diff --git a/docs/adr/0003-radicle-references.md b/docs/adr/0003-radicle-references.md
index 66aeaf311..12f8cc473 100644
--- a/docs/adr/0003-radicle-references.md
+++ b/docs/adr/0003-radicle-references.md
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ text as an absolute identifier:
 | Person            | `did:key:<NID>`                                    |
 
 - Object ids are always full. The composer expands a prefix and offers every
-  match when several objects share it.
+  match when several objects share it. It searches only delegate releases;
+  a full release id or link resolves any release.
 - Identifiers are never relative to the current repo.
 - Explorer URLs are accepted as input and normalised on insert. Where a URL
   is ambiguous, as in `/tree/<branch>/<path>` with a branch containing
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ from explorer routes. It is tested against the RIP 4 vectors and
 `radicle-uri`'s cases.
 
 **Clients decide presentation.** This app shows repos, issues, patches,
-commits and people as chips, and every other entity above as a link
+releases, commits and people as chips, and every other entity above as a link
 labelled with the repo name, such as `heartwood: src/lib.rs`. Either
 navigates in-app when the repo is local and falls back to the configured
 `publicExplorer`, which a right click also offers. A resource a client does
diff --git a/src/components/Mention.svelte b/src/components/Mention.svelte
index eec73d403..727f9fa8a 100644
--- a/src/components/Mention.svelte
+++ b/src/components/Mention.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import type { Issue } from "@bindings/cob/issue/Issue";
   import type { Patch } from "@bindings/cob/patch/Patch";
+  import type { Release } from "@bindings/cob/release/Release";
   import type { Config } from "@bindings/config/Config";
   import type { ComponentProps } from "svelte";
 
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
     cachedConfig,
     cachedIssueById,
     cachedPatchById,
+    cachedReleaseById,
     cachedRepoById,
     cachedRepoCommit,
   } from "@app/lib/invoke";
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
   let resolvedRepoName: string | undefined = $state(undefined);
   let issue: Issue | undefined = $state(undefined);
   let patch: Patch | undefined = $state(undefined);
+  let release = $state<Release | undefined>(undefined);
   let commitSummary: string | undefined = $state(undefined);
   let missing = $state(false);
   let config: Config | undefined = $state(undefined);
@@ -136,6 +139,27 @@
     };
   });
 
+  $effect(() => {
+    if (target.type !== "cob" || target.kind !== "release") return;
+    let cancelled = false;
+    void cachedReleaseById(target.rid, target.oid)
+      .then(result => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        if (result) release = result;
+        else missing = true;
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        if (!cancelled) missing = true;
+      });
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  });
+
+  const releaseTitle = $derived(
+    release ? release.title || release.tagName : undefined,
+  );
+
   $effect(() => {
     if (target.type !== "commit") return;
     let cancelled = false;
@@ -365,6 +389,27 @@
       <span class="mention-oid">{formatOid(target.oid)}</span>
     {/if}
   </a>
+{:else if target.kind === "release"}
+  <a
+    class="mention"
+    class:unresolved={missing}
+    {href}
+    target={missing ? "_blank" : undefined}
+    rel={missing ? "noopener noreferrer" : undefined}
+    onclick={handleClick}
+    onmousedown={keepSelection}
+    oncontextmenu={openMenu}
+    title={missing
+      ? `${fallback} · ${target.oid} — not replicated locally`
+      : `${releaseTitle ?? fallback} · ${target.oid}`}>
+    <span class="mention-status">
+      <Icon name="parcel" />
+    </span>
+    <span class="mention-label">{releaseTitle ?? fallback}</span>
+    {#if missing || (release && !releaseTitle)}
+      <span class="mention-oid">{formatOid(target.oid)}</span>
+    {/if}
+  </a>
 {:else}
   <a
     class="mention"
diff --git a/src/components/MentionAutocomplete.svelte b/src/components/MentionAutocomplete.svelte
index fa2473a6f..ca065f724 100644
--- a/src/components/MentionAutocomplete.svelte
+++ b/src/components/MentionAutocomplete.svelte
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import type { AliasSuggestion } from "@bindings/cob/AliasSuggestion";
   import type { Author } from "@bindings/cob/Author";
+  import type { Release } from "@bindings/cob/release/Release";
   import type { RepoInfo } from "@bindings/repo/RepoInfo";
   import type { ComponentProps } from "svelte";
 
