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+name: Build and Release Electron App
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'Version to release (e.g., 0.1.8)'
+        required: false
+        default: ''
+
+jobs:
+  build-macos:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: ac-electron/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Setup Python for node-gyp
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        working-directory: ac-electron
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build macOS (universal) and publish
+        working-directory: ac-electron
+        run: npx electron-builder --mac --universal --publish always
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Upload macOS artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: macos-build
+          path: |
+            ac-electron/dist/*.dmg
+            ac-electron/dist/*.zip
+            ac-electron/dist/latest-mac.yml
+          retention-days: 5
+
+  build-windows:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: ac-electron/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Setup Python for node-gyp
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        working-directory: ac-electron
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build Windows and publish
+        working-directory: ac-electron
+        run: npx electron-builder --win --x64 --publish always
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Upload Windows artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: windows-build
+          path: |
+            ac-electron/dist/*.exe
+            ac-electron/dist/latest.yml
+          retention-days: 5
+
+  build-linux:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: ac-electron/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Setup Python for node-gyp
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        working-directory: ac-electron
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build Linux and publish
+        working-directory: ac-electron
+        run: npx electron-builder --linux --publish always
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Upload Linux artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: linux-build
+          path: |
+            ac-electron/dist/*.AppImage
+            ac-electron/dist/*.deb
+            ac-electron/dist/*.rpm
+            ac-electron/dist/latest-linux.yml
+          retention-days: 5
+
+  release:
+    needs: [build-macos, build-windows, build-linux]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Download all artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: artifacts
+
+      - name: List artifacts
+        run: find artifacts -type f -name "*"
+
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          files: |
+            artifacts/macos-build/*.dmg
+            artifacts/macos-build/*.zip
+            artifacts/windows-build/*.exe
+            artifacts/linux-build/*.AppImage
+            artifacts/linux-build/*.deb
+            artifacts/linux-build/*.rpm
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          generate_release_notes: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}