diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 1961b61..42affb2 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -331,52 +331,45 @@ build_releases_index() {
       <select id="version-picker">
 HEAD
 
-        # Stable versions, latest first
-        _first=1
-        printf '%s\n' "$_all_versions" | while read -r _v; do
-            [ -n "$_v" ] || continue
-            _label="v${_v}"
-            if [ "$_first" = "1" ]; then
-                _label="${_label} (current stable)"
-                _first=0
-            fi
-            printf '        <option value="v%s"%s>%s</option>\n' "$_v" "$( [ "$_v" = "$_latest" ] && printf ' selected' )" "$_label"
-        done
-
-        # Pre-release channels — always shown, so the alpha/beta URLs are
-        # discoverable without knowing the URL pattern. Label tells the
-        # truth about the current state: "active dev" when the channel has
-        # its own bytes, "tracks stable" when it's just a cascade symlink.
-        printf '        <optgroup label="Pre-release channels">\n'
+        # Channels — selectable directly so users can copy the channel-
+        # mirror URLs (e.g. archive_stable.html) for bookmarks. stable is
+        # the default. The label tells the truth about the channel's
+        # current state: when stable is set, show which version it points
+        # at; when alpha/beta is just a symlink to stable, mark as
+        # "tracks stable" so picking it isn't surprising.
+        printf '        <optgroup label="Channels (mutable URLs)">\n'
+        if [ -n "$_latest" ] && [ "$_latest" != "0.0.0" ]; then
+            printf '          <option value="stable" selected>stable — currently v%s</option>\n' "$_latest"
+        else
+            printf '          <option value="stable" selected>stable</option>\n'
+        fi
         if [ "$_beta_active" = "1" ]; then
             printf '          <option value="beta">beta — general testing</option>\n'
         else
-            printf '          <option value="beta">beta — currently tracks stable</option>\n'
+            printf '          <option value="beta">beta — tracks stable</option>\n'
         fi
         if [ "$_alpha_active" = "1" ]; then
             printf '          <option value="alpha">alpha — active dev</option>\n'
         else
-            printf '          <option value="alpha">alpha — currently tracks stable</option>\n'
+            printf '          <option value="alpha">alpha — tracks stable</option>\n'
         fi
         printf '        </optgroup>\n'
 
+        # Pinned per-version, latest first. These are the immutable URLs
+        # for reproducibility. No "(current stable)" suffix because the
+        # stable channel above already covers that.
+        printf '        <optgroup label="Pinned versions (immutable URLs)">\n'
+        printf '%s\n' "$_all_versions" | while read -r _v; do
+            [ -n "$_v" ] || continue
+            printf '          <option value="v%s">v%s</option>\n' "$_v" "$_v"
+        done
+        printf '        </optgroup>\n'
+
         cat <<'PICKER_END'
       </select>
       <span class="picker-hint">Changes every download link below.</span>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Channel quick-pick chips — visible at-a-glance entry points to
-         alpha and beta even when they cascade to stable. Clicking drives
-         the version picker (rewires the page) rather than navigating
-         away. The chip is always live; the cascade rule keeps the URLs
-         it represents permanently resolvable. -->
-    <div class="channel-chips" role="group" aria-label="Channel quick pick">
-      <span class="channel-chips-label">Or pick a channel:</span>
-      <button type="button" class="channel-chip is-current" data-channel="stable">stable</button>
-      <button type="button" class="channel-chip" data-channel="beta">beta</button>
-      <button type="button" class="channel-chip" data-channel="alpha">alpha</button>
-    </div>
-
     <!-- ───────────── Path A — Self-host the server ───────────── -->
     <section class="card" style="background: var(--color-bg-subtle); border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: var(--radius-md); padding: var(--spacing-lg) var(--spacing-xl); margin-top: var(--spacing-lg);">
       <h2 style="margin-top:0;">Path A — Self-host the server</h2>
@@ -392,15 +385,19 @@ PICKER_END
         fi
 
