diff --git a/build_legacy.sh b/build_legacy.sh
index 3b4eb5fca..f33279ab4 100755
--- a/build_legacy.sh
+++ b/build_legacy.sh
@@ -2428,7 +2428,8 @@ get_unified_full_infrastructure_target() {
 
   # These plain Full recipes retain more routing capacity than their MQTT
   # siblings (T-Beam flood rules / room neighbors, TLora repeater neighbors).
-  # They are intentional alternatives, not duplicate Full artifacts.
+  # Keep them available for an explicit exact-identity build; the ordinary
+  # release chooses the MQTT observer for these board/role groups.
   case "${mqtt_base,,}" in
     tbeam_sx1262_repeater|tbeam_sx1276_repeater|\
     tbeam_sx1262_room_server|tbeam_sx1276_room_server|\
@@ -5412,8 +5413,10 @@ configure_effective_build_profile() {
   if [ "$EXACT_IDENTITY_FULL_BUILD" = "1" ]; then
     if [ "$command_name" != "build-firmware" ] \
         || [ "${#RESOLVED_BUILD_TARGETS[@]}" -ne 1 ] \
-        || ! is_esp32_canonical_full_release_target "$target"; then
-      echo "--full-exact requires one canonical ESP32 infrastructure target."
+        || [ "${PIO_ENV_PLATFORM_BY_NAME[$target]:-}" != ESP32_PLATFORM ] \
+        || ! supports_esp32_full_build "$target" \
+        || is_esp32_companion_build "$target"; then
+      echo "--full-exact requires one supported ESP32 infrastructure target."
       return 1
     fi
     BUILD_PROFILE_EFFECTIVE="full"
@@ -5810,6 +5813,69 @@ get_esp32_full_profile_target() {
   echo "$target"
 }
 
+# The ordinary release offers one Full image per physical board and role.
+# Keep the exact environment names for direct --full-exact builds and for
+# legacy/partition migration packages; this selection applies only to bulk
+# Full passes. Include the board in the key so similarly named recipes cannot
+# collapse distinct hardware.
+get_ordinary_full_group_key() {
+  local target=$1
+  local base=${target%_}
+  local role_base=$base
+
+  [ "${PIO_ENV_PLATFORM_BY_NAME[$target]:-}" = ESP32_PLATFORM ] || return 1
+  supports_esp32_full_build "$target" || return 1
+  case "${base,,}" in
+    *_repeater_observer_mqtt|*_room_server_observer_mqtt)
+      role_base=${base%_observer_mqtt} ;;
+    *_repeater_bridge_espnow)
+      role_base=${base%_bridge_espnow} ;;
+    *_repeater|*_room_server) ;;
+    *) role_base=$base ;;
+  esac
+  printf '%s|%s\n' "${PIO_ENV_BOARD_BY_NAME[$target]:-$target}" "${role_base,,}"
+}
+
+get_ordinary_full_priority() {
+  local target=$1
+  local base=${target%_}
+  case "${base,,}" in
+    *_observer_mqtt) echo 20 ;;
+    *_bridge_espnow) echo 10 ;;
+    *)
+      # G2's deployed Full identity is the observer. Other audited plain
+      # targets keep their own identity, with observer sources where needed.
+      if is_ordinary_partition_migration_full_target "$target" \
+          || is_esp32_full_only_bulk_target "$target"; then
+        echo 30
+      else
+        echo 0
+      fi ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+select_ordinary_full_targets() {
+  local target candidate key priority
+  local -a keys=()
+  local -A choice=() best_priority=()
+  for target in "$@"; do
+    candidate=$(get_esp32_full_profile_target "$target")
+    key=$(get_ordinary_full_group_key "$candidate") || continue
+    priority=$(get_ordinary_full_priority "$candidate")
+    if [ -z "${choice[$key]+x}" ]; then
+      keys+=("$key")
+      choice[$key]=$candidate
+      best_priority[$key]=$priority
+    elif [ "$priority" -gt "${best_priority[$key]}" ]; then
+      choice[$key]=$candidate
+      best_priority[$key]=$priority
+    fi
+  done
+  for key in "${keys[@]}"; do
+    printf '%s\n' "${choice[$key]}"
+  done
+}
+
 has_esp32_full_profile() {
   local target
   local candidate=""
@@ -5845,6 +5911,15 @@ run_full_esp32_profile() {
 
