diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b0ba50a2..62536e9e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 # Local environment (secrets)
 .env
 
-# Local-only scripts
-script/local-release
-
 # App specific (root-level; huskies subdirectory patterns live in .huskies/.gitignore)
 store.json
 _merge_parsed.json
diff --git a/script/local-release b/script/local-release
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..836b2f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/local-release
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Install huskies locally on macOS: the underlying binary + a codesign-heal wrapper.
+#
+# After a `cp` or download the binary loses its ad-hoc signature and macOS
+# SIGKILLs it silently on Apple Silicon.  This script installs the binary as
+# ~/bin/huskies-bin and installs a thin wrapper at ~/bin/huskies that
+# re-signs the underlying binary whenever codesign validation fails, then
+# execs it.  Normal launches (already signed) are silent and zero-overhead.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+BINARY_PATH="${SCRIPT_DIR}/target/release/huskies"
+BIN_DIR="${HOME}/bin"
+UNDERLYING="${BIN_DIR}/huskies-bin"
+WRAPPER="${BIN_DIR}/huskies"
+
+if [ ! -f "${BINARY_PATH}" ]; then
+  echo "Error: binary not found at ${BINARY_PATH}"
+  echo "Run: cargo build --release"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "${BIN_DIR}"
+
+cp "${BINARY_PATH}" "${UNDERLYING}"
+chmod +x "${UNDERLYING}"
+echo "==> Installed binary:  ${UNDERLYING}"
+
+cat > "${WRAPPER}" << 'WRAPPER_EOF'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Codesign-heal wrapper — re-signs ~/bin/huskies-bin if the signature is
+# missing or invalid, then execs the binary.  Logs only when it re-signs.
+BIN="${HOME}/bin/huskies-bin"
+
+if ! codesign --verify --quiet "${BIN}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    codesign -s - "${BIN}"
+    echo "[codesign-heal] re-signed ~/bin/huskies-bin" >&2
+fi
+
+exec "${BIN}" "$@"
+WRAPPER_EOF
+chmod +x "${WRAPPER}"
+echo "==> Installed wrapper: ${WRAPPER}"
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..693eac9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Start huskies via the codesign-heal wrapper.
+#
+# The wrapper at ~/bin/huskies re-signs the underlying binary if needed before
+# exec-ing it, so a missed re-sign after a build/copy never produces a silent
+# SIGKILL on Apple Silicon.
+exec "${HOME}/bin/huskies" "$@"