diff --git a/scripts/install-extension.ps1 b/scripts/install-extension.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index 55c8d41..0000000
--- a/scripts/install-extension.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# Install only the extension (copy path, open browser). For full install use scripts/install.ps1.
-$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
-$ScriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
-$RepoRoot = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $ScriptDir "..")).Path
-$ExtDir = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $RepoRoot "extension")).Path
-if (-not (Test-Path (Join-Path $ExtDir "manifest.json"))) { Write-Error "extension/manifest.json not found."; exit 1 }
-Set-Clipboard -Value $ExtDir
-$p = "${env:ProgramFiles}\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe","${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe","${env:LocalAppData}\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" | Where-Object { Test-Path $_ } | Select-Object -First 1
-if ($p) { Start-Process $p -ArgumentList "chrome://extensions" }
-Write-Host "Extension path (clipboard): $ExtDir"
-Write-Host "Open the extension page, click 'Load unpacked', paste the path."
diff --git a/scripts/install-extension.sh b/scripts/install-extension.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 484825a..0000000
--- a/scripts/install-extension.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Install only the extension (copy path, open browser). For full install use scripts/install.sh.
-set -e
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
-EXT_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/extension"
-[[ ! -f "$EXT_DIR/manifest.json" ]] && echo "Error: extension/manifest.json not found." && exit 1
-
-command -v pbcopy >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "$EXT_DIR" | pbcopy
-command -v xclip >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo -n "$EXT_DIR" | xclip -selection clipboard 2>/dev/null || true
-command -v xsel >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo -n "$EXT_DIR" | xsel --clipboard 2>/dev/null || true
-
-open_page() { local u="$1" a="$2"; [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]] && open -a "$a" "$u" 2>/dev/null && return 0; command -v xdg-open >/dev/null 2>&1 && xdg-open "$u" 2>/dev/null; }
-open_page "chrome://extensions" "Google Chrome" || open_page "chrome://extensions" "Chromium" || open_page "chrome://extensions" "Microsoft Edge" || true
-echo "Extension path (clipboard): $EXT_DIR"
-echo "Open the extension page, click 'Load unpacked', paste the path."
diff --git a/scripts/install-host.ps1 b/scripts/install-host.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index d0c9c03..0000000
--- a/scripts/install-host.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# Install only the native messaging host (Windows). For full install use scripts/install.ps1.
-$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
-$ScriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
-$RepoRoot = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $ScriptDir "..")).Path
-$HostDir = Join-Path $RepoRoot "native-host"
-Set-Location $HostDir
-
-Write-Host "Installing native-host dependencies..."
-if (-not (Test-Path (Join-Path $HostDir "node_modules"))) {
-  npm install --no-fund --no-audit 2>$null
-  if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { npm install }
-} else {
-  Write-Host "  node_modules exists, skipping npm install"
-}
-
-$nodePath = (Get-Command node -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Source
-$barePath = (Get-Command bare -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Source
-if (-not $nodePath) { $nodePath = "node" }
-if (-not $barePath) { $barePath = "bare" }
-
-$batContent = "@echo off`r`nset `"DIR=%~dp0`"`r`n`"$nodePath`" `"$barePath`" `"%DIR%index.mjs`" %*"
-Set-Content (Join-Path $HostDir "holesail-browser-host.bat") -Value $batContent -Encoding ASCII
-$HostPath = Join-Path $HostDir "holesail-browser-host.bat"
-
-$manifest = Get-Content (Join-Path $RepoRoot "com.holesail.browser.json") -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
-$manifest.path = $HostPath
-$manifestFile = Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA "holesail-browser\com.holesail.browser.json"
-New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path (Split-Path $manifestFile) -Force | Out-Null
-$manifest | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 4 | Set-Content $manifestFile -Encoding UTF8
-New-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.holesail.browser" -Force | Out-Null
-Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.holesail.browser" -Name "(Default)" -Value $manifestFile
-New-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.holesail.browser" -Force | Out-Null
-Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.holesail.browser" -Name "(Default)" -Value $manifestFile
-Write-Host "Done. Manifest: $manifestFile"
diff --git a/scripts/install-host.sh b/scripts/install-host.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fc001d1..0000000
--- a/scripts/install-host.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Install only the native messaging host (macOS/Linux). For full install use scripts/install.sh.