   for target in "${targets[@]}"; do
     full_profile_target=$(get_esp32_full_profile_target "$target")
+    # An earlier exact-identity pass already emitted this release's chosen
+    # Full image. Do this before resolving a plain target to its observer
+    # source, which would otherwise emit a second OTA identity.
+    if { [ "${PARTITION_MIGRATION_FULL_PROFILE_ACTIVE:-0}" = 1 ] \
+        && is_ordinary_partition_migration_full_target "$full_profile_target"; } \
+        || { [ "${FULL_ONLY_EXACT_PROFILE_ACTIVE:-0}" = 1 ] \
+        && is_esp32_full_only_bulk_target "$full_profile_target"; }; then
+      continue
+    fi
     # Use the same exact-board choice as single-target auto builds, including
     # historical trailing-underscore recipes such as Heltec T190.
     mqtt_target=$(get_unified_full_infrastructure_target "$full_profile_target") || mqtt_target=""
@@ -5866,21 +5941,6 @@ run_full_esp32_profile() {
     if [ -z "$full_target" ] || ! supports_esp32_full_build "$full_target"; then
       continue
     fi
-    # The canonical normal-target FULL artifact was already emitted by the
-    # partition-migration pass. Do not rebuild it as an identical fallback.
-    # Observer identities are intentionally not skipped: existing observer
-    # nodes still need their exact legacy mOTA asset during the transition.
-    if [ "${PARTITION_MIGRATION_FULL_PROFILE_ACTIVE:-0}" = "1" ] \
-        && is_esp32_partition_migration_full_target "$full_target"; then
-      continue
-    fi
-    # The logging matrix has already emitted these approved targets under
-    # their exact environment names. Do not replace that identity with a
-    # generic MQTT/unified sibling in this legacy resolution pass.
-    if [ "${FULL_ONLY_EXACT_PROFILE_ACTIVE:-0}" = "1" ] \
-        && is_esp32_full_only_bulk_target "$full_target"; then
-      continue
-    fi
     if [ -z "${seen_full_targets[$full_target]+x}" ]; then
       full_targets+=("$full_target")
       seen_full_targets["$full_target"]=1
@@ -6029,9 +6089,23 @@ run_full_esp32_build_targets() {
   local profile_mode=$1
   shift
   local targets=("$@")
+  local ordinary_full_targets=()
+  local full_only_targets=()
+  local target
   local profile_name="FULL unified"
   local build_status=0
   local pass_status=0
+  local FULL_ONLY_EXACT_PROFILE_ACTIVE=0
+  local PARTITION_MIGRATION_FULL_PROFILE_ACTIVE=0
+
+  if [ "${SINGLE_TARGET_FULL_BUILD:-0}" = 1 ]; then
+    # A named single-target build is an explicit operator choice. Keep its
+    # historical observer/bridge resolution rather than applying bulk release
+    # identity selection to it.
+    ordinary_full_targets=("${targets[@]}")
+  else
+    mapfile -t ordinary_full_targets < <(select_ordinary_full_targets "${targets[@]}")
+  fi
 
   if [ "$profile_mode" = "fallback" ]; then
     profile_name="FULL logging fallback"
@@ -6039,15 +6113,32 @@ run_full_esp32_build_targets() {
 
   LOGGING_MATRIX_FAILURES=()
   if [ "$profile_mode" = "fallback" ]; then
-    run_full_esp32_profile "${profile_name}-only build" "fallback" "${targets[@]}"
+    run_full_esp32_profile "${profile_name}-only build" "fallback" "${ordinary_full_targets[@]}"
     build_status=$?
   else
-    run_full_esp32_profile "${profile_name} build" "unified" "${targets[@]}"
+    if [ "${SINGLE_TARGET_FULL_BUILD:-0}" != 1 ]; then
+      for target in "${ordinary_full_targets[@]}"; do
+        if is_esp32_full_only_bulk_target "$target"; then
+          full_only_targets+=("$target")
+        fi
+      done
+      run_full_only_esp32_profile "${full_only_targets[@]}"
+      pass_status=$?
+      if [ "$pass_status" -eq 130 ]; then return 130; fi
+      if [ "$pass_status" -ne 0 ]; then build_status=1; fi
+      run_partition_migration_full_esp32_profile "${ordinary_full_targets[@]}"
+      pass_status=$?
+      if [ "$pass_status" -eq 130 ]; then return 130; fi
+      if [ "$pass_status" -ne 0 ]; then build_status=1; fi
+      FULL_ONLY_EXACT_PROFILE_ACTIVE=1
+      PARTITION_MIGRATION_FULL_PROFILE_ACTIVE=1
+    fi
+    run_full_esp32_profile "${profile_name} build" "unified" "${ordinary_full_targets[@]}"
     pass_status=$?
     if [ "$pass_status" -eq 130 ]; then return 130; fi
     if [ "$pass_status" -ne 0 ]; then build_status=1; fi
 
