diff --git a/.changeset/first-rc.md b/.changeset/first-rc.md
index 4701e2483e..9d4870748e 100644
--- a/.changeset/first-rc.md
+++ b/.changeset/first-rc.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 '@tanstack/browser-db-sqlite-persistence': major
 '@tanstack/capacitor-db-sqlite-persistence': major
 '@tanstack/cloudflare-durable-objects-db-sqlite-persistence': major
+'@tanstack/convex-db-collection': major
 '@tanstack/db': major
 '@tanstack/db-ivm': major
 '@tanstack/db-sqlite-persistence-core': major
@@ -12,9 +13,11 @@
 '@tanstack/node-db-sqlite-persistence': major
 '@tanstack/offline-transactions': minor
 '@tanstack/powersync-db-collection': major
+'@tanstack/preact-db': major
 '@tanstack/query-db-collection': minor
 '@tanstack/react-db': major
 '@tanstack/react-native-db-sqlite-persistence': major
+'@tanstack/react-router-with-db': major
 '@tanstack/rxdb-db-collection': major
 '@tanstack/solid-db': major
 '@tanstack/svelte-db': major
@@ -31,10 +34,6 @@ Keep the two packages accidentally released as stable 1.x on their stable
 release lines. Both stable minor releases require `@tanstack/db@^1.0.0-rc.0`
 for the RC health and restoration settlement APIs; upgrade DB with them.
 
-Convex Collection, Preact DB, and React Router with DB are temporarily private
-while their initial npm publication and publishing permissions are arranged.
-Restore their public manifests and release entries when they can be published.
-
 Remove Query Collection’s automatic refetch after mutation handlers. Handlers
 return `Promise<void>` and must await `collection.utils.refetch()` or write
 confirmed data with the `write*` utilities; `{ refetch: false }` is removed.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a0757ad200..825a0f5f10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,11 +31,68 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check release versioning
         run: pnpm run test:release
 
-  # Temporarily rely on PR test jobs during the staged RC publication.
-  # Restore the release test matrices and DB report merge after npm bootstrap.
+  test-db:
+    name: Test (${{ matrix.group }})
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'TanStack'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        group: [db-1, db-2, db-replay]
+    env:
+      TEST_GROUP: ${{ matrix.group }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Setup Tools
+        uses: tanstack/config/.github/setup@e4b48f16568324f76f467aa4c2aac2f05db632c3
+      - name: Build dependencies
+        run: node scripts/ci-tests.mjs build "$TEST_GROUP"
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: node scripts/ci-tests.mjs test "$TEST_GROUP"
+      - name: Upload DB report
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: db-report-${{ matrix.group }}
+          path: packages/db/.vitest-reports/*.json
+          include-hidden-files: true
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  test-packages:
+    name: Test (${{ matrix.group }})
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'TanStack'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        group:
+          [ivm-offline, sqlite-core, sqlite-adapters, frameworks, collections]
+    env:
+      TEST_GROUP: ${{ matrix.group }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Setup Tools
+        uses: tanstack/config/.github/setup@e4b48f16568324f76f467aa4c2aac2f05db632c3
+      - name: Build dependencies
+        run: node scripts/ci-tests.mjs build "$TEST_GROUP"
+      - name: Typecheck Test Sources
+        if: matrix.group == 'ivm-offline'
+        run: pnpm run typecheck:tests
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: node scripts/ci-tests.mjs test "$TEST_GROUP"
+      - name: Check dependency versions
+        if: matrix.group == 'ivm-offline'
+        run: pnpm run test:sherif
+
   release:
     name: Release
-    needs: [lint]
+    needs: [lint, test-db, test-packages]
     if: github.repository_owner == 'TanStack'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
@@ -51,6 +108,14 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: true # release job pushes version/docs changes
       - name: Setup Tools
         uses: tanstack/config/.github/setup@e4b48f16568324f76f467aa4c2aac2f05db632c3
+      - name: Download DB reports
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4.3.0
+        with:
+          pattern: db-report-*
+          path: packages/db/.vitest-reports
+          merge-multiple: true
+      - name: Merge DB coverage and test reports
+        run: pnpm --dir packages/db exec vitest --mergeReports .vitest-reports
       - name: Build packages
         run: pnpm run build
       - name: Run Changesets (version or publish)
diff --git a/docs/contributing/oracle-coverage.md b/docs/contributing/oracle-coverage.md
index 6425c2cebe..afa469b5b0 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/oracle-coverage.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/oracle-coverage.md
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ type campaigns remain active.
 
