diff --git a/packages/cli/index.ts b/packages/cli/index.ts
index ade92995e1..f13d4707b0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/index.ts
@@ -75,11 +75,7 @@ async function getMemoryNodeArgs(): Promise<string[]> {
 }
 
 async function run() {
-  if (
-    !process.env['GEMINI_CLI_NO_RELAUNCH'] &&
-    !process.env['SANDBOX'] &&
-    process.env['IS_BINARY'] !== 'true'
-  ) {
+  if (!process.env['GEMINI_CLI_NO_RELAUNCH'] && !process.env['SANDBOX']) {
     // --- Lightweight Parent Process / Daemon ---
     // We avoid importing heavy dependencies here to save ~1.5s of startup time.
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx b/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
index b9cda80d8b..f64c3a9cfd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/gemini.tsx
@@ -126,11 +126,7 @@ export function getNodeMemoryArgs(isDebugMode: boolean): string[] {
     );
   }
 
-  if (
-    process.env['IS_BINARY'] === 'true' ||
-    process.env['GEMINI_CLI_NO_RELAUNCH'] ||
-    process.env['SANDBOX']
-  ) {
+  if (process.env['GEMINI_CLI_NO_RELAUNCH']) {
     return [];
   }
 
diff --git a/scripts/build_binary.js b/scripts/build_binary.js
index 5d32cb92d0..c2e0c8490f 100644
--- a/scripts/build_binary.js
+++ b/scripts/build_binary.js
@@ -230,6 +230,19 @@ if (includeNativeModules) {
     );
   }
 
+  // Copy @github/keytar to staging
+  const githubSrc = join(root, 'node_modules/@github');
+  const githubStaging = join(stagingDir, 'node_modules/@github');
+
+  if (existsSync(githubSrc)) {
+    mkdirSync(dirname(githubStaging), { recursive: true });
+    cpSync(githubSrc, githubStaging, { recursive: true });
+  } else {
+    console.warn(
+      'Warning: @github/keytar not found in node_modules. Secure keychain features will use file fallback.',
+    );
+  }
+
   // Sign Staged .node files
   try {
     const nodeFiles = globSync('**/*.node', {
@@ -351,6 +364,7 @@ if (existsSync(ripgrepVendorDest)) {
 // Add assets from Staging
 if (includeNativeModules) {
   addAssetsFromDir('node_modules/@lydell', 'node_modules/@lydell');
+  addAssetsFromDir('node_modules/@github', 'node_modules/@github');
 }
 
 writeFileSync(manifestPath, JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2));