-#
-# If a standalone distributable binary exists in releases/ it is used directly
-# (no bare runtime required). Otherwise falls back to a bare launcher script.
-set -e
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
-HOST_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/native-host"
-
-# Detect current platform/arch for distributable lookup
-PLATFORM="$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
-ARCH="$(uname -m)"
-[[ "$ARCH" == "x86_64" ]] && ARCH="x64"
-[[ "$ARCH" == "aarch64" || "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]] && ARCH="arm64"
-[[ "$PLATFORM" == "darwin" ]] && HOST_TRIPLE="darwin-$ARCH"
-[[ "$PLATFORM" == "linux" ]] && HOST_TRIPLE="linux-$ARCH"
-
-# Check for a pre-built standalone binary in releases/
-DIST_BINARY="$REPO_ROOT/releases/holesail-browser-host"
-if [[ -x "$DIST_BINARY" ]]; then
-  echo "Using standalone distributable binary: $DIST_BINARY"
-  HOST_PATH="$DIST_BINARY"
-else
-  echo "No distributable binary found, building bare launcher..."
-  cd "$HOST_DIR"
-
-  echo "Installing native-host dependencies..."
-  if [[ ! -d "$HOST_DIR/node_modules" ]]; then
-    npm install --no-fund --no-audit 2>/dev/null || npm install
-  else
-    echo "  node_modules exists, skipping npm install"
-  fi
-
-  BARE_PATH="$(which bare 2>/dev/null)" || true
-  [[ -z "$BARE_PATH" ]] && for c in /opt/homebrew/bin/bare /usr/local/bin/bare; do [[ -x "$c" ]] && BARE_PATH="$c" && break; done
-  NODE_PATH=""
-  if [[ -n "$BARE_PATH" ]]; then
-    BARE_DIR="${BARE_PATH%/*}"
-    for c in "$BARE_DIR/node" "$(which node 2>/dev/null)" /opt/homebrew/bin/node /usr/local/bin/node; do
-      [[ -x "$c" ]] && NODE_PATH="$c" && break
-    done
-  fi
-  [[ -z "$NODE_PATH" ]] && NODE_PATH="node"
-  [[ -z "$BARE_PATH" ]] && BARE_PATH="bare"
-
-  cat > "$HOST_DIR/holesail-browser-host" << EOF
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-DIR="\$(cd "\$(dirname "\$0")" && pwd)"
-exec "$NODE_PATH" "$BARE_PATH" "\$DIR/index.mjs" "\$@"
-EOF
-  chmod +x "$HOST_DIR/holesail-browser-host"
-  HOST_PATH="$HOST_DIR/holesail-browser-host"
-  echo "Done. Wrapper: $NODE_PATH $BARE_PATH"
-fi
-
-CHROME_DIR="$HOME/.config/google-chrome/NativeMessagingHosts"
-CHROMIUM_DIR="$HOME/.config/chromium/NativeMessagingHosts"
-FIREFOX_DIR="$HOME/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts"
-[[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]] && CHROME_DIR="$HOME/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/NativeMessagingHosts" && CHROMIUM_DIR="$HOME/Library/Application Support/Chromium/NativeMessagingHosts" && FIREFOX_DIR="$HOME/Library/Application Support/Mozilla/NativeMessagingHosts"
-
-MANIFEST_NAME="com.holesail.browser"
-MANIFEST_CONTENT=$(sed "s|ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NATIVE_HOST|$HOST_PATH|g" "$REPO_ROOT/com.holesail.browser.json")
-for dir in "$CHROME_DIR" "$CHROMIUM_DIR" "$FIREFOX_DIR"; do
-  mkdir -p "$dir" 2>/dev/null && echo "$MANIFEST_CONTENT" > "$dir/${MANIFEST_NAME}.json" && echo "Wrote $dir/${MANIFEST_NAME}.json"
-done
-echo "Done. Wrapper: $NODE_PATH $BARE_PATH"
diff --git a/scripts/install.ps1 b/scripts/install.ps1
index 20025f0..73edb25 100644
--- a/scripts/install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/install.ps1
@@ -1,87 +1,92 @@
-# Unified installer for Holesail Browser (extension + native host).
