diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-release.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-release.yml
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+###############################################################################
+#  Copyright (c) 2014-2026 libbitcoin-server developers (see COPYING).
+#
+#     SOON TO BE GENERATED CODE, DO NOT EDIT EXCEPT EXPERIMENTALLY
+#
+###############################################################################
+
+name: Manual Release Candidate Generation
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag-system:
+        description: "libbitcoin-system tag used for release generation."
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      tag-database:
+        description: "libbitcoin-database tag used for release generation."
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      tag-network:
+        description: "libbitcoin-network tag used for release generation."
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      tag-node:
+        description: "libbitcoin-node tag used for release generation."
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      tag-server:
+        description: "libbitcoin-server tag used for release generation."
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+
+  validate-tags:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout server
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-server'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+      - name: checkout node
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-node'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-node }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-node
+
+      - name: checkout network
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-network'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-network }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-network
+
+      - name: checkout database
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-database'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-database }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-database
+
+      - name: checkout system
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-system'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-system }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-system
+
+      - name: Verify tag server
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: libbitcoin-server
+        run: |
+          if ! git rev-parse --verify "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}' does not exist in the repository."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Validated tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}'."
+
+      - name: Verify tag node
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: libbitcoin-node
+        run: |
+          if ! git rev-parse --verify "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.tag-node }}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-node }}' does not exist in the repository."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Validated tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-node }}'."
+
+      - name: Verify tag network
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: libbitcoin-network
+        run: |
+          if ! git rev-parse --verify "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.tag-network }}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-network }}' does not exist in the repository."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Validated tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-network }}'."
+
+      - name: Verify tag database
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: libbitcoin-database
+        run: |
+          if ! git rev-parse --verify "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.tag-database }}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-database }}' does not exist in the repository."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Validated tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-database }}'."
+
+      - name: Verify tag system
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: libbitcoin-system
+        run: |
+          if ! git rev-parse --verify "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.tag-system }}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-system }}' does not exist in the repository."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Validated tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-system }}'."
+
+  build-candidates:
+
+    needs: validate-tags
+
+    outputs:
+      candidate_identifier: ${{ steps.normalizer.outputs.candidate_identifier }}
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.image }}
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - image: ubuntu-latest
+            toolchain: gnu
+            cc: "gcc"
+            cxx: "g++"
+            configuration: debug
+            link: static
+            options: "--enable-avx2"
+            basename: "bs-StaticDebug"
+
+          - image: ubuntu-latest
+            toolchain: cmake
+            cc: "clang"
+            cxx: "clang++"
+            configuration: release
+            link: static
+            options: "-Denable-avx2=ON"
+            basename: "bs-StaticRelease"
+
+          - image: ubuntu-latest
+            toolchain: gnu
+            cc: "gcc"
+            cxx: "g++"
+            configuration: debug
+            link: static
+            options: "--enable-shani"
+            basename: "bs-StaticDebug-shani"
+
+          - image: ubuntu-latest
+            toolchain: cmake
+            cc: "clang"
+            cxx: "clang++"
+            configuration: release
+            link: static
+            options: "-Denable-shani=ON"
+            basename: "bs-StaticRelease-shani"
+
+          - image: ubuntu-latest
+            toolchain: gnu
+            cc: "gcc"
+            cxx: "g++"
+            configuration: debug
+            link: static
+            options: "--enable-avx512"
+            basename: "bs-StaticDebug-avx512"
+
+          - image: ubuntu-latest
+            toolchain: cmake
+            cc: "clang"
+            cxx: "clang++"
+            configuration: release
+            link: static
+            options: "-Denable-avx512=ON"
+            basename: "bs-StaticRelease-avx512"
+
+          - image: windows-latest
+            toolchain: msbuild
+            configuration: StaticDebug
+            platform: "x64"
+            version: "vs2022"
+            basename: "bs-StaticDebug"
+
+          - image: windows-latest
+            toolchain: msbuild
+            configuration: StaticRelease
+            platform: "x64"
+            version: "vs2022"
+            basename: "bs-StaticRelease"
+
+          - image: windows-latest
+            toolchain: msbuild
+            configuration: StaticDebug
+            platform: "x64"
+            version: "vs2022"
+            options: "/p:Option-sha"
+            basename: "bs-StaticDebug-shani"
+
+          - image: windows-latest
+            toolchain: msbuild
+            configuration: StaticRelease
+            platform: "x64"
+            version: "vs2022"
+            options: "/p:Option-sha"
+            basename: "bs-StaticRelease-shani"
+
+          - image: windows-latest
+            toolchain: msbuild
+            configuration: StaticDebug
+            platform: "x64"
+            version: "vs2022"
+            options: "/arch:AVX512"
+            basename: "bs-StaticDebug-avx512"
+
+          - image: windows-latest
+            toolchain: msbuild
+            configuration: StaticRelease
+            platform: "x64"
+            version: "vs2022"
+            options: "/arch:AVX512"
+            basename: "bs-StaticRelease-avx512"
+
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout server
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-server'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+      - name: checkout node
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-node'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-node }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-node
+
+      - name: checkout network
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-network'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-network }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-network
+
+      - name: checkout database
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-database'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-database }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-database
+
+      - name: checkout system
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-system'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-system }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-system
+
+      - name: Prepare toolchain [linux]
+        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.image, 'ubuntu') }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y ${{ matrix.packages || '' }} git build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config
+
+      - name: Prepare toolchain [macos]
+        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.image, 'macos') }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          brew install ${{ matrix.packages || '' }} autoconf automake libtool
+          if [[ -n "${{ matrix.llvm }}" ]]; then
+            echo "PATH=/opt/homebrew/opt/${{ matrix.llvm }}/bin:${PATH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Prepare toolchain [windows]
+        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.image, 'windows') }}
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v3
+        with:
+          msbuild-architecture: x64
+
+      - name: Environmental Variable Computation
+        if: ${{ matrix.toolchain == 'cmake' || matrix.toolchain == 'gnu' || matrix.toolchain == 'presets' }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ matrix.link }}" == "dynamic" ]]; then
+              echo "LDFLAGS=-Wl,-rpath,${{ github.workspace }}/prefix/lib" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Execute build [cmake]
+        if: ${{ matrix.toolchain == 'cmake' }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: >
+          ./libbitcoin-server/builds/cmake/install-cmake.sh
+          --build-use-local-src
+          --build-src-dir="${{ github.workspace }}"
+          --prefix="${{ github.workspace }}/prefix"
+          --build-obj-dir="obj"
+          --build-obj-dir-relative
+          --build-config="${{ matrix.configuration }}"
+          --build-link="${{ matrix.link }}"
+          --build-skip-tests
+          --build-boost
+          --build-secp256k1
+          ${{ matrix.options }}
+
+      - name: Execute build [gnu]
+        if: ${{ matrix.toolchain == 'gnu' }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: >
+          ./libbitcoin-server/builds/gnu/install-gnu.sh
+          --build-use-local-src
+          --build-src-dir="${{ github.workspace }}"
+          --prefix="${{ github.workspace }}/prefix"
+          --build-obj-dir="obj"
+          --build-obj-dir-relative
+          --build-config="${{ matrix.configuration }}"
+          --build-link="${{ matrix.link }}"
+          --build-skip-tests
+          --build-boost
+          --build-secp256k1
+          ${{ matrix.options }}
+
+      - name: Execute build [msbuild]
+        if: ${{ matrix.toolchain == 'msbuild' }}
+        shell: cmd
+        run: >
+          .\libbitcoin-server\builds\msvc\build-msvc.cmd
+          --build-src-dir "${{ github.workspace }}"
+          --build-config ${{ matrix.configuration }}
+          --build-platform ${{ matrix.platform }}
+          --build-version ${{ matrix.version }}
+          --build-use-local-src
+          --build-skip-tests
+          ${{ matrix.options }}
+
+      - name: Execute build [presets]
+        if: ${{ matrix.toolchain == 'presets' }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: >
+          ./libbitcoin-server/builds/cmake/install-presets.sh
+          --build-use-local-src
+          --build-src-dir="${{ github.workspace }}"
+          --build-preset="${{ matrix.preset }}"
+          --build-skip-tests
+          --build-boost
+          --build-secp256k1
+          ${{ matrix.options }}
+
+      - name: Execute tests [msbuild]
+        if: ${{ matrix.toolchain == 'disabled' }}
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "Locating test executables..." -ForegroundColor Yellow;
+          $BC_TEST_EXES = @(Get-ChildItem -Path "$env:${{ github.workspace }}\libbitcoin-server\bin" -recurse | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq "libbitcoin-server-test.exe" });
+          If ($BC_TEST_EXES.Count -ne 1) {
+            Write-Host "Failure, invalid count of test executables." -ForegroundColor Red;
+            exit 1;
+          }
+          Write-Host "Found single test executable: " $BC_TEST_EXES.FullName -ForegroundColor Green;
+          $BC_TEST_SINGLETON = $BC_TEST_EXES.FullName;
+          Write-Host "Executing $BC_TEST_SINGLETON $env:BOOST_UNIT_TEST_OPTIONS" -ForegroundColor Yellow;
+          try {
+            Invoke-Expression "$BC_TEST_SINGLETON --log_level=warning --run_test=${{ matrix.tests }} $env:BOOST_UNIT_TEST_OPTIONS"
+          }
+          catch {
+            $ERR = $_;
+            Write-Host "Test execution failure: " $ERR -ForegroundColor Red;
+            exit $ERR;
+          }
+          Write-Host "Test execution complete." -ForegroundColor Green;
+
+      - name: Normalize output location
+        id: normalizer
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir candidate
+          if [[ "${{ matrix.toolchain }}" == "cmake" ]]; then
+              CANDIDATE="prefix/bin/bs"
+              CANONICAL="${{ matrix.basename }}"
+          elif [[ ${{ matrix.toolchain }} == "gnu" ]]; then
+              CANDIDATE="prefix/bin/bs"
+              CANONICAL="${{ matrix.basename }}"
+          elif [[ ${{ matrix.toolchain }} == "presets" ]]; then
+              CANDIDATE="prefix/${{ matrix.preset }}/bin/bs"
+              CANONICAL="${{ matrix.basename }}"
+          elif [[ ${{ matrix.toolchain }} == "msbuild" ]]; then
+              if [[ "${{ matrix.configuration }}" == *Debug* ]]; then
+                  CONFIG="Debug"
+              elif [[ "${{ matrix.configuration }}" == *Release* ]]; then
+                  CONFIG="Release"
+              else
+                  echo "Configuration unexpected."
+                  exit 1
+              fi
+              CANDIDATE="libbitcoin-server/bin/x64/${CONFIG}/v143/static/bs.exe"
+              CANONICAL="${{ matrix.basename }}.exe"
+          else
+              echo "\e[0;91mUnexpected toolchain provided.\e[0m"
+              exit 1
+          fi
+          cp --dereference --no-clobber ${CANDIDATE} candidate/${CANONICAL}
+          echo "candidate_identifier=${CANONICAL}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Strip symbols from binaries
+        if: ${{ matrix.toolchain != 'msbuild' }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "Stripping debug symbols to reduce binary size..."
+          find candidate -type f \
+            \( -perm -111 -o -name "*.so" -o -name "*.dylib" \) \
+            ! -path "*/.git/*" \
+            ! -name "*.a" \
+            -exec sh -c '
+              file "{}" | grep -qE "ELF|Mach-O|PE32" && 
+              strip --strip-unneeded --preserve-dates "{}" && 
+              echo "Stripped: {}"
+              ' \; || true
+
+      - name: Inventory results
+        working-directory: candidate
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ls -lahR
+
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: ${{ steps.normalizer.outputs.candidate_identifier }}
+          path: candidate/*
+          retention-days: 1
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+  sign:
+
+    name: Sign artifacts
+
+    needs: build-candidates
+
+    environment: release
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Retrieve artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8.0.1
+        with:
+          path: artifacts
+
+      - name: GPG Keyring Initialization
+        env:
+          SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Importing GPG signing key..."
+          # Import the private key
+          echo "$SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY" | gpg --batch --import --pinentry-mode loopback
+          # Get the key fingerprint (first secret key)
+          KEY_FINGERPRINT=$(gpg --list-secret-keys --with-colons | grep '^sec' | head -n1 | cut -d: -f5)
+          if [ -z "$KEY_FINGERPRINT" ]; then
+            echo "Error: No secret key found after import"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Imported key fingerprint: $KEY_FINGERPRINT"
+          # Set ultimate trust (required for non-interactive signing)
+          echo -e "5\ny\n" | gpg --batch --command-fd 0 --edit-key "$KEY_FINGERPRINT" trust >/dev/null 2>&1
+          # Configure gpg-agent for loopback pinentry (handles passphrase non-interactively)
+          mkdir -p ~/.gnupg
+          echo "allow-loopback-pinentry" > ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
+          echo "use-agent" > ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
+          # Reload agent
+          gpgconf --kill gpg-agent
+          gpgconf --launch gpg-agent
+
+      - name: execute signature
+        working-directory: artifacts
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "Signing artifacts..."
+          find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -name '.*' -print0 | \
+            while IFS= read -r -d '' dir; do
+              dir_name="${dir#./}"  # remove leading ./
+              echo "📁 Directory: $dir_name"
+              # Walk files inside this directory (only direct children, not recursive)
+              find "$dir" -maxdepth 1 -type f -print0 | \
+                while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