-    run_full_esp32_profile "FULL logging fallback build" "fallback" "${targets[@]}"
+    run_full_esp32_profile "FULL logging fallback build" "fallback" "${ordinary_full_targets[@]}"
     pass_status=$?
     if [ "$pass_status" -eq 130 ]; then return 130; fi
     if [ "$pass_status" -ne 0 ]; then build_status=1; fi
@@ -6070,6 +6161,7 @@ run_logging_matrix_build_targets() {
   local target
   local standard_targets=()
   local full_only_targets=()
+  local ordinary_full_targets=()
   local original_meshdebug_override=$MESHDEBUG_OVERRIDE
   local original_packet_logging_override=$PACKET_LOGGING_OVERRIDE
   local original_mqtt_bridge_override=$MQTT_BRIDGE_OVERRIDE
@@ -6094,6 +6186,7 @@ run_logging_matrix_build_targets() {
   fi
   LOGGING_MATRIX_FAILURES=()
   LOGGING_MATRIX_DEFERRED_TARGETS=()
+  mapfile -t ordinary_full_targets < <(select_ordinary_full_targets "${targets[@]}")
   if [ "${REQUIRE_OTA_UPDATES:-0}" = "1" ]; then
     printf '%s\n' "${OTA_EXCLUDED_TARGETS[@]}" > "${OUTPUT_DIR}/ota-excluded-targets.txt"
   fi
@@ -6102,14 +6195,11 @@ run_logging_matrix_build_targets() {
 
   for target in "${targets[@]}"; do
     if is_esp32_full_only_bulk_target "$target"; then
-      full_only_exact_count=$((full_only_exact_count + 1))
       # Full companion environments already select their complete profile in
       # build_firmware, so keep them in the ordinary pass to preserve their
       # established companion-specific recipe.
       if is_companion_radio_full_target "$target"; then
         standard_targets+=("$target")
-      else
-        full_only_targets+=("$target")
       fi
       continue
     fi
@@ -6129,6 +6219,14 @@ run_logging_matrix_build_targets() {
     fi
   done
 
+  for target in "${ordinary_full_targets[@]}"; do
+    if is_esp32_full_only_bulk_target "$target" \
+        && ! is_companion_radio_full_target "$target"; then
+      full_only_targets+=("$target")
+      full_only_exact_count=$((full_only_exact_count + 1))
+    fi
+  done
+
   echo "Profile 1/2: building ${#standard_targets[@]} standard target(s); ${merged_usb_logging_count} embed runtime-controlled USB logging in the ordinary artifact."
   if [ "$constrained_merged_logging_count" -gt 0 ]; then
     echo "Keeping verbose MESH_DEBUG off for ${constrained_merged_logging_count} size-constrained STM32 target(s); packet logging remains available at runtime."
@@ -6139,7 +6237,7 @@ run_logging_matrix_build_targets() {
   if [ "$full_only_exact_count" -gt 0 ]; then
     echo "Publishing ${full_only_exact_count} audited ESP32 target(s) as their exact-identity FULL release only; explicit --standard remains available for recovery."
   fi
-  for target in "${targets[@]}"; do
+  for target in "${ordinary_full_targets[@]}"; do
     if is_ordinary_partition_migration_full_target "$target"; then
       partition_migration_full_count=$((partition_migration_full_count + 1))
     fi
@@ -6166,19 +6264,19 @@ run_logging_matrix_build_targets() {
   if [ "$pass_status" -eq 130 ]; then return 130; fi
   if [ "$pass_status" -ne 0 ]; then build_status=1; fi
 
