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+# iOS Release Agent Policy
+
+Root rules still apply. This file adds the iOS release guardrails.
+
+## App Store Releases
+
+- Agent-driven App Store uploads must use only `pnpm ios:release:upload`.
+- If `pnpm ios:release:upload` exits non-zero, stop immediately and report the failing step.
+- After a failed `pnpm ios:release:upload`, do not continue with `pnpm ios:release:archive`, `asc builds upload`, `asc release stage`, `asc publish appstore`, `asc review submit`, direct Fastlane lanes, or any manual App Store Connect mutation command.
+- Do not submit an iOS App Store version for App Review. App Review submission stays manual unless the user explicitly asks to submit a specific already-prepared version after the failed state has been reported.
+- `pnpm ios:release:archive` is for local archive validation only. It is not a fallback release path after screenshot, metadata, or upload-lane failure.
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+AGENTS.md
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