QA Checklist — v2.0.0

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Generated from qa-test-cases.yaml.

CI runs fully automated tests (test:release:automated). The checkboxes below cover assisted and manual tests only.

• bind-to-destination (3 assisted) — pnpm test:release:with-extensions --grep "bind-to-destination" --assisted

• built-in-ai-assistants (3 assisted) — pnpm test:release:with-extensions --grep "claude-code" --assisted

• clipboard-preservation (1 assisted) — pnpm test:release:with-extensions --grep "clipboard-preservation" --assisted

• context-menus (11 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "context-menus-editor-content" --assisted

• context-menus (4 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "context-menus-editor-tab" --assisted

• context-menus (5 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "context-menus-explorer" --assisted

• context-menus (12 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "context-menus-terminal" --assisted

• dirty-buffer-warning (18 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "dirty-buffer-warning" --assisted

• link-generation (1 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "document-link-tooltip" --assisted

• editor-binding-validation (4 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "editor-binding-validation" --assisted

• file-picker (4 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "file-picker" --assisted

• built-in-ai-assistants (3 assisted) — pnpm test:release:with-extensions --grep "gemini-code-assist" --assisted

• built-in-ai-assistants (3 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "github-copilot-chat" --assisted

• go-to-link (3 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "go-to-link" --assisted

• release-notifier (3 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "release-notifier" --assisted

• send-terminal-selection (9 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "send-terminal-selection" --assisted

• smart-padding (1 assisted) — pnpm test:release:with-extensions --grep "smart-padding" --assisted

• status-bar-menu (1 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "status-bar-appearance" --assisted

• status-bar-menu (3 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "status-bar-menu" --assisted

• terminal-picker (2 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "terminal-picker" --assisted

• unbind (2 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "unbind" --assisted

• link-navigation (1 assisted) — pnpm test:release:grep "url-exclusion" --assisted

• Cursor — IDE-Specific Tests — pnpm test:release:cursor:

  • cursor-ai-001 (manual, ide-specific): Cursor AI Assistant appears in destination picker when running in Cursor IDE
  • cursor-ai-002 (manual, ide-specific): Binding to Cursor AI and sending a link delivers content to chat
  • cursor-ai-003 (manual, ide-specific): Cold panel paste verification — content arrives in Cursor AI chat input after a single R-L since bind
  • cursor-ai-004 (manual, ide-specific): Warm panel paste verification — content arrives in Cursor AI chat input on second R-L without cold-start refocus signals
  • terminal-picker-006 (manual, ide-specific): Hidden IDE terminals are absent from the picker

• Ubuntu — Ctrl+R Keybindings — pnpm test:release:ubuntu:

  • send-file-path-003 (manual, platform-specific): Ctrl+R Ctrl+F sends relative path on Win/Linux
  • send-terminal-selection-002 (manual, platform-specific): Ctrl+R Ctrl+V on Win/Linux
  • status-bar-menu-004 (manual, platform-specific): Ctrl+R Ctrl+M keybinding opens the R-M menu
  • ubuntu-ctrl-keybindings-001 (assisted): Ctrl+R chord keybindings work on Ubuntu/Linux (R-M menu, R-D picker, R-L send, R-G goto, R-U unbind)
  • unbind-002 (manual, platform-specific): Ctrl+R Ctrl+U on Win/Linux

Total: 98 assisted, 9 manual

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Once all checkboxes above are checked, the release is ready to prepare for publication:

• Release Ready — Run pnpm release:prepare:vscode-extension to date-stamp the CHANGELOG, strip unreleased markers, and generate publishing instructions.

[couimet]

Supersedes #645.

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Workflow

• Commit:

  git add -u && git add packages/rangelink-vscode-extension/qa/release-testing-instructions-v2.0.0.md && git commit -F .commit-msgs/0011-lock-version-v2.0.0.txt
  

• Push:

  git push -u --force-with-lease origin release/v2.0.0
  

• Existing PR: [release] Lock version v2.0.0 #637
• Work through the checkboxes above — each row has the exact pnpm command
• When all checkboxes pass: pnpm release:prepare:vscode-extension