diff --git a/.github/workflows/eosim-sanity.yml b/.github/workflows/eosim-sanity.yml
index 65c6075..140caea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eosim-sanity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eosim-sanity.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  EOSIM_VERSION: "0.1.0"
+  # Install an existing immutable EoSim release tag directly from source.
+  EOSIM_VERSION: "3.0.1"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -30,18 +31,20 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install EoSim
-        run: pip install "eosim @ https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim/releases/download/v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }}/eosim-${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }}-py3-none-any.whl"
+        run: |
+          git clone --depth 1 --branch v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }} https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim.git "${{ runner.temp }}/eosim"
+          pip install -e "${{ runner.temp }}/eosim"
       - name: Verify installation
         run: |
           eosim --version
           eosim list
-      - name: Validate all platform configs
+      - name: Exercise registry and doctor commands
         run: |
           eosim list
           eosim doctor
 
   nested-simulation:
-    name: Nested Simulation (${{ matrix.platform }})
+    name: EoSim run smoke check (${{ matrix.platform }})
     needs: install-validate
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -64,13 +67,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git clone --depth 1 --branch v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }} https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim.git /tmp/eosim
           pip install -e /tmp/eosim
-      - name: Simulate ${{ matrix.platform }}
+      - name: Exercise EoSim run command (${{ matrix.platform }})
         run: |
           eosim run ${{ matrix.platform }} --headless --timeout 10
-          echo "${{ matrix.platform }}: PASSED"
+          echo "${{ matrix.platform }}: eosim run exited successfully (execution may be a dry run)"
 
   nested-guest-install:
-    name: Guest OS Install (${{ matrix.guest }})
+    name: Linux platform run smoke check (${{ matrix.guest }})
     needs: install-validate
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -92,11 +95,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git clone --depth 1 --branch v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }} https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim.git /tmp/eosim
           pip install -e /tmp/eosim
-      - name: Boot guest and test EoSim inside
+      - name: Exercise EoSim run command for ${{ matrix.guest }}
         run: |
-          echo "=== Nested Guest: ${{ matrix.guest }} ==="
+          echo "=== Platform run smoke check: ${{ matrix.guest }} ==="
           eosim run ${{ matrix.platform }} --headless --timeout 15
-          echo "${{ matrix.guest }}: PASSED"
+          echo "${{ matrix.guest }}: eosim run exited successfully (execution may be a dry run)"
 
   windows-sanity:
     name: Windows Sanity
@@ -109,7 +112,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - name: Test EoSim on Windows
         run: |
-          pip install "eosim @ https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim/releases/download/v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }}/eosim-${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }}-py3-none-any.whl"
+          git clone --depth 1 --branch v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }} https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim.git "${{ runner.temp }}/eosim"
+          pip install -e "${{ runner.temp }}/eosim"
           eosim --version
           eosim list
           eosim doctor
@@ -125,7 +129,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - name: Test EoSim on macOS
         run: |
-          pip install "eosim @ https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim/releases/download/v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }}/eosim-${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }}-py3-none-any.whl"
+          git clone --depth 1 --branch v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }} https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim.git "${{ runner.temp }}/eosim"
+          pip install -e "${{ runner.temp }}/eosim"
           eosim --version
           eosim list
           eosim doctor
@@ -142,12 +147,20 @@ jobs:
           echo "  EoSim Sanity Results"
           echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════"
           echo "Install & Validate (3 OS × 3 Py):  ${{ needs.install-validate.result }}"
-          echo "Nested Simulation (7 platforms):    ${{ needs.nested-simulation.result }}"
-          echo "Nested Guest Install (3 guests):    ${{ needs.nested-guest-install.result }}"
+          echo "Run-command smoke checks (7):        ${{ needs.nested-simulation.result }}"
+          echo "Linux platform smoke checks (3):     ${{ needs.nested-guest-install.result }}"
           echo "Windows Sanity:                     ${{ needs.windows-sanity.result }}"
           echo "macOS Sanity:                       ${{ needs.macos-sanity.result }}"
           echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════"
-          if [ "${{ needs.install-validate.result }}" != "success" ]; then
-            echo "❌ Install/validate failed"; exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "✅ All EoSim sanity checks passed"
+          for result in \
+            "${{ needs.install-validate.result }}" \
+            "${{ needs.nested-simulation.result }}" \
+            "${{ needs.nested-guest-install.result }}" \
+            "${{ needs.windows-sanity.result }}" \
+            "${{ needs.macos-sanity.result }}"; do
+            if [ "$result" != "success" ]; then
+              echo "❌ A required EoSim installation or CLI smoke job failed or was skipped"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          done
+          echo "✅ All EoSim installation and CLI smoke checks passed"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qemu-test.yml b/.github/workflows/qemu-test.yml
index 3492aa8..dbe967b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qemu-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qemu-test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: QEMU Simulation Test
+name: EoSim Platform CLI Validation
 
 on:
   schedule:
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  EOSIM_VERSION: "0.1.0"
+  # Install an existing immutable EoSim release tag directly from source.
+  EOSIM_VERSION: "3.0.1"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   simulate:
-    name: EoSim ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    name: EoSim run smoke check (${{ matrix.platform }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -40,24 +41,22 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git clone --depth 1 --branch v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }} https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim.git /tmp/eosim
           pip install -e /tmp/eosim
-      - name: Validate platform
+      - name: Load platform registry
         run: eosim list
-      - name: Simulate ${{ matrix.platform }}
+      - name: Exercise EoSim run command (${{ matrix.platform }})
         run: |
-          echo "=== EoSim Simulation: ${{ matrix.platform }} ==="
+          echo "=== EoSim run-command smoke check: ${{ matrix.platform }} ==="
           eosim run ${{ matrix.platform }} --headless --timeout 15
-          echo "${{ matrix.platform }}: PASSED"
-      - name: Run platform tests
-        run: eosim test ${{ matrix.platform }}
-        continue-on-error: true
+          echo "${{ matrix.platform }}: eosim run exited successfully (execution may be a dry run)"
       - name: Collect artifacts
+        if: always()
         run: |
           mkdir -p out
           eosim info ${{ matrix.platform }} > out/${{ matrix.platform }}-info.txt 2>&1 || true
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
-          name: qemu-sim-${{ matrix.platform }}
+          name: eosim-validation-${{ matrix.platform }}
           path: out/
           retention-days: 7
 