-# Run from anywhere: .\scripts\install.ps1   or   cd holesail-browser; .\scripts\install.ps1
+# Holesail Browser Installer (Windows)
+# Downloads the native host binary and extension from the latest release.
+#
+# Usage (run in PowerShell as your normal user):
+#   irm https://git.ssh.surf/snxraven/holesail-browser/raw/branch/main/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
-$ScriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
-$RepoRoot = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $ScriptDir "..")).Path
 
-Write-Host "Holesail Browser – Install" -ForegroundColor Cyan
-Write-Host "============================="
+$ReleaseBase = "https://git.ssh.surf/snxraven/holesail-browser/releases/download/latest-main"
+$InstallDir  = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\holesail-browser"
+$Downloads   = "$env:USERPROFILE\Downloads"
+$ManifestName = "com.holesail.browser"
 
-# Require Node.js
-if (-not (Get-Command node -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
-  Write-Host "Error: Node.js is required. Install from https://nodejs.org and run this script again." -ForegroundColor Red
-  exit 1
-}
+$HostZip = "holesail-browser-host-win32-x64.zip"
+$ExtZip  = "Holesail-Browser-1.0.0.zip"
 
-# Ensure bare is available
-if (-not (Get-Command bare -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
-  Write-Host "Installing Bare runtime (required for native host)..."
-  npm install -g bare 2>$null
-  if (-not (Get-Command bare -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
-    Write-Host "Warning: Could not install bare. Run: npm install -g bare" -ForegroundColor Yellow
-  }
-}
-
-# 1. Native host
 Write-Host ""
-Write-Host "1. Installing native host..."
-$HostDir = Join-Path $RepoRoot "native-host"
-Set-Location $HostDir
-npm install --no-fund --no-audit 2>$null
-if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { npm install }
-
-# Windows: use .bat that runs bare; Chrome may have limited PATH so use full path if we can find it
-$bareCmd = Get-Command bare -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-$nodeCmd = Get-Command node -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-$nodePath = if ($nodeCmd) { $nodeCmd.Source } else { "node" }
-$barePath = if ($bareCmd) { $bareCmd.Source } else { "bare" }
-
-$batContent = "@echo off`r`nset `"DIR=%~dp0`"`r`n`"$nodePath`" `"$barePath`" `"%DIR%index.mjs`" %*"
-$batContent | Set-Content (Join-Path $HostDir "holesail-browser-host.bat") -Encoding ASCII
-$HostPath = Join-Path $HostDir "holesail-browser-host.bat"
-
-$manifestPath = Join-Path $RepoRoot "com.holesail.browser.json"
-$manifest = Get-Content $manifestPath -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
-$manifest.path = $HostPath
-
-$manifestFile = Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA "holesail-browser\com.holesail.browser.json"
-$manifestDir = Split-Path $manifestFile
-if (-not (Test-Path $manifestDir)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $manifestDir -Force | Out-Null }
-$manifest | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 4 | Set-Content $manifestFile -Encoding UTF8
-
-$chromeKey = "HKCU:\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\com.holesail.browser"
-New-Item -Path $chromeKey -Force | Out-Null
-Set-ItemProperty -Path $chromeKey -Name "(Default)" -Value $manifestFile
-$ffKey = "HKCU:\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.holesail.browser"
-New-Item -Path $ffKey -Force | Out-Null
-Set-ItemProperty -Path $ffKey -Name "(Default)" -Value $manifestFile
-Write-Host "  Native host manifest: $manifestFile"
-
-# 2. Extension
+Write-Host "Holesail Browser Installer" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "==========================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+Write-Host "Install : $InstallDir"
 Write-Host ""
-Write-Host "2. Preparing extension..."
-$ExtDir = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $RepoRoot "extension")).Path
-if (-not (Test-Path (Join-Path $ExtDir "manifest.json"))) {
-  Write-Host "Error: extension/manifest.json not found." -ForegroundColor Red
-  exit 1
-}
-Set-Clipboard -Value $ExtDir
 
-$chromePaths = @(
-  "${env:ProgramFiles}\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe",
-  "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe",
-  "${env:LocalAppData}\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
+# ── Uninstall any previous install ────────────────────────────────────────────
+Write-Host "Removing any previous installation..."
+Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.Path -like "*holesail-browser-host*" } | Stop-Process -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+if (Test-Path $InstallDir) { Remove-Item $InstallDir -Recurse -Force }
+
+# Remove old registry entries
+$RegPaths = @(
+  "HKCU:\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\$ManifestName",
+  "HKCU:\Software\Chromium\NativeMessagingHosts\$ManifestName",
+  "HKCU:\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\$ManifestName"
 )
-foreach ($p in $chromePaths) {
-  if (Test-Path $p) {
-    Start-Process $p -ArgumentList "chrome://extensions"
-    break
-  }
+foreach ($p in $RegPaths) {
+  if (Test-Path $p) { Remove-Item $p -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
 }
 
+# ── Download ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $InstallDir -Force | Out-Null
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $Downloads  -Force | Out-Null
+
+Write-Host "Downloading native host..."
+$TmpZip = "$env:TEMP\$HostZip"
+Invoke-WebRequest "$ReleaseBase/$HostZip" -OutFile $TmpZip
+Expand-Archive -Path $TmpZip -DestinationPath $InstallDir -Force
+Remove-Item $TmpZip
+
+# Find the binary
+$HostBin = Get-ChildItem -Path $InstallDir -Recurse -Filter "holesail-browser-host.exe" | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty FullName
+if (-not $HostBin) {
+  Write-Host "Error: binary not found in $HostZip" -ForegroundColor Red; exit 1
+}
+Write-Host "  Binary: $HostBin"
+
+Write-Host "Downloading extension..."
+Invoke-WebRequest "$ReleaseBase/$ExtZip" -OutFile "$Downloads\$ExtZip"
+Write-Host "  Saved: $Downloads\$ExtZip"
+
+# ── Native messaging manifest ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+Write-Host "Installing native messaging manifest..."
+
+$ManifestFile = "$InstallDir\$ManifestName.json"
+$Manifest = @{
+  name                = "com.holesail.browser"
+  description         = "Holesail Browser native host"
+  path                = $HostBin
+  type                = "stdio"
+  allowed_origins     = @("chrome-extension://fmcenppcipeikpnpopolicnllljclmmi/")
+  allowed_extensions  = @("holesail-browser-58514e5bbfe0d5e3@example.org")
+} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 4
+Set-Content $ManifestFile -Value $Manifest -Encoding UTF8
+
+foreach ($p in $RegPaths) {
+  New-Item -Path $p -Force | Out-Null
+  Set-ItemProperty -Path $p -Name "(Default)" -Value $ManifestFile
+  Write-Host "  Registry: $p"
+}
+
+# ── Done ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 Write-Host ""
-Write-Host "Done." -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host "==========================" -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host "Installation complete!" -ForegroundColor Green
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "Next steps:"
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "  Chrome / Edge:"
+Write-Host "    1. Open chrome://extensions"
+Write-Host "    2. Enable Developer mode"
+Write-Host "    3. Drag & drop $Downloads\$ExtZip onto the page"
+Write-Host "       (or click 'Load unpacked' after extracting)"
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "  Then restart your browser."
 Write-Host ""
-Write-Host "Next step: In the browser tab that opened, click 'Load unpacked' and paste this path:"
-Write-Host "  $ExtDir"
-Write-Host "(Path is in your clipboard.) Then restart the browser."
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 73e9806..c82dbe3 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -1,96 +1,131 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Unified installer for Holesail Browser (extension + native host).
-# Run from anywhere: ./scripts/install.sh   or   cd holesail-browser && ./scripts/install.sh
-set -e
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
-cd "$REPO_ROOT"
-
-echo "Holesail Browser – Install"
-echo "============================="
-
-# Require Node.js
-if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "Error: Node.js is required. Install from https://nodejs.org and run this script again."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-# Ensure bare is available (required for native host)
-if ! command -v bare >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "Installing Bare runtime (required for native host)..."
-  if npm install -g bare 2>/dev/null; then
-    echo "Bare installed."
