The Civic Desk v0.3.2
Pre-releaseThe Civic Desk v0.3.2 public beta
Windows-only public beta for CivicNewspaper / The Civic Desk.
Download
- Installer:
The.Civic.Desk_0.3.2_x64-setup.exe - SHA256:
BDA7CE85759AD1C475D100D0F04FBC7F3CAF7DFF07DDB74F60B24F1CAAF526DD - Size:
5342976bytes - Checksum file:
SHA256SUMS.txt - Product build commit:
796b8700831f964beea97630c51d71a40a9b724f
The installer, installed application, and uninstaller are Authenticode-signed by Scott Converse and carry a valid Microsoft timestamp. Verify both the published checksum and the Windows signature before installation.
Installation requirements
Initial installation needs an internet connection if Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime is not already installed. First-run local AI setup also needs internet access to download the app-managed Ollama runtime and the selected local model. After setup and source retrieval, drafting and review run locally.
Candidate validation
This exact installer completed a fresh Windows Sandbox cleanroom test, including installation, app-managed Ollama setup, the full phi4-mini:latest model download, a real local model response, starter-source setup, Daily Scan with 55 leads, cold restart recovery, and uninstall. Its signing, product, documentation, audit, and proof gates passed at 0 blocker / 0 critical / 0 major / 0 minor / 0 nit before publication.
Source archive note
This signed public-beta build was produced from commit 796b8700831f964beea97630c51d71a40a9b724f and published under the existing v0.3.2 prerelease page. GitHub's automatic source archives remain tied to the original tag object, so use the product build commit above when matching source to this rebuilt installer.
Scope
- Supported public-beta installer: Windows
.exeonly. - macOS and Linux installers remain backlog/proof-needed for v0.3.2.
- The app's live-verified default publishing path is anonymous here.now preview.
- Credentialed external publishing providers require user-owned credentials and provider-specific proof.
- This is a public beta, not a stable production release.