diff --git a/doc/plans/2026-10-03-cursor-production-readiness.md b/doc/plans/2026-10-03-cursor-production-readiness.md
index 2009f936a61..1d8fd194b25 100644
--- a/doc/plans/2026-10-03-cursor-production-readiness.md
+++ b/doc/plans/2026-10-03-cursor-production-readiness.md
@@ -162,10 +162,19 @@ Runner contract/replay checks, 164 focused Runner tests, executor/profile/runtim
 tests, 56 plan-wait tests, fixture typecheck and 9 UI option tests. The new plan-wait
 case preserves valid v11 waits saved with pre-promotion admission metadata;
 incompatible profile identities remain fenced. Original failed test attempts are
-retained separately from their affected successful repeats. The full default local
-test command and final GitHub checks are required before handoff; the PR's live
-checks show the final-head CI state. Historical verification below retains its
-original source and outcomes.
+retained separately from their affected successful repeats. The latest default
+local command passed all general groups and 107 serialized route suites, then
+failed on a socket hang up in `issue-thread-interaction-routes.test.ts`. The
+isolated affected repeat and all remaining 43 suites passed with unchanged source,
+completing all 150 serialized suites. The failed command remains failed. No
+unrelated route repair was made. Final recursive typecheck passed again. Repeated
+assembly exposed a read-only manifest overwrite failure; assembly now replaces
+that manifest atomically, and the server copy can replace an existing read-only
+inode. Two isolated assemblies preserved all three packaged daemon hashes and the
+exact Linux manifest SHA-256/mode. The affected full build and its unchanged
+repeat passed. The PR's live
+checks show final-head CI; green checks are required before handoff. Historical
+verification below retains its original source and outcomes.
 
 The user reconfirmed all remaining work on 2026-10-04 within the original $100 total
 ceiling. Prior committed upper bounds total $47.080380624; the remaining envelope
diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/scripts/stage-release-runner-binaries.mjs b/packages/paperclip-runner/scripts/stage-release-runner-binaries.mjs
index 5a43989db60..6bf1e8a396a 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/scripts/stage-release-runner-binaries.mjs
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/scripts/stage-release-runner-binaries.mjs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Manifest: {sourceRevision, platforms: {"darwin-arm64": {path, sha256}, ...}}.
 import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { chmodSync, copyFileSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { chmodSync, copyFileSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, renameSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { dirname, isAbsolute, join, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { runnerBinaryTarget } from "../src/live/runner-binary.ts";
@@ -44,7 +44,14 @@ for (const artifact of verified) {
 if (remoteProviderPack) {
   const destination = join(root, "dist", "remote-provider-packs", "linux-x64", "provider-pack.json");
   mkdirSync(dirname(destination), { recursive: true });
-  writeFileSync(destination, remoteProviderPack.bytes, { mode: 0o444 });
+  // Replace the inode so repeat assembly can preserve a read-only manifest.
+  const staged = `${destination}.staging-${process.pid}`;
+  try {
+    writeFileSync(staged, remoteProviderPack.bytes, { mode: 0o444, flag: "wx" });
+    renameSync(staged, destination);
+  } finally {
+    rmSync(staged, { force: true });
+  }
 }
 writeFileSync(join(root, "dist", "bin", "release-manifest.json"), JSON.stringify({schema:"paperclip.runner.release-binaries.v1",sourceRevision:manifest.sourceRevision,platforms,
   ...(remoteProviderPack ? { remoteProviderPack: { target: "linux-x64", digest: remoteProviderPack.identity.digest, sourceRevision: remoteProviderPack.identity.payload.runnerSourceRevision } } : {})},null,2)+"\n");
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index d9e6badbf23..405df9ccb62 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "dev": "tsx src/index.ts",
     "dev:watch": "cross-env PAPERCLIP_MIGRATION_PROMPT=never PAPERCLIP_MIGRATION_AUTO_APPLY=true tsx ./scripts/dev-watch.ts",
     "prepare:ui-dist": "bash ../scripts/prepare-server-ui-dist.sh",
-    "build": "pnpm run prepare:runner-vendor && node scripts/verify-runner-vendor-dependencies.mjs && tsc && mkdir -p dist/onboarding-assets dist/built-ins dist/services/scripts dist/vendor/paperclip-runner && cp -R src/onboarding-assets/. dist/onboarding-assets/ && cp -R src/built-ins/. dist/built-ins/ && cp -R src/services/scripts/. dist/services/scripts/ && cp -R ../packages/paperclip-runner/dist/. dist/vendor/paperclip-runner/ && node scripts/write-build-stamp.mjs",
+    "build": "pnpm run prepare:runner-vendor && node scripts/verify-runner-vendor-dependencies.mjs && tsc && mkdir -p dist/onboarding-assets dist/built-ins dist/services/scripts dist/vendor/paperclip-runner && cp -R src/onboarding-assets/. dist/onboarding-assets/ && cp -R src/built-ins/. dist/built-ins/ && cp -R src/services/scripts/. dist/services/scripts/ && cp -Rf ../packages/paperclip-runner/dist/. dist/vendor/paperclip-runner/ && node scripts/write-build-stamp.mjs",
     "prepack": "pnpm run prepare:ui-dist && pnpm run build",
     "postpack": "rm -rf ui-dist",
     "clean": "rm -rf dist",