diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-tdlm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-tdlm.yml
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index 0000000000..d186be33bc
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+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-tdlm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+name: Publish TDLM launcher
+
+# Builds HMCL.exe / HMCL.jar and publishes them for TDLMPack / players:
+#   1. Gitea Release assets (versioned download page)
+#   2. Gitea generic package tdlm-hmcl/latest (stable curl URLs)
+#
+# Mirrors TDLM/TDLMPack's pack.yml publish style (nest API host; Cloudflare
+# in front of git.potatolab.uk blocks Python urllib for large uploads).
+#
+# Auth (same name as TDLMPack pack.yml):
+#   secrets.TDLM_PACK_TOKEN — Gitea API token with package + release write.
+#   Prefer an *org* secret (like MAVEN_USER/MAVEN_PASSWORD) so HMCL inherits it;
+#   today it exists only as a TDLMPack *repo* secret unless promoted.
+#   Falls back to github.token when TDLM_PACK_TOKEN is unset (same-repo release;
+#   org generic packages may still need the pack token).
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release_tag:
+        description: "Release tag (also used as the release title). Example: 2026.11.08 or v3.dev-abc1234"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+  # Gitea records a push run whenever this file changes; without a push job the run
+  # fails with 0 jobs. Keep a no-op so the check is green; real publish stays dispatch-only.
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/publish-tdlm.yml'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  noop:
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "publish-tdlm is workflow_dispatch-only; push no-op ok"
+
+  publish:
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 90
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      # Same caching pattern as gradle.yml / TDLM ForestryMC+IC2 setup-build.
+      - name: Set up JDK 17 + JavaFX
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v6
+        with:
+          distribution: 'liberica'
+          java-version: '17'
+          java-package: 'jdk+fx'
+          cache-jdk: true
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: actions/gradle-actions/setup-gradle@v6
+        with:
+          cache-cleanup: never
+          cache-provider: ${{ github.server_url == 'https://github.com' && 'basic' || 'external' }}
+
+      # Wrapper only — do not cache ~/.gradle/caches (org siblings don't; ~4GB killed Docker).
+      - name: Cache Gradle wrapper
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.gradle/wrapper
+            .gradle/wrapper-neo
+          key: gradle-wrapper-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', 'gradle/wrapper/GradleWrapperNeo.java') }}
+
+      - name: Cache apt packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/apt-cache
+          key: apt-javafx-xvfb-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-1
+
+      - name: Install Xvfb and JavaFX GTK deps
+        run: |
+          pkgs='xvfb libgtk-3-0 libxtst6 libxxf86vm1 libgl1 libxi6 libx11-6 libxext6 libxrender1'
+          sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/apt/archives/partial
+          if [ -d "${HOME}/apt-cache" ] && [ -n "$(ls -A "${HOME}/apt-cache" 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+            sudo cp -a "${HOME}/apt-cache/." /var/cache/apt/archives/
+          fi
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends $pkgs \
+            || { sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends $pkgs; }
+          mkdir -p "${HOME}/apt-cache"
+          cp -a /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb "${HOME}/apt-cache/" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+
+      - name: Build executables
+        run: xvfb-run --auto-servernum ./gradlew :HMCL:makeExecutables --no-daemon --parallel
+        env:
+          JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dprism.order=sw
+          VERSION_TYPE: unofficial
+          MICROSOFT_AUTH_ID: ${{ secrets.MICROSOFT_AUTH_ID }}
+          CURSEFORGE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.CURSEFORGE_API_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Stage stable launcher names
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          mkdir -p build/tdlm-hmcl
+          jar="$(ls -1 HMCL/build/libs/HMCL-*.jar | grep -v '\.sha' | head -n1)"
+          exe="$(ls -1 HMCL/build/libs/HMCL-*.exe | grep -v '\.sha' | head -n1)"
+          test -n "$jar" && test -n "$exe"
+          cp -f "$jar" build/tdlm-hmcl/HMCL.jar
+          cp -f "$exe" build/tdlm-hmcl/HMCL.exe
+          # Prefer Gradle-produced checksums when present; otherwise compute.
