diff --git a/scripts/onboard-baremetal.sh b/scripts/onboard-baremetal.sh
index 7936173..6390bf5 100755
--- a/scripts/onboard-baremetal.sh
+++ b/scripts/onboard-baremetal.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# OpenCortex Final-Mile Installer
+# OpenCortex Final-Mile Installer (Debug Edition)
 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}"
@@ -13,100 +13,108 @@ prompt_user() {
     
     echo -n -e "${YELLOW}$prompt (default: $default): ${NC}" >&2
     
-    # Try reading with a short timeout. Use defaults if piped/no-tty.
-    if read -t 5 result; then
-        :
+    # Check if we have a real terminal
+    if [ -t 0 ]; then
+        if read -t 10 result; then
+            :
+        else
+            result="$default"
+            echo -e "${BLUE} [Timeout: Using $default]${NC}" >&2
+        fi
     else
-        result="$default"
-        echo -e "${BLUE} [Auto-Selected: $default]${NC}" >&2
+        # If no terminal, try /dev/tty but don't hang
+        if read -t 2 result < /dev/tty 2>/dev/null; then
+            :
+        else
+            result="$default"
+            echo -e "${BLUE} [Auto-Selected Default: $default]${NC}" >&2
+        fi
     fi
     
     val=${result:-$default}
     eval "$var_name=\"$val\""
 }
 
-# 1. Dependency Management
-install_deps() {
-    echo -e "${BLUE}Updating packages and installing dependencies...${NC}"
-    if command -v apt-get >/dev/null; then
-        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y sbcl emacs git curl socat
-    elif command -v pacman >/dev/null; then
-        sudo pacman -S --noconfirm sbcl emacs git curl socat
-    else
-        echo -e "${RED}✗ Unknown package manager. Please install dependencies manually.${NC}"
-    fi
-}
-
+echo "DEBUG: Checking dependencies..."
 if ! command -v sbcl >/dev/null 2>&1 || ! command -v emacs >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo -e "${YELLOW}! Missing dependencies (SBCL/Emacs).${NC}"
-    prompt_user "Should I attempt to install them for you? [Y/n]" "y" "DO_INSTALL"
+    # Just auto-install if we are in a non-interactive pipe
+    if [ ! -t 0 ]; then
+        DO_INSTALL="y"
+        echo -e "${BLUE}[Auto-Pilot: Installing dependencies]${NC}"
+    else
+        prompt_user "Should I attempt to install them for you? [Y/n]" "y" "DO_INSTALL"
+    fi
+    
     if [[ "$DO_INSTALL" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-        install_deps
+        if command -v apt-get >/dev/null; then
+            sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y sbcl emacs git curl socat
+        elif command -v pacman >/dev/null; then
+            sudo pacman -S --noconfirm sbcl emacs git curl socat
+        fi
     fi
 fi
 
-# 2. Quicklisp Installation
+echo "DEBUG: Checking Quicklisp..."
 if [ ! -d "$HOME/quicklisp" ] && [ ! -d "$HOME/.quicklisp" ]; then
     echo -e "${YELLOW}! Quicklisp not found.${NC}"
-    prompt_user "Install Quicklisp now? [Y/n]" "y" "DO_QL"
+    if [ ! -t 0 ]; then
+        DO_QL="y"
+        echo -e "${BLUE}[Auto-Pilot: Installing Quicklisp]${NC}"
+    else
+        prompt_user "Install Quicklisp now? [Y/n]" "y" "DO_QL"
+    fi
     if [[ "$DO_QL" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; 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
-        echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Quicklisp installed.${NC}"
     fi
 fi
 
-# 3. Literate Tangling (The Transparent Version)
-echo -e "${BLUE}Tangling Literate Org files into source code...${NC}"
+echo "DEBUG: Starting Tangle..."
 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}"
+    echo "  - DEBUG: Tangling $f"
+    emacs --batch --eval "(require 'org)" --eval "(org-babel-tangle-file \"$f\")" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 done
 
+echo "DEBUG: Tangle Loop Finished."
+
 if [ ! -f "src/package.lisp" ]; then
     echo -e "${RED}✗ Tangling failed. Essential files missing in src/.${NC}"
     exit 1
 fi
 echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Core tangled successfully.${NC}"
 
-# 4. Environment Configuration
-echo -e "\n${BLUE}Configuring your environment...${NC}"
+echo "DEBUG: Configuring Env..."
 if [ ! -f .env ]; then cp .env.example .env; fi
 
-prompt_user "What is your name?" "User" "USER_NAME"
-sed -i "s/MEMEX_USER=.*/MEMEX_USER=\"$USER_NAME\"/g" .env
+# For environment variables, just use defaults if no terminal
+if [ ! -t 0 ]; then
+    USER_NAME="User"
+    AGENT_NAME="OpenCortex"
+    LLM_CHOICE="1"
+    echo -e "${BLUE}[Auto-Pilot: Using default configuration]${NC}"
+else
+    prompt_user "What is your name?" "User" "USER_NAME"
+    prompt_user "What shall we name your Assistant?" "OpenCortex" "AGENT_NAME"
+    echo -e "\nSelect neural provider (1:Gemini, 2:OpenRouter, 3:Anthropic, 4:OpenAI)"
+    prompt_user "Choice" "1" "LLM_CHOICE"
+fi
 
-prompt_user "What shall we name your Assistant?" "OpenCortex" "AGENT_NAME"
+sed -i "s/MEMEX_USER=.*/MEMEX_USER=\"$USER_NAME\"/g" .env
 sed -i "s/MEMEX_ASSISTANT=.*/MEMEX_ASSISTANT=\"$AGENT_NAME\"/g" .env
 
-echo -e "\nSelect neural provider (1:Gemini, 2:OpenRouter, 3:Anthropic, 4:OpenAI)"
-prompt_user "Choice" "1" "LLM_CHOICE"
-
-case $LLM_CHOICE in
-    2) prompt_user "Enter OpenRouter Key" "" "INPUT"; sed -i "s/OPENROUTER_API_KEY=.*/OPENROUTER_API_KEY=\"$INPUT\"/g" .env ;;
-    3) prompt_user "Enter Anthropic Key" "" "INPUT"; sed -i "s/ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=.*/ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=\"$INPUT\"/g" .env ;;
-    4) prompt_user "Enter OpenAI Key" "" "INPUT"; sed -i "s/OPENAI_API_KEY=.*/OPENAI_API_KEY=\"$INPUT\"/g" .env ;;
-    *) prompt_user "Enter Gemini Key" "" "INPUT"; sed -i "s/GEMINI_API_KEY=.*/GEMINI_API_KEY=\"$INPUT\"/g" .env ;;
-esac
-
-# 5. Path Alignment
+# Path Alignment (Automated)
 PROJECT_ROOT=$(pwd)
 PARENT_DIR=$(dirname "$PROJECT_ROOT")
 sed -i "s|MEMEX_DIR=.*|MEMEX_DIR=\"$PARENT_DIR\"|g" .env
 sed -i "s|ZETTELKASTEN_DIR=.*|ZETTELKASTEN_DIR=\"$PARENT_DIR/notes\"|g" .env
 sed -i "s|SKILLS_DIR=.*|SKILLS_DIR=\"$PROJECT_ROOT/skills\"|g" .env
 
-mkdir -p "$PARENT_DIR/notes"
-echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Configuration complete.${NC}"
-
-# 6. Final Instructions
 echo -e "\n${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"
+echo -e "To start the brain: ./opencortex.sh"