+                  file_name=$(basename "$file")
+                  echo "   📄 $file_name"
+                  gpg --batch --yes --detach-sign --armor "$file"
+                done
+            done
+
+      - name: GPG Keyring Cleanup
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          echo "Cleaning up GPG keyring..."
+          gpg --batch \
+            --yes \
+            --delete-secret-keys \
+            --delete-keys \
+            "$(gpg --list-secret-keys --with-colons | grep '^sec' | cut -d: -f5)" 2>/dev/null || true
+          rm -rf ~/.gnupg
+          echo "Cleanup complete."
+
+      - name: Inventory results
+        working-directory: artifacts
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ls -lahR
+
+      - name: Upload signed artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7.0.1
+        with:
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          name: server-${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}-signed-artifacts
+          path: artifacts/*/*
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  publish:
+
+    name: Publish release
+
+    needs: sign
+
+    environment: release
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download signed artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8.0.1
+        with:
+          name: server-${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}-signed-artifacts
+          path: signed-release
+
+      - name: Inventory results
+        working-directory: signed-release
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ls -lahR
+
+      - name: Populate release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3.0.0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}
+          draft: true
+          prerelease: true
+          overwrite_files: false
+          files: |
+            signed-release/*/*
+          body: |
+            **libbitcoin-server ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}**
+            Built from:
+            - system: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-system }}
+            - database: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-database }}
+            - network: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-network }}
+            - node: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-node }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mock-manual-release.yml b/.github/workflows/mock-manual-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2abe0f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/mock-manual-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,419 @@
+###############################################################################
+#  Copyright (c) 2014-2026 libbitcoin-server developers (see COPYING).
+#
+#     SOON TO BE GENERATED CODE, DO NOT EDIT EXCEPT EXPERIMENTALLY
+#
+###############################################################################
+
+name: Mock Manual Release Candidate Generation
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag-system:
+        description: "libbitcoin-system tag used for release generation."
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      tag-database:
+        description: "libbitcoin-database tag used for release generation."
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      tag-network:
+        description: "libbitcoin-network tag used for release generation."
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      tag-node:
+        description: "libbitcoin-node tag used for release generation."
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      tag-server:
+        description: "libbitcoin-server tag used for release generation."
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+
+  validate-tags:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout server
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-server'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+      - name: checkout node
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-node'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-node }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-node
+
+      - name: checkout network
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-network'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-network }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-network
+
+      - name: checkout database
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-database'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-database }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-database
+
+      - name: checkout system
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-system'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-system }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-system
+
+      - name: Verify tag server
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: libbitcoin-server
+        run: |
+          if ! git rev-parse --verify "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}' does not exist in the repository."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Validated tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}'."
+
+      - name: Verify tag node
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: libbitcoin-node
+        run: |
+          if ! git rev-parse --verify "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.tag-node }}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-node }}' does not exist in the repository."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Validated tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-node }}'."
+
+      - name: Verify tag network
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: libbitcoin-network
+        run: |
+          if ! git rev-parse --verify "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.tag-network }}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-network }}' does not exist in the repository."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Validated tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-network }}'."
+
+      - name: Verify tag database
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: libbitcoin-database
+        run: |
+          if ! git rev-parse --verify "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.tag-database }}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-database }}' does not exist in the repository."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Validated tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-database }}'."
+
+      - name: Verify tag system
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: libbitcoin-system
+        run: |
+          if ! git rev-parse --verify "refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.tag-system }}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-system }}' does not exist in the repository."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Validated tag '${{ github.event.inputs.tag-system }}'."
+
+  build-candidates:
+
+    needs: validate-tags
+
+    outputs:
+      candidate_identifier: ${{ steps.normalizer.outputs.candidate_identifier }}
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.image }}
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - image: ubuntu-latest
+            toolchain: gnu
+            cc: "gcc"
+            cxx: "g++"
+            configuration: debug
+            link: static
+
+          - image: ubuntu-latest
+            toolchain: cmake
+            cc: "clang"
+            cxx: "clang++"
+            configuration: release
+            link: static
+
+          - image: windows-latest
+            toolchain: msbuild
+            configuration: StaticDebug
+            platform: "x64"
+            version: "vs2022"
+            tests: "*"
+
+          - image: windows-latest
+            toolchain: msbuild
+            configuration: StaticRelease
+            platform: "x64"
+            version: "vs2022"
+            tests: "*"
+
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout server
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-server'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+      - name: checkout node
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-node'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-node }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-node
+
+      - name: checkout network
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-network'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-network }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-network
+
+      - name: checkout database
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-database'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-database }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-database
+
+      - name: checkout system
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          path: 'libbitcoin-system'
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-system }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository_owner }}/libbitcoin-system
+
+      - name: Prepare toolchain [linux]
+        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.image, 'ubuntu') }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y ${{ matrix.packages || '' }} git build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config
+
+      - name: Prepare toolchain [macos]
+        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.image, 'macos') }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          brew install ${{ matrix.packages || '' }} autoconf automake libtool
+          if [[ -n "${{ matrix.llvm }}" ]]; then
+            echo "PATH=/opt/homebrew/opt/${{ matrix.llvm }}/bin:${PATH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+      - name: Prepare toolchain [windows]
+        if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.image, 'windows') }}
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v3
+        with:
+          msbuild-architecture: x64
+
+      - name: Environmental Variable Computation
+        if: ${{ matrix.toolchain == 'cmake' || matrix.toolchain == 'gnu' || matrix.toolchain == 'presets' }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ matrix.link }}" == "dynamic" ]]; then
+              echo "LDFLAGS=-Wl,-rpath,${{ github.workspace }}/prefix/lib" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Normalize output location
+        id: normalizer
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir candidate
+          if [[ "${{ matrix.toolchain }}" == "cmake" ]]; then
+              CANDIDATE="prefix/bin/bs"
+              CANONICAL="bs-${{ matrix.toolchain }}-${{ matrix.link }}-${{ matrix.configuration }}"
+          elif [[ ${{ matrix.toolchain }} == "gnu" ]]; then
+              CANDIDATE="prefix/bin/bs"
+              CANONICAL="bs-${{ matrix.toolchain }}-${{ matrix.link }}-${{ matrix.configuration }}"
+          elif [[ ${{ matrix.toolchain }} == "presets" ]]; then
+              CANDIDATE="prefix/${{ matrix.preset }}/bin/bs"
+              CANONICAL="bs-${{ matrix.toolchain }}-${{ matrix.link }}-${{ matrix.configuration }}"
+          elif [[ ${{ matrix.toolchain }} == "msbuild" ]]; then
+              if [[ "${{ matrix.configuration }}" == *Debug* ]]; then
+                  CONFIG="Debug"
+              elif [[ "${{ matrix.configuration }}" == *Release* ]]; then
+                  CONFIG="Release"
+              else
+                  echo "Configuration unexpected."
+                  exit 1
+              fi
+              CANDIDATE="libbitcoin-server/bin/x64/${CONFIG}/v143/static/bs.exe"
+              CANONICAL="bs-${{ matrix.toolchain }}-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.version }}-${{ matrix.configuration }}.exe"
+          else
+              echo "\e[0;91mUnexpected toolchain provided.\e[0m"
+              exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "PAYLOAD" >> candidate/${CANONICAL}
+          echo "candidate_identifier=${CANONICAL}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Inventory results
+        working-directory: candidate
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ls -lahR
+
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: ${{ steps.normalizer.outputs.candidate_identifier }}
+          path: candidate/*
+          retention-days: 1
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+  sign:
+    name: Sign artifacts
+
+    needs: build-candidates
+
+    environment: release
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Retrieve artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8.0.1
+        with:
+          path: artifacts
+
+      - name: GPG Keyring Initialization
+        env:
+          SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Importing GPG signing key..."
+          # Import the private key
+          echo "$SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY" | gpg --batch --import --pinentry-mode loopback
+          # Get the key fingerprint (first secret key)
+          KEY_FINGERPRINT=$(gpg --list-secret-keys --with-colons | grep '^sec' | head -n1 | cut -d: -f5)
+          if [ -z "$KEY_FINGERPRINT" ]; then
+            echo "Error: No secret key found after import"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Imported key fingerprint: $KEY_FINGERPRINT"
+          # Set ultimate trust (required for non-interactive signing)
+          echo -e "5\ny\n" | gpg --batch --command-fd 0 --edit-key "$KEY_FINGERPRINT" trust >/dev/null 2>&1
+          # Configure gpg-agent for loopback pinentry (handles passphrase non-interactively)
+          mkdir -p ~/.gnupg
+          echo "allow-loopback-pinentry" > ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
+          echo "use-agent" > ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
+          # Reload agent
+          gpgconf --kill gpg-agent
+          gpgconf --launch gpg-agent
+
+      - name: execute signature
+        working-directory: artifacts
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "Signing artifacts..."
+          find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -name '.*' -print0 | \
+            while IFS= read -r -d '' dir; do
+              dir_name="${dir#./}"  # remove leading ./
+              echo "📁 Directory: $dir_name"
+              # Walk files inside this directory (only direct children, not recursive)
+              find "$dir" -maxdepth 1 -type f -print0 | \
+                while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
+                  file_name=$(basename "$file")
+                  echo "   📄 $file_name"
+                  gpg --batch --yes --detach-sign --armor "$file"
+                done
+            done
+
+      - name: GPG Keyring Cleanup
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          echo "Cleaning up GPG keyring..."
+          gpg --batch \
+            --yes \
+            --delete-secret-keys \
+            --delete-keys \
+            "$(gpg --list-secret-keys --with-colons | grep '^sec' | cut -d: -f5)" 2>/dev/null || true
+          rm -rf ~/.gnupg
+          echo "Cleanup complete."
+
+      - name: Inventory results
+        working-directory: artifacts
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ls -lahR
+
+      - name: Upload signed artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7.0.1
+        with:
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          name: server-${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}-signed-artifacts
+          path: artifacts/*/*
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish release
+
+    needs: sign
+
+    environment: release
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Download signed artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v8.0.1
+        with:
+          name: server-${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}-signed-artifacts
+          path: signed-release
+
+      - name: Inventory results
+        working-directory: signed-release
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ls -lahR
+
+      - name: Populate release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3.0.0
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}
+          draft: true
+          prerelease: true
+          overwrite_files: false
+          files: |
+            signed-release/*/*
+          body: |
+            **libbitcoin-server ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-server }}**
+            Built from:
+            - system: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-system }}
+            - database: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-database }}
+            - network: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-network }}
+            - node: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag-node }}
diff --git a/builds/cmake/install-cmake.sh b/builds/cmake/install-cmake.sh
index d3428f2f..31e57757 100755
--- a/builds/cmake/install-cmake.sh
+++ b/builds/cmake/install-cmake.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ main()
             (--build-full-repositories) BUILD_FULL_REPOSITORIES="yes";;
             (--build-use-local-src)     BUILD_USE_LOCAL_SRC="yes";;
             (--build-parallel=*)        PARALLEL="${OPTION#*=}";;
+            (--build-skip-tests)        BUILD_SKIP_TESTS="yes";;
             (--prefix=*)                PREFIX="${OPTION#*=}";;
             (--verbose)                 DISPLAY_VERBOSE="yes";;
             (--help|-h)                 DISPLAY_HELP="yes";;
@@ -323,8 +324,7 @@ main()
             msg_verbose "Exporting CFLAGS '${CFLAGS}'"
         else
             msg_verbose "CFLAGS initially '${CFLAGS}'"
-            SANITIZED_CFLAGS=$(strip_optimization "$CFLAGS")
-            export CFLAGS="${SANITIZED_CFLAGS} ${BUILD_FLAGS}"
+            export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${BUILD_FLAGS}"
             msg_verbose "CFLAGS modified to '${CFLAGS}'"
         fi
 
