diff --git a/src/commands/bar/install-subcommand.ts b/src/commands/bar/install-subcommand.ts
index f2d20790..a1fc58f8 100644
--- a/src/commands/bar/install-subcommand.ts
+++ b/src/commands/bar/install-subcommand.ts
@@ -36,11 +36,8 @@ const BAR_GITHUB_REPO = 'kaitranntt/ccs';
 /**
  * Allowlist of hostnames from which we will accept asset downloads.
  * GitHub releases redirect from github.com to objects.githubusercontent.com.
- *
- * TODO(checksum-v2): once release assets ship a checksums.txt/.sha256 file,
- * wire SHA-256 verification here. The download URL is already validated for
- * host+HTTPS as a v1 minimum guard. The verifier hook below is the intended
- * extension point.
+ * Artifact authenticity is enforced separately with the GitHub release asset
+ * SHA-256 digest before extraction.
  */
 const DOWNLOAD_HOST_ALLOWLIST: ReadonlyArray<string> = [
   'github.com',
@@ -53,6 +50,7 @@ const DOWNLOAD_HOST_ALLOWLIST: ReadonlyArray<string> = [
 
 export interface ReleaseAssetResult {
   downloadUrl: string;
+  sha256: string;
 }
 
 export interface CompatResult {
@@ -68,10 +66,10 @@ export interface InstallDeps {
    */
   fetchReleaseAsset: (tag: string, asset: string) => Promise<ReleaseAssetResult>;
   /**
-   * Download the zip archive and extract the .app bundle into dest/.
-   * Production: uses undici to stream + extract (with redirect + status check).
+   * Download the zip archive, verify its SHA-256 digest, and extract the .app bundle into dest/.
+   * Production: uses undici to stream + verify + extract (with redirect + status check).
    */
-  downloadAndExtract: (url: string, dest: string) => Promise<void>;
+  downloadAndExtract: (url: string, dest: string, expectedSha256: string) => Promise<void>;
   /**
    * GET {baseUrl}/api/bar/summary — capability handshake.
    * 200 → compatible; 404 → no-bar-api; else/unreachable → unreachable.
@@ -190,7 +188,16 @@ async function defaultFetchReleaseAsset(tag: string, asset: string): Promise<Rel
     throw new Error(`Asset "${asset}" not found in release ${tag}`);
   }
 
-  return { downloadUrl: found.browser_download_url as string };
+  const digest = typeof found.digest === 'string' ? found.digest : '';
+  const match = /^sha256:([a-fA-F0-9]{64})$/.exec(digest.trim());
+  if (!match || !match[1]) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Asset "${asset}" in release ${tag} does not include a valid sha256 digest. ` +
+        'Refusing to install an unverifiable CCS Bar archive.'
+    );
+  }
+
+  return { downloadUrl: found.browser_download_url as string, sha256: match[1].toLowerCase() };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -203,20 +210,30 @@ async function defaultFetchReleaseAsset(tag: string, asset: string): Promise<Rel
  *   The previous maxRedirections:5 let undici follow redirects to ANY host unchecked.
  * - Fix #14: list zip entries with `unzip -l` before extracting; reject the archive
  *   if any entry path contains ".." or starts with "/" (zip-slip guard).
+ * - Security: verify the downloaded archive against the release asset SHA-256
+ *   digest before any extraction or installation.
  * - Finding #11: check `statusCode` and throw a descriptive error before streaming.
  * - Finding #9: validate host+HTTPS before making the first request.
  */
-async function defaultDownloadAndExtract(url: string, dest: string): Promise<void> {
+async function defaultDownloadAndExtract(
+  url: string,
+  dest: string,
+  expectedSha256: string
+): Promise<void> {
   const { request } = await import('undici');
-  const { createWriteStream, mkdirSync } = fs;
+  const { createHash } = await import('crypto');
+  const { createReadStream, createWriteStream, mkdirSync } = fs;
   const { promisify } = await import('util');
   const { pipeline } = await import('stream');
   const streamPipeline = promisify(pipeline);
   const { execFile } = await import('child_process');
   const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
 
-  // Validate initial URL (Finding #9)
+  // Validate initial URL (Finding #9) and require an integrity pin.
   validateDownloadUrl(url);
+  if (!/^[a-fA-F0-9]{64}$/.test(expectedSha256)) {
+    throw new Error('Missing or invalid SHA-256 digest for CCS Bar archive. Refusing to install.');
+  }
 
   mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true });
 
