---
phase: 05-publish-and-deploy
verified: 2026-02-27T13:41:14Z
status: human_needed
score: 3/5 must-haves verified (2 require external service confirmation)
re_verification: false
human_verification:
  - test: "pip install meshulash-guard"
    expected: "Package installs from PyPI without error; `from meshulash_guard import Guard` works after install"
    why_human: "PyPI is an external service. The workflow that publishes to PyPI is verified correct in code, but whether the first publish was ever triggered (merge to main) and whether PyPI actually serves the package cannot be determined from the codebase alone."
  - test: "Visit https://docs.guard.meshulash.ai in a browser"
    expected: "MkDocs site loads over HTTPS with a valid Let's Encrypt certificate; no browser security warning; content matches the docs in docs/docs/"
    why_human: "GitHub Pages and DNS are external services. The CNAME, deploy workflow, and mkdocs.yml are all correctly configured in code, but whether the first deploy ran, the gh-pages branch exists, the custom domain was entered in GitHub Pages settings, and Let's Encrypt cert provisioned cannot be verified from the codebase."
---

# Phase 5: Publish & Deploy Verification Report

**Phase Goal:** `pip install meshulash-guard` pulls from PyPI, docs are live at docs.meshulash.ai (updated to docs.guard.meshulash.ai during this phase), and pushing to production auto-publishes a new SDK version
**Verified:** 2026-02-27T13:41:14Z
**Status:** human_needed
**Re-verification:** No — initial verification

> **Domain note:** The ROADMAP goal references `docs.meshulash.ai`. The phase context (05-CONTEXT.md, 05-RESEARCH.md) explicitly changed this to `docs.guard.meshulash.ai` — the Cloudflare DNS record was already pointed there and the CNAME on the old domain was stale. All code artifacts correctly implement `docs.guard.meshulash.ai`. This is treated as the authoritative domain for this phase.

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## Goal Achievement

### Observable Truths

| #  | Truth                                                                              | Status         | Evidence                                                                              |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1  | `pip install meshulash-guard` installs the package from PyPI                       | ? HUMAN NEEDED | publish.yml is correct; PyPI external service state unverifiable from codebase        |
| 2  | Push to `main` triggers automated build, version check, and PyPI publish           | VERIFIED       | publish.yml triggers on `push: branches: [main]`; two-job build+publish pipeline     |
| 3  | `dev` branch exists; only merges to `main` trigger publishing                      | VERIFIED       | `git branch -a` shows `dev` and `remotes/origin/dev`; publish.yml scoped to main only |
| 4  | `docs.guard.meshulash.ai` serves MkDocs site over HTTPS with valid cert            | ? HUMAN NEEDED | CNAME + mkdocs.yml + deploy.yml all correct; GitHub Pages/DNS unverifiable from code  |
| 5  | Docs rebuild and redeploy automatically when docs repo is updated                  | VERIFIED       | deploy.yml triggers on `push: branches: [main]`; runs `mkdocs gh-deploy --force`     |

**Score:** 3/5 truths verified programmatically. 2 require human verification of external services.

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### Required Artifacts

| Artifact                                    | Expected                                       | Status       | Details                                                                                    |
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `pyproject.toml`                            | `requires-python = ">=3.10"`                   | VERIFIED     | Line 10: `requires-python = ">=3.10"` — Python 3.9 correctly dropped                      |
| `.github/workflows/ci.yml`                  | PR gate: test matrix 3.10-3.13 + version check | VERIFIED     | 36 lines; triggers on `pull_request` to `main`; matrix `["3.10","3.11","3.12","3.13"]`    |
| `.github/workflows/publish.yml`             | Two-job OIDC publish on push to main           | VERIFIED     | 38 lines; triggers on `push: main`; build job → publish job; `pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish` |
| `docs/.github/workflows/deploy.yml`         | Auto-deploy MkDocs on push to main in docs repo | VERIFIED    | 30 lines; triggers on `push: main`; runs `mkdocs gh-deploy --force`                       |
| `docs/docs/CNAME`                           | Contains `docs.guard.meshulash.ai` (no extras) | VERIFIED     | Hex check: 23 bytes = `docs.guard.meshulash.ai` + newline; no trailing slash or `https://` |
| `docs/mkdocs.yml` `site_url`                | `https://docs.guard.meshulash.ai`              | VERIFIED     | `site_url: https://docs.guard.meshulash.ai` at line 3                                     |

All 6 artifacts: EXISTS + SUBSTANTIVE + no stub patterns.

