diff --git a/scripts/onboard-baremetal.sh b/scripts/onboard-baremetal.sh
index 695a85b..7936173 100755
--- a/scripts/onboard-baremetal.sh
+++ b/scripts/onboard-baremetal.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# set -e removed to allow graceful fallbacks
+# 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}"
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ prompt_user() {
     
     echo -n -e "${YELLOW}$prompt (default: $default): ${NC}" >&2
     
-    # Try reading from stdin with a 1-second timeout. 
-    # If it fails or times out, we use the default.
-    if read -t 2 result; then
+    # Try reading with a short timeout. Use defaults if piped/no-tty.
+    if read -t 5 result; then
         :
     else
         result="$default"
-        echo -e "${BLUE}[Auto-Pilot: Using $default]${NC}" >&2
+        echo -e "${BLUE} [Auto-Selected: $default]${NC}" >&2
     fi
     
     val=${result:-$default}
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ install_deps() {
     elif command -v pacman >/dev/null; then
         sudo pacman -S --noconfirm sbcl emacs git curl socat
     else
-        echo -e "${RED}✗ Unknown package manager. Please install SBCL/Emacs manually.${NC}"
+        echo -e "${RED}✗ Unknown package manager. Please install dependencies manually.${NC}"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -60,18 +59,22 @@ if [ ! -d "$HOME/quicklisp" ] && [ ! -d "$HOME/.quicklisp" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-# 3. Literate Tangling
+# 3. Literate Tangling (The Transparent Version)
 echo -e "${BLUE}Tangling Literate Org files into source code...${NC}"
-# Redirect emacs output to /dev/null to keep the console clean for the user
-emacs --batch --eval "(require 'org)" --eval "(mapc 'org-babel-tangle-file (file-expand-wildcards \"literate/*.org\"))" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+mkdir -p src
+for f in literate/*.org; do
+    echo -e "  - Tangling $f..."
+    emacs --batch --eval "(require 'org)" --eval "(org-babel-tangle-file \"$f\")" >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo -e "${RED}    ! Warning: Tangle issue in $f${NC}"
+done
 
 if [ ! -f "src/package.lisp" ]; then
-    echo -e "${RED}✗ Tangling failed. Manual intervention required.${NC}"
+    echo -e "${RED}✗ Tangling failed. Essential files missing in src/.${NC}"
     exit 1
 fi
-echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Core tangled.${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Core tangled successfully.${NC}"
 
 # 4. Environment Configuration
+echo -e "\n${BLUE}Configuring your environment...${NC}"
 if [ ! -f .env ]; then cp .env.example .env; fi
 
 prompt_user "What is your name?" "User" "USER_NAME"
@@ -101,7 +104,9 @@ mkdir -p "$PARENT_DIR/notes"
 echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Configuration complete.${NC}"
 
 # 6. Final Instructions
-echo -e "\n${BLUE}=== Setup Complete ===${NC}"
-echo -e "Your OpenCortex instance is ready."
-echo -e "To start the brain: ${YELLOW}./opencortex.sh${NC}"
-echo -e "To configure later, edit: ${YELLOW}$(pwd)/.env${NC}"
+echo -e "\n${GREEN}==============================================${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}    OpenCortex Installation Complete!        ${NC}"
+echo -e "${GREEN}==============================================${NC}"
+echo -e "Your brain is ready to boot."
+echo -e "\nTo start the session: ${YELLOW}./opencortex.sh${NC}"
+echo -e "To add API keys later, edit: ${YELLOW}$(pwd)/.env${NC}\n"