@@ -29,8 +30,10 @@
     cachedIssueById,
     cachedListIssueCandidates,
     cachedListPatchCandidates,
+    cachedListReleaseCandidates,
     cachedListReposSummary,
     cachedPatchById,
+    cachedReleaseById,
     cachedRepoById,
     cachedRepoCommit,
     cachedRepoCommitsByPrefix,
@@ -321,6 +324,25 @@
       };
     }
 
+    if (target.kind === "release") {
+      const release = await cachedReleaseById(target.rid, target.oid).catch(
+        () => undefined,
+      );
+      const label = release
+        ? releaseTitle(release)
+        : `release ${formatOid(target.oid)}`;
+
+      return {
+        key,
+        target,
+        label,
+        primary: label,
+        secondary: formatOid(target.oid),
+        icon: "parcel",
+        haystack: label,
+      };
+    }
+
     const patch = await cachedPatchById(target.rid, target.oid).catch(
       () => undefined,
     );
@@ -431,9 +453,10 @@
   }
 
   async function resolveOid(oid: string): Promise<Suggestion[]> {
-    const [issue, patch, commit] = await Promise.all([
+    const [issue, patch, release, commit] = await Promise.all([
       cachedIssueById(rid, oid).catch(() => undefined),
       cachedPatchById(rid, oid).catch(() => undefined),
+      cachedReleaseById(rid, oid).catch(() => undefined),
       cachedRepoCommit(rid, oid).catch(() => undefined),
     ]);
     const rows: Suggestion[] = [];
@@ -460,6 +483,9 @@
         haystack: patch.title,
       });
     }
+    if (release) {
+      rows.push(releaseRow(release));
+    }
     if (commit && rows.length === 0) {
       rows.push({
         key: `commit:${oid}`,
@@ -564,9 +590,10 @@
   }
 
   async function collectCobs(): Promise<Suggestion[]> {
-    const [allIssues, allPatches] = await Promise.all([
+    const [allIssues, allPatches, allReleases] = await Promise.all([
       cachedListIssueCandidates(rid).catch(() => []),
       cachedListPatchCandidates(rid).catch(() => []),
+      cachedListReleaseCandidates(rid).catch(() => []),
     ]);
     const rows = [
       ...allIssues.map(issue => ({
@@ -601,6 +628,10 @@
         icon: patchIcon[patch.state.status],
         haystack: `${patch.title} ${patch.id}`,
       })),
+      ...allReleases.map(release => ({
+        timestamp: release.createdAt,
+        ...releaseRow(release),
+      })),
     ];
 
     return rows
@@ -608,6 +639,26 @@
       .map(({ timestamp: _timestamp, ...row }) => row);
   }
 
+  function releaseTitle(release: Release): string {
+    return (
+      release.title || release.tagName || `release ${formatOid(release.id)}`
+    );
+  }
+
+  function releaseRow(release: Release): Suggestion {
+    const label = releaseTitle(release);
+
+    return {
+      key: `release:${release.id}`,
+      target: { type: "cob", kind: "release", rid, oid: release.id },
+      label,
+      primary: label,
+      secondary: formatOid(release.id),
+      icon: "parcel",
+      haystack: `${label} ${release.tagName ?? ""} ${release.id}`,
+    };
+  }
+
   const patchIcon: Record<string, IconName> = {
     draft: "patch-draft",
     open: "patch",
diff --git a/src/lib/invoke.ts b/src/lib/invoke.ts
index 550f3512d..4ad8fbef1 100644
--- a/src/lib/invoke.ts
+++ b/src/lib/invoke.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import type { DiffOptions } from "@bindings/cob/DiffOptions";
 import type { Issue } from "@bindings/cob/issue/Issue";
 import type { PaginatedQuery } from "@bindings/cob/PaginatedQuery";
 import type { Patch } from "@bindings/cob/patch/Patch";
+import type { Release } from "@bindings/cob/release/Release";
+import type { ReleaseFilter } from "@bindings/cob/release/ReleaseFilter";
 import type { Config } from "@bindings/config/Config";
 import type { Diff } from "@bindings/diff/Diff";
 import type { Stats } from "@bindings/diff/Stats";
@@ -231,6 +233,23 @@ export const cachedListPatchCandidates = cached(
   { max: 10, ttl: 30_000 },
 );
 