-  run_partition_migration_full_esp32_profile "${targets[@]}"
+  run_partition_migration_full_esp32_profile "${ordinary_full_targets[@]}"
   pass_status=$?
   if [ "$pass_status" -eq 130 ]; then return 130; fi
   if [ "$pass_status" -ne 0 ]; then build_status=1; fi
   PARTITION_MIGRATION_FULL_PROFILE_ACTIVE=1
 
   FULL_ONLY_EXACT_PROFILE_ACTIVE=1
-  run_full_esp32_profile "FULL unified pass" "unified" "${targets[@]}"
+  run_full_esp32_profile "FULL unified pass" "unified" "${ordinary_full_targets[@]}"
   pass_status=$?
   if [ "$pass_status" -eq 130 ]; then return 130; fi
   if [ "$pass_status" -ne 0 ]; then build_status=1; fi
 
-  run_full_esp32_profile "FULL logging fallback pass" "fallback" "${targets[@]}"
+  run_full_esp32_profile "FULL logging fallback pass" "fallback" "${ordinary_full_targets[@]}"
   pass_status=$?
   if [ "$pass_status" -eq 130 ]; then return 130; fi
   if [ "$pass_status" -ne 0 ]; then build_status=1; fi
diff --git a/docs/cli_build_matrix.md b/docs/cli_build_matrix.md
index 9d0b39566..83f72de06 100644
--- a/docs/cli_build_matrix.md
+++ b/docs/cli_build_matrix.md
@@ -46,15 +46,22 @@ an old or failed artifact without a verified sidecar.
 For a single ESP32 repeater or room-server target, `auto` selects its matching
 combined Full MQTT/USB/WiFi image when that image covers the plain Full recipe.
 The direct observer and Full-matrix paths use the same `full-usb-wifi-ota`
-artifact and runtime output controls. Plain Full T-Beam SX1262/SX1276 profiles
-and the TLora V2 repeater remain alternatives because their MQTT siblings have
-lower routing-table capacities.
+artifact and runtime output controls. The ordinary bulk release publishes one
+Full OTA identity per exact ESP32 board and role. Audited plain targets keep
+their identity while compiling the combined observer/ESP-NOW sources; G2 keeps
+its deployed observer identity. T-Beam SX1262/SX1276 and TLora V2 choose the
+observer in the ordinary release. Their plain Full recipes remain available
+as explicit alternatives with different routing capacities. Build one with
+`bash build.sh build-firmware <target> --full-exact`, then deliberately install
+it over LoRa with `ota pull <MID8> flash` and `ota install` on compatible
+hardware and partition layouts.
 
 Standard and reduced OTA images, including images that fit the 1.25 MiB
 portable application slot, remain available and remain in the standard matrix
 pass. Select `--build-profile standard` to retain the original target and
 partition contract. Moving from a plain target to its MQTT sibling changes the
-LoRa OTA target identity; existing nodes need an appropriate wired migration.
+LoRa OTA target identity; a partition layout change needs its matching
+migration step.
 For the normal-role partition migrations, the matrix also publishes a
 canonical Full image under the normal target identity. Install its matching
 merged image over USB once; mOTA rejects the incompatible partition signature
diff --git a/docs/ota_user_guide.md b/docs/ota_user_guide.md
index 25910d5bd..ca55def26 100644
--- a/docs/ota_user_guide.md
+++ b/docs/ota_user_guide.md
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ long ago it was seen. The fit marker:
   in-place delta. A matched external-QSPI nRF52 can accept that full codec.
 - **[rescue]** - an installable in-place nRF52 delta for the same target, but this running firmware has no
   valid app-side EndF. It requires the explicit rescue download and install flow below.
-- **[name]** - a different known board or role (for example `[ProMicro_companion_radio_usb]`). Don't install it.
+- **[name]** - a different known board or role (for example `[ProMicro_companion_radio_usb]`).
+  Install it only if you deliberately chose a different role for the same hardware; the installer
+  still checks the hardware identity and partition layout.
 - **[?]** - can't tell (a build with no target id set, e.g. a bare IDE build rather than a release build).
 
