diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 06f86bd66..2ec9b0772 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,66 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pytest tests/test_integrations/agno/ -v
 
+  docker-native-e2e:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Build local Headroom image
+        run: |
+          docker build -t headroom-native-e2e:latest .
+
+      - name: Run Docker-native installer e2e
+        env:
+          HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE: headroom-native-e2e:latest
+        run: |
+          bash e2e/docker-native-install.sh
+
+  windows-native-wrapper:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Install test dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pytest
+
+      - name: Run native installer wrapper tests
+        run: |
+          pytest tests/test_install/test_native_installers.py -q
+
+  macos-native-wrapper:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install bash and test dependencies
+        run: |
+          brew install bash
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pytest
+
+      - name: Run native installer wrapper tests
+        run: |
+          export PATH="$(brew --prefix bash)/bin:$PATH"
+          pytest tests/test_install/test_native_installers.py -q
+
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/docs/cli.md b/docs/cli.md
index a35b67559..b162de9bb 100644
--- a/docs/cli.md
+++ b/docs/cli.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ This page is the authoritative reference for the **Python Headroom CLI** exposed
 
 | Command | Purpose | Docker-native parity |
 |---|---|---|
-| `headroom install ...` | Install and manage persistent deployments | **python-native / compose-managed Docker** |
+| `headroom install ...` | Install and manage persistent deployments | **python-native; Docker-native wrapper supports `persistent-docker` lifecycle subset** |
 | `headroom proxy` | Run the Headroom proxy server | **native in container** |
 | `headroom learn` | Learn from past tool-call failures | **native in container** |
 | `headroom perf` | Summarize recent proxy performance | **native in container** |
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This page is the authoritative reference for the **Python Headroom CLI** exposed
 | `headroom memory ...` | Inspect and manage stored memories | **native in container** |
 | `headroom mcp ...` | Install, inspect, remove, or serve MCP integration | **native in container** |
 | `headroom wrap claude` | Start proxy and launch Claude Code | **host-bridged** |
-| `headroom wrap copilot` | Start proxy and launch GitHub Copilot CLI | **host-bridged** |
+| `headroom wrap copilot` | Start proxy and launch GitHub Copilot CLI | **python-native only** |
 | `headroom wrap codex` | Start proxy and launch Codex CLI | **host-bridged** |
 | `headroom wrap aider` | Start proxy and launch Aider | **host-bridged** |
 | `headroom wrap cursor` | Start proxy and print Cursor config guidance | **host-bridged** |
@@ -630,6 +630,8 @@ headroom install apply --preset persistent-docker --scope user
 
 `apply` stores a manifest under `~/.headroom/deploy/<profile>/manifest.json`, applies managed tool configuration, starts the chosen runtime, and waits for `readyz`.
 
+Docker-native host wrappers expose a narrower `headroom install` subset for `persistent-docker` only: `apply`, `status`, `start`, `stop`, `restart`, and `remove`. Those wrapper flows preserve the same port and manifest behavior, but they intentionally reject `persistent-service`, `persistent-task`, and provider mutation flags like `--scope`, `--providers`, and `--target`.
+
 ### `headroom install status`
 
 ```bash
@@ -852,9 +854,9 @@ Legend:
 | `headroom mcp uninstall` | native | native in container | full |
 | `headroom mcp status` | native | native in container | full |
 | `headroom mcp serve` | native | native in container | full |
-| `headroom install ...` | native | compose-managed persistent Docker path | partial |
+| `headroom install apply|status|start|stop|restart|remove` | native | Docker-native wrapper for `persistent-docker`; compose remains an alternative | partial |
 | `headroom wrap claude` | native | host-bridged | partial |
-| `headroom wrap copilot` | native | host-bridged | partial |
+| `headroom wrap copilot` | native | not implemented in Docker-native wrapper | none |
 | `headroom wrap codex` | native | host-bridged | partial |
 | `headroom wrap aider` | native | host-bridged | partial |
 | `headroom wrap cursor` | native | host-bridged | partial |
diff --git a/docs/docker-install.md b/docs/docker-install.md
index 02addaeb3..c1ac3c4f7 100644
--- a/docs/docker-install.md
+++ b/docs/docker-install.md
@@ -4,12 +4,20 @@ Run Headroom without installing Python or Node.js on the host. The install scrip
 
 ## One-line install
 
-### macOS / Linux
+### Linux
 
