diff --git a/.github/workflows/ql3-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ql3-ci.yml
index b175b31c..85d02acf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ql3-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ql3-ci.yml
@@ -386,11 +386,14 @@ jobs:
           --build-arg SOURCE_REVISION=${{ github.sha }}
           --tag "${OPERATOR_IMAGE}"
           .
-      - name: Materialize the reviewed local OS vulnerability exceptions
-        run: >-
-          node scripts/ql3-image-os-vulnerability-policy.cjs
-          --image=local
-          --output=${{ runner.temp }}/ql3-local-${{ matrix.image_arch }}.trivyignore.yaml
+      - name: Materialize the reviewed Local OS vulnerability exceptions
+        run: |
+          node scripts/ql3-image-os-vulnerability-policy.cjs \
+            --image=local \
+            --output=${{ runner.temp }}/ql3-local-${{ matrix.image_arch }}.trivyignore.yaml
+          node scripts/ql3-image-os-vulnerability-policy.cjs \
+            --image=local-operator \
+            --output=${{ runner.temp }}/ql3-local-operator-${{ matrix.image_arch }}.trivyignore.yaml
       - name: Reject unexcepted high or critical local OS vulnerabilities
         uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@ed142fd0673e97e23eac54620cfb913e5ce36c25 # v0.36.0
         with:
@@ -420,7 +423,7 @@ jobs:
           hide-progress: 'true'
           timeout: '10m0s'
           cache: 'false'
-          trivyignores: ${{ runner.temp }}/ql3-local-${{ matrix.image_arch }}.trivyignore.yaml
+          trivyignores: ${{ runner.temp }}/ql3-local-operator-${{ matrix.image_arch }}.trivyignore.yaml
       - name: Verify non-root identity and architecture
         env:
           IMAGE: qinglong3-local-application:ci-${{ matrix.image_arch }}
@@ -960,6 +963,9 @@ jobs:
           - image: local
             dockerfile: deploy/containers/ql3-local-application/Dockerfile
             target: runtime
+          - image: local-operator
+            dockerfile: deploy/containers/ql3-local-operator/Dockerfile
+            target: runtime
           - image: worker
             dockerfile: deploy/containers/ql3-worker/Dockerfile
             target: runtime
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ql3-image-release.yml b/.github/workflows/ql3-image-release.yml
index 2c8c84e3..5e0f54c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ql3-image-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ql3-image-release.yml
@@ -564,6 +564,27 @@ jobs:
             --docker-socket="${docker_socket}" \
             --profile=standalone
 
+      - name: Verify the short-lived Local operator entrypoint
+        if: matrix.image == 'local-operator'
+        env:
+          IMAGE: ${{ steps.identity.outputs.image }}
+          DIGEST: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          docker pull "${IMAGE}@${DIGEST}"
+          for arguments in "--version" "setup --help"; do
+            read -r -a argv <<< "${arguments}"
+            docker run --rm \
+              --read-only \
+              --network none \
+              --cap-drop ALL \
+              --security-opt no-new-privileges \
+              --memory 128m \
+              --cpus 0.5 \
+              --pids-limit 32 \
+              "${IMAGE}@${DIGEST}" "${argv[@]}"
+          done
+
       - name: Verify the keyless signature identity
         env:
           IMAGE: ${{ steps.identity.outputs.image }}
@@ -658,6 +679,7 @@ jobs:
             --repository-owner="${owner}" \
             --candidate="${RUNNER_TEMP}/${{ matrix.repository }}-release-candidate-contract.json" \
             --image="${{ matrix.image }}" \
+            --local-role-verification="${{ matrix.local_role_verification }}" \
             --digest="${DIGEST}" \
             --output="${RUNNER_TEMP}/release-record/${{ matrix.image }}.json"
 
@@ -1107,13 +1129,16 @@ jobs:
           const fs = require('node:fs');
           const selection = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.env.SELECTION, 'utf8'));
           if (!/^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$/.test(selection.selectionDigest || '') ||
-              !/^ghcr\.io\/[a-z0-9._-]+\/qinglong3-local-application@sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$/.test(selection.service?.image || '')) process.exit(1);
-          process.stdout.write(`selection=${process.env.SELECTION}\nselection-digest=${selection.selectionDigest}\nimage=${selection.service.image}\n`);
+              !/^ghcr\.io\/[a-z0-9._-]+\/qinglong3-local-application@sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$/.test(selection.service?.image || '') ||
+              !/^ghcr\.io\/[a-z0-9._-]+\/qinglong3-local-operator@sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$/.test(selection.operator?.image || '') ||
+              selection.operator?.kind !== 'short-lived' || selection.operator?.network !== 'none-by-default') process.exit(1);
+          process.stdout.write(`selection=${process.env.SELECTION}\nselection-digest=${selection.selectionDigest}\nimage=${selection.service.image}\noperator-image=${selection.operator.image}\n`);
           NODE
 
       - name: Prove catalog-bound Edge and Standalone rollout
         env:
           IMAGE: ${{ steps.local-selection.outputs.image }}
+          OPERATOR_IMAGE: ${{ steps.local-selection.outputs.operator-image }}
           RELEASE_SELECTION: ${{ steps.local-selection.outputs.selection }}
           SELECTION_DIGEST: ${{ steps.local-selection.outputs.selection-digest }}
           EVIDENCE_ROOT: ${{ runner.temp }}/ql3-release-catalog-local-deployment
@@ -1124,6 +1149,27 @@ jobs:
           umask 077
           install -d -m 0700 "${EVIDENCE_ROOT}"
           docker pull "${IMAGE}"
+          docker pull "${OPERATOR_IMAGE}"
+          docker run --rm --read-only \
+            --network none \
+            --cap-drop ALL \
+            --security-opt no-new-privileges \
+            --memory=128m \
+            --memory-swap=128m \
+            --cpus=0.5 \
+            --pids-limit=32 \
+            --tmpfs /tmp:rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,size=8m \
+            "${OPERATOR_IMAGE}" --version
+          docker run --rm --read-only \
+            --network none \
+            --cap-drop ALL \
+            --security-opt no-new-privileges \
+            --memory=128m \
+            --memory-swap=128m \
+            --cpus=0.5 \
+            --pids-limit=32 \
+            --tmpfs /tmp:rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,size=8m \
+            "${OPERATOR_IMAGE}" setup --help
           docker_executable="$(realpath "$(command -v docker)")"
           docker_socket="$(realpath /var/run/docker.sock)"
           for profile in edge standalone; do
diff --git a/docs/QINGLONG_3_0_ARCHITECTURE_RFC.md b/docs/QINGLONG_3_0_ARCHITECTURE_RFC.md
index 03f8e86c..ca6cd256 100644
--- a/docs/QINGLONG_3_0_ARCHITECTURE_RFC.md
+++ b/docs/QINGLONG_3_0_ARCHITECTURE_RFC.md
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@
 
 最新增量证据（2026-08-27）：
 
+- D-412/ADR-0507（已实现，真实公开发布待受保护 tag）：Public Local Release Set 从“只签 Application、用户旅程却依赖另一个未发布 operator”的断层收敛为一对分别构建、扫描、签名和 multi-arch attestation 的镜像：`local` 是唯一常驻 Application，`local-operator` 只承担 setup/upgrade/recovery 等短生命周期 Owner authority。release candidate 的 Local scope 精确包含两者，并分别要求 Application Edge/Standalone rollout 与 operator `--version`/`setup --help` 门；CI OCI 证据、OS 漏洞策略、release-set、catalog consumption、final tag closure 和 Local selection 均按六镜像总闭包升级。`qinglong/release-set-image-record@v2`、`qinglong/release-set@v4`、`application/vnd.qinglong.release-set.v4+json`、`qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v3` 与 `qinglong/local-compose-image-selection@v3` 失败关闭旧孵化 schema。Compose revision 只保存 operator digest 作为管理 authority，不生成 operator service，所以路由设备稳态仍只有 Application，没有新增进程、listener、timer、端口或 RSS；管理动作才短暂下载/运行 operator。18-package clean build 退出 0，package boundary 保持 18 packages、`singleSourcePackages=[]`、`shallowSourcePackages=[]`；Local Owner CLI 为 301 total / 294 pass / 7 conditional skip / 0 fail，backend 为 1,610 total / 1,608 pass / 2 conditional skip / 0 fail，静态 release workflow 审计 100/100。该切片证明发布机制闭合，不冒充已经存在 GHCR tag 或真实用户可下载 Public Release Set；首份正式可交付物仍需受保护 release tag 的六镜像、签名、catalog-bound Local/Cluster 部署证据和终态 closure。
+
 - D-411/ADR-0506（已实现，真实 downloadable v2 artifact 待授权）：Local Alpha materializer 不再凭调用 `create` 就把九个 gate 无条件写成 `passed`。bundle schema 升为 `qinglong/alpha-local-trial-kit@v2`，新增 `verification-evidence.json`，其 subject 精确绑定版本、source、Tier-1 架构与 Application/operator image ID，workflow 精确绑定 `whyour/qinglong/.github/workflows/ql3-ci.yml@refs/heads/next`、workflow SHA、`workflow_dispatch`、`local-image`、run ID/attempt。CI 静态门固定 `fresh journey → native cancellation → record-verification → create → audit → upload`，evidence 作为第七个闭合文件进入 manifest byte/SHA-256 与 `SHA256SUMS`；create/audit 均拒绝跨源码、跨架构、跨镜像或跨 workflow 复制。旧 v1 bundle 因没有来源证明只保留为工程候选。提交 `4239464a` 的主 CI run `32990652047` 已 40/40，Kubernetes run `32990652416` 与三节点 Security run `32990653482` 同源成功，证明源码的双架构门；但本地 `4239464a` v1 archive 不是 exact CI artifact，仍不能冒充 v2 用户 Alpha。该增强只增加一个小型发布期 JSON，不新增 workspace package、镜像 layer、设备依赖、常驻进程、RSS 或端口；首个真实双架构 v2 下载物仍需维护者显式授权 milestone workflow。
 
 - Alpha 阶段产物历史基线（当前性已由 D-411 收紧）：`QingLong 3.0 CI` 的显式 `produce_alpha_artifacts` 门只在手动里程碑运行中归档已经通过原生测试的镜像，而不把普通 push/PR 的中间构建冒充发布。source `e3c05862b8c2690d69f58b098cdc128a09c83f97` 已产出 Local arm64 Application Docker archive（SHA-256 `01afb30cbe0c21f980ca083ad98fd316e659941f940dd8930ffd9ccfa7153edf`，image ID `sha256:dfce2cc9d70044d75f72f2cc3075e1f24569fb9fe279d9c25a45698c19c3bde9`）、CycloneDX SBOM、release-candidate contract、manifest、verification evidence 与 checksum；image identity/architecture/non-root user、read-only/no-network、128 MiB/0.5 CPU smoke、Edge/Standalone lifecycle/graceful stop/SQLite integrity、库存对账与 Trivy 0.70.0 HIGH/CRITICAL=0 已复验。但该 archive 只有 headless runtime，未携带完成 fresh setup/Owner 管理所需的独立 `ql3` 制品，因此按 D-408 重新准确分类为“运行时工程候选”，不再冒充完整用户 Alpha。macOS Docker Desktop 无法等价证明的 Local API cancellation 由原生 Linux arm64 job `97986754052` 通过；本机 Edge 首次 startup receipt 在 Docker Desktop 文件桥出现一次瞬态，精确重跑和原生 Linux门均通过，证据未隐藏首次失败。远端 CI run `32903679764` 首轮为 37/40（两项 GitHub action 内部 DNS 失败、一次 PostgreSQL 18 x64 scheduler 并发断言），failed-only attempt 2 收敛为 40/40；独立 Kubernetes deployment run `32903679644` 与三节点 Security Administration/CNPG/PVC run `32903679570` 同源成功。该证据保留为演进记录，不再代表当前 v2 Alpha bundle 资格；public GHCR digest、签名/attestation、catalog、deployment-lock 与生产 HA/DR/CSI/IdP 仍是 Public Release Set 的硬门。
 
