diff --git a/.github/workflows/snap.yml b/.github/workflows/snap.yml
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+# Build Callimachus from its checksum-verified, prebuilt Linux release archive.
+name: Snap package
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'snap/**'
+      - 'packaging/prepare_snap_release.py'
+      - '.github/workflows/snap.yml'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release_tag:
+        description: Published Callimachus release (e.g. v2.0.2)
+        type: string
+        required: true
+        default: v2.0.2
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  snap:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - name: Pin the exact GitHub release and Linux asset checksum
+        env:
+          CALLIMACHUS_RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name || inputs.release_tag || 'v2.0.2' }}
+        run: python packaging/prepare_snap_release.py "$CALLIMACHUS_RELEASE_TAG"
+      - name: Build Snap package
+        id: build
+        uses: canonical/action-build@3bdaa03e1ba6bf59a65f84a751d943d549a54e79 # v1.3.0
+      - name: Retain built package for testing
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
+        with:
+          name: callimachus-snap
+          path: ${{ steps.build.outputs.snap }}
+          if-no-files-found: error
+      - name: Check whether store publishing is configured
+        id: creds
+        env:
+          STORE_CREDENTIALS: ${{ secrets.SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "$STORE_CREDENTIALS" ]; then
+            echo 'available=true' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo 'available=false' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+      - name: Upload to Snap Store edge channel
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.creds.outputs.available == 'true'
+        uses: canonical/action-publish@214b86e5ca036ead1668c79afb81e550e6c54d40 # v1.2.0
+        env:
+          SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS: ${{ secrets.SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS }}
+        with:
+          snap: ${{ steps.build.outputs.snap }}
+          release: edge
diff --git a/packaging/prepare_snap_release.py b/packaging/prepare_snap_release.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Pin a Snapcraft build to an immutable, checksummed GitHub release asset."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from urllib.parse import quote
+from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
+
+
+REPOSITORY = "SNatangelo/Callimachus"
+ASSET_NAME = "Callimachus-linux-x64.tar.gz"
+SNAPCRAFT_YAML = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "snap" / "snapcraft.yaml"
+
+
+def replace_once(text: str, pattern: str, replacement: str) -> str:
+    updated, count = re.subn(pattern, lambda _: replacement, text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    if count != 1:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"expected exactly one Snapcraft field matching {pattern!r}; got {count}")
+    return updated
+
+
+def main(tag: str) -> None:
+    if not re.fullmatch(r"v\d+\.\d+\.\d+", tag):
+        raise ValueError(f"expected a stable release tag (vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH), got {tag!r}")
+
+    url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{REPOSITORY}/releases/tags/{quote(tag)}"
+    request = Request(url, headers={"Accept": "application/vnd.github+json", "User-Agent": "Callimachus-Snapcraft"})
+    with urlopen(request, timeout=30) as response:
+        release = json.load(response)
+    if release.get("draft") or release.get("prerelease") or release.get("tag_name") != tag:
+        raise RuntimeError("the requested tag is not a published stable release")
+    assets = [asset for asset in release.get("assets", []) if asset.get("name") == ASSET_NAME]
+    if len(assets) != 1:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"expected one asset named {ASSET_NAME}; found {len(assets)}")
+    asset = assets[0]
+    digest = asset.get("digest", "")
+    download_url = asset.get("browser_download_url", "")
+    expected_url = f"https://github.com/{REPOSITORY}/releases/download/{tag}/{ASSET_NAME}"
+    if not re.fullmatch(r"sha256:[0-9a-f]{64}", digest) or download_url != expected_url:
+        raise RuntimeError("release asset digest or download URL is missing or inconsistent")
+
+    recipe = SNAPCRAFT_YAML.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    recipe = replace_once(recipe, r"^version: .*$", f"version: '{tag[1:]}'")
+    recipe = replace_once(recipe, r"^    source: https://github\.com/SNatangelo/Callimachus/releases/download/.*$", f"    source: {download_url}")
+    recipe = replace_once(recipe, r"^    source-checksum: sha256/[0-9a-f]{64}$", f"    source-checksum: sha256/{digest[7:]}")
+    SNAPCRAFT_YAML.write_text(recipe, encoding="utf-8")
+    print(f"Pinned Snapcraft to {tag}: {digest}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        raise SystemExit("usage: python packaging/prepare_snap_release.py vX.Y.Z")
+    main(sys.argv[1])
diff --git a/snap/gui/callimachus.desktop b/snap/gui/callimachus.desktop
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=Callimachus
+GenericName=Citation Verifier
+Comment=Verify citations and trace source evidence
+Exec=callimachus
+Icon=${SNAP}/meta/gui/callimachus.png
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Science;Education;Office;
+StartupNotify=true
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diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
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+name: callimachus
+title: Callimachus
+base: core22
+version: '2.0.2'
+summary: Verify citations and source evidence in scientific manuscripts
+description: |
+  Callimachus is an open-source citation verification workspace for scientific
+  writing. It checks references, identifies potentially unsupported claims,
+  retrieves source evidence, and produces traceable verification reports.
+
+  The desktop interface includes guided source retrieval, PDF handling, and
+  configurable language-model checks. Results remain reviewable by the user.
+
+  To store provider credentials in the Linux Secret Service, connect the
+  password-manager-service interface after installation:
+    sudo snap connect callimachus:password-manager-service
+
+  Files on removable drives require the removable-media connection.
+website: https://callimachus.science
+source-code: https://github.com/SNatangelo/Callimachus
+issues: https://github.com/SNatangelo/Callimachus/issues
+license: AGPL-3.0-only
+grade: stable
+confinement: strict
+architectures:
+  - build-on: amd64
+    build-for: amd64
+icon: snap/gui/callimachus.png
+
+apps:
+  callimachus:
+    command: Callimachus/Callimachus
+    plugs:
+      - desktop
+      - desktop-legacy
+      - home
+      - network
+      - opengl
+      - password-manager-service
+      - removable-media
+      - wayland
+      - x11
+
+parts:
+  callimachus:
+    plugin: dump
+    # Use the audited, prebuilt Linux bundle from the GitHub release rather
+    # than rebuilding the Qt/PySide/PyInstaller toolchain a second time.
+    # packaging/prepare_snap_release.py updates all three pinned values for CI.
+    source: https://github.com/SNatangelo/Callimachus/releases/download/v2.0.2/Callimachus-linux-x64.tar.gz
+    source-type: tar
+    source-checksum: sha256/19567db4ecc13835753f25b9977224a78d5d2ef379197ae4c32be7b302eb154d
+    stage-packages:
+      - libegl1
+      - libfontconfig1
+      - libfreetype6
+      - libgl1
+      - libgtk-3-0
+      - libxcb1
+      - libxkbcommon-x11-0