diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 45e99ee..ee58db4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
     "test:all": "corepack pnpm test:runtime-schema && corepack pnpm test:unit && corepack pnpm test:component && corepack pnpm test:integration && corepack pnpm test:reference-feature && corepack pnpm test:recipes",
     "verify:lockfile": "corepack pnpm install --frozen-lockfile",
     "check:frozen-lockfile:fixture": "node scripts/check-frozen-lockfile-fixture.ts",
+    "generate:artifact-schemas": "node scripts/generate-artifact-schemas.ts",
+    "check:artifact-schemas": "node scripts/generate-artifact-schemas.ts --check",
     "generate:supply-chain": "node scripts/generate-supply-chain.ts",
     "verify:supply-chain": "node scripts/verify-supply-chain-artifacts.ts",
     "update:dependency-baseline": "node scripts/update-dependency-baseline.ts",
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@
     "drill:runbook": "node scripts/drill-runbook.ts",
     "drill:runbooks": "corepack pnpm drill:runbook -- FE-RB-001 && corepack pnpm drill:runbook -- FE-RB-002 && corepack pnpm drill:runbook -- FE-RB-003 && corepack pnpm drill:runbook -- FE-RB-004 && corepack pnpm drill:runbook -- FE-RB-005",
     "ci:gate": "node scripts/run-ci-gate.ts",
-    "check:ci": "node scripts/check-ci-contract.ts",
+    "check:ci": "corepack pnpm check:artifact-schemas && node scripts/check-ci-contract.ts",
     "verify:documentation": "node scripts/verify-documentation-readiness.ts",
     "build:app-only": "vite build && node scripts/generate-build-manifest.ts",
     "generate:contract-set": "node scripts/generate-contract-set.ts",
diff --git a/schemas/artifacts/build-manifest.schema.json b/schemas/artifacts/build-manifest.schema.json
index a68089d..87956c8 100644
--- a/schemas/artifacts/build-manifest.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/artifacts/build-manifest.schema.json
@@ -1,51 +1,27 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "type": "object",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
   "properties": {
-    "schemaVersion": {
-      "type": "number",
-      "const": 1
-    },
-    "buildId": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "minLength": 1
-    },
-    "commitSha": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "minLength": 1
-    },
-    "releaseId": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "minLength": 1
-    },
-    "moduleInventoryHash": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "minLength": 1
-    },
-    "generatedAt": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "minLength": 1
-    },
     "buildContext": {
-      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
         "nodeVersion": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "minLength": 1
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
         },
         "packageManagerVersion": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "minLength": 1
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
         },
         "runnerImage": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "minLength": 1
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
         },
         "sourceDateEpoch": {
           "anyOf": [
             {
-              "type": "string",
-              "minLength": 1
+              "minLength": 1,
+              "type": "string"
             },
             {
               "type": "null"
@@ -59,37 +35,53 @@
         "runnerImage",
         "sourceDateEpoch"
       ],
-      "additionalProperties": false
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "buildId": {
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "commitSha": {
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "generatedAt": {
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "moduleInventoryHash": {
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "type": "string"
     },
     "outputs": {
-      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
         "directory": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "minLength": 1
-        },
-        "viteManifest": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "minLength": 1
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
         },
         "moduleInventory": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "minLength": 1
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
         },
         "routeChunks": {
-          "type": "object",
-          "propertyNames": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "minLength": 1
-          },
           "additionalProperties": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "minLength": 1
-          }
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "propertyNames": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "object"
         },
         "runtimeConfigSchema": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "minLength": 1
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "viteManifest": {
+          "minLength": 1,
+          "type": "string"
         }
       },
       "required": [
@@ -99,7 +91,15 @@
         "routeChunks",
         "runtimeConfigSchema"
       ],
-      "additionalProperties": false
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "releaseId": {
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "schemaVersion": {
+      "const": 1,
+      "type": "number"
     }
   },
   "required": [
@@ -112,5 +112,5 @@
     "buildContext",
     "outputs"
   ],
-  "additionalProperties": false
+  "type": "object"
 }
diff --git a/schemas/artifacts/dependency-inventory.schema.json b/schemas/artifacts/dependency-inventory.schema.json
index a55d6ef..217c9d4 100644
--- a/schemas/artifacts/dependency-inventory.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/artifacts/dependency-inventory.schema.json
@@ -1,31 +1,49 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
   "$id": "https://clean-architecture-frontend.local/schemas/dependency-inventory.schema.json",
-  "type": "object",
   "additionalProperties": false,
-  "required": [
-    "schemaVersion",
-    "packageManager",
-    "lockfileSha256",
-    "dependencyCount",
-    "directDependencyCount",
-    "dependencies"
-  ],
   "properties": {
-    "schemaVersion": { "const": 2 },
-    "packageManager": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 },
-    "lockfileSha256": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$"
-    },
-    "dependencyCount": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1 },
-    "directDependencyCount": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1 },
     "dependencies": {
-      "type": "array",
-      "minItems": 1,
       "items": {
-        "type": "object",
         "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "dependencies": {
+            "items": {
+              "minLength": 1,
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array"
+          },
+          "direct": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "integrity": {
+            "pattern": "^sha512-",
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "license": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "name": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "optional": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+          },
+          "scope": {
+            "enum": [
+              "production",
+              "development"
+            ],
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "version": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
         "required": [
           "name",
           "version",
@@ -36,25 +54,40 @@
           "integrity",
           "dependencies"
         ],
-        "properties": {
-          "name": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 },
-          "version": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 },
-          "direct": { "type": "boolean" },
-          "scope": {
-            "enum": ["production", "development"]
-          },
-          "optional": { "type": "boolean" },
-          "license": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 },
-          "integrity": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "pattern": "^sha512-"
-          },
-          "dependencies": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "items": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 }
-          }
-        }
-      }
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "dependencyCount": {
+      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+      "minimum": 0,
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "directDependencyCount": {
+      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+      "minimum": 0,
+      "type": "integer"
+    },
+    "lockfileSha256": {
+      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "packageManager": {
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "schemaVersion": {
+      "const": 2,
+      "type": "number"
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "schemaVersion",
+    "packageManager",
+    "lockfileSha256",
+    "dependencyCount",
+    "directDependencyCount",
+    "dependencies"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
 }
diff --git a/schemas/artifacts/registry-snapshot.schema.json b/schemas/artifacts/registry-snapshot.schema.json
index 2343765..599abeb 100644
--- a/schemas/artifacts/registry-snapshot.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/artifacts/registry-snapshot.schema.json
@@ -1,6 +1,257 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "type": "object",
+  "$defs": {
+    "__schema0": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        },
+        {
+          "items": {
+            "$ref": "#/$defs/__schema0"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        {
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "$ref": "#/$defs/__schema0"
+          },
+          "propertyNames": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "object"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "__schema1": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        },
+        {
+          "items": {
+            "$ref": "#/$defs/__schema1"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        {
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "$ref": "#/$defs/__schema1"
+          },
+          "propertyNames": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "object"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "__schema2": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        },
+        {
+          "items": {
+            "$ref": "#/$defs/__schema2"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        {
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "$ref": "#/$defs/__schema2"
+          },
+          "propertyNames": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "object"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "baselineDigest": {
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "null"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "compatibility": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "changes": {
+          "items": {
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "after": {
+                "$ref": "#/$defs/__schema1"
+              },
+              "before": {
+                "$ref": "#/$defs/__schema0"
+              },
+              "changeId": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "field": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "impact": {
+                "enum": [
+                  "none",
+                  "additive",
+                  "behavior-change",
+                  "breaking"
+                ],
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "kind": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "registryId": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "rowName": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "changeId",
+              "registryId",
+              "rowName",
+              "field",
+              "kind",
+              "impact"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "impact": {
+          "enum": [
+            "not-evaluated",
+            "none",
+            "additive",
+            "behavior-change",
+            "breaking"
+          ],
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "impact",
+        "changes"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "currentDigest": {
+      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "failures": {
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "generatedAt": {
+      "format": "date-time",
+      "pattern": "^(?:(?:\\d\\d[2468][048]|\\d\\d[13579][26]|\\d\\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\\d(?::[0-5]\\d(?:\\.\\d+)?)?(?:Z))$",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "registries": {
+      "items": {
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "contract": {
+            "additionalProperties": {
+              "$ref": "#/$defs/__schema2"
+            },
+            "propertyNames": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "owner": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "registryId": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "rowCount": {
+            "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+            "minimum": 0,
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          "rows": {
+            "additionalProperties": {
+              "$ref": "#/$defs/__schema2"
+            },
+            "propertyNames": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "source": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "registryId",
+          "owner",
+          "source",
+          "rowCount",
+          "contract",
+          "rows"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "schemaVersion": {
+      "const": 2,
+      "type": "number"
+    }
+  },
   "required": [
     "schemaVersion",
     "generatedAt",
@@ -10,45 +261,5 @@
     "failures",
     "registries"
   ],
-  "properties": {
-    "schemaVersion": { "const": 2 },
-    "generatedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
-    "baselineDigest": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$"
-    },
-    "currentDigest": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$"
-    },
-    "compatibility": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "required": ["impact", "changes"],
-      "properties": {
-        "impact": {
-          "enum": ["none", "additive", "behavior-change", "breaking"]
-        },
-        "changes": { "type": "array" }
-      },
-      "additionalProperties": false
-    },
-    "failures": { "type": "array", "maxItems": 0 },
-    "registries": {
-      "type": "array",
-      "minItems": 11,
-      "maxItems": 11,
-      "items": {
-        "type": "object",
-        "required": [
-          "registryId",
-          "owner",
-          "source",
-          "rowCount",
-          "contract",
-          "rows"
-        ]
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "additionalProperties": false
+  "type": "object"
 }
diff --git a/schemas/artifacts/supply-chain-verification.schema.json b/schemas/artifacts/supply-chain-verification.schema.json
index 08e0402..803cd60 100644
--- a/schemas/artifacts/supply-chain-verification.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/artifacts/supply-chain-verification.schema.json
@@ -1,8 +1,130 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
   "$id": "https://clean-architecture-frontend.local/schemas/supply-chain-verification.schema.json",
-  "type": "object",
   "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "dependencyDiff": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "added": {
+          "items": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "changed": {
+          "items": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "removed": {
+          "items": {
+            "minLength": 1,
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "upgrades": {
+          "items": {
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "properties": {
+              "from": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "name": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "to": {
+                "minLength": 1,
+                "type": "string"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "name",
+              "from",
+              "to"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "added",
+        "removed",
+        "changed",
+        "upgrades"
+      ],
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "distSha256": {
+      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "failures": {
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "highRiskReview": {
+      "items": {
+        "minLength": 1,
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "localStatus": {
+      "enum": [
+        "PASS",
+        "FAIL"
+      ],
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "lockfileSha256": {
+      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "promotionStatus": {
+      "enum": [
+        "PASS",
+        "FAIL_UNVERIFIED"
+      ],
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "provenanceAttestationStatus": {
+      "enum": [
+        "PASS",
+        "FAIL_UNVERIFIED"
+      ],
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "sbomSha256": {
+      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "schemaVersion": {
+      "const": 1,
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "sourceSetSha256": {
+      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "vulnerabilityStatus": {
+      "enum": [
+        "PASS",
+        "FAIL",
+        "FAIL_UNVERIFIED"
+      ],
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
   "required": [
     "schemaVersion",
     "localStatus",
@@ -17,39 +139,5 @@
     "provenanceAttestationStatus",
     "failures"
   ],
-  "properties": {
-    "schemaVersion": { "const": 1 },
-    "localStatus": { "enum": ["PASS", "FAIL"] },
-    "promotionStatus": {
-      "enum": ["PASS", "FAIL_UNVERIFIED"]
-    },
-    "lockfileSha256": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$"
-    },
-    "sourceSetSha256": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$"
-    },
-    "distSha256": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$"
-    },
-    "sbomSha256": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{64}$"
-    },
-    "dependencyDiff": { "type": "object" },
-    "highRiskReview": { "type": "array" },
-    "vulnerabilityStatus": {
-      "enum": ["PASS", "FAIL", "FAIL_UNVERIFIED"]
-    },
-    "provenanceAttestationStatus": {
-      "enum": ["PASS", "FAIL_UNVERIFIED"]
-    },
-    "failures": {
-      "type": "array",
-      "items": { "type": "string" }
-    }
-  }
+  "type": "object"
 }
diff --git a/scripts/check-registries.ts b/scripts/check-registries.ts
index ac610f4..1610c4c 100644
--- a/scripts/check-registries.ts
+++ b/scripts/check-registries.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
   mkdir,
   readFile,
   readdir,
-  writeFile,
 } from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
@@ -16,6 +15,8 @@ import {
   verifyRegistryBaselineApproval,
 } from "./lib/registry-compatibility.ts";
 import { assertMatchesJsonSchema } from "./lib/json-schema.ts";
+import { registrySnapshotArtifactSchema } from "./contracts/release-artifacts.ts";
+import { writeValidatedJsonArtifact } from "./lib/validated-json-artifact.ts";
 
