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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# This script builds the standalone binary for macOS natively.
+# It requires Python 3.10+ to be installed on your Mac.
+
+echo "🏗️ Setting up macOS native builder..."
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.."
+
+echo "🔨 Creating ephemeral virtual environment..."
+python3 -m venv .build-venv
+source .build-venv/bin/activate
+
+echo "📦 Installing requirements and PyInstaller..."
+pip install --upgrade pip
+pip install pyinstaller
+pip install -r agent-node/requirements.txt
+
+echo "🔨 Building macOS Binary (darwin_arm64/amd64)..."
+pyinstaller \
+    --name cortex-agent \
+    --onefile \
+    --clean \
+    --strip \
+    --add-data "skills:skills" \
+    --paths agent-node \
+    agent-node/src/agent_node/main.py
+
+echo "✅ Build complete! Moving binary to agent-node/dist/darwin_$(uname -m)/"
+mkdir -p "agent-node/dist/darwin_$(uname -m)"
+mv dist/cortex-agent "agent-node/dist/darwin_$(uname -m)/cortex-agent"
+chmod +x "agent-node/dist/darwin_$(uname -m)/cortex-agent"
+
+echo "🧹 Cleaning up build artifacts..."
+rm -rf build dist cortex-agent.spec
+deactivate
+rm -rf .build-venv
+
+echo ""
+echo "📱 Your native macOS binary is ready at: agent-node/dist/darwin_$(uname -m)/cortex-agent"
+echo "If you want the production server to serve this binary, simply SCP it to your server:"
+echo "scp -r agent-node/dist/darwin_$(uname -m) axieyangb@192.168.68.113:/home/coder/project/cortex-hub/agent-node/dist/"