diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4fc2b0..e9d9e54 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 ReleaseKit is an opinionated Go library and executable for a shared release
 process. The Go module, root `releasekit` facade, `buildinfo` runtime package,
-local candidate check, source-tag publication API, and `version`, `check`, and
-`publish` commands are implemented. ReleaseKit's source-only maintainer
-procedure is documented. Executable builds and delivery remain future work.
-The [product roadmap](docs/roadmap/releasekit.md) and
+local candidate check, source-tag publication API, selected-target build API,
+and `version`, `check`, and `publish` commands are implemented. ReleaseKit's
+source-only maintainer procedure is documented. The build command and delivery
+remain future work. The [product roadmap](docs/roadmap/releasekit.md) and
 [implementation plan](docs/roadmap/implementation.md) describe their selected
 behavior and sequence.
 
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ failure recovery.
 - [Configuration](docs/config.md): profile fields and child-command settings.
 - [Runtime version guidance](docs/consumers/runtime-version.md): how applications
   read their embedded version through `buildinfo`.
+- [Build guidance](docs/consumers/build.md): compile selected Go targets with an
+  injected application version.
 - [Candidate check guidance](docs/consumers/check.md): local candidate validation
   through the Go API and CLI.
 - [Maintainer release procedure](docs/release.md): ReleaseKit's source-only
diff --git a/build.go b/build.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a6027e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package releasekit
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+
+	internalbuild "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ReleaseKit/internal/build"
+)
+
+// Target identifies one explicit Go operating-system and architecture pair.
+type Target struct {
+	OS   string // Go operating system name, such as "linux".
+	Arch string // Go architecture name, such as "amd64".
+}
+
+// BuildSpec selects the application package, output name, and target pairs.
+type BuildSpec struct {
+	MainPackage string   // Go package path to build, such as "./cmd/app".
+	BinaryName  string   // filename component used in output artifacts.
+	Targets     []Target // selected target pairs; duplicates are removed in order.
+}
+
+// BuildRequest contains the source and output settings for Build.
+type BuildRequest struct {
+	RepositoryDir string    // source repository whose current HEAD is recorded.
+	Version       string    // stable vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH value injected at link time.
+	Spec          BuildSpec // application package, artifact name, and targets.
+	OutputDir     string    // output location; empty selects <repository>/dist.
+	Output        io.Writer // optional build progress destination.
+}
+
+// BuildArtifact identifies one generated binary and its SHA-256 digest.
+type BuildArtifact struct {
+	Path     string // absolute path to the generated binary.
+	Filename string // generated filename.
+	Target   Target // Go target used for this artifact.
+	SHA256   string // lowercase hexadecimal digest of the complete file.
+}
+
+// BuildResult describes the source and artifacts reached by Build.
+type BuildResult struct {
+	RepositoryDir   string          // absolute source repository path.
+	CandidateCommit string          // Git HEAD observed when the build started.
+	Version         string          // requested injected version.
+	MainPackage     string          // Go package path built.
+	BinaryName      string          // artifact name prefix.
+	OutputDir       string          // resolved output directory.
+	Targets         []Target        // normalized target pairs.
+	Artifacts       []BuildArtifact // completed output files, including partial success.
+	Compiler        string          // output of the selected local Go toolchain's version command.
+}
+
+// Build compiles the selected targets with Version injected through buildinfo.
+// It uses the prepared local Go environment, preserves existing output files,
+// and verifies the version command on the native host before succeeding. An
+// empty target set records source identity without running the Go toolchain.
+// Errors return partial build facts in the result.
