diff --git a/docs/roadmap/remediation.md b/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
index 7951407..3a50c18 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/remediation.md
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ cover these failure combinations.
 
 ## R01: Preserve candidate failures and keep storage failures separate — P1
 
+**Completed:** Capture and storage errors now remain separate. Focused publication
+regressions passed for invalid/missing notes, retained Git causes, saved partial
+evidence, and successful publication after storage lookup failure.
+
 **Relevant code:** `internal/publish/publish.go:110`, especially the assignment
 at line 120 and the error check at line 127.
 
diff --git a/internal/publish/publish.go b/internal/publish/publish.go
index 512fb01..116deae 100644
--- a/internal/publish/publish.go
+++ b/internal/publish/publish.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func Publish(ctx context.Context, request Request) (result Result, resultErr err
 		AdditionalChecks: request.AdditionalChecks,
 		Output:           request.Output,
 	}
-	captured, err := candidate.Capture(ctx, checks)
+	captured, captureErr := candidate.Capture(ctx, checks)
 	result.RepositoryDir = captured.RepositoryDir
 	result.ModuleDir = captured.ModuleDir
 	result.ModulePath = captured.ModulePath
@@ -117,15 +117,16 @@ func Publish(ctx context.Context, request Request) (result Result, resultErr err
 	if captured.RepositoryDir != "" {
 		initialized = true
 		result.Evidence.RecordedAt = time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
-		recordDir, repositoryRoot, err = resolveRecordDir(captured.RepositoryDir, request.RecordDir)
-		if err != nil {
-			result.RecordError = &RecoveryError{Kind: "record_write", cause: err}
+		var storageErr error
+		recordDir, repositoryRoot, storageErr = resolveRecordDir(captured.RepositoryDir, request.RecordDir)
+		if storageErr != nil {
+			result.RecordError = &RecoveryError{Kind: "record_write", cause: storageErr}
 			recordDir = ""
 			recorded = true
 		}
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return result, fmt.Errorf("capture release candidate: %w", err)
+	if captureErr != nil {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("capture release candidate: %w", captureErr)
 	}
 
 	endpoint, err := git.Resolve(ctx, captured.RepositoryDir, remoteName)
diff --git a/publish_test.go b/publish_test.go
index 9b32500..2fe32c0 100644
--- a/publish_test.go
+++ b/publish_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,67 @@ import (
 
 const releaseNote = "# Sample App v1.2.3\n\nA source release.\n\nUpgrade notes stay intact.\n"
 
+func TestPublishStopsOnReleaseNoteCaptureFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, missing := range []bool{false, true} {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("missing=%t", missing), func(t *testing.T) {
+			repo := newPublishFixture(t)
+			if missing {
+				gitRun(t, repo.work, "rm", "docs/releases/v1.2.3.md")
+			} else {
+				writeFile(t, repo.work, "docs/releases/v1.2.3.md", "# Wrong Product v1.2.3\n")
+				gitRun(t, repo.work, "add", ".")
+			}
+			gitRun(t, repo.work, "commit", "-m", "Invalid note")
+			called := false
+			result, err := releasekit.Publish(t.Context(), releasekit.ReleaseRequest{
+				RepositoryDir: repo.work, Product: "Sample App", Version: "v1.2.3",
+				AdditionalChecks: func(context.Context, releasekit.Candidate) error { called = true; return nil },
+			})
+			if err == nil || called || result.State != releasekit.PublicationNotAttempted {
+				t.Fatalf("rejected candidate = %#v, %v; callback=%t", result, err, called)
+			}
+			if missing {
+				var exitErr *exec.ExitError
+				if !errors.As(err, &exitErr) {
+					t.Fatalf("missing note lost Git cause: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+			if result.RecordError != nil || result.RecordPath == "" || result.Evidence.CandidateCommit == "" {
+				t.Fatalf("partial evidence was not saved: %#v", result)
+			}
+			if tags := gitText(t, repo.work, "tag", "--list", "v1.2.3"); tags != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("created tag for rejected candidate: %s", tags)
+			}
+			if tags := gitText(t, repo.work, "ls-remote", "origin", "refs/tags/v1.2.3"); tags != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("pushed tag for rejected candidate: %s", tags)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPublishStorageResolutionFailureIsNonfatal(t *testing.T) {
+	repo := newPublishFixture(t)
+	realGit := mustLookPath(t, "git")
+	bin := t.TempDir()
+	wrapper := "#!/bin/sh\nfor arg in \"$@\"; do\n  [ \"$arg\" = --git-common-dir ] && exit 71\ndone\nexec " + shellQuote(realGit) + " \"$@\"\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(bin, "git"), []byte(wrapper), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("PATH", bin+string(os.PathListSeparator)+os.Getenv("PATH"))
+	called := false
+	result, err := releasekit.Publish(t.Context(), releasekit.ReleaseRequest{
+		RepositoryDir: repo.work, Product: "Sample App", Version: "v1.2.3",
+		AdditionalChecks: func(context.Context, releasekit.Candidate) error { called = true; return nil },
+	})
+	var exitErr *exec.ExitError
+	if err != nil || !called || result.State != releasekit.PublicationPublished || result.RecordPath != "" || !errors.As(result.RecordError, &exitErr) || exitErr.ExitCode() != 71 {
+		t.Fatalf("publication with failed storage lookup = %#v, %v; callback=%t", result, err, called)
+	}
+	if got := gitText(t, repo.work, "ls-remote", "origin", "refs/tags/v1.2.3"); !strings.Contains(got, result.TagObject) {
+		t.Fatalf("published object missing: %s", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPublishPreservesHookDirectoryEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		t.Skip("directory-derived PWD is a POSIX behavior")