diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 98d63f9..df4fa1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
 
 env:
-  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  BUN_INSTALL: "${{ github.workspace }}/.bun"
 
 jobs:
   check:
@@ -16,16 +16,20 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup Rust toolchain
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          components: clippy
+      - name: Setup Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
 
-      - name: Format check
-        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
-      - name: Clippy workspace
-        run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
+      - name: Type-check
+        run: bun run check
 
-      - name: Test workspace
-        run: cargo test --workspace
\ No newline at end of file
+      - name: Test
+        run: bun test
+
+      - name: Build CLI bundle
+        run: bun build apps/interfaces/cli/src/index.ts --target=bun --outdir=/tmp/zesdex-build
+
+      - name: Smoke — CLI help
+        run: bun /tmp/zesdex-build/index.js --help
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bc2cc24..f437a52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,14 +16,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup Rust toolchain
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
+      - name: Setup Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: cargo build --release --workspace
+      - name: Install
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Type-check
+        run: bun run check
 
       - name: Test
-        run: cargo test --workspace
+        run: bun test
 
   release:
     name: Semantic Release
@@ -34,13 +37,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Setup Rust toolchain
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: "lts/*"
+      - name: Setup Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
 
       - name: Install semantic-release
         run: |
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index bda8c16..156571d 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
     "@semantic-release/changelog",
     ["@semantic-release/exec", {
-      "prepareCmd": "sed -i 's/^version = \"[^\"]*\"/version = \"${nextRelease.version}\"/' Cargo.toml && cargo check"
+      "prepareCmd": "sed -i 's/^version = \\\"[^\\\"]*\\\"/version = \\\"${nextRelease.version}\\\"/' Cargo.toml && bun run check"
     }],
     ["@semantic-release/git", {
       "assets": ["Cargo.toml", "CHANGELOG.md"],
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 93f0656..da0976d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,30 +1,29 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
-# Zesdex — Multi-stage Docker build
-# ===================================
-# Stage 1: Build with Rust toolchain
-FROM rust:1.85-slim-bookworm AS builder
-
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    pkg-config libsqlite3-dev && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# Zesdex — Multi-stage Docker build (Bun)
+# ========================================
+# Stage 1: Build with Bun → compile single self-contained CLI binary
+FROM oven/bun:1.2 AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
-COPY . .
+COPY bun.lockb bun.lock ./
+COPY package.json tsconfig.json ./
+COPY apps ./apps
 
-# Build with release profile (treats warnings as errors via lints)
-RUN cargo build --release -p zesdex-gateway --bin zesdex
+RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
+
+# Compile a standalone self-contained executable (bundles JS + native addons).
+RUN bun build apps/interfaces/cli/src/index.ts --compile --outfile=/app/zesdex
 
 # Stage 2: Minimal runtime image
 FROM debian:bookworm-slim
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    ca-certificates libsqlite3-0 && \
+    ca-certificates && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/zesdex /usr/local/bin/zesdex
+COPY --from=builder /app/zesdex /usr/local/bin/zesdex
 
 ENV ZESDEX_DATA_DIR=/data
-
 VOLUME ["/data"]
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/zesdex"]
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index e2d4c19..1aed48d 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -3,29 +3,39 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 BIN_NAME="zesdex"
 REPO_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-TARGET_DIR="$REPO_DIR/target/release"
-BIN_PATH="$TARGET_DIR/$BIN_NAME"
+TMP_BIN="/tmp/$BIN_NAME"
 
-echo "==> Building $BIN_NAME (release)..."
-cargo build --release --manifest-path "$REPO_DIR/Cargo.toml"
-
-if [ ! -f "$BIN_PATH" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: build succeeded but binary not found at $BIN_PATH" >&2
+# Need Bun to compile the CLI.
+if ! command -v bun >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ERROR: 'bun' is required to build $BIN_NAME." >&2
+    echo "Install it from https://bun.sh (curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash)" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "==> Binary built: $BIN_PATH"
+echo "==> Installing dependencies..."
+bun install --cwd "$REPO_DIR" --frozen-lockfile
+
+echo "==> Compiling $BIN_NAME (self-contained executable)..."
+bun build "$REPO_DIR/apps/interfaces/cli/src/index.ts" --compile --outfile "$TMP_BIN"
+
+if [ ! -f "$TMP_BIN" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: build succeeded but binary not found at $TMP_BIN" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+chmod +x "$TMP_BIN"
+
+echo "==> Binary built: $TMP_BIN"
 
 INSTALL_DIR="${INSTALL_DIR:-$HOME/.local/bin}"
 mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
-SYMLINK_PATH="$INSTALL_DIR/$BIN_NAME"
+BIN_PATH="$INSTALL_DIR/$BIN_NAME"
 
-if [ -L "$SYMLINK_PATH" ] || [ -f "$SYMLINK_PATH" ]; then
-    echo "==> Removing existing symlink or file at $SYMLINK_PATH"
-    rm -f "$SYMLINK_PATH"
+if [ -L "$BIN_PATH" ] || [ -f "$BIN_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "==> Removing existing symlink or file at $BIN_PATH"
+    rm -f "$BIN_PATH"
 fi
 
-ln -s "$BIN_PATH" "$SYMLINK_PATH"
-echo "==> Symlinked: $SYMLINK_PATH -> $BIN_PATH"
+mv "$TMP_BIN" "$BIN_PATH"
+echo "==> Installed: $BIN_PATH"
 echo ""
 echo "Done. Make sure $INSTALL_DIR is in your PATH."