-- D-408/ADR-0503（进行中）：阶段产物成熟度现在按真实部署用户旅程而非“已有 Dockerfile/镜像”裁决。新增独立 `qinglong3-local-operator` 短生命周期镜像，复用既有 `@qinglong/local-owner-cli` 的统一 `ql3` 入口而不新增 workspace package；它默认 `65532:65532`、无端口、无 listener/daemon/timer、network none，和常驻 Local Application 保持物理制品分离，因此 Owner/bootstrap authority 不进入 runtime closure，Edge 稳态资源零变化。本机基于未提交工作树构建的 arm64 operator 原型 ID 为 `sha256:115e90a7442b3c92db0c566f8fc8a560e689878b67eace0236836681a14689ae`，运行库存为 9 package/904 files/9,479,647 bytes；read-only、drop ALL、no-new-privileges、128 MiB/0.5 CPU/32 PID 下的 `ql3 --version` 与 `ql3 setup --help` 已通过。这些数值只证明实现可构建，不冒充 commit-bound release evidence。Alpha workflow 将在同一原生 runner 上把 Application 与 operator 通过一次 `docker image save` 合并为去重的 `qinglong3-local-trial-kit-<arch>.docker.tar`，manifest 同时绑定两个 image ID、共同 archive SHA-256、source/version/architecture，并从镜像入口完成 fresh setup exact replay、Identity provision、challenge、首 Owner claim/ack、Application active/SIGTERM drain 和 SQLite integrity。Docker Desktop bind mount 根目录会把宿主 UID 501 映射为容器 root、子文件仍为 501，不能等价满足完整 POSIX lineage；本机失败被记录为平台不等价，未放宽门禁或伪装通过。D-408 转 Accepted 仍需同一提交的原生 Linux x64/arm64 journey 成功和完整回归；实际上传双架构 trial kit 仍需维护者显式授权，Public Release Set 是否正式增加 operator artifact 另行决策。
+- D-408/ADR-0503（进行中）：阶段产物成熟度现在按真实部署用户旅程而非“已有 Dockerfile/镜像”裁决。新增独立 `qinglong3-local-operator` 短生命周期镜像，复用既有 `@qinglong/local-owner-cli` 的统一 `ql3` 入口而不新增 workspace package；它默认 `65532:65532`、无端口、无 listener/daemon/timer、network none，和常驻 Local Application 保持物理制品分离，因此 Owner/bootstrap authority 不进入 runtime closure，Edge 稳态资源零变化。本机基于未提交工作树构建的 arm64 operator 原型 ID 为 `sha256:115e90a7442b3c92db0c566f8fc8a560e689878b67eace0236836681a14689ae`，运行库存为 9 package/904 files/9,479,647 bytes；read-only、drop ALL、no-new-privileges、128 MiB/0.5 CPU/32 PID 下的 `ql3 --version` 与 `ql3 setup --help` 已通过。这些数值只证明实现可构建，不冒充 commit-bound release evidence。Alpha workflow 将在同一原生 runner 上把 Application 与 operator 通过一次 `docker image save` 合并为去重的 `qinglong3-local-trial-kit-<arch>.docker.tar`，manifest 同时绑定两个 image ID、共同 archive SHA-256、source/version/architecture，并从镜像入口完成 fresh setup exact replay、Identity provision、challenge、首 Owner claim/ack、Application active/SIGTERM drain 和 SQLite integrity。Docker Desktop bind mount 根目录会把宿主 UID 501 映射为容器 root、子文件仍为 501，不能等价满足完整 POSIX lineage；本机失败被记录为平台不等价，未放宽门禁或伪装通过。D-408 转 Accepted 仍需实际上传同一提交的原生 Linux x64/arm64 v2 trial kit；Public Release Set 的 operator artifact 决策已由 D-412 接受，但不等于正式 release 已产生。
 
 - D-407/ADR-0502（已完成受审 Kubernetes live ceremony）：Cluster API credential pepper 从“数据库保存 key ID、运行时却只有一个固定 material”收敛为最多 old/new 两代的显式 keyring。Security Administration 只用 active key 签发并持久化 exact ID；Cluster Control 按 credential record 精确选一把 key，未知 ID/material 一律 unavailable，绝不 fallback 或遍历，因此认证热路径仍为一次摘要。旧 raw pepper 只通过 `legacy-v1` singleton bridge 保持通用 CLI/进程兼容；Kubernetes Job 和常驻 Cluster Control manifest 已统一为 keyring-only，不再维护第二套单值 Secret 注入模式。新增 `pepper.references` 以数据库时间返回最多 64 个当前 latest active/unexpired credential ID 和 `hasMore`，只作为退休前检查，不执行删除。keyring 文件有 2 KiB、canonical/no-symlink/private/stable-read 边界，无 watcher/timer/新连接池；Edge/Standalone package、依赖与常驻资源零变化。远程 run `32893754795` 在 source `beb490c48c7d8ee4aee629924b5003fd8c73e9cb` 上完成 K3s `v1.34.3+k3s1` 三节点、CloudNativePG 1.30.0 三实例 PostgreSQL 18.4、三次真实双副本反亲和 rollout 和五次 `/api/v3` 认证 probe：old/new 在 overlap 期间均认证成功并因无 Project role 返回 403，旧代引用从 1 收敛至 0，contract 后 old 返回 401、new 仍返回 403；数据库保留 1 个旧代/3 个新代 credential version、四次授权拒绝与一次认证拒绝。首次远程失败还暴露了 no-symlink 运行时约束与 kubelet Atomic Writer 投影的架构冲突；最终部署用 hardened init container 固定解析一个 `..data` generation，将 CA/keyring 复制成 `0400` Pod-private 普通文件，常驻容器不再读取原始 symlink 投影。完整 backend 为 `1599 total / 1597 pass / 2 conditional skip / 0 fail`，治理/部署聚焦门为 88/88；source `f8934b401d724378fe5a6ea9dbe63e696b5480b9` 的远程 CI run `32898407637` 为 40/40，CloudNativePG failover、Plugin Package PostgreSQL OCI recovery、Secret rotation、Provider credential K3s/CNPG 等关键 live job 全部通过，独立 Kubernetes deployment run `32898407590` 同样通过。live 报告离线复审 `compatible=true/findings=[]`，SHA-256 为 `d9e9fd1395adcef60f7f360959fcad27a9b2f0b132869bc1c75043dedd400ff6`。该门关闭应用合同与权限边界，不冒充生产 control-plane HA、跨主机 STONITH/DR、加密 CSI 或外部 ingress TLS；material GC、持久 active catalog、索引/大规模查询计划、远程 UI/API 与双人复核仍是后续门禁。
 
diff --git a/docs/adr/ADR-0507-public-local-application-and-operator-release-pair.md b/docs/adr/ADR-0507-public-local-application-and-operator-release-pair.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1668b0e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/adr/ADR-0507-public-local-application-and-operator-release-pair.md
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# ADR-0507：Public Local Application 与 Operator 发布对
+
+- 状态：Accepted（首份真实公开发布待受保护 tag）
+- 日期：2026-08-27
+- 决策：D-412
+- 关联：ADR-0432、ADR-0437、ADR-0503、ADR-0506
+
+## 背景
+
+Local 用户的完整 3.0 旅程已经物理分离为常驻 Application 与短生命周期 operator。前者只运行 Edge/Standalone 数据面，后者通过统一 `ql3` 入口承担 setup、upgrade 和 recovery。Alpha Trial Kit 已同时携带两者，但正式 Public Release Set 仍只列出 Application。
+
+这会产生不可接受的发布断层：受保护 workflow 可以签名并闭合一个无法独立完成 fresh setup 的“Local release”，操作者只能另找未被同一 source、catalog 和 tag closure 证明的管理镜像。把管理命令重新塞回常驻 Application 又会扩大低配路由器的攻击面和稳态资源闭包。
+
+## 决策
+
+### 1. Local family 是两个独立镜像的精确闭包
+
+`local` scope 必须恰好包含：
+
+- `qinglong3-local-application`：唯一常驻 Edge/Standalone service；
+- `qinglong3-local-operator`：只在显式管理动作期间运行的 Owner authority。
+
+`all` scope 因此由 Local 两镜像和 Cluster 四镜像组成，共六个；`cluster` scope 仍为四个。两个 Local 镜像分别构建、执行双架构 OCI 证明、OS 漏洞门、digest 签名与 attestation，不能共享 digest record 或由其中一个代替另一个。
+
+### 2. 角色验证必须显式记录
+
+image record 升为 `qinglong/release-set-image-record@v2`。publisher 必须传入 candidate matrix 中的 exact `localRoleVerification`：Application 为 `application_rollout_verified`，operator 为 `operator_entrypoint_verified`，Cluster 角色为 `not_applicable`。Application 必须完成 Edge/Standalone rollout；operator 必须在 read-only、network none、drop-all、no-new-privileges、128 MiB、0.5 CPU、32 PID 边界内通过 `--version` 和 `setup --help`。
+
+release-set 升为 `qinglong/release-set@v4`，OCI artifact/file media type 同步升为 `application/vnd.qinglong.release-set.v4+json`。旧孵化 schema 没有公开 3.0 消费者，因此失败关闭，不引入含糊的自动补全。
+
+### 3. 目标选择绑定 operator，但不把它常驻化
+
+Local catalog selection 升为 `qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v3`，必须同时绑定同一 owner、source 和 release-set 中的 Application/operator immutable digest。Compose revision 升为 `qinglong/local-compose-image-selection@v3`，保存 `operator_image` 作为 setup/upgrade/recovery authority，但 Compose service 仍只有 Application。
+
+发布后的 Local gate 从公开 catalog 重建 selection，拉取并验证 operator 入口，再用 Application 完成 Edge 与 Standalone rollout。operator 不开端口、不运行 listener/daemon/timer，默认无网络；低配设备稳态不新增进程、RSS 或连接。
+
+## 被拒绝的替代方案
+
+### Public Release Set 只发布 Application
+
+拒绝。它没有覆盖 fresh setup 的真实用户旅程，并迫使用户使用 catalog 外管理制品。
+
+### 将 Owner CLI 合并回 Application
+
+拒绝。它把高权限管理闭包带进每个常驻低配设备进程，破坏物理隔离。
+
+### 把 operator 配置为 Compose sidecar
+
+拒绝。管理 authority 没有常驻需求；sidecar 会无谓增加稳态资源和攻击面。
+
+## 影响
+
+- Local 发布和首次拉取最多多一个 operator image；只运行 Application 的稳态不变；
+- setup/upgrade/recovery 可在动作完成后删除 operator layer，下一次按 selection digest 重新获取；
+- catalog、finalizer 和回退 revision 都能证明两个 Local 角色来自同一 release；
+- 旧 v2 Local selection 与 Compose revision 失败关闭，孵化环境必须从 v4 catalog 重新物化；
+- 该决策不产生真实 GHCR tag，也不把普通 CI artifact 声称为正式发布。
+
+## 验证
+
+- release candidate、record、set、catalog、publication closure 和 deployment-lock 正反向测试覆盖 `local=2`、`cluster=4`、`all=6`；
+- 普通 CI 对 operator 增加独立 multi-arch OCI layout、SBOM/provenance 和 image-scoped Trivy 证据；
+- 受保护 release workflow 在 record 前验证角色，在 catalog consumption 后再次验证 operator 入口；
+- Local Owner CLI 的 prepare、upgrade、rollback 和 adopted deployment fixtures 保留同一 operator digest；
+- 完整 backend、package boundary、Local Owner CLI 和静态 workflow 审计通过后才允许提交。
diff --git a/docs/adr/README.md b/docs/adr/README.md
index 261ee210..28a01288 100644
--- a/docs/adr/README.md
+++ b/docs/adr/README.md
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@
 | [ADR-0504](./ADR-0504-canonical-local-alpha-trial-kit-materialization.md)                            | Local Alpha Trial Kit 单一物化与离线审计                                                                                                                                                                            | Accepted |
 | [ADR-0505](./ADR-0505-pinned-alpine-openssl-runtime-security-patch.md)                              | 固定 Alpine OpenSSL 运行时安全补丁                                                                                                                                                                                    | Accepted |
 | [ADR-0506](./ADR-0506-source-bound-local-alpha-verification-evidence.md)                            | 源码绑定的 Local Alpha 验证证据                                                                                                                                                                                        | Accepted |
+| [ADR-0507](./ADR-0507-public-local-application-and-operator-release-pair.md)                        | Public Local Application 与 Operator 发布对                                                                                                                                                                            | Accepted（首份真实公开发布待受保护 tag） |
 