+func Build(ctx context.Context, request BuildRequest) (BuildResult, error) {
+	targets := make([]internalbuild.Target, 0, len(request.Spec.Targets))
+	for _, target := range request.Spec.Targets {
+		targets = append(targets, internalbuild.Target{OS: target.OS, Arch: target.Arch})
+	}
+	result, err := internalbuild.Build(ctx, internalbuild.Request{
+		RepositoryDir: request.RepositoryDir,
+		Version:       request.Version,
+		Spec: internalbuild.Spec{
+			MainPackage: request.Spec.MainPackage,
+			BinaryName:  request.Spec.BinaryName,
+			Targets:     targets,
+		},
+		OutputDir: request.OutputDir,
+		Output:    request.Output,
+	})
+	public := BuildResult{
+		RepositoryDir:   result.RepositoryDir,
+		CandidateCommit: result.CandidateCommit,
+		Version:         result.Version,
+		MainPackage:     result.MainPackage,
+		BinaryName:      result.BinaryName,
+		OutputDir:       result.OutputDir,
+		Compiler:        result.Compiler,
+		Targets:         make([]Target, 0, len(result.Targets)),
+		Artifacts:       make([]BuildArtifact, 0, len(result.Artifacts)),
+	}
+	for _, target := range result.Targets {
+		public.Targets = append(public.Targets, Target{OS: target.OS, Arch: target.Arch})
+	}
+	for _, artifact := range result.Artifacts {
+		public.Artifacts = append(public.Artifacts, BuildArtifact{
+			Path:     artifact.Path,
+			Filename: artifact.Filename,
+			Target:   Target{OS: artifact.Target.OS, Arch: artifact.Target.Arch},
+			SHA256:   artifact.SHA256,
+		})
+	}
+	return public, err
+}
diff --git a/build_test.go b/build_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29bbf00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,377 @@
+package releasekit_test
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	releasekit "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ReleaseKit"
+)
+
+func TestBuildCreatesSelectedTargetsAndInjectsVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	repository := newBuildConsumer(t, `package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ReleaseKit/buildinfo"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) == 2 && os.Args[1] == "version" {
+		fmt.Printf("fixture %s\n", buildinfo.Version())
+	}
+}
+`)
+	outputDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "artifacts")
+	t.Setenv("GOOS", "windows")
+	t.Setenv("GOARCH", "arm64")
+	t.Setenv("GOFLAGS", "-race")
+	var progress bytes.Buffer
+	result, err := releasekit.Build(context.Background(), releasekit.BuildRequest{
+		RepositoryDir: repository,
+		Version:       "v1.2.3",
+		Spec: releasekit.BuildSpec{
+			MainPackage: "./cmd/app",
+			BinaryName:  "fixture",
+			Targets: []releasekit.Target{
+				{OS: "linux", Arch: "amd64"},
+				{OS: "linux", Arch: "arm64"},
+				{OS: "darwin", Arch: "arm64"},
+				{OS: "linux", Arch: "amd64"},
+			},
+		},
+		OutputDir: outputDir,
+		Output:    &progress,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() error = %v; partial result = %#v", err, result)
+	}
+	if result.CandidateCommit == "" || result.CandidateCommit != buildGit(t, repository, "rev-parse", "HEAD") {
+		t.Fatalf("candidate commit = %q", result.CandidateCommit)
+	}
+	if result.Compiler == "" || len(result.Targets) != 3 || len(result.Artifacts) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("build result = %#v", result)
+	}
+	wantNames := []string{
+		"fixture-v1.2.3-linux-amd64",
+		"fixture-v1.2.3-linux-arm64",
+		"fixture-v1.2.3-darwin-arm64",
+	}
+	for index, artifact := range result.Artifacts {
+		if artifact.Filename != wantNames[index] || artifact.Target != result.Targets[index] {
+			t.Fatalf("artifact %d = %#v", index, artifact)
+		}
+		contents, err := os.ReadFile(artifact.Path)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		digest := sha256.Sum256(contents)
+		if artifact.SHA256 != hex.EncodeToString(digest[:]) {
+			t.Fatalf("artifact digest = %q, want %x", artifact.SHA256, digest)
+		}
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(progress.String(), "checking fixture version output") {
+		t.Fatalf("build progress = %q", progress.String())
+	}
+	for _, artifact := range result.Artifacts {
+		if artifact.Target != (releasekit.Target{OS: runtime.GOOS, Arch: runtime.GOARCH}) {
+			continue
+		}
+		command := exec.Command(artifact.Path, "version")
+		output, err := command.CombinedOutput()
+		if err != nil || string(output) != "fixture v1.2.3\n" {
+			t.Fatalf("native version command output = %q, error = %v", output, err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildUsesGoHostDespiteAmbientTargetEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
+	repository := newBuildConsumer(t, `package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ReleaseKit/buildinfo"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) == 2 && os.Args[1] == "version" { fmt.Printf("fixture %s\n", buildinfo.Version()) }
+}
+`)
+	t.Setenv("GOOS", "windows")
+	t.Setenv("GOARCH", "arm64")
+	result, err := releasekit.Build(context.Background(), releasekit.BuildRequest{
+		RepositoryDir: repository,
+		Version:       "v2.3.4",
+		Spec: releasekit.BuildSpec{
+			MainPackage: "./cmd/app",
+			BinaryName:  "fixture",
+			Targets:     []releasekit.Target{{OS: "windows", Arch: "arm64"}},
+		},
+		OutputDir: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "artifacts"),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() error = %v; partial result = %#v", err, result)
+	}
+	if len(result.Artifacts) != 1 || result.Artifacts[0].Filename != "fixture-v2.3.4-windows-arm64.exe" {
+		t.Fatalf("build artifacts = %#v", result.Artifacts)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildWithNoTargetsDoesNotInvokeCompiler(t *testing.T) {
