Update packaging documentation for published native releases

TODO.md

@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ missing-runtime panel message and the battery readouts on Frame.
 - [x] **A3. Commit the pending `AGENTS.md` rename** ("Frame Dictation" →
   "FrameYap"). (S) Done in baseline checkpoint `07c03ea`.
 - [~] **A4. Runtime dependency pointers.** Repos and licenses are listed in
-  `docs/third-party.md`. No release audit is needed while v0.1 is source-only.
+  `docs/third-party.md`. Audit the staged native libraries and notices for each published archive;
+  speech runtime packages and model files remain separate explicit downloads.
 - [x] **A5. Drop "POC" from the shipped surface.** (S) Public help, README,
   CMake and installer use the release name. `scripts/stage-native-poc.py` remains
   a deprecated compatibility wrapper for `scripts/stage-native.py`, not the

docs/packaging.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Release packaging and idempotent user-local installer
 
-**No GitHub release is published.** Native-only local artifacts have been installed
+Native-only GitHub release archives are published with the standalone installer.
-and reinstalled on Frame. The installer never pretends an ASR runtime is included when it is not;
+The ARM64 artifacts are built, tested, installed and checked on Frame before publication. The installer never pretends an ASR runtime is included when it is not;
 see [third-party notes](third-party.md).
 
 ## Producer
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ runtime/bin/python3               # ONLY for an authorized bundled-runtime artif
 The stage copies the self-contained installer into `bin/` and CMake installs
 `scripts/model-status.py` alongside the backend manifests. The package allowlist
 permits `scripts/`; installed `frameyap --list-models` expects the verifier at
-`../scripts/model-status.py`. **No actual staged archive has been audited/tested
+`../scripts/model-status.py`. Exercise the entire producer pipeline and installed CLI for each release.
-from a clean account for publication**; exercise the entire producer pipeline
+Upgrade validation on the existing Frame account does not establish a clean-account
-and the installed CLI before treating the payload layout as release-ready.
+installation or general platform compatibility.
 
 For the current **external-runtime** package, `scripts/stage-native.py --help`
 documents explicit inputs. The old `scripts/stage-native-poc.py` is retained as
@@ -76,18 +76,19 @@ bootstrap, **not** the inference runtime), curl for network release downloads,
 sha256sum and tar for archive handling. **No compiler, sudo, Steam store AppID
 or engine checkout in binary mode.** No minimum glibc floor has been certified;
 preflight alone cannot guarantee compatibility. Download/inspect a pinned installer
-before running it. Current local artifact route:
+before running it. Local artifact route:
 
 ```sh
 sh install.sh --archive /path/to/frameyap-VERSION-linux-aarch64.tar.gz \
   --sha256 64_HEX_DIGIT_HASH --version VERSION
 ```
 
-After an actual vetted release exists, use a real numeric version (for example,
+For a published release, use its numeric version (for example,
 `sh install.sh --mode binary --version 0.1.202609241627 --yes`); the installer
 will retrieve tag `v0.1.202609241627` and its versioned checksum; no `latest` or moving-branch
 lookup. A pipe invocation is supported, never reads answers from the pipe, and must also
-pin a real published tag. **There is no functional public download command yet.**
+pin a real published tag. The README's `releases/latest/download/install.sh` bootstrap
+selects the fixed release version embedded in that published installer.
 
 `--without-model` omits any model files in the selected archive, never deletes
 an existing current model on rerun, and records the choice. Same
@@ -116,7 +117,8 @@ only the new venv and leaves `paths.conf` unchanged. `--print-plan --json` shows
 the packages, index and size (about 200 MB of wheels, roughly 1–1.5 GB on disk)
 without touching anything. The app must be closed (install lock). Transitive
 dependencies are not pinned. Validated end to end on x86-64 Python 3.12
-(2026-09-25); a clean Frame install is still pending.
+(2026-09-25); the owner also reported a successful fresh Frame model/runtime
+installation from v0.1.202609251524. Later upgrade tests preserve that runtime.
 In the source tree, `python3 scripts/model-status.py --list-models` or
 `--check-model redux --model-dir /absolute/model` hash-checks local files;
 the native `frameyap --list-models` / `--check-model` entry points use the

docs/third-party.md

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 FrameYap's own code is under [LICENSE](../LICENSE). Everything below is fetched
 from, or built against, its upstream project; each keeps its own license. This is
-a pointer list, not a legal audit. No prebuilt archive is published: v0.1 is
+a pointer list, not a legal audit. Published native archives include SDL3 and the OpenVR client library, plus
-source-only, and Python packages are fetched from PyPI on the user's machine.
+the font and required notices. The speech runtime and model are downloaded
+separately on the user's machine; they are not redistributed in the archive.
 
 ## Included in this repository