@@ -333,8 +333,7 @@ main()
             msg_verbose "Exporting CXXFLAGS '${CXXFLAGS}'"
         else
             msg_verbose "CXXFLAGS initially '${CXXFLAGS}'"
-            SANITIZED_CXXFLAGS=$(strip_optimization "$CXXFLAGS")
-            export CXXFLAGS="${SANITIZED_CXXFLAGS} ${BUILD_FLAGS}"
+            export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} ${BUILD_FLAGS}"
             msg_verbose "CXXFLAGS modified to '${CXXFLAGS}'"
         fi
     fi
@@ -494,7 +493,9 @@ main()
     local SAVE_CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS}"
     export CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} ${libbitcoin_server_FLAGS[@]}"
     build_cmake "libbitcoin-server" "builds/cmake" "${PARALLEL}" "${libbitcoin_server_OPTIONS[@]}" "${CONFIGURE_OPTIONS[@]}"
-    test_make "libbitcoin-server" "test" "${PARALLEL}"
+    if ! [[ "${BUILD_SKIP_TESTS}" == "yes" ]]; then
+        test_make "libbitcoin-server" "test" "${PARALLEL}"
+    fi
     install_make "libbitcoin-server"
     export CPPFLAGS="${SAVE_CPPFLAGS}"
 