 ## 规则
 
diff --git a/docs/operations/ql3-alpha-candidate.md b/docs/operations/ql3-alpha-candidate.md
index a5c7efc5..bfdd122b 100644
--- a/docs/operations/ql3-alpha-candidate.md
+++ b/docs/operations/ql3-alpha-candidate.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 | Runtime Engineering Candidate | QingLong 开发者、设备兼容测试者 | 单个常驻镜像的 OS 漏洞策略、SBOM/库存、资源门和生命周期 | 验证 runtime 可加载、可启动；缺少管理制品时不能称用户 Alpha |
 | Local Alpha Trial Kit | amd64/arm64 路由器、NAS、单机试用者 | 同源 Application + 短生命周期 operator、fresh setup/Owner/active/stop 完整旅程、SBOM/库存与资源门 | 一个去重 Docker archive 完成隔离 fresh 试运行；不承诺生产升级 |
 | Cluster Integration Candidate | amd64/arm64 集群测试节点 | OS 漏洞策略、SBOM 与镜像库存复核、non-root identity；Admin 额外通过产品 facade smoke | 导入隔离 registry/测试节点，进行多组件集成；不作为 production HA release |
-| Public Release Set | 生产用户 | 受保护 tag、五镜像 multi-arch digest、签名/attestation、私有发布证据、catalog、Local/Cluster 部署与回退闭环 | 尚未实际发布；只能由受保护 release workflow 生成 |
+| Public Release Set | 生产用户 | 受保护 tag、六镜像 multi-arch digest（Local Application/operator + Cluster 四角色）、签名/attestation、私有发布证据、catalog、Local/Cluster 部署与回退闭环 | 尚未实际发布；只能由受保护 release workflow 生成 |
 
 只有 `Local Alpha Trial Kit` 可以称为本阶段“用户可试运行产物”。单个 headless runtime 和 Cluster archive 都只是工程候选；后者还不满足正式 Kubernetes deployment-lock 的 GHCR immutable digest 与 catalog provenance。
 
diff --git a/docs/operations/ql3-release-set-deployment.md b/docs/operations/ql3-release-set-deployment.md
index d681cd26..0a3e5249 100644
--- a/docs/operations/ql3-release-set-deployment.md
+++ b/docs/operations/ql3-release-set-deployment.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ghcr.io/<owner>/qinglong3-release-catalog:v<version>-<scope>
 
 ## 私有发布证据收据链
 
-当前长期 authority 是 `qinglong/release-set@v3`。`local` scope 的 `evidenceReceipts` 必须为空；`cluster|all` 必须按顺序恰好包含
+当前长期 authority 是 `qinglong/release-set@v4`。`local` scope 的 `evidenceReceipts` 必须为空；`cluster|all` 必须按顺序恰好包含
 `worker-management` 与 `cloudnativepg-disaster-recovery` 两份 `qinglong/private-release-evidence-receipt@v2`。每份收据绑定同一
 version/source tag/revision/scope、24 小时 freshness、私有报告 digest 和自身 digest；DR 收据还绑定 CloudNativePG backup、Barman Cloud 与
 cert-manager 三项静态审计摘要。v2 收据不持久化私有 runner 的 wall-clock：创建时仍必须以当前时钟完成 freshness gate，但 durable JSON 只绑定
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ cert-manager 三项静态审计摘要。v2 收据不持久化私有 runner 的 w
 
 这些收据不包含原始生产报告、路径、credential、token、Kubernetes object 或 transcript。公开 consumer 可以重算收据和 release-set digest，
 但必须保持 `publicConsumerReplay=not_possible_without_private_reports`；它不能声称重放了私有现场结果。原始报告不上传，只有收据以 1 天 artifact
-从私有 job 交给 release-set job，随后完整嵌入 release-set v3 并由 durable catalog 长期保护。公开收据同时声明
+从私有 job 交给 release-set job，随后完整嵌入 release-set v4 并由 durable catalog 长期保护。公开收据同时声明
 `freshnessValidatedAtCreation=true` 与 `durableValidationClockPublished=false`，避免把未发布的临时时钟伪装成可离线重放的现场证据。
 
 创建时通过不等于可以无限期等待再闭合发布。`cluster|all` 的 release-set aggregate 与紧随其后的 independent audit 会各自从 runner 内部取得当前
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ attested 后写入。catalog 先存在而部署门失败时，不会产生正式
 deployment-ready 版本公告。
 
 `local|all` scope 在 durable catalog 发布后启动独立 `release-catalog-local-deployment-live`。它与 publisher 权限隔离，从公开 catalog
-重新完成发现、Cosign/GitHub provenance 验证和 three-file bundle audit，随后物化唯一 Local v2 selection。该 selection 不是只做 JSON
-检查：同一个 immutable Local image 与 selection 会依次进入 Edge、Standalone 的正式 Compose rollout、SQLite backup/restore、evidence
+重新完成发现、Cosign/GitHub provenance 验证和 three-file bundle audit，随后物化唯一 Local v3 selection。该 selection 同时绑定常驻
+Application 与短生命周期 operator，但不会把 operator 写成 Compose service。operator 先在无网络、只读、drop-all 和 128 MiB/0.5 CPU
+边界内完成入口验证；随后同一个 immutable Application 与 selection 依次进入 Edge、Standalone 的正式 Compose rollout、SQLite backup/restore、evidence
 collection 和 graceful stop。两个 content-free report 必须绑定同一 release-set、catalog manifest、consumption report 与 selection digest；
 任一 Profile 失败都会阻断 Local release。
 
@@ -100,9 +101,9 @@ attestation 仍必须通过受保护 release tag 或受控 release repository 
 
 | 部署类型 | release scope | 必须出现的镜像 |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| 低配路由器、Edge、Standalone | `local` | `local` |
+| 低配路由器、Edge、Standalone | `local` | `local`、`local-operator` |
 | Kubernetes/Cluster | `cluster` | `control`、`control-ai`、`worker`、`admin` |
-| 同时发布两族 | `all` | 上述五个镜像 |
+| 同时发布两族 | `all` | 上述六个镜像 |
 
 Local 用户不需要下载 Cluster 镜像，也不依赖 CloudNativePG 或 Worker 私有发布证据。Cluster 运维者不能拿 Local
 image 的证明替代任一角色镜像；尤其 Worker 与短生命周期 Admin 必须有各自 digest。
@@ -451,12 +452,12 @@ SHA-256，`receipt.expectedDigest` 是 receipt 内的 `receiptDigest`。审计
 1. 只接受已验证 Cosign exact workflow identity 与 GitHub source tag/revision provenance 的 catalog immutable
    reference；discovery tag 无 authority。
 2. materializer 只能接受完整 `qinglong/release-catalog-consumption-ceremony@v1` bundle，不能接受旧的松散 `--release-set`；其中
-   `qinglong/release-set@v3` 的 `release.version`、`release.sourceRef`、`release.sourceRevision`、`release.scope` 必须与变更单一致。
+   `qinglong/release-set@v4` 的 `release.version`、`release.sourceRef`、`release.sourceRevision`、`release.scope` 必须与变更单一致。
 3. 镜像集合必须与上表精确相等；每个 `reference` 必须是 digest reference，且 owner/repository 与部署目标一致。
 4. Local scope 必须为零私有收据；Cluster/All 必须精确包含两份同 source、同 scope、自摘要有效且 freshness 闭合的 content-free 收据。
    static lock compatible 不等于现场证据已公开重放，任何 consumer 都必须保留该限制。
 5. Kubernetes 必须先渲染 overlay，再用离线 post-render materializer 生成和复验 v2 locked manifest；嵌套 overlay 的
-   `newName`/digest 不是最终 authority。Local 必须生成并审计 v2 service selection。两族输出都必须绑定同一 catalog manifest、
+   `newName`/digest 不是最终 authority。Local 必须生成并审计 v3 Application/operator selection。两族输出都必须绑定同一 catalog manifest、
    consumption report 与 release-set digest，并且只能消费 release set 中的 `@sha256:` reference。
 6. rollout 前再次确认 catalog receipt/immutable reference 与已检查文件一致。Kubernetes 必须把 locked manifest/report、pinned
    kubectl/kubeconfig 和目标 cluster UID 绑定进 preflight/apply receipt；version/source/catalog tag 都只能用于发现，部署始终以
@@ -466,7 +467,9 @@ SHA-256，`receipt.expectedDigest` 是 receipt 内的 `receiptDigest`。审计
 
 路由器或其他低配 Edge 设备不需要安装 Node、regctl、Cosign、GitHub CLI、Kustomize 或 materializer。维护者在可信工作站
 完成上述 ceremony 和 Local v2 selection 审计，再向设备传输已检查的 catalog-bound canonical JSON，并只把 `local` family 的
-immutable image reference 写入 compose/rollout。
+immutable Application image reference 写入 compose/rollout。operator 镜像只在 setup、upgrade、recovery 等显式管理动作期间按 digest 拉取并短暂运行；
+它没有 listener、timer 或常驻 service，因此设备稳态仍只有 Application。设备不执行管理动作时可以不保留 operator layer，但每次管理动作必须先验证
+selection 中的 exact operator digest，不能用 Application 入口或宿主 Node 代替。
 设备不下载 Cluster 四镜像，也不加载 Kubernetes、CloudNativePG、PostgreSQL driver 或 Worker 私有发布证据。
 
 如果设备本身不运行容器 registry client，可由工作站按 digest 拉取并通过既有离线交付渠道传送镜像；离线包的哈希与
diff --git a/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/src/deployment/compose/composeRevision.ts b/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/src/deployment/compose/composeRevision.ts
index 15cfb2ce..f678d7f7 100644
--- a/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/src/deployment/compose/composeRevision.ts
+++ b/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/src/deployment/compose/composeRevision.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ import {
 } from '../foundation/files';
 import { deploymentPaths } from '../foundation/render';
 
