diff --git a/literate/setup.org b/literate/setup.org
index 9a6ab2d..482faa9 100644
--- a/literate/setup.org
+++ b/literate/setup.org
@@ -4,148 +4,105 @@
 #+STARTUP: content
 
 * Overview: The Zero-to-One Experience
-The *Setup & Onboarding* process ensures that users can boot the ~opencortex~ Lisp Machine with zero friction.
+The *Setup & Onboarding* process ensures that users can boot the ~opencortex~ Lisp Machine with zero friction using a single unified script.
+
+* 1. The Unified Conductor (opencortex.sh)
+This script handles the entire lifecycle: Bootstrap, Setup, Boot, and Interaction.
 
-* 1. The Unified Entrypoint (opencortex.sh)
 #+begin_src bash :tangle ../opencortex.sh :shebang "#!/bin/bash"
+# OpenCortex: The Unified Conductor
 set -e
 
 PORT=9105
 HOST=${1:-localhost}
-
-RED='\033[0;31m'
-GREEN='\033[0;32m'
-BLUE='\033[0;34m'
-YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
-NC='\033[0m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'; GREEN='\033[0;32m'; BLUE='\033[0;34m'; YELLOW='\033[0;33m'; NC='\033[0m'
 
 command_exists() { command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
 
-# --- Bootstrap Mode ---
-bootstrap_opencortex() {
+# --- 1. BOOTSTRAP (Clone) ---
+if [ ! -d ".git" ] && [[ ! "$(pwd)" =~ "opencortex" ]]; then
     echo -e "${BLUE}=== OpenCortex: Zero-to-One Bootstrapper ===${NC}"
-    if [ -d ".git" ]; then return; fi
-    
     TARGET_DIR="opencortex"
     if [ ! -d "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
-        echo -e "${BLUE}Cloning repository into $TARGET_DIR...${NC}"
+        echo -e "Cloning repository..."
         git clone http://10.10.10.201:3001/amr/opencortex.git "$TARGET_DIR"
     fi
     cd "$TARGET_DIR"
     git submodule update --init --recursive
-    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Repository prepared.${NC}"
-    ./scripts/onboard-baremetal.sh
-    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Setup phase complete.${NC}"
-    exit 0
-}
-
-if [ ! -d ".git" ] && [[ ! "$(pwd)" =~ "opencortex" ]]; then 
-    bootstrap_opencortex
+    exec ./opencortex.sh "$@"
 fi
 
