diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 6d1c13aa..63ce2e21 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,2 +1,13 @@
 include traincheck/static_analyzer/func_level/optim_func_level.log
-include traincheck/static_analyzer/func_level/nn_func_level.log
\ No newline at end of file
+include traincheck/static_analyzer/func_level/nn_func_level.log
+
+# Source distributions must retain the tests' imports and provenance fixtures.
+recursive-include tests *.py *.json *.md
+
+# These are source-checkout utilities, not additional installed wheel packages.
+recursive-include tools/benchmarks *.py *.json *.md
+recursive-include tools/fresh_validation *.py *.json *.md
+recursive-include tools/release *.py *.json *.md
+
+include docs/releasing.md
+include docs/releases/v0.2.0.md
diff --git a/docs/releases/v0.2.0.md b/docs/releases/v0.2.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb09a15d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/v0.2.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# TrainCheck 0.2.0
+
+This beta release adds parallel offline inference/checking, accelerates trace
+queries, and fixes instrumentation and inference correctness issues. It includes
+the reviewed changes from PRs #139–#148, consolidated on main by #151.
+
+## Highlights
+
+- Process-based offline inference and checking via `--num-workers`, with
+  deterministic inference sampling across tested worker counts and schedules.
+- Bounded example reservoirs during construction and merging, with validated
+  worker configuration and accurate represented-population counts.
+- Context/call indexes, cached process/thread identities, and indexed time-window
+  queries for offline invariant inference.
+- Exception-safe recorder suppression and atomic buffer delivery to prevent
+  recorder recursion and duplicate or lost batches.
+- Preserved TorchScript builtin mappings and robust dynamic type-name handling.
+- Independent pruning state for each precondition solve.
+- Typed fresh-run validation utilities with explicit activation, coverage,
+  unsupported, skipped, and failed states.
+- Correct standard console-entrypoint metadata for all four commands.
+
+## Measured performance
+
+These are complete offline-inference timings on a saved trace from a 10-step,
+6,163,712-parameter TorchTitan Llama debug training run: 573,494 events, batch size
+1, sequence length 256. Inference ran on labmach's CPU with one worker/native
+thread and six enabled relations.
+
+| Experiment | Before | After | Scope |
+| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
+| Process/thread identity caching | 1,385.656 s | 98.551 s | One baseline-first paired run; 14.06x |
+| Time-window indexing | 101.796 s | 76.748 s | Medians across three alternating paired runs; 24.61% less wall time |
+
+Outputs match within each comparison. The experiments use different corrected
+baselines; do not multiply their speedups or claim that either measures training,
+trace-collection overhead, distributed scaling, or model quality.
+See [identity-cache evidence](../measurements/inference-identity-cache.md) and
+[time-window evidence](../measurements/inference-time-range-index.md) for exact
+source/input hashes, memory costs, commands, and limitations.
+
+## Compatibility and limits
+
+Python 3.10 or newer remains required. Standard pip-installed command names are
+unchanged. Packaging checks cover both wheel and source distributions.
+
+Reservoir-cap and pruning-state corrections can change inferred evidence or
+predicates. This release is not solely an output-preserving performance update.
+Trace indexes assume stable dataframe values, dtypes, and row order; create a new
+`TracePandas` after unsupported in-place mutation.
+
+Fresh-run validation reports use schema version 2, retaining unknown totals as
+`null` with explicit observation/error states. The Transformer study still
+contains two healthy false alarms associated with embedded object identities.
+TorchScript compatibility uses private PyTorch APIs and reports missing support;
+it does not establish general Megatron/checkpoint compatibility.
+
+Benchmark and fresh-validation utilities are available in the repository/source
+distribution, not installed as part of the wheel. Legacy untyped bodies are not
+all strictly checked. Three unchanged repository-wide formatting issues remain
+outside the release-preparation changes.
+
+## Validation
+
+The consolidated production/harness stack passed 168 regression tests. Release
+preparation additionally checks real installed-package entrypoints in independent
+interpreters, negative metadata/location contracts, required static-analysis
+tables, source-distribution rebuilds, distribution metadata, and command help.
+See [release procedure](../releasing.md).
diff --git a/docs/releasing.md b/docs/releasing.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ff41f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releasing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Releasing TrainCheck
+
+Release from a reviewed commit that includes the version in `pyproject.toml`.
+The Git tag must be `v` followed by that exact version. Keep tags immutable and
+preserve configured commit/tag signing. Publication and merging require the
+maintainer authorization applicable to the task.
+
+## Build and inspect
+
+Use Python 3.10 or newer and an isolated build environment with `build` and
+`twine`. From a clean checkout:
+
+```sh
+python -m build --outdir /absolute/path/to/release-dist
+python -m twine check --strict /absolute/path/to/release-dist/*
+```
+
+The default build creates the source distribution first, then builds the wheel
+from it. Inspect both archives: include the two required
+`traincheck/static_analyzer/func_level/*_func_level.log` tables and new production
+modules; exclude traces, checkpoints, credentials, and local experiment outputs.
