Validate paired alpha workflow without inference

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+# Alpha paired validation
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+Run the complete Assistant suite with `PYTHONPATH=src:<Lab candidate root>`.
+`tests/test_alpha_pair.py` exercises the real adapter, context, orchestration,
+transcript selection and generation persistence with mocked audio preparation,
+Whisper, diarization and model responses. It covers de/en, all performance
+profiles, anonymous generation, mapped regeneration, glossary provenance and
+immutable history. The test skips when Lab is unavailable; a release validation
+must run it with Lab available and report no skips.
+
+Run Lab's full `python -m unittest discover -s tests` at its candidate revision.
+History tests inject write/publication failures and a process interruption.
+UI tests use the real executor and reject worker access to session state.
+
+These tests do not measure recognition quality or model language compliance.
+Before tagging, perform the final local GUI/model smoke with the exact paired
+revisions and configured model/runtime. Reuse copied historical transcripts
+where possible; do not rewrite original regression evidence. Preserve the known
+GTM-Hub human-reference whitespace. Record both candidate SHAs in release notes.