+	repository := newBuildConsumer(t, `package main
+func main() {}
+`)
+	outputDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "must-not-be-created")
+	result, err := releasekit.Build(context.Background(), releasekit.BuildRequest{
+		RepositoryDir: repository,
+		Version:       "v1.2.3",
+		OutputDir:     outputDir,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if result.CandidateCommit == "" || result.Compiler != "" || len(result.Targets) != 0 || len(result.Artifacts) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("empty build result = %#v", result)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(outputDir); !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		t.Fatalf("empty build created output directory: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildRejectsUnsafeNameAndPreservesExistingOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	repository := newBuildConsumer(t, "package main\nfunc main() {}\n")
+	outputDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "artifacts")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(outputDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	ownedPath := filepath.Join(outputDir, "fixture-v1.2.3-linux-amd64")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(ownedPath, []byte("keep this file"), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	request := releasekit.BuildRequest{
+		RepositoryDir: repository,
+		Version:       "v1.2.3",
+		Spec: releasekit.BuildSpec{
+			MainPackage: "./cmd/app",
+			BinaryName:  "fixture",
+			Targets:     []releasekit.Target{{OS: "linux", Arch: "amd64"}},
+		},
+		OutputDir: outputDir,
+	}
+	unsafeRequest := request
+	unsafeRequest.Spec.BinaryName = "../unsafe"
+	if result, err := releasekit.Build(context.Background(), unsafeRequest); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unsafe binary name") {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() result = %#v, error = %v; expected unsafe-name failure", result, err)
+	}
+	request.Spec.BinaryName = "fixture"
+	if _, err := releasekit.Build(context.Background(), request); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "already exists") {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() error = %v, want existing-output failure", err)
+	}
+	contents, err := os.ReadFile(ownedPath)
+	if err != nil || string(contents) != "keep this file" {
+		t.Fatalf("caller output = %q, error = %v", contents, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildReturnsPartialArtifactsAfterTargetFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	repository := newBuildConsumer(t, "package main\nfunc main() {}\n")
+	result, err := releasekit.Build(context.Background(), releasekit.BuildRequest{
+		RepositoryDir: repository,
+		Version:       "v1.2.3",
+		Spec: releasekit.BuildSpec{
+			MainPackage: "./cmd/app",
+			BinaryName:  "fixture",
+			Targets: []releasekit.Target{
+				{OS: runtime.GOOS, Arch: runtime.GOARCH},
+				{OS: "invalid-os", Arch: "invalid-arch"},
+			},
+		},
+		OutputDir: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "artifacts"),
+	})
+	if err == nil || len(result.Artifacts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() result = %#v, error = %v; want one retained artifact", result, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(result.Artifacts[0].Path); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("partial artifact was not retained: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildReportsMissingMainPackage(t *testing.T) {
+	repository := newBuildConsumer(t, "package main\nfunc main() {}\n")
+	result, err := releasekit.Build(context.Background(), releasekit.BuildRequest{
+		RepositoryDir: repository,
+		Version:       "v1.2.3",
+		Spec: releasekit.BuildSpec{
+			MainPackage: "./cmd/missing",
+			BinaryName:  "fixture",
+			Targets:     []releasekit.Target{{OS: runtime.GOOS, Arch: runtime.GOARCH}},
+		},
+		OutputDir: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "artifacts"),
+	})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "cmd/missing") || len(result.Artifacts) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() result = %#v, error = %v; want missing-package failure", result, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildReportsIncorrectVersionOutputAndRetainsBinary(t *testing.T) {
+	repository := newBuildConsumer(t, `package main
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+func main() { if len(os.Args) == 2 && os.Args[1] == "version" { fmt.Println("wrong") } }
+`)
+	outputDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "artifacts")
+	result, err := releasekit.Build(context.Background(), releasekit.BuildRequest{
+		RepositoryDir: repository,
+		Version:       "v1.2.3",
+		Spec: releasekit.BuildSpec{
+			MainPackage: "./cmd/app",
+			BinaryName:  "fixture",
+			Targets:     []releasekit.Target{{OS: runtime.GOOS, Arch: runtime.GOARCH}},
+		},
+		OutputDir: outputDir,
+	})
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "native version output") || len(result.Artifacts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() result = %#v, error = %v; want retained-binary smoke failure", result, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(result.Artifacts[0].Path); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("built artifact was not retained after smoke failure: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildCancellationReturnsCompletedArtifacts(t *testing.T) {
+	repository := newBuildConsumer(t, "package main\nfunc main() {}\n")