+          if [ -f "${jar}.sha256" ]; then cp -f "${jar}.sha256" build/tdlm-hmcl/HMCL.jar.sha256
+          else sha256sum build/tdlm-hmcl/HMCL.jar | awk '{print $1}' > build/tdlm-hmcl/HMCL.jar.sha256
+          fi
+          if [ -f "${exe}.sha256" ]; then cp -f "${exe}.sha256" build/tdlm-hmcl/HMCL.exe.sha256
+          else sha256sum build/tdlm-hmcl/HMCL.exe | awk '{print $1}' > build/tdlm-hmcl/HMCL.exe.sha256
+          fi
+          echo "STAGED_JAR=$jar" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "STAGED_EXE=$exe" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          ls -la build/tdlm-hmcl
+
+      # Stable player/CI channel: overwritten in place under tdlm-hmcl/latest.
+      - name: Publish generic package tdlm-hmcl/latest
+        env:
+          # Same secret name as TDLM/TDLMPack pack.yml (org or repo). Not MAVEN_*.
+          TDLM_PACK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TDLM_PACK_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          GITEA_PACKAGE_ROOT: https://git.nest.potatolab.uk:8443/api/packages/TDLM/generic/tdlm-hmcl/latest
+        run: |
+          python3 - <<'PY'
+          import os, pathlib, urllib.error, urllib.parse, urllib.request
+          token = (os.environ.get("TDLM_PACK_TOKEN") or os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN") or "").strip()
+          token_src = "TDLM_PACK_TOKEN" if os.environ.get("TDLM_PACK_TOKEN", "").strip() else "github.token"
+          if not token:
+              raise SystemExit(
+                  "Need secrets.TDLM_PACK_TOKEN (promote TDLMPack's repo secret to org, like MAVEN_*) "
+                  "or a usable github.token to publish tdlm-hmcl")
+          print("auth=" + token_src)
+          upload_root = os.environ["GITEA_PACKAGE_ROOT"].rstrip("/")
+          root = pathlib.Path("build/tdlm-hmcl")
+
+          def put(name: str, data: bytes):
+              url = upload_root + "/" + urllib.parse.quote(name, safe="")
+              request = urllib.request.Request(url, data=data, method="PUT")
+              request.add_header("Authorization", "token " + token)
+              request.add_header("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+              request.add_header("User-Agent", "tdlm-hmcl-publish")
+              try:
+                  with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=1800) as response:
+                      response.read()
+              except urllib.error.HTTPError as exc:
+                  raise SystemExit("HTTP %s uploading %s: %s" % (exc.code, name, exc.read()[:500]))
+
+          for path in sorted(root.iterdir()):
+              if path.is_file():
+                  put(path.name, path.read_bytes())
+                  print("PACKAGE " + path.name)
+          print("generic=" + upload_root)
+          PY
+
+      # Gitea release (versioned). Nest API avoids Cloudflare blocking large urllib uploads.
+      - name: Publish Gitea release
+        env:
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
+          TDLM_PACK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TDLM_PACK_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          GITEA_API_URL: https://git.nest.potatolab.uk:8443/api/v1
+          GITEA_PACKAGE_ROOT: https://git.nest.potatolab.uk:8443/api/packages/TDLM/generic/tdlm-hmcl/latest
+          TARGET_COMMIT: ${{ github.sha }}
+        run: |
+          python3 - <<'PY'
+          import json, os, urllib.error, urllib.parse, urllib.request
+          tag = os.environ["RELEASE_TAG"].strip()
+          token = (os.environ.get("TDLM_PACK_TOKEN") or os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN") or "").strip()
+          token_src = "TDLM_PACK_TOKEN" if os.environ.get("TDLM_PACK_TOKEN", "").strip() else "github.token"
+          api = os.environ["GITEA_API_URL"].rstrip("/") + "/repos/TDLM/HMCL"
+          package_root = os.environ["GITEA_PACKAGE_ROOT"].rstrip("/")
+          target = os.environ.get("TARGET_COMMIT", "main").strip() or "main"
+          if not token:
+              raise SystemExit(
+                  "Need secrets.TDLM_PACK_TOKEN (org-preferred, same as TDLMPack) or github.token")
+          print("auth=" + token_src)
+          if not tag:
+              raise SystemExit("release_tag is empty")
+
+          def call(method, path, data=None, content_type="application/json", timeout=90):
+              request = urllib.request.Request(api + path, data=data, method=method)
+              request.add_header("Authorization", "token " + token)
