diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index abe373b..73afda2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+# .gitignore
 frontend/node_modules/
 frontend/dist/
 build/bin/verstak-desktop
+smoke-platform
 plugins/
diff --git a/build/bin/verstak-desktop b/build/bin/verstak-desktop
deleted file mode 100755
index 20b0786..0000000
Binary files a/build/bin/verstak-desktop and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/cmd/smoke-platform/main.go b/cmd/smoke-platform/main.go
index e8c894f..90cc948 100644
--- a/cmd/smoke-platform/main.go
+++ b/cmd/smoke-platform/main.go
@@ -221,7 +221,16 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// ── 9. Verify required capabilities resolved ──
+	// ── 9. Verify workspace capability by name ──
+	fmt.Printf("\n[workspace capability verification]\n")
+	if reg.Has("verstak/core/workspace/v1") {
+		fmt.Printf("  ✅ workspace capability present: verstak/core/workspace/v1\n")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("  ❌ workspace capability MISSING: verstak/core/workspace/v1\n")
+		allGood = false
+	}
+
+	// ── 10. Verify required capabilities resolved ──
 	fmt.Printf("\n[required capability resolution]\n")
 	missingRequired := reg.CheckRequired(m.Requires)
 	if len(missingRequired) > 0 {