 ```bash
 curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chopratejas/headroom/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
 ```
 
+### macOS (bash 4.3+)
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chopratejas/headroom/main/scripts/install.sh | "$(brew --prefix bash)/bin/bash"
+```
+
+Stock `/bin/bash` on macOS is 3.2, so install a newer bash first (for example via Homebrew) and run the installer with that shell. The installed wrapper pins that same bash interpreter so later invocations stay on the supported runtime.
+
 ### Windows PowerShell
 
 ```powershell
@@ -19,7 +27,7 @@ irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chopratejas/headroom/main/scripts/install.
 ## What the installer does
 
 1. Verifies Docker is installed and available.
-2. Pulls `ghcr.io/chopratejas/headroom:latest`.
+2. Pulls `ghcr.io/chopratejas/headroom:latest` by default, or reuses / pulls `HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE` when you set a custom image override.
 3. Installs a `headroom` wrapper into `~/.local/bin` or `~/bin`.
 4. Updates shell startup files so the wrapper directory is on `PATH`.
 
@@ -81,9 +89,28 @@ OpenClaw remains host-native in Docker-native mode:
 - plugin auto-start still launches the installed host `headroom` wrapper from `PATH`, which then runs Headroom in Docker
 - local plugin source mode (`--plugin-path`) is also supported, but it may require host `npm` when build steps are needed
 
+## Persistent Docker lifecycle from the native wrapper
+
+The Docker-native `headroom` wrapper now exposes the persistent Docker lifecycle directly:
+
+```bash
+headroom install apply --profile default --preset persistent-docker
+headroom install status
+headroom install restart
+headroom install remove
+```
+
+In Docker-native mode this surface is intentionally scoped to **persistent-docker**:
+
+- supported: `apply`, `status`, `start`, `stop`, `restart`, `remove`
+- supported flags: `--profile`, `--port`, `--backend`, `--anyllm-provider`, `--region`, `--mode`, `--memory`, `--no-telemetry`, `--image`
+- not supported: `persistent-service`, `persistent-task`, or provider/user/system mutation flags such as `--scope`, `--providers`, and `--target`
+
+Those broader lifecycle and config-mutation flows still belong to the Python-native `headroom install ...` command.
+
 ## Docker Compose support
 
-Use `docker/docker-compose.native.yml` when you want an explicit compose-managed proxy or CLI shell.
+Use `docker/docker-compose.native.yml` when you want an explicit compose-managed proxy or CLI shell, or when you prefer compose over the native wrapper's `headroom install ...` surface.
 
