diff --git a/.claude/skills/releasing-healthchat/SKILL.md b/.claude/skills/releasing-healthchat/SKILL.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+---
+name: releasing-healthchat
+description: Cut a versioned HealthChat release of element-web by tagging release/healthchat. Use when the user asks to release, publish, tag, or cut a new HealthChat version, or asks about the release/deployment process for HealthChat element-web.
+---
+
+# Releasing HealthChat (element-web)
+
+Releases are driven by git tags of the form `healthchat-v<semver>` pushed to
+`origin`. The tag triggers `.github/workflows/build-healthchat.yaml`, which
+builds the HealthChat Docker image, publishes it to ghcr.io under
+`healthchat-web:<version>`, `:stable`, and `:<sha>`, and creates a GitHub
+Release whose body is the matching section of `HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md`.
+
+Publish target: **ghcr.io Docker image + GitHub Release only.** No npm,
+no tarball distribution, no desktop/mobile fan-out.
+
+## Preflight checklist
+
+Verify each item before tagging. If any fail, fix and commit first.
+
+- [ ] On branch `release/healthchat` with a clean working tree (`git status`).
+- [ ] `HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md` has a section `## Changes in <new-version> (<date>)`
+      at the top of the file. The pipeline's awk extractor matches this exact
+      heading format.
+- [ ] `.healthchat-workspace-version` points at the healthchat-workspace tag
+      or ref that should ship with this release. Bump it in the same commit
+      as the changelog entry if needed.
+- [ ] `package.json` version can optionally be bumped to match (cosmetic —
+      the git tag is the source of truth for the build).
+- [ ] No uncommitted changes to `.github/workflows/build-healthchat.yaml`,
+      `Dockerfile`, or `docker/` that haven't been manually sanity-checked.
+
+## Cutting the release (normal path)
+
+```bash
+# from release/healthchat, fully committed:
+git tag healthchat-v<MAJOR>.<MINOR>.<PATCH>
+git push origin healthchat-v<MAJOR>.<MINOR>.<PATCH>
+```
+
+Examples:
+
+- `git tag healthchat-v1.0.0`
+- `git tag healthchat-v1.4.0-rc1`
+- `git tag healthchat-v1.4.0-hotfix1`
+
+The workflow triggers automatically. Watch it via `gh run watch` or GitHub
+Actions UI.
+
+## Manual / retry path (workflow_dispatch)
+
+Use when retrying a failed run, testing the pipeline, or rebuilding an image
+without moving tags.
+
+1. GitHub → Actions → "Release HealthChat" → **Run workflow**.
+2. Fill in:
+   - **version** (required): e.g. `1.4.0`. Same regex validation as tag path.
+   - **workspace_ref** (optional): overrides `.healthchat-workspace-version`.
+   - **release_notes_override** (optional): replaces the `HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md`
+     lookup.
+3. Run. Docker image is pushed. **No GitHub Release is created on the dispatch
+   path** — only the tag-push path creates Releases (keeps manual retries from
+   clobbering the release history).
+
+## Tag format
+
+```
+healthchat-v<MAJOR>.<MINOR>.<PATCH>[-<suffix>]
+```
+
+Suffix conventions (informational; regex accepts any
+`[0-9A-Za-z.-]+`):
+
+- `-rc1`, `-rc2` — release candidates
+- `-hotfix1` — post-release fixes on an existing minor
+- `-dryrun1`, `-renew-test` — one-off pipeline tests
+
+The `healthchat-` prefix keeps these tags distinct from upstream
+element-hq `v<semver>` tags if they are ever fetched into the repo.
+
+Regex used for validation (must match):
+`^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+([.-][0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$`
+
+## Release notes
+
+`HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md` is the single source. The workflow extracts the
+section matching the version being released. Format:
+
+```markdown
+## Changes in 1.4.0 (2026-04-21)
+
+Short summary line (optional).
+
+🙌 Improvements
+
+- Bullet one.
+- Bullet two.
+```
+
+If no matching section exists, the pipeline falls back to
+`HealthChat <version> — automated build from <ref>.` and emits a workflow
+warning. Prefer fixing the changelog over relying on the fallback.
+
+## After the release
+
+- [ ] Workflow run is green in GitHub Actions.
+- [ ] `docker pull ghcr.io/<owner>/healthchat-web:<version>` succeeds.
+- [ ] GitHub Release exists at
+      `https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/releases/tag/healthchat-v<version>`
+      with the correct body.
+- [ ] The `:stable` tag on ghcr.io now points at the new digest
+      (`docker buildx imagetools inspect ghcr.io/<owner>/healthchat-web:stable`).
