Definition of Done

A release candidate is done only when every statement below is true.

Build and architecture

The selected framework, exact dependency versions, repository conventions, owners, and deployment path are recorded.
Strict TypeScript, linting, tests, production build, and package audit pass.
Public routes render correct locale, direction, theme attributes, metadata, canonical, and hreflang before hydration.
No research-only code, deterministic query backdoors, placeholder domains, or simulated submission remains.

Components consume the token package without undeclared raw brand values.
Compact, medium, and wide behavior matches the responsive matrix at 320, 390, 768, 1024, 1280, and 1440 px.
English, French, and Arabic pass light and dark visual regression; System is behavior-tested.
No clipped translated text, fixed text height, unintended overflow, or theme flash exists.

Locale key parity, route parity, metadata, and visible-copy inventory pass CI.
Native French and Arabic reviewers approve all visible copy, errors, metadata, and terminology.
Arabic uses document-level RTL, logical CSS, selective icon mirroring, and isolation for atomic LTR values.
Locale switching preserves only approved query state and valid hashes.

WCAG 2.2 AA checklist is complete with evidence.
Keyboard-only use, focus visibility/order, skip link, drawer, dialogs, form errors, status messages, 200% zoom, 400% reflow, forced colors, text spacing, reduced motion, and target size pass.
NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack critical-path checks pass in the supported combinations.
No Critical or High accessibility defect remains open.

Legal approves localized consent and privacy behavior.
Real CRM routing, duplicate handling, idempotency, retry, spam protection, monitoring, and operational ownership pass integration tests.
Recoverable failures preserve entered values and provide a retry path.
Analytics is consent-gated, schema-validated, vendor-approved, and contains no entered form values or free text.
Success copy truthfully matches backend acceptance and next-step behavior.

Every public capability, metric, logo, testimonial, partner, security statement, price, and legal destination has an approval record or is suppressed.
The illustrative product preview is approved as such or replaced by a governed product capture.
Placeholder login and sales-contact destinations are removed or replaced.
Multi-location wording and product-tour medium are explicitly approved.

All QA matrix release gates pass in the supported browser/AT matrix.
Performance budgets pass for EN, FR, and AR on the defined mobile profile.
Participant testing reaches the Phase 8 cohort and success thresholds; every S0/S1 finding is fixed and retested with the affected cohort.
Open issue register contains no Critical or High issue and no overdue unowned item.
Product, Design, Engineering, Content/Localization, Accessibility, Legal, Security, Analytics, and Sales Operations record release approval for their owned gates.