         if [ "$_zs_published" = "1" ]; then
+            # Default href is the channel-mirror URL (zddc-server_stable_<plat>)
+            # because "stable" is the dropdown's selected option. Picking a
+            # pinned version from the dropdown rewrites these to the
+            # immutable per-version URL via the IIFE.
             printf '      <a class="dl-primary"\n'
             printf '         data-tool="zddc-server"\n'
             printf '         data-platform="linux-amd64"\n'
-            printf '         href="zddc-server_v%s_linux-amd64"\n' "$_latest"
+            printf '         href="zddc-server_stable_linux-amd64"\n'
             printf '         id="dl-primary-binary">\n'
             printf '        <span class="dl-icon">⬇</span>\n'
             printf '        <span>Download <span id="dl-primary-platlabel">for Linux (x86_64)</span></span>\n'
             printf '      </a>\n'
-            printf '      <span class="dl-primary-meta" id="dl-primary-meta">zddc-server_v%s_linux-amd64</span>\n' "$_latest"
+            printf '      <span class="dl-primary-meta" id="dl-primary-meta">zddc-server_stable_linux-amd64</span>\n'
 
             printf '      <div class="dl-secondary-row" id="dl-others">\n'
             printf '        <span>Other platforms:</span>\n'
@@ -412,8 +409,8 @@ PICKER_END
                 _label="${_entry#*|}"
                 _suffix=""
                 case "$_plat" in *windows*) _suffix=".exe" ;; esac
-                printf '        <a data-tool="zddc-server" data-platform="%s" href="zddc-server_v%s_%s%s">%s</a>\n' \
-                    "$_plat" "$_latest" "$_plat" "$_suffix" "$_label"
+                printf '        <a data-tool="zddc-server" data-platform="%s" href="zddc-server_stable_%s%s">%s</a>\n' \
+                    "$_plat" "$_plat" "$_suffix" "$_label"
             done
             printf '      </div>\n'
 
@@ -453,7 +450,9 @@ PATH_B_OPEN
             _rest="${_entry#*|}"
             _name="${_rest%%|*}"
             _desc="${_rest#*|}"
-            printf '        <a class="tool-card" data-tool="%s" href="%s_v%s.html">\n' "$_t" "$_t" "$_latest"
+            # Default href is the stable-channel mirror; the dropdown
+            # rewires these per selection.
+            printf '        <a class="tool-card" data-tool="%s" href="%s_stable.html">\n' "$_t" "$_t"
             printf '          <span class="tool-card__title">%s</span>\n' "$_name"
             printf '          <span class="tool-card__desc">%s</span>\n' "$_desc"
             printf '          <span class="tool-card__link">Download &rarr;</span>\n'
@@ -546,90 +545,65 @@ PIN_MID
     var primaryMeta = document.getElementById('dl-primary-meta');
     var others = document.getElementById('dl-others');
 
-    function platBinaryName(version, plat) {
-      var suf = (plat.indexOf('windows') === 0) ? '.exe' : '';
-      return 'zddc-server_' + version + '_' + plat + suf;
+    function isChannel(v) {
+      return v === 'stable' || v === 'beta' || v === 'alpha';
     }
-    function htmlAssetName(tool, version) {
-      return tool + '_' + version + '.html';
+    function platBinaryName(slug, plat) {
+      // slug is a channel name ("stable") or a pinned version ("v0.0.8").
+      // The on-disk name uses the slug as-is in both cases since the
+      // channel-mirror filenames are zddc-server_<channel>_<plat> and
+      // per-version are zddc-server_v<X.Y.Z>_<plat>.
+      var suf = (plat.indexOf('windows') === 0) ? '.exe' : '';
+      return 'zddc-server_' + slug + '_' + plat + suf;
+    }
+    function htmlAssetName(tool, slug) {
+      return tool + '_' + slug + '.html';
     }
 
-    // Update the primary button to the detected platform (if different
-    // from default). Hide the matching link in the secondary row to
-    // avoid duplication.
+    // Promote the detected platform to the primary CTA. The secondary
+    // row keeps all four; the matching one is hidden to avoid showing
+    // the same download twice.
     if (primary) {
-      var initialVer = primary.getAttribute('href').match(/_v[\d.]+_/);
-      initialVer = initialVer ? initialVer[0].slice(2, -1) : null;
       primary.dataset.platform = detected;
-      if (initialVer) {
-        primary.href = platBinaryName('v' + initialVer, detected);
-        if (primaryMeta) primaryMeta.textContent = platBinaryName('v' + initialVer, detected);
-      }
       if (primaryLabel) primaryLabel.textContent = 'for ' + platLabel;
     }
-
-    // Hide the duplicate in "Other platforms" row.
     if (others) {
       others.querySelectorAll('a[data-platform="' + detected + '"]').forEach(function(a) {
         a.style.display = 'none';
       });
     }
 
