Prepare the desktop release metadata and concise release notes while keeping
tagging and release publishing for a later step. The staged local build-script
updates keep desktop commands on checked-in local toolchain paths and avoid
rewriting preview-agent output when the built content is unchanged.
The persistence-upgrade gate now runs the focused desktop Vitest migration
suite in non-watch mode, matching the broader desktop quality lane and avoiding
pre-push termination during release preparation.
Constraint: Release publishing is intentionally deferred per request
Constraint: Desktop release metadata must keep package, Tauri config, Cargo metadata, and Cargo.lock aligned
Confidence: medium
Scope-risk: moderate
Directive: Do not tag v0.3.2 until release dry-run and final release verification are rerun on the release candidate
Tested: bun run scripts/release.ts 0.3.2 --dry
Tested: cd desktop && bun run lint
Tested: bun run check:persistence-upgrade
Tested: git diff --check
Not-tested: Full bun run verify
Desktop users can carry provider indexes, managed settings, localStorage state, and native update state from builds that no longer match current readers. This adds startup migrations and recovery paths before server and React state are consumed, plus a persistence upgrade gate so future storage protocol changes ship with old-format fixtures.
Constraint: Existing installs may contain malformed or legacy JSON/localStorage that must not block startup.
Constraint: Local verify should evaluate the current worktree diff rather than unrelated detached-worktree history.
Rejected: Treat invalid persisted state as fatal | reproduces white-screen and startup failure behavior for existing users.
Rejected: Bypass PR policy locally | hides real gate behavior and does not fix detached-worktree false positives.
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: moderate
Directive: Any local JSON, localStorage, or app config shape change must add a migration fixture and keep `bun run check:persistence-upgrade` green.
Tested: bun run check:persistence-upgrade; bun run check:policy; bun run check:desktop; bun run check:server; bun run check:native; bun run verify (9 passed, 1 coverage baseline failure)
Not-tested: Live provider baseline; existing user configs beyond covered fixtures