+async function listReleaseCandidates(rid: string): Promise<Release[]> {
+  const releases = await invoke<PaginatedQuery<Release[]>>("list_releases", {
+    rid,
+    filter: { scope: "trusted", showRedacted: false } satisfies ReleaseFilter,
+    skip: 0,
+    take: MENTION_CANDIDATE_TAKE,
+  });
+
+  return releases.content;
+}
+
+export const cachedListReleaseCandidates = cached(
+  listReleaseCandidates,
+  (...[rid]) => `release_candidates:${rid}`,
+  { max: 10, ttl: 30_000 },
+);
+
 const missTtl = 5_000;
 
 async function repoById(rid: string): Promise<RepoInfo | null> {
@@ -266,6 +285,17 @@ export const cachedPatchById = cached(
   missTtl,
 );
 
+async function releaseById(rid: string, id: string): Promise<Release | null> {
+  return withTestBackend(tauri.invoke, "release_by_id", { rid, id });
+}
+
+export const cachedReleaseById = cached(
+  releaseById,
+  (...[rid, id]) => `release_by_id:${rid}:${id}`,
+  { max: 200, ttl: 60_000 },
+  missTtl,
+);
+
 async function repoCommit(rid: string, sha: string): Promise<Commit | null> {
   return withTestBackend(tauri.invoke, "repo_commit", { rid, sha });
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/mentions.ts b/src/lib/mentions.ts
index c809e06e2..d44cf1533 100644
--- a/src/lib/mentions.ts
+++ b/src/lib/mentions.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,20 @@ import { explorerLink, formatOid, truncateId } from "@app/lib/utils";
 export type Entity =
   | { type: "node"; nid: string }
   | { type: "repo"; rid: string }
-  | { type: "cob"; kind: "issue" | "patch"; rid: string; oid: string }
+  | {
+      type: "cob";
+      kind: "issue" | "patch" | "release";
+      rid: string;
+      oid: string;
+    }
   | { type: "commit"; rid: string; oid: string };
 
+const cobTypes = {
+  issue: issueType,
+  patch: patchType,
+  release: releaseType,
+};
+
 export function toEntity(reference: RadReference): Entity | undefined {
   if (reference.type === "did") return { type: "node", nid: reference.node };
 
@@ -44,6 +55,9 @@ export function toEntity(reference: RadReference): Entity | undefined {
     if (resource.typeName === patchType) {
       return { type: "cob", kind: "patch", rid, oid: resource.oid };
     }
+    if (resource.typeName === releaseType) {
+      return { type: "cob", kind: "release", rid, oid: resource.oid };
+    }
   }
 
   return undefined;
@@ -68,7 +82,7 @@ export function toRadReference(target: Entity): RadReference {
           repo,
           resource: {
             type: "cob",
-            typeName: target.kind === "issue" ? issueType : patchType,
+            typeName: cobTypes[target.kind],
             oid: target.oid,
           },
         },
@@ -179,6 +193,9 @@ export function referenceRoute(reference: RadReference): RepoRoute | undefined {
         reviewId: undefined,
       };
     }
+    if (resource.typeName === releaseType) {
+      return { resource: "repo.release", rid, release: resource.oid };
+    }
   }
   if (resource.type === "commit" || resource.type === "tag") {
     return {
@@ -196,6 +213,9 @@ export function referenceRoute(reference: RadReference): RepoRoute | undefined {
   if (typeName === patchType) {
     return { resource: "repo.patches", rid, status: undefined };
   }
+  if (typeName === releaseType) {
+    return { resource: "repo.releases", rid };
+  }
 
   return undefined;
 }
@@ -213,7 +233,7 @@ const cobLists: Record<
 > = {
   [issueType]: { label: "Issues", icon: "issue" },
   [patchType]: { label: "Patches", icon: "patch" },
-  [releaseType]: { label: "Releases", icon: "archive" },
+  [releaseType]: { label: "Releases", icon: "parcel" },
 };
 
 export function describeLink(
@@ -269,7 +289,7 @@ export function describeLink(
       label: `${repoName}: ${release}`,
       primary: `Release ${formatOid(resource.oid)}`,
       secondary: repoName,
-      icon: "archive",
+      icon: "parcel",
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/repo/mentions.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/repo/mentions.spec.ts
index ad1e2ba5a..c9ecd4ce1 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/repo/mentions.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/repo/mentions.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
 import type { RadiclePeer } from "@tests/support/peerManager.js";
 