-const SELECTION_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/local-compose-image-selection@v2';
+const SELECTION_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/local-compose-image-selection@v3';
 const CATALOG_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/release-catalog-consumption-ceremony@v1';
 const DIGEST_PATTERN = /^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$/;
 const IMAGE_PATTERN =
   /^ghcr\.io\/([a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,38}))\/qinglong3-local-application@sha256:[0-9a-f]{64}$/;
+const OPERATOR_IMAGE_PATTERN =
+  /^ghcr\.io\/([a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,38}))\/qinglong3-local-operator@sha256:[0-9a-f]{64}$/;
 const VERSION_PATTERN = /^3\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?:-[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$/;
 const SOURCE_REVISION_PATTERN = /^[a-f0-9]{40}$/;
 const SOURCE_REPOSITORY_PATTERN = /^[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+\/[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+$/;
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ function selectionContents(selection: Readonly<ComposeImageSelection>): string {
     `  catalog_manifest_digest: ${selection.catalogManifestDigest}`,
     `  catalog_consumption_report_digest: ${selection.catalogConsumptionReportDigest}`,
     `  catalog_discovery_tag_authority: ${selection.catalogDiscoveryTagAuthority}`,
+    `  operator_image: ${selection.operatorImage}`,
     `  allow_root_service: ${selection.allowRootService}`,
     'services:',
     '  qinglong3:',
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ function parseSelection(
   label: string,
 ): Readonly<ComposeImageSelection> {
   const match =
-    /^x-qinglong-image-selection:\n  schema: qinglong\/local-compose-image-selection@v2\n  generation: (0|[1-9][0-9]{0,5})\n  previous_generation: (0|[1-9][0-9]{0,5})\n  rollback_target_generation: (0|[1-9][0-9]{0,5})\n  mutation_id: ([0-9a-f-]+)\n  changed_at_ms: ([0-9]+)\n  release_selection_digest: (sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})\n  release_set_digest: (sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})\n  release_version: ([^\n]+)\n  release_source_revision: ([a-f0-9]{40})\n  release_source_ref: ([^\n]+)\n  release_scope: (local|all)\n  catalog_schema: qinglong\/release-catalog-consumption-ceremony@v1\n  catalog_source_repository: ([^\n]+)\n  catalog_workflow_identity: ([^\n]+)\n  catalog_immutable_reference: ([^\n]+)\n  catalog_manifest_digest: (sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})\n  catalog_consumption_report_digest: (sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})\n  catalog_discovery_tag_authority: none\n  allow_root_service: (true|false)\nservices:\n  qinglong3:\n    image: ([^\n]+)\n    labels:\n      io\.qinglong\.deployment\.generation: "([0-9]+)"\n      io\.qinglong\.deployment\.mutation: "([0-9a-f-]+)"\n      io\.qinglong\.release\.selection: "(sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})"\n      io\.qinglong\.release\.set: "(sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})"\n      io\.qinglong\.release\.catalog-manifest: "(sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})"\n      io\.qinglong\.release\.catalog-report: "(sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})"\n$/.exec(
+    /^x-qinglong-image-selection:\n  schema: qinglong\/local-compose-image-selection@v3\n  generation: (0|[1-9][0-9]{0,5})\n  previous_generation: (0|[1-9][0-9]{0,5})\n  rollback_target_generation: (0|[1-9][0-9]{0,5})\n  mutation_id: ([0-9a-f-]+)\n  changed_at_ms: ([0-9]+)\n  release_selection_digest: (sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})\n  release_set_digest: (sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})\n  release_version: ([^\n]+)\n  release_source_revision: ([a-f0-9]{40})\n  release_source_ref: ([^\n]+)\n  release_scope: (local|all)\n  catalog_schema: qinglong\/release-catalog-consumption-ceremony@v1\n  catalog_source_repository: ([^\n]+)\n  catalog_workflow_identity: ([^\n]+)\n  catalog_immutable_reference: ([^\n]+)\n  catalog_manifest_digest: (sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})\n  catalog_consumption_report_digest: (sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})\n  catalog_discovery_tag_authority: none\n  operator_image: ([^\n]+)\n  allow_root_service: (true|false)\nservices:\n  qinglong3:\n    image: ([^\n]+)\n    labels:\n      io\.qinglong\.deployment\.generation: "([0-9]+)"\n      io\.qinglong\.deployment\.mutation: "([0-9a-f-]+)"\n      io\.qinglong\.release\.selection: "(sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})"\n      io\.qinglong\.release\.set: "(sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})"\n      io\.qinglong\.release\.catalog-manifest: "(sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})"\n      io\.qinglong\.release\.catalog-report: "(sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})"\n$/.exec(
       contents,
     );
   if (!match) {
@@ -122,15 +125,17 @@ function parseSelection(
   const catalogImmutableReference = match[14]!;
   const catalogManifestDigest = match[15]!;
   const catalogConsumptionReportDigest = match[16]!;
-  const allowRootService = match[17] === 'true';
-  const image = match[18]!;
-  const labelGeneration = Number(match[19]);
-  const labelMutationId = match[20];
-  const labelSelectionDigest = match[21];
-  const labelReleaseSetDigest = match[22];
-  const labelCatalogManifestDigest = match[23];
-  const labelCatalogReportDigest = match[24];
+  const operatorImage = match[17]!;
+  const allowRootService = match[18] === 'true';
+  const image = match[19]!;
+  const labelGeneration = Number(match[20]);
+  const labelMutationId = match[21];
+  const labelSelectionDigest = match[22];
+  const labelReleaseSetDigest = match[23];
+  const labelCatalogManifestDigest = match[24];
+  const labelCatalogReportDigest = match[25];
   const imageMatch = IMAGE_PATTERN.exec(image);
+  const operatorImageMatch = OPERATOR_IMAGE_PATTERN.exec(operatorImage);
   if (
     generation < 1 ||
     previousGeneration !== generation - 1 ||
@@ -150,6 +155,8 @@ function parseSelection(
     !DIGEST_PATTERN.test(catalogManifestDigest) ||
     !DIGEST_PATTERN.test(catalogConsumptionReportDigest) ||
     !imageMatch ||
+    !operatorImageMatch ||
+    operatorImageMatch[1] !== imageMatch[1] ||
     catalogImmutableReference !==
       `ghcr.io/${imageMatch?.[1]}/qinglong3-release-catalog@${catalogManifestDigest}` ||
     labelGeneration !== generation ||
@@ -168,6 +175,7 @@ function parseSelection(
     mutationId,
     changedAtMs,
     image,
+    operatorImage,
     allowRootService,
     selectionDigest,
     releaseSetDigest,
@@ -235,6 +243,7 @@ function releaseAuthorityFromSelection(
 ): Readonly<LocalComposeReleaseAuthority> {
   return Object.freeze({
     image: selection.image,
+    operatorImage: selection.operatorImage,
     allowRootService: selection.allowRootService,
     selectionDigest: selection.selectionDigest,
     releaseSetDigest: selection.releaseSetDigest,
diff --git a/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/src/deployment/compose/releaseSelection.ts b/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/src/deployment/compose/releaseSelection.ts
index 277c6900..6415faee 100644
--- a/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/src/deployment/compose/releaseSelection.ts
+++ b/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/src/deployment/compose/releaseSelection.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 
 const MAX_SELECTION_BYTES = 64 * 1024;
-const LOCAL_SELECTION_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v2';
+const LOCAL_SELECTION_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v3';
 const CATALOG_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/release-catalog-consumption-ceremony@v1';
 const DIGEST_PATTERN = /^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$/;
 const VERSION_PATTERN = /^3\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(?:-[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$/;
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ const SOURCE_REVISION_PATTERN = /^[a-f0-9]{40}$/;
 const SOURCE_REPOSITORY_PATTERN = /^[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+\/[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+$/;
 const IMAGE_PATTERN =
   /^ghcr\.io\/([a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,38}))\/qinglong3-local-application@(sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})$/;
+const OPERATOR_IMAGE_PATTERN =
+  /^ghcr\.io\/([a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,38}))\/qinglong3-local-operator@(sha256:[a-f0-9]{64})$/;
 
 export interface LocalComposeReleaseSelectionInput {
   readonly path: string;
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ export interface LocalComposeReleaseSelectionInput {
 
 export interface LocalComposeReleaseAuthority {
   readonly image: string;
+  readonly operatorImage: string;
   readonly allowRootService: boolean;
   readonly selectionDigest: string;
   readonly releaseSetDigest: string;
@@ -171,6 +174,7 @@ export function resolveLocalComposeReleaseSelection(
       'schemaVersion',
       'selectionDigest',
       'service',
+      'operator',
       'verification',
     ],
     'release selection',
@@ -195,6 +199,7 @@ export function resolveLocalComposeReleaseSelection(
     'catalog',
   );
   exactKeys(value.service, ['allowRootService', 'image', 'kind'], 'service');
+  exactKeys(value.operator, ['image', 'kind', 'network'], 'operator');
   exactKeys(
     value.verification,
     [
@@ -210,9 +215,13 @@ export function resolveLocalComposeReleaseSelection(
   const release = value.release;
   const catalog = value.catalog;
   const service = value.service;
+  const operator = value.operator;
   const verification = value.verification;
   const image = typeof service.image === 'string' ? service.image : '';
   const imageMatch = IMAGE_PATTERN.exec(image);
+  const operatorImage =
+    typeof operator.image === 'string' ? operator.image : '';
+  const operatorImageMatch = OPERATOR_IMAGE_PATTERN.exec(operatorImage);
   const { selectionDigest, ...unsigned } = value;
   const calculatedDigest = digest(JSON.stringify(unsigned));
   if (
@@ -239,10 +248,14 @@ export function resolveLocalComposeReleaseSelection(
     catalog.releaseSetDigest !== value.releaseSetDigest ||
     catalog.discoveryTagAuthority !== 'none' ||
     !imageMatch ||
+    !operatorImageMatch ||
+    operatorImageMatch[1] !== imageMatch[1] ||
     catalog.immutableReference !==
       `ghcr.io/${imageMatch[1]}/qinglong3-release-catalog@${catalog.manifestDigest}` ||
     service.kind !== 'compose' ||
     service.allowRootService !== allowRootService ||
+    operator.kind !== 'short-lived' ||
+    operator.network !== 'none-by-default' ||
     verification.releaseSet !==
       'standalone_structure_identity_and_self_digest' ||
     verification.sourceRecordsReplayed !== false ||
@@ -262,6 +275,7 @@ export function resolveLocalComposeReleaseSelection(
     expectedSelectionDigest: input.expectedSelectionDigest,
     authority: Object.freeze({
       image,
+      operatorImage,
       allowRootService,
       selectionDigest,
       releaseSetDigest: value.releaseSetDigest,
diff --git a/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/test/adoptedDeploymentBundle.test.cjs b/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/test/adoptedDeploymentBundle.test.cjs
index e500162c..96564d37 100644
--- a/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/test/adoptedDeploymentBundle.test.cjs
+++ b/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/test/adoptedDeploymentBundle.test.cjs
@@ -56,12 +56,16 @@ function releaseSelection(managementRoot, marker = 'a') {
   const image = `ghcr.io/example/qinglong3-local-application@sha256:${marker.repeat(
     64,
   )}`;
+  const operatorImage = image.replace(
+    'qinglong3-local-application',
+    'qinglong3-local-operator',
+  );
   const releaseSetDigest = prefixedDigest(`release-set:${image}`);
   const manifestDigest = prefixedDigest(`catalog-manifest:${image}`);
   const consumptionReportDigest = prefixedDigest(`catalog-report:${image}`);
   const unsigned = {
     schemaVersion: 1,
-    schema: 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v2',
+    schema: 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v3',
     release: {
       version: '3.0.0-alpha.0',
       sourceRevision: '3'.repeat(40),
@@ -86,6 +90,11 @@ function releaseSelection(managementRoot, marker = 'a') {
       image,
       allowRootService: rootAcknowledgement(),
     },
+    operator: {
+      kind: 'short-lived',
+      image: operatorImage,
+      network: 'none-by-default',
+    },
     verification: {
       releaseSet: 'standalone_structure_identity_and_self_digest',
       sourceRecordsReplayed: false,
diff --git a/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/test/localDeployment.test.cjs b/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/test/localDeployment.test.cjs
index b3ced77a..3ed5ac36 100644
--- a/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/test/localDeployment.test.cjs
+++ b/packages/ql3-local-owner-cli/test/localDeployment.test.cjs
@@ -31,12 +31,16 @@ function sha256(value) {
 }
 
 function releaseSelectionForImage(managementRoot, image, allowRootService) {
+  const operatorImage = image.replace(
+    'qinglong3-local-application',
+    'qinglong3-local-operator',
+  );
   const releaseSetDigest = sha256(`release-set:${image}`);
   const manifestDigest = sha256(`catalog-manifest:${image}`);
   const consumptionReportDigest = sha256(`catalog-report:${image}`);
   const unsigned = {
     schemaVersion: 1,
-    schema: 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v2',
+    schema: 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v3',
     release: {
       version: '3.0.0-alpha.0',
       sourceRevision: '3'.repeat(40),
@@ -61,6 +65,11 @@ function releaseSelectionForImage(managementRoot, image, allowRootService) {
       image,
       allowRootService,
     },
+    operator: {
+      kind: 'short-lived',
+      image: operatorImage,
+      network: 'none-by-default',
+    },
     verification: {
       releaseSet: 'standalone_structure_identity_and_self_digest',
       sourceRecordsReplayed: false,
@@ -393,7 +402,7 @@ function composeSelection({
   const selected = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(releaseSelection.path, 'utf8'));
   return [
     'x-qinglong-image-selection:',
-    '  schema: qinglong/local-compose-image-selection@v2',
+    '  schema: qinglong/local-compose-image-selection@v3',
     `  generation: ${generation}`,
     `  previous_generation: ${previousGeneration}`,
     `  rollback_target_generation: ${rollbackTargetGeneration}`,
@@ -412,6 +421,7 @@ function composeSelection({
     `  catalog_manifest_digest: ${selected.catalog.manifestDigest}`,
     `  catalog_consumption_report_digest: ${selected.catalog.consumptionReportDigest}`,
     `  catalog_discovery_tag_authority: ${selected.catalog.discoveryTagAuthority}`,
+    `  operator_image: ${selected.operator.image}`,
     `  allow_root_service: ${selected.service.allowRootService}`,
     'services:',
     '  qinglong3:',
@@ -1056,7 +1066,7 @@ test('renders bounded OpenRC and immutable rootless Compose descriptors', async
   );
   assert.match(
     fs.readFileSync(selectionPath, 'utf8'),
-    /^  schema: qinglong\/local-compose-image-selection@v2$/m,
+    /^  schema: qinglong\/local-compose-image-selection@v3$/m,
   );
   assert.match(
     fs.readFileSync(selectionPath, 'utf8'),
@@ -2200,6 +2210,16 @@ test('upgrades and rolls back Compose image selections with generation CAS', asy
     fs.readFileSync(selectionPath, 'utf8'),
     new RegExp(`^    image: ${upgradedImage}$`, 'm'),
   );
+  assert.match(
+    fs.readFileSync(selectionPath, 'utf8'),
+    new RegExp(
+      `^  operator_image: ${upgradedImage.replace(
+        '/qinglong3-local-application@',
+        '/qinglong3-local-operator@',
+      )}$`,
+      'm',
+    ),
+  );
   assert.equal(mode(path.join(revisions, '2.yaml')), 0o600);
   assert.equal(fs.readFileSync(composePath, 'utf8'), stableDescriptor);
 
