fix(release): defer same-release package checks instead of skipping verification

[randlee]

Summary

• Replaces the incomplete no_verify sibling-skip behavior with deferred_same_release: preflight performs no cargo package command at all for a crate when an earlier manifest-declared same-release dependency hasn't published yet, while still running workspace/manifest/publish-order checks.
• Closes the gap left by fix(release): derive package checks from manifest #600, where sc-compose's own package step still hard-failed resolving sc-composer-beads = "^1.6.1" against the live registry index.
• Candidate/tag provenance behavior is unchanged.

Validation

• 68 passed, 6 skipped (release-artifacts test suite)
• 16 publish-kit tests passed
• py_compile and git diff --check passed

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[randlee]

Final Quality Report

Generated: 2026-08-30
QA Pass: 1
Sprint/Task: fix-602 / fix-602-qa-1
Branch: fix/deferred-same-release-package-checks
Commit: 847b907
PR: #602
Final Verdict: PASS

Machine Status (JSON)

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  "sprint": "fix-602",
  "task": "fix-602-qa-1",
  "branch": "fix/deferred-same-release-package-checks",
  "commit": "847b907",
  "pr": 602,
  "verdict": "PASS",
  "findings": {
    "blocking": 0,
    "important": 3,
    "minor": 6
  },
  "blocking_ids": [],
  "merge_readiness": "ready-pending-ci",
  "merge_reason": "10/10 deliverables closed, 0 blocking findings after overrule. Confirm clippy completed (merge state UNSTABLE solely on in-progress clippy). Merge requires explicit user approval.",
  "next_action": "none",
  "owner": "none",
  "recommendation": "Merge once CI is green. The removed check was structurally unsatisfiable: `cargo package` resolves dependencies from the registry, so it can never pass for a crate whose same-release sibling has not yet published — the normal mid-release state. Recommend auditing remaining preflight gates against the rule that preflight should fail only on conditions fixable without publishing; everything else warns."
}

Validated Scope

• deferred_same_release mode replaces PR fix(release): derive package checks from manifest #600's incomplete no_verify skip; no cargo package runs for crates depending on an earlier same-release sibling
• Live plan vs real release/publish-artifacts.toml, exit 0: sc-sha|verify|, sc-composer|deferred_same_release|sc-sha, sc-composer-beads|deferred_same_release|sc-composer, sc-compose|deferred_same_release|sc-composer,sc-composer-beads
• Reported gate-2 false failure ("sc-composer-beads 1.6.1 is not on crates.io") cannot occur
• Manifest/publish_order checks still run unconditionally; candidate-tag/provenance policy unchanged
• Tests: 104 passed / 7 skipped
• Reviewers: req-qa PASS (10/10 deliverables), rust-qa PASS, arch-qa FAIL (overruled), simplification-reviewer CONDITIONAL (overruled)

Findings Summary (Final)

• Blocking: 0
• Important: 3
• Minor: 6

Residual Risks

• arch-qa ARCH-001/ARCH-002 OVERRULED. done < <(python3 ...) at release-preflight.yml:360,392 is fail-open under set -euo pipefail. Verified pre-existing on develop (git show develop:... | grep -n) and untouched by this PR's diff. Routed to a separate ticket; does not gate this PR.
• SIMPL-602-1 — .github/scripts/release_manifest.py:189 docstring is grammatically broken and self-contradictory. The only defect this PR authored. Trivial follow-up commit.
• ATM-QA-001 — preflight now performs zero local package-level verification for 3 of 4 crates. Compensating control: release.yml:292 runs cargo publish --locked with no --no-verify. Document in docs/publishing.md and docs/release-checklist.md.
• QA-001 — deferral proven by static YAML text-splitting, not live workflow execution.
• SIMPL-602-5/-6 — PR fix(release): derive package checks from manifest #600 carry-forwards still open, incl. release_manifest.py:197 defaulting a missing publish key to publishable while validate_publish_order indexes crate["publish"] directly.
• arch-qa explicitly ruled RULE-012 NOT violated.

Merge Readiness

• Status: ready-pending-ci
• Reason: 10/10 deliverables closed, 0 blocking findings after overrule. Confirm clippy completed (merge state UNSTABLE solely on in-progress clippy). Merge requires explicit user approval.

Recommendation

Merge once CI is green. The removed check was structurally unsatisfiable: cargo package resolves dependencies from the registry, so it can never pass for a crate whose same-release sibling has not yet published — the normal mid-release state. Recommend auditing remaining preflight gates against the rule that preflight should fail only on conditions fixable without publishing; everything else warns.
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