 Run it again after a few seconds - discovery happens in the background, so the list fills in. Nothing is
@@ -233,6 +235,16 @@ host folder - nothing is staged on this node. That's how you grab an **exact cop
 firmware** off the mesh (to a `.mota` file) so you can later build a *delta* against firmware you don't
 otherwise have. (`ota get` is an alias.)
 
+**Deliberate alternate image.** An operator can choose a different target ID
+for the same physical board by selecting its exact manifest ID from `ota ls`,
+then running `ota pull <MID8> flash` and `ota install`. The target ID controls
+which image is discovered and fetched; it does not lock manual installs to
+the current role. The hardware identity, codec, image hash, and partition
+checks still run. Automatic updates follow the firmware's selected target
+(or its declared one-way successor), so use `ota config autofetch off` and
+`ota config autoinstall off` if you want to keep an alternate image without
+automatic convergence.
+
 **`validate` (warm-start, advanced).** Capturing a full image over the radio is slow. If you have a
 *similar* build on the computer (e.g. a fresh recompile of the same firmware), run motatool with
 `--seed <that.mota>` and add **`validate`**: the node fetches just the target's block fingerprints, keeps
diff --git a/scripts/build_local_release.py b/scripts/build_local_release.py
index f35fa83e0..1ecba77ae 100644
--- a/scripts/build_local_release.py
+++ b/scripts/build_local_release.py
@@ -97,6 +97,47 @@ def build_migration_artifacts(work: Path, version: str, short_source: str,
                 raise RuntimeError(f"migration utility {bridge} failed; see {log}")
 
 
+def select_ordinary_full_records(records: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
+    """Keep one ESP32 Full OTA identity per board/role in the public matrix.
+
+    Explicit alternate images and old partition identities still belong in
+    their separately built migration packages or direct --full-exact builds.
+    This also removes stale sibling artifacts when a matrix build is resumed.
+    """
+    chosen: dict[str, tuple[int, dict]] = {}
+    passthrough: list[dict] = []
+    for record in records:
+        manifest = record["manifest"]
+        if manifest["platform"] != "ESP32_PLATFORM" or manifest["build_profile"] != "full":
+            passthrough.append(record)
+            continue
+        target = manifest["target"]
+        base = target.rstrip("_")
+        kind = "plain"
+        if base.lower().endswith("_observer_mqtt"):
+            base = base[:-len("_observer_mqtt")]
+            kind = "observer"
+        elif base.lower().endswith("_bridge_espnow"):
+            base = base[:-len("_bridge_espnow")]
+            kind = "bridge"
+        key = base.lower()
+        # G2's observer is the deployed Full identity. The other listed
+        # observer/bridge recipes offer features that their plain images do
+        # not combine, so keep the richer ordinary release choice.
+        special = key in {
+            "station_g2_repeater", "station_g2_room_server",
+            "tbeam_sx1262_repeater", "tbeam_sx1276_repeater",
+            "tbeam_sx1262_room_server", "tbeam_sx1276_room_server",
+            "lilygo_tlora_v2_1_1_6_repeater",
+            "meshadventurer_sx1262_repeater", "meshadventurer_sx1268_repeater",
+        }
+        priority = {"observer": 20, "bridge": 10, "plain": 0 if special else 30}[kind]
+        old = chosen.get(key)
+        if old is None or priority > old[0]:
+            chosen[key] = (priority, record)
+    return passthrough + [item[1] for item in chosen.values()]
+
+
 def stage_release(work: Path, migration_work: Path, destination: Path, version: str,
                   source: str) -> None:
     if destination.exists():
@@ -105,10 +146,7 @@ def stage_release(work: Path, migration_work: Path, destination: Path, version:
     short_source = source[:8]
     tooling_source = git("rev-parse", "HEAD")
     artifact_version = f"{version}-{short_source}"
-    records = [record for record in collect_artifacts(work, artifact_version)
-               if not (record["manifest"]["build_profile"] == "full"
-                       and record["manifest"]["target"] in {
-                           "Station_G2_repeater", "Station_G2_room_server"})]
+    records = select_ordinary_full_records(collect_artifacts(work, artifact_version))
     if not records:
         raise ValueError("firmware matrix produced no qualified artifacts")
 
