diff --git a/hermes_cli/_launchers.py b/hermes_cli/_launchers.py
index 98ccadab34..dc9637a54a 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/_launchers.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/_launchers.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def installation_command(repo_root: Path, args=(), *, module: str = "hermes_cli.
     return [str(root / ".hermes" / "bin" / "hermes"), *prefix, *args]
 
 #: Launcher command names — keep in lockstep with scripts/install.ps1
-#: Stage-Path and hermes_cli/_install_repair.py.
+#: Publish-UserCommand and hermes_cli/_install_repair.py.
 WINDOWS_BIN_LAUNCHERS = ("hermes", "hermes-acp")
 
 #: command name -> (entry module, callable) — mirrors pyproject.toml
diff --git a/hermes_cli/source_completion.py b/hermes_cli/source_completion.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9847c1cae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hermes_cli/source_completion.py
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+"""The tail every source install and update shares.
+
+A fresh install (``scripts/install.sh`` / ``scripts/install.ps1``) and a finished
+update must land in the same state: launchers published, product builds current,
+and the post-build maintenance (skills sync, config migration) applied. One
+implementation, two callers -- an install and an update cannot drift apart.
+
+``main()`` is the installer entry. It is handed the bootstrap interpreter the
+installer happens to have (uv, PM and no application dependencies), so it
+re-executes itself in PM's selected interpreter before touching any product.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# The installers run this file directly under an isolated interpreter, which
+# leaves the checkout off sys.path. Same idiom as hermes_cli/_launchers.py.
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]))
+
+#: Second-phase marker: the re-executed interpreter, not the bootstrap one.
+_PREPARED = "--prepared"
+
+
+def complete_source_checkout(
+    root: Path,
+    *,
+    desktop: bool,
+    assume_yes: bool,
+    gateway_mode: bool = False,
+    pre_update_snapshot_id: str | None = None,
+    pre_update_version: str | None = None,
+    completion_message: str | None = None,
+    announce: str | None = None,
+) -> bool:
+    """Publish commands, build the products, then run post-build maintenance.
+
+    Returns the SQLite runtime verdict: a positive unsafe-runtime probe withholds
+    success here exactly as it does at the end of an update.
+    """
+    from hermes_cli.source_build import build_update_products
+    from hermes_cli.update_cmd_maint import _run_post_update_maintenance
+    from hermes_cli.venv_sync import publish_launchers
+
+    root = Path(root)
+    publish_launchers(root)
+    build_update_products(root, desktop=desktop)
+    if announce:
+        print(announce)
+    return _run_post_update_maintenance(
+        assume_yes=assume_yes,
+        gateway_mode=gateway_mode,
+        pre_update_snapshot_id=pre_update_snapshot_id,
+        had_desktop_app_before_update=desktop,
+        pre_update_version=pre_update_version,
+        completion_message=completion_message,
+    )
+
+
+def _bootstrap_command(root: Path, argv: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+    """Re-enter the checkout on PM's selected interpreter with its environment."""
+    from hermes_cli.runtime_paths import selected_venv
+    from hermes_constants import venv_python_path
+
+    return [str(venv_python_path(selected_venv(root))), "-I", "-B", "-u",
+            str(Path(__file__).resolve()), "--source", str(root), *argv, _PREPARED]
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    argv = list(sys.argv[1:] if argv is None else argv)
+    prepared = _PREPARED in argv
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("--source", type=Path, required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--desktop", action="store_true",
+                        help="Also build the packaged desktop app.")
+    parser.add_argument("--interactive", action="store_true",
+                        help="Allow prompts; installers pass no flag and stay unattended.")
+    args = parser.parse_args([argument for argument in argv if argument != _PREPARED])
+    root = args.source.resolve()
+    if not (root / "hermes_cli/source_completion.py").is_file():
+        print(f"✗ {root} is not a Hermes source checkout", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+
+    if prepared:
+        # Dependencies are selected before any application import: this is the
+        # same ordering the update completion guarantees.
+        from hermes_cli.runtime_paths import activate_dependencies
+
+        activate_dependencies(root)
+        ok = complete_source_checkout(
+            root, desktop=args.desktop, assume_yes=not args.interactive,
+            completion_message="✓ Install complete!",
+        )
+        return 0 if ok else 1
+
+    from hermes_cli.runtime_paths import activation_environment
+
+    command = _bootstrap_command(root, ["--desktop"] if args.desktop else [])
+    return subprocess.call(command, cwd=root, env=activation_environment(root))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hermes_cli/update_completion.py b/hermes_cli/update_completion.py
index da64519de2..dcd4a5768a 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/update_completion.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/update_completion.py
@@ -160,10 +160,8 @@ def _prepare(request: dict, request_path: Path, result_path: Path) -> int:
 
