.gitea/workflows/android-build.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+# Manual signed-APK build for the standalone Android app (RuStore). Runs ONLY from master, ONLY on
+# workflow_dispatch with confirm=build — the same deliberate-manual shape as prod-deploy.yaml, never on
+# a PR. It builds the native-flavoured SPA, bundles the offline dictionaries into the APK assets, and
+# assembles a release APK, uploaded as a run artifact (RuStore upload stays manual for the MVP).
+#
+# Signing degrades gracefully: with the ANDROID_KEYSTORE_* secrets present the APK is signed; without
+# them build.gradle produces an UNSIGNED release APK (so a dry run still proves the whole pipeline).
+# The keystore is a publication prerequisite — see deploy/README.md (Android build/release runbook) and
+# ANDROID_PLAN.md §E. The toolchain is self-provisioned here (JDK 21 + a cached Android SDK), so the
+# runner host needs nothing pre-installed.
+name: android-build
+run-name: "android build ${{ github.sha }}"
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      confirm:
+        description: 'Type "build" to confirm an APK build from master.'
+        required: true
+        default: ""
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+env:
+  NO_COLOR: "1"
+  # The dictionary release, one source of truth (same Gitea variable the backend image + CI use). It
+  # both fetches the DAWGs and labels the bundled files (VITE_DICT_VERSION must equal __DICT_VERSION__).
+  DICT_VERSION: ${{ vars.DICT_VERSION }}
+  VITE_DICT_VERSION: ${{ vars.DICT_VERSION }}
+  # Hide in-app purchases in the RuStore MVP (RuStore, not Google Play — VITE_GP_BUILD stays unset).
+  VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED: "1"
+  # The update overlay's store target; empty until publication (the button no-ops, and the version gate
+  # is dormant in the MVP so it never fires). Set the ANDROID_RUSTORE_URL variable when the app is live.
+  VITE_RUSTORE_URL: ${{ vars.ANDROID_RUSTORE_URL }}
+  # Host-executor runner: the Android SDK is pre-installed on the host. Override ANDROID_SDK_DIR if it
+  # lives elsewhere (the default matches deploy/README.md's install path).
+  ANDROID_HOME: ${{ vars.ANDROID_SDK_DIR || '/opt/android-sdk' }}
+  ANDROID_SDK_ROOT: ${{ vars.ANDROID_SDK_DIR || '/opt/android-sdk' }}
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && inputs.confirm == 'build' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      # Host-executor runner: the Android SDK is pre-installed on the host (JDK 21 comes from setup-java
+      # below). Fail fast + legibly if the runner user cannot read/execute it or a needed package is
+      # missing — this doubles as the runner-access check (deploy/README.md).
+      - name: Verify the host Android SDK
+        run: |
+          sm="$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager"
+          if [ ! -x "$sm" ]; then
+            echo "::error::sdkmanager not found/executable at $sm — set the ANDROID_SDK_DIR variable if the SDK lives elsewhere, or grant the runner user read+exec: sudo chmod -R a+rX \"$ANDROID_HOME\""; exit 1
+          fi
+          for pkg in "platforms/android-36" "build-tools"; do
+            if [ ! -d "$ANDROID_HOME/$pkg" ]; then
+              echo "::error::missing $ANDROID_HOME/$pkg — run: \"$sm\" 'platforms;android-36' 'build-tools;36.0.0'"; exit 1
+            fi
+          done
+          echo "Android SDK OK at $ANDROID_HOME"; "$sm" --version
+
+      - name: Compute version + native build env
+        id: prep
+        env:
+          PUBLIC_BASE_URL: ${{ vars.PROD_PUBLIC_BASE_URL }}
+        run: |
+          # A store release must sit on an exact vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH tag (G tags before dispatch) so the
+          # versionCode is deterministic and strictly increasing across uploads. Refuse anything else
+          # rather than derive a versionCode from a "-N-gSHA" describe.
+          desc="$(git describe --tags --exact-match 2>/dev/null || true)"
+          case "$desc" in
+            v[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*) ;;
+            *) echo "::error::HEAD is not on a clean vX.Y.Z tag (git describe --exact-match = '${desc:-none}'); tag the release first"; exit 1 ;;