 type RegistryRow = Record<string, unknown>;
 type RegistryRows = Record<string, RegistryRow>;
@@ -675,7 +676,11 @@ if (usesRepositoryBaseline && failures.length === 0) {
   }
 }
 await mkdir(path.dirname(artifactPath), { recursive: true });
-await writeFile(artifactPath, `${JSON.stringify(report, null, 2)}\n`);
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: artifactPath,
+  schema: registrySnapshotArtifactSchema,
+  value: report,
+});
 
 if (failures.length > 0) {
   process.stderr.write(`Registry governance failed:\n${failures.join("\n")}\n`);
diff --git a/scripts/collect-web-vitals-evidence.ts b/scripts/collect-web-vitals-evidence.ts
index 2045774..1935e37 100644
--- a/scripts/collect-web-vitals-evidence.ts
+++ b/scripts/collect-web-vitals-evidence.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { mkdir, readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 
 import {
   evaluateFieldBudget,
   percentile75,
 } from "../src/application/policies/performance-budgets.ts";
+import { fieldWebVitalsArtifactSchema } from "./contracts/release-artifacts.ts";
 import { validateFieldEvidenceInput } from "./lib/field-vitals-evidence.ts";
+import { writeValidatedJsonArtifact } from "./lib/validated-json-artifact.ts";
 
 const inputPath =
   process.env.FIELD_WEB_VITALS_INPUT ||
@@ -94,10 +96,11 @@ const report = {
 };
 
