+
+```sh
+python3 scripts/framey-test-decky-runtime.py --output /tmp/decky-runtime.json
+# Offline loader cache (still checked against its pinned native digest):
+python3 scripts/framey-test-decky-runtime.py --loader /path/to/PluginLoader --output /tmp/decky-runtime.json
+```
+
+Run on Linux with Docker. Image build and the pinned loader download need network;
+plugin execution has no network, published ports, host home/audio/D-Bus/device
+mounts, capabilities or writable repository. Each case has its own unprivileged
+container, private tmpfs home and temporary files. Nothing contacts the headset
+or its shared lock. Failed/timed-out containers and the private image tag are
+removed by the runner.
+
+Every `compat_shims.append` in the managed installer must have a case in
+`tests/decky-runtime/cases.json`. Add each affected pinned official archive and
+a safe public-method probe when introducing a shim. Ordinary unit tests reject
+uncovered shim names. The runtime job verifies the managed receipt, loader
+plugin discovery, and a successful backend call; a discovery listing alone
+could conceal a crashed backend process.
+
+Current cases cover both Music Control entries and Shotty. Music Control uses
+the private silent MPRIS fixture to check discovery, metadata, play/pause,
+next/previous, seek and volume, with independent service-state readbacks.
+Shotty checks backend import, rescuer state and empty screenshot aggregation
+inside its disposable home. A fourth negative-control case deliberately
+reintroduces #335's incorrect bound-method transformation and must reproduce
+the real loader's legacy backend-call failure. The gate fails if that regression goes
+undetected. These checks verify backend behavior in a container; they do not
+upgrade any plugin's Frame, actual media playback or worn-VR compatibility claim.
@@ -80,7 +80,12 @@ def render(data):
        'Earlier focused checks cover [ProtonDB](evidence/framey-browser-2026-10-25.md), '
        '[Steam Status/cache](evidence/framey-cache-browser-2026-10-25.md), '
        '[Storage Cleaner](evidence/framey-api-v1-browser-2026-10-25.md), and '
-        '[legacy MusicControl](evidence/framey-legacy-2026-10-25.md).', '',
+        '[legacy MusicControl](evidence/framey-legacy-2026-10-25.md). '
+        'A [shared Music Control runtime follow-up](evidence/framey-mpris-runtime-2026-10-26.md) corrects the earlier bound-method fixture error: actual Decky uses the legacy class calling convention, so explicit-self calls must stay. '
+        'Exact managed installs also restore the system library path for D-Bus subprocesses, repairing a real Frame OS libtinfo/glibc failure in MusicControl 1.1.6. '
+        'Both official entries pass transport/seek/volume, Info and reopen in local Chromium with actual Decky 3.3.0 amd64 and a private silent MPRIS service. '
+        'Actual ARM64 Decky on the Frame passes read-only empty-player discovery for both. Existing copies need remove/reinstall or an explicit managed update. '
+        'Actual media playback on ARM64, artwork and worn VR remain unverified; both stay partial.', '',
        '## Every current plugin', '',
        'The API column shows manifest / actual bundled frontend API. Many manifests say v1 while their bundle connects API2. '
        'Missing manifest API is labelled legacy; an unrecognized bundle is unknown. Globals and hardware are static signals, not exhaustive dependencies.', '',
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Run every managed backend shim in native, isolated, published Decky 3.3.0.
+
+Downloads a digest-pinned loader, or accepts --loader for an offline cached copy.
+Only image build/download use network. All official plugin execution is in
+network/device/session-isolated disposable Docker containers. Never uses Frame.
+"""
+import argparse
+import ast
+import hashlib
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+import platform
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import urllib.request
+import uuid
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+RELEASE = 'v3.3.0'
+LOADERS = {
+    'x86_64': ('PluginLoader', 'e80d03e641d1766a33a817cb27ab8d2e0a4633685e5d27e4de948a6687526181', 62),
+    'aarch64': ('PluginLoader-arm64', '8ef5dcf36cbbbb6e97201a6baed5d79c4cc44ec27789fc9af1c5b6ae8f0b25b6', 183),
+}
+
+
+def check_coverage():
+    """A new production shim must declare an actual-runtime probe before CI runs."""
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT/'ui'))
+    import frame_decky_store
+    tree = ast.parse(frame_decky_store.APPLY)
+    shims = set()
+    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+        if (isinstance(node, ast.Call) and isinstance(node.func, ast.Attribute)
+                and isinstance(node.func.value, ast.Name)
+                and node.func.value.id == 'compat_shims' and node.func.attr == 'append'):
+            if len(node.args) != 1 or not isinstance(node.args[0], ast.Constant) or not isinstance(node.args[0].value, str):
+                raise ValueError('Managed shims must declare a literal name for runtime test coverage')
+            shims.add(node.args[0].value)
+    cases = json.loads((ROOT/'tests/decky-runtime/cases.json').read_text())
+    if shims != {case['shim'] for case in cases}:
+        raise ValueError('Every managed shim needs an actual Decky runtime case')
+    return cases
+
+
+def loader_bytes(path):
+    arch = platform.machine()
+    if arch not in LOADERS:
+        raise ValueError('Run on native Linux x86_64 or aarch64')
+    asset, digest, machine = LOADERS[arch]
+    if path:
+        data = path.read_bytes()
+    else:
+        url = f'https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-loader/releases/download/{RELEASE}/{asset}'
+        request = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={'User-Agent': 'Frame-Control-runtime-tests'})
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=60) as response:
+            data = response.read(80*1024*1024+1)
+    if hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest() != digest:
+        raise ValueError('Decky 3.3.0 loader digest mismatch')
+    if data[:4] != b'\x7fELF' or int.from_bytes(data[18:20], 'little') != machine:
+        raise ValueError('Loader architecture does not match the native runner')
+    return data, digest
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument('--loader', type=Path, help='Optional cached, digest-verified native Decky 3.3.0 binary')
+    parser.add_argument('--output', type=Path, required=True)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    if sys.platform != 'linux' or not shutil.which('docker'):
+        parser.error('Linux with Docker is required')
+    cases = check_coverage()
+    data, digest = loader_bytes(args.loader)
+    tag = 'framey-decky-runtime:'+uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]
+    report = {'decky': RELEASE, 'architecture': platform.machine(), 'loaderSha256': digest, 'cases': []}
+    try:
+        subprocess.run(['docker', 'build', '-q', '-t', tag, '-f', str(ROOT/'tests/decky-runtime/Containerfile'),
+                        str(ROOT/'tests/decky-runtime')], check=True, timeout=300)
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='framey-decky-runtime-') as temp:
+            loader = Path(temp)/'PluginLoader'
+            loader.write_bytes(data)
+            loader.chmod(0o644)  # Private container user copies/chmods its own executable.
