Applicant Evidence Studio 0.3.1

Applicant Evidence Studio 0.3.1

By Jason Stys. The native owner window provides Open workspace, readable Help,
bundled Runtime notices and graceful Quit. The private-account browser application
retains evidence comparison, coaching, encrypted saves and factual exports.
CPython 3.14.10, PyInstaller 6.22.3 and actual Tcl/Tk patch levels are recorded in
the bundled source manifest. Startup verifies source/runtime/resource coherence
before account initialization.

The existing per-user account directory and encrypted-workspace format remain
unchanged. Exclusive profile ownership and ordinary single-link database/recovery
file checks prevent overlapping native owners and accidental linked-file writes.
Normal Quit drains active work before releasing the account-store lock. Back up
encrypted exports and the stopped account directory before upgrading.

Downloads are unsigned portable applications: Windows AMD64, Ubuntu24.04-compatible
Linux x86-64 and macOS ARM64. No Python/Node installation is needed for normal use.
Mobile uses a compatible browser or installed web app. These packages do not
provision a public account server, add telemetry or make external AI/source calls
from private mode. See INSTALL.md and the included runtime notices.

The six assets consist of one archive and SHA-256 sidecar per desktop platform.
Each new archive includes the executable, LICENSE, INSTALL.md, NATIVE_SOURCE.json
and NATIVE_NOTICES.txt. Published 0.3.0 assets are preserved. New releases remain
drafts until exact-source CI, processed CodeQL, real extracted-app acceptance and
independent download/install checks complete. Checksums identify bytes; these
packages are not signed installers or notarized macOS app bundles.

Observed release acceptance

All exact-main source workflows, three processed CodeQL language analyses and the guarded three-platform actual native build/acceptance passed. All six release assets were independently downloaded and matched GitHub's SHA-256 identities. The installed Windows app passed full WebCrypto comparison/parity/accessibility and private-account API checks with normal native exit and listener closure.

An independently downloaded immutable 0.3.0 compatibility baseline registered and edited a synthetic encrypted vault. Installed 0.3.1 signed into that same account with the same password and decrypted it with the same vault phrase; the exact edited record hash was retained before any new write. The historical 0.3.0 test used its explicitly recorded legacy process cleanup; normal completion is proven for 0.3.1. Normal user profiles were not opened or modified, and Docker was unchanged. Existing published assets and the old compatibility binary are retained.

Individual Desktop and Start-menu icon targets were read-back verified. Normal default-profile shortcut activation was not independently exercised. These are unsigned portable downloads, not signed/notarized installers.

Applicant Evidence Studio 0.3 — source-linked evidence comparison

Applicant Evidence Studio 0.3 — source-linked evidence comparison

Created by Jason Stys. This release adds a read-only, user-selected two-record comparison for authorized applicant evidence. It does not select a winner or make hiring decisions.

• Capture the same rubric and exact record revisions; compare reviewed criterion attainment, strongest source/locator references, source warnings, alternative reviewed claims and excluded unreviewed claims.
• Clarification prompts preserve unknown evidence and explicit unclear/transfer chronology without guessing degrees, failures or paid experience.
• Optional human observations and exact captured JSON export stay local. Private accounts perform comparison entirely in the unlocked browser, with no plaintext endpoint, AI call or workspace write. Developer mode reads one authenticated SQL snapshot.
• Selection/rubric changes, mutations, locks and stale asynchronous responses invalidate the view. Names, raw sources, private notes and employment-month totals are omitted from the comparison export; evidence summaries and human observations may still contain personal information. Exports are unencrypted private files, not anonymized/signed evidence.
• Updated PDF-parser, URI-validation and build-tool security patches; exact runtime/development version snapshot and expanded independent/real-browser regression gates.

Installation and upgrade

Download the archive matching your operating system/architecture and its SHA-256 manifest from the official release. Verify the entire hash before extracting/launching. Python, built UI and loopback account service are bundled; ordinary users need no Python/Node commands. Builds remain unsigned portable executables, not signed MSI/notarized native apps. Linux compatibility follows the existing Ubuntu 22.04/glibc 2.35 build target. Mobile uses the website/installable web app, not a desktop executable. See installation.

Account storage paths, login/vault derivation, ciphertext-envelope version and workspace schema remain unchanged. No account or vault migration is introduced. Keep independent encrypted backups and your vault phrase; software upgrades cannot recover a lost phrase. Existing 0.2 releases/assets are preserved. This new tag may be published only after validation succeeds for the exact source commit and all three native builds pass their packaged smoke tests, including 0.3 health and comparison UI assets.

Advisory prototype only: not a validated predictor, bias-free/legally compliant hiring system or production release authority. Read original applications and cited work yourself. Public hosting still requires an independently approved HTTPS service and operational controls; this source/release does not provision one.

Applicant Evidence Studio 0.2 — private accounts

Applicant Evidence Studio 0.2 — created by Jason Stys

Real account registration/login, opaque expiring cookies, random login recovery
codes, and independent browser-encrypted workspaces. Local evidence scoring,
coaching and PDF/DOCX/TXT parsing; no private resume processing by the host.
Encrypted backup/restore, conflict protection, explicit live-account deletion,
help, contact links and installed-web-app metadata.

Download your matching OS/architecture archive and its .sha256. Verify the full
hash, extract, and launch ApplicantEvidenceStudio. Python and the built UI are bundled;
no command setup is needed. It runs a loopback-only service and opens your default
browser. Local accounts are separate from hosted accounts. See INSTALL.md inside
the archive and install instructions.

These are unsigned portable executables, not Windows Store/MSI packages or
notarized macOS apps. OS and antivirus warnings can occur. Checksums do not replace
code signing or publisher verification. Linux targets glibc 2.35+ (Ubuntu 22.04+);
builds do not claim support for every distribution, CPU or older OS. Mobile uses
the hosted website/installable web app, not these desktop binaries.

Save both your unique vault phrase and encrypted backups. Login recovery CANNOT
recover your vault phrase. No administrator backdoor or document sharing exists.
The host can see minimal account metadata; a malicious host or infected browser
can still compromise unlocked data. Plaintext exports are your responsibility.

Advisory review only: not a hiring decision, legal-compliance certification or
validated predictor of job success. Always read original evidence yourself.
The public account service needs an approved HTTPS host and retention/security
operations; GitHub itself does not host the Python account service.