 def _complete_selected(request: dict) -> None:
     from hermes_cli import main, update_cmd, update_cmd_config
+    from hermes_cli.source_completion import complete_source_checkout
     from hermes_cli.update_inventory import RuntimeRecord, UpdatePlan
-    from hermes_cli.update_cmd_maint import _run_post_update_maintenance
-    from hermes_cli.source_build import build_update_products
-    from hermes_cli.venv_sync import publish_launchers
 
     root = Path(request["source"])
     main.PROJECT_ROOT = root
@@ -172,15 +170,14 @@ def _complete_selected(request: dict) -> None:
     plan = None if plan_data is None else UpdatePlan(**{
         **plan_data, "runtimes": [RuntimeRecord(**row) for row in plan_data.get("runtimes", [])]})
     update_cmd._sweep_bytecode_after_update(request["branch"])
-    publish_launchers(root)
-    build_update_products(root, desktop=request["desktop"])
-    if not request.get("completion_message"):
-        print("\n✓ Code updated!")
-    complete = _run_post_update_maintenance(
-        assume_yes=request["assume_yes"], gateway_mode=request["gateway_mode"],
-        pre_update_snapshot_id=request["snapshot_id"],
-        had_desktop_app_before_update=request["desktop"], pre_update_version=request["pre_update_version"],
-        completion_message=request.get("completion_message"))
+    # Launchers, products and post-build maintenance live in one place so an
+    # install and an update cannot end in different states.
+    complete = complete_source_checkout(
+        root, desktop=request["desktop"], assume_yes=request["assume_yes"],
+        gateway_mode=request["gateway_mode"], pre_update_snapshot_id=request["snapshot_id"],
+        pre_update_version=request["pre_update_version"],
+        completion_message=request.get("completion_message"),
+        announce=None if request.get("completion_message") else "\n✓ Code updated!")
     # systemctl's KillMode=mixed fallback can kill this whole cgroup. Publish the
     # gateway watcher's status BEFORE that operation, and demote on later failure.
     if request["gateway_mode"]:
diff --git a/scripts/install.ps1 b/scripts/install.ps1
index 13fa8a3d9c..ed9456aa91 100644
--- a/scripts/install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/install.ps1
@@ -476,20 +476,20 @@ function Emit-Frame([bool]$ok, [string]$name, [bool]$skipped, [string]$reason =
     $frame | ConvertTo-Json -Compress | Write-Output
 }
 
+$ProductTitle = if ($IncludeDesktop) { "Install command and app + desktop" } else { "Install command and app" }
 $Stages = @(
     @{ name = "prerequisites"; title = "System prerequisites"; category = "runtime"; needs_user_input = $false },
     @{ name = "repository"; title = "Download Hermes Agent"; category = "runtime"; needs_user_input = $false },
     @{ name = "venv"; title = "Create Python environment"; category = "runtime"; needs_user_input = $false },
     @{ name = "python-deps"; title = "Install Python dependencies"; category = "runtime"; needs_user_input = $false },
-    @{ name = "node-deps"; title = "Install tool dependencies"; category = "runtime"; needs_user_input = $false },
-    @{ name = "path"; title = "Install hermes command"; category = "runtime"; needs_user_input = $false },
     @{ name = "config"; title = "Prepare config and skills"; category = "configuration"; needs_user_input = $false },
+    # The shared completion tail -- the same call `hermes update` makes -- so
+    # the manifest and the run cannot disagree. -IncludeDesktop selects the
+    # desktop product inside this stage instead of adding a second build stage.
+    @{ name = "products"; title = $ProductTitle; category = "runtime"; needs_user_input = $false },
     @{ name = "setup"; title = "Configure API keys and settings"; category = "configuration"; needs_user_input = $true },
     @{ name = "gateway"; title = "Configure gateway service"; category = "configuration"; needs_user_input = $true }
 )
-if ($IncludeDesktop) {
-    $Stages += @{ name = "desktop"; title = "Build desktop app"; category = "runtime"; needs_user_input = $false }
-}
 $Stages += @{ name = "complete"; title = "Finish install"; category = "runtime"; needs_user_input = $false }
 function Stage-Prerequisites {
     if (-not (Ensure-Git)) {
@@ -558,11 +558,32 @@ function Stage-PythonDeps {
     Invoke-BootstrapPm
 }
 
