diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bb6bdda..ac8443c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
-          files: artifacts/*
+          files: |
+            artifacts/*
+            install.sh
+            install.ps1
           generate_release_notes: true
 
   image:
diff --git a/coordinator/Makefile b/coordinator/Makefile
index 38b728f..4741c10 100644
--- a/coordinator/Makefile
+++ b/coordinator/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
 
-.PHONY: help build run test test-integration vet lint tidy check migrate-up migrate-down up down down-clean logs ps rebuild psql smoke agent coordinator setup workloads-export demo-ui demo-down demo-reset demo-logs
+.PHONY: help build run test test-integration vet lint tidy check migrate-up migrate-down up down down-clean logs ps rebuild psql smoke agent coordinator setup serve workloads-export demo-ui demo-down demo-reset demo-logs
 
 # `check` deliberately uses its own Compose project and host ports. This keeps
 # it from connecting to or replacing a developer's local PostgreSQL instance.
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ coordinator:
 setup: coordinator
 	./bin/coordinator setup $(SETUP_ARGS)
 
+# The single-binary mode: everything embedded (sqlite + userservice + local
+# workers), no PostgreSQL or Docker. SETUP_ARGS=--workers 2 --open.
+serve: coordinator
+	./bin/coordinator serve $(SETUP_ARGS)
+
 workloads-export:
 	cd .. && .venv/bin/scimesh workload export -o coordinator/$(WORKLOADS_JSON)
 
diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57acc25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# SciMesh installer for Windows: downloads the coordinator binary for this
+# machine from the latest GitHub release and installs it under %LOCALAPPDATA%.
+#
+#   powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c "irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emil28092005/SciMesh/main/install.ps1 | iex"
+#
+# Then run:
+#
+#   coordinator serve --open
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
+
+$Repo = "emil28092005/SciMesh"
+$Version = if ($env:SCIMESH_VERSION) { $env:SCIMESH_VERSION } else { "latest" }
+$InstallDir = if ($env:SCIMESH_INSTALL_DIR) {
+    $env:SCIMESH_INSTALL_DIR
+} else {
+    Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA "SciMesh"
+}
+
+$Arch = switch ($env:PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE) {
+    "AMD64" { "amd64" }
+    "ARM64" { "arm64" }
+    default { throw "unsupported architecture: $env:PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE" }
+}
+
+if ($Version -eq "latest") {
+    Write-Host "Resolving the latest SciMesh release..."
+    $Url = "https://github.com/$Repo/releases/latest/download/coordinator-windows-$Arch.exe"
+} else {
+    $Url = "https://github.com/$Repo/releases/download/$Version/coordinator-windows-$Arch.exe"
+}
+
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $InstallDir | Out-Null
+$Target = Join-Path $InstallDir "coordinator.exe"
+
+Write-Host "Downloading $Url"
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Url -OutFile "$Target.tmp"
+Move-Item -Force "$Target.tmp" $Target
+
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "SciMesh installed: $Target"
+& $Target --version
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "Start the platform (one command, everything embedded):"
+Write-Host "  $Target serve --open"
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "Your data lives in ~\.scimesh. The admin login is printed on first start."
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..039a202
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SciMesh installer: downloads the coordinator binary for this OS/architecture
+# from the latest GitHub release and installs it locally. One command, no
+# picking from a list of files:
+#
+#   curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emil28092005/SciMesh/main/install.sh | bash
+#
+# Installed to ~/.local/bin/coordinator (Linux/macOS). Then run:
+#
+#   coordinator serve --open
+set -eu
+
+REPO="emil28092005/SciMesh"
+VERSION="${SCIMESH_VERSION:-latest}"
+INSTALL_DIR="${SCIMESH_INSTALL_DIR:-$HOME/.local/bin}"
+
+case "$(uname -s)" in
+  Linux)  OS="linux" ;;
+  Darwin) OS="darwin" ;;
+  *)      echo "unsupported OS: $(uname -s)" >&2; exit 1 ;;
+esac
+
+case "$(uname -m)" in
+  x86_64|amd64) ARCH="amd64" ;;
+  aarch64|arm64) ARCH="arm64" ;;
+  *) echo "unsupported architecture: $(uname -m)" >&2; exit 1 ;;
+esac
+
+if [ "$VERSION" = "latest" ]; then
+  echo "Resolving the latest SciMesh release..."
+  URL="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/latest/download/coordinator-${OS}-${ARCH}"
+else
+  URL="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${VERSION}/coordinator-${OS}-${ARCH}"
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+TARGET="$INSTALL_DIR/coordinator"
+
+echo "Downloading $URL"
+curl -fsSL -o "$TARGET.tmp" "$URL"
+chmod +x "$TARGET.tmp"
+mv "$TARGET.tmp" "$TARGET"
+
+echo
+echo "SciMesh installed: $TARGET"
+"$TARGET" --version
+echo
+echo "Start the platform (one command, everything embedded):"
+echo "  $TARGET serve --open"
+echo
+echo "Your data lives in ~/.scimesh. The admin login is printed on first start."