@@ -2224,6 +2244,16 @@ test('upgrades and rolls back Compose image selections with generation CAS', asy
   assert.match(active, /^  generation: 3$/m);
   assert.match(active, /^  rollback_target_generation: 1$/m);
   assert.match(active, new RegExp(`^    image: ${state.composeImage}$`, 'm'));
+  assert.match(
+    active,
+    new RegExp(
+      `^  operator_image: ${state.composeImage.replace(
+        '/qinglong3-local-application@',
+        '/qinglong3-local-operator@',
+      )}$`,
+      'm',
+    ),
+  );
   assert.equal(
     fs
       .readFileSync(path.join(revisions, '2.yaml'), 'utf8')
diff --git a/scripts/lib/ql3-local-release-selection-test-fixture.cjs b/scripts/lib/ql3-local-release-selection-test-fixture.cjs
index 0f928247..80e9f934 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/ql3-local-release-selection-test-fixture.cjs
+++ b/scripts/lib/ql3-local-release-selection-test-fixture.cjs
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ function writeSyntheticLocalReleaseSelection(options) {
   const releaseSetDigest = sha256(`release-set:${options.image}`);
   const manifestDigest = sha256(`catalog-manifest:${options.image}`);
   const consumptionReportDigest = sha256(`catalog-report:${options.image}`);
+  const operatorImage =
+    options.operatorImage ||
+    options.image.replace(
+      '/qinglong3-local-application@',
+      '/qinglong3-local-operator@',
+    );
   const unsigned = {
     schemaVersion: 1,
-    schema: 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v2',
+    schema: 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v3',
     release: {
       version: '3.0.0-alpha.0',
       sourceRevision: options.sourceRevision ?? '3'.repeat(40),
@@ -39,6 +45,11 @@ function writeSyntheticLocalReleaseSelection(options) {
       image: options.image,
       allowRootService: options.allowRootService,
     },
+    operator: {
+      kind: 'short-lived',
+      image: operatorImage,
+      network: 'none-by-default',
+    },
     verification: {
       releaseSet: 'standalone_structure_identity_and_self_digest',
       sourceRecordsReplayed: false,
diff --git a/scripts/ql3-cluster-image-release-audit.cjs b/scripts/ql3-cluster-image-release-audit.cjs
index 18b6e0bd..ddac2a65 100644
--- a/scripts/ql3-cluster-image-release-audit.cjs
+++ b/scripts/ql3-cluster-image-release-audit.cjs
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ function auditClusterImageCiWorkflow(
       dockerfile: 'deploy/containers/ql3-local-application/Dockerfile',
       target: 'runtime',
     },
+    {
+      image: 'local-operator',
+      dockerfile: 'deploy/containers/ql3-local-operator/Dockerfile',
+      target: 'runtime',
+    },
     {
       image: 'worker',
       dockerfile: 'deploy/containers/ql3-worker/Dockerfile',
@@ -185,7 +190,7 @@ function auditClusterImageCiWorkflow(
       JSON.stringify(expectedOciMatrix)
   ) {
     throw new Error(
-      'image CI matrices must contain only exact control/control-ai/admin/local/worker amd64/arm64 evidence targets',
+      'image CI matrices must contain only exact control/control-ai/admin/local/local-operator/worker amd64/arm64 evidence targets',
     );
   }
   const expectedTrivyInputs = {
@@ -205,7 +210,13 @@ function auditClusterImageCiWorkflow(
       localImageJob,
       'qinglong3-local-application:ci-${{ matrix.image_arch }}',
       '${{ runner.temp }}/ql3-local-${{ matrix.image_arch }}.trivyignore.yaml',
-      'local',
+      'Local application',
+    ],
+    [
+      localImageJob,
+      'qinglong3-local-operator:ci-${{ matrix.image_arch }}',
+      '${{ runner.temp }}/ql3-local-operator-${{ matrix.image_arch }}.trivyignore.yaml',
+      'Local operator',
     ],
     [
       clusterImageJob,
@@ -217,7 +228,8 @@ function auditClusterImageCiWorkflow(
     const step = job?.steps?.find(
       (entry) =>
         entry.uses ===
-        'aquasecurity/trivy-action@ed142fd0673e97e23eac54620cfb913e5ce36c25',
+          'aquasecurity/trivy-action@ed142fd0673e97e23eac54620cfb913e5ce36c25' &&
+        entry.with?.['image-ref'] === imageRef,
     );
     if (
       !step ||
@@ -246,14 +258,19 @@ function auditClusterImageCiWorkflow(
   requireOccurrences(
     source,
     /node scripts\/ql3-image-os-vulnerability-policy\.cjs/g,
-    2,
+    3,
     'native image CI must materialize reviewed image-scoped Trivy exceptions',
   );
   requirePattern(
     source,
-    /--image=local\s+--output=\$\{\{ runner\.temp \}\}\/ql3-local-\$\{\{ matrix\.image_arch \}\}\.trivyignore\.yaml/,
+    /--image=local \\\s+--output=\$\{\{ runner\.temp \}\}\/ql3-local-\$\{\{ matrix\.image_arch \}\}\.trivyignore\.yaml/,
     'local native image CI must materialize the local exception view',
   );
+  requirePattern(
+    source,
+    /--image=local-operator \\\s+--output=\$\{\{ runner\.temp \}\}\/ql3-local-operator-\$\{\{ matrix\.image_arch \}\}\.trivyignore\.yaml/,
+    'Local operator native image CI must materialize its own exception view',
+  );
   requirePattern(
     source,
     /--image=\$\{\{ matrix\.image \}\}\s+--output=\$\{\{ runner\.temp \}\}\/ql3-\$\{\{ matrix\.image \}\}-\$\{\{ matrix\.image_arch \}\}\.trivyignore\.yaml/,
@@ -489,8 +506,8 @@ function auditClusterImageCiWorkflow(
   );
   requirePattern(
     source,
-    /- image: control\s+dockerfile: deploy\/containers\/ql3-cluster-control\/Dockerfile\s+target: runtime\s+- image: control-ai\s+dockerfile: deploy\/containers\/ql3-cluster-control\/Dockerfile\s+target: runtime-ai\s+- image: admin\s+dockerfile: deploy\/containers\/ql3-cluster-admin\/Dockerfile\s+target: runtime\s+- image: local\s+dockerfile: deploy\/containers\/ql3-local-application\/Dockerfile\s+target: runtime\s+- image: worker\s+dockerfile: deploy\/containers\/ql3-worker\/Dockerfile\s+target: runtime/,
-    'OCI evidence CI must build independent control, control-ai, admin, local and worker images',
+    /- image: control\s+dockerfile: deploy\/containers\/ql3-cluster-control\/Dockerfile\s+target: runtime\s+- image: control-ai\s+dockerfile: deploy\/containers\/ql3-cluster-control\/Dockerfile\s+target: runtime-ai\s+- image: admin\s+dockerfile: deploy\/containers\/ql3-cluster-admin\/Dockerfile\s+target: runtime\s+- image: local\s+dockerfile: deploy\/containers\/ql3-local-application\/Dockerfile\s+target: runtime\s+- image: local-operator\s+dockerfile: deploy\/containers\/ql3-local-operator\/Dockerfile\s+target: runtime\s+- image: worker\s+dockerfile: deploy\/containers\/ql3-worker\/Dockerfile\s+target: runtime/,
+    'OCI evidence CI must build independent control, control-ai, admin, local, local-operator and worker images',
   );
   requirePattern(
     source,
@@ -519,7 +536,14 @@ function auditClusterImageCiWorkflow(
     'local image CI must generate and inventory-check the exact local SBOM profile',
   );
   return {
-    images: ['control', 'control-ai', 'admin', 'local', 'worker'],
+    images: [
+      'control',
+      'control-ai',
+      'admin',
+      'local',
+      'local-operator',
+      'worker',
+    ],
     nativeArchitectures: ['amd64', 'arm64'],
     runtimeInventory: true,
     clusterAdminProductFacade: true,
@@ -844,7 +868,7 @@ function auditReleaseWorkflow(source) {
     );
   }
   if (
-    !/ql3-release-set-contract\.cjs[\s\S]*--mode=record-image[\s\S]*--version="\$\{RELEASE_VERSION\}"[\s\S]*--source-revision="\$\{GITHUB_SHA\}"[\s\S]*--source-ref="\$\{GITHUB_REF\}"[\s\S]*--release-scope="\$\{RELEASE_SCOPE\}"[\s\S]*--repository-owner="\$\{owner\}"[\s\S]*--candidate="\$\{RUNNER_TEMP\}\/\$\{\{ matrix\.repository \}\}-release-candidate-contract\.json"[\s\S]*--image="\$\{\{ matrix\.image \}\}"[\s\S]*--digest="\$\{DIGEST\}"/.test(
+    !/ql3-release-set-contract\.cjs[\s\S]*--mode=record-image[\s\S]*--version="\$\{RELEASE_VERSION\}"[\s\S]*--source-revision="\$\{GITHUB_SHA\}"[\s\S]*--source-ref="\$\{GITHUB_REF\}"[\s\S]*--release-scope="\$\{RELEASE_SCOPE\}"[\s\S]*--repository-owner="\$\{owner\}"[\s\S]*--candidate="\$\{RUNNER_TEMP\}\/\$\{\{ matrix\.repository \}\}-release-candidate-contract\.json"[\s\S]*--image="\$\{\{ matrix\.image \}\}"[\s\S]*--local-role-verification="\$\{\{ matrix\.local_role_verification \}\}"[\s\S]*--digest="\$\{DIGEST\}"/.test(
       publishSteps[recordIndex]?.run ?? '',
     ) ||
     JSON.stringify(publishSteps[recordUploadIndex]?.with) !==
@@ -991,10 +1015,10 @@ function auditReleaseWorkflow(source) {
       localCatalogDeploymentSteps[5]?.run ?? '',
     ) ||
     localCatalogDeploymentSteps[6]?.id !== 'local-selection' ||
-    !/ql3-deployment-lock-contract\.cjs[\s\S]*--mode=local-create[\s\S]*--consumption-bundle="\$\{CONSUMPTION_BUNDLE\}"[\s\S]*--allow-root-service=false[\s\S]*--output="\$\{selection\}"[\s\S]*ql3-deployment-lock-contract\.cjs[\s\S]*--mode=local-audit[\s\S]*--selection="\$\{selection\}"[\s\S]*selection-digest=\$\{selection\.selectionDigest\}[\s\S]*image=\$\{selection\.service\.image\}/u.test(
+    !/ql3-deployment-lock-contract\.cjs[\s\S]*--mode=local-create[\s\S]*--consumption-bundle="\$\{CONSUMPTION_BUNDLE\}"[\s\S]*--allow-root-service=false[\s\S]*--output="\$\{selection\}"[\s\S]*ql3-deployment-lock-contract\.cjs[\s\S]*--mode=local-audit[\s\S]*--selection="\$\{selection\}"[\s\S]*selection-digest=\$\{selection\.selectionDigest\}[\s\S]*image=\$\{selection\.service\.image\}[\s\S]*operator-image=\$\{selection\.operator\.image\}/u.test(
       localCatalogDeploymentSteps[6]?.run ?? '',
     ) ||
-    !/docker pull "\$\{IMAGE\}"[\s\S]*for profile in edge standalone[\s\S]*ql3-local-compose-rollout-live-contract\.cjs[\s\S]*--image="\$\{IMAGE\}"[\s\S]*--profile="\$\{profile\}"[\s\S]*--release-selection="\$\{RELEASE_SELECTION\}"[\s\S]*--expected-selection-digest="\$\{SELECTION_DIGEST\}"[\s\S]*verified_release_catalog[\s\S]*catalogConsumptionDigest/u.test(
+    !/docker pull "\$\{IMAGE\}"[\s\S]*docker pull "\$\{OPERATOR_IMAGE\}"[\s\S]*"\$\{OPERATOR_IMAGE\}" --version[\s\S]*"\$\{OPERATOR_IMAGE\}" setup --help[\s\S]*for profile in edge standalone[\s\S]*ql3-local-compose-rollout-live-contract\.cjs[\s\S]*--image="\$\{IMAGE\}"[\s\S]*--profile="\$\{profile\}"[\s\S]*--release-selection="\$\{RELEASE_SELECTION\}"[\s\S]*--expected-selection-digest="\$\{SELECTION_DIGEST\}"[\s\S]*verified_release_catalog[\s\S]*catalogConsumptionDigest/u.test(
       localCatalogDeploymentSteps[7]?.run ?? '',
     ) ||
     localCatalogDeploymentSteps[8]?.if !== 'always()' ||
@@ -1540,7 +1564,14 @@ function auditReleaseWorkflow(source) {
       immutableArtifactRetentionDays: 1,
       attestedToPublishedDigest: true,
     },
-    images: ['control', 'control-ai', 'admin', 'worker', 'local'],
+    images: [
+      'control',
+      'control-ai',
+      'admin',
+      'worker',
+      'local',
+      'local-operator',
+    ],
     platforms: ['linux/amd64', 'linux/arm64'],
     keylessSignature: true,
     buildkitAttestations: ['sbom', 'provenance'],
@@ -1578,7 +1609,7 @@ function auditReleaseWorkflow(source) {
     },
     durableCatalog: {
       repository: 'qinglong3-release-catalog',
-      artifactType: 'application/vnd.qinglong.release-set.v3+json',
+      artifactType: 'application/vnd.qinglong.release-set.v4+json',
       planSchema: 'qinglong/release-catalog-plan@v2',
       receiptSchema: 'qinglong/release-catalog-receipt@v2',
       tagInventoryDecisionSchema:
diff --git a/scripts/ql3-cluster-oci-layout-audit.cjs b/scripts/ql3-cluster-oci-layout-audit.cjs
index db1722ab..57c14713 100644
--- a/scripts/ql3-cluster-oci-layout-audit.cjs
+++ b/scripts/ql3-cluster-oci-layout-audit.cjs
@@ -241,6 +241,39 @@ function expectedImageConfig(architecture, revision, image) {
       },
     };
   }
+  if (image === 'local-operator') {
+    return {
+      architecture,
+      os: 'linux',
+      config: {
+        User: '65532:65532',
+        Env: [
+          'PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin',
+          'NODE_VERSION=24.18.0',
+          'YARN_VERSION=1.22.22',
+          'NODE_ENV=production',
+        ],
+        Entrypoint: [
+          'node',
+          '/opt/qinglong/node_modules/@qinglong/local-owner-cli/dist/product-cli/cli.js',
+        ],
+        WorkingDir: '/opt/qinglong',
+        Labels: {
+          'io.qinglong.authority': 'local-owner-management',
+          'io.qinglong.lifecycle': 'short-lived',
+          'io.qinglong.network': 'none-by-default',
+          'org.opencontainers.image.description':
+            'QingLong 3.0 short-lived Local management authority',
+          'org.opencontainers.image.licenses': 'Apache-2.0',
+          'org.opencontainers.image.revision': revision,
+          'org.opencontainers.image.source':
+            'https://github.com/whyour/qinglong',
+          'org.opencontainers.image.title': 'QingLong 3.0 Local Operator',
+          'org.opencontainers.image.version': QL3_VERSION,
+        },
+      },
+    };
+  }
   const isControl = image === 'control' || image === 'control-ai';
   const isControlAi = image === 'control-ai';
   return {
@@ -529,7 +562,9 @@ function auditClusterOciLayout(options = {}) {
   const image = resolveImageProfile(options.image).id;
   const expectedPlatforms = options.expectedPlatforms || EXPECTED_PLATFORMS;
   const maximumPlatformBytes =
-    image === 'local' ? 128 * 1024 * 1024 : 512 * 1024 * 1024;
+    image === 'local' || image === 'local-operator'
+      ? 128 * 1024 * 1024
+      : 512 * 1024 * 1024;
   if (
     !path.isAbsolute(layoutRoot) ||
     typeof expectedRevision !== 'string' ||
diff --git a/scripts/ql3-deployment-lock-contract.cjs b/scripts/ql3-deployment-lock-contract.cjs
index 9b4954ed..6c3da5e3 100644
--- a/scripts/ql3-deployment-lock-contract.cjs
+++ b/scripts/ql3-deployment-lock-contract.cjs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const {
 const { inspectReleaseSet } = require('./ql3-release-set-contract.cjs');
 
