FAQ: A Sandbox Build Is Not a Release Receipt
Description and use
<p>Did the agent compile your app on a scratch host?<br> Did you almost treat that log as a release?<br> I keep hearing both claims in pull requests.</p> <p>This FAQ kills five claims I still hear.<br> Each claim dies with a command you already have.<br> No dashboard screenshot counts as evidence here.</p> <h2> What this FAQ covers </h2> <p>I am talking about code that only built remotely.<br> I am not talking about model leaderboard drama.<br> I am not replacing your real pipeline either.</p> <p>A scratch box is a compiler for ideas.<br> A release is a hashed tree plus recorded commands.<br>
Problem
<p>Did the agent compile your app on a scratch host?<br> Did you almost treat that log as a release?<br> I keep hearing both claims in pull requests.</p> <p>This FAQ kills five claims I still hear.<br> Each claim dies with a command you already have.<br> No dashboard screenshot counts as evidence here.</p> <h2> What this FAQ covers </h2> <p>I am talking about code that only built remotely.<br> I am not talking about model leaderboard drama.<br> I am not replacing your real pipeline either.</p> <p>A scratch box is a compiler for ideas.<br> A release is a hashed tree plus recorded commands.<br>
Outcome
<p>Did the agent compile your app on a scratch host?<br> Did you almost treat that log as a release?<br> I keep hearing both claims in pull requests.</p> <p>This FAQ kills five claims I still hear.<br> Each claim dies with a command you already have.<br> No dashboard screenshot counts as evidence here.</p> <h2> What this FAQ covers </h2> <p>I am talking about code that only built remotely.<br> I am not talking about model leaderboard drama.<br> I am not replacing your real pipeline either.</p> <p>A scratch box is a compiler for ideas.<br> A release is a hashed tree plus recorded commands.<br>
Evidence
FAQ: A Sandbox Build Is Not a Release Receipt
- Record date: 2026-09-19T16:45:12.376Z