 ### Persistent Docker runtime
 
@@ -101,7 +128,7 @@ $env:HEADROOM_WORKSPACE = (Get-Location).Path
 docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.native.yml up -d proxy
 ```
 
-This is the recommended persistent-Docker path when you installed Headroom through the Docker-native host wrapper.
+This remains a supported persistent-Docker path when you want the proxy managed explicitly through Compose instead of the installed wrapper.
 
 ### macOS / Linux
 
@@ -147,3 +174,4 @@ That keeps provider auth and runtime config working without maintaining a separa
 - Wrapped tools like Claude Code, Codex CLI, Aider, and Cursor still run on the host when you use `headroom wrap ...`.
 - The install scripts are idempotent: rerunning them refreshes the wrapper and image without duplicating shell profile blocks.
 - For persistent service and task installs, use the Python-native `headroom install ...` workflow described in [Persistent Installs](persistent-installs.md).
+- For Docker-native `headroom install ...`, the wrapper persists its profile manifest under `~/.headroom/deploy/<profile>/`.
diff --git a/docs/persistent-installs.md b/docs/persistent-installs.md
index dca7cfd23..98e424fdd 100644
--- a/docs/persistent-installs.md
+++ b/docs/persistent-installs.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Headroom can now be installed as a durable local runtime instead of only being started ad hoc with `headroom proxy` or `headroom wrap ...`.
 
-Use `headroom install` when you want supported tools to keep talking to an always-on proxy at `http://127.0.0.1:8787` and have `wrap` reuse or recover that deployment instead of starting a second ephemeral proxy.
+Use the Python-native `headroom install` CLI when you want supported tools to keep talking to an always-on proxy at `http://127.0.0.1:8787` and have `wrap` reuse or recover that deployment instead of starting a second ephemeral proxy.
 
 ## Runtime matrix
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ headroom install apply --preset persistent-docker --scope user --providers auto
 
 This uses Docker's restart policy instead of an OS supervisor.
 
-If you are using the Docker-native host wrapper instead of a Python install, use the compose-managed path documented in [Docker-Native Install](docker-install.md).
+If you are using the Docker-native host wrapper instead of a Python install, you can now use `headroom install apply|status|start|stop|restart|remove` for the `persistent-docker` preset directly from the installed wrapper. Service/task installs and provider/user/system mutation flows still belong to the Python-native CLI.
 
 ## Command surface
 
@@ -125,14 +125,16 @@ Persistent deployments publish the same `readyz` and `health` endpoints as ad ho
 }
 ```
 
-`headroom wrap ...` checks for a matching persistent deployment on the requested port before it starts a new ephemeral proxy. If an installed deployment exists but is stopped or unhealthy, `wrap` attempts to recover it first.
+The Python-native `headroom wrap ...` flow checks for a matching persistent deployment on the requested port before it starts a new ephemeral proxy. If an installed deployment exists but is stopped or unhealthy, it attempts to recover it first.
+
+The Docker-native host wrapper does **not** yet reuse or recover persistent profiles automatically; it still starts a fresh proxy container unless you opt into `--no-proxy`.
 
 ## Docker-native relationship
 
 The Docker-native host wrapper and the Python install CLI solve different layers of the runtime story:
 
-- [Docker-Native Install](docker-install.md) -> containerized on-demand CLI and wrapped host-tool flows
-- `headroom install ...` -> persistent service, task, and native Docker lifecycle management
+- [Docker-Native Install](docker-install.md) -> containerized on-demand CLI, wrapped host-tool flows, and Docker-native `persistent-docker` lifecycle commands
+- `headroom install ...` -> full persistent service, task, and Docker lifecycle management, including provider/user/system mutation
 
 For a no-Python persistent Docker workflow, use the compose-managed proxy path from `docker/docker-compose.native.yml`:
 