-function Stage-NodeDeps {
-    Log "tool dependencies are managed by pm (hermes pm install)"
+function Invoke-SourceCompletion([bool]$Desktop) {
+    # The whole tail in one place, by calling the completion an update calls:
+    # publish the commands, build the products (tui/web, plus the desktop app
+    # when asked), then run the post-build maintenance that syncs bundled
+    # skills and migrates config. Node, browsers and the frontend build tools
+    # arrive through pm as the build asks for them; the bootstrap interpreter
+    # itself only re-enters the tree on PM's selected Python.
+    $bootPy = Get-BootstrapPython
+    $completionArgs = @('-I', '-B', '-X', 'utf8', 'hermes_cli/source_completion.py', '--source', $InstallDir)
+    if ($Desktop) { $completionArgs += '--desktop' }
+    Push-Location $InstallDir
+    try {
+        & $bootPy @completionArgs
+        $code = $LASTEXITCODE
+    } finally {
+        Pop-Location
+    }
+    if ($code) { Fail "app products or command publication failed (exit $code)" }
+    Log "app products and hermes command ready"
 }
 
-function Stage-Path {
+function Publish-UserCommand {
+    # PATH exposure stays installer-owned on Windows: expose_cli() answers
+    # "windows-installer-owned" rather than creating the user-facing command,
+    # so the install-scoped launchers the completion publishes are not the ones
+    # the user's PATH points at.
     $binDir = Join-Path $HermesHome "bin"
     $bootPy = Get-BootstrapPython
     Push-Location $InstallDir
@@ -577,6 +598,12 @@ function Stage-Path {
     Log "hermes command installed at $binDir"
 }
 
+function Stage-Products {
+    Invoke-SourceCompletion ([bool]$IncludeDesktop)
+    Publish-UserCommand
+    if ($IncludeDesktop) { Confirm-DesktopArtifact }
+}
+
 function Set-LauncherUserPath([string]$binDir) {
     $userPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User")
     if ($userPath -notlike "*$binDir*") {
@@ -619,29 +646,20 @@ function Stage-Gateway {
 }
 
