diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36e687ca03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# .github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
+name: 'Build and Publish Bundle'
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    outputs:
+      tag:
+        description: "The tag of the published package"
+        value: ${{ jobs.publish-bundle.outputs.tag }}
+
+jobs:
+  publish-bundle:
+    name: 'Publish Bundle'
+    runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
+    outputs:
+      tag: ${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.tag }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: 'read'
+      packages: 'write'
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Checkout'
+        uses: 'actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8' # ratchet:actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.branch_ref || github.ref }}'
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: 'Set up Node.js'
+        uses: 'actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020' # ratchet:actions/setup-node@v4.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: 'Install dependencies'
+        run: 'npm ci'
+
+      - name: 'Configure npm for GitHub Packages'
+        run: |
+          echo "@google-gemini:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/" > .npmrc
+          echo "//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
+
+      - name: 'Prepare for GitHub release'
+        run: 'node scripts/prepare-github-release.js'
+
+      - name: 'Bundle'
+        run: 'npm run bundle'
+
+      - name: 'Get tag'
+        id: get_tag
+        run: echo "tag=ci-${{ github.sha }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: 'Publish to GitHub Packages'
+        run: 'npm publish --tag=${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.tag }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 09d0be0929..e86f4d90d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,10 @@
-name: 'Testing: CI'
-
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - 'main'
-      - 'release/**'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - 'main'
-      - 'release/**'
-  merge_group:
-  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      branch_ref:
-        description: 'Branch to run on'
+      tag:
+        description: 'The tag of the published package'
         required: true
-        default: 'main'
-        type: 'string'
+        type: string
 
 concurrency:
   group: '${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}'
@@ -48,7 +36,8 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     name: 'Lint'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
-    needs: 'merge_queue_skipper'
+    needs:
+      - 'merge_queue_skipper'
     if: "${{needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'}}"
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
@@ -120,22 +109,21 @@ jobs:
           node-version: '${{ matrix.node-version }}'
           cache: 'npm'
 
-      - name: 'Build project'
-        run: 'npm run build'
+      - name: 'Configure npm for GitHub Packages'
+        run: |
+          echo "@google-gemini:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/" > .npmrc
+          echo "//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
 
       - name: 'Install dependencies for testing'
-        run: 'npm ci'
+        run: 'npm install @google-gemini/gemini-cli@${{ inputs.tag }}'
 
       - name: 'Run tests and generate reports'
         env:
           NO_COLOR: true
         run: 'npm run test:ci'
 
-      - name: 'Bundle'
-        run: 'npm run bundle'
-
       - name: 'Smoke test bundle'
-        run: 'node ./bundle/gemini.js --version'
+        run: 'gemini --version'
 
       - name: 'Wait for file system sync'
         run: 'sleep 2'
@@ -188,22 +176,21 @@ jobs:
           node-version: '${{ matrix.node-version }}'
           cache: 'npm'
 
-      - name: 'Build project'
-        run: 'npm run build'
+      - name: 'Configure npm for GitHub Packages'
+        run: |
+          echo "@google-gemini:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/" > .npmrc
+          echo "//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
 
       - name: 'Install dependencies for testing'
-        run: 'npm ci'
+        run: 'npm install @google-gemini/gemini-cli@${{ inputs.tag }}'
 
       - name: 'Run tests and generate reports'
         env:
           NO_COLOR: true
         run: 'npm run test:ci -- --coverage.enabled=false'
 
-      - name: 'Bundle'
-        run: 'npm run bundle'
-
       - name: 'Smoke test bundle'
-        run: 'node ./bundle/gemini.js --version'
+        run: 'gemini --version'
 
       - name: 'Wait for file system sync'
         run: 'sleep 2'
@@ -237,7 +224,8 @@ jobs:
   codeql:
     name: 'CodeQL'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
-    needs: 'merge_queue_skipper'
+    needs:
+      - 'merge_queue_skipper'
     if: "${{needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'}}"
     permissions:
       actions: 'read'
@@ -260,7 +248,8 @@ jobs:
   # Check for changes in bundle size.
   bundle_size:
     name: 'Check Bundle Size'
-    needs: 'merge_queue_skipper'
+    needs:
+      - 'merge_queue_skipper'
     if: "${{github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'}}"
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-ubuntu-16-core'
     permissions:
@@ -274,6 +263,14 @@ jobs:
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.branch_ref || github.ref }}'
           fetch-depth: 1
 
