diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9cfe931..359e18e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       RELEASE_SHA: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha || inputs.release_sha || github.sha }}
       RELEASE_ARTIFACTS_DIR: output/npm-release
+      RELEASE_SOURCE_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -53,6 +54,14 @@ jobs:
           )
           test "$count" -gt 0
 
+      # Recovery can use repaired orchestration without rebuilding the original
+      # candidate. The manifest still pins the candidate SHA and every byte.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.sha }}
+          path: .release-tools
+          persist-credentials: false
+
       - uses: jetli/wasm-pack-action@v0.4.0
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
         with:
@@ -125,11 +134,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish or verify the original artifacts using OIDC
         id: publish
-        run: node nodejs/scripts/publish-versioned-packages.mjs
+        run: node .release-tools/nodejs/scripts/publish-versioned-packages.mjs
 
       - name: Create GitHub Releases with the original tarballs
         if: steps.publish.outputs.ready == 'true'
-        run: node nodejs/scripts/create-github-releases.mjs
+        run: node .release-tools/nodejs/scripts/create-github-releases.mjs
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           PUBLISHED_PACKAGES: ${{ steps.candidate.outputs.publishedPackages }}
diff --git a/docs/comment-release.md b/docs/comment-release.md
index 79f7cb8..b2a13b4 100644
--- a/docs/comment-release.md
+++ b/docs/comment-release.md
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ For a failed publication, rerun the existing workflow attempt. It restores the
 original artifact automatically. To recover from another run, dispatch Release
 with `release_sha` set to the original gated main commit and `resume_run_id` set
 to the original run ID. Leave `target_version` empty or use the saved version.
-Missing or expired recovery artifacts fail closed. Never rebuild or overwrite an
+Registry verification waits up to ten minutes for accepted packages to become visible.
+Recovery uses the current workflow commit for orchestration while the saved manifest
+and checkout still pin the original candidate and archive bytes. Publishing-tool
+repairs do not force new package versions. Missing or expired recovery artifacts fail closed. Never rebuild or overwrite an
 already published version; fix incorrect artifacts with a new patch release.
 
 Rust, Python, Android and Swift retain their existing CI publication workflows.
@@ -51,3 +54,10 @@ round trips and publication omission. Preserve registry versions, source commits
 CI URLs, artifact integrity values and verification results in the release record.
 Partial language publication is an incomplete release; recover each remaining
 artifact without replacing successful publications.
+
+Recovery can select a workflow ref containing corrected publication tooling.
+`publish-versioned-packages.mjs`, `create-github-releases.mjs`, and their shared
+`release-artifacts.mjs` helper are read from that ref; checkout HEAD, the gated source SHA, package versions, checksums, and
+uploaded tarballs remain those of the original candidate. Registry visibility
+is polled after npm acknowledges publication; transient absence never causes
+an immediate repeat upload, and conflicting bytes still fail closed.
diff --git a/nodejs/scripts/compute-release-versions.mjs b/nodejs/scripts/compute-release-versions.mjs
index e7c8ca8..dd62b24 100644
--- a/nodejs/scripts/compute-release-versions.mjs
+++ b/nodejs/scripts/compute-release-versions.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { appendFileSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { globSync } from "node:fs";
 import { join, relative } from "node:path";
-import { nextReleaseVersion, releaseClosure } from "./release-version-policy.mjs";
+import { nextReleaseVersion, releaseClosure, changesPackedArtifacts } from "./release-version-policy.mjs";
 
 const root = new URL("..", import.meta.url).pathname;
 const dryRun = process.argv.includes("--dry-run");
@@ -39,11 +39,7 @@ const changedFiles = execFileSync(
   .filter(Boolean);
 const changedPackages = new Set();
 const dependencyRoots = new Set();
-const packagingChanged = changedFiles.some(
-  (file) =>
-    file === "nodejs/scripts/pack-publishable-package.mjs" ||
-    file === "nodejs/scripts/publish-versioned-packages.mjs"
-);
+const packagingChanged = changesPackedArtifacts(changedFiles);
 
