release/RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md

AIDE Release Preflight

• Build and smoke-test the offline UI.
• Confirm models/manifest.json loads without network access.
• Confirm TinyLiquid artifact exists and matches its recorded SHA-256.
• Load TinyLiquid through the declared local adapter and record the response.
• Install a coding-tuned checkpoint and replace the pending builder manifest entry.
• Run coding probes and record real results in the coding model card.
• Verify patch preview, approval, undo, cancellation, and test gates.
• Verify no credentials, prompts, logs, or private source files are in the release folder.
• Confirm every model license and attribution.
• Generate a signed package-manifest.json release artifact.
• Publish only after owner approval.