@@ -806,6 +807,7 @@ display_build_variables()
     msg "BUILD_LINK                      : ${BUILD_LINK}"
     msg "BUILD_FULL_REPOSITORIES         : ${BUILD_FULL_REPOSITORIES}"
     msg "BUILD_USE_LOCAL_SRC             : ${BUILD_USE_LOCAL_SRC}"
+    msg "BUILD_SKIP_TESTS                : ${BUILD_SKIP_TESTS}"
     msg "PARALLEL                        : ${PARALLEL}"
     msg "PREFIX                          : ${PREFIX}"
     msg "DISPLAY_VERBOSE                 : ${DISPLAY_VERBOSE}"
@@ -908,16 +910,6 @@ disable_exit_on_error()
     eval "${OPTS_DISABLE}"
 }
 
-strip_optimization()
-{
-    echo "$1" | sed -E '
-        s/-O([0-3]|s|fast|g|z|size|speed)?b?/ /g
-        s/-g([0-3]|gdb|dwarf[0-9]*)?b?/ /g
-        s/[[:space:]]+/ /g
-        s/^ | $//g
-    '
-}
-
 create_directory()
 {
     local DIRECTORY="$1"
diff --git a/builds/cmake/install-presets.sh b/builds/cmake/install-presets.sh
index 2402e675..aa920ac0 100755
--- a/builds/cmake/install-presets.sh
+++ b/builds/cmake/install-presets.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ main()
             (--build-full-repositories) BUILD_FULL_REPOSITORIES="yes";;
             (--build-use-local-src)     BUILD_USE_LOCAL_SRC="yes";;
             (--build-parallel=*)        PARALLEL="${OPTION#*=}";;
+            (--build-skip-tests)        BUILD_SKIP_TESTS="yes";;
             (--verbose)                 DISPLAY_VERBOSE="yes";;
             (--help|-h)                 DISPLAY_HELP="yes";;
             (-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=*)     CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${OPTION#*=}";;
@@ -344,8 +345,7 @@ main()
             msg_verbose "Exporting CFLAGS '${CFLAGS}'"
         else
             msg_verbose "CFLAGS initially '${CFLAGS}'"
-            SANITIZED_CFLAGS=$(strip_optimization "$CFLAGS")
-            export CFLAGS="${SANITIZED_CFLAGS} ${BUILD_FLAGS}"
+            export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${BUILD_FLAGS}"
             msg_verbose "CFLAGS modified to '${CFLAGS}'"
         fi
 