-    // Wire the version picker + channel chips. Both drive the same
-    // rewire function. Selecting a per-version stable from the picker
-    // also updates the chip set: stable becomes active, beta/alpha lose
-    // their is-current marker.
+    // Single source of truth: the dropdown's current value drives every
+    // download link's href. Static markup ships with the stable-channel
+    // mirror (`<tool>_stable.html`, `zddc-server_stable_<plat>`) so the
+    // page works fully without JS — the JS just keeps things in sync
+    // when the user picks a different channel or pins a version.
     var picker = document.getElementById('version-picker');
     if (!picker) return;
-    var chips = document.querySelectorAll('.channel-chip');
 
-    function rewire(v) {
-      // v is "vX.Y.Z" or "alpha" / "beta"
+    function rewire(slug) {
+      // slug ∈ {"stable", "beta", "alpha"} | "v<X.Y.Z>". Every link with
+      // a data-tool attribute is a download URL the dropdown owns.
       document.querySelectorAll('[data-tool]').forEach(function(a) {
         var tool = a.dataset.tool;
         var plat = a.dataset.platform || '';
         if (tool === 'zddc-server') {
-          if (plat) {
-            a.href = (v === 'alpha' || v === 'beta')
-              ? 'zddc-server_' + v + '_' + plat + (plat.indexOf('windows') === 0 ? '.exe' : '')
-              : platBinaryName(v, plat);
-          } else {
-            a.href = 'zddc-server_' + v + '.html';
-          }
+          a.href = plat ? platBinaryName(slug, plat) : ('zddc-server_' + slug + '.html');
         } else {
-          a.href = htmlAssetName(tool, v);
+          a.href = htmlAssetName(tool, slug);
         }
       });
       if (primary && primaryMeta) {
         primaryMeta.textContent = primary.getAttribute('href');
       }
-      // Reflect channel-vs-version in the chip group. Per-version stable
-      // selections highlight the "stable" chip (since per-version files
-      // are stable releases).
-      var channel = (v === 'alpha' || v === 'beta') ? v : 'stable';
-      chips.forEach(function(c) {
-        c.classList.toggle('is-current', c.dataset.channel === channel);
-      });
     }
 
     picker.addEventListener('change', function() { rewire(picker.value); });
 
-    // Channel chips: clicking sets the picker's value to the channel
-    // (or to the latest stable when stable is clicked) and fires a
-    // change event so rewire() runs through the existing flow.
-    chips.forEach(function(c) {
-      c.addEventListener('click', function() {
-        var ch = c.dataset.channel;
-        if (ch === 'stable') {
-          // Latest stable is the first non-channel <option> in the picker.
-          var firstStable = picker.querySelector('option[value^="v"]');
-          if (firstStable) picker.value = firstStable.value;
-        } else {
-          picker.value = ch;
-        }
-        rewire(picker.value);
-      });
-    });
+    // Run rewire once on load to apply the platform-detection result
+    // (the static href for the primary button is for linux-amd64; on a
+    // non-linux client, that needs to flip to the detected platform).
+    rewire(picker.value);
   })();
   </script>
 </body>
diff --git a/mdedit/dist/mdedit.html b/mdedit/dist/mdedit.html
index 03432a0..7e18b00 100644
--- a/mdedit/dist/mdedit.html
+++ b/mdedit/dist/mdedit.html
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
                 </svg>
                 <div class="header-title-group">
                     <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Markdown</span>
-                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:07:03 · 17b0a4d-dirty</span></span>
+                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:15:56 · 8c2e65e-dirty</span></span>
                 </div>
                 <button id="select-directory" class="btn btn-primary" title="Select a Directory">Select Directory</button>
             </div>
diff --git a/website/css/style.css b/website/css/style.css
index 9d4617f..d88f298 100644
--- a/website/css/style.css
+++ b/website/css/style.css
@@ -1231,41 +1231,6 @@ html[data-theme="light"] {
   font-size: 0.95rem;
 }
 