@@ -263,10 +280,25 @@ async function defaultDownloadAndExtract(url: string, dest: string): Promise<voi
 
     const tmpZip = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `ccs-bar-${Date.now()}.zip`);
 
-    // Stream body to tmpZip
+    // Stream body to tmpZip, then verify the archive before inspecting/extracting it.
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     await streamPipeline(body as any, createWriteStream(tmpZip));
 
+    const hash = createHash('sha256');
+    await streamPipeline(createReadStream(tmpZip), hash);
+    const actualSha256 = hash.digest('hex');
+    if (actualSha256.toLowerCase() !== expectedSha256.toLowerCase()) {
+      try {
+        fs.unlinkSync(tmpZip);
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      throw new Error(
+        'Downloaded CCS Bar archive failed SHA-256 verification. ' +
+          `Expected ${expectedSha256.toLowerCase()}, got ${actualSha256.toLowerCase()}.`
+      );
+    }
+
     // Fix #14: zip-slip guard — inspect entries before extraction.
     // `unzip -l` lists entries in a machine-readable format; we scan for ".." or
     // absolute paths that would escape the destination directory.
@@ -525,7 +557,7 @@ export async function handleBarInstall(
     return;
   }
 
-  const { downloadUrl } = releaseInfo;
+  const { downloadUrl, sha256 } = releaseInfo;
   console.log(`[i] Installing CCS Bar from ${BAR_RELEASE_TAG}...`);
 
   // 1b. Stage-then-swap: extract into a hidden staging dir on the same filesystem
@@ -553,7 +585,7 @@ export async function handleBarInstall(
 
   // 2. Download and extract into staging, NOT appsDir.
   try {
-    await downloadAndExtract(downloadUrl, stagingDir);
+    await downloadAndExtract(downloadUrl, stagingDir, sha256);
   } catch (err) {
     const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
     console.error(`[X] Download or extraction failed: ${msg}`);
diff --git a/tests/unit/commands/bar-command.test.ts b/tests/unit/commands/bar-command.test.ts
index cf6b102c..0c0744be 100644
--- a/tests/unit/commands/bar-command.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/commands/bar-command.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ let tempHome: string;
 let originalCcsHome: string | undefined;
 let originalConsoleLog: typeof console.log;
 let originalConsoleError: typeof console.error;
+const FAKE_SHA256 = 'a'.repeat(64);
 
 function captureConsole(): void {
   originalConsoleLog = console.log;
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ describe('bar install subcommand', () => {
     await handleBarInstall([], {
       fetchReleaseAsset: async (tag: string, _asset: string) => {
         fetchedUrls.push(tag);
-        return { downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL };
+        return { downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 };
       },
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async (_baseUrl: string) => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' }),
@@ -422,6 +423,30 @@ describe('bar install subcommand', () => {
     expect(fetchedUrls).not.toContain(expect.stringMatching(/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/));
   });
 
+  it('passes the release asset sha256 digest to the downloader before install', async () => {
+    const appsDir = path.join(tempHome, 'Applications');
+    const seenDigests: string[] = [];
+
+    const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
+
+    await handleBarInstall([], {
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
+      downloadAndExtract: async (_url: string, dest: string, expectedSha256: string) => {
+        seenDigests.push(expectedSha256);
+        fs.mkdirSync(path.join(dest, 'CCS Bar.app'), { recursive: true });
+      },
+      verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' }),
+      readAppBundleVersion: (_appPath: string) => FAKE_VERSION,
+      clearQuarantine: async () => true,
+      isBarRunning: async () => false,
+      promptLaunch: async () => false,
+      getCcsDir: () => path.join(tempHome, '.ccs'),
+      getAppsDir: () => appsDir,
+    });
+
+    expect(seenDigests).toEqual([FAKE_SHA256]);
+  });
+
   it('pins the Info.plist version (not tag name) to ~/.ccs/bar/.version', async () => {
     const ccsDir = path.join(tempHome, '.ccs');
     const appsDir = path.join(tempHome, 'Applications');
@@ -430,7 +455,7 @@ describe('bar install subcommand', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' }),
       readAppBundleVersion: (_appPath: string) => FAKE_VERSION,
@@ -453,7 +478,7 @@ describe('bar install subcommand', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async (baseUrl: string) => {
         compatCalls.push(baseUrl);
@@ -476,7 +501,7 @@ describe('bar install subcommand', () => {
 