diff --git a/e2e/docker-native-install.sh b/e2e/docker-native-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fe06134ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/docker-native-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+IMAGE="${HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE:?set HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE to a built test image}"
+PROFILE="ci-smoke"
+TMP_HOME="$(mktemp -d)"
+PORT="$(python3 - <<'PY'
+import socket
+
+with socket.socket() as sock:
+    sock.bind(("127.0.0.1", 0))
+    print(sock.getsockname()[1])
+PY
+)"
+
+cleanup() {
+  docker rm -f "headroom-${PROFILE}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  rm -rf "${TMP_HOME}"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+mkdir -p "${TMP_HOME}/.local"
+export HOME="${TMP_HOME}"
+export PATH="${HOME}/.local/bin:${PATH}"
+
+bash "${ROOT_DIR}/scripts/install.sh"
+
+WRAPPER="${HOME}/.local/bin/headroom"
+[[ -x "${WRAPPER}" ]]
+
+"${WRAPPER}" install -? | grep -Fq "persistent-docker preset only"
+
+"${WRAPPER}" install apply \
+  --profile "${PROFILE}" \
+  --port "${PORT}" \
+  --image "${IMAGE}" \
+  --no-telemetry
+
+status_output="$("${WRAPPER}" install status --profile "${PROFILE}")"
+printf '%s\n' "${status_output}"
+grep -Fq "Status:     running" <<<"${status_output}"
+curl --fail --silent "http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}/readyz" >/dev/null
+
+python3 - <<'PY' "${HOME}" "${PROFILE}" "${PORT}"
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+home = Path(sys.argv[1])
+profile = sys.argv[2]
+port = int(sys.argv[3])
+manifest = json.loads((home / ".headroom" / "deploy" / profile / "manifest.json").read_text())
+assert manifest["preset"] == "persistent-docker"
+assert manifest["port"] == port
+assert manifest["telemetry_enabled"] is False
+PY
+
+if apply_error="$("${WRAPPER}" install apply --scope user 2>&1)"; then
+  echo "expected docker-native install apply --scope user to fail" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+grep -Fq "does not support provider/user/system mutation flags" <<<"${apply_error}"
+
+"${WRAPPER}" install stop --profile "${PROFILE}"
+stopped_output="$("${WRAPPER}" install status --profile "${PROFILE}")"
+printf '%s\n' "${stopped_output}"
+grep -Fq "Status:     stopped" <<<"${stopped_output}"
+
+"${WRAPPER}" install start --profile "${PROFILE}"
+started_output="$("${WRAPPER}" install status --profile "${PROFILE}")"
+printf '%s\n' "${started_output}"
+grep -Fq "Status:     running" <<<"${started_output}"
+curl --fail --silent "http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}/readyz" >/dev/null
+
+"${WRAPPER}" install restart --profile "${PROFILE}"
+curl --fail --silent "http://127.0.0.1:${PORT}/readyz" >/dev/null
+
+"${WRAPPER}" install remove --profile "${PROFILE}"
+[[ ! -e "${HOME}/.headroom/deploy/${PROFILE}" ]]
diff --git a/scripts/install.ps1 b/scripts/install.ps1
index 77db634ca..8db3498ee 100644
--- a/scripts/install.ps1
+++ b/scripts/install.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 
 $ImageDefault = 'ghcr.io/chopratejas/headroom:latest'
+$InstallImage = if ($env:HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE) { $env:HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE } else { $ImageDefault }
 $InstallDir = Join-Path $HOME '.local\bin'
 if (-not (Test-Path (Join-Path $HOME '.local'))) {
     $InstallDir = Join-Path $HOME 'bin'
@@ -37,10 +38,11 @@ function Ensure-ProfileBlock {
 
     $markerStart = '# >>> headroom docker-native >>>'
     $markerEnd = '# <<< headroom docker-native <<<'
+    $escapedPathEntry = $PathEntry.Replace("'", "''")
     $block = @"
 $markerStart
-if (-not ((`$env:Path -split ';') -contains '$PathEntry')) {
-    `$env:Path = '$PathEntry;' + `$env:Path
+if (-not ((`$env:Path -split ';') -contains '$escapedPathEntry')) {
+    `$env:Path = '$escapedPathEntry;' + `$env:Path
 }
 $markerEnd
 "@
@@ -151,11 +153,27 @@ function Get-SharedDockerArgs {
     return ,$args.ToArray()
 }
 
+function Add-TtyArgs {
+    param($ArgsList)
+
+    if (-not [Console]::IsInputRedirected -and -not [Console]::IsOutputRedirected) {
+        $ArgsList.Add('-it')
+        return
+    }
+    if (-not [Console]::IsInputRedirected) {
+        $ArgsList.Add('-i')
+    }
+    if (-not [Console]::IsOutputRedirected) {
+        $ArgsList.Add('-t')
+    }
+}
+
 function Invoke-HeadroomDocker {
     param([string[]]$Arguments)
 