+The source distribution also includes test fixtures and supporting tools.
+
+Install the wheel into a separate Python environment, leave the source checkout,
+and run the installed-release validator with that environment's Python:
+
+```sh
+python /absolute/path/to/checkout/tools/release/verify_installed.py --expected-version VERSION
+python -m pip check
+traincheck-collect --help
+traincheck-infer --help
+traincheck-check --help
+traincheck-onlinecheck --help
+```
+
+The validator checks installed metadata and import location, then loads each
+console entrypoint in a fresh isolated interpreter. It intentionally rejects
+source/editable installs. Validate an installation rebuilt from the source
+distribution too. Run relevant tests and configured checks; state the actual
+Python/framework versions and any dependency/environment limitations.
+
+Record source commit, artifact filenames, SHA-256 hashes, build/runtime versions,
+commands, test results, and known limits in the agreed experiment evidence
+directory. Publish exactly the inspected files. Version/metadata or included-file
+changes require rebuilding; do not silently replace previously published bytes.
+
+## GitHub and PyPI
+
+After the reviewed release commit is ready, create a signed annotated tag and
+verify it before pushing. Create the GitHub release using the version's notes and
+attach the inspected wheel, source archive, and checksums.
+
+For local PyPI uploads, configure a project-scoped token through the normal Twine
+credential mechanism, such as the maintainer's private `~/.pypirc` or an OS
+keyring. Never put credentials in this repository, command arguments, logs, or
+chat. A private configuration uses a `[pypi]` section with
+`username = __token__` and its token in `password`.
+
+```sh
+python -m twine upload --non-interactive /absolute/path/to/release-dist/*
+```
+
+Do not retry an uncertain upload blindly. Query
+`https://pypi.org/pypi/traincheck/VERSION/json` and compare both filenames and
+SHA-256 digests with the recorded artifacts. Confirm the GitHub tag points to the
+intended commit and attached asset hashes match. A successful local build or
+GitHub release alone does not establish PyPI publication.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fa95fc77..c5b4e7da 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include = ["traincheck", "traincheck.*"]
 [project]
 requires-python = ">= 3.10"
 name = "traincheck"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.2.0"
 description = "Training with Confidence: Catching Silent DL Training Bugs with Automated Proactive Checks"
 authors = [
   { name = "Yuxuan Jiang", email = "jyuxuan@umich.edu" },
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ classifiers = [
 Homepage = "https://github.com/OrderLab/TrainCheck"
 
 [project.scripts]
-traincheck-collect = "traincheck:collect_trace.main"
-traincheck-infer = "traincheck:infer_engine.main"
-traincheck-check = "traincheck:checker.main"
-traincheck-onlinecheck = "traincheck:checker_online.main"
+traincheck-collect = "traincheck.collect_trace:main"
+traincheck-infer = "traincheck.infer_engine:main"
+traincheck-check = "traincheck.checker:main"
+traincheck-onlinecheck = "traincheck.checker_online:main"
diff --git a/tests/test_release_installation.py b/tests/test_release_installation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e84a9167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_release_installation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+"""Negative metadata contracts for the installed-release validator."""
+
+import importlib.metadata
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import PropertyMock, patch
+
+from tools.release.verify_installed import console_entries, verify_installed
+
+
+class InstalledReleaseValidationTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        self.temporary_directory = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.addCleanup(self.temporary_directory.cleanup)
+        self.prefix = Path(self.temporary_directory.name).resolve()
+        metadata = self.prefix / "traincheck-0.2.0.dist-info"
+        metadata.mkdir()
+        (metadata / "METADATA").write_text(
+            "Metadata-Version: 2.1\nName: traincheck\nVersion: 0.2.0\n"
+        )
+        self.metadata = metadata
+        self.distribution = importlib.metadata.Distribution.at(metadata)
+
+    def test_missing_console_command_is_rejected(self) -> None:
+        (self.metadata / "entry_points.txt").write_text(
+            "[console_scripts]\ntraincheck-infer = traincheck.infer_engine:main\n"
+        )
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "Unexpected console command set"):
+            console_entries(self.distribution)
+
+    def test_missing_entrypoint_metadata_is_rejected(self) -> None:
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "Unexpected console command set"):
+            console_entries(self.distribution)
+
+    def test_duplicate_command_is_rejected(self) -> None:
+        entry = importlib.metadata.EntryPoint(
+            name="traincheck-infer",
+            value="traincheck.infer_engine:main",
+            group="console_scripts",
+        )
+        # Distribution providers can expose repeated entries even when the
+        # filesystem metadata parser rejects duplicate INI keys itself.