 const DEFAULT_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
-const LOCAL_SELECTION_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v2';
+const LOCAL_SELECTION_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v3';
 const KUBERNETES_LOCK_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/kubernetes-deployment-lock@v2';
 const MAX_RELEASE_SET_BYTES = 1024 * 1024;
 const MAX_MANIFEST_BYTES = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ function createLocalSelection(releaseSet, options) {
     fail('allow-root-service must be an explicit boolean');
   }
   const local = imageByName(releaseSet, 'local');
+  const operator = imageByName(releaseSet, 'local-operator');
   const unsigned = {
     schemaVersion: 1,
     schema: LOCAL_SELECTION_SCHEMA,
@@ -205,6 +206,11 @@ function createLocalSelection(releaseSet, options) {
       image: local.reference,
       allowRootService: options.allowRootService,
     },
+    operator: {
+      kind: 'short-lived',
+      image: operator.reference,
+      network: 'none-by-default',
+    },
     verification: {
       releaseSet: inspection.verification,
       sourceRecordsReplayed: inspection.sourceRecordsReplayed,
@@ -233,6 +239,7 @@ function auditLocalSelection(actual, releaseSet, options) {
     catalogManifestDigest: actual.catalog.manifestDigest,
     immutableReference: actual.catalog.immutableReference,
     image: actual.service.image,
+    operatorImage: actual.operator.image,
     networkAccess: false,
     deploymentMutation: false,
   });
diff --git a/scripts/ql3-image-os-vulnerability-policy.cjs b/scripts/ql3-image-os-vulnerability-policy.cjs
index 081901f4..71360200 100644
--- a/scripts/ql3-image-os-vulnerability-policy.cjs
+++ b/scripts/ql3-image-os-vulnerability-policy.cjs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const IMAGES = Object.freeze([
   'control',
   'control-ai',
   'local',
+  'local-operator',
   'worker',
 ]);
 const MAX_POLICY_BYTES = 256 * 1024;
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ function auditImageOsVulnerabilityPolicy(
         control: 0,
         'control-ai': 0,
         local: 0,
+        'local-operator': 0,
         worker: 0,
       }),
     });
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ function auditImageOsVulnerabilityPolicy(
     control: 0,
     'control-ai': 0,
     local: 0,
+    'local-operator': 0,
     worker: 0,
   };
   const seen = new Set();
diff --git a/scripts/ql3-local-compose-rollout-live-contract.cjs b/scripts/ql3-local-compose-rollout-live-contract.cjs
index ad485214..6a2a6224 100644
--- a/scripts/ql3-local-compose-rollout-live-contract.cjs
+++ b/scripts/ql3-local-compose-rollout-live-contract.cjs
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ function resolveReleaseSelection(input, temporaryRoot, uid) {
   const unsigned = { ...selection };
   delete unsigned.selectionDigest;
   const computedDigest = sha256(JSON.stringify(unsigned));
+  const applicationImageMatch =
+    /^ghcr\.io\/([a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,38}))\/qinglong3-local-application@sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$/u.exec(
+      selection.service?.image ?? '',
+    );
+  const operatorImageMatch =
+    /^ghcr\.io\/([a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,38}))\/qinglong3-local-operator@sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$/u.exec(
+      selection.operator?.image ?? '',
+    );
   if (
     !stat.isFile() ||
     stat.isSymbolicLink() ||
@@ -135,7 +143,7 @@ function resolveReleaseSelection(input, temporaryRoot, uid) {
     computedDigest !== input.releaseSelection.expectedSelectionDigest ||
     selection.selectionDigest !== computedDigest ||
     selection.schemaVersion !== 1 ||
-    selection.schema !== 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v2' ||
+    selection.schema !== 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v3' ||
     !/^3\.(?:0|[1-9][0-9]*)\.(?:0|[1-9][0-9]*)(?:-[0-9A-Za-z]+(?:[.-][0-9A-Za-z]+)*)?$/u.test(
       selection.release?.version ?? '',
     ) ||
@@ -148,6 +156,11 @@ function resolveReleaseSelection(input, temporaryRoot, uid) {
     selection.service?.kind !== 'compose' ||
     selection.service?.image !== input.image ||
     selection.service?.allowRootService !== (uid === 0) ||
+    !applicationImageMatch ||
+    !operatorImageMatch ||
+    applicationImageMatch[1] !== operatorImageMatch[1] ||
+    selection.operator?.kind !== 'short-lived' ||
+    selection.operator?.network !== 'none-by-default' ||
     selection.catalog?.schema !==
       'qinglong/release-catalog-consumption-ceremony@v1' ||
     !DIGEST_PATTERN.test(selection.catalog?.manifestDigest ?? '') ||
diff --git a/scripts/ql3-release-candidate-contract.cjs b/scripts/ql3-release-candidate-contract.cjs
index 9789d3d1..7b619bfa 100644
--- a/scripts/ql3-release-candidate-contract.cjs
+++ b/scripts/ql3-release-candidate-contract.cjs
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ const LOCAL_IMAGES = Object.freeze([
     runtime_root:
       'deploy/containers/ql3-local-application/runtime-dependencies',
   }),
+  Object.freeze({
+    image: 'local-operator',
+    repository: 'qinglong3-local-operator',
+    dockerfile: 'deploy/containers/ql3-local-operator/Dockerfile',
+    target: 'runtime',
+    runtime_root: 'deploy/containers/ql3-local-operator/runtime-dependencies',
+  }),
 ]);
 const CLUSTER_IMAGES = Object.freeze([
   Object.freeze({
@@ -208,7 +215,15 @@ function createReleaseCandidateContract(options) {
       version: manifest.version,
     });
   });
-  const publishMatrix = images.map(({ dockerfile, target, ...image }) => image);
+  const publishMatrix = images.map(({ dockerfile, target, ...image }) => ({
+    ...image,
+    local_role_verification:
+      image.image === 'local'
+        ? 'application_rollout_verified'
+        : image.image === 'local-operator'
+        ? 'operator_entrypoint_verified'
+        : 'not_applicable',
+  }));
   const osMatrix = images.flatMap((image) =>
     nativeArchitectures.map((architecture) => ({
       image: image.image,
@@ -285,7 +300,7 @@ function createReleaseCandidateContract(options) {
       'durable-oci-release-catalog',
       'offline-deployment-lock-materialization',
       ...(options.releaseScope !== 'cluster'
-        ? ['edge-and-standalone-rollout']
+        ? ['edge-and-standalone-rollout', 'local-operator-entrypoint']
         : []),
       ...(options.releaseScope !== 'local'
         ? [
diff --git a/scripts/ql3-release-catalog-contract.cjs b/scripts/ql3-release-catalog-contract.cjs
index 9dbca814..12aa4896 100644
--- a/scripts/ql3-release-catalog-contract.cjs
+++ b/scripts/ql3-release-catalog-contract.cjs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const CATALOG_PUBLICATION_DECISION_SCHEMA =
 const CATALOG_RECEIPT_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/release-catalog-receipt@v2';
 const CATALOG_TAG_INVENTORY_DECISION_SCHEMA =
   'qinglong/release-catalog-tag-inventory-decision@v1';
-const ARTIFACT_TYPE = 'application/vnd.qinglong.release-set.v3+json';
+const ARTIFACT_TYPE = 'application/vnd.qinglong.release-set.v4+json';
 const FILE_MEDIA_TYPE = ARTIFACT_TYPE;
 const OCI_MANIFEST_MEDIA_TYPE = 'application/vnd.oci.image.manifest.v1+json';
 const OCI_EMPTY_CONFIG_MEDIA_TYPE = 'application/vnd.oci.empty.v1+json';
diff --git a/scripts/ql3-release-publication-closure-contract.cjs b/scripts/ql3-release-publication-closure-contract.cjs
index 30c827df..d737f5aa 100644
--- a/scripts/ql3-release-publication-closure-contract.cjs
+++ b/scripts/ql3-release-publication-closure-contract.cjs
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ function validatePublicationPlan(plan) {
     !Array.isArray(plan.images) ||
     plan.images.length !==
       (plan.release.scope === 'local'
-        ? 1
+        ? 2
         : plan.release.scope === 'cluster'
         ? 4
-        : 5)
+        : 6)
   ) {
     fail('publication plan shape is invalid');
   }
diff --git a/scripts/ql3-release-set-contract.cjs b/scripts/ql3-release-set-contract.cjs
index 1ebf7fff..5f24d9f7 100644
--- a/scripts/ql3-release-set-contract.cjs
+++ b/scripts/ql3-release-set-contract.cjs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ const {
 const { VERSION_PATTERN } = require('./lib/ql3-release-identity.cjs');
 
 const DEFAULT_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
-const IMAGE_RECORD_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/release-set-image-record@v1';
-const RELEASE_SET_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/release-set@v3';
+const IMAGE_RECORD_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/release-set-image-record@v2';
+const RELEASE_SET_SCHEMA = 'qinglong/release-set@v4';
 const MAX_JSON_BYTES = 1024 * 1024;
 const DIGEST_PATTERN = /^sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}$/u;
 const OWNER_PATTERN = /^[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,37}[a-z0-9])?$/u;
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ function selectedImage(candidate, imageName) {
   return matches[0];
 }
 