+          esac
+          v="${desc#v}"
+          IFS=. read -r MA MI PA <<< "$v"
+          # 10# forces base-10 so a zero-padded part is never read as octal.
+          code=$(( 10#$MA * 1000000 + 10#$MI * 1000 + 10#$PA ))
+          # The native SPA talks to the production origin (reuse the prod public base URL); strip any
+          # trailing slash so the Connect endpoint never doubles it.
+          gateway="${PUBLIC_BASE_URL%/}"
+          {
+            echo "tag=$desc"
+            echo "name=$v"
+            echo "code=$code"
+            echo "gateway=$gateway"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "release $desc -> versionName $v versionCode $code, gateway $gateway"
+
+      # Same release + fetch as the Go/UI jobs in ci.yaml — the bundled dicts come from this tarball,
+      # NOT the scrabble-solver sibling (ui is a Node project outside go.work).
+      - name: Fetch dictionary DAWGs
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dawg"
+          curl -fsSL -o /tmp/dawg.tar.gz "https://gitea.iliadenisov.ru/developer/scrabble-dictionary/releases/download/${DICT_VERSION}/scrabble-dawg-${DICT_VERSION}.tar.gz"
+          tar xzf /tmp/dawg.tar.gz -C "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dawg"
+          ls -la "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dawg"
+
+      - name: Set up Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+
+      - name: Install pnpm
+        run: npm install -g pnpm@11.0.9
+
+      - name: Install deps
+        working-directory: ui
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Build the SPA (native flavour)
+        working-directory: ui
+        env:
+          VITE_GATEWAY_URL: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.gateway }}
+          VITE_APP_VERSION: ${{ steps.prep.outputs.tag }}
+        run: pnpm run build
+
+      # Copy the release DAWGs into dist/dict/<variant>@<version>.dawg for the offline-first bundled tier
+      # (after the build, before cap sync copies dist/ into the native assets).
+      - name: Bundle the dictionaries
+        working-directory: ui
+        env:
+          DICT_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/dawg
+        run: node scripts/bundle-dicts.mjs
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: "21"
+
+      # Local cap binary (dodges the corepack pre-flight flake); syncs dist/ (incl. dict/) + native deps.
+      - name: Sync the native project
+        working-directory: ui
+        run: node_modules/.bin/cap sync android
+
+      - name: Decode the release keystore
+        id: keystore
+        env:
+          ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64 }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "$ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64" ]; then
+            printf '%s' "$ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64" | base64 -d > "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/release.jks"
+            echo "file=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/release.jks" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "keystore decoded -> signed release build"
+          else
+            echo "file=" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "::warning::ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64 is not set — building an UNSIGNED release APK (not installable/publishable)"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Assemble the release APK
+        working-directory: ui/android
+        env:
+          ANDROID_KEYSTORE_FILE: ${{ steps.keystore.outputs.file }}
+          ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD }}
+          ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS }}
+          ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+        run: ./gradlew assembleRelease -PversionCode=${{ steps.prep.outputs.code }} -PversionName=${{ steps.prep.outputs.name }} --console=plain
+
+      - name: Upload the APK artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: erudit-${{ steps.prep.outputs.name }}-apk
+          path: ui/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/*.apk
+          if-no-files-found: error