-  else
-    echo "Warning: Could not install bare. Run: npm install -g bare"
-    echo "Continuing; native host may not work until bare is installed."
-  fi
-fi
-
-# 1. Native host
-echo ""
-echo "1. Installing native host..."
-HOST_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/native-host"
-cd "$HOST_DIR"
-npm install --no-fund --no-audit 2>/dev/null || npm install
-
-
-# Build native host binary
-echo ""
-echo "1b. Building native host..."
-cd "$REPO_ROOT"
-npm install --no-fund --no-audit 2>/dev/null || npm install
-npm run build:host
-cd "$HOST_DIR"
-
-HOST_PATH="$HOST_DIR/holesail-browser-host"
-
-CHROME_DIR="$HOME/.config/google-chrome/NativeMessagingHosts"
-CHROMIUM_DIR="$HOME/.config/chromium/NativeMessagingHosts"
-FIREFOX_DIR="$HOME/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts"
-if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
-  CHROME_DIR="$HOME/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/NativeMessagingHosts"
-  CHROMIUM_DIR="$HOME/Library/Application Support/Chromium/NativeMessagingHosts"
-  FIREFOX_DIR="$HOME/Library/Application Support/Mozilla/NativeMessagingHosts"
-fi
+# Holesail Browser Installer (macOS / Linux)
+# Downloads the native host binary and extension from the latest release.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   curl -fsSL https://git.ssh.surf/snxraven/holesail-browser/raw/branch/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
+set -euo pipefail
 
+RELEASE_BASE="https://git.ssh.surf/snxraven/holesail-browser/releases/download/latest-main"
+INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.holesail-browser"
 MANIFEST_NAME="com.holesail.browser"
-MANIFEST_CONTENT=$(sed "s|ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NATIVE_HOST|$HOST_PATH|g" "$REPO_ROOT/com.holesail.browser.json")
-for dir in "$CHROME_DIR" "$CHROMIUM_DIR" "$FIREFOX_DIR"; do
-  mkdir -p "$dir" 2>/dev/null && echo "$MANIFEST_CONTENT" > "$dir/${MANIFEST_NAME}.json" && echo "  Native host manifest: $dir"
+DOWNLOADS="$HOME/Downloads"
+
+# ── Detect platform ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+OS="$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+ARCH="$(uname -m)"
+[[ "$ARCH" == "x86_64" ]]             && ARCH="x64"
+[[ "$ARCH" == "aarch64" || "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]] && ARCH="arm64"
+[[ "$OS" == "darwin" ]]  && PLATFORM="darwin"
+[[ "$OS" == "linux" ]]   && PLATFORM="linux"
+
+if [[ -z "${PLATFORM:-}" ]]; then
+  echo "Unsupported OS: $OS" >&2; exit 1
+fi
+
+HOST_ZIP="holesail-browser-host-${PLATFORM}-${ARCH}.zip"
+EXT_ZIP="Holesail-Browser-1.0.0.zip"
+EXT_XPI="Holesail-Browser-1.0.0.xpi"
+
+echo ""
+echo "Holesail Browser Installer"
+echo "=========================="
+echo "Platform : ${PLATFORM}-${ARCH}"
+echo "Install  : ${INSTALL_DIR}"
+echo ""
+
+# ── Uninstall any previous local/source install ────────────────────────────────
+echo "Removing any previous installation..."
+pkill -f "holesail-browser/native-host/index.mjs" 2>/dev/null || true
+pkill -f "holesail-browser-host" 2>/dev/null || true
+rm -rf "$INSTALL_DIR"
+
+# Remove old native messaging manifests
+for dir in \
+  "$HOME/.config/google-chrome/NativeMessagingHosts" \
+  "$HOME/.config/chromium/NativeMessagingHosts" \
+  "$HOME/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts" \
+  "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/NativeMessagingHosts" \
+  "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Chromium/NativeMessagingHosts" \
+  "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Mozilla/NativeMessagingHosts"; do
+  rm -f "${dir}/${MANIFEST_NAME}.json" 2>/dev/null || true
 done
 
-# 2. Extension
-echo ""
-echo "2. Preparing extension..."
-EXT_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/extension"
-if [[ ! -f "$EXT_DIR/manifest.json" ]]; then
-  echo "Error: extension/manifest.json not found."