-# --- Helper: Load Env ---
-load_env() {
+# --- 2. SETUP (Deps & Tangle) ---
+setup_system() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}=== OpenCortex: Initializing System ===${NC}"
+    
+    # Dependencies
+    if ! command_exists sbcl; then
+        echo -e "Installing dependencies..."
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y sbcl emacs git curl socat || true
+    fi
+
+    # Quicklisp
+    if [ ! -d "$HOME/quicklisp" ]; then
+        echo -e "Installing Quicklisp..."
+        curl -O https://beta.quicklisp.org/quicklisp.lisp
+        sbcl --non-interactive --load quicklisp.lisp --eval "(quicklisp-quickstart:install)" --eval "(ql-util:without-prompting (ql:add-to-init-file))"
+        rm quicklisp.lisp
+    fi
+
+    # Tangle
+    if [ ! -f "src/package.lisp" ]; then
+        echo -e "Tangling brain from literate source..."
+        mkdir -p src
+        for f in literate/*.org; do
+            emacs --batch --eval "(require 'org)" --eval "(org-babel-tangle-file \"$f\")" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        done
+    fi
+
+    # .env
+    if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+        cp .env.example .env
+        sed -i "s/MEMEX_USER=.*/MEMEX_USER=\"User\"/g" .env
+        sed -i "s/MEMEX_ASSISTANT=.*/MEMEX_ASSISTANT=\"OpenCortex\"/g" .env
+        sed -i "s|SKILLS_DIR=.*|SKILLS_DIR=\"$(pwd)/skills\"|g" .env
+    fi
+
+    # PATH installation
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
+    ln -sf "$(pwd)/opencortex.sh" "$HOME/.local/bin/opencortex"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Setup complete. 'opencortex' command ready in PATH.${NC}"
+}
+
+if [ ! -f "src/package.lisp" ] || [ ! -f .env ]; then
+    setup_system
+fi
+
+# --- 3. BOOT (The Brain) ---
+if [[ "$1" == "--boot" ]]; then
+    echo -e "${BLUE}Starting OpenCortex Brain...${NC}"
     if [ -f .env ]; then
         while IFS='=' read -r key value || [ -n "$key" ]; do
-            # Remove whitespace and quotes
-            key=$(echo "$key" | xargs)
-            value=$(echo "$value" | xargs | sed 's/^"//;s/"$//')
-            if [[ "$key" =~ ^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$ ]]; then
+            if [[ $key =~ ^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$ ]]; then
+                value=$(echo "$value" | sed 's/^"//;s/"$//')
                 export "$key=$value"
             fi
         done < .env
     fi
-}
-
-# --- Force Boot ---
-if [[ "$1" == "--boot" ]]; then
-    load_env
-    echo -e "${BLUE}Starting OpenCortex Brain...${NC}"
-    # Use absolute path to the directory containing this script for ASDF
-    SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
     exec sbcl --non-interactive \
          --eval "(load \"~/quicklisp/setup.lisp\")" \
-         --eval "(push \"$SCRIPT_DIR/\" asdf:*central-registry*)" \
+         --eval "(push \"$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/\" asdf:*central-registry*)" \
          --eval "(ql:quickload :opencortex)" \
          --eval "(opencortex:main)"
 fi
 
-# --- Client Mode ---
+# --- 4. INTERACT (The Client) ---
 if command_exists socat && socat - TCP:$HOST:$PORT,connect-timeout=1 2>/dev/null; then
-    echo -e "${BLUE}Connected to autonomous brain at $HOST:$PORT...${NC}"
     socat READLINE,history=$HOME/.org_agent_history TCP:$HOST:$PORT
     exit 0
 fi
 