 function Stage-Desktop {
-    # Desktop support via the CURRENT runtime paths only. wake/voice extras
-    # ride pm's venv sync ([all] does not include them; lazy install at
-    # first use remains the fallback -- policy: Teknium, July 2026, #70509).
-    # The build is `hermes desktop --build-only`, the same authority as
-    # `hermes gui` and the update flow; the deleted installer-local
-    # npm/Electron helpers must not reappear here.
-    $bootPy = Get-BootstrapPython
+    # External-caller contract: -Stage desktop stays dispatchable on its own
+    # (see Invoke-StageByName). The work is the same completion call with the
+    # desktop product selected. Voice and wake extras are not synced here: pm
+    # lazy-installs them at first use (policy: Teknium, July 2026, #70509).
+    Invoke-SourceCompletion $true
+    Publish-UserCommand
+    Confirm-DesktopArtifact
+}
+
+function Confirm-DesktopArtifact {
+    # Probe the packaged artifact the completion just built -- the same
+    # candidates hermes_cli/main_desktop._desktop_packaged_executable resolves.
     Push-Location $InstallDir
     try {
-        Log "ensuring desktop voice/wake dependencies via pm venv sync"
-        & $bootPy -I -c "import sys; sys.path.insert(0, sys.argv[1]); from pm import sync_venv; sync_venv(['wake', 'voice'], explicit=True)" $InstallDir
-        if ($LASTEXITCODE) {
-            Write-Host "[hermes] voice/wake dependency sync failed (exit $LASTEXITCODE) -- they will lazy-install at first use" -ForegroundColor Yellow
-        }
-        Log "building desktop app (hermes desktop --build-only)"
-        Invoke-InstalledHermes @('desktop', '--build-only')
-        $code = $LASTEXITCODE
-        if ($code) { Fail "desktop build failed (hermes desktop --build-only exited $code)" }
-
-        # Probe the produced artifact -- the same candidates
-        # hermes_cli/main_desktop._desktop_packaged_executable resolves
-        # (verified: --build-only returns the packaged app under
-        # apps/desktop/release/, not the --source dist/).
         $desktopDir = Join-Path $InstallDir "apps\desktop"
         $candidates = @(
             (Join-Path $desktopDir "release\win-unpacked\Hermes.exe"),
@@ -762,8 +780,7 @@ function Invoke-StageByName([string]$name) {
         "repository" { Stage-Repository }
         "venv" { Stage-Venv }
         "python-deps" { Stage-PythonDeps }
-        "node-deps" { Stage-NodeDeps }
-        "path" { Stage-Path }
+        "products" { Stage-Products }
         "config" { Stage-Config }
         "setup" { Stage-Setup }
         "gateway" { Stage-Gateway }
@@ -805,9 +822,8 @@ if ($Stage) {
     # The $Stages table is the single authoritative list: it drives the
     # -Manifest output AND the no-flag ladder, so -IncludeDesktop affects
     # the real run exactly as the manifest advertises. "desktop" stays
-    # directly dispatchable via -Stage even without the flag (long-standing
-    # external-caller contract; the bootstrap frontend always pairs it
-    # with -IncludeDesktop when it lists the stage).
+    # directly dispatchable via -Stage even though it is never listed
+    # (long-standing external-caller contract).
     $known = @($Stages | ForEach-Object { $_.name })
     if ($known -notcontains $Stage -and $Stage -ne "desktop") {
         if ($Json) { Emit-Frame $false $Stage $false "unknown stage: $Stage" }
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index c8f733ed11..20cfbca40c 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Hermes Agent bootstrap: git checkout + venv + hermes command on PATH.
-# Heavy dependencies (tool binaries, browsers, node) are pm's job after
-# this: `hermes pm install`. Stage protocol kept for Hermes-Setup:
+# Hermes Agent bootstrap: clone, acquire uv/Python, then hand the checkout to
+# the same completion an update runs -- command publication, product builds and
+# post-build maintenance -- so a fresh install and a finished update land in one
+# state. Heavy dependencies (tool binaries, browsers, node) are pm's job:
+# `hermes pm install`.
+#
+# Stage protocol kept for Hermes-Setup:
 #   --manifest            print the stage list as JSON
 #   --stage NAME [--json] run one stage
 #   --non-interactive     skip stages that need input
-#   --include-desktop     add the desktop build stage
+#   --include-desktop     build the desktop app too (products stage)
 set -u
 
 # Prevent uv from discovering config files (uv.toml, pyproject.toml) from the
@@ -227,12 +231,22 @@ stage_result() {
 }
 
 # The single authoritative stage list: emit_manifest prints it AND the
-# no-flag ladder runs it, so --include-desktop affects the real run
-# exactly as the manifest advertises.
+# no-flag ladder runs it. `products` is the shared completion tail -- the same
+# call `hermes update` makes -- so the manifest and the run cannot disagree.
+# `desktop` stays directly dispatchable via --stage for external callers, but
+# is never listed: --include-desktop selects the desktop product inside
+# `products` instead of adding a second build stage.
 stage_names() {
-    printf '%s\n' prerequisites repository venv python-deps node-deps path config setup gateway
-    [ "$INCLUDE_DESKTOP" = true ] && printf '%s\n' desktop
-    printf '%s\n' complete
+    printf '%s\n' prerequisites repository venv python-deps config products setup gateway complete
+}
+
+# "title|category|needs_user_input".
+products_record() {
+    if [ "$INCLUDE_DESKTOP" = true ]; then
+        echo "Install command and app + desktop|runtime|false"
+    else
+        echo "Install command and app|runtime|false"
+    fi
 }
 