+              request.add_header("Accept", "application/json")
+              request.add_header("User-Agent", "tdlm-hmcl-release")
+              if data is not None and content_type:
+                  request.add_header("Content-Type", content_type)
+              try:
+                  with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=timeout) as response:
+                      body = response.read()
+                      return json.loads(body) if body else {}
+              except urllib.error.HTTPError as exc:
+                  if exc.code == 404:
+                      return None
+                  detail = exc.read()[:500]
+                  raise SystemExit("HTTP %s for %s: %s" % (exc.code, path, detail))
+
+          body = (
+              "TDLM/HMCL launcher binaries for players and TDLMPack.\n\n"
+              "Stable generic (overwrite in place):\n"
+              "- %s/HMCL.exe\n"
+              "- %s/HMCL.jar\n\n"
+              "TDLMPack does not Maven-resolve this launcher; point the pack README / install docs at these URLs "
+              "instead of hand-copying exe/jar.\n"
+              "Client pack fileApi default: https://packages.dandanton.com/tdlm-client/latest\n"
+              "(Pack must publish/mirror the same layout; see docs/TDLM_CONSUME.md).\n"
+          ) % (package_root, package_root)
+
+          quoted = urllib.parse.quote(tag, safe="")
+          release = call("GET", "/releases/tags/" + quoted)
+          if release and not release.get("draft"):
+              raise SystemExit("Release tag already exists: " + tag)
+          if not release:
+              release = call("POST", "/releases", json.dumps({
+                  "tag_name": tag,
+                  "name": tag,
+                  "target_commitish": target,
+                  "draft": True,
+                  "prerelease": False,
+                  "body": body,
+              }).encode("utf-8"))
+          release_id = release["id"]
+
+          staged = [
+              ("HMCL.exe", "build/tdlm-hmcl/HMCL.exe"),
+              ("HMCL.jar", "build/tdlm-hmcl/HMCL.jar"),
+              ("HMCL.exe.sha256", "build/tdlm-hmcl/HMCL.exe.sha256"),
+              ("HMCL.jar.sha256", "build/tdlm-hmcl/HMCL.jar.sha256"),
+          ]
+          for name, path in staged:
+              if not os.path.exists(path):
+                  raise SystemExit("missing " + path)
+              for old in call("GET", "/releases/%s/assets" % release_id) or []:
+                  if old.get("name") == name:
+                      call("DELETE", "/releases/%s/assets/%s" % (release_id, old["id"]))
+              with open(path, "rb") as asset:
+                  call(
+                      "POST",
+                      "/releases/%s/assets?name=%s" % (release_id, urllib.parse.quote(name)),
+                      asset.read(),
+                      "application/octet-stream",
+                      1800,
+                  )
+              print("RELEASE asset " + name)
+          call("PATCH", "/releases/%s" % release_id, json.dumps({"draft": False}).encode("utf-8"))
+          print(release.get("html_url", "Release created"))
+          PY
diff --git a/HMCL/src/main/java/org/jackhuang/hmcl/Metadata.java b/HMCL/src/main/java/org/jackhuang/hmcl/Metadata.java
index a1cb3d4438..5032e7a82a 100644
--- a/HMCL/src/main/java/org/jackhuang/hmcl/Metadata.java
+++ b/HMCL/src/main/java/org/jackhuang/hmcl/Metadata.java
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ public final class Metadata {
         return null;
     }
 
-    /// Default client Server Modpack fileApi published by TDLMPack (Gitea generic package `latest`).
+    /// Default client Server Modpack fileApi (CDN mirror of Pack's `tdlm-client/latest` layout).
     public static final String DEFAULT_CLIENT_FILE_API =
-            "https://git.nest.potatolab.uk:8443/api/packages/TDLM/generic/tdlm-client/latest";
+            "https://packages.dandanton.com/tdlm-client/latest";
 
     /// Stable client update root (`server-manifest.json` and `overrides/` live under this URL).
     ///
diff --git a/docs/TDLM_CONSUME.md b/docs/TDLM_CONSUME.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3ec69220e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/TDLM_CONSUME.md
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# TDLMPack consume path for TDLM/HMCL
+
+TDLMPack does **not** pull this launcher via Maven, a version pin, or a pack-build download step.