+
+## Required secrets
+
+Configured in repo Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions:
+
+| Secret | Purpose |
+|---|---|
+| `HEALTHCHAT_WORKSPACE_TOKEN` | PAT with read access to `Novaloop-AG/healthchat-workspace`. Needed by `actions/checkout` for the private plugin repo. |
+| `GITHUB_TOKEN` | Auto-provided. Used for ghcr.io login and GitHub Release creation. No manual setup required. |
+
+## Rollback
+
+- **Bad image, notes fine** → fix the cause, commit, tag `healthchat-v<ver>-hotfix1`.
+- **Bad release notes** → edit `HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md` and the GitHub Release
+  body manually (GitHub UI). The ghcr.io tag is immutable, don't try to move it.
+- **Completely wrong tag** → delete the GitHub Release (UI). Do **not** delete
+  the ghcr.io image tag — treat it as burned. Re-tag with a new version.
+
+## Known branch divergence on rebase
+
+These files are HealthChat-only and will conflict cleanly when rebasing
+`release/healthchat` onto upstream. Always keep the HealthChat side (`--ours`
+during rebase):
+
+- `.github/workflows/build-healthchat.yaml`
+- `HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md`
+- `.healthchat-workspace-version`
+- `.claude/skills/releasing-healthchat/SKILL.md`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-healthchat.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-healthchat.yaml
index 4754d1061f..6a2a2b060e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-healthchat.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-healthchat.yaml
@@ -1,42 +1,133 @@
-name: build-healthchat-app
+name: Release HealthChat
+
+# Tag-driven release pipeline for HealthChat builds of element-web.
+# Mirrors ../element-ios/.github/workflows/release-healthchat.yml.
+# Runbook: .claude/skills/releasing-healthchat/SKILL.md
 
-# run on branch release/healthchat
 on:
     push:
-        branches:
-            - release/healthchat
+        tags:
+            - "healthchat-v*"
+    workflow_dispatch:
+        inputs:
+            version:
+                description: "Version (e.g. 1.4.0). Required when running manually."
+                required: true
+                type: string
+            workspace_ref:
+                description: "Override healthchat-workspace ref (defaults to .healthchat-workspace-version)."
+                required: false
+                type: string
+            release_notes_override:
+                description: "Optional release notes; falls back to HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md section for the given version."
+                required: false
+                type: string
+
+permissions:
+    contents: write # create GitHub Release
+    packages: write # push Docker image
+    id-token: write # attestations
+    attestations: write
+
+concurrency:
+    group: release-healthchat-${{ github.event.inputs.version || github.ref_name }}
+    cancel-in-progress: false
 
 jobs:
-    build-healthchat-app:
+    release:
+        name: Build & publish HealthChat image
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        permissions:
-            contents: read # This is required to read the repo content
-            packages: write # This is required to push the Docker image
-            id-token: write # Required to get the certificate for the attestation
-            attestations: write # Required to push the attestation
         env:
             DOCKER_REGISTRY: "ghcr.io"
             DOCKER_IMAGE: ${{ format('{0}/healthchat-web', github.repository) }}
-            DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG: "latest"
             DOCKER_PUSH: true
             DOCKER_SIGNING: false
             FORCE_COLOR: 1
-            HEALTHCHAT_WORKSPACE_REF: v0.5.0-rc.4
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
               with:
-                  fetch-depth: 0 # needed for docker-package to be able to calculate the version
+                  fetch-depth: 0
+
+            - name: Resolve version
+              id: version
+              run: |
+                  set -euo pipefail
+                  if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
+                    VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+                  else
+                    VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#healthchat-v}"
+                  fi
+                  if ! [[ "$VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+([.-][0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$ ]]; then
+                    echo "::error::Invalid version '$VERSION' — expected e.g. 1.4.0 or 1.4.0-rc1"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+                  echo "Resolved version: $VERSION"
+
+            - name: Resolve workspace ref
+              id: workspace
+              env:
+                  OVERRIDE: ${{ github.event.inputs.workspace_ref }}
+              run: |
+                  set -euo pipefail
+                  if [[ -n "$OVERRIDE" ]]; then
+                    REF="$OVERRIDE"
+                    echo "Using workspace ref from workflow input: $REF"
+                  elif [[ -f .healthchat-workspace-version ]]; then
+                    REF=$(head -n1 .healthchat-workspace-version | tr -d '[:space:]')
+                    if [[ -z "$REF" ]]; then
+                      echo "::error::.healthchat-workspace-version is empty"
+                      exit 1
+                    fi
+                    echo "Using workspace ref from .healthchat-workspace-version: $REF"
+                  else
+                    echo "::error::.healthchat-workspace-version missing and no workspace_ref override provided"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  echo "ref=$REF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+            - name: Extract release notes
+              id: notes
+              env:
+                  VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+                  OVERRIDE: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_notes_override }}
+              run: |
+                  set -euo pipefail
+                  if [[ -n "$OVERRIDE" ]]; then
+                    NOTES="$OVERRIDE"
+                    echo "Using release notes from workflow input"
+                  else
+                    NOTES=$(awk -v ver="$VERSION" '
+                      /^## Changes in / {
+                        if (found) { exit }
+                        if ($0 ~ "## Changes in " ver "( |$|\\()") { found = 1; next }
+                      }
+                      found { print }
+                    ' HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md | sed '/^[[:space:]]*$/{N;/^\n$/D;}')
+                    if [[ -z "$NOTES" ]]; then
+                      NOTES="HealthChat ${VERSION} — automated build from ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}."
