# DesktopBeast™ EA Beta Polish And Package Readiness Green

Milestone target: DesktopBeast™ EA Beta Polish + Package Readiness Green

Pricing / positioning: $39 EA Beta package candidate.

## Current Locations

- DesktopBeast™ source folder in repo: `src`
- Integrated ArchiveBeast™ Library viewer: `src/ReaderWindow.xaml` and `ReaderWindow.xaml.cs`
- Current publish folder: `package-work/DesktopBeast-EA-Beta`
- Package candidate: `release/DesktopBeast-EA-Beta-Package-Candidate.zip`
- Checksum file: `release/DesktopBeast-EA-Beta-Package-Candidate.zip.sha256`
- Local AI Underground site updated, not deployed.

## Package

- ZIP: `release\DesktopBeast-EA-Beta-Package-Candidate.zip`
- SHA256: `87E01AD993F30B6C5C2F88559E2049334F12BCFB692CE57D452715D5DA63CC65`

Package contents include:

- `DesktopBeast.exe`
- `DesktopBeast.cmd`
- `ArchiveBeast™ Library.cmd`
- runtime/config DLL files
- Tesseract runtime files and `tessdata/eng.traineddata`
- README, INSTALL, RELEASE_NOTES, KNOWN_LIMITATIONS, PRIVACY_AND_REVIEW, THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES

The package excludes the PDB/debug symbol file.

## Changed

- Rebranded public-facing app surfaces from the preview label to DesktopBeast™ EA Beta / ArchiveBeast™ Library.
- DesktopBeast™ main window opens maximized.
- ArchiveBeast™ Library opens maximized.
- Capture Screen opens maximized.
- Added direct `--library` launch mode so ArchiveBeast™ Library can run independently.
- Added close-to-tray background hotkey listener behavior.
- Added explicit Exit button and tray menu command for fully quitting DesktopBeast.
- Fixed Capture Screen / Main Screen z-order by making the Capture Screen a peer workflow window and routing foreground restoration through a shared helper.
- Replaced default Windows icon with the shared TechBeast™ beast-monitor mark for executable, windows, taskbar/Alt+Tab, tray, and optional shortcuts.
- Added package launchers:
  - `DesktopBeast.cmd`
  - `ArchiveBeast™ Library.cmd`
- Hardened `Ctrl + Shift + D` hotkey handling:
  - uses Windows no-repeat modifier
  - dispatches hotkey events through the WPF dispatcher
  - adds a capture-in-progress guard so repeated hotkeys do not silently collide
  - reports a clear message if DesktopBeast™ is foreground or another capture is running
- Added Capture Screen buttons:
  - DTB Main Screen
  - Open Capture Library
- Added DesktopBeast™ Evidence Envelope metadata to Markdown output.
- Preserved ArchiveBeast™ adaptive capture layout:
  - DesktopBeast™ PNG + Markdown uses three panes
  - BrowserBeast™ Markdown-only captures use two panes
  - future captures with real PNG companions can show the visual pane
- Added ArchiveBeast™ organizer action: copy selected artifact set to a chosen folder.
- Added a command-line smoke error log path for easier capture diagnostics.
- Added target-selection shell guard so taskbar/shell surfaces are not treated as normal successful window targets.
- Updated AI Underground local site placeholders for DesktopBeast™ EA Beta package-candidate status.

## Verified

- `dotnet publish -c Release --no-restore` succeeded using the bundled local SDK.
- Package ZIP created successfully.
- SHA256 checksum generated.
- Package contents inspected.
- Package text scanned clean for blocked legacy product, typo-domain, unreleased paid-tier, and speculative AI-language.
- Local AI Underground site routes returned 200:
  - `/desktopbeast/`
  - `/downloads/`
- ArchiveBeast™ adaptive layout source points verified.
- BrowserBeast™ compatibility parser supports:
  - title/source/timestamp/capture mode headers
  - Evidence Envelope `capture_status`
  - `created_at`
  - `source_url`
  - `privacy_signals`
  - Browser text capture OCR display
  - no missing-PNG failure state for BrowserBeast™ Freeware Markdown-only captures

## Smoke Test Note

A noninteractive `--smoke` run in the sandbox produced a useful failure artifact for an invalid foreground window (`Idle`, 0x0 bounds). This verifies failure artifacts and Evidence Envelope output, but it does not replace manual GUI smoke tests against Notepad, File Explorer, browser windows, or low-text windows.

Manual GUI capture/hotkey smoke should be performed by Stormcrow before sale approval:

- Notepad/simple text window
- File Explorer
- safe browser window
- low/no readable text window
- `Ctrl + Shift + D` from normal work context
- Capture Screen opens maximized
- DTB Main Screen and Open Capture Library buttons work
- ArchiveBeast™ displays DesktopBeast™ captures in three-pane layout
- ArchiveBeast™ displays BrowserBeast™ Freeware captures in two-pane layout

## Known Limitations

- Portable package candidate, not an installer.
- Unsigned build; Windows SmartScreen may warn.
- Licensing/payment enforcement is not implemented.
- OCR can be noisy; PNG remains the source-of-truth visual companion for DesktopBeast™ captures.
- Global hotkey depends on Windows registration and can be blocked if another app owns `Ctrl + Shift + D`.
- Interactive GUI smoke testing still needs Stormcrow review on the target desktop.

## Deferred

- BrowserBeast™ paid/pro feature work.
- BrowserBeast™ PNG companion capture.
- PersonaVault.
- Installer/update flow.
- Licensing/payment wiring.
- Live purchase/download link.
- Cloudflare DNS or live deployment.

## Scope Confirmation

- ArchiveBeast™ Library is integrated and independently launchable.
- BrowserBeast™ v1.0 Freeware Markdown captures are supported.
- No Cloudflare DNS changes occurred.
- No live deployment occurred.
- No BrowserBeast™ paid/pro work started.
- No PersonaVault work started.

Stormcrow approval gate: stop here before DesktopBeast™ sale/release publishing.

