diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index e9ea477b9..faedafc69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -266,6 +266,18 @@ jobs:
           docker buildx imagetools inspect ${{ env.GHCR_IMAGE }}:${{ steps.manifest.outputs.final_tag }}
           docker buildx imagetools inspect ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}:${{ steps.manifest.outputs.final_tag }}
 
+      - name: Verify anonymous pulls on both architectures
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          registry_config=$(mktemp -d)
+          trap 'rm -rf "$registry_config"' EXIT
+          for image in "$GHCR_IMAGE" "$DOCKER_IMAGE"; do
+            for platform in linux/amd64 linux/arm64; do
+              docker --config "$registry_config" pull --quiet --platform "$platform" \
+                "$image:${{ steps.manifest.outputs.final_tag }}"
+            done
+          done
+
       - name: Redeploy Stack
         if: ${{ needs.mode.outputs.release == 'true' }}
         uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v1
diff --git a/docs/agents/container-publishing.md b/docs/agents/container-publishing.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6d53828d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/agents/container-publishing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# Container publishing
+
+The repository is `reactive-resume/app`. Docker Hub remains
+`docker.io/amruthpillai/reactive-resume`; GHCR follows the repository as
+`ghcr.io/reactive-resume/app`. Do not derive Docker Hub's image name from `github.repository`.
+
+## Builds and release safety
+
+`.github/workflows/docker-build.yml` builds AMD64 and ARM64 on matching native Blacksmith
+32-vCPU runners. Blacksmith's persistent Docker builder caches layers and cache mounts;
+the architecture-specific cache keys keep the two builders separate.
+
+| Trigger | Published aliases | Production deployment |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Push to `main` | `sha-*`, `nightly`, timestamped nightly | No |
+| Manual dispatch, default `release=false` | `sha-*`, `canary-<run-id>-<attempt>` | No |
+| Push of a `v*` tag or explicit `release=true` | `sha-*`, `latest`, version/major/minor | Yes: SSH redeploy and Cloudflare purge |
+
+Manual canaries first run a cache-only build on each architecture, then publish, merge,
+and sign both registry images. Run one with:
+
+```bash
+gh workflow run docker-build.yml --repo reactive-resume/app --ref main -f release=false
+```
+
+Both registries retain SBOMs, maximum provenance, and Cosign signatures. Publishing uses
+`DOCKER_USERNAME` / `DOCKER_PASSWORD` for Docker Hub and the destination repository's
+`GITHUB_TOKEN` with `packages: write` for GHCR. New GHCR packages need public visibility,
+repository linkage, and Actions access before consumers can pull anonymously.
+
+## Verification and historical images
+
+Check the manifest for `linux/amd64` and `linux/arm64`, then pull both using an empty
+Docker configuration to prove anonymous access:
+
+```bash
+docker buildx imagetools inspect ghcr.io/reactive-resume/app:v5.3.0
+registry_config=$(mktemp -d)
+docker --config "$registry_config" pull --platform linux/amd64 ghcr.io/reactive-resume/app:v5.3.0
+docker --config "$registry_config" pull --platform linux/arm64 ghcr.io/reactive-resume/app:v5.3.0
+rm -r "$registry_config"
+```
+
+Historical v5.3.0 has digest
+`sha256:c487ec5edcfe054bcb312fcd498f868e56f274756d0046b01c83f210855017ab`.
+Copy complete image indexes rather than rebuilding historical releases or using a
+single-platform pull/tag/push. Preserve embedded attestation manifests and copy attached
+signatures separately. Verify the resulting digest before moving aliases. Retain the old
+GHCR package for historical pulls; future updates publish under the new namespace.
+
+New signatures identify
+`https://github.com/reactive-resume/app/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml@<ref>`.
+Historical signatures and image source labels retain the old repository identity. Verify
+historical v5.3.0 with its original workflow identity, even at its new registry address:
+
+```bash
+cosign verify \
+  --certificate-identity https://github.com/amruthpillai/reactive-resume/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml@refs/heads/main \
+  --certificate-oidc-issuer https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com \
+  ghcr.io/reactive-resume/app@sha256:c487ec5edcfe054bcb312fcd498f868e56f274756d0046b01c83f210855017ab
+```
+
+On September 11, 2026, GitHub reported `use_immutable_subject: true` and subject prefix
+`repo:reactive-resume@245328954/app@249995750`. Inspect actual claims when updating external
+OIDC trust policies; the repository URL alone does not describe the subject.
+
+## Independent migration items
+
+- GitHub Sponsors stays `AmruthPillai`; Open Collective stays `reactive-resume`.
+- `server.json` keeps MCP registry identifier `io.github.amruthpillai/reactive-resume`.
+  Changing that identifier creates a separate registry identity and requires its own migration.
+- The old GitHub repository redirects to the new repository. Never recreate the old repository.
+- The old Pages address `https://amruthpillai.github.io/reactive-resume/` returned 404 on
+  September 11, 2026. GitHub now reports `https://reactive-resume.github.io/app/`; repository
+  redirects do not redirect Pages traffic. No active repository references use the old Pages URL.
+- Confirm documentation hosting, Crowdin, Docker Hub source metadata, sponsorship access
+  rewards, and any external OIDC policies in their owning accounts. Repository transfer alone
+  does not verify those integrations.
+
+Track availability and supported copied tags in [migration issue #3503](https://github.com/reactive-resume/app/issues/3503).
+No database reset, volume deletion, or resume-data migration is required.
+
+References: [Blacksmith Docker caching](https://docs.blacksmith.sh/blacksmith-caching/docker-builds),
+[GitHub package permissions](https://docs.github.com/en/packages/learn-github-packages/about-permissions-for-github-packages),
+[Cosign verification](https://docs.sigstore.dev/cosign/verifying/verify/).