+                      echo "::warning::No HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md section found for $VERSION — using fallback"
+                    fi
+                  fi
+                  {
+                    echo 'notes<<NOTES_EOF'
+                    echo "$NOTES"
+                    echo 'NOTES_EOF'
+                  } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
             - name: Checkout healthchat-workspace
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
               with:
                   repository: Novaloop-AG/healthchat-workspace
                   path: healthchat-workspace
                   token: ${{ secrets.HEALTHCHAT_WORKSPACE_TOKEN }}
-                  ref: ${{ env.HEALTHCHAT_WORKSPACE_REF }}
+                  ref: ${{ steps.workspace.outputs.ref }}
+
             - name: Setup Node.js
               uses: actions/setup-node@v4
               with:
                   node-version: 22
+
             - name: Build element-plugin
               run: |
                   cd healthchat-workspace/element-plugin
@@ -45,27 +136,33 @@ jobs:
                   cd module
                   npm ci
                   npm run build
+
             - name: Stage plugin artifacts for Docker
               run: |
                   mkdir -p plugin-dist/elements
                   cp healthchat-workspace/element-plugin/module/dist/healthchat-module.js plugin-dist/healthchat-module.js
                   cp healthchat-workspace/element-plugin/dist/elements/browser/main.js plugin-dist/elements/healthchat-elements.js
+
             - name: Log in to the Github Container registry
               uses: docker/login-action@v3
               with:
                   registry: ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}
                   username: ${{ github.actor }}
                   password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
             - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
               id: metadata
               uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
               with:
                   images: ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}
                   tags: |
-                      type=raw,value=${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG }}
+                      type=raw,value=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+                      type=raw,value=stable
                       type=raw,value=${{ github.sha }}
+
             - name: Set up Docker Buildx
               uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
             - name: Build and push Docker images
               id: push
               uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -75,8 +172,6 @@ jobs:
                   push: ${{ env.DOCKER_PUSH }}
                   tags: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.tags }}
                   labels: ${{ steps.metadata.outputs.labels }}
-                  #cache-from: type=gha
-                  #cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
 
             - name: Generate artifact attestation
               if: ${{ env.DOCKER_SIGNING == 'true' }}
@@ -85,3 +180,11 @@ jobs:
                   subject-name: ${{ env.DOCKER_REGISTRY }}/${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE }}
                   subject-digest: ${{ steps.push.outputs.digest }}
                   push-to-registry: ${{ env.DOCKER_PUSH }}
+
+            - name: Create GitHub Release
+              if: github.event_name == 'push'
+              uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+              with:
+                  tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+                  name: HealthChat ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+                  body: ${{ steps.notes.outputs.notes }}
diff --git a/.healthchat-workspace-version b/.healthchat-workspace-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..242dd4f478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.healthchat-workspace-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v0.5.0-rc.4
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index be00c79c28..a9ed8c0ffd 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -111,4 +111,7 @@ yarn link && yarn install
 
 # In element-web directory
 yarn link matrix-js-sdk && yarn install && yarn start
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+### Releasing HealthChat
+Releases are cut by pushing a `healthchat-v<semver>` tag against `release/healthchat`, which triggers `.github/workflows/build-healthchat.yaml`. Release notes come from `HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md`; the plugin ref is pinned in `.healthchat-workspace-version`. Full runbook: `releasing-healthchat` skill.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md b/HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67f7aabb3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# HealthChat Changelog
+
+Release notes for HealthChat builds of element-web. The release pipeline
+(`.github/workflows/build-healthchat.yaml`) extracts the matching `## Changes
+in <version>` section and uses it as the body of the GitHub Release.
+
+One section per released version, newest on top. Upstream element-hq
+`CHANGELOG.md` is kept separate and untouched.
+
+## Changes in 1.0.0 (2026-04-21)
+
+First tagged HealthChat release of element-web.
+
+🙌 Improvements
+
+- Initial HealthChat branding, theming, and healthchat-workspace module integration.