+            probes = [(case['id'], False) for case in cases] + [(111, True)]
+            for plugin_id, negative in probes:
+                name = 'framey-decky-'+uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]
+                command = ['docker', 'run', '--rm', '--name', name, '--network', 'none', '--read-only',
+                    '--cap-drop', 'ALL', '--security-opt', 'no-new-privileges', '--pids-limit', '128',
+                    '--tmpfs', '/tmp:rw,exec,mode=1777',
+                    '--tmpfs', '/home/tester:rw,exec,uid=1100,gid=1100,mode=700',
+                    '--tmpfs', '/run/user/1100:rw,uid=1100,gid=1100,mode=700',
+                    '--mount', f'type=bind,source={ROOT},target=/repo,readonly',
+                    '--mount', f'type=bind,source={loader},target=/input/PluginLoader,readonly',
+                    tag, str(plugin_id)]
+                if negative:
+                    command.append('--reproduce-bound-method-regression')
+                try:
+                    result = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=120)
+                    if result.returncode:
+                        raise RuntimeError(f'Decky runtime case {plugin_id} failed:\n{result.stdout}\n{result.stderr}')
+                    observation = json.loads(result.stdout)
+                    report['cases'].append(observation)
+                    print(f"PASS {plugin_id}: {observation['result']}", flush=True)
+                finally:
+                    subprocess.run(['docker', 'rm', '-f', name], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+    finally:
+        args.output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        args.output.write_text(json.dumps(report, indent=2)+'\n')
+        subprocess.run(['docker', 'image', 'rm', tag], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
@@ -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
@@ -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}")
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Native amd64 or ARM64; no emulation, host session bus, audio, devices or home.
+FROM debian:trixie-slim
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+      python3 python3-dbus python3-gi python3-websockets dbus-bin dbus-daemon \
+      ca-certificates zlib1g \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+    && useradd -m -u 1100 -s /bin/sh tester \
+    && mkdir -p /run/user/1100 && chown tester:tester /run/user/1100
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1100
+USER tester
+WORKDIR /repo
+ENTRYPOINT ["python3", "/repo/tests/decky-runtime/check.py"]
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[
+  {"id": 12, "shim": "music-control-system-dbus-env", "probe": "mpris"},
+  {"id": 111, "shim": "music-control-system-dbus-env", "probe": "mpris"},
+  {"id": 53, "shim": "shotty-click-app-dir", "probe": "screenshots"}
+]
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+"""Container-only real Decky backend discovery and smoke tests; no host services."""
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+import signal
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+import urllib.request
+
+import websockets
+from websockets.exceptions import WebSocketException
+
+ROOT = Path('/repo')
+sys.path[:0] = [str(ROOT/'ui'), str(ROOT/'tests')]
+import frame_decky_store
+from framey_official import PLUGINS, archive
+
+
+async def request(route, args):
+    token = urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:1337/auth/token', timeout=2).read().decode()
+    async with websockets.connect('ws://127.0.0.1:1337/ws?auth='+token,
+                                  open_timeout=3, close_timeout=2) as ws:
+        await ws.send(json.dumps({'type': 0, 'id': 1, 'route': route, 'args': args}))
+        while True:
+            response = json.loads(await asyncio.wait_for(ws.recv(), timeout=8))
+            if response.get('id') != 1:
+                continue
+            await ws.send(json.dumps({'type': 3, 'id': 1}))
+            assert response['type'] == 1, response
+            return response['result']
+
+
+def rpc(route, *args):
+    return asyncio.run(request(route, list(args)))
+
+
+def until_ready(read, description):
+    deadline = time.monotonic()+20
+    last = None
+    while time.monotonic() < deadline:
+        try:
+            value = read()
+            if value:
+                return value
+        except (OSError, ValueError, KeyError, TimeoutError, WebSocketException) as error:
+            last = str(error)
+        time.sleep(.1)
+    raise RuntimeError(f'{description} not ready: {last}')
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument('id', type=int)
+    parser.add_argument('--reproduce-bound-method-regression', action='store_true')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    assert os.getuid() == 1100 and ROOT.is_dir(), 'Run through framey-test-decky-runtime.py'
+    record = next(p for p in PLUGINS if p['id'] == args.id)
+    case = next(p for p in json.loads((ROOT/'tests/decky-runtime/cases.json').read_text()) if p['id'] == args.id)
+    data = archive(record)
+    assert hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest() == record['sha256']
+    assert frame_decky_store.archive_info(data, record['sha256'], record['name']) == record['folder']
+    home = Path.home()
+    base = home/'.local/share/frame-control/decky'
+    (base/'plugins').mkdir(parents=True)
+    unit = home/'.config/systemd/user/frame-control-decky.service'
+    unit.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    unit.write_text('# Private fixture marker; no real service manager is contacted.\n')
+    tools = home/'bin'
+    tools.mkdir()
+    systemctl = tools/'systemctl'
+    systemctl.write_text('#!/bin/sh\ncase "$*" in *is-active*) exit 3;; *) exit 0;; esac\n')
+    systemctl.chmod(0o700)
+    env = dict(os.environ, PATH=str(tools)+':'+os.environ['PATH'])
+    Path('/tmp/frame-control-decky-plugin-runtime-test').write_bytes(data)
+    install = subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-', 'install', 'runtime-test', str(record['id']),
+        record['sha256'], record['folder'], record['version'], '-'], input=frame_decky_store.APPLY,
+        capture_output=True, text=True, env=env, timeout=15)
+    assert install.returncode == 0, install.stderr
+    plugin = base/'plugins'/record['folder']
+    receipt = json.loads((plugin/'.frame-control-store.json').read_text())
+    assert receipt['compatShims'] == [case['shim']], receipt
+    # Exercise the production manifest's API convention, never import Plugin ourselves.
