diff --git a/.github/workflows/llrt-native.yml b/.github/workflows/llrt-native.yml
index 4eb801e..881e67d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/llrt-native.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/llrt-native.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ name: LLRT Native Packages
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      publish:
+        description: Publish the LLRT package family
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
@@ -20,8 +26,10 @@ on:
       - "pnpm-lock.yaml"
       - "pnpm-workspace.yaml"
       - "Taskfile.yml"
-  release:
-    types: [published]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: llrt-native-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -131,19 +139,19 @@ jobs:
       - run: pnpm --filter @robinbraemer/llrt run smoke:packed-install
 
       - name: Prepare native package metadata
-        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        if: inputs.publish && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         env:
           GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ""
         run: pnpm --filter @robinbraemer/llrt run prepare:native-publish
 
       - name: Publish optional native packages
-        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        if: inputs.publish && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         run: |
           for package_dir in packages/llrt/npm/*; do
             (cd "${package_dir}" && npm publish --access public)
           done
 
       - name: Publish main LLRT package
-        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        if: inputs.publish && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         run: npm publish --access public
         working-directory: packages/llrt
diff --git a/internal/superpowers/specs/2026-06-10-standalone-llrt-typescript-runtime-design.md b/internal/superpowers/specs/2026-06-10-standalone-llrt-typescript-runtime-design.md
index d26cdd6..8ecab06 100644
--- a/internal/superpowers/specs/2026-06-10-standalone-llrt-typescript-runtime-design.md
+++ b/internal/superpowers/specs/2026-06-10-standalone-llrt-typescript-runtime-design.md
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ It builds every declared napi target on an explicit GitHub-hosted runner:
 The workflow dry-run-packs each optional native package, uploads the native
 artifact, assembles all artifacts in a packaging job, dry-run-packs the main
 package and optional packages together, and publishes the LLRT package family
-only for release events.
+only when manually dispatched with publishing enabled on the `main` branch.
 
 `pnpm --filter @robinbraemer/llrt run verify:native-artifacts` verifies that
 the optional native package manifests match the root package's declared
diff --git a/packages/codemode/package.json b/packages/codemode/package.json
index 3a300e5..a48ef26 100644
--- a/packages/codemode/package.json
+++ b/packages/codemode/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@robinbraemer/codemode",
-  "version": "0.4.1",
+  "version": "0.4.2",
   "description": "Code Mode MCP tools from OpenAPI specs. Two tools (search + execute) replace hundreds of individual MCP tools.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/llrt/test/native-prebuild-workflow.test.ts b/packages/llrt/test/native-prebuild-workflow.test.ts
index cbe49fb..b6cbbd5 100644
--- a/packages/llrt/test/native-prebuild-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/packages/llrt/test/native-prebuild-workflow.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,32 @@ function getNamedStep(workflow: string, stepName: string) {
 }
 
 describe("LLRT native prebuild workflow", () => {
+
+  it("publishes only through an explicit LLRT release dispatch", () => {
+    const workflow = readFileSync(workflowPath, "utf8");
+    const publishCondition = "if: inputs.publish && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'";
+
+    expect(workflow).not.toContain("  release:\n    types: [published]");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("publish:\n        description: Publish the LLRT package family");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("default: false");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("type: boolean");
+    for (const stepName of [
+      "Prepare native package metadata",
+      "Publish optional native packages",
+      "Publish main LLRT package",
+    ]) {
+      expect(getNamedStep(workflow, stepName)).toContain(publishCondition);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("serializes LLRT package runs without cancelling an active publish", () => {
+    const workflow = readFileSync(workflowPath, "utf8");
+
+    expect(workflow).toContain("concurrency:");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("group: llrt-native-${{ github.ref }}");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("cancel-in-progress: false");
+  });
+
   it("builds every napi target declared by the package manifest", () => {
     const workflow = readFileSync(workflowPath, "utf8");