+import * as Fs from "node:fs/promises";
+import * as Path from "node:path";
+
 import {
   createCollaborators,
   createProject,
 } from "@tests/support/collaboration.js";
 import {
   expect,
+  goto,
   reload,
   test,
   useBackend,
@@ -85,6 +89,45 @@ test("a pasted patch URI becomes a chip that opens the patch", async ({
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/patches/${patchId}`));
 });
 
+test("a pasted release ID becomes a chip that opens the release", async ({
+  page,
+  peer,
+}) => {
+  const { rid, issueId, repoFolder } = await openIssue(page, peer);
+  const file = Path.join(repoFolder, "build.tar");
+  await Fs.writeFile(file, "artifact bytes");
+  // The native file dialog only exists under Tauri.
+  await page.route(/\/pick_artifact_files$/, route =>
+    route.fulfill({ json: [file] }),
+  );
+  await goto(page, `/repos/${rid}/releases`);
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "New release" }).click();
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Pick a commit or paste a SHA").click();
+  await page.getByText("Add notes").click();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Choose files" }).click();
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Create release" }).click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/repos/${rid}/releases/\\w+`));
+  const releaseId = new URL(page.url()).pathname.split("/").pop()!;
+  const uri = `${rid}/cob/dev.radicle.artifact/${releaseId}`;
+
+  await goto(page, `/repos/${rid}/issues/${issueId}`);
+  await type(page, "#Add");
+  await expect(suggestion(page, "Add notes")).toBeVisible();
+  await commentBox(page).fill("");
+
+  await type(page, releaseId);
+  await expect(suggestion(page, "Add notes")).toBeVisible();
+  await page.keyboard.press("Enter");
+  await expect(commentBox(page)).toHaveValue(`[Add notes](${uri}) `);
+
+  await comment(page);
+  await reload(page);
+  const chip = rendered(page).locator("a.mention", { hasText: "Add notes" });
+  await expect(chip).toBeVisible();
+  await chip.click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/releases/${releaseId}`));
+});
+
 test("unsafe and invalid references stay inert", async ({ page, peer }) => {
   const { rid } = await openIssue(page, peer);
 
@@ -214,10 +257,10 @@ test("every reference type renders and links where it should", async ({
   await expect(link(`${repo}/home/remotes/${nid}`)).toHaveText("remote");
   await expect(link(`${repo}/issues?status=all`)).toHaveText("issues");
   await expect(link(`${repo}/patches`)).toHaveText("patches");
-  await expect(
-    link(`${explorer}/${rid}/releases/${missingOid}`),
-  ).toHaveAttribute("target", "_blank");
-  await expect(link(`${explorer}/${rid}/releases`)).toHaveText("releases");
+  const missingRelease = link(`${explorer}/${rid}/releases/${missingOid}`);
+  await expect(missingRelease).toHaveClass(/unresolved/);
+  await expect(missingRelease).toHaveAttribute("target", "_blank");
+  await expect(link(`${repo}/releases`)).toHaveText("releases");
   await expect(
     body.locator("a:not([href])", { hasText: "tree" }),
   ).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/tests/unit/deepLink.test.ts b/tests/unit/deepLink.test.ts
index db430b73e..6dc0d0aff 100644
--- a/tests/unit/deepLink.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/deepLink.test.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ describe("deepLinkTarget", () => {
         reviewId: undefined,
       },
     ],
+    [
+      `${rid}/cob/dev.radicle.artifact/${oid}`,
+      { resource: "repo.release", rid, release: oid },
+    ],
     [`${rid}/commit/${oid}`, { resource: "repo.commit", rid, commit: oid }],
     [
       `${rid}/commit/main?path=src/lib.rs#L10`,
@@ -82,13 +86,6 @@ describe("deepLinkTarget", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  test("opens the explorer for a page the app lacks", () => {
-    expect(target(`${rid}/cob/dev.radicle.artifact/${oid}`)).toEqual({
-      type: "external",
-      url: `${explorer}/releases/${oid}`,
-    });
-  });
-
   test("goes nowhere when neither has a page", () => {
     expect(target(`${rid}/tree/${oid}`)).toBeUndefined();
   });
diff --git a/tests/unit/mentionTrigger.test.ts b/tests/unit/mentionTrigger.test.ts
index 3f67db423..56936095e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/mentionTrigger.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/mentionTrigger.test.ts
@@ -152,13 +152,21 @@ describe("explorer links without a chip", () => {
 describe("releases and lines", () => {
   const node = "https://radicle.network/nodes/seed";
 