 # "$1" stage name -> its manifest record fields (title|category|needs_user_input).
@@ -242,9 +256,8 @@ stage_record() {
         repository)    echo "Download Hermes Agent|runtime|false" ;;
         venv)          echo "Create Python environment|runtime|false" ;;
         python-deps)   echo "Install Python dependencies|runtime|false" ;;
-        node-deps)     echo "Install tool dependencies|runtime|false" ;;
-        path)          echo "Install hermes command|runtime|false" ;;
         config)        echo "Prepare config and skills|configuration|false" ;;
+        products)      products_record ;;
         setup)         echo "Configure API keys and settings|configuration|true" ;;
         gateway)       echo "Configure gateway service|configuration|true" ;;
         desktop)       echo "Build desktop app|runtime|false" ;;
@@ -363,22 +376,28 @@ stage_python_deps() {
     bootstrap_pm
 }
 
-stage_node_deps() {
-    # Tool binaries, node, browsers: pm packages, installed on demand or
-    # via `hermes pm install`. Nothing to do at bootstrap time.
-    log "tool dependencies are managed by pm (hermes pm install)"
+stage_products() {
+    # The whole tail in one place, by calling the completion an update calls:
+    # publish the commands, build the products (tui/web, plus the desktop app
+    # under --include-desktop), then run the post-build maintenance that syncs
+    # bundled skills and migrates config. Node, browsers and the frontend build
+    # tools arrive through pm as the build asks for them; the bootstrap
+    # interpreter itself only re-enters the tree on PM's selected Python.
+    local boot_py
+    local args=(--source "$INSTALL_DIR")
+    bootstrap_python
+    [ "$INCLUDE_DESKTOP" = true ] && args+=(--desktop)
+    (cd "$INSTALL_DIR" && "$boot_py" -I -B -X utf8 hermes_cli/source_completion.py "${args[@]}") \
+        || fail "app products or command publication failed"
+    log "app products and hermes command ready"
 }
 
-stage_path() {
-    local link_dir="$HOME/.local/bin"
-    local boot_py
-    bootstrap_python
-    (cd "$INSTALL_DIR" && "$boot_py" -I -X utf8 hermes_cli/_launchers.py "$link_dir") || fail "launcher publication failed"
-    case ":$PATH:" in
-        *":$link_dir:"*) : ;;
-        *) log "add $link_dir to your PATH to use the hermes command" ;;
-    esac
-    log "hermes command installed at $link_dir/hermes"
+stage_desktop() {
+    # External-caller contract: `--stage desktop` stays dispatchable on its own
+    # (the manifest never lists it now -- --include-desktop selects the desktop
+    # product inside `products`). Same completion call, desktop selected.
+    INCLUDE_DESKTOP=true
+    stage_products
 }
 
 stage_config() {
@@ -405,12 +424,6 @@ stage_gateway() {
     "$INSTALL_DIR/.hermes/bin/hermes" gateway install || fail "gateway installation failed"
 }
 
-stage_desktop() {
-    # `hermes desktop --build-only` is the current authority (same path as
-    # `hermes gui` / the update flow); no installer-local node/electron code.
-    "$INSTALL_DIR/.hermes/bin/hermes" desktop --build-only || fail "desktop build failed"
-}
-
 stage_complete() {
     local commit
     commit="$INSTALL_COMMIT"
@@ -440,9 +453,8 @@ run_stage() (
         repository) stage_repository ;;
         venv) stage_venv ;;
         python-deps) stage_python_deps ;;
-        node-deps) stage_node_deps ;;
-        path) stage_path ;;
         config) stage_config ;;
+        products) stage_products ;;
         setup) stage_setup ;;
         gateway) stage_gateway ;;
         desktop) stage_desktop ;;
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test-install-ps1-node-compatibility.ps1 b/scripts/tests/test-install-ps1-node-compatibility.ps1
index af074b2d6e..19cacd57d5 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/test-install-ps1-node-compatibility.ps1
+++ b/scripts/tests/test-install-ps1-node-compatibility.ps1
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ exit /b 0
     Assert-True ($recorded[1] -eq 'python find --managed-python --no-project 3.13') 'lookup ignores ambient project discovery'
     Assert-True ((Get-Content -LiteralPath $pythonArgsFile -Raw).Trim() -eq '-m pm.cli install') 'Python launches PM without a uv parent'
 
