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-# This workflow is for testing the release process in a PR.
-# It performs the same build and bundle steps as release.yml but does not create a GitHub release.
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "documentation/**"
-  workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual trigger for testing
-
-name: Test Release
-
-# Permissions needed for AWS OIDC authentication in called workflows
-permissions:
-  id-token: write   # Required for AWS OIDC authentication in called workflow
-  contents: read    # Only read access needed for testing
-  actions: read
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  # ------------------------------------
-  # 1) Build CLI for multiple OS/Arch
-  # ------------------------------------
-  build-cli:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-cli.yml
-
-  # ------------------------------------
-  # 2) Upload Install CLI Script
-  # ------------------------------------
-  install-script:
-    name: Upload Install Script
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build-cli]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # pin@v4
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # pin@v4
-        with:
-          name: download_cli.sh
-          path: download_cli.sh
-
-  # ------------------------------------------------------------
-  # 3) Bundle Desktop App (macOS ARM)
-  # ------------------------------------------------------------
-  bundle-desktop:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/bundle-desktop.yml
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-      contents: read
-    with:
-      signing: true
-    secrets:
-      OSX_CODESIGN_ROLE: ${{ secrets.OSX_CODESIGN_ROLE }}
-
-  # ------------------------------------------------------------
-  # 4) Bundle Desktop App (macOS Intel)
-  # ------------------------------------------------------------
-  bundle-desktop-intel:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/bundle-desktop-intel.yml
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write
-      contents: read
-    with:
-      signing: true
-    secrets:
-      OSX_CODESIGN_ROLE: ${{ secrets.OSX_CODESIGN_ROLE }}
-
-  # ------------------------------------------------------------
-  # 5) Bundle Desktop App (Linux)
-  # ------------------------------------------------------------
-  bundle-desktop-linux:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/bundle-desktop-linux.yml
-
-  # ------------------------------------------------------------
-  # 6) Bundle Desktop App (Windows)
-  # ------------------------------------------------------------
-  bundle-desktop-windows:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/bundle-desktop-windows.yml
-    with:
-      signing: true
-    secrets:
-      WINDOWS_CODESIGN_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CODESIGN_CERTIFICATE }}
-      WINDOW_SIGNING_ROLE: ${{ secrets.WINDOW_SIGNING_ROLE }}
-      WINDOW_SIGNING_ROLE_TAG: ${{ secrets.WINDOW_SIGNING_ROLE_TAG }}
-
-  # ------------------------------------
-  # 7) Verify Artifacts (Replaces Release job)
-  # ------------------------------------
-  verify:
-    name: Verify Artifacts
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [build-cli, install-script, bundle-desktop, bundle-desktop-intel, bundle-desktop-linux, bundle-desktop-windows]
-    steps:
-      - name: Download all artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@cc203385981b70ca67e1cc392babf9cc229d5806 # pin@v4
-        with:
-          merge-multiple: true
-      - name: List artifacts
-        run: |
-          echo "Artifacts built successfully:"
-          ls -R
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