diff --git a/aphrody.config.json b/aphrody.config.json
index 93fdb167..22ba6d70 100644
--- a/aphrody.config.json
+++ b/aphrody.config.json
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
   "runtime": {
     "version": "1.4.4",
     "repository": "aphrody-labs/bun",
-    "revision": "c62d01d81506a8b78b1d39b44d17edc81b4a6355"
+    "revision": "cb64a09ae6dd618efc300c39b9b03ccfa861cac2"
   },
   "runtimeTargets": {
     "windows-x64": {
       "version": "1.4.4",
       "repository": "aphrody-labs/bun",
-      "revision": "c62d01d81506a8b78b1d39b44d17edc81b4a6355"
+      "revision": "cb64a09ae6dd618efc300c39b9b03ccfa861cac2"
     },
     "linux-x64": {
       "version": "1.4.4",
diff --git a/apps/desktop/build.ts b/apps/desktop/build.ts
index adb7ef38..a90f4268 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/build.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/build.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { join } from "node:path";
 import { loadConfig, assertRuntime, repositoryRoot } from "@aphrody/bun-workspace";
 import { capabilityFor, type Catalog } from "./shared.ts";
 import { nativeVideoCapabilities } from "@aphrody/bun-video-project/native";
 
 export const desktopRoot = import.meta.dir;
+export const desktopOutput = join(repositoryRoot, "build/apps/desktop");
 
 export async function buildDesktop() {
   const config = await loadConfig(repositoryRoot);
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export async function buildDesktop() {
   };
   const web = await Bun.build({
     entrypoints: [join(desktopRoot, "src/app.ts")],
-    outdir: join(desktopRoot, "dist/web"),
+    outdir: join(desktopOutput, "web"),
     target: "browser",
     format: "esm",
     minify: true,
@@ -33,19 +34,19 @@ export async function buildDesktop() {
   });
   if (!web.success) throw new AggregateError(web.logs, "Bun frontend build failed");
   await Promise.all([
-    Bun.write(join(desktopRoot, "dist/web/index.html"), Bun.file(join(desktopRoot, "src/index.html"))),
-    Bun.write(join(desktopRoot, "dist/web/style.css"), Bun.file(join(desktopRoot, "src/style.css"))),
+    Bun.write(join(desktopOutput, "web/index.html"), Bun.file(join(desktopRoot, "src/index.html"))),
+    Bun.write(join(desktopOutput, "web/style.css"), Bun.file(join(desktopRoot, "src/style.css"))),
   ]);
   const server = await Bun.build({
     entrypoints: [join(desktopRoot, "server.ts")],
-    outdir: join(desktopRoot, "dist"),
+    outdir: desktopOutput,
     target: "bun",
     format: "esm",
     minify: true,
   });
   if (!server.success) throw new AggregateError(server.logs, "Bun backend build failed");
   console.log("Aphrody: " + catalog.libraries.length + " libraries bundled.");
-  return resolve(desktopRoot, "dist");
+  return desktopOutput;
 }
 