-  exit 1
-fi
+# ── Download ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$DOWNLOADS"
 
-if command -v pbcopy >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "$EXT_DIR" | pbcopy
-elif command -v xclip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo -n "$EXT_DIR" | xclip -selection clipboard 2>/dev/null || true
-elif command -v xsel >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo -n "$EXT_DIR" | xsel --clipboard 2>/dev/null || true
-fi
+echo "Downloading native host..."
+curl -fsSL "${RELEASE_BASE}/${HOST_ZIP}" -o "/tmp/${HOST_ZIP}"
+unzip -q -o "/tmp/${HOST_ZIP}" -d "$INSTALL_DIR"
+rm "/tmp/${HOST_ZIP}"
 
-open_page() {
-  local url="$1" app="$2"
-  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
-    open -a "$app" "$url" 2>/dev/null && return 0
-  fi
-  command -v xdg-open >/dev/null 2>&1 && xdg-open "$url" 2>/dev/null && return 0
-  return 1
+# Find the binary (may be in a subdir inside the zip)
+HOST_BIN="$(find "$INSTALL_DIR" -type f -name "holesail-browser-host" | head -1)"
+if [[ -z "$HOST_BIN" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: binary not found in ${HOST_ZIP}" >&2; exit 1
+fi
+chmod +x "$HOST_BIN"
+echo "  Binary: $HOST_BIN"
+
+echo "Downloading extension..."
+curl -fsSL "${RELEASE_BASE}/${EXT_ZIP}" -o "${DOWNLOADS}/${EXT_ZIP}"
+echo "  Saved: ${DOWNLOADS}/${EXT_ZIP}"
+# Also grab the .xpi for Firefox
+curl -fsSL "${RELEASE_BASE}/${EXT_XPI}" -o "${DOWNLOADS}/${EXT_XPI}" 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# ── Native messaging manifest ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+echo "Installing native messaging manifest..."
+
+MANIFEST=$(cat <<JSON
+{
+  "name": "com.holesail.browser",
+  "description": "Holesail Browser native host",
+  "path": "${HOST_BIN}",
+  "type": "stdio",
+  "allowed_origins": ["chrome-extension://fmcenppcipeikpnpopolicnllljclmmi/"],
+  "allowed_extensions": ["holesail-browser-58514e5bbfe0d5e3@example.org"]
 }
-open_page "chrome://extensions" "Google Chrome" || \
-  open_page "chrome://extensions" "Chromium" || \
-  open_page "chrome://extensions" "Microsoft Edge" || true
+JSON
+)
 
+if [[ "$PLATFORM" == "darwin" ]]; then
+  DIRS=(
+    "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/NativeMessagingHosts"
+    "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Chromium/NativeMessagingHosts"
+    "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Mozilla/NativeMessagingHosts"
+  )
+else
+  DIRS=(
+    "$HOME/.config/google-chrome/NativeMessagingHosts"
+    "$HOME/.config/chromium/NativeMessagingHosts"
+    "$HOME/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts"
+  )
+fi
+
+for dir in "${DIRS[@]}"; do
+  mkdir -p "$dir"
+  echo "$MANIFEST" > "${dir}/${MANIFEST_NAME}.json"
+  echo "  Wrote: ${dir}/${MANIFEST_NAME}.json"
+done
+
+# ── Done ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 echo ""
-echo "Done."
+echo "=========================="
+echo "Installation complete!"
+echo ""
+echo "Next steps:"
+echo ""
+echo "  Chrome / Edge:"
+echo "    1. Open chrome://extensions"
+echo "    2. Enable Developer mode"
+echo "    3. Drag & drop ${DOWNLOADS}/${EXT_ZIP} onto the page"
+echo "       (or click 'Load unpacked' after extracting)"
+echo ""
+echo "  Firefox:"
+echo "    1. Open about:addons"
+echo "    2. Gear icon → Install Add-on From File"
+echo "    3. Select ${DOWNLOADS}/${EXT_XPI}"
+echo ""
+echo "  Then restart your browser."
 echo ""
-echo "Next step: In the browser tab that opened, click 'Load unpacked' and paste this path:"
-echo "  $EXT_DIR"
-echo "(Path is in your clipboard.) Then restart the browser."
diff --git a/scripts/web-installer.sh b/scripts/web-installer.sh
index b6bd4d4..08bff76 100644
--- a/scripts/web-installer.sh
+++ b/scripts/web-installer.sh
@@ -1,193 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Holesail Browser — Web Installer (macOS / Linux)
+# Downloads the native host binary and extension from the latest release.
