All 206 tests pass, and none of them run the board and manufacturing-file checks; coverage on check_pcb, check_drills, check_copper, check_fab and the rest is zero lines, so green CI was telling them nothing about whether the release gate works.
From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 25-26 2026 (Oct 25 daytime to Oct 26 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-26: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.