diff --git a/agent-node/Dockerfile b/agent-node/Dockerfile
index 9b147d6..cdddab1 100644
--- a/agent-node/Dockerfile
+++ b/agent-node/Dockerfile
@@ -5,27 +5,13 @@
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
-# Install system dependencies for psutil, playwright, and networking tools
+# Install system dependencies for psutil and networking tools
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     build-essential \
     curl \
     iperf3 \
     net-tools \
     iputils-ping \
-    libgudev-1.0-0 \
-    libnotify4 \
-    libnss3 \
-    libxss1 \
-    libasound2 \
-    libatk-bridge2.0-0 \
-    libgtk-3-0 \
-    libxcomposite1 \
-    libxdamage1 \
-    libxrandr2 \
-    libgbm1 \
-    libpango-1.0-0 \
-    libcairo2 \
-    libxkbcommon0 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 WORKDIR /app
@@ -34,9 +20,6 @@
 COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
-# Install Playwright browsers
-RUN playwright install chromium
-
 # Copy the rest of the node code
 COPY . .
 
diff --git a/agent-node/bootstrap_installer.py b/agent-node/bootstrap_installer.py
index befebc3..8d6f464 100644
--- a/agent-node/bootstrap_installer.py
+++ b/agent-node/bootstrap_installer.py
@@ -128,21 +128,6 @@
             _print(f"Warning: Failed to bootstrap pip: {e}. If dependencies fail, please install python3-pip manually.")
 
     install_req_file = req_file
-    tmp_req_path = None
-    if skip_browsers:
-        try:
-            with open(req_file, 'r') as f:
-                lines = f.readlines()
-            # Reuse the already imported tempfile
-            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', suffix='_req.txt', delete=False) as tmp_req:
-                for line in lines:
-                    if 'playwright' not in line.lower():
-                        tmp_req.write(line)
-                tmp_req_path = tmp_req.name
-            install_req_file = tmp_req_path
-            _print("Filtered 'playwright' from dependencies as requested.")
-        except Exception as e:
-            _print(f"Warning: Failed to filter requirements.txt: {e}")
 
     _print("Installing Python dependencies (resilient mode) ...")
     try:
@@ -159,27 +144,6 @@
             subprocess.check_call(args_user, cwd=install_dir)
             
         _print("Dependencies installed successfully.")
-        
-        # Cleanup temp file if created
-        if tmp_req_path and os.path.exists(tmp_req_path):
-            os.remove(tmp_req_path)
-        
-        # New: Auto-install playwright browsers if the package is present
-        if skip_browsers:
-            _print("Skipping Playwright browser installation as requested.")
-            return
-
-        try:
-            import playwright
-            _print("Playwright detected. Installing chromium browser...")
-            # We add --with-deps but check for root first
-            cmd = [sys.executable, "-m", "playwright", "install", "chromium"]
-            subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
-            _print("Playwright browsers installed.")
-        except ImportError:
-            pass # No playwright needed
-        except Exception as e:
-            _print(f"Warning: Failed to install Playwright browsers: {e}")
 
     except Exception as e:
         _print(f"ERROR: Failed to install dependencies: {e}")
diff --git a/agent-node/requirements.txt b/agent-node/requirements.txt
index 0376e24..19169db 100644
--- a/agent-node/requirements.txt
+++ b/agent-node/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 grpcio
 grpcio-tools
 PyJWT==2.8.0
-playwright>=1.47.0
 watchdog>=3.0.0
 PyYAML==6.0.1
 psutil>=5.8.0
diff --git a/ai-hub/native_hub.log b/ai-hub/native_hub.log
index e1c1eb1..17142b4 100644
--- a/ai-hub/native_hub.log
+++ b/ai-hub/native_hub.log
@@ -944,3 +944,140 @@
   No nodes currently connected.
 ==================================================
 