+    manifest = json.loads((plugin/'plugin.json').read_text())
+    assert 'api_version' not in manifest, manifest
+    if args.reproduce_bound_method_regression:
+        assert record['id'] == 111
+        source = (plugin/'main.py').read_text()
+        for old, new in [('self._get_dbus_env(self)', 'self._get_dbus_env()'),
+                         ('self._sp_player_dbus(self,', 'self._sp_player_dbus(')]:
+            assert old in source
+            source = source.replace(old, new)
+        (plugin/'main.py').write_text(source)
+
+    (home/'.local/share/Steam/steamui/images').mkdir(parents=True)
+    loader = base/'PluginLoader'
+    shutil.copy('/input/PluginLoader', loader)
+    loader.chmod(0o700)
+    env.update(UNPRIVILEGED_PATH=str(base), PRIVILEGED_PATH=str(base), CHOWN_PLUGIN_PATH='0',
+               LIVE_RELOAD='0', USE_CEF_CLOSE_WORKAROUND='0', KEEP_SYSTEMD_SERVICE='1',
+               DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS='unix:path=/run/user/1100/bus')
+    processes = []
+    report = {'id': record['id'], 'name': record['name'], 'version': record['version'],
+              'sha256': record['sha256'], 'shim': case['shim'], 'calls': []}
+    with (home/'runtime.log').open('w+') as log:
+        try:
+            if case['probe'] == 'mpris':
+                bus = subprocess.Popen(['dbus-daemon', '--session', '--nofork',
+                    '--address='+env['DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS']], env=env, stdout=log, stderr=log,
+                    start_new_session=True)
+                processes.append(bus)
+                until_ready(lambda: Path('/run/user/1100/bus').is_socket(), 'private session bus')
+                player = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, str(ROOT/'tests/fixtures/framey-mpris/player.py')],
+                    env=env, stdout=log, stderr=log, start_new_session=True)
+                processes.append(player)
+                until_ready(lambda: Path('/tmp/mpris-state.json').is_file(), 'silent MPRIS player')
+            backend = subprocess.Popen([str(loader)], env=env, stdout=log, stderr=log, start_new_session=True)
+            processes.append(backend)
+            discovered = until_ready(lambda: rpc('loader/get_plugins'), 'published Decky plugin discovery')
+            assert len(discovered) == 1 and discovered[0]['name'] == record['name'], discovered
+            assert discovered[0]['version'] == record['version'] and not discovered[0]['disabled'], discovered
+            report['discovered'] = discovered
+
+            def legacy(method, **kwargs):
+                response = rpc('loader/call_legacy_plugin_method', record['name'], method, kwargs)
+                assert response['success'] is True, (method, response)
+                report['calls'].append({'method': method, 'result': response['result']})
+                return response['result']
+
+            if args.reproduce_bound_method_regression:
+                response = rpc('loader/call_legacy_plugin_method', record['name'], 'sp_list_media_players', {})
+                assert response['success'] is False and 'self' in response['result'], response
+                report['expectedRegression'] = response
+                report['result'] = 'historical bad shim rejected by actual Decky legacy dispatch'
+            elif case['probe'] == 'mpris':
+                player_name = 'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.FrameySilent'
+                assert legacy('sp_list_media_players') == player_name
+                legacy('sp_set_media_player', player=player_name)
+                assert legacy('sp_get_media_player') == player_name
+                assert legacy('sp_identity', orgPath=player_name) == 'Player'  # Upstream truncation.
+                metadata = legacy('get_meta_data')
+                assert 'title|Silent Test Track' in metadata and 'length|180000000' in metadata, metadata
+                assert legacy('sp_track_status') == 'Paused'
+                assert legacy('sp_track_progress') == '12000000'
+                assert legacy('sp_can_seek') == 'true'
+                assert float(legacy('sp_get_volume')) == .4
+                assert legacy('sp_test_volume_control') == 'true'
+                assert json.loads(Path('/tmp/mpris-state.json').read_text())['Volume'] == .4
+                legacy('sp_play')
+                assert legacy('sp_track_status') == 'Playing'
+                legacy('sp_pause')
+                legacy('sp_next')
+                legacy('sp_previous')
+                legacy('sp_seek', amount=2000000)
+                assert legacy('sp_track_progress') == '14000000'
+                legacy('sp_set_position', position=45000000, trackid='/org/framey/TestTrack/1')
+                legacy('sp_set_volume', volume=.25)
+                state = json.loads(Path('/tmp/mpris-state.json').read_text())
+                assert state['PlaybackStatus'] == 'Paused' and state['Volume'] == .25, state
+                assert state['next'] == state['previous'] == 1 and state['Position'] == 45000000, state
+                report['independentState'] = state
+                report['result'] = 'discovery, metadata, transport, seek and volume passed'
+            else:
+                assert case['probe'] == 'screenshots'
+                assert legacy('was_rescued') is False
+                assert legacy('aggregate_all', allapps=[]) == 0
+                report['result'] = 'discovery, backend import and empty screenshot aggregation passed'
+            log.flush()
+            log.seek(0)
+            assert 'Starting Decky version v3.3.0' in log.read()
+            print(json.dumps(report))
+        except Exception:
+            log.flush()
+            log.seek(0)
+            print(log.read()[-12000:], file=sys.stderr)
+            raise
+        finally:
+            for process in reversed(processes):
+                if process.poll() is None:
+                    try:
+                        os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+                    except ProcessLookupError:
+                        continue
+                    try:
+                        process.wait(timeout=4)
+                    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                        try:
+                            os.killpg(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
+                        except ProcessLookupError:
+                            pass
+                        process.wait(timeout=4)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ u=h/'.config/systemd/user/frame-control-decky.service'; u.parent.mkdir(parents=T
                    self.assertEqual(ssh(f'test -f {installed}/py_modules/click.py && echo yes').strip(), 'yes')
                    receipt = json.loads(ssh(f'cat {installed}/.frame-control-store.json'))
                    self.assertEqual(receipt['compatShims'], ['shotty-click-app-dir'])
+                if plugin['id'] in (12, 111):
+                    receipt = json.loads(ssh(f'cat {installed}/.frame-control-store.json'))
+                    self.assertEqual(receipt['compatShims'], ['music-control-system-dbus-env'])
                job = finished(ok('POST', '/api/decky/plugin',
                                  {'action':'remove','id':plugin['id'],'acknowledged':True}))
                self.assertFalse(job.get('error'), job)
@@ -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))
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Silent MPRIS runtime fixture
+
+`player.py` implements the synthetic target used by the
+[Music Control runtime evidence](../../../docs/evidence/framey-mpris-runtime-2026-10-26.md).