+	realGo, err := exec.LookPath("go")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	wrapperDir := t.TempDir()
+	wrapper := filepath.Join(wrapperDir, "go")
+	callCount := filepath.Join(wrapperDir, "build-count")
+	blocked := filepath.Join(wrapperDir, "second-build-started")
+	contents := "#!/bin/sh\n" +
+		"for argument do\n" +
+		"  if [ \"$argument\" = build ]; then\n" +
+		"    count=0\n" +
+		"    if [ -f \"$RELEASEKIT_BUILD_COUNT\" ]; then count=$(cat \"$RELEASEKIT_BUILD_COUNT\"); fi\n" +
+		"    count=$((count + 1))\n" +
+		"    printf '%s\\n' \"$count\" > \"$RELEASEKIT_BUILD_COUNT\"\n" +
+		"    if [ \"$count\" -eq 2 ]; then : > \"$RELEASEKIT_BUILD_BLOCKED\"; exec sleep 30; fi\n" +
+		"  fi\n" +
+		"done\n" +
+		"exec \"$RELEASEKIT_BUILD_REAL_GO\" \"$@\"\n"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(wrapper, []byte(contents), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("PATH", wrapperDir+string(os.PathListSeparator)+os.Getenv("PATH"))
+	t.Setenv("RELEASEKIT_BUILD_COUNT", callCount)
+	t.Setenv("RELEASEKIT_BUILD_BLOCKED", blocked)
+	t.Setenv("RELEASEKIT_BUILD_REAL_GO", realGo)
+	secondTarget := releasekit.Target{OS: "darwin", Arch: "arm64"}
+	if secondTarget == (releasekit.Target{OS: runtime.GOOS, Arch: runtime.GOARCH}) {
+		secondTarget = releasekit.Target{OS: "linux", Arch: "amd64"}
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	done := make(chan struct {
+		result releasekit.BuildResult
+		err    error
+	}, 1)
+	go func() {
+		result, err := releasekit.Build(ctx, releasekit.BuildRequest{
+			RepositoryDir: repository,
+			Version:       "v1.2.3",
+			Spec: releasekit.BuildSpec{
+				MainPackage: "./cmd/app",
+				BinaryName:  "fixture",
+				Targets:     []releasekit.Target{{OS: runtime.GOOS, Arch: runtime.GOARCH}, secondTarget},
+			},
+			OutputDir: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "artifacts"),
+		})
+		done <- struct {
+			result releasekit.BuildResult
+			err    error
+		}{result: result, err: err}
+	}()
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	deadline := time.NewTimer(30 * time.Second)
+	defer deadline.Stop()
+	for {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(blocked); err == nil {
+			cancel()
+			break
+		}
+		select {
+		case outcome := <-done:
+			cancel()
+			t.Fatalf("Build() ended before cancellation: result=%#v error=%v", outcome.result, outcome.err)
+		case <-deadline.C:
+			cancel()
+			outcome := <-done
+			t.Fatalf("second build did not start: result=%#v error=%v", outcome.result, outcome.err)
+		case <-ticker.C:
+		}
+	}
+	outcome := <-done
+	if !errors.Is(outcome.err, context.Canceled) || len(outcome.result.Artifacts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("canceled build result=%#v error=%v; want one retained artifact", outcome.result, outcome.err)
+	}
+}
+
+func newBuildConsumer(t *testing.T, mainSource string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	repository, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "releasekit-build-consumer-")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(repository) })
+	root, err := filepath.Abs(".")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	module := fmt.Sprintf("module example.com/buildfixture\n\ngo 1.25.0\n\nrequire gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ReleaseKit v0.0.0\n\nreplace gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ReleaseKit => %s\n", filepath.ToSlash(root))
+	writeBuildFixture(t, repository, "go.mod", module)
+	writeBuildFixture(t, repository, "cmd/app/main.go", mainSource)
+	buildGit(t, repository, "init", "--initial-branch=main")
+	buildGit(t, repository, "config", "user.name", "ReleaseKit Build Test")
+	buildGit(t, repository, "config", "user.email", "releasekit-build@example.test")
+	buildGit(t, repository, "add", "--all")
+	buildGit(t, repository, "commit", "-m", "build fixture")
+	return repository
+}
+
+func writeBuildFixture(t *testing.T, directory, name, contents string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	path := filepath.Join(directory, filepath.FromSlash(name))
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(contents), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func buildGit(t *testing.T, directory string, args ...string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	command := exec.Command("git", append([]string{"-C", directory}, args...)...)
+	output, err := command.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("git %v: %v\n%s", args, err, output)
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(output))
+}
diff --git a/docs/consumers/build.md b/docs/consumers/build.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d7a560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/consumers/build.md
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Build versioned application binaries
+
+Use `releasekit.Build` when an application needs binaries for explicit Go
+operating-system and architecture pairs:
+
+```go
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	releasekit "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ReleaseKit"
+)
+
+func build(ctx context.Context) error {
+	result, err := releasekit.Build(ctx, releasekit.BuildRequest{
+		RepositoryDir: "/work/project",
+		Version:       "v1.2.3",
+		Spec: releasekit.BuildSpec{
+			MainPackage: "./cmd/project",
+			BinaryName:  "project",
+			Targets: []releasekit.Target{
+				{OS: "linux", Arch: "amd64"},
+				{OS: "linux", Arch: "arm64"},
+				{OS: "darwin", Arch: "arm64"},
+			},
+		},
+		OutputDir: "dist",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err // result retains completed artifacts when a later step fails.