 if (import.meta.main) await buildDesktop();
diff --git a/apps/desktop/native.ts b/apps/desktop/native.ts
index 2058e388..a02baaa2 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/native.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/native.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if (command === "build") {
     target: "bun",
     minify: true,
     compile: {
-      outfile: join(desktopRoot, "src-tauri/binaries", filename),
+      outfile: join(output, "native", filename),
       autoloadDotenv: false,
       autoloadBunfig: false,
       autoloadPackageJson: false,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index f2e03940..9b7a8669 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@aphrody/bun-video-project": "workspace:*",
     "@aphrody/bun-workspace": "workspace:*",
-    "@aphrody/tauri": "file:../../toolchains/bun/packages/bun-tauri"
+    "@aphrody/tauri": "catalog:"
   },
   "engines": {
     "bun": "1.4.4"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 37c57f0a..391fa093 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "aphrody-bun-desktop"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "1.4.4"
 description = "Aphrody desktop library inspector"
 authors = ["aphrody-dev <contact@aphrody.com>"]
 edition = "2024"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index e792e4ec..cce23fce 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "productName": "Aphrody",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "1.4.4",
   "identifier": "com.aphrody.bun",
-  "build": { "frontendDist": "../dist/web" },
+  "build": { "frontendDist": "../../../build/apps/desktop/web" },
   "app": {
     "windows": [
       {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   "bundle": {
     "active": true,
     "targets": "all",
-    "externalBin": ["binaries/aphrody-server"],
+    "externalBin": ["../../../build/apps/desktop/native/aphrody-server"],
     "icon": ["icons/32x32.png", "icons/128x128.png", "icons/128x128@2x.png", "icons/icon.icns", "icons/icon.ico"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 1e4203e7..0af3fe19 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         "@aphrody/bun-artifacts": "workspace:*",
         "@aphrody/bun-video-project": "workspace:*",
         "@aphrody/bun-workspace": "workspace:*",
+        "@aphrody/tauri": "catalog:",
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@aphrody/bun-types": "1.4.4",
@@ -20,12 +21,15 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@aphrody/bun-video-project": "workspace:*",
         "@aphrody/bun-workspace": "workspace:*",
-        "@aphrody/tauri": "file:../../toolchains/bun/packages/bun-tauri",
+        "@aphrody/tauri": "catalog:",
       },
     },
     "packages/bun-app-host": {
       "name": "@aphrody/bun-app-host",
       "version": "1.4.4",
+      "bin": {
+        "aphrody-server": "./src/cli.ts",
+      },
       "dependencies": {
         "@aphrody/bun-artifacts": "workspace:*",
         "@aphrody/bun-video-project": "workspace:*",
@@ -81,6 +85,9 @@
       },
     },
   },
+  "catalog": {
+    "@aphrody/tauri": "file:toolchains/bun/packages/bun-tauri",
+  },
   "packages": {
     "@aphrody/bun-app-host": ["@aphrody/bun-app-host@workspace:packages/bun-app-host"],
 
@@ -96,6 +103,8 @@
 
     "@aphrody/bun-workspace": ["@aphrody/bun-workspace@workspace:packages/bun-workspace"],
 
+    "@aphrody/tauri": ["@aphrody/tauri@file:toolchains/bun/packages/bun-tauri", {}],
+
     "@bun-os/package-converter": ["@bun-os/package-converter@workspace:packages/package-converter"],
 
     "@types/node": ["@types/node@26.6.5", "", { "dependencies": { "undici-types": "~8.9.0" } }, "sha512-uMzsv9stDdofIZBx4UGh4Z9ZgXnGC9seRDscilBcTHAeOFk67MZg/k9bWVfO+bk4qZmG+l52hRnLwUiH2LnJTg=="],
diff --git a/bunfig.toml b/bunfig.toml
index 517dc63d..4a05ad48 100644
--- a/bunfig.toml
+++ b/bunfig.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [install]
 exact = true
+linker = "hoisted"
 
