CleanMM/Docs/Execution/Beta-Acceptance-Checklist.md

Beta Acceptance Checklist

Goal

Provide a release-facing checklist for deciding whether Atlas for Mac is ready to enter or exit the beta phase.

Scope

This checklist applies to the frozen MVP modules:

• Overview
• Smart Clean
• Apps
• History
• Recovery
• Permissions
• Settings

Entry Criteria

Before starting beta acceptance, confirm all of the following:

• swift test --package-path Packages passes
• swift test --package-path Apps passes
• ./scripts/atlas/full-acceptance.sh passes
• dist/native/Atlas for Mac.app is freshly built
• dist/native/Atlas-for-Mac.dmg is freshly built
• dist/native/Atlas-for-Mac.pkg is freshly built
• Docs/Execution/MVP-Acceptance-Matrix.md is up to date
• Known blockers are documented in Docs/RISKS.md

Build & Artifact Checks

• App bundle opens from dist/native/Atlas for Mac.app
• DMG mounts successfully
• DMG contains Atlas for Mac.app
• DMG contains Applications shortcut
• PKG expands with pkgutil --expand
• SHA256 file exists and matches current artifacts
• Embedded helper exists at Contents/Helpers/AtlasPrivilegedHelper
• Embedded XPC service exists at Contents/XPCServices/AtlasWorkerXPC.xpc
• ./scripts/atlas/verify-bundle-contents.sh passes

Functional Beta Checks

Overview

• App launches to a visible primary window
• Sidebar navigation shows all frozen MVP routes
• Overview displays health summary cards
• Overview displays reclaimable space summary
• Overview displays recent activity without crash

Smart Clean

• User can open Smart Clean
• User can run scan
• User can refresh preview
• User can execute preview
• Execution updates History
• Execution creates Recovery entries for recoverable items

Apps

• User can open Apps
• User can refresh app footprints
• User can preview uninstall
• User can execute uninstall
• Uninstall updates History
• Uninstall creates Recovery entry

History / Recovery

• History shows recent task runs
• Recovery shows recoverable items after destructive flows
• User can restore a recovery item
• Restored item disappears from recovery list

Permissions

• Permissions screen opens without crash
• User can refresh permission status
• Permission cards render all expected states

Settings

• Settings screen opens without crash
• User can change recovery retention
• User can toggle notifications
• Settings persist after relaunch
• Acknowledgement copy is visible
• Third-party notices copy is visible

Install Checks

DMG Path

• DMG install validation passes with KEEP_INSTALLED_APP=1 ./scripts/atlas/verify-dmg-install.sh
• Installed app exists at ~/Applications/Atlas for Mac.app
• Installed app launches successfully

PKG Path

• PKG builds successfully
• PKG expands successfully
• PKG signing status is known (Developer ID signed, ad hoc signed, or unsigned)

Native UI Automation Checks

• ./scripts/atlas/ui-automation-preflight.sh passes on the validating machine
• ./scripts/atlas/run-ui-automation.sh passes
• UI smoke confirms sidebar routes and primary Smart Clean / Settings controls

Beta Exit Criteria

Mark beta candidate as ready only if all are true:

• No P0 functional blocker remains open
• No P0 crash-on-launch or crash-on-primary-workflow remains open
• All frozen MVP workflows complete end to end
• Install path has been validated on the current candidate build
• Known unsupported areas are explicitly documented
• Release-signing status is explicit

Sign-off

Role	Name	Status	Notes
QA Agent		Pending
Mac App Agent		Pending
System Agent		Pending
Release Agent		Pending
Product Agent		Pending