ANDROID_PLAN.md

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Kept current as parts land so a fresh session resumes without re-deriving. Verif
   gate in `connectsrv` — `Execute` returns `result_code="update_required"` before the registry lookup,
   `Subscribe` returns `FailedPrecondition`; fail-open on an absent/garbled header. Client:
   `X-Client-Version` on every call (`transport.ts headers()`), a terminal `update.svelte.ts` store +
-  `UpdateOverlay.svelte` (native → `VITE_STORE_URL`, web → reload), `retry.ts` maps
+  `UpdateOverlay.svelte` (native → `VITE_RUSTORE_URL`, web → reload), `retry.ts` maps
   `FailedPrecondition → update_required`, the `__update` mock hook. `gofmt`/`vet` clean, Go
   `clientver`/config/`connectsrv` tests green, `svelte-check` 0, `vitest` 591, e2e 232 (incl.
   `update.spec.ts`), client build clean. Silent reconciliation seam deferred to D (owner); in-app
@@ -135,7 +135,35 @@ Kept current as parts land so a fresh session resumes without re-deriving. Verif
     flow, so the behaviour **must change** — a native guest should still see / resume their local games when
     online. Owner agreed it needs changing but wants to design it **at the very end of the Android work (before
     release — see §G)**; out of D.3/D.4 scope, tracked here so it is not lost.
-- **E–G — pending.**
+- **E. CI — signed APK artifact — ✅ CODE-COMPLETE & locally-proven (2026-07-12).** New manual workflow
+  `.gitea/workflows/android-build.yaml` (`workflow_dispatch` + `confirm=build`, `if` gated to `master` —
+  mirrors `prod-deploy.yaml`; never on a PR) builds the native-flavoured SPA, bundles the offline dicts, and
+  assembles a release APK uploaded as a run artifact. Like `prod-deploy`, it is **provable only by a dispatch
+  from `master`** (that is §G), so E was verified as far as possible now: locally via `assembleDebug` + a
+  **keyless** `assembleRelease` (→ `app-release-unsigned.apk`, `versionCode 1017000` / `versionName 1.17.0`
+  for a `v1.17.0` tag — confirmed in `output-metadata.json`), `svelte-check` 0, YAML structure checked.
+  As-built:
+  - **`ui/android/app/build.gradle`:** `versionCode`/`versionName` read `-PversionCode`/`-PversionName` (defaults
+    keep local `assembleDebug` building). **CORRECTION vs the plan snippet — use `=` assignment**
+    (`versionCode = (…).toInteger()`), NOT the command form `versionCode (…).toInteger()`: the latter binds
+    `.toInteger()` to the DSL setter's null return (`> Value is null`). A guarded `signingConfigs.release` reads
+    the keystore from env and is attached **only when the keystore file exists** — so **no keystore ⇒ an UNSIGNED
+    release APK, not a failure** (a dispatch proves the pipeline before the keystore exists).
+  - **Toolchain:** the **CI runner is a host-executor on a remote Debian host**. JDK 21 comes from
+    `actions/setup-java`; the **Android SDK is host-provisioned** (pre-installed at `ANDROID_SDK_DIR`, default
+    `/opt/android-sdk`), with a fail-fast **Verify the host Android SDK** pre-flight that also checks the `runner`
+    user's read/exec access (`platforms;android-36` + `build-tools`). Unit tests need no new tooling (they ride
+    the existing `unit`/`ui` jobs).
+  - **Env:** `VITE_GATEWAY_URL` reuses `vars.PROD_PUBLIC_BASE_URL` (trailing slash stripped); `VITE_DICT_VERSION` /
+    `DICT_VERSION` = the `DICT_VERSION` var; `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED=1`. **`VITE_STORE_URL` was renamed to
+    `VITE_RUSTORE_URL`** (owner) — left **empty** via the (unset) `vars.ANDROID_RUSTORE_URL`, so the update button
+    no-ops until publication (`UpdateOverlay.svelte` already guards `if (url)`; the gate is dormant in the MVP).
+  - **versionCode from an exact tag:** the workflow refuses anything but a clean `git describe --exact-match`
+    `vX.Y.Z` (deterministic + monotonic store versionCode); §G tags before dispatch.
+  - **Delivery:** `actions/upload-artifact@v4` (assumes Gitea 1.26 artifact support — verify at the §G dispatch).
+    Secrets to set before a **signed** build (§G / publication): `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64`,
+    `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD`, `ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS`, `ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD`.
+- **F–G — pending.**
 