+      - name: 'Configure npm for GitHub Packages'
+        run: |
+          echo "@google-gemini:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/" > .npmrc
+          echo "//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
+
+      - name: 'Install bundle'
+        run: 'npm install @google-gemini/gemini-cli@${{ inputs.tag }}'
+
       - uses: 'preactjs/compressed-size-action@946a292cd35bd1088e0d7eb92b69d1a8d5b5d76a'
         with:
           repo-token: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
@@ -285,7 +282,8 @@ jobs:
   test_windows:
     name: 'Slow Test - Win'
     runs-on: 'gemini-cli-windows-16-core'
-    needs: 'merge_queue_skipper'
+    needs:
+      - 'merge_queue_skipper'
     if: "${{needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false'}}"
     continue-on-error: true
 
@@ -319,17 +317,15 @@ jobs:
           npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
         shell: 'pwsh'
 
-      - name: 'Install dependencies'
-        run: 'npm ci'
+      - name: 'Configure npm for GitHub Packages'
+        run: |
+          echo "@google-gemini:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/" > .npmrc
+          echo "//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
         shell: 'pwsh'
 
-      - name: 'Build project'
-        run: 'npm run build'
+      - name: 'Install dependencies'
+        run: 'npm install @google-gemini/gemini-cli@${{ inputs.tag }}'
         shell: 'pwsh'
-        env:
-          NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=32768 --max-semi-space-size=256'
-          UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE: '32'
-          NODE_ENV: 'production'
 
       - name: 'Run tests and generate reports'
         env:
@@ -341,12 +337,8 @@ jobs:
         run: 'npm run test:ci -- --coverage.enabled=false'
         shell: 'pwsh'
 
-      - name: 'Bundle'
-        run: 'npm run bundle'
-        shell: 'pwsh'
-
       - name: 'Smoke test bundle'
-        run: 'node ./bundle/gemini.js --version'
+        run: 'gemini --version'
         shell: 'pwsh'
 
   ci:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index d9dd36d58a..fcd4931411 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,10 @@
-name: 'Testing: E2E'
-
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - 'main'
-  # This will run for PRs from the base repository, providing secrets.
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - 'main'
-      - 'release/**'
-  # This will run for PRs from forks when a label is added.
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: ['labeled']
-  merge_group:
-  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
     inputs:
-      branch_ref:
-        description: 'Branch to run on'
+      tag:
+        description: 'The tag of the published package'
         required: true
-        default: 'main'
-        type: 'string'
+        type: string
 
 concurrency:
   group: '${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}'
@@ -40,7 +25,8 @@ jobs:
 
   e2e_linux:
     name: 'E2E Test (Linux) - ${{ matrix.sandbox }}'
-    needs: 'merge_queue_skipper'
+    needs:
+      - 'merge_queue_skipper'
     if: |
       needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false' &&
       (github.event_name == 'push' ||
@@ -83,10 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
 
       - name: 'Install dependencies'
-        run: 'npm ci'
-
-      - name: 'Build project'
-        run: 'npm run build'
+        run: 'npm install @google-gemini/gemini-cli@${{ inputs.tag }}'
 
       - name: 'Set up Docker'
         if: "matrix.sandbox == 'sandbox:docker'"
@@ -107,7 +90,8 @@ jobs:
 
   e2e_mac:
     name: 'E2E Test (macOS)'
-    needs: 'merge_queue_skipper'
+    needs:
+      - 'merge_queue_skipper'
     if: |
       needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false' &&
       (github.event_name == 'push' ||
@@ -141,10 +125,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" >> .npmrc
 
       - name: 'Install dependencies'
-        run: 'npm ci'
-
-      - name: 'Build project'
-        run: 'npm run build'
+        run: 'npm install @google-gemini/gemini-cli@${{ inputs.tag }}'
 
       - name: 'Fix rollup optional dependencies on macOS'
         if: "runner.os == 'macOS'"
@@ -161,7 +142,8 @@ jobs:
 
   e2e_windows:
     name: 'Slow E2E - Win'
-    needs: 'merge_queue_skipper'
+    needs:
+      - 'merge_queue_skipper'
     if: |
       needs.merge_queue_skipper.outputs.skip == 'false' &&
       (github.event_name == 'push' ||
@@ -217,11 +199,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: 'pwsh'
 
       - name: 'Install dependencies'
-        run: 'npm ci'
-        shell: 'pwsh'
-
-      - name: 'Build project'
-        run: 'npm run build'
+        run: 'npm install @google-gemini/gemini-cli@${{ inputs.tag }}'
         shell: 'pwsh'
 
