MFA-Forge v0.1.18-rc.18

MFA-Forge 0.1.18-rc.18

0.1.18-rc.18 is the first public prerelease line for the launcher-driven update flow from installed RC17.

Release assets

• primary MSI: MFA-Forge-RC18-x64.msi
• checksum: MFA-Forge-RC18-x64.msi.sha256.txt
• RC tag: v0.1.18-rc.18
• release channel: GitHub prerelease

Highlights

• separate mfa-forge-launcher binary for release discovery, checksum verification, and MSI handoff
• Windows-only GUI, local agent session, and minimal MCP server remain unchanged in scope
• validated local RC17 -> RC18 upgrade path through the launcher flow
• MSI packaging hardened to replace installed binaries correctly during upgrade

Validation summary

• cargo fmt --all -- --check
• cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
• cargo test --workspace
• cargo build --workspace --release
• cargo wix --package mfa-forge-gui --no-build --target-bin-dir target/release --output target/rc/MFA-Forge-RC18-x64.msi
• SHA256 generated for MFA-Forge-RC18-x64.msi
• launcher detects RC18 release metadata and asset name
• launcher verifies checksum before install handoff
• installed RC17 upgrades cleanly to RC18
• final public prerelease publication

Evidence

• MSI path: target/rc/MFA-Forge-RC18-x64.msi
• SHA256: 83508AAABE4FE8430F6C68584CD1A06AC011C3C229F22C615713CC1F0FABAECA
• local upgrade proof from RC17 to RC18: completed successfully
• installed product version after upgrade: 0.1.18

Known limitations

• no loopback API
• no updater daemon
• no broader client-scoped policy model yet
• no stable release publication yet

Out of scope

• new MCP surfaces
• GUI relayout
• stable 1.0.0 release work