-# --- Auto-Boot Logic ---
-if [ -f "opencortex.asd" ] || [ -f "$(dirname "$0")/opencortex.asd" ]; then
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}Brain is offline. Starting it now...${NC}"
-    # Use the absolute path to ourselves to ensure the right script boots
-    SELF="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/$(basename "$0")"
-    "$SELF" --boot > brain.log 2>&1 &
-    sleep 10
-    exec "$SELF" "$@"
-fi
-#+end_src
-
-* 2. The Baremetal Path (onboard-baremetal.sh)
-#+begin_src bash :tangle ../scripts/onboard-baremetal.sh :shebang "#!/bin/bash"
-# OpenCortex Final-Mile Installer
-RED='\033[0;31m'; GREEN='\033[0;32m'; BLUE='\033[0;34m'; YELLOW='\033[0;33m'; NC='\033[0m'
-echo -e "${BLUE}=== OpenCortex: Baremetal Power-User Setup ===${NC}"
-
-prompt_user() {
-    local prompt="$1"
-    local default="$2"
-    local var_name="$3"
-    local result=""
-    echo -n -e "${YELLOW}$prompt (default: $default): ${NC}" >&2
-    if read -t 5 result; then :; else result="$default"; echo -e "${BLUE} [Auto-Selected: $default]${NC}" >&2; fi
-    val=${result:-$default}
-    eval "$var_name=\"$val\""
-}
-
-# 1. Dependencies
-if ! command -v sbcl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo -e "${BLUE}Installing dependencies...${NC}"
-    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y sbcl emacs git curl socat || true
-fi
-
-# 2. Quicklisp
-if [ ! -d "$HOME/quicklisp" ]; then
-    curl -O https://beta.quicklisp.org/quicklisp.lisp
-    sbcl --non-interactive --load quicklisp.lisp --eval "(quicklisp-quickstart:install)" --eval "(ql-util:without-prompting (ql:add-to-init-file))"
-    rm quicklisp.lisp
-fi
-
-# 3. Tangling
-echo -e "${BLUE}Tangling source files...${NC}"
-mkdir -p src
-for f in literate/*.org; do
-    echo "  - Tangling $f"
-    emacs --batch --eval "(require 'org)" --eval "(org-babel-tangle-file \"$f\")" >/dev/null 2>&1
-done
-
-# 4. Config
-if [ ! -f .env ]; then cp .env.example .env; fi
-prompt_user "What is your name?" "User" "USER_NAME"
-prompt_user "What shall we name your Assistant?" "OpenCortex" "AGENT_NAME"
-prompt_user "Select provider (1:Gemini, 2:OpenRouter)" "1" "LLM_CHOICE"
-
-sed -i "s/MEMEX_USER=.*/MEMEX_USER=\"$USER_NAME\"/g" .env
-sed -i "s/MEMEX_ASSISTANT=.*/MEMEX_ASSISTANT=\"$AGENT_NAME\"/g" .env
-
-# 5. Path Alignment
-INSTALL_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
-sed -i "s|MEMEX_DIR=.*|MEMEX_DIR=\"$(dirname "$INSTALL_DIR")\"|g" .env
-sed -i "s|SKILLS_DIR=.*|SKILLS_DIR=\"$INSTALL_DIR/skills\"|g" .env
-
-mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
-ln -sf "$INSTALL_DIR/opencortex.sh" "$HOME/.local/bin/opencortex"
-echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Installed 'opencortex' command to ~/.local/bin${NC}"
-
-echo -e "\n${GREEN}==============================================${NC}"
-echo -e "    OpenCortex Installation Complete!        "
-echo -e "==============================================${NC}"
-echo -e "To start: opencortex"
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Brain is offline. Awakening...${NC}"
+./opencortex.sh --boot > brain.log 2>&1 &
+sleep 15
+exec ./opencortex.sh "$@"
 #+end_src
diff --git a/opencortex.sh b/opencortex.sh
index 4b35d14..d28e578 100755
--- a/opencortex.sh
+++ b/opencortex.sh
@@ -1,79 +1,96 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# OpenCortex: The Unified Conductor
 set -e
 
 PORT=9105
 HOST=${1:-localhost}
-
-RED='\033[0;31m'
-GREEN='\033[0;32m'
-BLUE='\033[0;34m'
-YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
-NC='\033[0m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'; GREEN='\033[0;32m'; BLUE='\033[0;34m'; YELLOW='\033[0;33m'; NC='\033[0m'
 
 command_exists() { command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
 
-# --- Bootstrap Mode ---
-bootstrap_opencortex() {
+# --- 1. BOOTSTRAP (Clone) ---
+if [ ! -d ".git" ] && [[ ! "$(pwd)" =~ "opencortex" ]]; then
     echo -e "${BLUE}=== OpenCortex: Zero-to-One Bootstrapper ===${NC}"
-    if [ -d ".git" ]; then return; fi
-    
     TARGET_DIR="opencortex"
     if [ ! -d "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
-        echo -e "${BLUE}Cloning repository into $TARGET_DIR...${NC}"
+        echo -e "Cloning repository..."
         git clone http://10.10.10.201:3001/amr/opencortex.git "$TARGET_DIR"
     fi
     cd "$TARGET_DIR"
     git submodule update --init --recursive
-    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Repository prepared.${NC}"
-    ./scripts/onboard-baremetal.sh
-    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Setup phase complete.${NC}"
-    exit 0
-}
-
-if [ ! -d ".git" ] && [[ ! "$(pwd)" =~ "opencortex" ]]; then 
-    bootstrap_opencortex
+    exec ./opencortex.sh "$@"
 fi
 