     $dockerArgs = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[string]
-    $dockerArgs.AddRange([string[]]@('run','--rm','-it'))
+    $dockerArgs.AddRange([string[]]@('run','--rm'))
+    Add-TtyArgs -ArgsList $dockerArgs
     $dockerArgs.AddRange((Get-SharedDockerArgs))
     $dockerArgs.Add('--entrypoint')
     $dockerArgs.Add('headroom')
@@ -228,6 +246,538 @@ function Stop-ProxyContainer {
     }
 }
 
+function Get-PersistentProfileRoot {
+    param([string]$Profile)
+    Assert-ValidProfileName -Profile $Profile
+    return Join-Path (Join-Path $HostHome '.headroom\deploy') $Profile
+}
+
+function Get-PersistentStatePath {
+    param([string]$Profile)
+    return Join-Path (Get-PersistentProfileRoot -Profile $Profile) 'docker-native.json'
+}
+
+function Get-PersistentManifestPath {
+    param([string]$Profile)
+    return Join-Path (Get-PersistentProfileRoot -Profile $Profile) 'manifest.json'
+}
+
+function Get-PersistentContainerName {
+    param([string]$Profile)
+    return "headroom-$Profile"
+}
+
+function Assert-ValidProfileName {
+    param([string]$Profile)
+    if ($Profile -notmatch '^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$' -or $Profile -in @('.', '..')) {
+        Fail "Invalid profile name '$Profile'"
+    }
+}
+
+function Parse-PortValue {
+    param([string]$Value)
+
+    $parsed = 0
+    if (-not [int]::TryParse($Value, [ref]$parsed) -or $parsed -lt 1 -or $parsed -gt 65535) {
+        Fail "Invalid port '$Value'"
+    }
+    return $parsed
+}
+
+function Parse-PositiveIntegerValue {
+    param([string]$Value)
+
+    $parsed = 0
+    if (-not [int]::TryParse($Value, [ref]$parsed) -or $parsed -lt 1) {
+        Fail "Invalid value '$Value'"
+    }
+    return $parsed
+}
+
+function Require-OptionValue {
+    param(
+        [string[]]$Arguments,
+        [int]$Index,
+        [string]$Option
+    )
+
+    if ($Index + 1 -ge $Arguments.Count) {
+        Fail "Option $Option requires a value"
+    }
+}
+
+function Get-PersistentDockerArgs {
+    Ensure-HostDirs
+    $args = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[string]
+    $args.Add('--workdir')
+    $args.Add($ContainerHome)
+    $args.Add('--env')
+    $args.Add("HOME=$ContainerHome")
+    $args.Add('--env')
+    $args.Add('PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1')
+    $args.Add('--volume')
+    $args.Add((Join-Path $HostHome '.headroom') + ":$ContainerHome/.headroom")
+    $args.Add('--volume')
+    $args.Add((Join-Path $HostHome '.claude') + ":$ContainerHome/.claude")
+    $args.Add('--volume')
+    $args.Add((Join-Path $HostHome '.codex') + ":$ContainerHome/.codex")
+    $args.Add('--volume')
+    $args.Add((Join-Path $HostHome '.gemini') + ":$ContainerHome/.gemini")
+
+    foreach ($entry in (Get-PassthroughEnvArgs)) {
+        $args.Add($entry)
+    }
+
+    return ,$args.ToArray()
+}
+
+function Get-ManifestProxyArgs {
+    param(
+        [int]$Port,
+        [string]$Backend,
+        [string]$AnyllmProvider,
+        [string]$Region,
+        [string]$Mode,
+        [bool]$Memory,
+        [bool]$TelemetryEnabled
+    )
+
+    $args = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[string]
+    $args.AddRange([string[]]@('--host','127.0.0.1','--port',"$Port",'--mode',$Mode,'--backend',$Backend))
+    if (-not $TelemetryEnabled) {
+        $args.Add('--no-telemetry')
+    }
+    if ($Memory) {
+        $args.AddRange([string[]]@('--memory','--memory-db-path',"$ContainerHome/.headroom/memory.db"))
+    }
+    if ($AnyllmProvider) {
+        $args.AddRange([string[]]@('--anyllm-provider', $AnyllmProvider))
+    }
+    if ($Region) {
