# Have your coding agent run a release gate before App Store submission

PaperChase agent use case (free feed entry), version 1.0. Source: [@froessell (Frederik)](https://x.com/froessell/status/2110990698581209440), 2026-10-16.

## What they did

Frederik (@froessell) published a write-up on 2026-10-16. His kids reading app was rejected four times for small bugs before going live. For his puzzle game 2048 Meadow, the agent ran a gate before upload: 154 package tests, debug and release builds, device archive and export, privacy manifests checked inside the final build, test fixtures and StoreKit test catalogs removed, and the display name matched to the listing. That caught missing App Group privacy manifests, export compliance metadata, iPad support gaps and screenshot coverage. Apple still rejected the game as design spam, too similar to others in its genre.

## Worth knowing

A gate fixes technical rejections but not originality ones. Apple says it has no rule against AI-built apps, but review volume is high, so clone-style games are risky. Reviewers must get through every onboarding screen (accounts, PINs, paywalls), so design for a stranger, not your own family. He now releases games to the web first.

## Workflow template

```text
Before any App Store upload, run a release gate and report pass or fail for each: all tests, debug and release builds, archive and export, privacy manifests present in the final build for the app and every extension, no test fixtures or StoreKit test catalogs in production, display name matches the listing, iPad and screenshot coverage. Stop and list failures. Do not upload until I confirm.
```

## Steps

1. **Read what they did.** Skim the source post linked below, then the summary on this page.
2. **Fill in the template.** Copy the prompt and replace every [bracketed] value with your own project details.
3. **Run it once and check.** Run it on a small task first and confirm the result yourself before you trust it on real work.

## Credit

Workflow reported by @froessell (Frederik): https://x.com/froessell/status/2110990698581209440
Related: https://x.com/froessell/status/2110671824279179694

Summary and template written by PaperChaseWebb in our own words. Questions: mgmt@paperchasewebb.com