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+ERROR:app.core.orchestration.scheduler:[Scheduler] Zombie Sweeper iteration failed: (sqlite3.OperationalError) no such column: agent_instances.total_runs
+[SQL: SELECT agent_instances.id AS agent_instances_id, agent_instances.template_id AS agent_instances_template_id, agent_instances.session_id AS agent_instances_session_id, agent_instances.mesh_node_id AS agent_instances_mesh_node_id, agent_instances.status AS agent_instances_status, agent_instances.current_workspace_jail AS agent_instances_current_workspace_jail, agent_instances.last_heartbeat AS agent_instances_last_heartbeat, agent_instances.total_runs AS agent_instances_total_runs, agent_instances.successful_runs AS agent_instances_successful_runs, agent_instances.total_tokens_accumulated AS agent_instances_total_tokens_accumulated, agent_instances.total_input_tokens AS agent_instances_total_input_tokens, agent_instances.total_output_tokens AS agent_instances_total_output_tokens, agent_instances.total_running_time_seconds AS agent_instances_total_running_time_seconds, agent_instances.tool_call_counts AS agent_instances_tool_call_counts 
+FROM agent_instances 
+WHERE agent_instances.status = ? AND agent_instances.last_heartbeat < ?]
+[parameters: ('active', '2026-03-24 05:09:40.295121')]
+(Background on this error at: https://sqlalche.me/e/20/e3q8)
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+ERROR:app.core.orchestration.scheduler:[Scheduler] Zombie Sweeper iteration failed: (sqlite3.OperationalError) no such column: agent_instances.total_runs
+[SQL: SELECT agent_instances.id AS agent_instances_id, agent_instances.template_id AS agent_instances_template_id, agent_instances.session_id AS agent_instances_session_id, agent_instances.mesh_node_id AS agent_instances_mesh_node_id, agent_instances.status AS agent_instances_status, agent_instances.current_workspace_jail AS agent_instances_current_workspace_jail, agent_instances.last_heartbeat AS agent_instances_last_heartbeat, agent_instances.total_runs AS agent_instances_total_runs, agent_instances.successful_runs AS agent_instances_successful_runs, agent_instances.total_tokens_accumulated AS agent_instances_total_tokens_accumulated, agent_instances.total_input_tokens AS agent_instances_total_input_tokens, agent_instances.total_output_tokens AS agent_instances_total_output_tokens, agent_instances.total_running_time_seconds AS agent_instances_total_running_time_seconds, agent_instances.tool_call_counts AS agent_instances_tool_call_counts 
+FROM agent_instances 
+WHERE agent_instances.status = ? AND agent_instances.last_heartbeat < ?]
+[parameters: ('active', '2026-03-24 05:10:40.308718')]
+(Background on this error at: https://sqlalche.me/e/20/e3q8)
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
+ERROR:app.core.orchestration.scheduler:[Scheduler] Zombie Sweeper iteration failed: (sqlite3.OperationalError) no such column: agent_instances.total_runs
+[SQL: SELECT agent_instances.id AS agent_instances_id, agent_instances.template_id AS agent_instances_template_id, agent_instances.session_id AS agent_instances_session_id, agent_instances.mesh_node_id AS agent_instances_mesh_node_id, agent_instances.status AS agent_instances_status, agent_instances.current_workspace_jail AS agent_instances_current_workspace_jail, agent_instances.last_heartbeat AS agent_instances_last_heartbeat, agent_instances.total_runs AS agent_instances_total_runs, agent_instances.successful_runs AS agent_instances_successful_runs, agent_instances.total_tokens_accumulated AS agent_instances_total_tokens_accumulated, agent_instances.total_input_tokens AS agent_instances_total_input_tokens, agent_instances.total_output_tokens AS agent_instances_total_output_tokens, agent_instances.total_running_time_seconds AS agent_instances_total_running_time_seconds, agent_instances.tool_call_counts AS agent_instances_tool_call_counts 
+FROM agent_instances 
+WHERE agent_instances.status = ? AND agent_instances.last_heartbeat < ?]
+[parameters: ('active', '2026-03-24 05:11:40.320828')]
+(Background on this error at: https://sqlalche.me/e/20/e3q8)
+
+==================================================
+📡 CORTEX MESH DASHBOARD | 0 Nodes Online
+--------------------------------------------------
+  No nodes currently connected.
+==================================================
+
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/nodes/pages/NodesPage.js b/frontend/src/features/nodes/pages/NodesPage.js
index 1f69024..dd122dc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/nodes/pages/NodesPage.js
+++ b/frontend/src/features/nodes/pages/NodesPage.js
@@ -705,36 +705,55 @@
                                                         </div>
                                                         <div className="pt-2 border-t dark:border-gray-700 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
                                                             {isAdmin && (
-                                                                <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 w-full">
-                                                                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                                                                        <button
-                                                                            onClick={() => adminDownloadNodeBundle(node.node_id)}