 await mkdir("artifacts/performance", { recursive: true });
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/performance/field-web-vitals.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(report, null, 2)}\n`,
-);
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/performance/field-web-vitals.json",
+  schema: fieldWebVitalsArtifactSchema,
+  value: report,
+});
 if (!passed) {
   process.stderr.write(
     `Field Web Vitals: ${status} (approved threshold decision and valid 28-day production evidence are required)\n`,
diff --git a/scripts/contracts/release-artifacts.ts b/scripts/contracts/release-artifacts.ts
index 01893ca..1d71c60 100644
--- a/scripts/contracts/release-artifacts.ts
+++ b/scripts/contracts/release-artifacts.ts
@@ -1 +1,425 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+
 export * from "../../src/contracts/release-artifacts.ts";
+
+const nonEmptyString = z.string().min(1);
+const timestamp = z.iso.datetime();
+const sha256 = z.string().regex(/^[a-f0-9]{64}$/u);
+const jsonObject = z.record(z.string(), z.json());
+
+export const moduleInventoryArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    schemaVersion: z.literal(1),
+    chunks: z.array(
+      z
+        .object({
+          fileName: nonEmptyString,
+          modules: z.array(nonEmptyString),
+        })
+        .strict(),
+    ),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const jsonSchemaDocumentArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    $schema: z.literal("https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"),
+  })
+  .catchall(z.json());
+
+const dependencyInventoryRowSchema = z
+  .object({
+    name: nonEmptyString,
+    version: nonEmptyString,
+    direct: z.boolean(),
+    scope: z.enum(["production", "development"]),
+    optional: z.boolean(),
+    license: nonEmptyString,
+    integrity: z.string().regex(/^sha512-/u),
+    dependencies: z.array(nonEmptyString),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const dependencyInventoryArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    schemaVersion: z.literal(2),
+    packageManager: nonEmptyString,
+    lockfileSha256: sha256,
+    dependencyCount: z.int().nonnegative(),
+    directDependencyCount: z.int().nonnegative(),
+    dependencies: z.array(dependencyInventoryRowSchema),
+  })
+  .strict()
+  .superRefine((inventory, context) => {
+    if (inventory.dependencyCount !== inventory.dependencies.length) {
+      context.addIssue({
+        code: "custom",
+        path: ["dependencyCount"],
+        message: "must equal dependencies.length",
+      });
+    }
+    const actualDirect = inventory.dependencies.filter(
+      (dependency) => dependency.direct,
+    ).length;
+    if (inventory.directDependencyCount !== actualDirect) {
+      context.addIssue({
+        code: "custom",
+        path: ["directDependencyCount"],
+        message: "must equal the number of direct dependencies",
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
+const dependencyUpgradeSchema = z
+  .object({
+    name: nonEmptyString,
+    from: nonEmptyString,
+    to: nonEmptyString,
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const dependencyDiffSchema = z
+  .object({
+    added: z.array(nonEmptyString),
+    removed: z.array(nonEmptyString),
+    changed: z.array(nonEmptyString),
+    upgrades: z.array(dependencyUpgradeSchema),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const supplyChainVerificationArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    schemaVersion: z.literal(1),
+    localStatus: z.enum(["PASS", "FAIL"]),
+    promotionStatus: z.enum(["PASS", "FAIL_UNVERIFIED"]),
+    lockfileSha256: sha256,
+    sourceSetSha256: sha256,
+    distSha256: sha256,
+    sbomSha256: sha256,
+    dependencyDiff: dependencyDiffSchema,
+    highRiskReview: z.array(nonEmptyString),
+    vulnerabilityStatus: z.enum(["PASS", "FAIL", "FAIL_UNVERIFIED"]),
+    provenanceAttestationStatus: z.enum(["PASS", "FAIL_UNVERIFIED"]),
+    failures: z.array(z.string()),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+const registryChangeSchema = z
+  .object({
+    changeId: nonEmptyString,
+    registryId: nonEmptyString,
+    rowName: nonEmptyString,
+    field: nonEmptyString,
+    kind: nonEmptyString,
+    impact: z.enum(["none", "additive", "behavior-change", "breaking"]),
+    before: z.json().optional(),
+    after: z.json().optional(),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+const registryArtifactRowSchema = z
+  .object({
+    registryId: nonEmptyString,
+    owner: nonEmptyString,
+    source: nonEmptyString,
+    rowCount: z.int().nonnegative(),
+    contract: jsonObject,
+    rows: jsonObject,
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const registrySnapshotArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    schemaVersion: z.literal(2),
+    generatedAt: timestamp,
+    baselineDigest: sha256.nullable(),
+    currentDigest: sha256,
+    compatibility: z
+      .object({
+        impact: z.enum([
+          "not-evaluated",
+          "none",
+          "additive",
+          "behavior-change",
+          "breaking",
+        ]),
+        changes: z.array(registryChangeSchema),
+      })
+      .strict(),
+    failures: z.array(z.string()),
+    registries: z.array(registryArtifactRowSchema),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+const outputDigestSchema = z
+  .object({
+    path: nonEmptyString,
+    bytes: z.int().nonnegative(),
+    gzipBytes: z.int().nonnegative(),
+    sha256,
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const bundlePerformanceArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    schemaVersion: z.literal(1),
+    generatedAt: timestamp,
+    context: z
+      .object({
+        nodeVersion: nonEmptyString,
+        packageManager: nonEmptyString,
+        runnerImage: nonEmptyString,
+      })
+      .strict(),
+    outputs: z.array(outputDigestSchema).min(1),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+const cyclonedxComponentSchema = z
+  .object({
+    type: z.literal("library"),
+    "bom-ref": nonEmptyString,
+    name: nonEmptyString,
+    version: nonEmptyString,
+    scope: z.enum(["optional", "required"]),
+    hashes: z.array(
+      z.object({ alg: z.literal("SHA-512"), content: nonEmptyString }).strict(),
+    ),
+    licenses: z.array(
+      z.object({ expression: nonEmptyString }).strict(),
+    ),
+    properties: z.array(
+      z.object({ name: nonEmptyString, value: nonEmptyString }).strict(),
+    ),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const sbomArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    bomFormat: z.literal("CycloneDX"),
+    specVersion: z.literal("1.6"),
+    serialNumber: nonEmptyString,
+    version: z.literal(1),
+    metadata: z
+      .object({
+        component: z
+          .object({
+            type: z.literal("application"),
+            name: nonEmptyString,
+            version: nonEmptyString,
+          })
+          .strict(),
+        properties: z.array(
+          z.object({ name: nonEmptyString, value: nonEmptyString }).strict(),
+        ),
+      })
+      .strict(),
+    components: z.array(cyclonedxComponentSchema),
+    dependencies: z.array(
+      z
+        .object({ ref: nonEmptyString, dependsOn: z.array(nonEmptyString) })
+        .strict(),
+    ),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const provenanceArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    _type: z.literal("https://in-toto.io/Statement/v1"),
+    subject: z
+      .array(
+        z
+          .object({
+            name: z.literal("dist"),
+            digest: z.object({ sha256 }).strict(),
+          })
+          .strict(),
+      )
+      .length(1),
+    predicateType: z.literal("https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1"),
+    predicate: z
+      .object({
+        buildDefinition: z
+          .object({
+            buildType: nonEmptyString,
+            externalParameters: jsonObject,
+            internalParameters: jsonObject,
+            resolvedDependencies: z.array(
+              z
+                .object({ uri: nonEmptyString, digest: z.object({ sha256 }).strict() })
+                .strict(),
+            ),
+          })
+          .strict(),
+        runDetails: z
+          .object({
+            builder: z.object({ id: nonEmptyString }).strict(),
+            metadata: z.object({ invocationId: nonEmptyString }).strict(),
+          })
+          .strict(),
+        materials: z
+          .object({ lockfileSha256: sha256, sourceSetSha256: sha256, sbomSha256: sha256 })
+          .strict(),
+      })
+      .strict(),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const dependencyDiffArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    schemaVersion: z.literal(2),
+    baselineDigest: sha256.nullable(),
+    currentDigest: sha256,
+    ...dependencyDiffSchema.shape,
+    highRisk: z.array(nonEmptyString),
+    reviewFailures: z.array(z.string()),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const licenseReportArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    schemaVersion: z.literal(1),
+    status: z.enum(["PASS", "FAIL"]),
+    dependencyCount: z.int().nonnegative(),
+    results: z.array(
+      z
+        .object({
+          package: nonEmptyString,
+          license: nonEmptyString,
+          passed: z.boolean(),
+          reason: z.string().nullable(),
+        })
+        .strict(),
+    ),
+    failures: z.array(z.string()),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const vulnerabilityReportArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    schemaVersion: z.literal(1),
+    provider: nonEmptyString,
+    scannedLockfileSha256: sha256,
+    status: z.enum(["PASS", "FAIL", "FAIL_UNVERIFIED"]),
+    findings: z.array(jsonObject),
+    exceptionsApplied: z.array(jsonObject),
+    failures: z.array(z.string()),
+    blocking: z.array(z.string()),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const fieldWebVitalsArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    schemaVersion: z.literal(1),
+    generatedAt: timestamp,
+    window: z
+      .object({ days: z.literal(28), start: timestamp, end: timestamp })
+      .strict(),
+    context: z
+      .object({
+        source: nonEmptyString,
+        sourceSystem: z.string().nullable(),
+        exportId: z.string().nullable(),
+        network: z.literal("production-real-user"),
+        routeAggregation: z.literal("route-id-only"),
+        releaseId: z.string().nullable(),
+        privacyApprovalRef: z.string().nullable(),
+        thresholdDecisionRef: z.string().nullable(),
+        validationFailures: z.array(z.string()),
+      })
+      .strict(),
+    metrics: z
+      .object({
+        p75LcpMs: z.number().finite().nonnegative().nullable(),
+        p75Cls: z.number().finite().nonnegative().nullable(),
+        p75InpMs: z.number().finite().nonnegative().nullable(),
+      })
+      .strict(),
+    thresholds: z
+      .object({
+        p75LcpMs: z.number().finite().nonnegative(),
+        p75Cls: z.number().finite().nonnegative(),
+        p75InpMs: z.number().finite().nonnegative(),
+        minimumEligibleSamples: z.int().positive().nullable(),
+      })
+      .strict(),
+    eligibility: z
+      .object({
+        consentRequired: z.literal(true),
+        totalSamples: z.int().nonnegative(),
+        eligibleSamples: z.int().nonnegative(),
+        minimumEligibleSamples: z.int().positive().nullable(),
+        routeSamples: z.record(z.string(), z.int().nonnegative()),
+      })
+      .strict(),
+    status: z.enum(["PASS", "FAIL_THRESHOLD", "FAIL_UNVERIFIED"]),
+    passed: z.boolean(),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const labPerformanceArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    schemaVersion: z.literal(1),
+    generatedAt: timestamp,
+    context: jsonObject,
+    metrics: jsonObject,
+    thresholds: jsonObject,
+    fixtures: z.array(
+      z.object({ name: nonEmptyString, passed: z.boolean() }).strict(),
+    ),
+    passed: z.boolean(),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const releaseVerificationArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    schemaVersion: z.literal(1),
+    generatedAt: timestamp,
+    artifact: z
+      .object({
+        checked: z.boolean(),
+        compatible: z.boolean(),
+        mismatches: z.array(z.string()),
+        releaseId: nonEmptyString,
+      })
+      .strict(),
+    fixtures: z.array(
+      z
+        .object({
+          name: nonEmptyString,
+          expectedCompatible: z.boolean(),
+          actualCompatible: z.boolean(),
+          mismatches: z.array(z.string()),
+          passed: z.boolean(),
+        })
+        .strict(),
+    ),
+    passed: z.boolean(),
+  })
+  .strict();
+
+export const runbookRecordArtifactSchema = z
+  .object({
+    schemaVersion: z.literal(1),
+    runbookId: z.string().regex(/^FE-RB-00[1-5]$/u),
+    releaseId: nonEmptyString,
+    drillTimestamp: timestamp,
+    triggerInjected: nonEmptyString,
+    triggerAsserted: z.boolean(),
+    containmentAsserted: z.boolean(),
+    escalationPathAsserted: z.boolean(),
+    recoveryAssertions: z.array(
+      z
+        .object({
+          assertion: nonEmptyString,
+          evidence: nonEmptyString,
+          passed: z.boolean(),
+        })
+        .strict(),
+    ),
+    negativeFixtureFailedAsExpected: z.boolean(),
+    windowObservedBucket: nonEmptyString,
+    providerVerificationRequired: z.boolean(),
+    passed: z.boolean(),
+  })
+  .strict();
diff --git a/scripts/drill-runbook.ts b/scripts/drill-runbook.ts
index f37fee1..4a967ef 100644
--- a/scripts/drill-runbook.ts
+++ b/scripts/drill-runbook.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { access, mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { access, mkdir, readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 
 import { shouldRetry } from "../src/adapters/http/retry-policy.ts";
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ import {
 } from "../src/contracts/release-artifacts.ts";
 import { projectTelemetryEvent } from "../src/contracts/telemetry.ts";
 import { EXPECTED_CONTRACT_SET_PACKAGES } from "../src/features/installed-contract-contributions.ts";
+import { runbookRecordArtifactSchema } from "./contracts/release-artifacts.ts";
 import { verifyReleaseRuntimeCoherence } from "./lib/release-runtime-coherence.ts";
+import { writeValidatedJsonArtifact } from "./lib/validated-json-artifact.ts";
 