 #
 # Usage:
-#   curl -fsSL https://ssh.surf/bridgeswarm/install.sh -o install.sh && bash install.sh
-#
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-echo ""
-echo "╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗"
-echo "║                   🌉  BridgeSwarm Installer                      ║"
-echo "╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝"
-echo ""
-
-cat << 'EOF'
-This installer will set up BridgeSwarm on your computer:
-
-  • Native Messaging Host  →  Enables browser ↔ network communication
-  • Browser Extension      →  Packaged to ~/Downloads for manual install
-  • Fixed Extension ID     →  No random IDs, stable across updates
-
-What's installed where:
-  • Software:     ~/.bridgeswarm/
-  • Extension:   ~/Downloads/BridgeSwarm-*.zip (Chrome) / *.xpi (Firefox)
-  • Browser manifests: ~/.config/.../NativeMessagingHosts/ (Linux)
-                        ~/Library/Application Support/.../NativeMessagingHosts/ (macOS)
-                        %LOCALAPPDATA%/bridge-swarm/ (Windows)
-
-EOF
-
-echo ""
-
-if [ -t 1 ]; then
-  echo -n "Continue with installation? [y/N]: "
-  read -r answer
-  if [[ "${answer,,}" != "y" && "${answer,,}" != "yes" ]]; then
-    echo "Installation cancelled."
-    exit 0
-  fi
-fi
-
-echo ""
-echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
-echo ""
-
-# 1. Install Node.js if missing
-if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1 || ! command -v npm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "📦  Installing Node.js..."
-  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
-    command -v brew >/dev/null 2>&1 || /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
-    brew install node
-  elif grep -qiE 'debian|ubuntu' /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null; then
-    curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
-    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
-  elif grep -qi fedora /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null || command -v dnf >/dev/null; then
-    sudo dnf install -y nodejs
-  else
-    echo "⚠️  Please install Node.js manually from https://nodejs.org"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-fi
-
-# 2. git
-if ! command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "📦  Installing git..."
-  [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]] && brew install git || sudo apt install -y git || sudo dnf install -y git || true
-fi
-
-# 3. Clone / update to persistent location
-INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.bridgeswarm"
-mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
-cd "$INSTALL_DIR" || exit 1
-
-if [ -d ".git" ]; then
-  echo "📥  Updating existing installation..."
-  git pull --ff-only origin main || { cd ..; rm -rf "$INSTALL_DIR"; git clone https://git.ssh.surf/snxraven/BridgeSwarm.git "$INSTALL_DIR"; cd "$INSTALL_DIR"; }
-else
-  echo "📥  Cloning BridgeSwarm..."
-  git clone https://git.ssh.surf/snxraven/BridgeSwarm.git .
-fi
-
-# 4. Build
-echo "🔨  Building bundles and codegen..."
-npm ci --no-audit --prefer-offline --no-fund
-cd native-host && npm ci --no-audit --prefer-offline --no-fund || npm install --no-audit --no-fund
-cd ..
-npm run build
-
-# 5. Package the extension
-echo "📦  Packaging extension..."
-npm run pack
-
-# 6. Copy to ~/Downloads
-DOWNLOADS_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
-mkdir -p "$DOWNLOADS_DIR"
-ZIP_FILE=$(ls releases/BridgeSwarm-*.zip 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-XPI_FILE=$(ls releases/BridgeSwarm-*.xpi 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-
-if [ -n "$ZIP_FILE" ]; then
-  cp "$ZIP_FILE" "$DOWNLOADS_DIR/"
-  echo "✅  Extension saved to ~/Downloads/$(basename "$ZIP_FILE")"
-fi
-if [ -n "$XPI_FILE" ]; then
-  cp "$XPI_FILE" "$DOWNLOADS_DIR/"
-  echo "✅  Firefox extension saved to ~/Downloads/$(basename "$XPI_FILE")"
-fi
-
-# 7. Install native host + manifest
-echo "🔧  Installing native messaging host..."