     await expect(
       handleBarInstall([], {
-        fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+        fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
         downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
         verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: false, reason: 'no-bar-api' }),
         readAppBundleVersion: (_appPath: string) => FAKE_VERSION,
@@ -499,7 +524,7 @@ describe('bar install subcommand', () => {
     // Inject clearQuarantine returning false so the fallback xattr guidance is
     // always printed regardless of host platform (/usr/bin/xattr availability).
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' }),
       readAppBundleVersion: (_appPath: string) => FAKE_VERSION,
@@ -737,7 +762,7 @@ describe('bar install: compat capability handshake', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async (baseUrl: string) => {
         capturedArgs.push({ baseUrl });
@@ -761,7 +786,7 @@ describe('bar install: compat capability handshake', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' }),
       readAppBundleVersion: (_appPath: string) => '1.4.0',
@@ -783,7 +808,7 @@ describe('bar install: compat capability handshake', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: false, reason: 'no-bar-api' }),
       readAppBundleVersion: (_appPath: string) => '1.4.0',
@@ -806,7 +831,7 @@ describe('bar install: compat capability handshake', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: false, reason: 'unreachable' }),
       readAppBundleVersion: (_appPath: string) => '1.4.0',
@@ -829,7 +854,7 @@ describe('bar install: compat capability handshake', () => {
 
     await expect(
       handleBarInstall([], {
-        fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+        fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
         downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
         verifyCompat: async () => {
           throw new Error('network explosion');
@@ -948,7 +973,7 @@ describe('bar install: Info.plist version extraction regression tests', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' }),
       // readAppBundleVersion returns the real version from Info.plist
@@ -974,7 +999,7 @@ describe('bar install: Info.plist version extraction regression tests', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' }),
       readAppBundleVersion: (_appPath: string) => '1.4.0',
@@ -1000,7 +1025,7 @@ describe('bar install: Info.plist version extraction regression tests', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' }),
       // Unreadable Info.plist — returns null
@@ -1501,7 +1526,7 @@ describe('bar install: stale version-pin removal on null plist read (Fix 1)', ()
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' }),
       // Simulate unreadable Info.plist
@@ -1603,9 +1628,10 @@ describe('launch: findRunningServer reuse-first (GH-1500)', () => {
 
     expect(spawnCalled).toBe(false);
 
-    const barJson = JSON.parse(
-      fs.readFileSync(path.join(ccsDir, 'bar.json'), 'utf8')
-    ) as { port: number; baseUrl: string };
+    const barJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(ccsDir, 'bar.json'), 'utf8')) as {
+      port: number;
+      baseUrl: string;
+    };
     expect(barJson.port).toBe(3000);
     expect(barJson.baseUrl).toBe('http://127.0.0.1:3000');
 
@@ -1685,9 +1711,7 @@ describe('launch: bar.json contract (deterministic — GH-1500 null probe)', ()
       appInstallPath: path.join(tempHome, 'Applications', 'CCS Bar.app'),
     });
 
-    const barJson = JSON.parse(
-      fs.readFileSync(path.join(ccsDir, 'bar.json'), 'utf8')
-    ) as unknown;
+    const barJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(ccsDir, 'bar.json'), 'utf8')) as unknown;
     expect(barJson).toMatchObject({
       baseUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1:4242',
       port: 4242,
@@ -1718,7 +1742,11 @@ describe('defaultFindRunningServer (GH-1500)', () => {
     fs.mkdirSync(ccsDir, { recursive: true });
     fs.writeFileSync(
       path.join(ccsDir, 'bar.json'),
-      JSON.stringify({ port: livePort, baseUrl: `http://127.0.0.1:${livePort}`, authMode: 'loopback' })
+      JSON.stringify({
+        port: livePort,
+        baseUrl: `http://127.0.0.1:${livePort}`,
+        authMode: 'loopback',
+      })
     );
 
     moduleSeq++;
@@ -1726,7 +1754,9 @@ describe('defaultFindRunningServer (GH-1500)', () => {
       `../../../src/commands/bar/launch-subcommand?test=${Date.now()}-${moduleSeq}`
     );
     const { defaultFindRunningServer } = mod as {
-      defaultFindRunningServer: (ccsDir: string) => Promise<{ port: number; baseUrl: string } | null>;
+      defaultFindRunningServer: (
+        ccsDir: string
+      ) => Promise<{ port: number; baseUrl: string } | null>;
     };
 