-  test("offers a release as a link", () => {
-    expect(trigger(`${node}/${rid}/releases/${oid}`)).toMatchObject({
+  test.each([
+    `${node}/${rid}/releases/${oid}`,
+    `${rid}/cob/dev.radicle.artifact/${oid}`,
+  ])("offers %s as a release", link => {
+    expect(trigger(link)).toMatchObject({
+      kind: "identifier",
+      target: { type: "cob", kind: "release", rid, oid },
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("offers a release list as a link", () => {
+    expect(trigger(`${node}/${rid}/releases`)).toMatchObject({
       kind: "link",
       reference: {
-        uri: {
-          resource: { type: "cob", typeName: "dev.radicle.artifact", oid },
-        },
+        uri: { resource: { type: "cob", typeName: "dev.radicle.artifact" } },
       },
     });
   });
diff --git a/tests/unit/mentions.test.ts b/tests/unit/mentions.test.ts
index 058703ae1..f457a7642 100644
--- a/tests/unit/mentions.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/mentions.test.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ describe("parseEntityHref", () => {
       `${rid}/cob/xyz.radicle.patch/${oid}`,
       { type: "cob", kind: "patch", rid, oid },
     ],
+    [
+      `${rid}/cob/dev.radicle.artifact/${oid}`,
+      { type: "cob", kind: "release", rid, oid },
+    ],
+    [
+      `https://app.radicle.xyz/nodes/seed/${rid}/releases/${oid}`,
+      { type: "cob", kind: "release", rid, oid },
+    ],
     [
       `https://app.radicle.xyz/nodes/seed/${rid}/patches/${oid}`,
       { type: "cob", kind: "patch", rid, oid },
@@ -235,17 +243,21 @@ describe("referenceRoute", () => {
       `${rid}/cob/xyz.radicle.patch`,
       { resource: "repo.patches", rid, status: undefined },
     ],
+    [
+      `${rid}/cob/dev.radicle.artifact/${oid}`,
+      { resource: "repo.release", rid, release: oid },
+    ],
+    [`${rid}/cob/dev.radicle.artifact`, { resource: "repo.releases", rid }],
   ])("%s", (href, expected) => {
     expect(referenceRoute(parseReference(href)!)).toEqual(expected);
   });
 
-  test.each([
-    `${rid}/cob/dev.radicle.artifact`,
-    `${rid}/tree/${oid}`,
-    `did:key:${nid}`,
-  ])("has no page for %s", href => {
-    expect(referenceRoute(parseReference(href)!)).toBeUndefined();
-  });
+  test.each([`${rid}/tree/${oid}`, `did:key:${nid}`])(
+    "has no page for %s",
+    href => {
+      expect(referenceRoute(parseReference(href)!)).toBeUndefined();
+    },
+  );
 });
 
 describe("describeLink", () => {
@@ -262,11 +274,11 @@ describe("describeLink", () => {
     [`${rid}/tag/v1.0`, "heartwood: v1.0", "label"],
     [`${rid}/cob/xyz.radicle.issue`, "heartwood: issues", "issue"],
     [`${rid}/cob/xyz.radicle.patch`, "heartwood: patches", "patch"],
-    [`${rid}/cob/dev.radicle.artifact`, "heartwood: releases", "archive"],
+    [`${rid}/cob/dev.radicle.artifact`, "heartwood: releases", "parcel"],
     [
       `${rid}/cob/dev.radicle.artifact/${oid}`,
       "heartwood: release 5e46830",
-      "archive",
+      "parcel",
     ],
     [`${rid}/${nid}`, "heartwood: z6MknS…tBU8Vi", "repository"],
   ])("%s", (href, label, icon) => {