-
-HOST_WRAPPER="$INSTALL_DIR/native-host/bridge-swarm-host"
-chmod +x "$HOST_WRAPPER" 2>/dev/null || true
-
-MANIFEST_NAME="com.bridgeswarm"
-MANIFEST_TEMPLATE="$INSTALL_DIR/com.bridgeswarm.json"
-MANIFEST_CONTENT=$(sed "s|ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_NATIVE_HOST|$HOST_WRAPPER|g" "$MANIFEST_TEMPLATE")
-
-CHROME_DIRS=(
-  "$HOME/.config/google-chrome/NativeMessagingHosts"
-  "$HOME/.config/chromium/NativeMessagingHosts"
-  "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/NativeMessagingHosts"
-  "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Chromium/NativeMessagingHosts"
-)
-FIREFOX_DIR="$HOME/.mozilla/native-messaging-hosts"
-
-for dir in "${CHROME_DIRS[@]}" "$FIREFOX_DIR"; do
-  mkdir -p "$dir" 2>/dev/null
-  echo "$MANIFEST_CONTENT" > "$dir/$MANIFEST_NAME.json"
-  echo "  ✅  Installed: $dir/$MANIFEST_NAME.json"
-done
-
-# 8. Try open browser
-echo ""
-echo "🌐  Opening browser extension page..."
-
-open_page() {
-  local url="$1" app="$2"
-  if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
-    open -a "$app" "$url" 2>/dev/null && return 0
-  fi
-  command -v xdg-open >/dev/null 2>&1 && xdg-open "$url" 2>/dev/null && return 0
-  return 1
-}
-
-open_page "chrome://extensions" "Google Chrome" || \
-  open_page "chrome://extensions" "Chromium" || \
-  open_page "chrome://extensions" "Microsoft Edge" || {
-    echo "⚠️  Could not auto-open browser. Please open manually:"
-    echo "    Chrome/Edge: chrome://extensions/"
-    echo "    Firefox:    about:addons"
-  }
-
-echo ""
-echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
-echo "                         ✅  Installation Complete!"
-echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
-echo ""
-
-cat << INSTALL_EOF
-
-📋  NEXT STEPS - Install the Extension
-
-Chrome / Edge:
-  1. In the browser that opened, enable "Developer mode" (top right)
-  2. Click "Unpack extension"
-  3. Extract ~/Downloads/BridgeSwarm-1.0.0.zip to a folder
-  4. Click "Load unpacked" and select the extracted folder
-  5. Your extension ID should be:  fmcenppcipeikpnpopolicnllljclmmi
-
-Firefox:
-  1. Go to about:addons
-  2. Click the gear icon → "Install Add-on From File"
-  3. Select ~/Downloads/BridgeSwarm-1.0.0.xpi
-
-━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
-
-🧪  Test it:
-  • Open: $INSTALL_DIR/examples/chat/index.html
-  • In browser console: BridgeSwarm → should show the constructor
-
-📁  Files:
-  • Extension: ~/Downloads/BridgeSwarm-1.0.0.zip
-  • Software:  ~/.bridgeswarm/
-
-🔄  To update later: run the same install command again
-
-INSTALL_EOF
-
-echo ""
-echo "📍  Extension file path copied to clipboard!"
-echo "$DOWNLOADS_DIR/BridgeSwarm-1.0.0.zip" | pbcopy 2>/dev/null || \
-  echo "$DOWNLOADS_DIR/BridgeSwarm-1.0.0.zip" | xclip -sel clip 2>/dev/null || \
-  echo "$DOWNLOADS_DIR/BridgeSwarm-1.0.0.zip" | xsel -ib 2>/dev/null || true
+#   curl -fsSL https://git.ssh.surf/snxraven/holesail-browser/raw/branch/main/scripts/web-installer.sh | bash
+exec bash <(curl -fsSL https://git.ssh.surf/snxraven/holesail-browser/raw/branch/main/scripts/install.sh)