 type RecoveryAssertion = Readonly<{
   assertion: string;
@@ -354,10 +356,11 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   };
   const artifactDirectory = `artifacts/runbooks/${runbookId}`;
   await mkdir(artifactDirectory, { recursive: true });
-  await writeFile(
-    `${artifactDirectory}/record.json`,
-    `${JSON.stringify(record, null, 2)}\n`,
-  );
+  await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+    path: `${artifactDirectory}/record.json`,
+    schema: runbookRecordArtifactSchema,
+    value: record,
+  });
   if (!passed) {
     process.stderr.write(`${runbookId} drill failed.\n`);
     process.exit(1);
diff --git a/scripts/generate-artifact-schemas.ts b/scripts/generate-artifact-schemas.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af9187e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generate-artifact-schemas.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { mkdir, readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+
+import { z } from "zod";
+
+import {
+  buildManifestArtifactSchema,
+  dependencyInventoryArtifactSchema,
+  jsonSchemaDocumentArtifactSchema,
+  registrySnapshotArtifactSchema,
+  supplyChainVerificationArtifactSchema,
+} from "./contracts/release-artifacts.ts";
+import { writeValidatedJsonArtifact } from "./lib/validated-json-artifact.ts";
+
+const ARTIFACT_SCHEMA_DEFINITIONS = Object.freeze([
+  {
+    relativePath: "schemas/artifacts/build-manifest.schema.json",
+    id: undefined,
+    schema: buildManifestArtifactSchema,
+  },
+  {
+    relativePath: "schemas/artifacts/dependency-inventory.schema.json",
+    id: "https://clean-architecture-frontend.local/schemas/dependency-inventory.schema.json",
+    schema: dependencyInventoryArtifactSchema,
+  },
+  {
+    relativePath: "schemas/artifacts/registry-snapshot.schema.json",
+    id: undefined,
+    schema: registrySnapshotArtifactSchema,
+  },
+  {
+    relativePath: "schemas/artifacts/supply-chain-verification.schema.json",
+    id: "https://clean-architecture-frontend.local/schemas/supply-chain-verification.schema.json",
+    schema: supplyChainVerificationArtifactSchema,
+  },
+] as const);
+
+type GenerateArtifactSchemasOptions = Readonly<{
+  root?: string;
+  check?: boolean;
+}>;
+
+function canonicalize(value: unknown): unknown {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.map(canonicalize);
+  if (value && typeof value === "object") {
+    return Object.fromEntries(
+      Object.entries(value)
+        .sort(([left], [right]) => left.localeCompare(right))
+        .map(([key, item]) => [key, canonicalize(item)]),
+    );
+  }
+  return value;
+}
+
+function generatedSchema(
+  definition: (typeof ARTIFACT_SCHEMA_DEFINITIONS)[number],
+): Readonly<Record<string, unknown>> {
+  const schema = z.toJSONSchema(definition.schema, {
+    target: "draft-2020-12",
+  });
+  return canonicalize({
+    ...schema,
+    ...(definition.id === undefined ? {} : { $id: definition.id }),
+  }) as Readonly<Record<string, unknown>>;
+}
+
+export async function generateArtifactSchemas(
+  options: GenerateArtifactSchemasOptions = {},
+): Promise<void> {
+  const root = path.resolve(options.root ?? process.cwd());
+  const documents = ARTIFACT_SCHEMA_DEFINITIONS.map((definition) => ({
+    definition,
+    document: generatedSchema(definition),
+  }));
+  const drift: string[] = [];
+
+  for (const { definition, document } of documents) {
+    const destination = path.join(root, definition.relativePath);
+    const validatedDocument = jsonSchemaDocumentArtifactSchema.parse(document);
+    const expected = `${JSON.stringify(validatedDocument, null, 2)}\n`;
+    if (options.check) {
+      let actual: string | null = null;
+      try {
+        actual = await readFile(destination, "utf8");
+      } catch {
+        // A missing or unreadable checked-in schema is drift.
+      }
+      if (actual !== expected) drift.push(definition.relativePath);
+      continue;
+    }
+    await mkdir(path.dirname(destination), { recursive: true });
+    await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+      path: destination,
+      schema: jsonSchemaDocumentArtifactSchema,
+      value: document,
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (drift.length > 0) {
+    throw new Error(`Artifact JSON Schema drift:\n- ${drift.join("\n- ")}`);
+  }
+}
+
+function argumentValue(name: string): string | undefined {
+  const index = process.argv.indexOf(name);
+  return index >= 0 ? process.argv[index + 1] : undefined;
+}
+
+const invokedPath = process.argv[1];
+if (
+  invokedPath !== undefined &&
+  import.meta.url === pathToFileURL(invokedPath).href
+) {
+  try {
+    await generateArtifactSchemas({
+      root: argumentValue("--root"),
+      check: process.argv.includes("--check"),
+    });
+    process.stdout.write(
+      process.argv.includes("--check")
+        ? "Artifact JSON Schemas: PASS\n"
+        : "Artifact JSON Schemas: GENERATED\n",
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}\n`,
+    );
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/generate-build-manifest.ts b/scripts/generate-build-manifest.ts
index b2afb72..7e65c92 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-build-manifest.ts
+++ b/scripts/generate-build-manifest.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
-import { mkdir, readFile, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { mkdir, readFile, rm } from "node:fs/promises";
 import process from "node:process";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
@@ -9,14 +9,17 @@ import {
 } from "../src/features/installed-feature-contracts.ts";
 import {
   buildManifestArtifactSchema,
+  jsonSchemaDocumentArtifactSchema,
+  moduleInventoryArtifactSchema,
   releaseManifestV2ArtifactSchema,
   runtimeConfigV2ArtifactSchema,
-} from "../src/contracts/release-artifacts.ts";
+} from "./contracts/release-artifacts.ts";
 import { buildContractSet } from "./generate-contract-set.ts";
 import {
   assertCiBuildEnvironment,
   buildDate,
 } from "./lib/build-environment.ts";
+import { writeValidatedJsonArtifact } from "./lib/validated-json-artifact.ts";
 