+function expectedLocalRoleVerification(imageName) {
+  return imageName === 'local'
+    ? 'application_rollout_verified'
+    : imageName === 'local-operator'
+    ? 'operator_entrypoint_verified'
+    : 'not_applicable';
+}
+
 function deriveVerifiedImageRecord(
   candidate,
   repositoryOwner,
@@ -166,7 +174,7 @@ function deriveVerifiedImageRecord(
       remoteDigestVerified: true,
       keylessSignatureVerified: true,
       githubAttestations: [...REQUIRED_IMAGE_ATTESTATIONS],
-      localProfileRolloutVerified: selected.image === 'local',
+      localRoleVerification: expectedLocalRoleVerification(selected.image),
       tagPromotion: 'deferred_to_complete_release_set',
     },
   };
@@ -179,6 +187,12 @@ function deriveVerifiedImageRecord(
 function createVerifiedImageRecord(options) {
   const candidate = verifyCandidate(options.candidate, options);
   const owner = normalizeRepositoryOwner(options.repositoryOwner);
+  if (
+    options.localRoleVerification !==
+    expectedLocalRoleVerification(options.image)
+  ) {
+    fail('local role verification differs from the selected image role');
+  }
   return deriveVerifiedImageRecord(
     candidate,
     owner,
@@ -214,7 +228,7 @@ function validateImageRecord(record, candidate, repositoryOwner) {
       'remoteDigestVerified',
       'keylessSignatureVerified',
       'githubAttestations',
-      'localProfileRolloutVerified',
+      'localRoleVerification',
       'tagPromotion',
     ])
   ) {
@@ -306,10 +320,14 @@ function createReleaseSet(options) {
     return record;
   });
   const localImages = orderedRecords
-    .filter((record) => record.image.name === 'local')
+    .filter((record) =>
+      LOCAL_IMAGES.some((entry) => entry.image === record.image.name),
+    )
     .map((record) => record.image.name);
   const clusterImages = orderedRecords
-    .filter((record) => record.image.name !== 'local')
+    .filter((record) =>
+      CLUSTER_IMAGES.some((entry) => entry.image === record.image.name),
+    )
     .map((record) => record.image.name);
   const images = orderedRecords.map((record) => ({
     ...record.image,
@@ -497,12 +515,16 @@ function inspectReleaseSet(actual, options) {
     local: {
       selected: ['local', 'all'].includes(options.releaseScope),
       profiles: ['edge', 'standalone'],
-      images: expectedNames.filter((name) => name === 'local'),
+      images: expectedNames.filter((name) =>
+        LOCAL_IMAGES.some((entry) => entry.image === name),
+      ),
     },
     cluster: {
       selected: ['cluster', 'all'].includes(options.releaseScope),
       profiles: ['cluster', 'worker-edge', 'worker-node'],
-      images: expectedNames.filter((name) => name !== 'local'),
+      images: expectedNames.filter((name) =>
+        CLUSTER_IMAGES.some((entry) => entry.image === name),
+      ),
     },
   };
   if (
@@ -619,7 +641,7 @@ function parseArguments(argv) {
   const common = ['candidate', ...identity];
   const expected =
     values.mode === 'record-image'
-      ? [...common, 'digest', 'image', 'output']
+      ? [...common, 'digest', 'image', 'local-role-verification', 'output']
       : values.mode === 'aggregate'
       ? [...common, 'evidence-receipts', 'output', 'records']
       : values.mode === 'audit'
@@ -643,6 +665,9 @@ function parseArguments(argv) {
     releaseScope: values['release-scope'],
     repositoryOwner: values['repository-owner'],
     ...(values.image ? { image: values.image } : {}),
+    ...(values['local-role-verification']
+      ? { localRoleVerification: values['local-role-verification'] }
+      : {}),
     ...(values.digest ? { digest: values.digest } : {}),
     ...(values.records ? { records: values.records } : {}),
     ...(values['evidence-receipts']
diff --git a/test/back/ql3ClusterImageReleaseAudit.test.cjs b/test/back/ql3ClusterImageReleaseAudit.test.cjs
index 60636e39..e3c0c009 100644
--- a/test/back/ql3ClusterImageReleaseAudit.test.cjs
+++ b/test/back/ql3ClusterImageReleaseAudit.test.cjs
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ const releaseSource = fs.readFileSync(
 test('accepts the reviewed native CI and digest release contracts', () => {
   assert.deepEqual(auditClusterImageRelease(root), {
     ci: {
-      images: ['control', 'control-ai', 'admin', 'local', 'worker'],
+      images: [
+        'control',
+        'control-ai',
+        'admin',
+        'local',
+        'local-operator',
+        'worker',
+      ],
       nativeArchitectures: ['amd64', 'arm64'],
       runtimeInventory: true,
       clusterAdminProductFacade: true,
@@ -85,7 +92,14 @@ test('accepts the reviewed native CI and digest release contracts', () => {
         immutableArtifactRetentionDays: 1,
         attestedToPublishedDigest: true,
       },
-      images: ['control', 'control-ai', 'admin', 'worker', 'local'],
+      images: [
+        'control',
+        'control-ai',
+        'admin',
+        'worker',
+        'local',
+        'local-operator',
+      ],
       platforms: ['linux/amd64', 'linux/arm64'],
       keylessSignature: true,
       buildkitAttestations: ['sbom', 'provenance'],
@@ -123,7 +137,7 @@ test('accepts the reviewed native CI and digest release contracts', () => {
       },
       durableCatalog: {
         repository: 'qinglong3-release-catalog',
-        artifactType: 'application/vnd.qinglong.release-set.v3+json',
+        artifactType: 'application/vnd.qinglong.release-set.v4+json',
         planSchema: 'qinglong/release-catalog-plan@v2',
         receiptSchema: 'qinglong/release-catalog-receipt@v2',
         tagInventoryDecisionSchema:
diff --git a/test/back/ql3ClusterOciLayoutAudit.test.cjs b/test/back/ql3ClusterOciLayoutAudit.test.cjs
index 1d63b5ba..49524fcb 100644
--- a/test/back/ql3ClusterOciLayoutAudit.test.cjs
+++ b/test/back/ql3ClusterOciLayoutAudit.test.cjs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function createFixture(t, options = {}) {
   const isControl = image === 'control' || image === 'control-ai';
   const isControlAi = image === 'control-ai';
   const isLocal = image === 'local';
+  const isLocalOperator = image === 'local-operator';
   const isWorker = image === 'worker';
   const layoutRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'ql3-oci-layout-'));
   t.after(() => fs.rmSync(layoutRoot, { recursive: true, force: true }));
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ function createFixture(t, options = {}) {
               ? '0:0'
               : isWorker
               ? '65532:65532'
-              : isLocal
+              : isLocal || isLocalOperator
               ? '65532:65532'
               : '10001:10001',
           ...(isControl ? { ExposedPorts: { '5800/tcp': {} } } : {}),
@@ -119,6 +120,8 @@ function createFixture(t, options = {}) {
               ? '/opt/qinglong/node_modules/@qinglong/worker-runtime/dist/process/workerProcessCli.js'
               : isLocal
               ? '/opt/qinglong/node_modules/@qinglong/local-application/dist/cli.js'
+              : isLocalOperator
+              ? '/opt/qinglong/node_modules/@qinglong/local-owner-cli/dist/product-cli/cli.js'
               : isControl
               ? isControlAi
                 ? '/opt/qinglong/node_modules/@qinglong/cluster-control/dist/aiCli.js'
@@ -144,8 +147,17 @@ function createFixture(t, options = {}) {
                   'io.qinglong.profile': 'edge,standalone',
                 }
               : {}),
+            ...(isLocalOperator
+              ? {
+                  'io.qinglong.authority': 'local-owner-management',
+                  'io.qinglong.lifecycle': 'short-lived',
+                  'io.qinglong.network': 'none-by-default',
+                }
+              : {}),
             'org.opencontainers.image.description': isLocal
               ? 'QingLong 3.0 AI-excluded Edge and Standalone runtime'
+              : isLocalOperator
+              ? 'QingLong 3.0 short-lived Local management authority'
               : isWorker
               ? 'QingLong 3.0 headless Remote Worker runtime'
               : isControl
@@ -159,6 +171,8 @@ function createFixture(t, options = {}) {
               'https://github.com/whyour/qinglong',
             'org.opencontainers.image.title': isLocal
               ? 'QingLong 3.0 Local Application'
+              : isLocalOperator
+              ? 'QingLong 3.0 Local Operator'
               : isWorker
               ? 'QingLong 3.0 Worker'
               : isControl
@@ -166,7 +180,11 @@ function createFixture(t, options = {}) {
                 ? 'QingLong 3.0 Cluster Control AI'
                 : 'QingLong 3.0 Cluster Control'
               : 'QingLong 3.0 Cluster Admin',
-            ...(isLocal || isWorker || isControl || image === 'admin'
+            ...(isLocal ||
+            isLocalOperator ||
+            isWorker ||
+            isControl ||
+            image === 'admin'
               ? {
                   'org.opencontainers.image.version': version,
                 }
@@ -379,6 +397,21 @@ test('accepts the AI-excluded local image and attestation closure', (t) => {
   );
 });
 
+test('accepts the short-lived Local operator image and attestation closure', (t) => {
+  const report = auditClusterOciLayout({
+    root,
+    layoutRoot: createFixture(t, { image: 'local-operator' }),
+    expectedRevision: revision,
+    image: 'local-operator',
+  });
+  assert.equal(report.image, 'local-operator');
+  assert.equal(report.maximumPlatformBytes, 128 * 1024 * 1024);
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    report.platforms.map((entry) => entry.spdxApplicationPackages),
+    [9, 9],
+  );
+});
+
 test('accepts the headless Worker image and attestation closure', (t) => {
   const report = auditClusterOciLayout({
     root,
diff --git a/test/back/ql3DeploymentLockContract.test.cjs b/test/back/ql3DeploymentLockContract.test.cjs
index e6c686e6..000c03ee 100644
--- a/test/back/ql3DeploymentLockContract.test.cjs
+++ b/test/back/ql3DeploymentLockContract.test.cjs
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ function releaseSet(scope) {
       ...identity,
       releaseScope: scope,
       image: entry.image,
+      localRoleVerification:
+        entry.image === 'local'
+          ? 'application_rollout_verified'
+          : entry.image === 'local-operator'
+          ? 'operator_entrypoint_verified'
+          : 'not_applicable',
       digest: `sha256:${String(index + 1).repeat(64)}`,
     }),
   );
@@ -429,7 +435,7 @@ test('selects catalog-backed live artifacts only for one complete environment',
   assert.equal(artifacts.report.requiredImages.length, 4);
 });
 
-test('selects one immutable Local Compose image without adding device work', () => {
+test('selects immutable Local runtime and short-lived operator images without adding steady-state device work', () => {
   for (const scope of ['local', 'all']) {
     const set = releaseSet(scope);
     const selection = createLocalSelection(
@@ -437,7 +443,7 @@ test('selects one immutable Local Compose image without adding device work', ()
       options(set, { allowRootService: false }),
     );
     assert.equal(selection.deploymentFamily, 'local');
-    assert.equal(selection.schema, 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v2');
+    assert.equal(selection.schema, 'qinglong/local-compose-release-image@v3');
     assert.equal(selection.releaseSetDigest, set.releaseSetDigest);
     assert.equal(
       selection.catalog.releaseSetDigest,
@@ -451,6 +457,9 @@ test('selects one immutable Local Compose image without adding device work', ()
     assert.equal(selection.service.kind, 'compose');
     assert.equal(selection.service.image, references(set).local);
     assert.equal(selection.service.allowRootService, false);
+    assert.equal(selection.operator.kind, 'short-lived');
+    assert.equal(selection.operator.image, references(set)['local-operator']);
+    assert.equal(selection.operator.network, 'none-by-default');
     assert.equal(selection.verification.networkAccess, false);
     assert.equal(selection.verification.deploymentMutation, false);
     assert.equal(
@@ -500,6 +509,18 @@ test('Local selection rejects cluster scope, implicit root policy and drift', ()
       ),
     /differs from the verified release set/,
   );
+  const operatorDrifted = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(selection));
+  operatorDrifted.operator.image =
+    'ghcr.io/example/qinglong3-local-operator:latest';
+  assert.throws(
+    () =>
+      auditLocalSelection(
+        operatorDrifted,
+        localSet,
+        options(localSet, { allowRootService: true }),
+      ),
+    /differs from the verified release set/,
+  );
 });
 
 test('deployment materialization rejects missing or mismatched catalog authority', () => {
@@ -947,7 +968,7 @@ test('deployment-lock CLI cannot regress to a loose release-set input', () => {
   assert.match(source, /'consumption-bundle'/u);
   assert.match(source, /'source-repository'/u);
   assert.doesNotMatch(source, /['"]release-set['"]/u);
-  assert.match(source, /qinglong\/local-compose-release-image@v2/u);
+  assert.match(source, /qinglong\/local-compose-release-image@v3/u);
   assert.match(source, /qinglong\/kubernetes-deployment-lock@v2/u);
 });
 