+It produces no audio. It requires system Python `dbus`, `gi` and GLib, and writes
+its independent control state to `/tmp/mpris-state.json`.
+
+Run it only in a disposable container with **no network, devices, host home,
+audio or D-Bus mounts**. Create a private session bus listening at
+`/run/user/<container UID>/bus`: both official backends hard-code that path.
+Set `DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS` to that private socket for the fixture. Use a
+private home including `.local/share/Steam/steamui/images`, because the upstream
+plugins create an album-art symlink on startup. Never run these plugins against
+a real user's player during this test: ID111 probes volume automatically.
+
+Install each pinned archive separately through the managed transaction, then
+start the published Decky 3.3.0 loader with private `UNPRIVILEGED_PATH` and
+`PRIVILEGED_PATH`. Do not instantiate the legacy Plugin class: invoke methods
+through Decky's `loader/call_legacy_plugin_method` route with its keyword object.
+The two official entries share the `MusicControl` folder, so cannot coexist.
+This fixture is opt-in and is not imported by ordinary unit tests.
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"""Silent MPRIS target. Run only inside the private network/device-isolated container."""
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+import dbus, dbus.service, dbus.mainloop.glib
+from gi.repository import GLib
+P='org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player'
+R='org.mpris.MediaPlayer2'
+D='org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties'
+TRACK='/org/framey/TestTrack/1'
+class Player(dbus.service.Object):
+ def __init__(self,bus):
+  self.name=dbus.service.BusName('org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.FrameySilent',bus=bus)
+  super().__init__(bus,'/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2')
+  self.state={'PlaybackStatus':'Paused','Position':12000000,'Volume':0.4,'next':0,'previous':0,'writes':[]}
+  self.save()
+ def save(self):Path('/tmp/mpris-state.json').write_text(json.dumps(self.state))
+ @dbus.service.method(D,in_signature='ss',out_signature='v')
+ def Get(self,interface,prop):
+  if interface==R and prop=='Identity':return dbus.String('Framey Silent Player')
+  if interface==P:
+   if prop=='Metadata':return dbus.Dictionary({'mpris:trackid':dbus.ObjectPath(TRACK),'mpris:length':dbus.Int64(180000000),'xesam:title':dbus.String('Silent Test Track'),'xesam:artist':dbus.Array(['Fixture Artist'],signature='s'),'xesam:album':dbus.String('Framey Test Album')},signature='sv')
+   if prop=='PlaybackStatus':return dbus.String(self.state[prop])
+   if prop=='Position':return dbus.Int64(self.state[prop])
+   if prop=='Volume':return dbus.Double(self.state[prop])
+   if prop=='CanSeek':return dbus.Boolean(True)
+  raise dbus.exceptions.DBusException('Unknown property')
+ @dbus.service.method(D,in_signature='ssv',out_signature='')
+ def Set(self,interface,prop,value):
+  assert interface==P and prop=='Volume' and 0<=value<=1
+  self.state['Volume']=float(value);self.state['writes'].append(['Volume',float(value)]);self.save()
+ @dbus.service.method(P,in_signature='',out_signature='')
+ def PlayPause(self):
+  self.state['PlaybackStatus']='Playing' if self.state['PlaybackStatus']=='Paused' else 'Paused';self.state['writes'].append(['PlayPause']);self.save()
+ @dbus.service.method(P,in_signature='',out_signature='')
+ def Pause(self):
+  self.state['PlaybackStatus']='Paused';self.state['writes'].append(['Pause']);self.save()
+ @dbus.service.method(P,in_signature='',out_signature='')
+ def Next(self):
+  self.state['next']+=1;self.state['writes'].append(['Next']);self.save()
+ @dbus.service.method(P,in_signature='',out_signature='')
+ def Previous(self):
+  self.state['previous']+=1;self.state['writes'].append(['Previous']);self.save()
+ @dbus.service.method(P,in_signature='x',out_signature='')
+ def Seek(self,offset):
+  self.state['Position']+=int(offset);self.state['writes'].append(['Seek',int(offset)]);self.save()
+ @dbus.service.method(P,in_signature='ox',out_signature='')
+ def SetPosition(self,track,pos):
+  assert str(track)==TRACK and 0<=pos<=180000000
+  self.state['Position']=int(pos);self.state['writes'].append(['SetPosition',int(pos)]);self.save()
+dbus.mainloop.glib.DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
+player=Player(dbus.SessionBus())
+print('READY silent MPRIS fixture',flush=True)
+GLib.MainLoop().run()
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 # Pinned Decky store test archives

 These are unmodified ZIPs downloaded from the official Decky store CDN on
-2026-10-25. Each ZIP includes its upstream `LICENSE`. They are test data, not
-plugins shipped or installed by Frame Control. The fake Frame tests serve them
+2026-10-25, except `111.zip` downloaded on 2026-10-26. Each ZIP includes its
+upstream `LICENSE`. They are test data, not plugins shipped or installed by
+Frame Control. The fake Frame tests serve them
 from a local fixture so CI does not depend on the store being online.