diff --git a/test/test_full_infrastructure_selection.sh b/test/test_full_infrastructure_selection.sh
index 27c56b747..1f40b240c 100644
--- a/test/test_full_infrastructure_selection.sh
+++ b/test/test_full_infrastructure_selection.sh
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ assert_auto_unified() (
   }
   run_command build-firmware >/dev/null
   [ "${built[*]}" = "$expected" ] || fail "auto emitted duplicate Full artifacts"
-  built=()
-  run_full_esp32_build_targets all "$plain" "$expected" >/dev/null
-  [ "${built[*]}" = "$expected" ] || fail "matrix emitted duplicate Full artifacts"
 )
 
 assert_auto_unified heltec_v4_r8_repeater heltec_v4_r8_repeater_observer_mqtt
@@ -62,6 +59,28 @@ assert_auto_unified Station_G2_room_server Station_G2_room_server_observer_mqtt
   run_command build-firmware >/dev/null
 )
 
+# Operators may still build an alternate Full identity that is omitted from
+# the ordinary bulk release, including capacity-specific plain recipes.
+for alternate in Tbeam_SX1262_repeater \
+    Tbeam_SX1262_repeater_bridge_espnow \
+    LilyGo_TLora_V2_1_1_6_repeater; do
+  (
+    BUILD_PROFILE_OVERRIDE=full
+    BUILD_PROFILE_EXPLICIT=1
+    SINGLE_TARGET_FULL_BUILD=1
+    EXACT_IDENTITY_FULL_BUILD=1
+    RESOLVED_BUILD_TARGETS=("$alternate")
+    configure_effective_build_profile build-firmware >/dev/null
+    [ "${RESOLVED_BUILD_TARGETS[*]}" = "$alternate" ] \
+      || fail "alternate Full target changed identity: $alternate"
+    run_logged_build_targets() {
+      [ "$*" = "$alternate" ] || fail "alternate Full built another target"
+      [ "$ESP32_FULL_BUILD" = 1 ] || fail "alternate Full lost expanded partitions"
+    }
+    run_command build-firmware >/dev/null
+  )
+done
+
 # Only targets whose standard and FULL board recipes retain the exact same
 # partition table may omit their redundant portable bulk artifact.
 full_only_count=0
@@ -259,8 +278,8 @@ done
     heltec_v4_r8_repeater_observer_mqtt >/dev/null
   [ "$standard_built" = heltec_v4_r8_repeater_lora_ota_no_external_sensors ] \
     || fail "matrix changed the distinct reduced OTA build"
-  [ "$full_built" = 'heltec_v4_r8_repeater heltec_v4_r8_repeater_observer_mqtt' ] \
-    || fail "matrix did not retain V4's exact and legacy Full identities"
+  [ "$full_built" = heltec_v4_r8_repeater ] \
+    || fail "matrix emitted duplicate V4 Full identities"
   [ "$ESP32_LORA_OTA_APP_LIMIT" = 1310720 ] || fail "changed the 1.25 MiB portable limit"
 )
 