+	}
+	for _, artifact := range result.Artifacts {
+		fmt.Println(artifact.Filename, artifact.SHA256)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+```
+
+`Build` records the repository's current `HEAD`, injects the selected stable
+version into `buildinfo.Version`, and returns the compiler identity, normalized
+targets, artifact paths, filenames, and SHA-256 digests. Names follow
+`<binary>-<version>-<goos>-<goarch>`; Windows targets add `.exe`. A repeated
+target pair is built once, at its first position.
+
+The default output directory is `<repository>/dist`; a relative `OutputDir` is
+resolved from the repository. Existing files with a selected artifact name are
+preserved and cause an error. Other files in the output directory are left in
+place. A failed later build or native version check returns the binaries already
+generated in `BuildResult.Artifacts`.
+
+Builds use the prepared local Go toolchain, readonly module mode, disabled
+module network access, `CGO_ENABLED=0`, `-trimpath`, and `-buildvcs=false`. Each
+selected target is compiled explicitly. ReleaseKit then runs the `version`
+command on a native binary and requires `<binary> <version>` followed by a
+newline. If no selected target matches the Go host, it builds a temporary
+native binary for this check and removes it afterward. Cross-compilation does
+not promise that a binary runs on another platform.
+
+An empty target list records the source commit and returns without invoking Go,
+creating the output directory, or running a version check. It does not require a
+main package or binary name. This supports source-only operations without
+silently adding a binary check.
diff --git a/docs/consumers/runtime-version.md b/docs/consumers/runtime-version.md
index cde4bf7..e2ddecd 100644
--- a/docs/consumers/runtime-version.md
+++ b/docs/consumers/runtime-version.md
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ version := buildinfo.Version()
 Otherwise it returns the executable's main module version when that metadata is
 available and is not `(devel)`. It returns `dev` when neither source provides a
 release identifier. Applications should use this accessor for version output;
-the runtime implementation and ReleaseKit's builder own the injection detail.
+the runtime implementation and [ReleaseKit's build API](build.md) own the
+injection detail.
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index ae13597..90caeb7 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ root with:
 go run ./internal/apicheck
 ```
 
-See the [candidate check guide](consumers/check.md), [internal package
-inventory](internal/overview.md), and [implementation plan](roadmap/implementation.md)
+See the [candidate check guide](consumers/check.md), [build consumer guide](consumers/build.md),
+[internal package inventory](internal/overview.md), and [implementation plan](roadmap/implementation.md)
 for current implementation progress.
 
 For prose changes, review the diff and check local links, fragment destinations,
diff --git a/docs/internal/overview.md b/docs/internal/overview.md
index da6c851..74aedc6 100644
--- a/docs/internal/overview.md
+++ b/docs/internal/overview.md
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ Implemented internal packages:
 
 - `internal/runtimeinfo` holds the injected version value and selects the
   executable's main-module version when no injected value is present.
-- `internal/versioncontract` names the linker symbol shared with the future
-  release builder.
+- `internal/versioncontract` names the linker symbol and stable version form
+  shared with the build and candidate operations.
 - `internal/apicheck` checks compiled exports with `go/types` and checks import
   direction. Run it with `go run ./internal/apicheck` from the repository root.
 - `internal/process` runs cancellable child commands with per-child environment
   overlays.
+- `internal/build` compiles explicit Go targets with shared version injection,
+  verifies native version output, and returns generated file digests.
 - `internal/candidate` captures and validates one clean local candidate, checks
   its committed release note and local tag state, runs validation once, and
   rechecks mutable repository state.
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
index af07427..6a00734 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/implementation.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # ReleaseKit staged implementation plan
 
-Status: Proposed. All stages are pending; this document introduces no implemented
-features or published contracts.
+Status: In progress. Stages 1–10 are complete; later stages remain pending.
 
 Date: 2026-10-05
 
@@ -683,7 +682,7 @@ ReleaseKit release was published.
 
 ## Stage 10: Build selected targets with shared version injection
 
-Status: Pending. Depends on Stage 9.
+Status: Complete. Depends on Stage 9.
 
 1. Implement public build values and internal build execution using the fixed
    flags, version symbol, filename convention, and prepared Go environment.