 | File | Official plugin | Version | Store SHA-256 |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | `7.zip` | CSS Loader | 2.1.3 | `99beaf1374af82408e6d056e0b0147e5fca544e1035fa7ab88419231697bc231` |
 | `12.zip` | MusicControl | 1.1.6 | `246b89fd653c60a735b1cc401d1b0937d5cb969eea9024561661ff741f081d62` |
+| `111.zip` | Music Control | 1.1.7 | `3f56a3f56034b277ea74a2c37cc84133b69e382aa6bcb0b43876776aac737ed9` |
 | `14.zip` | ProtonDB Badges | 1.3.4 | `90a3453ac02709cad64096e7539fd8141fa56f99ae3441fc24a4990dc9684358` |
 | `123.zip` | Steam Status | 1.2.3 | `9053308e04a74f44745b45b9f4f50af3673348d367e7b14bacc5677de707ac4e` |
 | `50.zip` | Storage Cleaner | 1.4.0 | `1afa1a6f129c5d419de0e0bf0f6db8d8e50385a5659179346e996031ea372591` |
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ from a local fixture so CI does not depend on the store being online.
 The matching source projects are
 [CSS Loader](https://github.com/suchmememanyskill/SDH-CssLoader),
 [MusicControl](https://github.com/nikurasu/MusicControl),
+[Music Control](https://github.com/martinpl/music-control),
 [ProtonDB Badges](https://github.com/bschelst/protondb-decky),
 [Steam Status](https://github.com/bschelst/steamstatus-decky),
 [Storage Cleaner](https://github.com/mcarlucci/decky-storage-cleaner),
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 ROOT = Path(__file__).parent / 'fixtures/framey-official'
 PLUGINS = (
    {'id': 12, 'name': 'MusicControl', 'version': '1.1.6', 'api_version': 'legacy', 'folder': 'MusicControl', 'sha256': '246b89fd653c60a735b1cc401d1b0937d5cb969eea9024561661ff741f081d62'},
+    {'id': 111, 'name': 'Music Control', 'version': '1.1.7', 'api_version': 'legacy',
+     'folder': 'MusicControl', 'sha256': '3f56a3f56034b277ea74a2c37cc84133b69e382aa6bcb0b43876776aac737ed9'},
    {'id': 14, 'name': 'ProtonDB Badges', 'version': '1.3.4', 'api_version': 2,
     'folder': 'protondb-decky', 'sha256': '90a3453ac02709cad64096e7539fd8141fa56f99ae3441fc24a4990dc9684358'},
    {'id': 123, 'name': 'Steam Status', 'version': '1.2.3', 'api_version': 2,
@@ -276,12 +276,29 @@ class ArtworkTests(unittest.TestCase):
        import threading
        from apk_sources import _images
        gate = threading.Event()
-        with patch.object(_images.socket, 'getaddrinfo', side_effect=lambda *a, **k: gate.wait(5) and []):
-            start = time.monotonic()
-            with self.assertRaisesRegex(_images.SourceError, 'too long'):
-                _images.get('https://example.org/a.png', deadline=start + 0.1)
-            self.assertLess(time.monotonic() - start, 0.4)
-        gate.set()
+        real_join = threading.Thread.join
+        waits = []
+
+        def bounded_join(worker, timeout=None):
+            waits.append(timeout)
+            return real_join(worker, timeout)
+
+        try:
+            with patch.object(_images.socket, 'getaddrinfo', side_effect=lambda *a, **k: gate.wait(5) and []), \
+                    patch.object(_images.threading.Thread, 'join', bounded_join):
+                start = time.monotonic()
+                deadline = start + 0.1
+                with self.assertRaisesRegex(_images.SourceError, 'too long'):
+                    _images.get('https://example.org/a.png', deadline=deadline)
+            # Check the requested wait, not elapsed runner time: a loaded CI
+            # host can deschedule this test after the bounded join returns.
+            self.assertEqual(len(waits), 1)
+            self.assertIsNotNone(waits[0])
+            self.assertGreaterEqual(waits[0], 0)
+            self.assertLessEqual(waits[0], deadline - start)
+        finally:
+            gate.set()
+        wait_for_idle_resolvers()
        with self.assertRaisesRegex(_images.SourceError, 'too long'):
            _images.get('https://example.org/a.png', deadline=time.monotonic() - 1)

@@ -214,6 +214,115 @@ assert copied.read_bytes() == b'local screenshot fixture'
        self.assertFalse((shotty / 'py_modules/click.py').exists())
        self.assertNotIn('compatShims', json.loads((shotty / '.frame-control-store.json').read_text()))

+    def test_legacy_music_control_keeps_decky_class_calling_convention(self):
+        from framey_official import PLUGINS, archive as official_archive
+        plugin = next(p for p in PLUGINS if p['id'] == 111)
+        data = official_archive(plugin)
+        self.assertEqual(hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest(), plugin['sha256'])
+        folder = self.folder.parent / plugin['folder']
+        args = {'plugin_id': plugin['id'], 'folder': plugin['folder'], 'version': plugin['version']}
+        result = self.apply('install', data, **args)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
+        receipt = json.loads((folder / '.frame-control-store.json').read_text())
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['sha256'], plugin['sha256'])
+        self.assertEqual(receipt['compatShims'], ['music-control-system-dbus-env'])
+        self.assertNotIn('api_version', json.loads((folder / 'plugin.json').read_text()))
+        self.assertIn('self._get_dbus_env(self)', (folder / 'main.py').read_text())
+
+        dbus = Path(self.tmp.name) / 'dbus-send'
+        dbus.write_text('''#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os, sys
+from pathlib import Path
+args = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:])
+assert os.environ['LD_LIBRARY_PATH'] == os.environ.get('LD_LIBRARY_PATH_ORIG', '')
+with Path(os.environ['MPRIS_CALLS']).open('a') as log: log.write(args + '\\n')
+if 'ListNames' in args:
+    print('method return\\n array [\\n string "org.freedesktop.DBus"\\n string "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.fixture"\\n ]')
+elif 'string:PlaybackStatus' in args:
+    print('method return\\n variant string "Paused"')
+else:
+    print('method return')
+''')
+        dbus.chmod(0o700)
+        calls = Path(self.tmp.name) / 'mpris-calls'
+        source = '''import asyncio, importlib.util, os, sys, types
+from pathlib import Path
+decky = types.ModuleType('decky_plugin')
+sys.modules['decky_plugin'] = decky
+spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('music_control', Path(sys.argv[1])/'main.py')
+module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+# Decky 3.3 uses the class for manifests with no api_version.