diff --git a/test/back/ql3ImageOsVulnerabilityPolicy.test.cjs b/test/back/ql3ImageOsVulnerabilityPolicy.test.cjs
index 83bcd8a7..2a7d9a7c 100644
--- a/test/back/ql3ImageOsVulnerabilityPolicy.test.cjs
+++ b/test/back/ql3ImageOsVulnerabilityPolicy.test.cjs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ test('accepts the empty fail-closed production exception policy', () => {
       control: 0,
       'control-ai': 0,
       local: 0,
+      'local-operator': 0,
       worker: 0,
     },
   });
diff --git a/test/back/ql3ReleaseCandidateContract.test.cjs b/test/back/ql3ReleaseCandidateContract.test.cjs
index db859084..fee1e63d 100644
--- a/test/back/ql3ReleaseCandidateContract.test.cjs
+++ b/test/back/ql3ReleaseCandidateContract.test.cjs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test('freezes an independent low-resource local release family', () => {
   });
   assert.deepEqual(
     contract.images.map((entry) => entry.image),
-    ['local'],
+    ['local', 'local-operator'],
   );
   assert.equal(contract.releasePlan.clusterEvidenceRequired, false);
   assert.deepEqual(contract.deploymentFamilies.local.profiles, [
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ test('freezes an independent low-resource local release family', () => {
       contractDigest: contract.contractDigest,
       releaseScope: 'local',
       workspacePackageCount: 18,
-      images: ['local'],
+      images: ['local', 'local-operator'],
       clusterEvidenceRequired: false,
     },
   );
@@ -141,12 +141,16 @@ test('combines local and cluster families without weakening either gate', () =>
   });
   assert.deepEqual(
     contract.images.map((entry) => entry.image),
-    ['control', 'control-ai', 'admin', 'worker', 'local'],
+    ['control', 'control-ai', 'admin', 'worker', 'local', 'local-operator'],
   );
   assert.equal(
     contract.requiredGates.includes('edge-and-standalone-rollout'),
     true,
   );
+  assert.equal(
+    contract.requiredGates.includes('local-operator-entrypoint'),
+    true,
+  );
   assert.equal(
     contract.requiredGates.includes('cross-image-release-set'),
     true,
diff --git a/test/back/ql3ReleaseCatalogConsumptionCeremony.test.cjs b/test/back/ql3ReleaseCatalogConsumptionCeremony.test.cjs
index a46416a9..d922b572 100644
--- a/test/back/ql3ReleaseCatalogConsumptionCeremony.test.cjs
+++ b/test/back/ql3ReleaseCatalogConsumptionCeremony.test.cjs
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ function selectedImages(scope) {
     ['admin', 'qinglong3-cluster-admin'],
     ['worker', 'qinglong3-worker'],
   ];
-  const local = [['local', 'qinglong3-local-application']];
+  const local = [
+    ['local', 'qinglong3-local-application'],
+    ['local-operator', 'qinglong3-local-operator'],
+  ];
   return scope === 'local'
     ? local
     : scope === 'cluster'
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ function releaseSet(scope) {
   const names = images.map((entry) => entry.name);
   const unsigned = {
     schemaVersion: 1,
-    schema: 'qinglong/release-set@v3',
+    schema: 'qinglong/release-set@v4',
     release,
     candidate: {
       schema: 'qinglong/release-candidate-contract@v1',
@@ -91,12 +94,16 @@ function releaseSet(scope) {
       local: {
         selected: ['local', 'all'].includes(scope),
         profiles: ['edge', 'standalone'],
-        images: names.filter((name) => name === 'local'),
+        images: names.filter((name) =>
+          ['local', 'local-operator'].includes(name),
+        ),
       },
       cluster: {
         selected: ['cluster', 'all'].includes(scope),
         profiles: ['cluster', 'worker-edge', 'worker-node'],
-        images: names.filter((name) => name !== 'local'),
+        images: names.filter((name) =>
+          ['control', 'control-ai', 'admin', 'worker'].includes(name),
+        ),
       },
     },
     evidenceReceipts: privateReleaseEvidenceReceipts(release),
@@ -392,8 +399,9 @@ test('supports the complete all-scope image family without runtime coupling', (t
     'admin',
     'worker',
     'local',
+    'local-operator',
   ]);
-  assert.equal(report.releaseSet.imageCount, 5);
+  assert.equal(report.releaseSet.imageCount, 6);
   assert.equal(report.claims.deploymentMutation, false);
 });
 
diff --git a/test/back/ql3ReleaseCatalogContract.test.cjs b/test/back/ql3ReleaseCatalogContract.test.cjs
index 65179425..7362e6b8 100644
--- a/test/back/ql3ReleaseCatalogContract.test.cjs
+++ b/test/back/ql3ReleaseCatalogContract.test.cjs
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ function releaseSet(scope) {
       ...identity,
       releaseScope: scope,
       image: entry.image,
+      localRoleVerification:
+        entry.image === 'local'
+          ? 'application_rollout_verified'
+          : entry.image === 'local-operator'
+          ? 'operator_entrypoint_verified'
+          : 'not_applicable',
       digest: `sha256:${String(index + 1).repeat(64)}`,
     }),
   );
diff --git a/test/back/ql3ReleasePublicationClosureContract.test.cjs b/test/back/ql3ReleasePublicationClosureContract.test.cjs
index aef51572..0ca27658 100644
--- a/test/back/ql3ReleasePublicationClosureContract.test.cjs
+++ b/test/back/ql3ReleasePublicationClosureContract.test.cjs
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ function releaseSet(scope) {
       ...identity,
       releaseScope: scope,
       image: entry.image,
+      localRoleVerification:
+        entry.image === 'local'
+          ? 'application_rollout_verified'
+          : entry.image === 'local-operator'
+          ? 'operator_entrypoint_verified'
+          : 'not_applicable',
       digest: `sha256:${String(index + 1).repeat(64)}`,
     }),
   );
diff --git a/test/back/ql3ReleaseSetContract.test.cjs b/test/back/ql3ReleaseSetContract.test.cjs
index 455e3d27..1febc18a 100644
--- a/test/back/ql3ReleaseSetContract.test.cjs
+++ b/test/back/ql3ReleaseSetContract.test.cjs
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ function recordsFor(releaseCandidate) {
       ...identity,
       releaseScope: releaseCandidate.release.scope,
       image: entry.image,
+      localRoleVerification:
+        entry.image === 'local'
+          ? 'application_rollout_verified'
+          : entry.image === 'local-operator'
+          ? 'operator_entrypoint_verified'
+          : 'not_applicable',
       digest: `sha256:${String(index + 1).repeat(64)}`,
     }),
   );
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ function writeCanonical(filePath, value) {
   fs.writeFileSync(filePath, `${JSON.stringify(value)}\n`, { mode: 0o600 });
 }
 
-test('aggregates the independent Local image into one immutable release set', () => {
+test('aggregates both independent Local images into one immutable release set', () => {
   const releaseCandidate = candidate('local');
   const records = recordsFor(releaseCandidate);
   const { validationClockMs: _unused, ...localIdentity } = identity;
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ test('aggregates the independent Local image into one immutable release set', ()
   });
   assert.deepEqual(
     releaseSet.images.map((entry) => entry.name),
-    ['local'],
+    ['local', 'local-operator'],
   );
   assert.equal(releaseSet.deploymentFamilies.local.selected, true);
   assert.equal(releaseSet.deploymentFamilies.cluster.selected, false);
@@ -140,8 +146,11 @@ test('closes cluster and all scopes over the exact candidate image order', () =>
     ...identity,
     releaseScope: 'all',
   });
-  assert.equal(allSet.images.length, 5);
-  assert.deepEqual(allSet.deploymentFamilies.local.images, ['local']);
+  assert.equal(allSet.images.length, 6);
+  assert.deepEqual(allSet.deploymentFamilies.local.images, [
+    'local',
+    'local-operator',
+  ]);
 });
 
 test('requires exact private evidence receipts only for Cluster-capable scopes', () => {
@@ -303,6 +312,7 @@ test('rejects mutable identity, malformed owner and post-aggregate drift', () =>
         repositoryOwner: 'UPPERCASE',
         releaseScope: 'local',
         image: 'local',
+        localRoleVerification: 'application_rollout_verified',
         digest: `sha256:${'1'.repeat(64)}`,
       }),
     /lowercase GitHub owner/,
@@ -315,6 +325,7 @@ test('rejects mutable identity, malformed owner and post-aggregate drift', () =>
         ...identity,
         releaseScope: 'local',
         image: 'local',
+        localRoleVerification: 'application_rollout_verified',
         digest: 'latest',
       }),
     /exact SHA-256 digest/,
@@ -436,6 +447,7 @@ test('CLI records, aggregates and audits exact no-replace files', (t) => {
       '--mode=record-image',
       ...common,
       '--image=local',
+      '--local-role-verification=application_rollout_verified',
       `--digest=sha256:${'1'.repeat(64)}`,
       `--output=${recordPath}`,
     ],
@@ -443,6 +455,20 @@ test('CLI records, aggregates and audits exact no-replace files', (t) => {
     output,
   );
   assert.equal(fs.statSync(recordPath).mode & 0o777, 0o600);
+  const operatorRecordPath = path.join(recordsDirectory, 'local-operator.json');
+  runCli(
+    [
+      '--mode=record-image',
+      ...common,
+      '--image=local-operator',
+      '--local-role-verification=operator_entrypoint_verified',
+      `--digest=sha256:${'2'.repeat(64)}`,
+      `--output=${operatorRecordPath}`,
+    ],
+    root,
+    output,
+  );
+  assert.equal(fs.statSync(operatorRecordPath).mode & 0o777, 0o600);
   const setPath = path.join(directory, 'release-set.json');
   runCli(
     [
diff --git a/test/back/ql3ReleaseTagFinalizer.test.cjs b/test/back/ql3ReleaseTagFinalizer.test.cjs
index 50a44a4a..7a4c7917 100644
--- a/test/back/ql3ReleaseTagFinalizer.test.cjs
+++ b/test/back/ql3ReleaseTagFinalizer.test.cjs
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ function publicationPlan() {
   const version = '3.0.0-alpha.0';
   const sourceRevision = 'a'.repeat(40);
   const repository = 'ghcr.io/qinglong-release/qinglong3-local-application';
+  const operatorRepository =
+    'ghcr.io/qinglong-release/qinglong3-local-operator';
   const imageDigest = `sha256:${'1'.repeat(64)}`;
+  const operatorDigest = `sha256:${'9'.repeat(64)}`;
   const manifestDigest = `sha256:${'2'.repeat(64)}`;
   const unsigned = {
     schemaVersion: 1,
@@ -90,6 +93,22 @@ function publicationPlan() {
           },
         ],
       },
+      {
+        name: 'local-operator',
+        registryRepository: operatorRepository,
+        immutableReference: `${operatorRepository}@${operatorDigest}`,
+        digest: operatorDigest,
+        tags: [
+          {
+            kind: 'version',
+            reference: `${operatorRepository}:${version}`,
+          },
+          {
+            kind: 'source',
+            reference: `${operatorRepository}:sha-${sourceRevision}`,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
     ],
   };
   return Object.freeze({
@@ -174,10 +193,14 @@ test('finalizes every exact tag and audits the live terminal state', () => {
   const plan = publicationPlan();
   const registry = new FakeRegistry(plan);
   const observation = finalizeReleaseTags(plan, registry);
-  assert.equal(registry.copyCalls().length, 2);
-  assert.equal(observation.tags.length, 2);
+  assert.equal(registry.copyCalls().length, 4);
+  assert.equal(observation.tags.length, 4);
   assert.equal(
-    observation.tags.every((tag) => tag.digest === plan.images[0].digest),
+    observation.tags.every(
+      (tag) =>
+        tag.digest ===
+        plan.images.find((image) => image.name === tag.image)?.digest,
+    ),
     true,
   );
   const copiesBeforeAudit = registry.copyCalls().length;
@@ -185,7 +208,7 @@ test('finalizes every exact tag and audits the live terminal state', () => {
     schemaVersion: 1,
     planDigest: plan.planDigest,
     observationDigest: observation.observationDigest,
-    tagCount: 2,
+    tagCount: 4,
     allTagsExactDigest: true,
     registryMutation: false,
     compatible: true,
@@ -228,8 +251,8 @@ test('recovers copy response loss by reusing exact tags and only filling absence
   );
   assert.equal(registry.copyCalls().length, 1);
   const observation = finalizeReleaseTags(plan, registry);
-  assert.equal(registry.copyCalls().length, 2);
-  assert.equal(observation.tags.length, 2);
+  assert.equal(registry.copyCalls().length, 4);
+  assert.equal(observation.tags.length, 4);
   assert.equal(
     registry.resolveDigest(plan.images[0].tags[0].reference),
     plan.images[0].digest,