@@ -273,8 +292,53 @@ done
   run_logging_matrix_build_targets heltec_rc32_repeater \
     heltec_rc32_repeater_bridge_espnow >/dev/null
   [ "${#calls[@]}" -eq 1 ] || fail "FULL-only targets emitted duplicate matrix artifacts"
-  [ "${calls[0]}" = 'full:1:full-logging:heltec_rc32_repeater heltec_rc32_repeater_bridge_espnow' ] \
-    || fail "matrix did not build exact FULL-only identities"
+  [ "${calls[0]}" = 'full:1:full-logging:heltec_rc32_repeater' ] \
+    || fail "matrix emitted duplicate RC32 Full identities"
+)
+
+# A three-identity group keeps the audited plain target; a group without an
+# audited plain Full uses the feature-complete observer. Different hardware
+# variants must remain separate.
+(
+  calls=()
+  run_logged_build_targets() {
+    [ "$ESP32_FULL_BUILD" = 1 ] && calls+=("$*")
+  }
+  run_logging_matrix_build_targets Heltec_v3_repeater \
+    Heltec_v3_repeater_observer_mqtt Heltec_v3_repeater_bridge_espnow \
+    Tbeam_SX1262_repeater_bridge_espnow Tbeam_SX1262_repeater_observer_mqtt \
+    Heltec_v3_room_server >/dev/null
+  [ "${#calls[@]}" -eq 2 ] || fail "multi-role matrix emitted too many Full passes"
+  [ "${calls[0]}" = 'Heltec_v3_repeater Heltec_v3_room_server' ] \
+    || fail "plain V3 Full identity or separate room role was lost"
+  [ "${calls[1]}" = Tbeam_SX1262_repeater_observer_mqtt ] \
+    || fail "T-Beam observer Full identity was lost"
+)
+
+(
+  mapfile -t matrix_targets < <(resolve_logging_matrix_firmwares)
+  mapfile -t full_targets < <(select_ordinary_full_targets "${matrix_targets[@]}")
+  declare -A seen=()
+  for target in "${full_targets[@]}"; do
+    key=$(get_ordinary_full_group_key "$target") || fail "invalid Full target $target"
+    [ -z "${seen[$key]+x}" ] || fail "duplicate ordinary Full group $key"
+    seen[$key]=1
+  done
+  [ "${#full_targets[@]}" -gt 100 ] || fail "Full selection unexpectedly dropped board roles"
+)
+
+(
+  calls=()
+  run_logged_build_targets() { calls+=("$*"); }
+  run_full_esp32_build_targets all heltec_v4_r8_repeater \
+    heltec_v4_r8_repeater_observer_mqtt \
+    Tbeam_SX1262_repeater_bridge_espnow \
+    Tbeam_SX1262_repeater_observer_mqtt >/dev/null
+  [ "${#calls[@]}" -eq 2 ] || fail "Full-only bulk command emitted duplicate roles"
+  [ "${calls[0]}" = heltec_v4_r8_repeater ] \
+    || fail "Full-only bulk command lost the audited plain identity"
+  [ "${calls[1]}" = Tbeam_SX1262_repeater_observer_mqtt ] \
+    || fail "Full-only bulk command lost the T-Beam observer identity"
 )
 
 (
diff --git a/test/test_local_release_full_selection.py b/test/test_local_release_full_selection.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0685c847c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_local_release_full_selection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""The ordinary release has one ESP32 Full OTA identity per board and role."""
+
+import sys
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "scripts"))
+from build_local_release import select_ordinary_full_records
+
+
+def record(target: str, profile: str = "full", platform: str = "ESP32_PLATFORM") -> dict:
+    return {"manifest": {"target": target, "build_profile": profile, "platform": platform},
+            "files": []}
+
+
+class ReleaseFullSelectionTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_resume_filters_sibling_full_images_only(self):
+        inputs = [
+            record("Heltec_v3_repeater_observer_mqtt"),
+            record("Heltec_v3_repeater_bridge_espnow"),
+            record("Heltec_v3_repeater"),
+            record("Heltec_v3_repeater", "standard"),
+            record("Heltec_v3_room_server"),
+            record("Station_G2_repeater"),
+            record("Station_G2_repeater_observer_mqtt"),
+            record("Tbeam_SX1262_repeater_bridge_espnow"),
+            record("Tbeam_SX1262_repeater_observer_mqtt"),
+            record("LilyGo_TLora_V2_1_1_6_repeater"),
+            record("LilyGo_TLora_V2_1_1_6_repeater_observer_mqtt_"),
+            record("Meshadventurer_sx1262_repeater"),
+            record("Meshadventurer_sx1262_repeater_bridge_espnow"),
+            record("RAK_4631_repeater", platform="NRF52_PLATFORM"),
+        ]
+        selected = select_ordinary_full_records(inputs)
+        self.assertEqual({item["manifest"]["target"] for item in selected}, {
+            "Heltec_v3_repeater", "Heltec_v3_room_server",
+            "Station_G2_repeater_observer_mqtt",
+            "Tbeam_SX1262_repeater_observer_mqtt",
+            "LilyGo_TLora_V2_1_1_6_repeater_observer_mqtt_",
+            "Meshadventurer_sx1262_repeater_bridge_espnow",
+            "RAK_4631_repeater",
+        })
+        self.assertEqual(len(selected), 8)  # standard V3 remains alongside Full V3
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()