       - name: 'Run E2E tests'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/orchestrator.yml b/.github/workflows/orchestrator.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fed3d8eb0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/orchestrator.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# .github/workflows/pr-checks.yml
+name: 'PR Checks'
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+      - 'release/**'
+  merge_group:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: '${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}'
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-publish:
+    name: 'Build and Publish CI Bundle'
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
+
+  ci:
+    name: 'CI Checks'
+    needs: build-and-publish
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yml
+    with:
+      tag: ${{ needs.build-and-publish.outputs.tag }}
+
+  e2e:
+    name: 'E2E Checks'
+    needs: build-and-publish
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+    with:
+      tag: ${{ needs.build-and-publish.outputs.tag }}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4460e187d1..a41fd70fc7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
         "packages/*"
       ],
       "dependencies": {
-        "@google-gemini/gemini-cli": "^0.11.0-nightly.20251021.0e7b3951",
         "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.1",
         "simple-git": "^3.28.0"
       },
@@ -1458,159 +1457,6 @@
         "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/@google-gemini/gemini-cli": {
-      "version": "0.11.0-nightly.20251021.0e7b3951",
-      "resolved": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/download/@google-gemini/gemini-cli/0.11.0-nightly.20251021.0e7b3951/4dd4a330cc3538ee3a6333f57c55a795634229fe",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qkQ7xfH7ih9kq17IV9lQcuvp6eJxiiBZUgpEm1I2fvRHjFRzzaszcEh6D8lVqoS10sGnuj2OnI4pBZW5a8UzEQ==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@google-gemini/gemini-cli-core": "0.11.0-nightly.20251021.0e7b3951"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "gemini": "bundle/gemini.js"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=20"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/@google-gemini/gemini-cli-core": {
-      "version": "0.11.0-nightly.20251021.0e7b3951",
-      "resolved": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/download/@google-gemini/gemini-cli-core/0.11.0-nightly.20251021.0e7b3951/612a101caade1e1df620ce84e3cf83fb66f46a12",
-      "integrity": "sha512-pu4KiOrjM5FVCH2LnqhirOWIHodg+giOl0nASROenzFaUD1G7/FYFT9T+OY8pmGtnrfI+dNrVolp3G5mI2Ij/w==",
-      "dependencies": {
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-        "@google-cloud/opentelemetry-cloud-monitoring-exporter": "^0.21.0",
-        "@google-cloud/opentelemetry-cloud-trace-exporter": "^3.0.0",
-        "@google/genai": "1.16.0",
-        "@joshua.litt/get-ripgrep": "^0.0.2",
-        "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.11.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/exporter-logs-otlp-grpc": "^0.203.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/exporter-logs-otlp-http": "^0.203.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/exporter-metrics-otlp-grpc": "^0.203.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/exporter-metrics-otlp-http": "^0.203.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-grpc": "^0.203.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http": "^0.203.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-http": "^0.203.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/resource-detector-gcp": "^0.40.0",
-        "@opentelemetry/sdk-node": "^0.203.0",
-        "@types/glob": "^8.1.0",
-        "@types/html-to-text": "^9.0.4",
-        "@xterm/headless": "5.5.0",
-        "ajv": "^8.17.1",
-        "ajv-formats": "^3.0.0",
-        "chardet": "^2.1.0",
-        "diff": "^7.0.0",
-        "dotenv": "^17.1.0",
-        "fast-levenshtein": "^2.0.6",
-        "fast-uri": "^3.0.6",
-        "fdir": "^6.4.6",
-        "fzf": "^0.5.2",
-        "glob": "^10.4.5",
-        "google-auth-library": "^9.11.0",
-        "html-to-text": "^9.0.5",
-        "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.6",
-        "ignore": "^7.0.0",
-        "marked": "^15.0.12",
-        "mime": "4.0.7",
-        "mnemonist": "^0.40.3",
-        "open": "^10.1.2",
-        "picomatch": "^4.0.1",
-        "shell-quote": "^1.8.3",
-        "simple-git": "^3.28.0",
-        "strip-ansi": "^7.1.0",
-        "tree-sitter-bash": "^0.25.0",
-        "undici": "^7.10.0",
-        "web-tree-sitter": "^0.25.10",
-        "ws": "^8.18.0"
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-      "engines": {
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-      "optionalDependencies": {
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-      },
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-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/epoberezkin"
-      }
-    },
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-      ],
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "bin": {
-        "mime": "bin/cli.js"
-      },
-      "engines": {
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-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/jonschlinkert"
-      }
-    },
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       "resolved": "packages/cli",
       "link": true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d121587ed3..96da12b4fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@
     "yargs": "^17.7.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@google-gemini/gemini-cli": "^0.11.0-nightly.20251021.0e7b3951",
     "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.1",
     "simple-git": "^3.28.0"
   },