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### Key Link Verification

| From                              | To                            | Via                                      | Status       | Details                                                              |
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `.github/workflows/ci.yml`        | `pyproject.toml`              | `pip install -e ".[dev]"`               | WIRED        | Line 21 of ci.yml: `pip install -e ".[dev]"` reads pyproject.toml   |
| `.github/workflows/publish.yml`   | `pyproject.toml`              | `python -m build`                        | WIRED        | Line 18 of publish.yml: `python -m build` reads pyproject.toml      |
| `publish.yml build job`           | `publish.yml publish job`     | `actions/upload-artifact` → `download-artifact` | WIRED | Upload artifact `python-package-distributions` in build, download in publish |
| `publish.yml publish job`         | PyPI                          | `pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1` | WIRED (code) | Action present; external PyPI service state needs human verification |
| `docs/.github/workflows/deploy.yml` | `docs/mkdocs.yml`           | `mkdocs gh-deploy` reads mkdocs.yml      | WIRED        | deploy.yml runs `mkdocs gh-deploy --force` which reads mkdocs.yml   |
| `docs/mkdocs.yml`                 | `docs/docs/CNAME`            | mkdocs copies docs_dir to site/          | WIRED        | CNAME is in `docs_dir` (`docs/docs/`) — mkdocs includes it in site/ |

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### OIDC Security Check

| Check                                          | Expected              | Result    | Details                                                            |
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Workflow-level `permissions:` in publish.yml   | Absent (not present)  | VERIFIED  | `grep -n "^permissions:"` returns nothing — no workflow-level block |
| Job-level `permissions: id-token: write`       | Present on publish job only | VERIFIED | Line 32 of publish.yml, inside `publish:` job block              |
| `environment: name: pypi`                      | Present on publish job | VERIFIED  | `environment.name: pypi`, `url: https://pypi.org/p/meshulash-guard` |

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### Requirements Coverage

| Requirement | Description                                    | Status         | Notes                                                                          |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| PKG-03      | CI/CD pipeline publishes to PyPI automatically | VERIFIED (code) | publish.yml correctly implements two-job OIDC publish on push to main         |
| PKG-04      | Version gate on PRs to main                    | VERIFIED        | ci.yml version-check job uses `pyproject-check-version@v4`; fails if not bumped |
| DOC-06      | Docs auto-deploy on push to docs repo          | VERIFIED (code) | deploy.yml in docs repo triggers `mkdocs gh-deploy --force` on push to main   |

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### Anti-Patterns Found

None detected across all modified files:
- No `TODO`, `FIXME`, `XXX`, `HACK` comments
- No placeholder text
- No empty or stub implementations
- All workflow files have complete, functional steps

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### Human Verification Required

#### 1. PyPI Package Availability

**Test:** Run `pip install meshulash-guard` in a fresh virtualenv
**Expected:** Package installs successfully; `from meshulash_guard import Guard` works without error; `meshulash-guard==0.1.0` is listed in `pip list`
**Why human:** PyPI is an external service. The publish.yml workflow is structurally correct, and the plan confirms the PyPI Pending Trusted Publisher was registered. However, the publish workflow only fires on push/merge to `main`. The local `dist/` contains `meshulash_guard-0.1.0.tar.gz` and `meshulash_guard-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl` (built via `python -m build`), which confirms the package builds correctly — but the first automated publish to PyPI requires an actual push to `main` to have occurred.

#### 2. Docs Site Live at docs.guard.meshulash.ai

**Test:** Open `https://docs.guard.meshulash.ai` in a browser
**Expected:** MkDocs Material theme site loads; HTTPS padlock present (no certificate warning); content shows the Meshulash Guard documentation; the site is NOT serving on `meshulash.github.io` (confirming the custom domain is active)
**Why human:** GitHub Pages configuration, DNS propagation, and Let's Encrypt certificate provisioning are all external service states. The code artifacts are all correct: CNAME contains `docs.guard.meshulash.ai`, deploy.yml triggers mkdocs gh-deploy on push, and mkdocs.yml has the correct site_url. The plan confirms the human completed GitHub Pages setup (gh-pages source, custom domain set, Enforce HTTPS). Verification requires actually visiting the URL.

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## Gaps Summary

No gaps found in code artifacts. All workflow files, configuration files, and supporting artifacts exist, are substantive, and are correctly wired to each other.

The two items marked "human_needed" are not gaps — they are external service states that were reportedly configured by the user in Plan 03 (Task 1: PyPI Trusted Publisher registration, Task 2: GitHub Pages setup). These cannot be verified programmatically and require a human to confirm the external services are live.

**If either human verification fails:**
- PyPI not live: merge to `main` was likely never triggered, or PyPI Pending Trusted Publisher registration was not completed. The fix is: ensure the publisher is registered at pypi.org, then merge to main.
- Docs not live: the docs repo's main branch was never pushed after adding deploy.yml, or GitHub Pages settings were not saved correctly. The fix is: push to docs repo main (deploy.yml fires), then confirm Pages settings in GitHub UI.

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_Verified: 2026-02-27T13:41:14Z_
_Verifier: Claude (gsd-verifier)_
