diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-vendor.yml b/.github/workflows/release-vendor.yml
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+# Pack and publish the vendored framework sequence: the nine rescoped Cordis
+# packages under vendor/, each on its own version line. This sequence releases
+# independently of dsh and of the native packages.
+#
+# Pack runs without credentials on every pull request and master push.
+# Publication is a manual dispatch from a vendor-* tag; a vendor release can
+# carry several versions, so each package has its own tag.
+name: Release (vendor)
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      publish:
+        description: Publish the packed tarballs to npm. Must run from a vendor-* tag.
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+env:
+  PRIMARY_NODE_VERSION: '24'
+  DSH_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: '1'
+
+jobs:
+  pack:
+    name: Pack npm tarballs
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      # Complete history: the release scripts read tags.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          dest: ${{ runner.temp }}/setup-pnpm
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.PRIMARY_NODE_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Configure pnpm store path
+        id: pnpm-store
+        run: |
+          store_root="$HOME/.local/share/pnpm/store"
+          echo "PNPM_CONFIG_STORE_DIR=$store_root" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          store_path=$(PNPM_CONFIG_STORE_DIR="$store_root" pnpm store path --silent)
+          echo "path=$store_path" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.pnpm-store.outputs.path }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ env.PRIMARY_NODE_VERSION }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ env.PRIMARY_NODE_VERSION }}-pnpm-
+
+      - name: Install (immutable)
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Verify release version
+        env:
+          RELEASE_PUBLISH: ${{ inputs.publish }}
+        run: pnpm run release:verify --family vendor
+
+      # The vendored packages publish their own sources and build outputs; the
+      # host build produces what their manifests select.
+      - name: Build
+        run: pnpm run build:lib:host
+
+      - name: Pack release tarballs
+        run: pnpm run release:pack --family vendor --out dist/npm-vendor
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: vendor-npm-tarballs
+          path: dist/npm-vendor/*
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 7
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish to npm
+    if: inputs.publish
+    needs: pack
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    environment: npm-publish
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      # Checkout and install carry the release scripts only; no build step.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          dest: ${{ runner.temp }}/setup-pnpm
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.PRIMARY_NODE_VERSION }}
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
+
+      - name: Install (immutable, no package scripts)
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: vendor-npm-tarballs
+          path: dist/npm-vendor
+
+      - name: Publish tarballs
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+        run: pnpm run release:publish --family vendor --from dist/npm-vendor
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+# Pack and publish the dsh release sequence: every package under packages/ plus
+# the apps/ entries, all on one version. The vendored framework and the native
+# packages are separate sequences with their own workflows and version lines.
+#
+# Pack runs without credentials on every pull request and master push, so a
+# pull request proves the whole publish set still packs. Publication is a
+# manual dispatch from a dsh-v* tag and consumes exactly the packed bytes.
+name: Release (dsh)
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      publish:
+        description: Publish the packed tarballs to npm. Must run from a dsh-v* tag.
+        required: true
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  # dist-tags are shared registry state; never race two release runs.
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+env:
+  PRIMARY_NODE_VERSION: '24'
+  DSH_TELEMETRY_DISABLED: '1'
+
+jobs:
+  pack:
+    name: Pack npm tarballs
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      # Complete history: the release scripts read tags.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          dest: ${{ runner.temp }}/setup-pnpm
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.PRIMARY_NODE_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: Configure pnpm store path
+        id: pnpm-store
+        run: |
+          store_root="$HOME/.local/share/pnpm/store"
+          echo "PNPM_CONFIG_STORE_DIR=$store_root" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          store_path=$(PNPM_CONFIG_STORE_DIR="$store_root" pnpm store path --silent)
+          echo "path=$store_path" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.pnpm-store.outputs.path }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ env.PRIMARY_NODE_VERSION }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ env.PRIMARY_NODE_VERSION }}-pnpm-
+
+      - name: Install (immutable)
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Verify release version
+        env:
+          RELEASE_PUBLISH: ${{ inputs.publish }}
+        run: pnpm run release:verify --family dsh
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: pnpm run build
+
+      - name: Pack release tarballs
+        run: pnpm run release:pack --family dsh --out dist/npm
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dsh-npm-tarballs
+          path: dist/npm/*
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 7
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish to npm
+    if: inputs.publish
+    needs: pack
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    # Required reviewers and the allowed tags live on the environment; this is
+    # the only step in the sequence that can write to the registry.
+    environment: npm-publish
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      # Checkout and install carry the release scripts only. There is no build
+      # step: publication uploads the bytes the pack job produced.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          dest: ${{ runner.temp }}/setup-pnpm
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.PRIMARY_NODE_VERSION }}
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
+
+      - name: Install (immutable, no package scripts)
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
+
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dsh-npm-tarballs
+          path: dist/npm
+
+      - name: Publish tarballs
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+        run: pnpm run release:publish --family dsh --from dist/npm