@@ -74,14 +73,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - name: Install EoSim
-        run: pip install "eosim @ https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim/releases/download/v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }}/eosim-${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }}-py3-none-any.whl"
-      - name: Validate all platforms
+        run: |
+          git clone --depth 1 --branch v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }} https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim.git "${{ runner.temp }}/eosim"
+          pip install -e "${{ runner.temp }}/eosim"
+      - name: Exercise EoSim registry and doctor commands
         run: |
           eosim list
           eosim doctor
 
   sanity-gate:
-    name: QEMU Simulation Gate
+    name: EoSim Platform Validation Gate
     if: always()
     needs: [simulate, cross-platform-verify]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -89,15 +90,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Results
         run: |
           echo "════════════════════════════════════════════"
-          echo "  QEMU Simulation Results (via EoSim)"
+          echo "  EoSim CLI Validation Results"
           echo "════════════════════════════════════════════"
-          echo "Simulation (8 platforms):      ${{ needs.simulate.result }}"
+          echo "Run-command smoke checks (8):  ${{ needs.simulate.result }}"
           echo "Cross-Platform (Win/Lin/Mac):  ${{ needs.cross-platform-verify.result }}"
           echo "════════════════════════════════════════════"
           if [ "${{ needs.simulate.result }}" != "success" ]; then
-            echo "❌ Simulation failed"; exit 1
+            echo "❌ EoSim run-command validation failed"; exit 1
           fi
           if [ "${{ needs.cross-platform-verify.result }}" != "success" ]; then
             echo "❌ Cross-platform verification failed"; exit 1
           fi
-          echo "✅ All QEMU simulation checks passed"
+          echo "✅ All EoSim CLI validation checks passed"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/simulation-test.yml b/.github/workflows/simulation-test.yml
index 4242cc8..ec4c786 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/simulation-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/simulation-test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Simulation Test
+name: EoSim CLI Validation
 
 on:
   schedule:
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
 env:
-  EOSIM_VERSION: "0.1.0"
+  # Install an existing immutable EoSim release tag directly from source.
+  EOSIM_VERSION: "3.0.1"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
   simulate:
-    name: Simulate (${{ matrix.platform }})
+    name: EoSim run smoke check (${{ matrix.platform }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -43,23 +44,21 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git clone --depth 1 --branch v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }} https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim.git /tmp/eosim
           pip install -e /tmp/eosim
-      - name: Validate platform
+      - name: Load platform registry
         run: eosim list
-      - name: Run simulation
+      - name: Exercise EoSim run command
         run: |
-          echo "=== EoSim: ${{ matrix.platform }} ==="
+          echo "=== EoSim run-command smoke check: ${{ matrix.platform }} ==="
           eosim run ${{ matrix.platform }} --headless --timeout 15
-      - name: Run platform tests
-        run: eosim test ${{ matrix.platform }}
-        continue-on-error: true
       - name: Collect artifacts
+        if: always()
         run: |
           mkdir -p out
           eosim info ${{ matrix.platform }} > out/${{ matrix.platform }}-info.txt 2>&1 || true
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
-          name: sim-${{ matrix.platform }}
+          name: eosim-validation-${{ matrix.platform }}
           path: out/
           retention-days: 7
 
@@ -76,14 +75,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
       - name: Install EoSim
-        run: pip install "eosim @ https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim/releases/download/v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }}/eosim-${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }}-py3-none-any.whl"
-      - name: Validate all platforms
+        run: |
+          git clone --depth 1 --branch v${{ env.EOSIM_VERSION }} https://github.com/embeddedos-org/EoSim.git "${{ runner.temp }}/eosim"
+          pip install -e "${{ runner.temp }}/eosim"
+      - name: Exercise EoSim registry and doctor commands
         run: |
           eosim list
           eosim doctor
 
   sanity-gate:
-    name: Simulation Gate
+    name: EoSim CLI Validation Gate
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [simulate, cross-platform]
     if: always()
@@ -91,15 +92,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Results
         run: |
           echo "════════════════════════════════════════════"
-          echo "  EoSim Simulation Results — EIPC"
+          echo "  EoSim CLI Validation Results — EIPC"
           echo "════════════════════════════════════════════"
-          echo "Simulation (11 platforms):     ${{ needs.simulate.result }}"
+          echo "Run-command smoke checks (11): ${{ needs.simulate.result }}"
           echo "Cross-Platform (Win/Lin/Mac):  ${{ needs.cross-platform.result }}"
           echo "════════════════════════════════════════════"
           if [ "${{ needs.simulate.result }}" != "success" ]; then
-            echo "❌ Simulation failed"; exit 1
+            echo "❌ EoSim run-command validation failed"; exit 1
           fi
           if [ "${{ needs.cross-platform.result }}" != "success" ]; then
             echo "❌ Cross-platform validation failed"; exit 1
           fi
-          echo "✅ All simulation checks passed"
+          echo "✅ All EoSim CLI validation checks passed"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b58ddd2..49ef69d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Thumbs.db
 build/
 build-*/
 dist/
+out/
 node_modules/
 __pycache__/
 .venv/