@@ -702,6 +701,17 @@ does not select the smoke host. Empty targets perform no build or smoke test;
 missing main packages, build failures, incorrect version output, unsafe binary
 names, and cancellation fail with useful partial results.
 
+Evidence: `releasekit.Build` and `internal/build` compile Linux amd64, Linux
+arm64, and macOS arm64 artifacts using the shared linker symbol and prepared
+local Go environment. The consumer fixture imports `buildinfo` and reports the
+injected version through its `version` invocation. Results retain the observed
+source commit, compiler identity, normalized targets, absolute paths, filenames,
+and SHA-256 digests. Tests cover host selection despite ambient cross-target
+variables, empty target sets, existing output preservation, partial target
+failure, missing packages, incorrect version output, unsafe names, and
+cancellation with completed artifacts retained. No byte-reproducibility or
+cross-platform execution guarantee is added.
+
 ## Stage 11: Integrate candidate builds and artifact command
 
 Status: Pending. Depends on Stage 10.
diff --git a/docs/roadmap/releasekit.md b/docs/roadmap/releasekit.md
index 74d7cd7..2eb0f34 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap/releasekit.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap/releasekit.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 This is a proposal based on a review of PromptKit, ConfigKit, Audita, Notarius,
 Narratio, and Scriptorium on 2026-09-29. The implementation plan records the
-current implemented boundary; builds, delivery, and broader integrations remain
-proposed. The public facade architecture is accepted in
+current implemented boundary; CLI build integration, delivery, and broader
+integrations remain planned. The public facade architecture is accepted in
 [ADR 0001](../adr/0001-public-facade.md) and is implemented for runtime version,
 candidate validation, and source publication.
 The [implementation plan](implementation.md) owns ordered stages, execution
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ cleanup.
 The [architecture policy](../policy/architecture.md) owns the adopted
 responsibility and dependency rules, including the runtime version boundary.
 The root `releasekit` package provides the public facade for candidate
-validation and source publication; builds and delivery remain planned. The
-separate public `buildinfo` package provides lightweight runtime version access.
+validation, source publication, and selected-target builds; CLI build
+integration and delivery remain planned. The separate public `buildinfo`
+package provides lightweight runtime version access.
 
 Each facade owns its public named types and documented contracts. Public
 operations, inputs, outcomes, errors, and callbacks express deliberately
diff --git a/internal/build/build.go b/internal/build/build.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50d29ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/build/build.go
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+// Package build compiles versioned application binaries for explicit targets.
+package build
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ReleaseKit/internal/candidate"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ReleaseKit/internal/versioncontract"
+)
+
+type Target struct {
+	OS   string
+	Arch string
+}
+
+type Spec struct {
+	MainPackage string
+	BinaryName  string
+	Targets     []Target
+}
+
+type Request struct {
+	RepositoryDir string
+	Version       string
+	Spec          Spec
+	OutputDir     string
+	Output        io.Writer
+}
+
+type Artifact struct {
+	Path     string
+	Filename string
+	Target   Target
+	SHA256   string
+}
+
+type Result struct {
+	RepositoryDir   string
+	CandidateCommit string
+	Version         string
+	MainPackage     string
+	BinaryName      string
+	OutputDir       string
+	Targets         []Target
+	Artifacts       []Artifact
+	Compiler        string
+}
+
+func Build(ctx context.Context, request Request) (Result, error) {
+	result := Result{
+		Version:     request.Version,
+		MainPackage: request.Spec.MainPackage,
+		BinaryName:  request.Spec.BinaryName,
+		Targets:     normalizeTargets(request.Spec.Targets),
+	}
+	if !versioncontract.ValidStableVersion(request.Version) {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("%w: %q", candidate.ErrInvalidVersion, request.Version)
+	}
+	if request.RepositoryDir == "" {
+		return result, errors.New("build requires a repository directory")
+	}
+	if len(result.Targets) != 0 {
+		if request.Spec.MainPackage == "" {
+			return result, errors.New("build requires a main package when targets are selected")
+		}
+		if !safeComponent(request.Spec.BinaryName) {
+			return result, fmt.Errorf("unsafe binary name %q", request.Spec.BinaryName)
+		}
+		for _, target := range result.Targets {
+			if !safeComponent(target.OS) || !safeComponent(target.Arch) {
+				return result, fmt.Errorf("unsafe target %q/%q", target.OS, target.Arch)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("build canceled: %w", err)
+	}
+	repositoryDir, err := filepath.Abs(request.RepositoryDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("resolve repository directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	result.RepositoryDir = repositoryDir
+	commit, err := gitCommit(ctx, repositoryDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return result, err
+	}
+	result.CandidateCommit = commit
+
+	if len(result.Targets) == 0 {
+		result.OutputDir = resolvedOutputDir(repositoryDir, request.OutputDir)
+		return result, nil
+	}
+
+	result.OutputDir = resolvedOutputDir(repositoryDir, request.OutputDir)
+	filenames := make([]string, 0, len(result.Targets))
+	for _, target := range result.Targets {
+		filenames = append(filenames, artifactFilename(request.Spec.BinaryName, request.Version, target))