+The pack build publishes the HMCL Server Modpack client (`server-manifest.json` + `overrides/`)
+under the `tdlm-client/latest` layout. Players install the launcher separately.
+
+## After this repo’s publish workflow
+
+Run **Actions → Publish TDLM launcher → Run workflow** with a new `release_tag`.
+
+### Secrets (sibling pattern)
+
+| Name | Where it lives today | Used by |
+|---|---|---|
+| `MAVEN_USER` / `MAVEN_PASSWORD` | **Org** secrets | Stratum / mod Maven publish — **not** used for launcher binaries |
+| `TDLM_PACK_TOKEN` | **TDLMPack repo** secret only (not org) | TDLMPack `pack.yml` Gitea package + release uploads |
+| `github.token` | Actions runtime | HMCL publish fallback when `TDLM_PACK_TOKEN` is unset |
+
+HMCL `publish-tdlm.yml` uses the **same name** as TDLMPack: `secrets.TDLM_PACK_TOKEN`, then falls back to `github.token`.
+Org Maven secrets cannot publish Gitea generic packages / releases.
+
+**Recommended:** promote `TDLM_PACK_TOKEN` to an **org** secret (like `MAVEN_*`) so HMCL inherits it with no new repo secret. Until then, either copy it onto `TDLM/HMCL` or rely on `github.token` (same-repo release usually works; org `tdlm-hmcl` package write may still need the pack token).
+
+### 1. Stable generic URLs (preferred for README / curl / CI)
+
+Overwrite-in-place, same host style as the client fileApi:
+
+```text
+https://git.nest.potatolab.uk:8443/api/packages/TDLM/generic/tdlm-hmcl/latest/HMCL.exe
+https://git.nest.potatolab.uk:8443/api/packages/TDLM/generic/tdlm-hmcl/latest/HMCL.jar
+```
+
+Checksums (when published): `HMCL.exe.sha256`, `HMCL.jar.sha256` next to those names.
+
+### 2. Gitea Release (versioned page)
+
+```text
+https://git.potatolab.uk/TDLM/HMCL/releases/latest
+```
+
+Assets on each tag: `HMCL.exe`, `HMCL.jar`, plus `.sha256` files.
+(Use the nest API host for scripted uploads; public download links on `git.potatolab.uk` are fine for browsers.)
+
+### 3. What TDLMPack should change
+
+In `TDLM/TDLMPack` README §启动, replace the repo-only “安装 TDLM/HMCL” step with one of the URLs above.
+**Do not** add HMCL as a Gradle/Maven dependency of the pack — pack CI stays pack-only.
+
+### 4. Client pack fileApi (CDN)
+
+HMCL default (`Metadata.DEFAULT_CLIENT_FILE_API`):
+
+```text
+https://packages.dandanton.com/tdlm-client/latest
+```
+
+First install / updates fetch `{fileApi}/server-manifest.json` (and `overrides/**` under that root).
+Override at runtime: `-Dhmcl.client.fileApi=…` or jar attribute `hmcl.client.fileApi`.
+
+**TDLMPack must use the same URL** so `server-manifest.json` embeds it:
+
+```text
+TDLM_CLIENT_FILE_API=https://packages.dandanton.com/tdlm-client/latest
+```
+
+Set that as the Gitea Actions **variable** on `TDLM/TDLMPack` (pack.yml already passes `vars.TDLM_CLIENT_FILE_API`).
+
+**Publish caveat:** Pack’s current workflow PUTs the client tree to whatever `TDLM_CLIENT_FILE_API` is (upload root = fileApi). Today that defaults to Gitea generic
+`https://git.nest.potatolab.uk:8443/api/packages/TDLM/generic/tdlm-client/latest`.
+If you only change the HMCL default to the CDN and leave Pack publishing to Gitea, players will 404 unless you **mirror/sync** Gitea → `packages.dandanton.com/tdlm-client/latest`.
+If you set `TDLM_CLIENT_FILE_API` to the CDN URL, Pack CI must be able to PUT to that CDN (or you must split “upload origin” from “public fileApi” in Pack — not implemented today). Do not point HMCL at the CDN without one of those two ops paths.