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 # Shared reporting and PromptKit v0.20.0 implementation plan
 
-Status: implementation in progress; Stages 1–23 complete.
+Status: implementation in progress; Stages 1–24 complete.
 
 ## Scope, authority, and execution
 
@@ -869,10 +869,11 @@ bootstrap work enters this sprint.
 
 ## Stage 24: Core release candidate and publication handoff
 
-**Candidate preparation.** On 2026-11-07 the authoritative `origin` had no
-core `v0.4.0`, ckconfig `v0.4.0`, or ckprompt `v0.3.0` tag; local tags also
-did not contain those versions. Core `v0.4.0` is the selected candidate. Its
-source publication and the dependent integration releases remain pending.
+**Complete.** Core `v0.4.0` was published from commit
+`7416bf6fdc29998e820969ea45e856912afb78cd` after ReleaseKit's candidate checks
+and standalone suite passed with Go 1.27.0. Hosted delivery remains separate.
+On 2026-11-07 the authoritative `origin` had no ckconfig `v0.4.0` or ckprompt
+`v0.3.0` tag; dependent integration releases remain pending.
 
 Inspect authoritative release state under the [release procedure](../release.md)
 before selecting versions. Use the next unused core minor release (expected