 For the staged RC publication, the maintainer temporarily removed the duplicate
 test matrices and DB report merge from the Release workflow on 2026-10-29.
-The PR workflow retains its test gates; Release retains lint and release-script
-checks. Restore the release test matrices and report merge after the initial
-npm publications and permissions for Convex Collection, Preact DB, and React
-Router with DB are arranged. Those three package manifests are temporarily
-private, so Changesets excludes them from publication. This gate deferral does
-not close the counterexamples in [#2294](https://github.com/TanStack/db/issues/2294),
+Release run [40910451885](https://github.com/TanStack/db/actions/runs/40910451885)
+succeeded and reported all 20 included RC versions and the two stable versions
+already published on npm. The release test matrices and report merge are now
+restored. At the maintainer's request, Convex Collection, Preact DB, and React
+Router with DB have their public manifests and consumed first-RC release entries
+restored too. Their initial manual publications and npm trusted publisher setup
+still require verification; restoring publication eligibility does not establish
+npm access.
+The successful release does not close the counterexamples in
+[#2294](https://github.com/TanStack/db/issues/2294),
 [#2281](https://github.com/TanStack/db/issues/2281), or
 [#2296](https://github.com/TanStack/db/issues/2296), or the reach gap in
 [#2287](https://github.com/TanStack/db/issues/2287).
diff --git a/packages/convex-db-collection/package.json b/packages/convex-db-collection/package.json
index 9aa0caf939..81bf3a7894 100644
--- a/packages/convex-db-collection/package.json
+++ b/packages/convex-db-collection/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "@tanstack/convex-db-collection",
-  "private": true,
   "version": "1.0.0-rc.1",
   "description": "Convex collection for TanStack DB",
   "author": "Tanner Linsley",
diff --git a/packages/preact-db/package.json b/packages/preact-db/package.json
index aba879051c..88391a3943 100644
--- a/packages/preact-db/package.json
+++ b/packages/preact-db/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "@tanstack/preact-db",
-  "private": true,
   "version": "1.0.0-rc.1",
   "description": "Preact integration for @tanstack/db",
   "author": "Kyle Mathews",
diff --git a/packages/react-router-with-db/package.json b/packages/react-router-with-db/package.json
index 55cd131690..83fed79bb6 100644
--- a/packages/react-router-with-db/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-router-with-db/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "@tanstack/react-router-with-db",
-  "private": true,
   "version": "1.0.0-rc.1",
   "description": "TanStack Router SSR integration for TanStack DB",
   "author": "Kyle Mathews",
diff --git a/scripts/check-doc-snippets.mjs b/scripts/check-doc-snippets.mjs
index 2ebbe21bb0..ad5692f298 100644
--- a/scripts/check-doc-snippets.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-doc-snippets.mjs
@@ -78,13 +78,9 @@ const declaresTypes = (target) =>
 for (const pkg of readdirSync(join(root, `packages`))) {
   const manifest = join(root, `packages`, pkg, `package.json`)
   if (!existsSync(manifest)) continue
-  const {
-    name,
-    private: unpublished,
-    exports = {},
-  } = JSON.parse(readFileSync(manifest, `utf8`))
-  // Examples document published packages only.
-  if (unpublished) continue
+  const { name, exports = {} } = JSON.parse(readFileSync(manifest, `utf8`))
+  // Publication can be deferred while a package's documented API still needs
+  // source types. Keep private workspace packages in the same export mapping.
   for (const [subpath, target] of Object.entries(exports)) {
     // A typed snippet can import only an export that declares types. Untyped
     // exports, such as package.json, a WASM file, or a worker script, are