+        with patch.object(
+            type(self.distribution),
+            "entry_points",
+            new_callable=PropertyMock,
+            return_value=importlib.metadata.EntryPoints([entry, entry]),
+        ):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "Duplicate console entry point"):
+                console_entries(self.distribution)
+
+    def test_wrong_installed_version_is_rejected(self) -> None:
+        with patch(
+            "tools.release.verify_installed.importlib.metadata.distribution",
+            return_value=self.distribution,
+        ):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "Expected traincheck 9.9.9"):
+                verify_installed("9.9.9")
+
+    def test_package_outside_environment_is_rejected(self) -> None:
+        package = self.prefix / "traincheck"
+        package.mkdir()
+        (package / "__init__.py").write_text("")
+        with patch(
+            "tools.release.verify_installed.importlib.metadata.distribution",
+            return_value=self.distribution,
+        ):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, "outside the selected Python"):
+                verify_installed("0.2.0")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tools/release/verify_installed.py b/tools/release/verify_installed.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e032d96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/release/verify_installed.py
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+"""Validate an installed release in its Python environment, outside the checkout.
+
+Run this file with the Python executable from a venv containing the candidate
+wheel. Source/editable installations deliberately fail the prefix check.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import importlib.metadata
+import json
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TypedDict
+
+CONSOLE_COMMANDS = frozenset(
+    {
+        "traincheck-collect",
+        "traincheck-infer",
+        "traincheck-check",
+        "traincheck-onlinecheck",
+    }
+)
+
+
+class CommandCheck(TypedDict):
+    name: str
+    target: str
+
+
+class VerificationReport(TypedDict):
+    version: str
+    environment_prefix: str
+    package_path: str
+    commands: list[CommandCheck]
+
+
+# Each command gets a separate interpreter: an earlier command's imports must
+# not make a malformed dotted attribute path appear loadable.
+_LOAD_ENTRY_POINT = """
+import importlib.metadata
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+
+distribution = importlib.metadata.distribution("traincheck")
+name = sys.argv[1]
+expected_version = sys.argv[2]
+expected_package = Path(sys.argv[3]).resolve()
+if distribution.version != expected_version:
+    raise RuntimeError("Child process resolved an unexpected package version")
+matches = [
+    entry for entry in distribution.entry_points
+    if entry.group == "console_scripts" and entry.name == name
+]
+if len(matches) != 1:
+    raise RuntimeError(f"Expected one console entry point for {name!r}")
+entry = matches[0]
+loaded = entry.load()
+if not callable(loaded):
+    raise TypeError(f"Console entry point {name!r} did not load a callable")
+import traincheck
+module_file = traincheck.__file__
+if not isinstance(module_file, str):
+    raise TypeError("Installed traincheck has no filesystem module path")
+if Path(module_file).resolve() != expected_package:
+    raise RuntimeError(f"Unexpected imported package location: {module_file}")
+"""
+
+
+def console_entries(
+    distribution: importlib.metadata.Distribution,
+) -> dict[str, importlib.metadata.EntryPoint]:
+    entries: dict[str, importlib.metadata.EntryPoint] = {}
+    for entry in distribution.entry_points:
+        if entry.group != "console_scripts":
+            continue
+        if entry.name in entries:
+            raise ValueError(f"Duplicate console entry point: {entry.name!r}")
+        entries[entry.name] = entry
+    if entries.keys() != CONSOLE_COMMANDS:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Unexpected console command set: "
+            f"expected {sorted(CONSOLE_COMMANDS)!r}, found {sorted(entries)!r}"
+        )
+    return entries
+
+
+def verify_installed(expected_version: str) -> VerificationReport:
+    distribution = importlib.metadata.distribution("traincheck")
+    if distribution.version != expected_version:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Expected traincheck {expected_version}, found {distribution.version}"
+        )
+    prefix = Path(sys.prefix).resolve()
+    # Distribution.locate_file returns a SimplePath; its string representation
+    # supplies the filesystem path for this installed-wheel-only validator.
+    package_path = Path(str(distribution.locate_file("traincheck/__init__.py")))
+    package_path = package_path.resolve(strict=True)
+    if not package_path.is_relative_to(prefix):
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Package is outside the selected Python environment: {package_path}"
+        )
+    commands: list[CommandCheck] = []
+    for name, entry in sorted(console_entries(distribution).items()):
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [
+                sys.executable,
+                "-I",
+                "-B",
+                "-c",
+                _LOAD_ENTRY_POINT,
+                name,
+                expected_version,
+                str(package_path),
+            ],
+            cwd=prefix,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=60,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"Console entry point {name!r} failed in a fresh interpreter "
+                f"(exit {result.returncode}).\n{result.stdout}{result.stderr}"
+            )
+        commands.append({"name": name, "target": entry.value})
+    return {
+        "version": distribution.version,
+        "environment_prefix": str(prefix),
+        "package_path": str(package_path),
+        "commands": commands,
+    }
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("--expected-version", required=True)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    expected_version: object = args.expected_version
+    if not isinstance(expected_version, str) or not expected_version:
+        parser.error("--expected-version must be a nonempty string")
+    print(json.dumps(verify_installed(expected_version), indent=2))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()