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(result.OutputDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("create build output directory %q: %w", result.OutputDir, err)
+	}
+	for _, filename := range filenames {
+		path := filepath.Join(result.OutputDir, filename)
+		if _, err := os.Lstat(path); err == nil {
+			return result, fmt.Errorf("build output %q already exists; preserving caller-owned file", path)
+		} else if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			return result, fmt.Errorf("inspect build output %q: %w", path, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	compiler, err := runGo(ctx, repositoryDir, nil, "version")
+	if err != nil {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("identify Go compiler: %w", err)
+	}
+	result.Compiler = strings.TrimSpace(string(compiler))
+	host, err := hostTarget(ctx, repositoryDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return result, fmt.Errorf("identify Go host: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for index, target := range result.Targets {
+		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+			return result, fmt.Errorf("build canceled: %w", err)
+		}
+		filename := filenames[index]
+		path := filepath.Join(result.OutputDir, filename)
+		if request.Output != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(request.Output, "building %s/%s as %s\n", target.OS, target.Arch, filename)
+		}
+		if err := buildTarget(ctx, repositoryDir, request.Spec.MainPackage, path, request.Version, target); err != nil {
+			return result, fmt.Errorf("build target %s/%s: %w", target.OS, target.Arch, err)
+		}
+		artifact := Artifact{Path: path, Filename: filename, Target: target}
+		result.Artifacts = append(result.Artifacts, artifact)
+		if err := hashArtifact(&result.Artifacts[len(result.Artifacts)-1]); err != nil {
+			return result, fmt.Errorf("hash build output %q: %w", path, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var smokePath string
+	for _, artifact := range result.Artifacts {
+		if artifact.Target == host {
+			smokePath = artifact.Path
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if smokePath == "" {
+		temporaryDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "releasekit-native-smoke-")
+		if err != nil {
+			return result, fmt.Errorf("create native smoke directory: %w", err)
+		}
+		defer os.RemoveAll(temporaryDir)
+		smokePath = filepath.Join(temporaryDir, request.Spec.BinaryName)
+		if host.OS == "windows" {
+			smokePath += ".exe"
+		}
+		if request.Output != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(request.Output, "building temporary version check for %s/%s\n", host.OS, host.Arch)
+		}
+		if err := buildTarget(ctx, repositoryDir, request.Spec.MainPackage, smokePath, request.Version, host); err != nil {
+			return result, fmt.Errorf("build native version check: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if request.Output != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(request.Output, "checking %s version output\n", request.Spec.BinaryName)
+	}
+	if err := checkVersion(ctx, smokePath, request.Spec.BinaryName, request.Version); err != nil {
+		return result, err
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func normalizeTargets(targets []Target) []Target {
+	seen := make(map[Target]struct{}, len(targets))
+	result := make([]Target, 0, len(targets))
+	for _, target := range targets {
+		if _, ok := seen[target]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[target] = struct{}{}
+		result = append(result, target)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func safeComponent(value string) bool {
+	return value != "" && !strings.ContainsAny(value, "/\\\r\n")
+}
+
+func resolvedOutputDir(repositoryDir, outputDir string) string {
+	if outputDir == "" {
+		outputDir = filepath.Join(repositoryDir, "dist")
+	} else if !filepath.IsAbs(outputDir) {
+		outputDir = filepath.Join(repositoryDir, outputDir)
+	}
+	resolved, err := filepath.Abs(outputDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return filepath.Clean(outputDir)
+	}
+	return resolved
+}
+
+func artifactFilename(binaryName, version string, target Target) string {
+	filename := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-%s-%s", binaryName, version, target.OS, target.Arch)
+	if target.OS == "windows" {
+		filename += ".exe"
+	}
+	return filename
+}
+
+func gitCommit(ctx context.Context, repositoryDir string) (string, error) {
+	command := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "git", "-C", repositoryDir, "rev-parse", "--verify", "HEAD^{commit}")
+	output, err := command.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("read source commit: %w", ctx.Err())
+		}
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("read source commit: %w", err)
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), nil
+}
+
+func hostTarget(ctx context.Context, repositoryDir string) (Target, error) {
+	output, err := runGo(ctx, repositoryDir, nil, "env", "GOHOSTOS", "GOHOSTARCH")
+	if err != nil {
+		return Target{}, err
+	}
+	parts := strings.Fields(string(output))
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return Target{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected Go host response %q", output)
+	}
+	return Target{OS: parts[0], Arch: parts[1]}, nil
+}
+
+func buildTarget(ctx context.Context, repositoryDir, mainPackage, outputPath, version string, target Target) error {
+	ldflags := "-s -w -X " + versioncontract.InjectedVersionLinkerSymbol + "=" + version
+	_, err := runGo(ctx, repositoryDir, map[string]string{"GOOS": target.OS, "GOARCH": target.Arch},
+		"build", "-o", outputPath, "-mod=readonly", "-trimpath", "-buildvcs=false", "-ldflags", ldflags, mainPackage)
+	return err
+}
+
+func runGo(ctx context.Context, directory string, target map[string]string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
+	commandArgs := append([]string(nil), args...)