 Open logistics (not code): **mandatory icon rebrand (future)** — author ONE vector master and generate
 *every* icon from it (web `favicon.svg` / PWA `icon-*` / maskable, Android adaptive, future iOS). Today
@@ -334,7 +362,7 @@ is: scaffold → native-correct → gate → offline-first → CI → docs → r
    `wallet.purchasesSoon`, `data-testid="purchases-hidden"` — not an empty tab and not a store link; the
    same note can replace the RuStore stub in the later Google Play anti-steering variant.
    `purchasesHidden()` also carries a mock-only `?nopay` force (mirrors `?gp`) so the e2e drives the
-   state without a separate build. Add `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED?: string`, `VITE_STORE_URL?: string`,
+   state without a separate build. Add `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED?: string`, `VITE_RUSTORE_URL?: string`,
    `VITE_DICT_VERSION?: string` to `ui/src/vite-env.d.ts`.
 4. **Native env matrix** — see Build & env.
 
@@ -426,7 +454,7 @@ purchase actions are absent; `pnpm check` + `pnpm test:unit` pass.
   `case Code.FailedPrecondition: return new GatewayError('update_required', e.message);`.
 - **`ui/src/components/UpdateOverlay.svelte`** (new, mirror `MaintenanceOverlay.svelte`): non-dismissable;
   shown when `updateRequired.active`; one button — native (`clientChannel()` android/ios) →
-  `window.open(import.meta.env.VITE_STORE_URL, '_system')`; web → `location.reload()`. i18n keys
+  `window.open(import.meta.env.VITE_RUSTORE_URL, '_system')`; web → `location.reload()`. i18n keys
   `update.title/body/action` (add siblings to the maintenance keys).
 - **`ui/src/App.svelte`**: import + place `<UpdateOverlay />` right after `<MaintenanceOverlay />` (line 139).
 - **Mock e2e hook** — `ui/src/lib/gateway.ts` mock branch, next to `__maint`: `__update = { on: reportUpdateRequired }`.
@@ -585,7 +613,7 @@ silently establishes a server guest (Profile + online play light up). Emulator s
 → "Native Android build", with the extra `DICT_DIR=<release> VITE_DICT_VERSION=<ver> node
 scripts/bundle-dicts.mjs` between `pnpm build` and `cap sync`.
 
-### E. CI — signed APK artifact
+### E. CI — signed APK artifact — ✅ CODE-COMPLETE (workflow written + `build.gradle` wired + locally proven; the signed dispatch is §G)
 
 New **manual** workflow `.gitea/workflows/android-build.yaml` (mirror `prod-deploy.yaml`'s
 `workflow_dispatch` + `confirm` gate; from `master`; not on PRs). Steps:
@@ -603,6 +631,9 @@ New **manual** workflow `.gitea/workflows/android-build.yaml` (mirror `prod-depl
 5. Setup JDK 21 (`actions/setup-java@v4`, temurin 21).
 6. Install Android SDK via `sdkmanager` (pin `platform-tools`, `platforms;android-36`,
    `build-tools;36.0.0`); cache the SDK. **No emulator** — assemble only; on-device smoke is manual.
+   *As built:* the runner is a **host-executor** on a remote Debian host, so the **SDK is host-provisioned**
+   (`ANDROID_SDK_DIR` var, default `/opt/android-sdk`) and a **Verify the host Android SDK** step fail-fasts on a
+   missing package / no runner-user access; JDK 21 still comes from `actions/setup-java`.
 7. `npx cap sync android`.
 8. Decode the keystore from `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64`; compute `versionCode`/`versionName` from the
    tag (scheme below).
@@ -617,9 +648,12 @@ for the MVP.
 **`versionCode`/`versionName` scheme** (deterministic from the tag): `v{MA}.{MI}.{PA}` →
 `versionCode = MA*1_000_000 + MI*1_000 + PA` (e.g. `v1.17.0` → `1017000`), `versionName = "{MA}.{MI}.{PA}"`.
 Wire in `ui/android/app/build.gradle` `defaultConfig`:
-`versionCode (project.findProperty('versionCode') ?: '1').toInteger()`,
-`versionName (project.findProperty('versionName') ?: '0.0.0')`, plus a `signingConfigs.release`
-reading env/props (guarded so a local `assembleDebug` still builds unsigned).
+`versionCode = (project.findProperty('versionCode') ?: '1').toInteger()`,
+`versionName = (project.findProperty('versionName') ?: '0.0.0').toString()`, plus a guarded
+`signingConfigs.release` reading env/props. **Use `=` assignment, not the command form**
+`versionCode (…).toInteger()` — the latter binds `.toInteger()` to the DSL setter's null return
+(`> Value is null`). The signing block attaches only when `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_FILE` exists, so a keyless
+`assembleRelease` (and every `assembleDebug`) builds UNSIGNED instead of failing.
 
