chore: prepare 0.1.0-alpha.1 release

Author: tensornull

.release-please-manifest.json

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-{}
+{
+  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.1"
+}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ follows Keep a Changelog, and versions follow Semantic Versioning.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-- Completed the Public Preview repository transition, protected configuration,
-  and authorized live-smoke verification. Registry Alpha remains unpublished.
-
-## [0.1.0-alpha.1] - Unreleased
+## [0.1.0-alpha.1] - 2026-07-27
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -47,6 +44,8 @@ follows Keep a Changelog, and versions follow Semantic Versioning.
 - Limited the trusted live smoke to exactly three sequential requests, at most
   16 output tokens per request, a 60-second timeout per request, concurrency
   one, and an immediate stop on the first failure.
+- Completed the Public Preview repository transition, protected configuration,
+  and authorized live-smoke verification before Registry Alpha publication.
 
 ### Removed
 

README.md

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ The official CometAPI entry point for the OpenAI-compatible API. The SDK keeps
 the official OpenAI JavaScript request, response, stream, and error types while
 defaulting the client to CometAPI.
 
-> **Public Preview pre-release:** the SDK is under active 0.1 development. The
-> package is not yet available from npm, and its API may change before `0.1.0`.
+> **Registry Alpha pre-release:** the SDK is under active 0.1 development.
+> `0.1.0-alpha.1` is approved for npm publication under the `next` dist-tag,
+> and its API may change before `0.1.0`.
 
 ## Supported 0.1 surface
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ files. You are responsible for all usage and charges incurred with your key.
 
 ## Installation
 
-When a prerelease is available, install it from npm's `next` dist-tag:
+Install the prerelease from npm's `next` dist-tag:
 
 ```bash
 npm install cometapi@next
@@ -207,12 +208,12 @@ parent.
 
 ## Project status
 
-The repository is in Public Preview. Blocking CI, protected repository rules,
-security reporting, protected environments, and the authorized live smoke have
-passed. The first Registry Alpha remains a separate release gate; mocked
-responses, packed artifacts, GitHub Actions, trusted live tests, and npm
-publication are separate evidence layers and must not be represented as
-another.
+The repository has completed Public Preview. Blocking CI, protected repository
+rules, security reporting, protected environments, and the authorized live
+smoke have passed. Registry Alpha `0.1.0-alpha.1` is approved for npm
+publication; mocked responses, packed artifacts, GitHub Actions, trusted live
+tests, and npm publication remain separate evidence layers and must not be
+represented as another.
 
 See:
 

ROADMAP.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # CometAPI TypeScript and Node.js SDK Roadmap
 
-Status: Public Preview complete; Registry Alpha awaits separate authorization
+Status: Public Preview complete; Registry Alpha release authorized
 Last updated: 2026-07-27
 Repository contract: This roadmap is self-contained and is the public source
 of truth for this repository's release sequence.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ and stable 0.1.0 stages.
 | Repository foundation        | In progress | The repository has reproducible development, contribution, security, and release processes.                                              |
 | Private Remote Validation    | Complete    | The sanitized private repository passes real credential-free default-branch CI; public-only controls and live tests remain disabled.     |
 | Public Preview               | Complete    | The public repository has blocking CI, repository rules, security reporting, protected environments, and authorized live-smoke evidence. |
-| 0.1.0-alpha.1 Registry Alpha | Planned     | Early adopters can install a functional prerelease from npm's `next` channel and call the three required OpenAI-compatible resources.    |
+| 0.1.0-alpha.1 Registry Alpha | In progress | Early adopters can install a functional prerelease from npm's `next` channel and call the three required OpenAI-compatible resources.    |
 | 0.1.0 Stable                 | Planned     | Users can install a fully verified package from npm's default channel.                                                                   |
 | 0.2.0 provider-native text   | Planned     | Users can opt into Anthropic Messages and Gemini text adapters through isolated subpath exports.                                         |
 | 0.3.0 CometAPI resources     | Planned     | Users receive typed access to the first stable CometAPI-specific account or platform resources.                                          |

release-please-config.json

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "release-type": "node",
-      "release-as": "0.1.0-alpha.1",
       "versioning": "prerelease",
       "prerelease-type": "alpha",
       "prerelease": true,