The tracked buildDir was an absolute path into a worktree that no longer exists, so the setting was already dead.
It is also what the release workflow's public-history gate rejects; relative to desktop/ it resolves in any checkout.
Qt/QML now carries 11 local views while the Agent owns observation and intent. Tauri, WebKit, and the second React desktop build leave together. Linux ships first; Windows waits for a native Qt runner.