 ### F. Docs (bake in the same PR)
 
@@ -634,8 +668,11 @@ reading env/props (guarded so a local `assembleDebug` still builds unsigned).
   test, and the **manual on-device Android smoke checklist** (installs; airplane-mode cold launch to
   guest lobby; local vs_ai move; 2-player hotseat; Back button; share link resolves to the gateway;
   network on → online lights up; overlay when `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION` is bumped).
-- Config/README docs: new vars `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION`, `VITE_STORE_URL`,
-  `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED`, `VITE_DICT_VERSION`, and the native `VITE_GATEWAY_URL` value.
+- Config/README docs: new vars `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION`, `VITE_RUSTORE_URL`,
+  `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED`, `VITE_DICT_VERSION`, and the native `VITE_GATEWAY_URL` value. Gitea CI vars/secrets
+  for the APK build: `ANDROID_RUSTORE_URL` (var, empty until publish), `PROD_PUBLIC_BASE_URL` (reused as the
+  gateway origin), and the release-signing secrets `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_BASE64` / `ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD` /
+  `ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS` / `ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD`.
 - `deploy/README.md`: the Android build/release runbook (keystore + secrets, dispatch, RuStore
   upload) **and** the discipline rule — bump `GATEWAY_MIN_CLIENT_VERSION` in the same prod deploy that
   ships an incompatible wire change.
@@ -675,8 +712,10 @@ target, built later.
 ## Build & env matrix
 
 **Native Android build** (`pnpm build` → `bundle-dicts` → `cap sync`):
-- `VITE_GATEWAY_URL=https://erudit-game.ru` — absolute origin (the native-critical var).
-- `VITE_STORE_URL=https://www.rustore.ru/catalog/app/ru.eruditgame.app` — the update-overlay target.
+- `VITE_GATEWAY_URL` — absolute gateway origin; the workflow reuses `vars.PROD_PUBLIC_BASE_URL`
+  (`https://erudit-game.ru`, trailing slash stripped). The native-critical var.
+- `VITE_RUSTORE_URL` — the update-overlay store target. **Empty in the MVP** (set the `ANDROID_RUSTORE_URL`
+  Gitea variable once published); the gate is dormant so the button never fires yet.
 - `VITE_APP_VERSION=$(git describe --tags)` — feeds `__APP_VERSION__` = the `X-Client-Version` header.
 - `VITE_DICT_VERSION=<release dict version>` — the bundled-dict version the offline path requests.
 - `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED=1` — hide purchases in the MVP. (`VITE_GP_BUILD` unset — RuStore, not GP.)

