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Is “Launcher checksum is mandatory (empty hash refused)” planned for the Simca Launcher module?

Planned: listed in the catalog, not built C0398

Yes: LNCH-0132, Launcher checksum is mandatory (empty hash refused), is a core item under “Update mechanics learned from the an earlier project self-update (brief of 2026-10-03; ADR-0004)”. Its description reads: A missing or empty sha256 or size in the manifest fails the update; there is no skip-the-check path. This is a plan only.

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