# Release Side-Effect Guard - 0.15.0

Date: 2026-04-26
Worker: `worker-4`
Task: verify release preparation did not create a tag or publish npm/GitHub release artifacts.

## Evidence

| Check | Command | Result |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Observed pre-evidence commit | `git rev-parse HEAD` | `b5b6d13134eb86ecda2d9021cc83c0995f943ebe` |
| No release tag on candidate commit | `git tag --points-at HEAD` | PASS: no tags printed |
| No local `v0.15.0` tag | `git tag -l 'v0.15.0'` | PASS: no tags printed |
| Generated npm pack tarball not retained | `test ! -e oh-my-codex-0.15.0.tgz` | PASS: root generated tarball removed from tracked release prep |
| Release workflow remains tag-triggered | `grep -RIn "npm publish\|softprops/action-gh-release\|on:\|tags:" .github/workflows/release.yml` | PASS: publish/release steps remain inside the tag-triggered release workflow; no workflow was invoked locally |
| Local command audit | Worker/Ralph command logs | PASS: no `git tag`, `git push --tags`, or `npm publish` command was executed |

## Verification gates run by worker-4

| Gate | Command | Result |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lint | `npm run lint` | PASS: `Checked 553 files in 801ms. No fixes applied.` |
| Type check | `npm run check:no-unused` | PASS |
| Build | `npm run build` | PASS |
| Release workflow targeted test | `node --test dist/verification/__tests__/explore-harness-release-workflow.test.js` | PASS: 3 tests passed |
| Full test suite | `npm test` | FAIL/INCOMPLETE: unrelated environment-sensitive failures surfaced in `omx ask`, explore harness hydration/routing, detached tmux, cross-rebase, and mailbox bridge tests before tool output was lost; worker-4 did not change those areas. |

## Verdict

Release preparation remains side-effect free: no local release tag was created, no `v0.15.0` tag exists in this worktree, no tag points at the candidate commit, no npm publish command was executed, and the generated root pack tarball was removed from tracked release prep.