-/* Channel quick-pick chips next to the version picker. Visible at-a-
-   glance entry points to alpha and beta channels even when those
-   currently cascade to stable — discoverability matters more than
-   minimalism here. Clicking drives the version picker. */
-.channel-chips {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  gap: var(--spacing-sm);
-  margin: 0 0 var(--spacing-lg);
-  font-size: 0.92rem;
-}
-.channel-chips-label { color: var(--color-text-muted); margin-right: var(--spacing-xs); }
-.channel-chip {
-  font: inherit;
-  padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
-  background: var(--color-bg);
-  color: var(--color-text);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: background 0.12s, border-color 0.12s, color 0.12s;
-}
-.channel-chip:hover { background: var(--color-accent-soft); border-color: var(--color-accent); color: var(--color-accent); }
-.channel-chip.is-current {
-  background: var(--color-accent);
-  color: #fff;
-  border-color: var(--color-accent);
-  font-weight: 600;
-}
-.channel-chip[data-channel="alpha"]:not(.is-current),
-.channel-chip[data-channel="beta"]:not(.is-current) {
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-}
-
 /* Channel explainer (bottom of the page) */
 .channel-explainer { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: var(--spacing-md); margin-top: var(--spacing-md); }
 .channel-explainer > div {
diff --git a/website/releases/index.html b/website/releases/index.html
index c7ec666..4e41245 100644
--- a/website/releases/index.html
+++ b/website/releases/index.html
@@ -44,29 +44,20 @@
     <div class="version-picker-bar">
       <label for="version-picker">Showing</label>
       <select id="version-picker">
-        <option value="v0.0.8" selected>v0.0.8 (current stable)</option>
-        <option value="v0.0.2">v0.0.2</option>
-        <option value="v0.0.1">v0.0.1</option>
-        <optgroup label="Pre-release channels">
-          <option value="beta">beta — currently tracks stable</option>
-          <option value="alpha">alpha — currently tracks stable</option>
+        <optgroup label="Channels (mutable URLs)">
+          <option value="stable" selected>stable — currently v0.0.8</option>
+          <option value="beta">beta — tracks stable</option>
+          <option value="alpha">alpha — tracks stable</option>
+        </optgroup>
+        <optgroup label="Pinned versions (immutable URLs)">
+          <option value="v0.0.8">v0.0.8</option>
+          <option value="v0.0.2">v0.0.2</option>
+          <option value="v0.0.1">v0.0.1</option>
         </optgroup>
       </select>
       <span class="picker-hint">Changes every download link below.</span>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Channel quick-pick chips — visible at-a-glance entry points to
-         alpha and beta even when they cascade to stable. Clicking drives
-         the version picker (rewires the page) rather than navigating
-         away. The chip is always live; the cascade rule keeps the URLs
-         it represents permanently resolvable. -->
-    <div class="channel-chips" role="group" aria-label="Channel quick pick">
-      <span class="channel-chips-label">Or pick a channel:</span>
-      <button type="button" class="channel-chip is-current" data-channel="stable">stable</button>
-      <button type="button" class="channel-chip" data-channel="beta">beta</button>
-      <button type="button" class="channel-chip" data-channel="alpha">alpha</button>
-    </div>
-
     <!-- ───────────── Path A — Self-host the server ───────────── -->
     <section class="card" style="background: var(--color-bg-subtle); border: 1px solid var(--color-border); border-radius: var(--radius-md); padding: var(--spacing-lg) var(--spacing-xl); margin-top: var(--spacing-lg);">
       <h2 style="margin-top:0;">Path A — Self-host the server</h2>
@@ -74,18 +65,18 @@
       <a class="dl-primary"
          data-tool="zddc-server"
          data-platform="linux-amd64"
-         href="zddc-server_v0.0.8_linux-amd64"
+         href="zddc-server_stable_linux-amd64"
          id="dl-primary-binary">
         <span class="dl-icon">⬇</span>
