Pairing matches iLoader: mint the merged file once over USB, place it, then unplug. EscapeOS / StikDebug / SideStore talk to the phone over LocalDevVPN.
pairing --app com.ipaside.escapeos now finds the team-suffixed install.
EscapeOS remains iOS 18 and 26 only. iPASide still sideloads and places pairing files on iLoader's full range (15–26).
Verified: 505 pytest + 778 Flutter (6 skip) = 1,283. Pairing inspect and Place on iPhone 17 (iOS 26.5.1) with EscapeOS installed. Sideload of current EscapeOS 0.1.0 already landed on that phone this session.
The installer is unsigned, so SmartScreen will warn — the SHA-256 is in SHA256SUMS.txt.