 assertCiBuildEnvironment(process.env);
 type ViteManifestEntry = Readonly<{
@@ -41,12 +44,15 @@ const moduleInventory = await readFile(
   "dist/.vite/module-inventory.json",
   "utf8",
 );
-parseModuleInventory(JSON.parse(moduleInventory));
+const moduleInventoryDocument = moduleInventoryArtifactSchema.parse(
+  JSON.parse(moduleInventory),
+);
+const moduleInventoryBytes = `${JSON.stringify(moduleInventoryDocument, null, 2)}\n`;
 const assetManifestHash = createHash("sha256")
   .update(viteManifest)
   .digest("hex");
 const moduleInventoryHash = createHash("sha256")
-  .update(moduleInventory)
+  .update(moduleInventoryBytes)
   .digest("hex");
 const runtimeConfig = runtimeConfigV2ArtifactSchema.parse(
   JSON.parse(await readFile("dist/config.json", "utf8")),
@@ -108,28 +114,37 @@ const releaseManifest = releaseManifestV2ArtifactSchema.parse({
 
 await mkdir("artifacts/release", { recursive: true });
 await mkdir("artifacts/quality", { recursive: true });
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/quality/vite-module-inventory.json",
-  moduleInventory,
-);
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/quality/vite-module-inventory.json",
+  schema: moduleInventoryArtifactSchema,
+  value: moduleInventoryDocument,
+});
 await rm("dist/.vite/module-inventory.json");
-await writeFile("dist/config.json", `${JSON.stringify(runtimeConfig, null, 2)}\n`);
-await writeFile(
-  "dist/release-manifest.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(releaseManifest, null, 2)}\n`,
-);
-await writeFile(
-  "dist/runtime-config.schema.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(runtimeConfigJsonSchema, null, 2)}\n`,
-);
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/release/runtime-config.schema.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(runtimeConfigJsonSchema, null, 2)}\n`,
-);
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/release/build-manifest.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2)}\n`,
-);
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "dist/config.json",
+  schema: runtimeConfigV2ArtifactSchema,
+  value: runtimeConfig,
+});
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "dist/release-manifest.json",
+  schema: releaseManifestV2ArtifactSchema,
+  value: releaseManifest,
+});
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "dist/runtime-config.schema.json",
+  schema: jsonSchemaDocumentArtifactSchema,
+  value: runtimeConfigJsonSchema,
+});
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/release/runtime-config.schema.json",
+  schema: jsonSchemaDocumentArtifactSchema,
+  value: runtimeConfigJsonSchema,
+});
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/release/build-manifest.json",
+  schema: buildManifestArtifactSchema,
+  value: manifest,
+});
 
 function parsePackageMetadata(value: unknown): Readonly<{
   version: string;
@@ -165,23 +180,6 @@ function parseViteManifest(
   return entries;
 }
 
-function parseModuleInventory(value: unknown): void {
-  if (
-    !isRecord(value) ||
-    value.schemaVersion !== 1 ||
-    !Array.isArray(value.chunks) ||
-    value.chunks.some(
-      (chunk) =>
-        !isRecord(chunk) ||
-        typeof chunk.fileName !== "string" ||
-        !Array.isArray(chunk.modules) ||
-        chunk.modules.some((moduleId) => typeof moduleId !== "string"),
-    )
-  ) {
-    throw new TypeError("Vite module inventory is invalid");
-  }
-}
-
 function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
   return Boolean(value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value));
 }
diff --git a/scripts/generate-supply-chain.ts b/scripts/generate-supply-chain.ts
index 5c869ac..6f04663 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-supply-chain.ts
+++ b/scripts/generate-supply-chain.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ import {
 } from "node:fs/promises";
 import path from "node:path";
 
+import {
+  bundlePerformanceArtifactSchema,
+  dependencyDiffArtifactSchema,
+  dependencyInventoryArtifactSchema,
+  licenseReportArtifactSchema,
+  provenanceArtifactSchema,
+  sbomArtifactSchema,
+  supplyChainVerificationArtifactSchema,
+  vulnerabilityReportArtifactSchema,
+} from "./contracts/release-artifacts.ts";
 import {
   diffDependencyInventories,
   flattenPnpmDependencyTree,
@@ -22,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   verifySupplyChainCoherence,
   type DependencyInventoryDiff,
 } from "./lib/supply-chain.ts";
+import { writeValidatedJsonArtifact } from "./lib/validated-json-artifact.ts";
 
 type Document = Record<string, unknown>;
 
@@ -428,81 +439,80 @@ const verification = {
     : "FAIL_UNVERIFIED",
   failures: localFailures,
 };
+const bundleReport = {
+  schemaVersion: 1,
+  generatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+  context: {
+    nodeVersion: process.version,
+    packageManager: String(packageJson.packageManager ?? ""),
+    runnerImage:
+      process.env.CI_RUNNER_IMAGE ?? `${process.platform}-${process.arch}`,
+  },
+  outputs,
+};
+const dependencyDiffReport = {
+  schemaVersion: 2,
+  baselineDigest: baseline ? supplyChainDigest(baseline) : null,
+  currentDigest: supplyChainDigest(inventory),
+  ...dependencyDiff,
+  highRisk: reviewResult.highRisk,
+  reviewFailures: reviewResult.failures,
+};
+const licenseReport = {
+  schemaVersion: 1,
+  status: licenseResult.passed ? "PASS" : "FAIL",
+  dependencyCount: inventory.dependencyCount,
+  results: licenseResult.results,
+  failures: licenseResult.failures,
+};
 
 await mkdir("artifacts/performance", { recursive: true });
 await mkdir("artifacts/release", { recursive: true });
 await mkdir("artifacts/security", { recursive: true });
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/performance/bundle.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(
-    {
-      schemaVersion: 1,
-      generatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-      context: {
-        nodeVersion: process.version,
-        packageManager: String(packageJson.packageManager ?? ""),
-        runnerImage:
-          process.env.CI_RUNNER_IMAGE ?? `${process.platform}-${process.arch}`,
-      },
-      outputs,
-    },
-    null,
-    2,
-  )}\n`,
-);
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/release/dependency-inventory.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(inventory, null, 2)}\n`,
-);
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/release/sbom.cdx.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(sbom, null, 2)}\n`,
-);
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/release/provenance.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(provenance, null, 2)}\n`,
-);
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/performance/bundle.json",
+  schema: bundlePerformanceArtifactSchema,
+  value: bundleReport,
+});
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/release/dependency-inventory.json",
+  schema: dependencyInventoryArtifactSchema,
+  value: inventory,
+});
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/release/sbom.cdx.json",
+  schema: sbomArtifactSchema,
+  value: sbom,
+});
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/release/provenance.json",
+  schema: provenanceArtifactSchema,
+  value: provenance,
+});
 await writeFile(
   "artifacts/release/checksums.txt",
   `${outputs.map((output) => `${output.sha256}  ${output.path}`).join("\n")}\n`,
 );
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/security/dependency-diff.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(
-    {
-      schemaVersion: 2,
-      baselineDigest: baseline ? supplyChainDigest(baseline) : null,
-      currentDigest: supplyChainDigest(inventory),
-      ...dependencyDiff,
-      highRisk: reviewResult.highRisk,
-      reviewFailures: reviewResult.failures,
-    },
-    null,
-    2,
-  )}\n`,
-);
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/security/license-report.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(
-    {
-      schemaVersion: 1,
-      status: licenseResult.passed ? "PASS" : "FAIL",
-      dependencyCount: inventory.dependencyCount,
-      results: licenseResult.results,
-      failures: licenseResult.failures,
-    },
-    null,
-    2,
-  )}\n`,
-);
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/security/vulnerability-report.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(vulnerabilityReport, null, 2)}\n`,
-);
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/security/supply-chain-verification.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(verification, null, 2)}\n`,
-);
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/security/dependency-diff.json",
+  schema: dependencyDiffArtifactSchema,
+  value: dependencyDiffReport,
+});
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/security/license-report.json",
+  schema: licenseReportArtifactSchema,
+  value: licenseReport,
+});
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/security/vulnerability-report.json",
+  schema: vulnerabilityReportArtifactSchema,
+  value: vulnerabilityReport,
+});
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/security/supply-chain-verification.json",
+  schema: supplyChainVerificationArtifactSchema,
+  value: verification,
+});
 