         <span>Download <span id="dl-primary-platlabel">for Linux (x86_64)</span></span>
       </a>
-      <span class="dl-primary-meta" id="dl-primary-meta">zddc-server_v0.0.8_linux-amd64</span>
+      <span class="dl-primary-meta" id="dl-primary-meta">zddc-server_stable_linux-amd64</span>
       <div class="dl-secondary-row" id="dl-others">
         <span>Other platforms:</span>
-        <a data-tool="zddc-server" data-platform="linux-amd64" href="zddc-server_v0.0.8_linux-amd64">Linux (x86_64)</a>
-        <a data-tool="zddc-server" data-platform="darwin-amd64" href="zddc-server_v0.0.8_darwin-amd64">macOS (Intel)</a>
-        <a data-tool="zddc-server" data-platform="darwin-arm64" href="zddc-server_v0.0.8_darwin-arm64">macOS (Apple Silicon)</a>
-        <a data-tool="zddc-server" data-platform="windows-amd64" href="zddc-server_v0.0.8_windows-amd64.exe">Windows (x86_64)</a>
+        <a data-tool="zddc-server" data-platform="linux-amd64" href="zddc-server_stable_linux-amd64">Linux (x86_64)</a>
+        <a data-tool="zddc-server" data-platform="darwin-amd64" href="zddc-server_stable_darwin-amd64">macOS (Intel)</a>
+        <a data-tool="zddc-server" data-platform="darwin-arm64" href="zddc-server_stable_darwin-arm64">macOS (Apple Silicon)</a>
+        <a data-tool="zddc-server" data-platform="windows-amd64" href="zddc-server_stable_windows-amd64.exe">Windows (x86_64)</a>
       </div>
       <p style="margin-top: var(--spacing-md); font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--color-text-muted);">
         After download: <code>chmod +x</code> the file, set <code>ZDDC_ROOT=/path/to/archive</code>, run.
@@ -98,27 +89,27 @@
       <h2 style="margin-top:0;">Path B — Standalone tools</h2>
       <p>Every tool is a single self-contained HTML file. <strong>Open it locally and point it at a folder on your disk</strong> — no install, no server, no account. Same on-disk layout the server uses. Use one tool, use all five, mix and match — there is no orchestration to set up.</p>
       <div class="grid-4" style="margin-top: var(--spacing-md);">
-        <a class="tool-card" data-tool="archive" href="archive_v0.0.8.html">
+        <a class="tool-card" data-tool="archive" href="archive_stable.html">
           <span class="tool-card__title">Archive Browser</span>
           <span class="tool-card__desc">Browse and download from a ZDDC archive.</span>
           <span class="tool-card__link">Download &rarr;</span>
         </a>
-        <a class="tool-card" data-tool="transmittal" href="transmittal_v0.0.8.html">
+        <a class="tool-card" data-tool="transmittal" href="transmittal_stable.html">
           <span class="tool-card__title">Transmittal Creator</span>
           <span class="tool-card__desc">Build, sign, and verify transmittal packages.</span>
           <span class="tool-card__link">Download &rarr;</span>
         </a>
-        <a class="tool-card" data-tool="classifier" href="classifier_v0.0.8.html">
+        <a class="tool-card" data-tool="classifier" href="classifier_stable.html">
           <span class="tool-card__title">Classifier</span>
           <span class="tool-card__desc">Rename loose files to ZDDC convention.</span>
           <span class="tool-card__link">Download &rarr;</span>
         </a>
-        <a class="tool-card" data-tool="mdedit" href="mdedit_v0.0.8.html">
+        <a class="tool-card" data-tool="mdedit" href="mdedit_stable.html">
           <span class="tool-card__title">Markdown Editor</span>
           <span class="tool-card__desc">Edit project markdown files in place.</span>
           <span class="tool-card__link">Download &rarr;</span>
         </a>
-        <a class="tool-card" data-tool="landing" href="landing_v0.0.8.html">
+        <a class="tool-card" data-tool="landing" href="landing_stable.html">
           <span class="tool-card__title">Landing</span>
           <span class="tool-card__desc">Project picker for multi-project servers.</span>
           <span class="tool-card__link">Download &rarr;</span>
@@ -203,90 +194,65 @@ apps:
     var primaryMeta = document.getElementById('dl-primary-meta');
     var others = document.getElementById('dl-others');
 
