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+# Maven Central Publishing Strategy
+
+## Distribution Goal
+
+MediaKit is targeting Maven Central as the long-term distribution platform.
+
+## Planned Artifacts
+
+### imagepicker
+
+```kotlin
+implementation("io.github.akshayashokcode:imagepicker:<version>")
+```
+
+### imagecropper
+
+```kotlin
+implementation("io.github.akshayashokcode:imagecropper:<version>")
+```
+
+## Planned Publishing Flow
+
+1. Push changes to GitHub
+2. Create release tag
+3. Run publishing workflow
+4. Publish artifacts to Maven Central
+
+## Goals
+
+- Stable Android SDK distribution
+- Professional dependency management
+- Independent modular artifacts
+- Long-term ecosystem maintainability
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+# Publishing Checklist
+
+## Before First Public Release
+
+### Repository
+- [x] README
+- [x] LICENSE
+- [x] CHANGELOG
+- [x] CONTRIBUTING guide
+- [x] CI setup
+- [x] Release workflow docs
+
+### SDK Structure
+- [x] Modular architecture
+- [x] Standardized module naming
+- [ ] Stable public APIs
+- [ ] Safer bitmap handling
+- [ ] Compose support
+- [ ] Maven Central publishing automation
+
+### Quality
+- [ ] Sample app polish
+- [ ] API cleanup
+- [ ] Large image testing
+- [ ] Lifecycle verification
+- [ ] Performance validation
+
+## Initial Release Goal
+
+Target:
+- Internal alpha release via Maven Central