-    function Get-Uv { throw 'node stage attempted provisioning' }
-    Stage-NodeDeps
-    Write-Host 'PASS: node stage performs no separate install'
+    # The installer owns no node stage: tool and frontend provisioning belongs
+    # to pm, driven by the shared completion tail (install.ps1 "products").
 } finally {
     if (Test-Path $testRoot) { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $testRoot -Recurse -Force }
 }
diff --git a/tests/pm/test_install_default_closure.py b/tests/pm/test_install_default_closure.py
index cbd643feeb..2ad82b0bc9 100644
--- a/tests/pm/test_install_default_closure.py
+++ b/tests/pm/test_install_default_closure.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """The default `pm install` closure must stage the interpreter boot requires.
 
-A fresh source install emits boot launchers (scripts/install.sh stage_path,
-hermes_cli/_launchers.py) that exec the pm STORE interpreter. The `python`
+A fresh source install emits boot launchers (the source completion's
+publish_launchers, hermes_cli/_launchers.py) that exec the pm STORE
+interpreter. The `python`
 package is marked optional (dev installs use their own venv; sealed bundles
 adopt a shipped one), so the old default closure — every non-optional
 lockfile package — skipped it and left `hermes` unbootable (audit C05).
diff --git a/tests/test_install_stage_frames.py b/tests/test_install_stage_frames.py
index ebce4f2695..7c03e838e5 100644
--- a/tests/test_install_stage_frames.py
+++ b/tests/test_install_stage_frames.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def _frame(result):
 def test_stage_result_matches_the_actual_exit(tmp_path, case):
     env = _env(tmp_path)
     stage = {"explicit-failure": "repository", "write-failure": "complete",
-             "unknown": 'unknown"\\\n\x1fstage', "skipped": "setup", "success": "node-deps"}[case]
+             "unknown": 'unknown"\\\n\x1fstage', "skipped": "setup", "success": "config"}[case]
     env["PROBE_STAGE"] = stage
     if case == "explicit-failure":
         repo = tmp_path / "install"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def test_manifest_accepts_the_desktop_home_argument(tmp_path, flag):
                             text=True, encoding="utf-8", timeout=30)
     assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
     manifest = json.loads(result.stdout)
-    assert any(row["name"] == "path" for row in manifest["stages"])
+    assert any(row["name"] == "products" for row in manifest["stages"])
     assert not home.exists()
     env = dict(_env(tmp_path), PROBE_FLAG=flag, PROBE_HOME=home.as_posix())
     env.pop("HERMES_INSTALL_DIR")
diff --git a/tests/test_source_launcher_stages.py b/tests/test_source_launcher_stages.py
index 36e79e548c..32460d9a42 100644
--- a/tests/test_source_launcher_stages.py
+++ b/tests/test_source_launcher_stages.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_powershell_stage_publishes_without_a_checkout_venv(tmp_path, monkeypatc
     wrapper.write_text('''$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 . $env:PROBE_INSTALLER -InstallDir $env:PROBE_REPO -HermesHome $env:PROBE_HOME
 Initialize-ResolvedPaths
-# Replace acquisition only; Get-BootstrapPython and Stage-Path stay real.
+# Replace acquisition only; Get-BootstrapPython and Publish-UserCommand stay real.
 function Get-Uv { return 'Invoke-FixtureUv' }
 function Invoke-FixtureUv {
     $call = $args -join ' '
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function Set-LauncherUserPath([string]$binDir) {
     $script:publishedPath = $binDir
     Write-Output 'REACHED_PATH_PUBLICATION'
 }
-Stage-Path
+Publish-UserCommand
 if (-not $script:publishedPath) { throw 'registry-publication seam was bypassed' }
 exit 0
 ''', encoding='utf-8-sig')