-    function platBinaryName(version, plat) {
-      var suf = (plat.indexOf('windows') === 0) ? '.exe' : '';
-      return 'zddc-server_' + version + '_' + plat + suf;
+    function isChannel(v) {
+      return v === 'stable' || v === 'beta' || v === 'alpha';
     }
-    function htmlAssetName(tool, version) {
-      return tool + '_' + version + '.html';
+    function platBinaryName(slug, plat) {
+      // slug is a channel name ("stable") or a pinned version ("v0.0.8").
+      // The on-disk name uses the slug as-is in both cases since the
+      // channel-mirror filenames are zddc-server_<channel>_<plat> and
+      // per-version are zddc-server_v<X.Y.Z>_<plat>.
+      var suf = (plat.indexOf('windows') === 0) ? '.exe' : '';
+      return 'zddc-server_' + slug + '_' + plat + suf;
+    }
+    function htmlAssetName(tool, slug) {
+      return tool + '_' + slug + '.html';
     }
 
-    // Update the primary button to the detected platform (if different
-    // from default). Hide the matching link in the secondary row to
-    // avoid duplication.
+    // Promote the detected platform to the primary CTA. The secondary
+    // row keeps all four; the matching one is hidden to avoid showing
+    // the same download twice.
     if (primary) {
-      var initialVer = primary.getAttribute('href').match(/_v[\d.]+_/);
-      initialVer = initialVer ? initialVer[0].slice(2, -1) : null;
       primary.dataset.platform = detected;
-      if (initialVer) {
-        primary.href = platBinaryName('v' + initialVer, detected);
-        if (primaryMeta) primaryMeta.textContent = platBinaryName('v' + initialVer, detected);
-      }
       if (primaryLabel) primaryLabel.textContent = 'for ' + platLabel;
     }
-
-    // Hide the duplicate in "Other platforms" row.
     if (others) {
       others.querySelectorAll('a[data-platform="' + detected + '"]').forEach(function(a) {
         a.style.display = 'none';
       });
     }
 
-    // Wire the version picker + channel chips. Both drive the same
-    // rewire function. Selecting a per-version stable from the picker
-    // also updates the chip set: stable becomes active, beta/alpha lose
-    // their is-current marker.
+    // Single source of truth: the dropdown's current value drives every
+    // download link's href. Static markup ships with the stable-channel
+    // mirror (`<tool>_stable.html`, `zddc-server_stable_<plat>`) so the
+    // page works fully without JS — the JS just keeps things in sync
+    // when the user picks a different channel or pins a version.
     var picker = document.getElementById('version-picker');
     if (!picker) return;
-    var chips = document.querySelectorAll('.channel-chip');
 
-    function rewire(v) {
-      // v is "vX.Y.Z" or "alpha" / "beta"
+    function rewire(slug) {
+      // slug ∈ {"stable", "beta", "alpha"} | "v<X.Y.Z>". Every link with
+      // a data-tool attribute is a download URL the dropdown owns.
       document.querySelectorAll('[data-tool]').forEach(function(a) {
         var tool = a.dataset.tool;
         var plat = a.dataset.platform || '';
         if (tool === 'zddc-server') {
-          if (plat) {
-            a.href = (v === 'alpha' || v === 'beta')
-              ? 'zddc-server_' + v + '_' + plat + (plat.indexOf('windows') === 0 ? '.exe' : '')
-              : platBinaryName(v, plat);
-          } else {
-            a.href = 'zddc-server_' + v + '.html';
-          }
+          a.href = plat ? platBinaryName(slug, plat) : ('zddc-server_' + slug + '.html');
         } else {
-          a.href = htmlAssetName(tool, v);
+          a.href = htmlAssetName(tool, slug);
         }
       });
       if (primary && primaryMeta) {
         primaryMeta.textContent = primary.getAttribute('href');
       }
-      // Reflect channel-vs-version in the chip group. Per-version stable
-      // selections highlight the "stable" chip (since per-version files
-      // are stable releases).
-      var channel = (v === 'alpha' || v === 'beta') ? v : 'stable';
-      chips.forEach(function(c) {
-        c.classList.toggle('is-current', c.dataset.channel === channel);
-      });
     }
 
     picker.addEventListener('change', function() { rewire(picker.value); });
 
