docs: clarify release validation and consumer flows

Ultraworked with [Sisyphus](https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent)

Co-authored-by: Sisyphus <clio-agent@sisyphuslabs.ai>

docs/releasing.md

@@ -87,21 +87,26 @@ Because `@ai-ui/ui` and `@ai-ui/tokens` are fixed together, version bumps move a
 
 ## Local maintainer commands
 
-Run the release validation suite locally with:
+Run the canonical release gate locally with:
 
 ```bash
-pnpm release:validate
+pnpm harness:validate:release
 ```
 
-That command currently runs:
+`pnpm release:validate` remains as a convenience alias to the same gate.
+
+The canonical release gate runs:
 
 - lint
 - typecheck
 - package unit tests
 - package builds
+- Storybook build
+- Storybook accessibility validation
 - registry metadata validation
 - source-copy consumer smoke
 - package consumer smoke
+- Storybook smoke coverage
 
 Create a versioned release change with:
 
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ pnpm release:publish
 The automated release sequence is now:
 
 1. A product or package PR merges to `main` with a changeset.
-2. `Release Version PR` runs on `main`, executes `pnpm release:validate`, and opens or updates a version PR via Changesets.
+2. `Release Version PR` runs on `main`, executes `pnpm harness:validate:release`, and opens or updates a version PR via Changesets.
 3. A maintainer reviews and merges that version PR.
 4. `Create Release Tag` detects the package version change on `main` and creates `cadence-ui-vX.Y.Z`.
 5. `Publish Packages` runs on the tag push, validates the tagged commit again, and publishes `@ai-ui/ui` and `@ai-ui/tokens`.
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@ artifact for package consumers.
 `Release Version PR` runs on pushes to `main` and:
 
 - installs dependencies
-- runs `pnpm release:validate`
+- runs `pnpm harness:validate:release`
 - opens or updates the version PR with `pnpm release:version`
 
 ### Tag workflow
@@ -166,7 +171,7 @@ artifact for package consumers.
 `Publish Packages` runs on `cadence-ui-v*` tags and:
 
 - verifies the tag matches the package version
-- runs `pnpm release:validate`
+- runs `pnpm harness:validate:release`
 - publishes the packages with `NPM_TOKEN`
 
 ## Required secrets