diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..404bc6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+name: Release Artifacts
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*.*.*"
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install build and test dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install build wheel pytest pytest-cov click
+
+      - name: Install package
+        run: |
+          pip install -e .[dev]
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          pytest
+
+      - name: Build package artifacts (sdist and wheel)
+        run: |
+          python -m build
+
+      - name: Verify build artifacts
+        run: |
+          ls -la dist/
+          pip install dist/*.whl --force-reinstall
+          python -m rege --version
+          python -m rege status
+
+      - name: Publish Release Assets
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') || github.event_name == 'release'
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: dist/*
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6546640..04800d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -166,8 +166,39 @@ pip install -e .
 # Install development dependencies (pytest, coverage)
 pip install -e ".[dev]"
 
-# Verify installation
+# Verify installation using CLI or direct python module entrypoint
 rege status
+# OR
+python -m rege status
+```
+
+### Smoke Check Verification
+
+To run a immediate smoke-check verification of the runtime system and dispatch pipeline:
+
+```bash
+# 1. System Status Verification
+python -m rege status
+
+# Expected Output:
+# ::RE:GE SYSTEM STATUS::
+# [QUEUE]
+#   Size: 0/1000
+# [ORGANS]
+#   Registered: 22
+
+# 2. Ritual Invocation Verification
+python -m rege invoke '::CALL_ORGAN HEART_OF_CANON
+::WITH "threshold crossing"
+::MODE mythic
+::DEPTH standard
+::CHARGE 75'
+
+# Expected Output:
+# ::INVOCATION RESULT::
+#   Organ: HEART_OF_CANON
+#   Status: success
+#   Output Type: narrative
 ```
 
 ### Runtime Dependencies
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d2a008c..f25b75c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name = "rege"
 version = "1.0.0"
 description = "RE:GE - Recursive Engine: Generative Entity - A symbolic operating system for myth, identity, ritual, and recursive systems"
 readme = "README.md"
-license = {text = "MIT"}
+license = "MIT"
 authors = [
     {name = "RE:GE System"}
 ]
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ requires-python = ">=3.8"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
diff --git a/rege/__main__.py b/rege/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5261889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rege/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+"""
+RE:GE Main Entrypoint.
+
+Allows running the CLI as a python module:
+python -m rege [command]
+"""
+
+from rege.cli import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/rege/tests/test_cli.py b/rege/tests/test_cli.py
index 604c6c9..3d8c2d1 100644
--- a/rege/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/rege/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -337,6 +337,17 @@ def test_help_option(self, runner):
         assert "status" in result.output
 
 
+class TestMainModuleEntrypoint:
+    """Tests for python -m rege main entrypoint."""
+
+    def test_main_import_and_execution(self):
+        """Test rege.__main__ module import and main execution."""
+        import runpy
+        with patch('rege.cli.main') as mock_main:
+            runpy.run_module('rege', run_name='__main__')
+            assert mock_main.called
+
+
 class TestInitSystem:
     """Tests for init_system function."""
 
diff --git a/seed.yaml b/seed.yaml
index df62854..2c3ecf8 100644
--- a/seed.yaml
+++ b/seed.yaml
@@ -12,16 +12,22 @@ metadata:
   implementation_status: ACTIVE
   tier: flagship
   promotion_status: PUBLIC_PROCESS
-  last_validated: "2026-02-11"
+  last_validated: "2026-04-14"
   generated: "2026-02-17"
   sprint: "SENSORIA"
   language: python
+  entrypoint: "rege.cli:main"
+  module_entrypoint: "python -m rege"
 
 agents:
   - name: ci
     trigger: on_push
-    workflow: .github/workflows/ci-python.yml
+    workflow: .github/workflows/ci.yml
     description: "Continuous integration pipeline"
+  - name: release
+    trigger: on_tag
+    workflow: .github/workflows/release.yml
+    description: "Builds and publishes versioned release artifacts (sdist and wheel)"
 
 produces:
   - type: theory