Late May shifted the repository from connecting features to examining release boundaries. The iOS live store moved from plaintext JSON collections to AES-GCM encrypted files with a Keychain-held vault key. Debug data, mock device authentication, development unlock, and sample routes were placed behind runtime capability checks. The extension dropped automatic broad page injection in favor of user-initiated active-tab access and programmatic content-script injection.
The review also made unresolved risks more visible. Chrome's local extension storage still held the browser pairing private key, with weaker protection than the iOS Keychain. Relay storage could use Redis for a staging or production candidate, but rate limiting remained local to each process. Store-facing permission, privacy, and key-storage decisions were still open.
Most importantly, the physical QA report did not convert automated evidence into a claim about the real device experience. Relay and extension checks passed, and iOS build and focused tests had supporting evidence, but camera pairing, physical device authentication, network reachability, field insertion, revocation, and audit inspection were not executed as a complete human flow.
The result was a clearer alpha boundary: much of the security model existed in code, but beta readiness still depended on physical validation and release decisions.
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