     let result: { port: number; baseUrl: string } | null = null;
@@ -1796,7 +1826,9 @@ describe('defaultFindRunningServer (GH-1500)', () => {
       `../../../src/commands/bar/launch-subcommand?test=${Date.now()}-${moduleSeq}`
     );
     const { defaultFindRunningServer } = mod as {
-      defaultFindRunningServer: (ccsDir: string) => Promise<{ port: number; baseUrl: string } | null>;
+      defaultFindRunningServer: (
+        ccsDir: string
+      ) => Promise<{ port: number; baseUrl: string } | null>;
     };
 
     const result = await defaultFindRunningServer(ccsDir);
@@ -1858,7 +1890,9 @@ describe('defaultFindRunningServer (GH-1500)', () => {
       `../../../src/commands/bar/launch-subcommand?test=${Date.now()}-${moduleSeq}`
     );
     const { defaultFindRunningServer } = mod as {
-      defaultFindRunningServer: (ccsDir: string) => Promise<{ port: number; baseUrl: string } | null>;
+      defaultFindRunningServer: (
+        ccsDir: string
+      ) => Promise<{ port: number; baseUrl: string } | null>;
     };
 
     let result: { port: number; baseUrl: string } | null = null;
@@ -1947,7 +1981,9 @@ describe('defaultFindRunningServer: priority over response speed (GH-1500)', ()
       `../../../src/commands/bar/launch-subcommand?test=${Date.now()}-${moduleSeq}`
     );
     const { defaultFindRunningServer } = mod as {
-      defaultFindRunningServer: (ccsDir: string) => Promise<{ port: number; baseUrl: string } | null>;
+      defaultFindRunningServer: (
+        ccsDir: string
+      ) => Promise<{ port: number; baseUrl: string } | null>;
     };
 
     let result: { port: number; baseUrl: string } | null = null;
@@ -1982,7 +2018,7 @@ describe('bar install: already-installed detection (GH-1504)', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: async (_url: string, dest: string) => {
         fs.mkdirSync(path.join(dest, 'CCS Bar.app'), { recursive: true });
       },
@@ -2014,7 +2050,7 @@ describe('bar install: already-installed detection (GH-1504)', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: async (_url: string, dest: string) => {
         fs.mkdirSync(path.join(dest, 'CCS Bar.app'), { recursive: true });
       },
@@ -2040,7 +2076,7 @@ describe('bar install: already-installed detection (GH-1504)', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: async (_url: string, dest: string) => {
         fs.mkdirSync(path.join(dest, 'CCS Bar.app'), { recursive: true });
       },
@@ -2081,7 +2117,7 @@ describe('bar install: quarantine handling (GH-1504)', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' }),
       readAppBundleVersion: () => '1.0.0',
@@ -2115,7 +2151,7 @@ describe('bar install: quarantine handling (GH-1504)', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' }),
       readAppBundleVersion: () => '1.0.0',
@@ -2154,7 +2190,7 @@ describe('bar install: quarantine handling (GH-1504)', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       // Extraction does NOT place CCS Bar.app
       downloadAndExtract: async (_url: string, dest: string) => {
         fs.mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true });
@@ -2196,7 +2232,7 @@ describe('bar install: launch retry finding — quarantine failure skips launch
 
   function baseDeps(appsDir: string, extra?: Partial<Record<string, unknown>>) {
     return {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' as const }),
       readAppBundleVersion: () => '1.0.0',
@@ -2216,7 +2252,9 @@ describe('bar install: launch retry finding — quarantine failure skips launch
     await handleBarInstall([], {
       ...baseDeps(appsDir),
       clearQuarantine: async () => false,
-      launchBar: async () => { /* noop */ },
+      launchBar: async () => {
+        /* noop */
+      },
       promptLaunch: async () => {
         promptCalled = true;
         return true;
@@ -2253,7 +2291,9 @@ describe('bar install: launch retry finding — quarantine failure skips launch
     await handleBarInstall([], {
       ...baseDeps(appsDir),
       clearQuarantine: async () => false,
-      launchBar: async () => { /* noop */ },
+      launchBar: async () => {
+        /* noop */
+      },
       promptLaunch: async () => false,
     });
 
