Release Checklist

Evidence

• [ ] python scripts/audit_repository.py passes.
• [ ] python scripts/check_markdown_links.py passes.
• [ ] python scripts/run_pipeline.py --validate passes.
• [ ] python -m pytest tests/ -q passes on supported Python versions.
• [ ] Every changed metric matches results/benchmarks/benchmark_v2.json or a newly committed raw artifact.
• [ ] Failed, missing, and hardware-dependent results remain explicitly labelled.

Reproducibility

• [ ] Commands, seeds, dependency lock, hardware, dataset version, and evaluation episode count are recorded.
• [ ] Generated checkpoints are not accidentally committed.
• [ ] A clean environment can run the documented Quick Start.
• [ ] The Docker image builds, or the release notes explain why it is not applicable.

Documentation and governance

• [ ] English and Chinese landing pages remain aligned.
• [ ] Local Markdown links and MkDocs strict build pass.
• [ ] CITATION.cff, CHANGELOG.md, SECURITY.md, and third-party notices reflect the release.
• [ ] GitHub description, Topics, release notes, and version tag match the repository state.

Hardware, when claimed

• [ ] Robot model, serial/configuration, firmware, calibration, payload, site, operator, and safety devices are recorded.
• [ ] HIL, shadow-mode, guarded-rollout, intervention, and rollback evidence is attached.
• [ ] The claim is scoped to the tested hardware and task.