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# Session 01: Release Requirements and Risk Baseline

**Session ID**: `phase08-session01-release-requirements-and-risk-baseline` **Status**: Complete **Validated**: 2026-05-31 **Estimated Tasks**: \~14-20 **Estimated Duration**: 2-4 hours

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## Objective

Create the source-backed Phase 08 release, erasure, production validation, certification, and decommission routing baseline before implementation begins.

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## Scope

### In Scope (MVP)

* Audit Phase 07 closeout, PRD, UX PRD, considerations, security posture, release, deployment, hosted-services, privacy, architecture, environment, and legacy-consolidation docs.
* Route trusted erasure, hosted identity, production-hosted validation, mobile/accessibility certification, release hardening, and decommission requirements to Sessions 02-08.
* Define release claim gates for local-first mode, optional Worker federation, hosted identity, hosted storage, analytics, public replay, push, remote access, trusted erasure, certification, and legacy deletion.
* Create a Phase 08 release risk matrix that links open findings to session owners, evidence, and residual-risk wording.
* Create an initial decommission approval matrix for `EXAMPLES/`, reports, findings, ignored media intake, and `docs/PROGRESS.md`.

### Out of Scope

* Implementing erasure runtime behavior.
* Deleting legacy evidence.
* Claiming production-hosted validation, hosted identity, certification, or trusted erasure.

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## Prerequisites

* [ ] Phase 07 artifacts are archived and available.
* [ ] `CONSIDERATIONS.md` and `SECURITY-COMPLIANCE.md` are reviewed.
* [ ] Stable release, deployment, hosted-service, privacy, and legacy docs are available.

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## Deliverables

1. Phase 08 release requirements and risk baseline.
2. Requirement-to-session routing matrix for release, erasure, certification, production validation, hosted identity, and decommission work.
3. Initial decommission approval matrix.
4. Stable documentation updates for stale Phase 08 ownership language, if found.

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## Success Criteria

* [ ] Maintainers can identify which session owns each Phase 08 release requirement.
* [ ] Open security findings are mapped to concrete evidence and closeout criteria.
* [ ] Decommission candidates are listed as candidates only, not deletion approvals.
* [ ] Phase 08 claims remain gated until later sessions create validation evidence.


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