-                                                                            className="flex-1 bg-white dark:bg-gray-700 border dark:border-gray-600 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200 px-4 py-2 rounded-lg text-xs font-bold hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 shadow-sm transition-all flex items-center justify-center active:scale-95"
-                                                                        >
-                                                                            <svg className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor"><path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M4 16v1a3 3 0 003 3h10a3 3 0 003-3v-1m-4-4l-4 4m0 0l-4-4m4 4V4" /></svg>
-                                                                            Download Bundle (M5)
-                                                                        </button>
+                                                                <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 w-full">
+                                                                    <div className="space-y-2 border border-gray-100 dark:border-gray-700 p-3 rounded-xl bg-white dark:bg-gray-800">
+                                                                        <h4 className="text-[10px] font-black uppercase text-gray-500 mb-2 border-b dark:border-gray-700 pb-1">Direct Download</h4>
+                                                                        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+                                                                            <button
+                                                                                onClick={() => adminDownloadNodeBundle(node.node_id)}
+                                                                                className="flex-1 bg-white dark:bg-gray-700 border dark:border-gray-600 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200 px-3 py-1.5 rounded text-[11px] font-bold hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 shadow-sm transition-all flex items-center justify-center active:scale-95 whitespace-nowrap"
+                                                                            >
+                                                                                <svg className="w-3.5 h-3.5 mr-1.5" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor"><path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M4 16v1a3 3 0 003 3h10a3 3 0 003-3v-1m-4-4l-4 4m0 0l-4-4m4 4V4" /></svg>
+                                                                                Source (.tar.gz)
+                                                                            </button>
+                                                                            <a
+                                                                                href={`${window.location.origin}/api/v1/agent/binary/linux_amd64`}
+                                                                                className="flex-1 bg-white dark:bg-gray-700 border dark:border-gray-600 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200 px-3 py-1.5 rounded text-[11px] font-bold hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 shadow-sm transition-all flex items-center justify-center active:scale-95 whitespace-nowrap"
+                                                                            >
+                                                                                <svg className="w-3.5 h-3.5 mr-1.5" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor"><path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M4 16v1a3 3 0 003 3h10a3 3 0 003-3v-1m-4-4l-4 4m0 0l-4-4m4 4V4" /></svg>
+                                                                                Linux (AMD64)
+                                                                            </a>
+                                                                            <a
+                                                                                href={`${window.location.origin}/api/v1/agent/binary/linux_arm64`}
+                                                                                className="flex-1 bg-white dark:bg-gray-700 border dark:border-gray-600 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-200 px-3 py-1.5 rounded text-[11px] font-bold hover:bg-gray-50 dark:hover:bg-gray-600 shadow-sm transition-all flex items-center justify-center active:scale-95 whitespace-nowrap"
+                                                                            >
+                                                                                <svg className="w-3.5 h-3.5 mr-1.5" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor"><path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M4 16v1a3 3 0 003 3h10a3 3 0 003-3v-1m-4-4l-4 4m0 0l-4-4m4 4V4" /></svg>
+                                                                                Linux (ARM64)
+                                                                            </a>
+                                                                        </div>
                                                                     </div>
                                                                     