 if (!localPassed) {
   process.stderr.write(
diff --git a/scripts/lib/validated-json-artifact.ts b/scripts/lib/validated-json-artifact.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75f3a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lib/validated-json-artifact.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import {
+  open as openFile,
+  rename as renameFile,
+  rm as removeFile,
+} from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+import type { z } from "zod";
+
+export type ValidatedJsonArtifactInput = Readonly<{
+  path: string;
+  schema: z.ZodType;
+  value: unknown;
+}>;
+
+export type ValidatedJsonArtifactFileSystem = Readonly<{
+  open: (path: string, flags: "wx") => Promise<{
+    writeFile(data: string, encoding: "utf8"): Promise<unknown>;
+    close(): Promise<unknown>;
+  }>;
+  rename: (source: string, destination: string) => Promise<unknown>;
+  rm: (path: string, options: Readonly<{ force: true }>) => Promise<unknown>;
+}>;
+
+type ValidatedJsonArtifactWriterDependencies = Readonly<{
+  createNonce?: () => string;
+  fileSystem?: ValidatedJsonArtifactFileSystem;
+}>;
+
+const defaultFileSystem: ValidatedJsonArtifactFileSystem = Object.freeze({
+  open: async (target, flags) => openFile(target, flags),
+  rename: async (source, destination) => renameFile(source, destination),
+  rm: async (target, options) => removeFile(target, options),
+});
+
+/**
+ * Builds a writer whose only publish operation is an atomic sibling rename.
+ * Dependency injection is limited to the file-system boundary so failure
+ * ownership can be verified without exposing a caller-selected cleanup path.
+ */
+export function createValidatedJsonArtifactWriter(
+  dependencies: ValidatedJsonArtifactWriterDependencies = {},
+) {
+  const createNonce = dependencies.createNonce ?? randomUUID;
+  const fileSystem = dependencies.fileSystem ?? defaultFileSystem;
+
+  return async function writeArtifact(
+    input: ValidatedJsonArtifactInput,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const parsed = input.schema.parse(input.value);
+    const serialized = JSON.stringify(parsed, null, 2);
+    if (serialized === undefined) {
+      throw new TypeError("Validated JSON artifact is not serializable");
+    }
+
+    const temporaryPath = path.join(
+      path.dirname(input.path),
+      `.${path.basename(input.path)}.${createNonce()}.tmp`,
+    );
+    let ownsTemporaryFile = false;
+    try {
+      const handle = await fileSystem.open(temporaryPath, "wx");
+      ownsTemporaryFile = true;
+      try {
+        await handle.writeFile(`${serialized}\n`, "utf8");
+      } finally {
+        await handle.close();
+      }
+      await fileSystem.rename(temporaryPath, input.path);
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (ownsTemporaryFile) {
+        try {
+          await fileSystem.rm(temporaryPath, { force: true });
+        } catch {
+          // Preserve the publishing failure; cleanup is confined to our nonce.
+        }
+      }
+      throw error;
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+export const writeValidatedJsonArtifact =
+  createValidatedJsonArtifactWriter();
diff --git a/scripts/test-performance.ts b/scripts/test-performance.ts
index 2e8c144..eac262f 100644
--- a/scripts/test-performance.ts
+++ b/scripts/test-performance.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
-import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { mkdir, readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { performance } from "node:perf_hooks";
 import process from "node:process";
 
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { chromium } from "@playwright/test";
 
 import { evaluateLabBudget } from "../src/application/policies/performance-budgets.ts";
 import { ROUTE_REGISTRY } from "../src/features/installed-feature-contracts.ts";
+import { labPerformanceArtifactSchema } from "./contracts/release-artifacts.ts";
+import { writeValidatedJsonArtifact } from "./lib/validated-json-artifact.ts";
 
 type ContractPerformanceEvidence = {
   lcpMs: number;
@@ -142,22 +144,19 @@ try {
     ];
     const passed = result.passed && fixtures.every((fixture) => fixture.passed);
     await mkdir("artifacts/performance", { recursive: true });
-    await writeFile(
-      "artifacts/performance/lab.json",
-      `${JSON.stringify(
-        {
-          schemaVersion: 1,
-          generatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-          context: contextMetadata,
-          metrics,
-          thresholds,
-          fixtures,
-          passed,
-        },
-        null,
-        2,
-      )}\n`,
-    );
+    await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+      path: "artifacts/performance/lab.json",
+      schema: labPerformanceArtifactSchema,
+      value: {
+        schemaVersion: 1,
+        generatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        context: contextMetadata,
+        metrics,
+        thresholds,
+        fixtures,
+        passed,
+      },
+    });
     if (!passed) {
       throw new Error(`Lab performance failed: ${JSON.stringify(metrics)}`);
     }
diff --git a/scripts/verify-release.ts b/scripts/verify-release.ts
index 261bbd0..311f8d3 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-release.ts
+++ b/scripts/verify-release.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
-import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { mkdir, readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 
 import {
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import {
 } from "../src/features/installed-feature-contracts.ts";
 import { assertMatchesJsonSchema } from "./lib/json-schema.ts";
 import { verifyReleaseRuntimeCoherence } from "./lib/release-runtime-coherence.ts";
+import { writeValidatedJsonArtifact } from "./lib/validated-json-artifact.ts";
+import { releaseVerificationArtifactSchema } from "./contracts/release-artifacts.ts";
 
 type CoherenceFixture = Readonly<{
   name: string;
@@ -212,10 +214,11 @@ const report = {
 };
 
 await mkdir("artifacts/release", { recursive: true });
-await writeFile(
-  "artifacts/release/verification.json",
-  `${JSON.stringify(report, null, 2)}\n`,
-);
+await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+  path: "artifacts/release/verification.json",
+  schema: releaseVerificationArtifactSchema,
+  value: report,
+});
 
 if (!passed) {
   process.stderr.write(
diff --git a/tests/unit/json-schema.test.ts b/tests/unit/json-schema.test.ts
index 8ed35c7..46a35b9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/json-schema.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/json-schema.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,28 @@
-import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { mkdtemp, readFile, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
 
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
+import { generateArtifactSchemas } from "../../scripts/generate-artifact-schemas.ts";
 import { assertMatchesJsonSchema } from "../../scripts/lib/json-schema.ts";
 