+        $args.AddRange([string[]]@('--region', $Region))
+    }
+
+    return ,$args.ToArray()
+}
+
+function Write-PersistentState {
+    param(
+        [string]$Profile,
+        [string]$Image,
+        [int]$Port,
+        [string]$Backend,
+        [string]$AnyllmProvider,
+        [string]$Region,
+        [string]$Mode,
+        [bool]$Memory,
+        [bool]$TelemetryEnabled
+    )
+
+    $root = Get-PersistentProfileRoot -Profile $Profile
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $root | Out-Null
+    $state = [ordered]@{
+        profile = $Profile
+        image = $Image
+        port = $Port
+        backend = $Backend
+        anyllm_provider = $AnyllmProvider
+        region = $Region
+        proxy_mode = $Mode
+        memory_enabled = $Memory
+        telemetry_enabled = $TelemetryEnabled
+        container_name = Get-PersistentContainerName -Profile $Profile
+        health_url = "http://127.0.0.1:$Port/readyz"
+    }
+    $state | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 4 | Set-Content -Path (Get-PersistentStatePath -Profile $Profile) -Encoding utf8
+}
+
+function Write-PersistentManifest {
+    param(
+        [string]$Profile,
+        [string]$Image,
+        [int]$Port,
+        [string]$Backend,
+        [string]$AnyllmProvider,
+        [string]$Region,
+        [string]$Mode,
+        [bool]$Memory,
+        [bool]$TelemetryEnabled,
+        [string[]]$ProxyArgs
+    )
+
+    $root = Get-PersistentProfileRoot -Profile $Profile
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $root | Out-Null
+
+    $baseEnv = [ordered]@{
+        HEADROOM_PORT = "$Port"
+        HEADROOM_HOST = '127.0.0.1'
+        HEADROOM_MODE = $Mode
+        HEADROOM_BACKEND = $Backend
+    }
+
+    $manifest = [ordered]@{
+        profile = $Profile
+        preset = 'persistent-docker'
+        runtime_kind = 'docker'
+        supervisor_kind = 'none'
+        scope = 'user'
+        provider_mode = 'manual'
+        targets = @()
+        port = $Port
+        host = '127.0.0.1'
+        backend = $Backend
+        anyllm_provider = if ($AnyllmProvider) { $AnyllmProvider } else { $null }
+        region = if ($Region) { $Region } else { $null }
+        proxy_mode = $Mode
+        memory_enabled = $Memory
+        memory_db_path = "$ContainerHome/.headroom/memory.db"
+        telemetry_enabled = $TelemetryEnabled
+        image = $Image
+        service_name = "headroom-$Profile"
+        container_name = Get-PersistentContainerName -Profile $Profile
+        health_url = "http://127.0.0.1:$Port/readyz"
+        base_env = $baseEnv
+        tool_envs = @{}
+        proxy_args = $ProxyArgs
+        mutations = @()
+        artifacts = @()
+    }
+
+    $manifest | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 8 | Set-Content -Path (Get-PersistentManifestPath -Profile $Profile) -Encoding utf8
+}
+
+function Read-PersistentState {
+    param([string]$Profile)
+
+    Assert-ValidProfileName -Profile $Profile
+    $statePath = Get-PersistentStatePath -Profile $Profile
+    if (-not (Test-Path $statePath)) {
+        Fail "No docker-native persistent deployment profile named '$Profile'"
+    }
+    return Get-Content -Raw -Path $statePath | ConvertFrom-Json
+}
+
+function Start-PersistentDockerInstall {
+    param(
+        [string]$Profile,
+        [string]$Image,
+        [int]$Port,
+        [string]$Backend,
+        [string]$AnyllmProvider,
+        [string]$Region,
+        [string]$Mode,
+        [bool]$Memory,
+        [bool]$TelemetryEnabled
+    )
+
+    Assert-ValidProfileName -Profile $Profile
+    $containerName = Get-PersistentContainerName -Profile $Profile