+plugin = module.Plugin
+async def check():
+    assert await plugin.sp_list_media_players(plugin) == 'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.fixture'
+    await plugin.sp_set_media_player(plugin, 'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.fixture')
+    assert await plugin.sp_get_media_player(plugin) == 'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.fixture'
+    await plugin.sp_play(plugin)
+    await plugin.sp_pause(plugin)
+    await plugin.sp_next(plugin)
+    await plugin.sp_previous(plugin)
+    await plugin.sp_set_volume(plugin, 0.25)
+    assert await plugin.sp_track_status(plugin) == 'Paused'
+asyncio.run(check())
+assert os.environ['LD_LIBRARY_PATH'] == 'FrameyBundledLibraries'
+'''
+        called = subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-c', source, str(folder)],
+                                capture_output=True, text=True,
+                                env={**self.env, 'MPRIS_CALLS': str(calls), 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH': 'FrameyBundledLibraries',
+                                     'LD_LIBRARY_PATH_ORIG': 'FrameySystemLibraries'}, timeout=10)
+        self.assertEqual(called.returncode, 0, called.stderr)
+        logged = calls.read_text()
+        self.assertIn('org.freedesktop.DBus.ListNames', logged)
+        self.assertIn('org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.PlayPause', logged)
+        self.assertIn('org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Pause', logged)
+        self.assertIn('string:Volume variant:double:0.25', logged)
+        self.assertIn('org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.fixture', logged)
+        # An explicit same-version update replaces the previously shipped bad shim.
+        main = folder / 'main.py'
+        main.write_text(main.read_text().replace('self._get_dbus_env(self)', 'self._get_dbus_env()'))
+        receipt['compatShims'] = ['music-control-bound-methods']
+        (folder / '.frame-control-store.json').write_text(json.dumps(receipt))
+        result = self.apply('update', data, expected=plugin['sha256'], **args)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
+        called = subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-c', source, str(folder)],
+                                capture_output=True, text=True,
+                                env={**self.env, 'MPRIS_CALLS': str(calls),
+                                     'LD_LIBRARY_PATH': 'FrameyBundledLibraries'}, timeout=10)
+        self.assertEqual(called.returncode, 0, called.stderr)
+        result = self.apply('remove', expected=plugin['sha256'], **args)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
+        self.assertFalse(folder.exists())
+
+        older = next(p for p in PLUGINS if p['id'] == 12)
+        old_data = official_archive(older)
+        old_args = {'plugin_id': older['id'], 'folder': older['folder'], 'version': older['version']}
+        result = self.apply('install', old_data, **old_args)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads((folder / '.frame-control-store.json').read_text())['compatShims'],
+                         ['music-control-system-dbus-env'])
+        self.assertNotIn('api_version', json.loads((folder / 'plugin.json').read_text()))
+        self.assertIn('self._get_dbus_env(self)', (folder / 'main.py').read_text())
+        old_env = {**self.env, 'MPRIS_CALLS': str(calls), 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH': 'FrameyBundledLibraries'}
+        old_env.pop('LD_LIBRARY_PATH_ORIG', None)
+        called = subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-c', source, str(folder)],
+                                capture_output=True, text=True, env=old_env, timeout=10)
+        self.assertEqual(called.returncode, 0, called.stderr)
+        result = self.apply('remove', expected=older['sha256'], **old_args)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
+
+        # A future archive at the same store ID must retain its own source.
+        other = io.BytesIO()
+        untouched = 'class Plugin: pass\n'
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(other, 'w') as bundle:
+            bundle.writestr('MusicControl/plugin.json', json.dumps({'name': 'Music Control', 'flags': []}))
+            bundle.writestr('MusicControl/dist/index.js', 'export default {};' + ' ' * 1200)
+            bundle.writestr('MusicControl/main.py', untouched)
+        result = self.apply('install', other.getvalue(), **args)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
+        self.assertEqual((folder / 'main.py').read_text(), untouched)
+        self.assertNotIn('compatShims', json.loads((folder / '.frame-control-store.json').read_text()))
+
    def test_installed_script_entrypoints_execute_without_zip_exec_bits(self):
        data, _ = archive(extra=('Example/scripts/start.py',
                                 b'#!/bin/sh\nprintf "Framey script: %s\\n" "$1"\n'))
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""Managed backend shims must stay covered by the actual-Decky CI gate."""
+import sandbox  # noqa: F401
+import importlib.util
+from pathlib import Path
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('decky_runtime_gate', ROOT/'scripts/framey-test-decky-runtime.py')
+gate = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+spec.loader.exec_module(gate)
+
+
+class RuntimeCoverage(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_current_shims_have_unique_official_archive_probes(self):
+        from framey_official import PLUGINS
+        cases = gate.check_coverage()
+        official = {record['id'] for record in PLUGINS}
+        self.assertEqual(len(cases), len({case['id'] for case in cases}))
+        for case in cases:
+            self.assertIn(case['id'], official)
+            self.assertIn(case['probe'], ('mpris', 'screenshots'))
+
+    def test_new_shim_without_runtime_case_fails_coverage(self):
+        import frame_decky_store
+        with patch.object(frame_decky_store, 'APPLY', frame_decky_store.APPLY+
+                          '\ncompat_shims.append("uncovered-new-shim")\n'):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'Every managed shim'):
+                gate.check_coverage()
+
+    def test_dynamic_shim_names_cannot_evade_inventory(self):
+        import frame_decky_store
+        with patch.object(frame_decky_store, 'APPLY', frame_decky_store.APPLY+
+                          '\ncompat_shims.append(variable_name)\n'):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'literal name'):
+                gate.check_coverage()
@@ -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()
@@ -228,6 +228,23 @@ try:
                    '        base = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".config")\n'
                    '    return os.path.join(base, app_name)\n',encoding='utf-8')
                compat_shims.append('shotty-click-app-dir')
+            # These legacy backends launch system dbus-send (1.1.6 via /bin/sh).