+const temporaryDirectories: string[] = [];
+
+async function temporaryDirectory(): Promise<string> {
+  const directory = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "artifact-schemas-"));
+  temporaryDirectories.push(directory);
+  return directory;
+}
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await Promise.all(
+    temporaryDirectories.splice(0).map((directory) =>
+      rm(directory, { force: true, recursive: true }),
+    ),
+  );
+});
+
 async function json(path: string): Promise<unknown> {
   return JSON.parse(await readFile(path, "utf8")) as unknown;
 }
@@ -55,4 +74,130 @@ describe("checked-in JSON Schema execution", () => {
       assertMatchesJsonSchema(schema, catalog, "optional recipe catalog"),
     ).not.toThrow();
   });
+
+  it("generates deterministic draft 2020-12 artifact schemas and detects drift", async () => {
+    const root = await temporaryDirectory();
+    await generateArtifactSchemas({ root });
+    const generatedPath = path.join(
+      root,
+      "schemas/artifacts/dependency-inventory.schema.json",
+    );
+    const generated = await readFile(generatedPath, "utf8");
+    expect(generated.endsWith("\n")).toBe(true);
+    expect(JSON.parse(generated)).toMatchObject({
+      $schema: "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+      type: "object",
+      additionalProperties: false,
+    });
+
+    await generateArtifactSchemas({ root, check: true });
+    await writeFile(generatedPath, `${generated.trimEnd()} \n`, "utf8");
+
+    await expect(
+      generateArtifactSchemas({ root, check: true }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/dependency-inventory\.schema\.json/u);
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    {
+      name: "dependency inventory",
+      path: "schemas/artifacts/dependency-inventory.schema.json",
+      value: {
+        schemaVersion: 2,
+        packageManager: "pnpm@11.17.0",
+        lockfileSha256: "a".repeat(64),
+        dependencyCount: 1,
+        directDependencyCount: 1,
+        dependencies: [
+          {
+            name: "zod",
+            version: "4.4.3",
+            direct: true,
+            scope: "production",
+            optional: false,
+            license: "MIT",
+            integrity: `sha512-${"a".repeat(86)}`,
+            dependencies: [],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "registry snapshot",
+      path: "schemas/artifacts/registry-snapshot.schema.json",
+      value: {
+        schemaVersion: 2,
+        generatedAt: "2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+        baselineDigest: "b".repeat(64),
+        currentDigest: "c".repeat(64),
+        compatibility: { impact: "none", changes: [] },
+        failures: [],
+        registries: Array.from({ length: 11 }, (_, index) => ({
+          registryId: `registry-${index}`,
+          owner: "platform",
+          source: `src/registry-${index}.ts`,
+          rowCount: 0,
+          contract: {},
+          rows: {},
+        })),
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "supply-chain verification",
+      path: "schemas/artifacts/supply-chain-verification.schema.json",
+      value: {
+        schemaVersion: 1,
+        localStatus: "PASS",
+        promotionStatus: "FAIL_UNVERIFIED",
+        lockfileSha256: "d".repeat(64),
+        sourceSetSha256: "e".repeat(64),
+        distSha256: "f".repeat(64),
+        sbomSha256: "0".repeat(64),
+        dependencyDiff: {
+          added: [],
+          removed: [],
+          changed: [],
+          upgrades: [],
+        },
+        highRiskReview: [],
+        vulnerabilityStatus: "FAIL_UNVERIFIED",
+        provenanceAttestationStatus: "FAIL_UNVERIFIED",
+        failures: [],
+      },
+    },
+  ])("accepts $name and rejects undeclared top-level fields", async (fixture) => {
+    const schema = await json(fixture.path);
+
+    expect(() =>
+      assertMatchesJsonSchema(schema, fixture.value, fixture.name),
+    ).not.toThrow();
+    expect(() =>
+      assertMatchesJsonSchema(
+        schema,
+        { ...fixture.value, undocumented: true },
+        fixture.name,
+      ),
+    ).toThrow(/checked-in JSON Schema/u);
+    if (fixture.name === "dependency inventory") {
+      const dependency = fixture.value.dependencies?.[0];
+      if (dependency === undefined) {
+        throw new TypeError("dependency inventory fixture is incomplete");
+      }
+      expect(() =>
+        assertMatchesJsonSchema(
+          schema,
+          {
+            ...fixture.value,
+            dependencies: [
+              {
+                ...dependency,
+                undocumented: true,
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          fixture.name,
+        ),
+      ).toThrow(/checked-in JSON Schema/u);
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/release-artifacts.test.ts b/tests/unit/release-artifacts.test.ts
index 99140cf..ce24c46 100644
--- a/tests/unit/release-artifacts.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/release-artifacts.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
+import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
 import {
+  dependencyInventoryArtifactSchema,
+  fieldWebVitalsArtifactSchema,
+  jsonSchemaDocumentArtifactSchema,
+  labPerformanceArtifactSchema,
   parseBuildManifestArtifact,
   parseReleaseArtifact,
   parseRuntimeConfigArtifact,
   projectReleaseTokens,
+  registrySnapshotArtifactSchema,
+  supplyChainVerificationArtifactSchema,
 } from "../../scripts/contracts/release-artifacts.ts";
 