+    $proxyArgs = Get-ManifestProxyArgs -Port $Port -Backend $Backend -AnyllmProvider $AnyllmProvider -Region $Region -Mode $Mode -Memory $Memory -TelemetryEnabled $TelemetryEnabled
+
+    docker rm -f $containerName | Out-Null 2>$null
+
+    $dockerArgs = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[string]
+    $dockerArgs.AddRange([string[]]@('run','-d','--restart','unless-stopped','--name',$containerName,'-p',"$Port`:$Port"))
+    $dockerArgs.AddRange((Get-PersistentDockerArgs))
+    $dockerArgs.Add($Image)
+    $dockerArgs.Add('--host')
+    $dockerArgs.Add('0.0.0.0')
+    for ($i = 2; $i -lt $proxyArgs.Count; $i++) {
+        $dockerArgs.Add($proxyArgs[$i])
+    }
+
+    & docker @dockerArgs | Out-Null
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+        throw "Failed to start docker-native persistent deployment"
+    }
+
+    try {
+        Wait-Proxy -ContainerName $containerName -Port $Port
+    } catch {
+        docker rm -f $containerName | Out-Null 2>$null
+        throw
+    }
+    Write-PersistentState -Profile $Profile -Image $Image -Port $Port -Backend $Backend -AnyllmProvider $AnyllmProvider -Region $Region -Mode $Mode -Memory $Memory -TelemetryEnabled $TelemetryEnabled
+    Write-PersistentManifest -Profile $Profile -Image $Image -Port $Port -Backend $Backend -AnyllmProvider $AnyllmProvider -Region $Region -Mode $Mode -Memory $Memory -TelemetryEnabled $TelemetryEnabled -ProxyArgs $proxyArgs
+}
+
+function Stop-PersistentDockerInstall {
+    param([string]$Profile)
+
+    $state = Read-PersistentState -Profile $Profile
+    docker stop $state.container_name | Out-Null 2>$null
+    docker rm -f $state.container_name | Out-Null 2>$null
+}
+
+function Remove-PersistentDockerInstall {
+    param([string]$Profile)
+
+    $state = Read-PersistentState -Profile $Profile
+    docker stop $state.container_name | Out-Null 2>$null
+    docker rm -f $state.container_name | Out-Null 2>$null
+    $root = Get-PersistentProfileRoot -Profile $Profile
+    if (Test-Path $root) {
+        Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -Path $root
+    }
+}
+
+function Show-PersistentDockerInstallStatus {
+    param([string]$Profile)
+
+    $state = Read-PersistentState -Profile $Profile
+    $status = 'stopped'
+    $ready = 'no'
+    $running = docker ps --format '{{.Names}}'
+    if ($running -contains $state.container_name) {
+        $status = 'running'
+        try {
+            Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri $state.health_url | Out-Null
+            $ready = 'yes'
+        } catch {
+            $ready = 'no'
+        }
+    }
+
+    Write-Host "Profile:    $($state.profile)"
+    Write-Host 'Preset:     persistent-docker'
+    Write-Host 'Runtime:    docker'
+    Write-Host 'Supervisor: none'
+    Write-Host "Port:       $($state.port)"
+    Write-Host "Status:     $status"
+    Write-Host "Ready:      $ready"
+    Write-Host "Health URL: $($state.health_url)"
+}
+
+function Show-InstallHelp {
+    $lines = @(
+        'Usage: headroom install [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...',
+        '',
+        '  Manage persistent Docker-native Headroom deployments.',
+        '',
+        '  The Docker-native wrapper currently supports the persistent-docker preset only.',
+        '  Use the Python-native `headroom install` command for persistent-service and',
+        '  persistent-task installs, or when you need provider/user/system config mutation.',
+        '',
+        'Options:',
+        '  -?, --help  Show this message and exit.',
+        '',
+        'Commands:',
+        '  apply    Install a persistent Docker deployment.',
