diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 0395627..d51ee3d 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@
   "workspaces": {
     "": {
       "name": "punktfunk-plugin-rom-manager",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@punktfunk/host": "^0.1.0",
-        "effect": "^4.0.0-beta.98",
-      },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@biomejs/biome": "^2.5.2",
+        "@punktfunk/host": "^0.1.0",
         "@types/bun": "^1.3.0",
+        "effect": "^4.0.0-beta.98",
         "typescript": "^5.9.3",
       },
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a8bce0c..bf8289e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "punktfunk-plugin-rom-manager",
-	"version": "0.1.0",
+	"version": "0.1.1",
 	"private": false,
 	"type": "module",
 	"description": "punktfunk plugin: scans ROM directories, maps them to emulators, and reconciles them into the host game library as a provider — with a console-hosted web UI.",
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 	],
 	"main": "./dist/index.js",
 	"module": "./dist/index.js",
-	"types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
 	"bin": {
 		"punktfunk-plugin-rom-manager": "./dist/cli.js"
 	},
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
 		"test": "bun test",
-		"build": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
+		"build": "rm -rf dist && bun build src/index.ts src/cli.ts --target=bun --outdir dist --external undici",
 		"build:ui": "cd ui && bun install --silent && bun run build",
 		"build:all": "bun run build && bun run build:ui",
 		"sync": "bun src/cli.ts sync",
@@ -41,13 +40,12 @@
 		"detect": "bun src/cli.ts detect",
 		"prepublishOnly": "bun run build:all"
 	},
-	"dependencies": {
-		"@punktfunk/host": "^0.1.0",
-		"effect": "^4.0.0-beta.98"
-	},
+	"dependencies": {},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@biomejs/biome": "^2.5.2",
+		"@punktfunk/host": "^0.1.0",
 		"@types/bun": "^1.3.0",
+		"effect": "^4.0.0-beta.98",
 		"typescript": "^5.9.3"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/paths.ts b/src/paths.ts
index c267723..7e3d52e 100644
--- a/src/paths.ts
+++ b/src/paths.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 // Where the plugin's own files live. The host config dir resolution mirrors the SDK's `configDir`
 // (`@punktfunk/host` does not re-export it) so we always land in the same place the host and runner
 // use; the plugin owns a `rom-manager/` subtree under it (design §9), created 0700.
+import * as fs from "node:fs";
 import * as os from "node:os";
 import * as path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 
 /** The host's config dir — the same resolution the host and SDK use. */
 export const hostConfigDir = (): string => {
@@ -26,3 +28,28 @@ export const configPath = (): string => path.join(pluginDir(), "config.json");
 
 /** `<config_dir>/rom-manager/cache.json` — disposable derived state (art verdicts, detection, fingerprint). */
 export const cachePath = (): string => path.join(pluginDir(), "cache.json");
+
+/**
+ * Locate the built SPA directory (`dist/ui`) at runtime. The package ships as ONE self-contained bundle
+ * (`dist/index.js`) so it installs from the Gitea registry with no external deps — which means
+ * `import.meta.url` can be `dist/index.js` (bundled) or `dist/server/index.js` (unbundled dev). We walk
+ * up from the calling module looking for a `ui/index.html`, so both layouts resolve. `fromUrl` is the
+ * caller's `import.meta.url`.
+ */
+export const resolveUiDir = (fromUrl: string): string => {
+	let dir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(fromUrl));
+	for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
+		for (const cand of [path.join(dir, "ui"), path.join(dir, "dist", "ui")]) {
+			try {
+				if (fs.existsSync(path.join(cand, "index.html"))) return cand;
+			} catch {
+				// keep walking
+			}
+		}
+		const parent = path.dirname(dir);
+		if (parent === dir) break;
+		dir = parent;
+	}
+	// Fallback to the bundled layout (dist/index.js → dist/ui) even if unbuilt.
+	return path.join(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(fromUrl)), "ui");
+};
diff --git a/src/server/index.ts b/src/server/index.ts
index e80c16e..0514934 100644
--- a/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/server/index.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ import {
 } from "@punktfunk/host";
 import { PLUGIN_NAME, UI_ICON, UI_TITLE } from "../const.js";
 import type { Engine } from "../engine/index.js";
+import { resolveUiDir } from "../paths.js";
 import { makeRouter } from "./router.js";
 
-/**
- * Serve the UI through the console. `../../dist/ui` resolves to `<repo>/dist/ui` whether this module
- * runs from source (`src/server/index.ts`) or built (`dist/server/index.js`).
- */
+/** Serve the UI through the console. The SPA dir resolves whether we run bundled or from source. */
 export const serveConsoleUi = (
 	pf: Punktfunk,
 	engine: Engine,
@@ -27,6 +25,6 @@ export const serveConsoleUi = (
 		title: UI_TITLE,
 		icon: UI_ICON,
 		version: opts?.version,
-		staticDir: new URL("../../dist/ui", import.meta.url),
+		staticDir: resolveUiDir(import.meta.url),
 		fetch: makeRouter(engine),
 	});
diff --git a/src/server/standalone.ts b/src/server/standalone.ts
index 4f941c0..e10eaa6 100644
--- a/src/server/standalone.ts
+++ b/src/server/standalone.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 // non-loopback bind REQUIRES a password (a UI that can rewrite launch templates is host-user code).
 
 import * as nodePath from "node:path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import type { Config } from "../config.js";
 import type { Engine } from "../engine/index.js";
 import { log } from "../log.js";
+import { resolveUiDir } from "../paths.js";
 import { verifyPassword } from "./password.js";
 import { makeRouter } from "./router.js";
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export const serveStandaloneUi = (
 	const authRequired = Boolean(passwordHash);
 	// A per-boot session token — any client presenting it in the cookie is authed until the plugin restarts.
 	const sessionToken = crypto.randomUUID().replace(/-/g, "");
-	const root = fileURLToPath(new URL("../../dist/ui", import.meta.url));
+	const root = resolveUiDir(import.meta.url);
 	const router = makeRouter(engine);
 
 	const authed = (req: Request) =>