 for (const file of changedFiles) {
   const nodejsRelative = relative(root, join(root, "..", file));
diff --git a/nodejs/scripts/create-github-releases.mjs b/nodejs/scripts/create-github-releases.mjs
index bab8675..f638fab 100644
--- a/nodejs/scripts/create-github-releases.mjs
+++ b/nodejs/scripts/create-github-releases.mjs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { integrity, verifyReleaseArtifacts } from "./release-artifacts.mjs";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 
-const packagesRoot = path.resolve(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url), "../..");
-const repositoryRoot = path.resolve(packagesRoot, "..");
+const repositoryRoot = path.resolve(process.env.RELEASE_SOURCE_DIR ?? path.resolve(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url), "../../.."));
+const packagesRoot = path.join(repositoryRoot, "nodejs");
 const packagesDir = path.join(packagesRoot, "packages");
 if (process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS !== "true") throw new Error("Production release creation must run in GitHub Actions");
 const artifactsDirectory = path.resolve(repositoryRoot, process.env.RELEASE_ARTIFACTS_DIR ?? "output/npm-release");
diff --git a/nodejs/scripts/publish-versioned-packages.mjs b/nodejs/scripts/publish-versioned-packages.mjs
index dcc9b3d..a6ab740 100644
--- a/nodejs/scripts/publish-versioned-packages.mjs
+++ b/nodejs/scripts/publish-versioned-packages.mjs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import { appendFileSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join, resolve } from 'node:path';
-import { registryArtifactMatches, verifyReleaseArtifacts } from './release-artifacts.mjs';
+import { registryArtifactMatches, verifyReleaseArtifacts, waitForRegistryArtifact } from './release-artifacts.mjs';
 
-const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../..');
+const root = resolve(process.env.RELEASE_SOURCE_DIR ?? resolve(import.meta.dirname, '../..'));
 const directory = resolve(root,process.env.RELEASE_ARTIFACTS_DIR ?? 'output/npm-release');
 const sourceSha = execFileSync('git',['rev-parse','HEAD'],{cwd:root,encoding:'utf8'}).trim();
 const manifest = verifyReleaseArtifacts(JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(directory,'manifest.json'),'utf8')),directory,sourceSha);
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const pending = manifest.artifacts.filter((artifact) => !registryArtifactMatches
 if (!dryRun) {
   for (const artifact of pending) {
     execFileSync('npm',['publish',join(directory,artifact.filename),'--access','public'],{cwd:root,stdio:'inherit'});
-    if (!registryArtifactMatches(artifact,registryIntegrity(artifact))) throw new Error(`Published artifact is not yet visible: ${artifact.name}`);
+    await waitForRegistryArtifact(artifact, registryIntegrity);
   }
 }
 if (process.env.GITHUB_OUTPUT) {
diff --git a/nodejs/scripts/release-artifacts.mjs b/nodejs/scripts/release-artifacts.mjs
index d164bc9..f5b5787 100644
--- a/nodejs/scripts/release-artifacts.mjs
+++ b/nodejs/scripts/release-artifacts.mjs
@@ -51,3 +51,17 @@ export function applyReleaseVersions(manifest, packages) {
     writeFileSync(manifestPath, `${JSON.stringify({...value, version}, null, 2)}\n`);
   }
 }
+
+// npm can acknowledge an upload before registry metadata becomes visible.
+// Retry reads of the original artifact; never publish it a second time here.
+export async function waitForRegistryArtifact(artifact, readIntegrity, {
+  attempts = 60,
+  delayMs = 10000,
+  sleep = (ms) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms)),
+} = {}) {
+  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < attempts; attempt += 1) {
+    if (registryArtifactMatches(artifact, await readIntegrity(artifact))) return;
+    if (attempt + 1 < attempts) await sleep(delayMs);
+  }
+  throw new Error(`Published artifact is not yet visible: ${artifact.name}@${artifact.version}`);
+}
diff --git a/nodejs/scripts/release-artifacts.test.mjs b/nodejs/scripts/release-artifacts.test.mjs
index 93c0752..eb98926 100644
--- a/nodejs/scripts/release-artifacts.test.mjs
+++ b/nodejs/scripts/release-artifacts.test.mjs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import test from 'node:test';
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { applyReleaseVersions, integrity, registryArtifactMatches, validateReleaseManifest, verifyReleaseArtifacts } from './release-artifacts.mjs';
+import { applyReleaseVersions, integrity, registryArtifactMatches, validateReleaseManifest, verifyReleaseArtifacts, waitForRegistryArtifact } from './release-artifacts.mjs';
 
