DL-298

One whole-product release lane driven by release-please (release-type: simple, root version.txt source of truth): a standing Release PR batches conventional commits under pre-1.0 damping (feat:→MINOR, fix:→PATCH, breaking→MINOR while 0.x); merging it (Matt’s act) cuts vX.Y.Z + CHANGELOG, builds the 4-binary asset set stamped from version.txt, and mints the :vX.Y.Z image — superseding the release-bundling record’s Fork 3 two-lane split, Fork 4 v*-controls, OQ-3 binary-only trigger, and OQ-7’s manual-now/automation-at-GA staging (its other clauses stay Active)

Status: Active (Matt, 2026-08-25)

Record: ../../infra/release/compass-unified-release-lane/design.md