josiahking · josiahking · Aug 10, 2026 · Aug 10, 2026 · Aug 10, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Documentation and governance
 
+- Added Phase 2.10A deterministic package release validation with an explicit release package map/order, package-local README/licence preparation, and no remote publication or splitting yet.
 - Added Phase 2.9A supply-chain security foundation with Composer lockfile security audit enforcement, abandoned-package failure, locked production and development licence-policy checks for MIT, BSD-3-Clause and Apache-2.0, repository-owned Dependabot version-update configuration, Policy job enforcement, and documentation of GitHub setting boundaries.
 - Added Phase 2.8 developer-experience foundation with EditorConfig, VS Code extension recommendations, portable VS Code settings and portable task commands, PHP 8.4 language-analysis targeting, canonical Composer-script reuse, explicit non-mutating quality checks versus the Style Fix mutating task, no local executable paths, and no runtime debugging configuration.
 - Added Phase 2.7B repository governance evidence finalization: changed the GitHub default branch to `2.x`, activated repository rulesets for `master` and `2.x`, preserved `master` as the EvolvePHP 1 legacy line, required PR-based change on both branches, blocked deletion and force pushes, enforced strict/up-to-date required status checks on `2.x` for `Policy (PHP 8.4)`, `Workspace quality (PHP 8.4)` and `Workspace quality (PHP 8.5)`, and made no branch rename or deletion.

diff --git a/packages/contracts/LICENSE.md b/packages/contracts/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Copyright 2020 EvolvePHP.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, 
+BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, 
+OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; 
+OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, 
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY 
+OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/packages/contracts/README.md b/packages/contracts/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# EvolvePHP Contracts
+
+Foundational public contracts for EvolvePHP 2.
+
+## Package
+
+`evolvephp/contracts`
+
+## Requirements
+
+PHP `^8.4`
+
+## Dependencies
+
+None.
+
+## Publication Status
+
+EvolvePHP 2 is pre-release. This package is not yet independently published, and the current canonical source is the EvolvePHP monorepo:
+
+https://github.com/josiahking/evolvephp
+
+## Installation
+
+Independent Composer installation guidance will be added when package publication begins.
+
+## Licence
+
+BSD-3-Clause. See `LICENSE.md`.
diff --git a/packages/core/LICENSE.md b/packages/core/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Copyright 2020 EvolvePHP.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, 
+BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, 
+OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; 
+OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, 
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY 
+OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/packages/core/README.md b/packages/core/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# EvolvePHP Core
+
+Application kernel and runtime-neutral orchestration for EvolvePHP 2.
+
+## Package
+
+`evolvephp/core`
+
+## Requirements
+
+PHP `^8.4`
+
+## Dependencies
+
+`evolvephp/contracts`
+
+## Publication Status
+
+EvolvePHP 2 is pre-release. This package is not yet independently published, and the current canonical source is the EvolvePHP monorepo:
+
+https://github.com/josiahking/evolvephp
+
+## Installation
+
+Independent Composer installation guidance will be added when package publication begins.
+
+## Licence
+
+BSD-3-Clause. See `LICENSE.md`.
diff --git a/packages/http/LICENSE.md b/packages/http/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Copyright 2020 EvolvePHP.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, 
+BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, 
+OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; 
+OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, 
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY 
+OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/packages/http/README.md b/packages/http/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# EvolvePHP HTTP
+
+HTTP lifecycle, routing and middleware foundations for EvolvePHP 2.
+
+## Package
+
+`evolvephp/http`
+
+## Requirements
+
+PHP `^8.4`
+
+## Dependencies
+
+`evolvephp/contracts`, `evolvephp/core`
+
+## Publication Status
+
+EvolvePHP 2 is pre-release. This package is not yet independently published, and the current canonical source is the EvolvePHP monorepo:
+
+https://github.com/josiahking/evolvephp
+
+## Installation
+
+Independent Composer installation guidance will be added when package publication begins.
+
+## Licence
+
+BSD-3-Clause. See `LICENSE.md`.
diff --git a/packages/module/LICENSE.md b/packages/module/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Copyright 2020 EvolvePHP.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, 
+BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, 
+OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; 
+OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, 
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY 
+OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/packages/module/README.md b/packages/module/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# EvolvePHP Module
+
+Application module SDK and lifecycle support for EvolvePHP 2.
+
+## Package
+
+`evolvephp/module`
+
+## Requirements
+
+PHP `^8.4`
+
+## Dependencies
+
+`evolvephp/contracts`
+
+## Publication Status
+
+EvolvePHP 2 is pre-release. This package is not yet independently published, and the current canonical source is the EvolvePHP monorepo:
+
+https://github.com/josiahking/evolvephp
+
+## Installation
+
+Independent Composer installation guidance will be added when package publication begins.
+
+## Licence
+
+BSD-3-Clause. See `LICENSE.md`.
diff --git a/packages/plugin/LICENSE.md b/packages/plugin/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Copyright 2020 EvolvePHP.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, 
+BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, 
+OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; 
+OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, 
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY 
+OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/packages/plugin/README.md b/packages/plugin/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# EvolvePHP Plugin
+
+Framework plugin SDK and lifecycle support for EvolvePHP 2.
+
+## Package
+
+`evolvephp/plugin`
+
+## Requirements
+
+PHP `^8.4`
+
+## Dependencies
+
+`evolvephp/contracts`
+
+## Publication Status
+
+EvolvePHP 2 is pre-release. This package is not yet independently published, and the current canonical source is the EvolvePHP monorepo:
+
+https://github.com/josiahking/evolvephp
+
+## Installation
+
+Independent Composer installation guidance will be added when package publication begins.
+
+## Licence
+
+BSD-3-Clause. See `LICENSE.md`.
diff --git a/packages/testing/LICENSE.md b/packages/testing/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Copyright 2020 EvolvePHP.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, 
+BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, 
+OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; 
+OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, 
+OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY 
+OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/packages/testing/README.md b/packages/testing/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# EvolvePHP Testing
+
+Testing utilities for EvolvePHP 2 packages and applications.
+
+## Package
+
+`evolvephp/testing`
+
+## Requirements
+
+PHP `^8.4`
+
+## Dependencies
+
+`evolvephp/contracts`, `evolvephp/core`, `evolvephp/http`, `evolvephp/module`, `evolvephp/plugin`
+
+## Publication Status
+
+EvolvePHP 2 is pre-release. This package is not yet independently published, and the current canonical source is the EvolvePHP monorepo:
+
+https://github.com/josiahking/evolvephp
+
+## Installation
+
+Independent Composer installation guidance will be added when package publication begins.
+
+## Licence
+
+BSD-3-Clause. See `LICENSE.md`.
diff --git a/tests/Documentation/EvolvePhp2ReadmeAndMetadataConsistencyTest.php b/tests/Documentation/EvolvePhp2ReadmeAndMetadataConsistencyTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ public function testTrackedReadmeInventoryIsTheExpectedCanonicalSet(): void
                 'README.md',
                 'docs/rfcs/README.md',
                 'packages/README.md',
+                'packages/contracts/README.md',
+                'packages/core/README.md',
+                'packages/http/README.md',
+                'packages/module/README.md',
+                'packages/plugin/README.md',
+                'packages/testing/README.md',
                 'workspace/README.md',
             ),
             $this->trackedReadmes()