@@ -354,8 +354,7 @@ main()
             msg_verbose "Exporting CXXFLAGS '${CXXFLAGS}'"
         else
             msg_verbose "CXXFLAGS initially '${CXXFLAGS}'"
-            SANITIZED_CXXFLAGS=$(strip_optimization "$CXXFLAGS")
-            export CXXFLAGS="${SANITIZED_CXXFLAGS} ${BUILD_FLAGS}"
+            export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} ${BUILD_FLAGS}"
             msg_verbose "CXXFLAGS modified to '${CXXFLAGS}'"
         fi
     fi
@@ -515,7 +514,9 @@ main()
     local SAVE_CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS}"
     export CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} ${libbitcoin_server_FLAGS[@]}"
     build_preset "libbitcoin-server" "builds/cmake" "${PARALLEL}" "${libbitcoin_server_OPTIONS[@]}" "${CONFIGURE_OPTIONS[@]}"
-    test_make "libbitcoin-server" "test" "${PARALLEL}"
+    if ! [[ "${BUILD_SKIP_TESTS}" == "yes" ]]; then
+        test_make "libbitcoin-server" "test" "${PARALLEL}"
+    fi
     install_make "libbitcoin-server"
     export CPPFLAGS="${SAVE_CPPFLAGS}"
 