+            # Decky's PyInstaller LD_LIBRARY_PATH selects bundled libtinfo built
+            # against newer glibc than Frame OS. Restore its saved system path
+            # only in the copied subprocess environment; retain legacy self calls.
+            music_digests={
+                12:'246b89fd653c60a735b1cc401d1b0937d5cb969eea9024561661ff741f081d62',
+                111:'3f56a3f56034b277ea74a2c37cc84133b69e382aa6bcb0b43876776aac737ed9',
+            }
+            if digest==music_digests.get(int(plugin_id)) and folder=='MusicControl':
+                main=unpacked/'main.py'
+                source=main.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+                old='        env = os.environ.copy()\n'
+                if source.count(old)!=1:
+                    raise RuntimeError('Music Control compatibility source changed')
+                source=source.replace(old,old+'        env["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = env.get("LD_LIBRARY_PATH_ORIG", "")\n')
+                main.write_text(source,encoding='utf-8')
+                compat_shims.append('music-control-system-dbus-env')
            # Recheck under the transaction lock. Another store operation may
            # have installed a colliding name while this archive downloaded.
            proposed_name=json.loads((unpacked/'plugin.json').read_text()).get('name')
@@ -474,12 +474,14 @@
        "https://github.com/mirobouma/MusicControl.git"
      ],
      "status": "partial",
-      "reason": "Legacy media controls initialize; player discovery and playback are unverified.",
+      "reason": "Managed reinstall preserves Decky’s legacy calling convention and repairs the Frame OS shell library-path failure. Chromium transport/seek/volume against a silent MPRIS fixture and real ARM64 empty-player discovery pass; actual Frame media playback, album art and worn VR remain unverified. Reinstall existing copies to apply.",
      "blockInstall": false,
      "verification": [
        "static archive",
        "local browser",
-        "fake-Frame"
+        "fake-Frame",
+        "isolated Decky 3.3.0 + MPRIS fixture",
+        "real Frame SSH"
      ],
      "browser": {
        "id": 12,
@@ -506,7 +508,7 @@
        "folder": "MusicControl"
      },
      "backend": "Python",
-      "hardware": "No specific hardware requirement detected statically; runtime requirements unverified.",
+      "hardware": "User-session MPRIS player and dbus-send required; no Deck-specific hardware.",
      "uiSurfaces": [
        "local/Steam routes"
      ],
@@ -515,7 +517,9 @@
        "sha256": "246b89fd653c60a735b1cc401d1b0937d5cb969eea9024561661ff741f081d62",
        "archiveValidation": "accepted",
        "result": "installed-removed"
-      }
+      },
+      "compatShim": "music-control-system-dbus-env",
+      "evidence": "docs/evidence/framey-mpris-runtime-2026-10-26.md"
    },
    {
      "id": 13,
@@ -927,7 +931,7 @@
        "logs": [
          {
            "kind": "error",
-            "message": "[Bluetooth] !! get_bluetooth_status \u2192 Error: All retries failed. Last error: Error: Read-only compatibility audit: backend method blocked"
+            "message": "[Bluetooth] !! get_bluetooth_status → Error: All retries failed. Last error: Error: Read-only compatibility audit: backend method blocked"
          },
          {
            "kind": "error",
@@ -935,7 +939,7 @@
          },
          {
            "kind": "error",
-            "message": "[Bluetooth] !! get_paired_devices_with_info \u2192 Error: All retries failed. Last error: Error: Read-only compatibility audit: backend method blocked"
+            "message": "[Bluetooth] !! get_paired_devices_with_info → Error: All retries failed. Last error: Error: Read-only compatibility audit: backend method blocked"
          },
          {
            "kind": "error",
@@ -1790,7 +1794,7 @@
      },
      "backend": "Python + native payload",
      "hardware": "No specific hardware requirement detected statically; runtime requirements unverified.",
-      "nativePort": "The bin/hash helper needs an ARM64 build and cross-platform hashing tests; no ARM64 artifact is published.",
+      "nativePort": "A source-matched ARM64 helper matched one synthetic ROM on the real Frame (docs/evidence/framey-emuchievements-arm-2026-10-26.md). The pinned upstream source proposed for packaging also has unsafe archive extraction and cleanup paths (docs/evidence/framey-native-port-blockers-2026-10-26.md); fix and test those before shipping an ARM64 binary. The official x86_64 ZIP remains blocked; format coverage, plugin backend/UI, login and worn VR are unverified.",
      "uiSurfaces": [
        "local/Steam routes",
        "toasts",
@@ -3593,7 +3597,7 @@
        "https://github.com/GedasFX/decky-cloud-save.git"
      ],
      "status": "broken",
-      "reason": "Unsafe plugin archive member.",
+      "reason": "The exact official ZIP contains a 60,776,600-byte x86_64 rclone member, above the 30 MiB member limit and unusable on ARM64. Installation remains blocked.",
      "blockInstall": true,
      "verification": [
        "static archive",
@@ -3628,7 +3632,7 @@
      },
      "backend": "Python + native payload",
      "hardware": "No specific hardware requirement detected statically; runtime requirements unverified.",
-      "nativePort": "rclone needs an ARM64 artifact; this ZIP also fails safe member validation. Cloud writes were not exercised.",
+      "nativePort": "An ARM64 rclone artifact and safe package policy are needed; the official 60,776,600-byte x86_64 member fails archive validation. No cloud writes were run (docs/evidence/framey-native-port-blockers-2026-10-26.md).",