-    // Channel chips: clicking sets the picker's value to the channel
-    // (or to the latest stable when stable is clicked) and fires a
-    // change event so rewire() runs through the existing flow.
-    chips.forEach(function(c) {
-      c.addEventListener('click', function() {
-        var ch = c.dataset.channel;
-        if (ch === 'stable') {
-          // Latest stable is the first non-channel <option> in the picker.
-          var firstStable = picker.querySelector('option[value^="v"]');
-          if (firstStable) picker.value = firstStable.value;
-        } else {
-          picker.value = ch;
-        }
-        rewire(picker.value);
-      });
-    });
+    // Run rewire once on load to apply the platform-detection result
+    // (the static href for the primary button is for linux-amd64; on a
+    // non-linux client, that needs to flip to the detected platform).
+    rewire(picker.value);
   })();
   </script>
 </body>
diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/archive.html b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/archive.html
index 5bfaf91..c05419d 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/archive.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/archive.html
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ td[data-field="trackingNumber"] {
                 </svg>
                 <div class="header-title-group">
                     <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Archive</span>
-                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:07:03 · 17b0a4d-dirty</span></span>
+                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:15:56 · 8c2e65e-dirty</span></span>
                 </div>
                 <button id="addDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Add Local Directory</button>
                 <button id="refreshHeaderBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh Data" style="font-size:1.1rem;">⟳</button>
diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/classifier.html b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/classifier.html
index 6b56ff4..dbbcacf 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/classifier.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/classifier.html
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
                     </svg>
                     <div class="header-title-group">
                         <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Classifier</span>
-                        <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:07:03 · 17b0a4d-dirty</span></span>
+                        <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:15:56 · 8c2e65e-dirty</span></span>
                     </div>
                     <button id="selectDirectoryBtn" class="btn btn-primary">Select Directory</button>
                     <button id="refreshBtn" class="btn btn-secondary hidden" title="Refresh and rescan directory">Refresh</button>
diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/index.html b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/index.html
index 7009814..d40a570 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/index.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/index.html
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ body {
                 </g>
             </svg>
             <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Archive</span>
-            <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:07:03 · 17b0a4d-dirty</span></span>
+            <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:15:56 · 8c2e65e-dirty</span></span>
         </div>
         <div class="header-right">
             <button id="theme-btn" class="btn btn-secondary" title="Theme: auto (follows OS)" aria-label="Theme: auto (follows OS)">◐</button>
diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/mdedit.html b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/mdedit.html
index 03432a0..7e18b00 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/mdedit.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/mdedit.html
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ body.help-open .app-header {
                 </svg>
                 <div class="header-title-group">
                     <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Markdown</span>
-                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:07:03 · 17b0a4d-dirty</span></span>
+                    <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:15:56 · 8c2e65e-dirty</span></span>
                 </div>
                 <button id="select-directory" class="btn btn-primary" title="Select a Directory">Select Directory</button>
             </div>
diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/transmittal.html b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/transmittal.html
index 4118210..5c87421 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/transmittal.html
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/transmittal.html
@@ -2210,7 +2210,7 @@ dialog.modal--narrow {
         </svg>
         <div class="header-title-group">
             <span class="app-header__title">ZDDC Transmittal</span>
-            <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:07:03 · 17b0a4d-dirty</span></span>
+            <span class="build-timestamp"><span style="color:red;font-weight:bold">v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:15:56 · 8c2e65e-dirty</span></span>
         </div>
         <div class="app-header__spacer"></div>
         <div class="app-header__icons">
diff --git a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/versions.txt b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/versions.txt
index 141e567..5a2a5c2 100644
--- a/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/versions.txt
+++ b/zddc/internal/apps/embedded/versions.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Generated by build.sh — do not edit. One <app>=<build label> per line.
-archive=v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:07:03 · 17b0a4d-dirty
-transmittal=v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:07:03 · 17b0a4d-dirty
-classifier=v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:07:03 · 17b0a4d-dirty
-mdedit=v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:07:03 · 17b0a4d-dirty
-landing=v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:07:03 · 17b0a4d-dirty
+archive=v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:15:56 · 8c2e65e-dirty
+transmittal=v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:15:56 · 8c2e65e-dirty
+classifier=v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:15:56 · 8c2e65e-dirty
+mdedit=v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:15:56 · 8c2e65e-dirty
+landing=v0.0.9-alpha · 2026-05-02 02:15:56 · 8c2e65e-dirty