@@ -878,6 +879,7 @@ display_build_variables()
     msg "BUILD_LINK                      : ${BUILD_LINK}"
     msg "BUILD_FULL_REPOSITORIES         : ${BUILD_FULL_REPOSITORIES}"
     msg "BUILD_USE_LOCAL_SRC             : ${BUILD_USE_LOCAL_SRC}"
+    msg "BUILD_SKIP_TESTS                : ${BUILD_SKIP_TESTS}"
     msg "PARALLEL                        : ${PARALLEL}"
     msg "PREFIX                          : ${PREFIX}"
     msg "DISPLAY_VERBOSE                 : ${DISPLAY_VERBOSE}"
@@ -971,16 +973,6 @@ disable_exit_on_error()
     eval "${OPTS_DISABLE}"
 }
 
-strip_optimization()
-{
-    echo "$1" | sed -E '
-        s/-O([0-3]|s|fast|g|z|size|speed)?b?/ /g
-        s/-g([0-3]|gdb|dwarf[0-9]*)?b?/ /g
-        s/[[:space:]]+/ /g
-        s/^ | $//g
-    '
-}
-
 create_directory()
 {
     local DIRECTORY="$1"
diff --git a/builds/gnu/install-gnu.sh b/builds/gnu/install-gnu.sh
index e1042d6c..c58ee9d4 100755
--- a/builds/gnu/install-gnu.sh
+++ b/builds/gnu/install-gnu.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ main()
             (--build-full-repositories) BUILD_FULL_REPOSITORIES="yes";;
             (--build-use-local-src)     BUILD_USE_LOCAL_SRC="yes";;
             (--build-parallel=*)        PARALLEL="${OPTION#*=}";;
+            (--build-skip-tests)        BUILD_SKIP_TESTS="yes";;
             (--prefix=*)                PREFIX="${OPTION#*=}";;
             (--verbose)                 DISPLAY_VERBOSE="yes";;
             (--help|-h)                 DISPLAY_HELP="yes";;
@@ -302,8 +303,7 @@ main()
             msg_verbose "Exporting CFLAGS '${CFLAGS}'"
         else
             msg_verbose "CFLAGS initially '${CFLAGS}'"
-            SANITIZED_CFLAGS=$(strip_optimization "$CFLAGS")
-            export CFLAGS="${SANITIZED_CFLAGS} ${BUILD_FLAGS}"
+            export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${BUILD_FLAGS}"
             msg_verbose "CFLAGS modified to '${CFLAGS}'"
         fi
 