 [run]
 shell = "bun"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4c32b855..052ae900 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,11 +60,15 @@
     "workspace:manifests": "bun scripts/workspace-manifests.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@aphrody/tauri": "catalog:",
     "@aphrody/bun-workspace": "workspace:*",
     "@aphrody/bun-artifacts": "workspace:*",
     "@aphrody/bun-video-project": "workspace:*",
     "@aphrody/bun-app-host": "workspace:*"
   },
+  "catalog": {
+    "@aphrody/tauri": "file:toolchains/bun/packages/bun-tauri"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@aphrody/bun-types": "1.4.4"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/node-modules.ts b/scripts/node-modules.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d0ebdc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/node-modules.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bun
+/** Retire redundant workspace installs after proving the root package owner. */
+import { lstat, readdir, realpath, rm } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { dirname, isAbsolute, join, relative, resolve, sep } from "node:path";
+import { runProcess } from "../packages/bun-workspace/src/process.ts";
+
+const root = resolve(import.meta.dir, "..");
+const product = await Bun.file(join(root, "package.json")).json();
+const members: string[] = product.workspaces;
+for (const member of members) {
+  const directory = resolve(root, member, "node_modules");
+  const within = relative(root, directory);
+  if (
+    isAbsolute(within) ||
+    within.startsWith(".." + sep) ||
+    within === ".." ||
+    directory === join(root, "node_modules")
+  )
+    throw new Error("Workspace install target is outside the product root.");
+  const info = await lstat(directory).catch(error => {
+    if (error.code === "ENOENT") return undefined;
+    throw error;
+  });
+  if (!info || info.isSymbolicLink()) continue;
+  const resolvedParent = relative(root, await realpath(dirname(directory)));
+  if (isAbsolute(resolvedParent) || resolvedParent.startsWith(".." + sep) || resolvedParent === "..")
+    throw new Error("Workspace install target resolves outside the product root.");
+  const packageDirectories: { name: string; path: string }[] = [];
+  for (const entry of await readdir(directory, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    if (entry.name === ".bin") continue;
+    if (entry.name.startsWith("@")) {
+      for (const scoped of await readdir(join(directory, entry.name)))
+        packageDirectories.push({ name: `${entry.name}/${scoped}`, path: join(directory, entry.name, scoped) });
+    } else packageDirectories.push({ name: entry.name, path: join(directory, entry.name) });
+  }
+  for (const installed of packageDirectories) {
+    const canonical = join(root, "node_modules", installed.name);
+    const [local, shared] = await Promise.all([
+      Bun.file(join(installed.path, "package.json")).json(),
+      Bun.file(join(canonical, "package.json")).json(),
+    ]);
+    if (local.name !== shared.name || local.version !== shared.version)
+      throw new Error(`Root package does not replace ${installed.name}.`);
+    if (!(await lstat(installed.path)).isSymbolicLink()) {
+      for (const path of new Bun.Glob("**/*").scanSync({ cwd: installed.path, onlyFiles: true, dot: true })) {
+        const source = Bun.file(join(installed.path, path));
+        const target = Bun.file(join(canonical, path));
+        if (
+          !(await target.exists()) ||
+          (await source.arrayBuffer()).byteLength !== target.size ||
+          Bun.CryptoHasher.hash("sha256", await source.arrayBuffer(), "hex") !==
+            Bun.CryptoHasher.hash("sha256", await target.arrayBuffer(), "hex")
+        )
+          throw new Error(`Root package differs from workspace package ${installed.name}.`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (process.platform === "win32") {
+    const removed = await runProcess(
+      [
+        "powershell.exe",
+        "-NoProfile",
+        "-NonInteractive",
+        "-Command",
+        "& { param([string]$target) Remove-Item -LiteralPath $target -Recurse -ErrorAction Stop }",
+        directory,
+      ],
+      root,
+      { timeoutMs: 30_000, maxOutputBytes: 1024 * 1024 },
+    );
+    if (removed.code !== 0) throw new Error("Workspace install cleanup failed.");
+  } else await rm(directory, { recursive: true });
+  console.log(`Root node_modules now owns ${member}`);
+}
diff --git a/scripts/setup.ts b/scripts/setup.ts
index f5d0b50d..5da8bc47 100644
--- a/scripts/setup.ts
+++ b/scripts/setup.ts
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ async function run(argv: string[]): Promise<void> {
 
 await run(["git", "submodule", "update", "--init", "--depth", "1"]);
 await run([process.execPath, "install", "--frozen-lockfile"]);
+await run([process.execPath, "scripts/node-modules.ts"]);
 const cargo = await inspectCargoWorkspace(await loadConfig(root), { root, timeoutMs: 60_000 });
 console.log(`Cargo workspace: ${cargo.packageNames.length} packages in ${cargo.workspaceRoot}`);
diff --git a/scripts/workspace-manifests.ts b/scripts/workspace-manifests.ts
index 3d28c156..9ea9c1f2 100644
--- a/scripts/workspace-manifests.ts
+++ b/scripts/workspace-manifests.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ for (const entry of [{ path: "package.json", manifest: product }, ...entries]) {
   for (const field of ["dependencies", "devDependencies", "optionalDependencies"]) {
     for (const name of Object.keys(entry.manifest[field] ?? {})) {
       if (names.has(name)) entry.manifest[field][name] = "workspace:*";
+      else if (Object.hasOwn(product.catalog ?? {}, name)) entry.manifest[field][name] = "catalog:";
     }
   }
 }