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+name: Desktop Dev Pre-release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - dev
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  prerelease:
+    runs-on: windows
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: https://git.daemonlord.ru/actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          tags: true
+
+      - name: Ensure Python 3.13
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          if (Get-Command python -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+            python --version
+          } elseif (Get-Command py -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+            $pyExe = py -3.13 -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)"
+            if (-not $pyExe) {
+              throw "Python 3.13 launcher is available, but interpreter was not found."
+            }
+            Split-Path $pyExe | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
+            python --version
+          } else {
+            throw "Python is not installed on runner. Install Python 3.13 and restart runner service."
+          }
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install -r requirements.txt pyinstaller
+
+      - name: Extract prerelease metadata
+        id: meta
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $version = (python -c "from app_version import APP_VERSION; print(APP_VERSION)").Trim()
+          $commit = (git rev-parse --short HEAD).Trim()
+          $tag = "v$version-$commit"
+          $archive = "AnabasisManager-$version-$commit"
+          $utf8NoBom = New-Object System.Text.UTF8Encoding($false)
+          [System.IO.File]::AppendAllText($env:GITHUB_OUTPUT, "version=$version`n", $utf8NoBom)
+          [System.IO.File]::AppendAllText($env:GITHUB_OUTPUT, "commit=$commit`n", $utf8NoBom)
+          [System.IO.File]::AppendAllText($env:GITHUB_OUTPUT, "tag=$tag`n", $utf8NoBom)
+          [System.IO.File]::AppendAllText($env:GITHUB_OUTPUT, "archive=$archive`n", $utf8NoBom)
+          [System.IO.File]::AppendAllText($env:GITHUB_ENV, "CONTINUE=true`n", $utf8NoBom)
+          Write-Host "Detected tag: $tag"
+
+      - name: Stop if prerelease already exists
+        if: env.CONTINUE == 'true'
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $tag = "${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag }}"
+          $apiUrl = "https://git.daemonlord.ru/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}/releases?page=1&limit=100"
+          $headers = @{ Authorization = "token ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN }}" }
+          $utf8NoBom = New-Object System.Text.UTF8Encoding($false)
+          try {
+            $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $apiUrl -Headers $headers -Method Get
+            $found = $false
+            foreach ($release in $response) {
+              if ($release.tag_name -eq $tag) {
+                $found = $true
+                break
+              }
+            }
+            if ($found) {
+              Write-Host "Pre-release $tag already exists, stopping job."
+              [System.IO.File]::AppendAllText($env:GITHUB_ENV, "CONTINUE=false`n", $utf8NoBom)
+            } else {
+              Write-Host "Pre-release $tag not found, continuing workflow..."
+            }
+          } catch {
+            Write-Host "Failed to query releases list, continuing workflow..."
+          }
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        if: env.CONTINUE == 'true'
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          python -m py_compile app_version.py main.py build.py updater_gui.py tests/test_auth_relogin_smoke.py tests/test_auto_update_service.py tests/test_chat_actions.py tests/test_token_store.py
+          python -m unittest discover -s tests -p "test_*.py" -v
+
+      - name: Build release zip
+        if: env.CONTINUE == 'true'
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          python build.py
+
+      - name: Prepare prerelease artifacts
+        if: env.CONTINUE == 'true'
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $version = "${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
+          $archiveBase = "${{ steps.meta.outputs.archive }}"
+          $srcZip = "dist/AnabasisManager-$version.zip"
+          $dstZip = "dist/$archiveBase.zip"
+          if (-not (Test-Path $srcZip)) {
+            throw "Archive not found: $srcZip"
+          }
+          Copy-Item -Path $srcZip -Destination $dstZip -Force
+          $hash = (Get-FileHash -Path $dstZip -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLower()
+          "$hash  $archiveBase.zip" | Set-Content -Path "dist/$archiveBase.zip.sha256" -Encoding UTF8
+
+      - name: Configure git identity
+        if: env.CONTINUE == 'true'
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "gitea-actions"
+          git config user.email "gitea-actions@daemonlord.ru"
+
+      - name: Create git tag
+        if: env.CONTINUE == 'true'
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          $tag = "${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag }}"
+          $tagLine = (git ls-remote --tags origin "refs/tags/$tag" | Select-Object -First 1)
+          if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($tagLine)) {
+            git tag "$tag"
+            git push origin "$tag"
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "Tag $tag already exists on origin, skipping tag push."
+          }
+
+      - name: Create Gitea Pre-release
+        if: env.CONTINUE == 'true'
+        uses: https://git.daemonlord.ru/actions/gitea-release-action@v1
+        with:
+          server_url: https://git.daemonlord.ru
+          repository: ${{ gitea.repository }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN }}
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag }}
+          name: Anabasis Manager ${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }} (dev ${{ steps.meta.outputs.commit }})
+          prerelease: true
+          body: |
+            Development pre-release for commit ${{ steps.meta.outputs.commit }}
+            Version base: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
+          files: |
+            dist/${{ steps.meta.outputs.archive }}.zip
+            dist/${{ steps.meta.outputs.archive }}.zip.sha256