ui/android/app/build.gradle

@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 android {
     namespace = "ru.eruditgame.app"
     compileSdk = rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
+
+    // Release signing is supplied by the android-build CI workflow via env: it decodes the keystore
+    // secret to a file and points ANDROID_KEYSTORE_FILE at it. A local build or a keyless CI run leaves
+    // it unset, so the release APK is produced UNSIGNED rather than failing — assembleDebug and
+    // assembleRelease both build without the keystore. The keystore is never committed (see .gitignore).
+    def keystoreFile = System.getenv('ANDROID_KEYSTORE_FILE')
+    def hasKeystore = keystoreFile != null && !keystoreFile.isEmpty() && file(keystoreFile).exists()
+
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "ru.eruditgame.app"
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode 1
-        versionName "1.0"
+        // Deterministic from the release tag by the android-build workflow (vMA.MI.PA ->
+        // MA*1_000_000 + MI*1_000 + PA); the defaults keep a local assembleDebug building.
+        versionCode = (project.findProperty('versionCode') ?: '1').toInteger()
+        versionName = (project.findProperty('versionName') ?: '0.0.0').toString()
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         aaptOptions {
              // Files and dirs to omit from the packaged assets dir, modified to accommodate modern web apps.
@@ -16,10 +26,27 @@ android {
             ignoreAssetsPattern = '!.svn:!.git:!.ds_store:!*.scc:.*:!CVS:!thumbs.db:!picasa.ini:!*~'
         }
     }
+    signingConfigs {
+        release {
+            // Populated only when the workflow provided a keystore (see hasKeystore above); left empty
+            // otherwise so it is never referenced with a null storeFile.
+            if (hasKeystore) {
+                storeFile file(keystoreFile)
+                storePassword System.getenv('ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD')
+                keyAlias System.getenv('ANDROID_KEY_ALIAS')
+                keyPassword System.getenv('ANDROID_KEY_PASSWORD')
+            }
+        }
+    }
     buildTypes {
         release {
             minifyEnabled false
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
+            // Sign only when a keystore was supplied; a keyless release build stays unsigned instead
+            // of failing.
+            if (hasKeystore) {
+                signingConfig signingConfigs.release
+            }
         }
     }
 }

ui/src/components/UpdateOverlay.svelte

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   // Non-dismissable "update required" cover. Shown when the gateway has refused a foreground call
   // as too old (update.svelte.ts — the client-version gate). Unlike the maintenance overlay this is
   // terminal: an installed build cannot become compatible without an actual update, so its one
-  // action takes the user to the fix — the store listing on a native build (VITE_STORE_URL, opened
+  // action takes the user to the fix — the store listing on a native build (VITE_RUSTORE_URL, opened
   // in the system browser / store app) or a plain reload on the web (which fetches the current
   // client). Mirrors MaintenanceOverlay.svelte's look.
   import { updateRequired } from '../lib/update.svelte';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     const ch = clientChannel();
     if (ch === 'android' || ch === 'ios') {
       // '_system' hands the URL to the OS (the store app / external browser) rather than the WebView.
-      const url = import.meta.env.VITE_STORE_URL;
+      const url = import.meta.env.VITE_RUSTORE_URL;
       if (url) window.open(url, '_system');
     } else {
       location.reload();

ui/src/vite-env.d.ts

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ interface ImportMetaEnv {
   readonly VITE_GATEWAY_URL?: string;
   /** "1" hides the in-app-currency purchase actions in the thin native MVP that defers store billing. */
   readonly VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED?: string;
-  /** Store listing URL the native update overlay opens for its "update" action (e.g. the RuStore page). */
-  readonly VITE_STORE_URL?: string;
+  /** RuStore listing URL the native update overlay opens for its "update" action. Empty until the app
+   *  is published (the button then no-ops); the version gate is dormant in the MVP so it never fires yet. */
+  readonly VITE_RUSTORE_URL?: string;
   /** Bundled-dictionary version the native offline path requests; matches the packaged DAWG files. */
   readonly VITE_DICT_VERSION?: string;
 }