@@ -312,8 +312,7 @@ main()
             msg_verbose "Exporting CXXFLAGS '${CXXFLAGS}'"
         else
             msg_verbose "CXXFLAGS initially '${CXXFLAGS}'"
-            SANITIZED_CXXFLAGS=$(strip_optimization "$CXXFLAGS")
-            export CXXFLAGS="${SANITIZED_CXXFLAGS} ${BUILD_FLAGS}"
+            export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} ${BUILD_FLAGS}"
             msg_verbose "CXXFLAGS modified to '${CXXFLAGS}'"
         fi
     fi
@@ -485,7 +484,9 @@ main()
     local SAVE_CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS}"
     export CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} ${libbitcoin_server_FLAGS[@]}"
     build_gnu "libbitcoin-server" "." "${PARALLEL}" "${libbitcoin_server_OPTIONS[@]}" "${CONFIGURE_OPTIONS[@]}"
-    test_make "libbitcoin-server" "check" "${PARALLEL}"
+    if ! [[ "${BUILD_SKIP_TESTS}" == "yes" ]]; then
+        test_make "libbitcoin-server" "check" "${PARALLEL}"
+    fi
     install_make "libbitcoin-server"
     export CPPFLAGS="${SAVE_CPPFLAGS}"
 
@@ -802,6 +803,7 @@ display_build_variables()
     msg "BUILD_LINK                      : ${BUILD_LINK}"
     msg "BUILD_FULL_REPOSITORIES         : ${BUILD_FULL_REPOSITORIES}"
     msg "BUILD_USE_LOCAL_SRC             : ${BUILD_USE_LOCAL_SRC}"
+    msg "BUILD_SKIP_TESTS                : ${BUILD_SKIP_TESTS}"
     msg "PARALLEL                        : ${PARALLEL}"
     msg "PREFIX                          : ${PREFIX}"
     msg "DISPLAY_VERBOSE                 : ${DISPLAY_VERBOSE}"
@@ -900,16 +902,6 @@ disable_exit_on_error()
     eval "${OPTS_DISABLE}"
 }
 
-strip_optimization()
-{
-    echo "$1" | sed -E '
-        s/-O([0-3]|s|fast|g|z|size|speed)?b?/ /g
-        s/-g([0-3]|gdb|dwarf[0-9]*)?b?/ /g
-        s/[[:space:]]+/ /g
-        s/^ | $//g
-    '
-}
-
 create_directory()
 {
     local DIRECTORY="$1"
diff --git a/builds/msvc/build-msvc.cmd b/builds/msvc/build-msvc.cmd
index a1d808a7..13cfbb1e 100644
--- a/builds/msvc/build-msvc.cmd
+++ b/builds/msvc/build-msvc.cmd
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ REM --build-version version     Build MSVC version.
 REM --build-src-dir path        Location of sources.
 REM --build-full-repositories   Sync full github repositories.
 REM --build-use-local-src       Use existing sources in build-src-dir path.
+REM --build-mode mode           Determines action on target.
+REM                               Default: Rebuild
+REM --build-symbols mode        Determines treatment of symbols.
+REM                               Values: default, disabled, public-only
 REM --verbose                   Display verbose script output.
 REM --help, -h                  Display usage, overriding script execution.
 REM
@@ -134,6 +138,20 @@ if "!libbitcoin_server_TAG!" == "" (
         )
     )
 
+    if "!BUILD_SYMBOLS!" == "" (
+        call :msg_verbose "BUILD_SYMBOLS not defined or empty, defaulting to 'default' behavior."
+    ) else if "!BUILD_SYMBOLS!" == "default" (
+        call :msg_verbose "BUILD_SYMBOLS 'default'."
+    ) else if "!BUILD_SYMBOLS!" == "disabled" (
+        call :msg_verbose "BUILD_SYMBOLS 'disabled'."
+    ) else if "!BUILD_SYMBOLS!" == "public-only" (
+        call :msg_verbose "BUILD_SYMBOLS 'public-only'."
+    ) else (
+        call :msg_error "BUILD_SYMBOLS value '!BUILD_SYMBOLS!' unrecognized."
+        call :help
+        exit /b 1
+    )
+
     call :msg_heading "Configuration"
     call :display_build_variables
 
@@ -190,10 +208,20 @@ if "!libbitcoin_server_TAG!" == "" (
     if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
         exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
     )
-    call :build_msbuild "libbitcoin-server" "builds\msvc\%proj_version%"
+    call :build_msbuild "libbitcoin-server" "builds\msvc\%proj_version%" "libbitcoin-server"
+    if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
+        exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
+    )
+    call :build_msbuild "libbitcoin-server" "builds\msvc\%proj_version%" "bs"
+    if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
+        exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
+    )
+    if not "!BUILD_SKIP_TESTS!" == "yes" (
+        call :build_msbuild "libbitcoin-server" "builds\msvc\%proj_version%" "libbitcoin-server-test"
     if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
         exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
     )
+    )
 