-                                                                    <div className="mt-2 space-y-2">
+                                                                    <div className="space-y-2">
                                                                         <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-1">
-                                                                            <label className="block text-[10px] font-black text-gray-400 uppercase tracking-widest pl-1">One-Liner Deployment (Headless)</label>
-                                                                            <code className="block w-full bg-gray-900 text-gray-300 p-3 rounded-xl text-[10px] font-mono break-all border border-gray-800">
-                                                                                curl -sSL '{window.location.origin}/api/v1/nodes/provision/{node.node_id}?token={node.invite_token}' | python3
+                                                                            <label className="block text-[10px] font-black text-gray-400 uppercase tracking-widest pl-1">One-Liner Binary Deployment (Headless)</label>
+                                                                            <code className="block w-full bg-gray-900 text-gray-300 p-3 rounded-xl text-[10px] font-mono break-all border border-gray-800 relative group/cmd">
+                                                                                curl -sSL '{window.location.origin}/api/v1/nodes/provision/sh/{node.node_id}?token={node.invite_token}' | bash
+                                                                                
+                                                                                <button 
+                                                                                    onClick={(e) => {
+                                                                                        e.preventDefault();
+                                                                                        const cmd = `curl -sSL '${window.location.origin}/api/v1/nodes/provision/sh/${node.node_id}?token=${node.invite_token}' | bash`;
+                                                                                        navigator.clipboard.writeText(cmd);
+                                                                                        setSuccessMessage("Provisioning command copied!");
+                                                                                    }}
+                                                                                    className="absolute top-2 right-2 p-1.5 bg-gray-800 hover:bg-indigo-600 text-gray-400 hover:text-white rounded-lg transition-all opacity-0 group-hover/cmd:opacity-100"
+                                                                                    title="Copy to clipboard"
+                                                                                >
+                                                                                    <svg className="w-3 h-3" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor"><path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M8 7v8a2 2 0 002 2h6M8 7V5a2 2 0 012-2h4.586a1 1 0 01.707.293l4.414 4.414a1 1 0 01.293.707V15a2 2 0 01-2 2h-2M8 7H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h8a2 2 0 002-2v-2" /></svg>
+                                                                                </button>
                                                                             </code>
-                                                                            <button 
-                                                                                onClick={() => {
-                                                                                    const cmd = `curl -sSL '${window.location.origin}/api/v1/nodes/provision/${node.node_id}?token=${node.invite_token}' | python3`;
-                                                                                    navigator.clipboard.writeText(cmd);
-                                                                                    setSuccessMessage("Provisioning command copied!");
-                                                                                }}
-                                                                                className="absolute top-2 right-2 p-1.5 bg-gray-800 hover:bg-indigo-600 text-gray-400 hover:text-white rounded-lg transition-all opacity-0 group-hover/cmd:opacity-100"
-                                                                                title="Copy to clipboard"
-                                                                            >
-                                                                                <svg className="w-3 h-3" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor"><path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M8 7v8a2 2 0 002 2h6M8 7V5a2 2 0 012-2h4.586a1 1 0 01.707.293l4.414 4.414a1 1 0 01.293.707V15a2 2 0 01-2 2h-2M8 7H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v10a2 2 0 002 2h8a2 2 0 002-2v-2" /></svg>
-                                                                            </button>
                                                                         </div>
-                                                                        <p className="text-[9px] text-gray-500 italic px-1">Best for terminal-only servers. Installs agent as a persistent service.</p>
+                                                                        <p className="text-[9px] text-gray-500 italic px-1">Installs self-contained Cortex Agent daemon with no dependencies required (Linux Native).</p>
                                                                     </div>
                                                                 </div>
                                                             )}