@@ -2271,7 +2311,9 @@ describe('bar install: launch retry finding — quarantine failure skips launch
     await handleBarInstall([], {
       ...baseDeps(appsDir),
       clearQuarantine: async () => true,
-      launchBar: async () => { /* noop */ },
+      launchBar: async () => {
+        /* noop */
+      },
       promptLaunch: async () => {
         promptCalled = true;
         return false;
@@ -2316,7 +2358,7 @@ describe('bar install: launch flags and prompt (GH-1504)', () => {
 
   function baseDeps(appsDir: string, extra?: Partial<Record<string, unknown>>) {
     return {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' as const }),
       readAppBundleVersion: () => '1.0.0',
@@ -2453,7 +2495,7 @@ describe('bar install: xattr absolute path contract (Finding 1)', () => {
     const { handleBarInstall } = await loadInstallSubcommand();
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' }),
       readAppBundleVersion: () => '1.0.0',
@@ -2461,7 +2503,9 @@ describe('bar install: xattr absolute path contract (Finding 1)', () => {
         quarantineArgs.push(appPath);
         return true;
       },
-      launchBar: async () => { /* noop */ },
+      launchBar: async () => {
+        /* noop */
+      },
       promptLaunch: async () => false,
       isBarRunning: async () => false,
       getCcsDir: () => path.join(tempHome, '.ccs'),
@@ -2490,7 +2534,7 @@ describe('bar install: stdin-TTY gate for launch prompt (Finding 2)', () => {
 
   function baseDeps(appsDir: string, extra?: Partial<Record<string, unknown>>) {
     return {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' as const }),
       readAppBundleVersion: () => '1.0.0',
@@ -2512,7 +2556,9 @@ describe('bar install: stdin-TTY gate for launch prompt (Finding 2)', () => {
 
     await handleBarInstall([], {
       ...baseDeps(appsDir),
-      launchBar: async () => { /* noop */ },
+      launchBar: async () => {
+        /* noop */
+      },
       // promptLaunch returning true simulates stdin-TTY + user answered yes.
       // The production defaultPromptLaunch now checks stdin.isTTY; by injecting
       // a mock that returns true we confirm this code path (prompt called, launch invoked).
@@ -2577,7 +2623,7 @@ describe('bar install: already-running detection (Finding 3)', () => {
 
   function baseDeps(appsDir: string, extra?: Partial<Record<string, unknown>>) {
     return {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: fakeExtract(appsDir),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' as const }),
       readAppBundleVersion: () => '1.0.0',
@@ -2628,7 +2674,9 @@ describe('bar install: already-running detection (Finding 3)', () => {
     await handleBarInstall([], {
       ...baseDeps(appsDir),
       isBarRunning: async () => false,
-      launchBar: async () => { /* noop */ },
+      launchBar: async () => {
+        /* noop */
+      },
       promptLaunch: async () => {
         promptCalled = true;
         return false;
@@ -2653,7 +2701,9 @@ describe('bar install: already-running detection (Finding 3)', () => {
       ...baseDeps(appsDir),
       // Simulate pgrep error — isBarRunning returns false per spec
       isBarRunning: async () => false,
-      launchBar: async () => { /* noop */ },
+      launchBar: async () => {
+        /* noop */
+      },
       promptLaunch: async () => {
         promptCalled = true;
         return false;
@@ -2772,12 +2822,14 @@ describe('bar install: stage-then-swap safety (Data Loss finding)', () => {
     extra?: Partial<Record<string, unknown>>
   ): Record<string, unknown> {
     return {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       verifyCompat: async () => ({ compatible: true, reason: 'ok' as const }),
       readAppBundleVersion: () => '2.0.0',
       clearQuarantine: async () => true,
       isBarRunning: async () => false,
-      launchBar: async () => { /* noop */ },
+      launchBar: async () => {
+        /* noop */
+      },
       promptLaunch: async () => false,
       getCcsDir: () => path.join(tempHome, '.ccs'),
       getAppsDir: () => appsDir,
@@ -2966,7 +3018,7 @@ describe('bar install: silent-decline fix — hint on user decline (review findi
     extra?: Partial<Record<string, unknown>>
   ): Record<string, unknown> {
     return {
-      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL }),
+      fetchReleaseAsset: async () => ({ downloadUrl: FAKE_DOWNLOAD_URL, sha256: FAKE_SHA256 }),
       downloadAndExtract: async (_url: string, dest: string) => {
         fs.mkdirSync(path.join(dest, 'CCS Bar.app'), { recursive: true });
       },
@@ -2974,7 +3026,9 @@ describe('bar install: silent-decline fix — hint on user decline (review findi
       readAppBundleVersion: () => '1.0.0',
       clearQuarantine: async () => true,
       isBarRunning: async () => false,
-      launchBar: async () => { /* noop */ },
+      launchBar: async () => {
+        /* noop */
+      },
       getCcsDir: () => path.join(tempHome, '.ccs'),
       getAppsDir: () => appsDir,
       ...extra,