-# --- Helper: Load Env ---
-load_env() {
+# --- 2. SETUP (Deps & Tangle) ---
+setup_system() {
+    echo -e "${BLUE}=== OpenCortex: Initializing System ===${NC}"
+    
+    # Dependencies
+    if ! command_exists sbcl; then
+        echo -e "Installing dependencies..."
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y sbcl emacs git curl socat || true
+    fi
+
+    # Quicklisp
+    if [ ! -d "$HOME/quicklisp" ]; then
+        echo -e "Installing Quicklisp..."
+        curl -O https://beta.quicklisp.org/quicklisp.lisp
+        sbcl --non-interactive --load quicklisp.lisp --eval "(quicklisp-quickstart:install)" --eval "(ql-util:without-prompting (ql:add-to-init-file))"
+        rm quicklisp.lisp
+    fi
+
+    # Tangle
+    if [ ! -f "src/package.lisp" ]; then
+        echo -e "Tangling brain from literate source..."
+        mkdir -p src
+        for f in literate/*.org; do
+            emacs --batch --eval "(require 'org)" --eval "(org-babel-tangle-file \"$f\")" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        done
+    fi
+
+    # .env
+    if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+        cp .env.example .env
+        sed -i "s/MEMEX_USER=.*/MEMEX_USER=\"User\"/g" .env
+        sed -i "s/MEMEX_ASSISTANT=.*/MEMEX_ASSISTANT=\"OpenCortex\"/g" .env
+        sed -i "s|SKILLS_DIR=.*|SKILLS_DIR=\"$(pwd)/skills\"|g" .env
+    fi
+
+    # PATH installation
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
+    ln -sf "$(pwd)/opencortex.sh" "$HOME/.local/bin/opencortex"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Setup complete. 'opencortex' command ready in PATH.${NC}"
+}
+
+if [ ! -f "src/package.lisp" ] || [ ! -f .env ]; then
+    setup_system
+fi
+
+# --- 3. BOOT (The Brain) ---
+if [[ "$1" == "--boot" ]]; then
+    echo -e "${BLUE}Starting OpenCortex Brain...${NC}"
     if [ -f .env ]; then
         while IFS='=' read -r key value || [ -n "$key" ]; do
-            # Remove whitespace and quotes
-            key=$(echo "$key" | xargs)
-            value=$(echo "$value" | xargs | sed 's/^"//;s/"$//')
-            if [[ "$key" =~ ^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$ ]]; then
+            if [[ $key =~ ^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$ ]]; then
+                value=$(echo "$value" | sed 's/^"//;s/"$//')
                 export "$key=$value"
             fi
         done < .env
     fi
-}
-
-# --- Force Boot ---
-if [[ "$1" == "--boot" ]]; then
-    load_env
-    echo -e "${BLUE}Starting OpenCortex Brain...${NC}"
-    # Use absolute path to the directory containing this script for ASDF
-    SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
     exec sbcl --non-interactive \
          --eval "(load \"~/quicklisp/setup.lisp\")" \
-         --eval "(push \"$SCRIPT_DIR/\" asdf:*central-registry*)" \
+         --eval "(push \"$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/\" asdf:*central-registry*)" \
          --eval "(ql:quickload :opencortex)" \
          --eval "(opencortex:main)"
 fi
 
-# --- Client Mode ---
+# --- 4. INTERACT (The Client) ---
 if command_exists socat && socat - TCP:$HOST:$PORT,connect-timeout=1 2>/dev/null; then
-    echo -e "${BLUE}Connected to autonomous brain at $HOST:$PORT...${NC}"
     socat READLINE,history=$HOME/.org_agent_history TCP:$HOST:$PORT
     exit 0
 fi
 
-# --- Auto-Boot Logic ---
-if [ -f "opencortex.asd" ] || [ -f "$(dirname "$0")/opencortex.asd" ]; then
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}Brain is offline. Starting it now...${NC}"
-    # Use the absolute path to ourselves to ensure the right script boots
-    SELF="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/$(basename "$0")"
-    "$SELF" --boot > brain.log 2>&1 &
-    sleep 10
-    exec "$SELF" "$@"
-fi
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Brain is offline. Awakening...${NC}"
+./opencortex.sh --boot > brain.log 2>&1 &
+sleep 15
+exec ./opencortex.sh "$@"