Summary

Phase 5 professionalization is in progress. This release note documents the review-first focus, evidence validation plan, and v1.0 freeze preparation.

Highlights

• Reviewer guide and evidence checklist created for fast validation
• Narrative and navigation improvements aligned to reviewer paths
• Known limitations documented to enforce public-safe scope

Added

• Reviewer guide: /docs/00-portfolio/reviewer-guide.md
• Evidence audit checklist: /docs/70-reference/evidence-audit-checklist.md
• Known limitations: /docs/00-portfolio/known-limitations.md

Changed

• Docs entry paths updated for reviewer-first navigation
• Portfolio App narrative and project summaries refined (Phase 5 clarity pass)

Governance and security baselines

• Public-safe constraints reaffirmed (no secrets, no sensitive endpoints)
• Evidence-first validation enforced via checklist

Verification

• pnpm verify (docs) passes locally
• pnpm verify (app) passes locally with warnings:
  • build time above warning threshold (14.0s vs 4.2s)
  • .next JavaScript bundle scan reported no JS files found
• Cross-links verified for reviewer path artifacts

Known limitations

• Feature freeze and v1.0 tag pending final hardening checks
• No authentication or backend contact form

Follow-ups

• Complete Phase 5 hardening and finalize v1.0 release note
• Tag v1.0 after final verification