audit

To check Linux compatibility regressions after upstream patches land, perform a repository audit that compares your patches against a fresh upstream bundle. This verifies session and distro constraints, identifies missing changes, and catches drift before release.

A cross-project protocol check for native and KVM backends verifies RPC agreement and cowork communication between claude-desktop-bin and related services. It uses log-based evidence to validate that protocol integration remains consistent across different runtime modes.

To validate documentation accuracy against the current Linux build, run a docs audit that checks README and internal documentation. This identifies documentation drift by comparing stated instructions against actual build behavior and distro constraints.

Yes, this patch validation process works for scoped repository reviews. You can target the audit specifically at patches, documentation, compatibility, or cowork protocol drift instead of running a full repository audit.

Runtime log-based failure diagnosis matters for Linux compatibility because it provides concrete evidence of integration failures across native and KVM modes. Analyzing runtime logs helps pinpoint exact protocol mismatches and session regressions that static patch reviews might miss.