      "uiSurfaces": [
        "local/Steam routes",
        "toasts",
@@ -9582,12 +9586,15 @@
        "https://github.com/martinpl/music-control"
      ],
      "status": "partial",
-      "reason": "Panel initializer succeeds with backend/network blocked; actual controls and backend remain unverified.",
+      "reason": "Managed reinstall preserves Decky’s legacy calling convention and repairs the Frame OS shell library-path failure. Chromium transport/seek/volume against a silent MPRIS fixture and real ARM64 empty-player discovery pass; actual Frame media playback, album art and worn VR remain unverified. Reinstall existing copies to apply.",
      "blockInstall": false,
      "verification": [
        "static archive",
        "local browser",
-        "fake-Frame"
+        "fake-Frame",
+        "isolated Python backend",
+        "isolated Decky 3.3.0 + MPRIS fixture",
+        "real Frame SSH"
      ],
      "browser": {
        "id": 111,
@@ -9614,7 +9621,7 @@
        "folder": "MusicControl"
      },
      "backend": "Python",
-      "hardware": "No specific hardware requirement detected statically; runtime requirements unverified.",
+      "hardware": "User-session MPRIS player and dbus-send required; no Deck-specific hardware.",
      "uiSurfaces": [
        "local/Steam routes"
      ],
@@ -9623,7 +9630,9 @@
        "sha256": "3f56a3f56034b277ea74a2c37cc84133b69e382aa6bcb0b43876776aac737ed9",
        "archiveValidation": "accepted",
        "result": "installed-removed"
-      }
+      },
+      "compatShim": "music-control-system-dbus-env",
+      "evidence": "docs/evidence/framey-mpris-runtime-2026-10-26.md"
    },
    {
      "id": 112,
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
SAPHID	a17ebf96fe	Record locked v0.4.49 candidate smoke	2026-10-26 22:51:00 +00:00
SAPHID	6247dfbf89	Prepare Frame Control v0.4.49 candidate	2026-10-26 22:48:02 +00:00
Alex Southwell	7ed59a9b25	Merge pull request #344 from saphid/fix/release-publisher-gates Require exact CI and installer gates before publishing	2026-10-26 22:46:48 +00:00
SAPHID	14d677f527	Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/release-publisher-gates	2026-10-26 22:36:58 +00:00
Alex Southwell	fe8a860afb	Merge pull request #343 from saphid/test/framey-decky-runtime Test managed shims in actual Decky 3.3.0 runtime	2026-10-26 22:36:34 +00:00
SAPHID	72f8152525	Resolve gh consistently through publisher shell	2026-10-26 22:35:21 +00:00
SAPHID	62e27a2450	Require native Decky regression gate for publication	2026-10-26 22:28:50 +00:00
Alex Southwell	4c3381f006	Merge pull request #339 from saphid/docs/v0448-release-evidence Record v0.4.48 release verification	2026-10-26 22:26:58 +00:00
SAPHID	1cd1c07b7a	Keep withdrawn releases out of the update channel	2026-10-26 22:25:05 +00:00
SAPHID	55fb9226ba	Fail closed on exact release CI and installer gates	2026-10-26 22:21:53 +00:00
SAPHID	5418c6f094	Clarify cancelled v0.4.48 preview versus tagged release	2026-10-26 22:18:01 +00:00
Alex Southwell	14f9506e74	Merge pull request #340 from saphid/fix/artwork-resolver-deadline-test Keep artwork DNS deadline test stable on loaded CI	2026-10-26 22:16:56 +00:00
SAPHID	0447fe217c	Test managed shims in actual Decky 3.3.0 runtime	2026-10-26 22:14:45 +00:00
SAPHID	0026095096	Record merged repair and installed-plugin recovery	2026-10-26 22:10:06 +00:00
SAPHID	1309a0883d	Compare resolver wait with computed deadline interval	2026-10-26 22:06:30 +00:00
Alex Southwell	04cde721c8	Merge pull request #338 from saphid/feat/framey-mpris-runtime Repair Music Control for Decky's real legacy runtime	2026-10-26 22:03:56 +00:00
SAPHID	d1a4270b45	Record v0.4.48 withdrawal after Decky regression	2026-10-26 22:02:20 +00:00
SAPHID	1e6d742b98	Check artwork DNS deadline without runner timing flake	2026-10-26 21:58:44 +00:00
SAPHID	818ec2dcba	Record v0.4.48 release verification	2026-10-26 21:54:28 +00:00
Alex Southwell	1ddb6278b8	Merge pull request #337 from saphid/docs/framey-native-port-blockers Clarify native blockers for Emuchievements and Cloud Save	2026-10-26 21:44:14 +00:00
SAPHID	cbc20f0933	Update Music Control e2e receipts for runtime repair	2026-10-26 21:30:16 +00:00
SAPHID	b8d57eb6bd	Repair Music Control for Decky's real legacy runtime	2026-10-26 21:23:02 +00:00
SAPHID	4252d22975	Clarify native blockers for Emuchievements and Cloud Save	2026-10-26 16:13:44 +00:00
Alex Southwell	5438e1d9d0	Merge pull request #336 from saphid/release/v0.4.48 Prepare Frame Control v0.4.48 candidate	2026-10-26 16:11:06 +00:00
SAPHID	9418a340eb	Record v0.4.48 candidate Frame smoke	2026-10-26 15:46:53 +00:00
SAPHID	a8bf01d660	Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into release/v0.4.48	2026-10-26 15:45:09 +00:00
Alex Southwell	5e3f9559c7	Merge pull request #335 from saphid/feat/framey-mpris-compat Repair official Music Control backend bound-method calls	2026-10-26 15:44:46 +00:00
SAPHID	a31b4a426c	Prepare Frame Control v0.4.48 version	2026-10-26 15:42:38 +00:00
SAPHID	ff465accc5	Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into feat/framey-mpris-compat	2026-10-26 15:31:25 +00:00
SAPHID	d9c2cc3f27	Repair official Music Control backend bound-method calls	2026-10-26 15:31:06 +00:00
Alex Southwell	910d847573	Merge pull request #333 from saphid/docs/framey-emuchievements-arm Document Emuchievements ARM64 hash helper feasibility	2026-10-26 15:30:25 +00:00
Alex Southwell	89f986b91c	Merge pull request #334 from saphid/docs/v0447-release-evidence Record v0.4.47 release verification	2026-10-26 15:18:31 +00:00
SAPHID	e711945c5a	Record v0.4.47 release verification	2026-10-26 15:09:02 +00:00
SAPHID	3ca8de985e	Record Emuchievements ARM64 helper feasibility	2026-10-26 14:56:14 +00:00