     call :pop_directory
     if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
@@ -222,10 +250,18 @@ if "!libbitcoin_server_TAG!" == "" (
     ) else if "%~1" == "--build-version" (
         set "BUILD_VERSION=%~2"
         shift
+    ) else if "%!1" == "--build-mode" (
+        set "BUILD_MODE=%~2"
+        shift
+    ) else if "%!1" == "--build-symbols" (
+        set "BUILD_SYMBOLS=%~2"
+        shift
     ) else if "%~1" == "--build-full-repositories" (
         set "BUILD_FULL_REPOSITORIES=yes"
     ) else if "%~1" == "--build-use-local-src" (
         set "BUILD_USE_LOCAL_SRC=yes"
+    ) else if "%~1" == "--build-skip-tests" (
+        set "BUILD_SKIP_TESTS=yes"
     ) else if "%~1" == "--verbose" (
         set "DISPLAY_VERBOSE=yes"
     ) else if "%~1" == "-v" (
@@ -234,6 +270,12 @@ if "!libbitcoin_server_TAG!" == "" (
         set "SHOW_HELP=yes"
     ) else if "%~1" == "-h" (
         set "SHOW_HELP=yes"
+    ) else (
+        if "!UNHANDLED_ARGS!" == "" (
+            set "UNHANDLED_ARGS=%1"
+        ) else (
+            set "UNHANDLED_ARGS=!UNHANDLED_ARGS! %1"
+        )
     )
 
     shift
@@ -289,10 +331,23 @@ if "!libbitcoin_server_TAG!" == "" (
     set "RELATIVE_PATH=%~2"
     set "TARGET=%~3"
 
-    if "%TARGET%" == "" (
-        set "TARGET_ARG="
+    if not "%TARGET%" == "" (
+        if not "!BUILD_MODE!" == "" (
+            set "TARGET_ARG=/target:%TARGET%:!BUILD_MODE!"
+        ) else (
+            set "TARGET_ARG=/target:%TARGET%"
+        )
     ) else (
-        set "TARGET_ARG=/target:%TARGET%:Rebuild"
+        if not "!BUILD_MODE!" == "" (
+            set "TARGET_ARG=/target:!BUILD_MODE!"
+        )
+    )
+
+    set "SYMBOLS_ARG="
+    if "!BUILD_SYMBOLS!" == "disabled" (
+        set "SYMBOLS_ARG=/p:LinkerOptions=/PDBSTRIPPED "
+    ) else if "!BUILD_SYMBOLS!" == "public-only" (
+        set "SYMBOLS_ARG=/p:DebugSymbols=false "
     )
 
     call :push_directory "!BUILD_SRC_DIR!\%PROJECT%\%RELATIVE_PATH%\!BUILD_VERSION!"
@@ -305,10 +360,10 @@ if "!libbitcoin_server_TAG!" == "" (
         exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
     )
 
-    !MSBUILD_EXE! /verbosity:!MSBUILD_VERBOSE! /p:Platform=!BUILD_PLATFORM! /p:Configuration=!BUILD_CONFIG! /p:PreferredToolArchitecture=x64 %TARGET_ARG% %PROJECT%.sln /p:PreBuildEventUseInBuild=false /p:PostBuildEventUseInBuild=false
+    !MSBUILD_EXE! /verbosity:!MSBUILD_VERBOSE! !SYMBOLS_ARG!/p:Platform=!BUILD_PLATFORM! /p:Configuration=!BUILD_CONFIG! /p:PreferredToolArchitecture=x64 %TARGET_ARG% %PROJECT%.sln /p:PreBuildEventUseInBuild=false /p:PostBuildEventUseInBuild=false !UNHANDLED_ARGS!
 
     if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
-        call :msg_error "!MSBUILD_EXE! /verbosity:!MSBUILD_VERBOSE! /p:Platform=!BUILD_PLATFORM! /p:Configuration=!BUILD_CONFIG! /p:PreferredToolArchitecture=x64 %TARGET_ARG% %PROJECT%.sln /p:PreBuildEventUseInBuild=false /p:PostBuildEventUseInBuild=false"
+        call :msg_error "!MSBUILD_EXE! /verbosity:!MSBUILD_VERBOSE! !SYMBOLS_ARG!/p:Platform=!BUILD_PLATFORM! /p:Configuration=!BUILD_CONFIG! /p:PreferredToolArchitecture=x64 %TARGET_ARG% %PROJECT%.sln /p:PreBuildEventUseInBuild=false /p:PostBuildEventUseInBuild=false !UNHANDLED_ARGS!"
         call :pop_directory
         exit /b 1
     )
@@ -335,6 +390,8 @@ if "!libbitcoin_server_TAG!" == "" (
     call :msg "BUILD_SRC_DIR                   : !BUILD_SRC_DIR!"
     call :msg "BUILD_FULL_REPOSITORIES         : !BUILD_FULL_REPOSITORIES!"
     call :msg "BUILD_USE_LOCAL_SRC             : !BUILD_USE_LOCAL_SRC!"
+    call :msg "BUILD_MODE                      : !BUILD_MODE!"
+    call :msg "BUILD_SYMBOLS                   : !BUILD_SYMBOLS!"
     call :msg "DISPLAY_VERBOSE                 : !DISPLAY_VERBOSE!"
     call :msg "SHOW_HELP                       : !SHOW_HELP!"
     exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
@@ -368,6 +425,10 @@ if "!libbitcoin_server_TAG!" == "" (
     call :msg "--build-src-dir path        Location of sources."
     call :msg "--build-full-repositories   Sync full github repositories."
     call :msg "--build-use-local-src       Use existing sources in build-src-dir path."
+    call :msg "--build-mode mode           Determines action on target."
+    call :msg "                              Default: Rebuild"
+    call :msg "--build-symbols mode        Determines treatment of symbols."
+    call :msg "                              Values: default, disabled, public-only"
     call :msg "--verbose                   Display verbose script output."
     call :msg "--help, -h                  Display usage, overriding script execution."
     exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%