diff --git a/.github/workflows/clawhub-cli-github-release.yml b/.github/workflows/clawhub-cli-github-release.yml
index b7ba8312..7c030817 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clawhub-cli-github-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clawhub-cli-github-release.yml
@@ -236,6 +236,47 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
+      - name: Verify publish proof artifact
+        if: ${{ inputs.publish_run_id != '' }}
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          PUBLISH_RUN_ID: ${{ inputs.publish_run_id }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          PROOF_DIR="$RUNNER_TEMP/clawhub-cli-github-release-publish-proof"
+          rm -rf "$PROOF_DIR"
+          mkdir -p "$PROOF_DIR"
+          gh run download "$PUBLISH_RUN_ID" \
+            --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
+            --name "clawhub-cli-npm-publish-${RELEASE_TAG}" \
+            --dir "$PROOF_DIR"
+
+          if [[ "$(tr -d '\r\n' < "$PROOF_DIR/release-tag.txt")" != "$RELEASE_TAG" ]]; then
+            echo "Publish artifact tag does not match ${RELEASE_TAG}." >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [[ "$(tr -d '\r\n' < "$PROOF_DIR/release-sha.txt")" != "$RELEASE_SHA" ]]; then
+            echo "Publish artifact SHA does not match ${RELEASE_SHA}." >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [[ "$(tr -d '\r\n' < "$PROOF_DIR/package-version.txt")" != "$PACKAGE_VERSION" ]]; then
+            echo "Publish artifact version does not match ${PACKAGE_VERSION}." >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [[ "$(tr -d '\r\n' < "$PROOF_DIR/preflight-only.txt")" != "false" ]]; then
+            echo "Publish artifact must come from a real publish run." >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [[ "$(tr -d '\r\n' < "$PROOF_DIR/npm-tarball-url.txt")" != "$NPM_TARBALL_URL" ]]; then
+            echo "Publish artifact tarball URL does not match npm metadata." >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if [[ "$(tr -d '\r\n' < "$PROOF_DIR/npm-integrity.txt")" != "$NPM_INTEGRITY" ]]; then
+            echo "Publish artifact integrity does not match npm metadata." >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: Build release notes
         env:
           RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clawhub-cli-npm-release.yml b/.github/workflows/clawhub-cli-npm-release.yml
index 9159c502..82e3bf15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clawhub-cli-npm-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clawhub-cli-npm-release.yml
@@ -381,6 +381,31 @@ jobs:
             echo "RELEASE_TITLE=clawhub ${PACKAGE_VERSION}"
           } >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
+      - name: Write npm publish proof artifact
+        id: publish_proof
+        env:
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          PUBLISH_PROOF_DIR="$RUNNER_TEMP/clawhub-cli-npm-publish-proof"
+          rm -rf "$PUBLISH_PROOF_DIR"
+          mkdir -p "$PUBLISH_PROOF_DIR"
+          printf '%s\n' "$RELEASE_TAG" > "$PUBLISH_PROOF_DIR/release-tag.txt"
+          git rev-parse HEAD > "$PUBLISH_PROOF_DIR/release-sha.txt"
+          printf '%s\n' "$PACKAGE_VERSION" > "$PUBLISH_PROOF_DIR/package-version.txt"
+          printf '%s\n' "$NPM_TARBALL_URL" > "$PUBLISH_PROOF_DIR/npm-tarball-url.txt"
+          printf '%s\n' "$NPM_INTEGRITY" > "$PUBLISH_PROOF_DIR/npm-integrity.txt"
+          printf '%s\n' "$GITHUB_RUN_ID" > "$PUBLISH_PROOF_DIR/publish-run-id.txt"
+          printf '%s\n' "false" > "$PUBLISH_PROOF_DIR/preflight-only.txt"
+          echo "dir=$PUBLISH_PROOF_DIR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Upload npm publish proof artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: clawhub-cli-npm-publish-${{ inputs.tag }}
+          path: ${{ steps.publish_proof.outputs.dir }}
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
       - name: Build GitHub Release notes
         env:
           RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag }}
diff --git a/src/__tests__/clawhub-cli-release-workflow.test.ts b/src/__tests__/clawhub-cli-release-workflow.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84a35eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/clawhub-cli-release-workflow.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+describe("ClawHub CLI release workflows", () => {
+  it("requires publish-specific proof before adding npm publish release proof", () => {
+    const npmRelease = readFileSync(
+      resolve(".github/workflows/clawhub-cli-npm-release.yml"),
+      "utf8",
+    );
+    const githubRelease = readFileSync(
+      resolve(".github/workflows/clawhub-cli-github-release.yml"),
+      "utf8",
+    );
+
+    expect(npmRelease).toContain("Write npm publish proof artifact");
+    expect(npmRelease).toContain("Upload npm publish proof artifact");
+    expect(npmRelease).toContain("clawhub-cli-npm-publish-${{ inputs.tag }}");
+    expect(npmRelease).toContain(
+      'printf \'%s\\n\' "false" > "$PUBLISH_PROOF_DIR/preflight-only.txt"',
+    );
+
+    expect(githubRelease).toContain("Verify publish proof artifact");
+    expect(githubRelease).toContain("clawhub-cli-npm-publish-${RELEASE_TAG}");
+    expect(githubRelease).toContain("Publish artifact must come from a real publish run.");
+    expect(githubRelease).toContain("Publish artifact tarball URL does not match npm metadata.");
+    expect(githubRelease).toContain("Publish artifact integrity does not match npm metadata.");
+  });
+});