+	command := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "go", commandArgs...)
+	command.Dir = directory
+	command.Env = goEnvironment(target)
+	output, err := command.CombinedOutput()
+	if err == nil {
+		return output, nil
+	}
+	if ctx.Err() != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ctx.Err(), err)
+	}
+	if len(output) != 0 {
+		return output, fmt.Errorf("go %s: %w: %s", strings.Join(commandArgs, " "), err, strings.TrimSpace(string(output)))
+	}
+	return output, fmt.Errorf("go %s: %w", strings.Join(commandArgs, " "), err)
+}
+
+func goEnvironment(target map[string]string) []string {
+	controlled := map[string]bool{
+		"GOWORK": true, "GOPROXY": true, "GONOPROXY": true, "GOSUMDB": true,
+		"GOTOOLCHAIN": true, "GOFLAGS": true, "CGO_ENABLED": true, "GOOS": true, "GOARCH": true,
+	}
+	for key := range target {
+		controlled[key] = true
+	}
+	environment := make([]string, 0, len(os.Environ())+len(controlled))
+	for _, entry := range os.Environ() {
+		key, _, ok := strings.Cut(entry, "=")
+		if !ok || !controlled[key] {
+			environment = append(environment, entry)
+		}
+	}
+	values := map[string]string{
+		"GOWORK": "off", "GOPROXY": "off", "GONOPROXY": "none", "GOSUMDB": "off",
+		"GOTOOLCHAIN": "local", "GOFLAGS": "-mod=readonly", "CGO_ENABLED": "0",
+	}
+	for key, value := range target {
+		values[key] = value
+	}
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(values))
+	for key := range values {
+		keys = append(keys, key)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		environment = append(environment, key+"="+values[key])
+	}
+	return environment
+}
+
+func hashArtifact(artifact *Artifact) error {
+	file, err := os.Open(artifact.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	hash := sha256.New()
+	if _, err := io.Copy(hash, file); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	artifact.SHA256 = hex.EncodeToString(hash.Sum(nil))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func checkVersion(ctx context.Context, binaryPath, binaryName, version string) error {
+	command := exec.CommandContext(ctx, binaryPath, "version")
+	command.Env = goEnvironment(nil)
+	output, err := command.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("run native version check: %w", ctx.Err())
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("run native version check: %w: %s", err, strings.TrimSpace(string(output)))
+	}
+	want := binaryName + " " + version + "\n"
+	if string(output) != want {
+		return fmt.Errorf("native version output = %q, want %q", output, want)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/candidate/check.go b/internal/candidate/check.go
index 73455c2..8ccf7fa 100644
--- a/internal/candidate/check.go
+++ b/internal/candidate/check.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ReleaseKit/internal/process"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/ReleaseKit/internal/versioncontract"
 )
 
 var ErrInvalidVersion = errors.New("invalid stable version")
@@ -241,24 +242,7 @@ func (w *synchronizedWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 }
 
 func validStableVersion(version string) bool {
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(version, "v") {
-		return false
-	}
-	components := strings.Split(version[1:], ".")
-	if len(components) != 3 {
-		return false
-	}
-	for _, component := range components {
-		if component == "" || len(component) > 1 && component[0] == '0' {
-			return false
-		}
-		for i := 0; i < len(component); i++ {
-			if component[i] < '0' || component[i] > '9' {
-				return false
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return true
+	return versioncontract.ValidStableVersion(version)
 }
 
 func validateNote(note []byte, product, version string) error {
diff --git a/internal/versioncontract/version.go b/internal/versioncontract/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03ab3e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/versioncontract/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package versioncontract
+
+import "strings"
+
+// ValidStableVersion reports whether version uses the selected vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH form.
+func ValidStableVersion(version string) bool {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(version, "v") {
+		return false
+	}
+	components := strings.Split(version[1:], ".")
+	if len(components) != 3 {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, component := range components {
+		if component == "" || len(component) > 1 && component[0] == '0' {
+			return false
+		}
+		for i := 0; i < len(component); i++ {
+			if component[i] < '0' || component[i] > '9' {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}