 const EMPTY_CONTRACT_SET_DIGEST =
@@ -126,4 +134,241 @@ describe("release artifact contracts", () => {
       }),
     ).not.toHaveProperty("API_CONTRACT_VERSION");
   });
+
+  it("enforces dependency inventory counts at the executable writer boundary", () => {
+    const inventory = {
+      schemaVersion: 2,
+      packageManager: "pnpm@11.17.0",
+      lockfileSha256: "a".repeat(64),
+      dependencyCount: 1,
+      directDependencyCount: 1,
+      dependencies: [
+        {
+          name: "zod",
+          version: "4.4.3",
+          direct: true,
+          scope: "production",
+          optional: false,
+          license: "MIT",
+          integrity: `sha512-${"a".repeat(86)}`,
+          dependencies: [],
+        },
+      ],
+    } as const;
+
+    expect(dependencyInventoryArtifactSchema.parse(inventory)).toEqual(
+      inventory,
+    );
+    expect(() =>
+      dependencyInventoryArtifactSchema.parse({
+        ...inventory,
+        dependencyCount: 2,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects undeclared supply-chain verification evidence", () => {
+    const verification = {
+      schemaVersion: 1,
+      localStatus: "PASS",
+      promotionStatus: "FAIL_UNVERIFIED",
+      lockfileSha256: "a".repeat(64),
+      sourceSetSha256: "b".repeat(64),
+      distSha256: "c".repeat(64),
+      sbomSha256: "d".repeat(64),
+      dependencyDiff: {
+        added: [],
+        removed: [],
+        changed: [],
+        upgrades: [],
+      },
+      highRiskReview: [],
+      vulnerabilityStatus: "FAIL_UNVERIFIED",
+      provenanceAttestationStatus: "FAIL_UNVERIFIED",
+      failures: [],
+    } as const;
+
+    expect(supplyChainVerificationArtifactSchema.parse(verification)).toEqual(
+      verification,
+    );
+    expect(() =>
+      supplyChainVerificationArtifactSchema.parse({
+        ...verification,
+        undocumented: true,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("preserves no-baseline and failure registry evidence", () => {
+    const failureEvidence = {
+      schemaVersion: 2,
+      generatedAt: "2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      baselineDigest: null,
+      currentDigest: "a".repeat(64),
+      compatibility: { impact: "not-evaluated", changes: [] },
+      failures: ["missing registry source"],
+      registries: [],
+    } as const;
+
+    expect(registrySnapshotArtifactSchema.parse(failureEvidence)).toEqual(
+      failureEvidence,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("preserves unverified field evidence when no samples are eligible", () => {
+    const report = {
+      schemaVersion: 1,
+      generatedAt: "2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      window: {
+        days: 28,
+        start: "2026-07-04T00:00:00.000Z",
+        end: "2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      },
+      context: {
+        source: "config/performance/field-input.example.json",
+        sourceSystem: null,
+        exportId: null,
+        network: "production-real-user",
+        routeAggregation: "route-id-only",
+        releaseId: null,
+        privacyApprovalRef: null,
+        thresholdDecisionRef: null,
+        validationFailures: ["input: invalid evidence"],
+      },
+      metrics: { p75LcpMs: null, p75Cls: null, p75InpMs: null },
+      thresholds: {
+        p75LcpMs: 2_500,
+        p75Cls: 0.1,
+        p75InpMs: 200,
+        minimumEligibleSamples: null,
+      },
+      eligibility: {
+        consentRequired: true,
+        totalSamples: 0,
+        eligibleSamples: 0,
+        minimumEligibleSamples: null,
+        routeSamples: {},
+      },
+      status: "FAIL_UNVERIFIED",
+      passed: false,
+    } as const;
+
+    expect(fieldWebVitalsArtifactSchema.parse(report)).toEqual(report);
+  });
+
+  it("preserves verified field evidence that fails an approved threshold", () => {
+    const report = {
+      schemaVersion: 1,
+      generatedAt: "2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      window: {
+        days: 28,
+        start: "2026-07-04T00:00:00.000Z",
+        end: "2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      },
+      context: {
+        source: "provider.json",
+        sourceSystem: "provider",
+        exportId: "export-1",
+        network: "production-real-user",
+        routeAggregation: "route-id-only",
+        releaseId: "release-1",
+        privacyApprovalRef: "privacy-1",
+        thresholdDecisionRef: "decision-1",
+        validationFailures: [],
+      },
+      metrics: { p75LcpMs: 2_501, p75Cls: 0.1, p75InpMs: 200 },
+      thresholds: {
+        p75LcpMs: 2_500,
+        p75Cls: 0.1,
+        p75InpMs: 200,
+        minimumEligibleSamples: 1,
+      },
+      eligibility: {
+        consentRequired: true,
+        totalSamples: 1,
+        eligibleSamples: 1,
+        minimumEligibleSamples: 1,
+        routeSamples: { APP_HOME: 1 },
+      },
+      status: "FAIL_THRESHOLD",
+      passed: false,
+    } as const;
+
+    expect(fieldWebVitalsArtifactSchema.parse(report)).toEqual(report);
+  });
+
+  it("accepts the lab writer's nested browser context as JSON evidence", () => {
+    const report = {
+      schemaVersion: 1,
+      generatedAt: "2026-08-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      context: {
+        runner: { platform: "linux", architecture: "x64", nodeVersion: "v24" },
+        browser: { name: "chromium", version: "140" },
+        viewport: { width: 1280, height: 720 },
+        network: {
+          profile: "contract-fast-4g",
+          latencyMs: 40,
+          downloadBytesPerSecond: 200_000,
+          uploadBytesPerSecond: 93_750,
+        },
+        cpu: { throttlingRate: 4 },
+        cache: { state: "cold", isolation: "new-browser-context" },
+        build: { buildId: "build-1", releaseId: "release-1" },
+      },
+      metrics: { lcpMs: 1_000, cls: 0.01, namedInteractionMs: 100 },
+      thresholds: { lcpMs: 2_500, cls: 0.1, namedInteractionMs: 200 },
+      fixtures: [
+        { name: "missing-context", passed: true },
+        { name: "lcp-over-threshold", passed: true },
+      ],
+      passed: true,
+    } as const;
+
+    expect(labPerformanceArtifactSchema.parse(report)).toEqual(report);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects non-JSON values in generated schema documents", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      jsonSchemaDocumentArtifactSchema.parse({
+        $schema: "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+        invalid: () => undefined,
+      }),
+    ).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps machine-readable evidence publishers on the validated writer", async () => {
+    const writerFiles = [
+      "scripts/generate-build-manifest.ts",
+      "scripts/generate-supply-chain.ts",
+      "scripts/collect-web-vitals-evidence.ts",
+      "scripts/test-performance.ts",
+      "scripts/verify-release.ts",
+      "scripts/drill-runbook.ts",
+      "scripts/check-registries.ts",
+    ] as const;
+    const sources = await Promise.all(
+      writerFiles.map(async (file) => ({
+        file,
+        source: await readFile(file, "utf8"),
+      })),
+    );
+
+    for (const { file, source } of sources) {
+      const directWrites = source.match(/\bwriteFile\s*\(/gu) ?? [];
+      if (file === "scripts/generate-supply-chain.ts") {
+        expect(directWrites, file).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(source, file).toMatch(
+          /writeFile\(\s*["']artifacts\/release\/checksums\.txt["']/u,
+        );
+      } else {
+        expect(directWrites, file).toHaveLength(0);
+      }
+    }
+
+    expect(
+      sources.flatMap(({ source }) =>
+        source.match(/\bwriteValidatedJsonArtifact\s*\(/gu) ?? [],
+      ),
+    ).toHaveLength(19);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/validated-json-artifact.test.ts b/tests/unit/validated-json-artifact.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cfb50d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/validated-json-artifact.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+import {
+  mkdtemp,
+  open,
+  readFile,
+  readdir,
+  rename,
+  rm,
+  writeFile,
+} from "node:fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { z } from "zod";
+
+import {
+  createValidatedJsonArtifactWriter,
+  writeValidatedJsonArtifact,
+} from "../../scripts/lib/validated-json-artifact.ts";
+
+const artifactSchema = z
+  .object({ schemaVersion: z.literal(1), name: z.string().min(1) })
+  .strict();
+
+const temporaryDirectories: string[] = [];
+
+async function temporaryDirectory(): Promise<string> {
+  const directory = await mkdtemp(
+    path.join(tmpdir(), "validated-json-artifact-"),
+  );
+  temporaryDirectories.push(directory);
+  return directory;
+}
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await Promise.all(
+    temporaryDirectories.splice(0).map((directory) =>
+      rm(directory, { force: true, recursive: true }),
+    ),
+  );
+});
+
+describe("validated JSON artifact writer", () => {
+  it.each(["existing", "missing"] as const)(
+    "rejects invalid %s artifacts before changing destination state",
+    async (destinationState) => {
+      const directory = await temporaryDirectory();
+      const destination = path.join(directory, "artifact.json");
+      if (destinationState === "existing") {
+        await writeFile(destination, "previous-bytes\n", "utf8");
+      }
+      const entriesBefore = await readdir(directory);
+
+      await expect(
+        writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+          path: destination,
+          schema: artifactSchema,
+          value: { schemaVersion: 1, name: "" },
+        }),
+      ).rejects.toThrow();
+
+      expect(await readdir(directory)).toEqual(entriesBefore);
+      if (destinationState === "existing") {
+        await expect(readFile(destination, "utf8")).resolves.toBe(
+          "previous-bytes\n",
+        );
+      } else {
+        await expect(readFile(destination, "utf8")).rejects.toMatchObject({
+          code: "ENOENT",
+        });
+      }
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("publishes complete formatted bytes through a sibling rename", async () => {
+    const directory = await temporaryDirectory();
+    const destination = path.join(directory, "artifact.json");
+
+    await writeValidatedJsonArtifact({
+      path: destination,
+      schema: artifactSchema,
+      value: { schemaVersion: 1, name: "valid" },
+    });
+
+    await expect(readFile(destination, "utf8")).resolves.toBe(
+      '{\n  "schemaVersion": 1,\n  "name": "valid"\n}\n',
+    );
+    expect(await readdir(directory)).toEqual(["artifact.json"]);
+  });
+
+  it.each(["write", "rename"] as const)(
+    "cleans only its owned sibling temp when %s fails",
+    async (failurePoint) => {
+      const directory = await temporaryDirectory();
+      const destination = path.join(directory, "artifact.json");
+      const unrelatedTemp = path.join(directory, ".artifact.json.unrelated.tmp");
+      const ownedTemp = path.join(directory, ".artifact.json.owned.tmp");
+      await writeFile(destination, "previous-bytes\n", "utf8");
+      await writeFile(unrelatedTemp, "unrelated\n", "utf8");
+      const writer = createValidatedJsonArtifactWriter({
+        createNonce: () => "owned",
+        fileSystem: {
+          open: async (target, flags) => {
+            const handle = await open(target, flags);
+            return {
+              writeFile: async (data, encoding) => {
+                await handle.writeFile(data, encoding);
+                if (failurePoint === "write") {
+                  throw new Error("injected write failure");
+                }
+              },
+              close: async () => handle.close(),
+            };
+          },
+          rename: async (source, target) => {
+            if (failurePoint === "rename") {
+              throw new Error("injected rename failure");
+            }
+            await rename(source, target);
+          },
+          rm,
+        },
+      });
+
+      await expect(
+        writer({
+          path: destination,
+          schema: artifactSchema,
+          value: { schemaVersion: 1, name: "valid" },
+        }),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(`injected ${failurePoint} failure`);
+
+      await expect(readFile(destination, "utf8")).resolves.toBe(
+        "previous-bytes\n",
+      );
+      await expect(readFile(unrelatedTemp, "utf8")).resolves.toBe(
+        "unrelated\n",
+      );
+      await expect(readFile(ownedTemp, "utf8")).rejects.toMatchObject({
+        code: "ENOENT",
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("does not delete a pre-existing colliding sibling temp", async () => {
+    const directory = await temporaryDirectory();
+    const destination = path.join(directory, "artifact.json");
+    const collidingTemp = path.join(directory, ".artifact.json.collision.tmp");
+    await writeFile(collidingTemp, "another-writer\n", "utf8");
+    const writer = createValidatedJsonArtifactWriter({
+      createNonce: () => "collision",
+    });
+
+    await expect(
+      writer({
+        path: destination,
+        schema: artifactSchema,
+        value: { schemaVersion: 1, name: "valid" },
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: "EEXIST" });
+
+    await expect(readFile(collidingTemp, "utf8")).resolves.toBe(
+      "another-writer\n",
+    );
+    await expect(readFile(destination, "utf8")).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      code: "ENOENT",
+    });
+  });
+});