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+# Phase 8: BuildVerificationEngineer Validation
+
+## Commands Run
+
+```sh
+pnpm --filter @paperclipai/agent-company lint
+pnpm --filter @paperclipai/agent-company typecheck
+pnpm --filter @paperclipai/agent-company test:run
+pnpm --filter @paperclipai/agent-company build:dir
+```
+
+## Results
+
+- lint: passed (0 errors, 0 warnings)
+- typecheck: passed
+- unit tests: passed
+- integration tests: passed
+- Electron smoke E2E: passed
+- macOS directory packaging: passed
+
+## Validation Refresh (2026-03-13)
+
+- reran the full gate locally on macOS:
+  - `pnpm lint`
+  - `pnpm typecheck`
+  - `pnpm test:run`
+  - `pnpm build:dir`
+- all commands passed without blocking errors
+- package output again completed with ad-hoc macOS signing and no notarization credentials
+
+## Packaging Notes
+
+- `build:dir` now routes through [build-desktop.mjs](/Users/zacharyzhang/Documents/Github/paperclip/AgentCompany/scripts/build-desktop.mjs)
+- default local packaging disables automatic signing identity discovery unless explicitly overridden
+- macOS packaging completed with ad-hoc signing fallback and skipped notarization when notarization credentials were not configured
+- custom app icons are now provided through [electron-builder.yml](/Users/zacharyzhang/Documents/Github/paperclip/AgentCompany/electron-builder.yml) and [assets](/Users/zacharyzhang/Documents/Github/paperclip/AgentCompany/assets)
+
+## Platform Verification Boundary
+
+- verified on local macOS host
+- Windows and Linux packaging configuration exists but was not executed on this host