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@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ Large model artifacts are intentionally ignored by git. Use
 - Manifest metadata verification is part of the `Validate` workflow; full local
   SHA256 verification is available with `scripts/verify_release_manifest.py`.
 - CI smoke-tests the Hugging Face publish dry-run path.
-- Hugging Face post-publish verification is prepared and remains blocked until
-  authentication/publish succeeds.
-- Release readiness reports local release readiness as true and overall
-  publishing blocked only by Hugging Face authentication.
+- Hugging Face post-publish verification is green for `veroarc/ORCA6` and
+  `veroarc/orca6-feedback`.
+- Release readiness reports local release readiness, publish readiness, and
+  overall RC publish readiness as true.
 - GitHub release asset audit matches 109/109 expected attached assets.
 - Tester feedback invite provides a shareable reviewer handoff with release,
   prompt-pack, issue-form, label, and safety instructions.
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ Large model artifacts are intentionally ignored by git. Use
 - Stable local manifest verification currently checks 126 artifacts.
 - Final promotion evidence map ties every final `v0.1` gate to its evidence
   file, refresh command, and current blocked/passed status.
-- Final promotion dry-run is intentionally blocked until Hugging Face publish,
-  tester feedback, reviewed feedback disposition, and final release notes are
-  complete.
+- Final promotion dry-run is intentionally blocked until tester feedback,
+  reviewed feedback disposition, final release notes, and final release
+  verification are complete.
 - Final promotion execution is guarded by `scripts/promote_final_release.py`,
   which defaults to dry-run and refuses `--execute` while gates are blocked.
 - Final release verification is prepared and remains blocked until the final
@@ -171,22 +171,21 @@ Large model artifacts are intentionally ignored by git. Use
   their evidence reports and final release verification are ready.
 - Tracker issue audit verifies issues #1 and #2 remain open, labeled, and
   aligned with the current keep-open external blocker evidence.
-- External blocker handoff audit maps the HF publish and tester feedback
-  blockers to owners, tracker issues, evidence, commands, and closure
-  conditions.
+- External blocker handoff audit maps the completed HF publish and remaining
+  tester feedback blockers to owners, tracker issues, evidence, commands, and
+  closure conditions.
 - Final gate recheck audit confirms local gates, assets, manifest verification,
   invariants, and handoffs are ready while final promotion remains externally
   blocked.
-- Release decision log audit records which local-safe actions are approved now
-  and which gated release actions remain deferred.
+- Release decision log audit records HF publish as completed, local-safe actions
+  as approved, and remaining gated release actions as deferred.
 - Final release notes readiness audit confirms final notes remain draft-blocked
-  until HF publish verification, feedback disposition, and final promotion
-  gates are ready.
-- Large artifact distribution audit confirms the adapter directory, merged
-  Qwen3 14B shards, and GGUF export are present locally while keeping upload
-  execution deferred to Hugging Face auth and explicit large-artifact flags.
+  until feedback disposition and final promotion gates are ready.
+- Large artifact distribution audit confirms the adapter is published while
+  merged Qwen3 14B shards and GGUF export remain optional large-artifact uploads
+  behind explicit flags.
 - External execution dry-run audit confirms safe handoff commands are present
-  while publish, promotion, and issue-close execution remain gated.
+  while final promotion and issue-close execution remain gated.
 - Final evidence completeness audit verifies final-promotion gate statuses,
   source reports, refresh commands, and deferred external execution evidence.
 - Release provenance boundary audit verifies stable provenance fields while
@@ -195,12 +194,12 @@ Large model artifacts are intentionally ignored by git. Use
   `v0.1` notes remain deferred until external gates close.
 - Tracker closure preconditions audit confirms tracker issue close commands
   remain documented but blocked until final evidence and verification pass.
-- Release blocker matrix consolidates remaining external blockers across
-  readiness, HF publish, final promotion, feedback, and issue closure reports.
+- Release blocker matrix consolidates remaining external blockers across final
+  promotion, feedback, and issue closure reports.
 - Release artifact coverage audit verifies key release reports are registered
   in the manifest, GitHub release asset sync list, and release index.
-- External unblock packet provides the ordered HF auth, tester feedback, final
-  promotion, and tracker closure sequence without executing those gates.
+- External unblock packet provides the ordered tester feedback, final promotion,
+  and tracker closure sequence without executing those gates.
 - Status summary freshness guard checks the human-readable status count lines
   against the current manifest and GitHub release asset audit.
 - Obsidian hardening note freshness guard checks the current project-note count
@@ -238,16 +237,14 @@ Large model artifacts are intentionally ignored by git. Use
 - Training data is still a small bootstrap set: 41 train rows and 3 validation
   rows.
 - Auto-graded preferences should be supplemented with human-reviewed labels.
-- Hugging Face publishing is not complete because local HF auth is not logged in.
-- The Hugging Face feedback Space is scaffolded but not published because HF
-  auth is not available.
+- Hugging Face adapter and feedback Space are published under the `veroarc`
+  namespace; merged model and GGUF hosting remain optional large-artifact
+  decisions.
 - Live GitHub release asset audit is a post-sync check and is intentionally
   outside the release manifest to avoid circular manifest churn.
 
 ## Next Gates
 
-- Authenticate with Hugging Face and run
-  `.venv/bin/python scripts/publish_hf_release.py --execute`.
 - Decide whether to upload merged model and GGUF as large hosted artifacts.
 - Run community feedback intake on real orchestration prompts.
 - Convert reviewed feedback into future SFT/preference examples.