 const sha = 'a'.repeat(40);
 const artifact = {name:'test-package',version:'2.1.0',filename:'test-package-2.1.0.tgz',integrity:integrity('original artifact')};
@@ -38,3 +40,28 @@ test('replay validates the complete package set before changing any manifest',()
     assert.equal(JSON.parse(readFileSync(manifestPath)).version,'2.1.0');
   } finally { rmSync(directory,{recursive:true,force:true}); }
 });
+
+test('publication tolerates delayed registry visibility without repeating an upload', async () => {
+  let reads = 0;
+  const delays = [];
+  await waitForRegistryArtifact(artifact, () => ++reads < 3 ? undefined : artifact.integrity,
+    { attempts: 3, delayMs: 10, sleep: async (ms) => delays.push(ms) });
+  assert.equal(reads, 3);
+  assert.deepEqual(delays, [10, 10]);
+});
+test('registry polling fails closed on conflicts, lookup errors, and exhaustion', async () => {
+  let sleeps = 0;
+  const options = { attempts: 2, sleep: async () => { sleeps += 1; } };
+  await assert.rejects(waitForRegistryArtifact(artifact, () => integrity('foreign'), options), /conflict/);
+  await assert.rejects(waitForRegistryArtifact(artifact, () => { throw new Error('registry offline'); }, options), /registry offline/);
+  assert.equal(sleeps, 0);
+  await assert.rejects(waitForRegistryArtifact(artifact, () => undefined, options), /not yet visible/);
+  assert.equal(sleeps, 1);
+});
+
+// Exercise executable modules as well as their shared helper imports.
+test('release entry points remain valid JavaScript after recovery changes', () => {
+  for (const script of ['publish-versioned-packages.mjs', 'create-github-releases.mjs', 'compute-release-versions.mjs', 'prepare-release-artifacts.mjs']) {
+    execFileSync(process.execPath, ['--check', fileURLToPath(new URL(script, import.meta.url))]);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/nodejs/scripts/release-version-policy.mjs b/nodejs/scripts/release-version-policy.mjs
index bc8897b..aa2d5ad 100644
--- a/nodejs/scripts/release-version-policy.mjs
+++ b/nodejs/scripts/release-version-policy.mjs
@@ -44,3 +44,5 @@ export function releaseClosure(manifests, changedNames) {
   }
   return selected;
 }
+
+export const changesPackedArtifacts = (files) => files.includes("nodejs/scripts/pack-publishable-package.mjs");
diff --git a/nodejs/scripts/release-version-policy.test.mjs b/nodejs/scripts/release-version-policy.test.mjs
index 0ea91be..f493adf 100644
--- a/nodejs/scripts/release-version-policy.test.mjs
+++ b/nodejs/scripts/release-version-policy.test.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import test from 'node:test';
-import { nextReleaseVersion, releaseClosure } from './release-version-policy.mjs';
+import { nextReleaseVersion, releaseClosure, changesPackedArtifacts } from './release-version-policy.mjs';
 
 test('starts a new minor at zero and keeps normal patch behavior', () => {
   assert.equal(nextReleaseVersion({baseline:'2.0.6', series:'2.1'}), '2.1.0');
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ test('dependency closure includes optional and peer consumers transitively', ()
   const manifests = [{name:'core'}, {name:'mdi',dependencies:{core:'workspace:*'}}, {name:'remark',peerDependencies:{mdi:'workspace:*'}}, {name:'cli',optionalDependencies:{remark:'workspace:*'}}, {name:'other'}];
   assert.deepEqual([...releaseClosure(manifests, ['core'])], ['core','mdi','remark','cli']);
 });
+
+test('publishing-tool repairs retain existing artifact versions', () => {
+  assert.equal(changesPackedArtifacts(['nodejs/scripts/publish-versioned-packages.mjs', '.github/workflows/release.yml']), false);
+  assert.equal(changesPackedArtifacts(['nodejs/scripts/pack-publishable-package.mjs']), true);
+});