fix(ci): resolve 3 desktop build failures in release workflow

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Summary

Fixes 3 pre-existing desktop build failures in the release workflow that were causing all desktop app builds (ubuntu, macOS, windows) to fail:

• Ubuntu: generate pro provider step panicked because it looked for arch-suffixed binaries in desktop/resources/bin/ (which only has the renamed devsy binary). Changed base_path to dist/ where arch-suffixed binaries are staged, and added PARTIAL=true as safety net for missing platform checksums.
• macOS/all: electron-builder failed because dist/main/index.js didn't exist. Added missing electron-vite build step before electron-builder packaging.
• Windows: electron-rebuild during npm ci failed with node-gyp stdout maxBuffer overflow during VS enumeration. Added vswhere.exe to pin GYP_MSVS_OVERRIDE_PATH directly, avoiding the enumeration.

All 5 recent release runs showed identical failures. CLI binary builds were unaffected — only desktop builds failed.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Improved desktop application build pipeline with enhanced provider generation and Windows build-tool configuration for more reliable release builds.

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• .github/workflows/release.yml

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The release workflow is updated to refine the desktop build and release pipeline. Provider generation now operates in partial mode with a revised input path, Windows builds gain explicit Visual Studio path detection, and an electron-vite build step is inserted before packaging.

Changes

Desktop Release Workflow Build Pipeline

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Pro provider generation with partial mode .github/workflows/release.yml	The "generate pro provider" step sets PARTIAL: "true" and changes the input path argument from ../../desktop/resources/bin to ../../dist while maintaining output to dist/provider.yaml.
Windows build tools Visual Studio path detection .github/workflows/release.yml	The "configure Windows build tools" step now invokes vswhere.exe to locate the Visual Studio installation directory and exports it as GYP_MSVS_OVERRIDE_PATH alongside GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2022.
Electron-vite build step .github/workflows/release.yml	A new "build desktop app" step runs npx electron-vite build from the desktop working directory before the existing npx electron-builder packaging step executes.

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