+        '  remove   Remove a persistent Docker deployment.',
+        '  restart  Restart a persistent Docker deployment.',
+        '  start    Start a persistent Docker deployment.',
+        '  status   Show persistent Docker deployment status.',
+        '  stop     Stop a persistent Docker deployment.'
+    )
+    Write-Host ($lines -join [Environment]::NewLine)
+}
+
+function Show-InstallApplyHelp {
+    $lines = @(
+        'Usage: headroom install apply [OPTIONS]',
+        '',
+        '  Install a persistent Docker deployment.',
+        '',
+        'Options:',
+        '  --preset [persistent-docker]  Docker-native wrapper supports persistent-docker only.',
+        '  --runtime [docker]            Docker-native wrapper supports runtime=docker only.',
+        '  --profile TEXT                Deployment profile name.  [default: default]',
+        '  -p, --port INTEGER            Persistent proxy port.  [default: 8787]',
+        '  --backend TEXT                Proxy backend.  [default: anthropic]',
+        '  --anyllm-provider TEXT        Provider for any-llm backends.',
+        '  --region TEXT                 Cloud region for Bedrock / Vertex style backends.',
+        '  --mode TEXT                   Proxy optimization mode.  [default: token]',
+        '  --memory                      Enable persistent memory in the runtime.',
+        '  --no-telemetry                Disable anonymous telemetry in the runtime.',
+        '  --image TEXT                  Docker image to use.  [default: HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE or ghcr.io/chopratejas/headroom:latest]',
+        '  -?, --help                    Show this message and exit.'
+    )
+    Write-Host ($lines -join [Environment]::NewLine)
+}
+
+function Parse-InstallApplyArgs {
+    param([string[]]$Arguments)
+
+    $profile = 'default'
+    $port = 8787
+    $backend = 'anthropic'
+    $anyllmProvider = $null
+    $region = $null
+    $mode = 'token'
+    $memory = $false
+    $telemetryEnabled = $true
+    $image = $HeadroomImage
+
+    $i = 0
+    while ($i -lt $Arguments.Count) {
+        $arg = $Arguments[$i]
+        switch -Regex ($arg) {
+            '^--preset$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option '--preset'
+                if ($Arguments[$i + 1] -ne 'persistent-docker') { Fail 'Docker-native wrapper supports only --preset persistent-docker' }
+                $i += 2
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--preset=' {
+                if (($arg -replace '^--preset=', '') -ne 'persistent-docker') { Fail 'Docker-native wrapper supports only --preset persistent-docker' }
+                $i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--runtime$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option '--runtime'
+                if ($Arguments[$i + 1] -ne 'docker') { Fail 'Docker-native wrapper supports only --runtime docker' }
+                $i += 2
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--runtime=' {
+                if (($arg -replace '^--runtime=', '') -ne 'docker') { Fail 'Docker-native wrapper supports only --runtime docker' }
+                $i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            '^(--scope|--providers|--target)$' { Fail 'Docker-native wrapper install does not support provider/user/system mutation flags; use the Python-native CLI for those flows' }
+            '^(--scope=|--providers=|--target=)' { Fail 'Docker-native wrapper install does not support provider/user/system mutation flags; use the Python-native CLI for those flows' }
+            '^--profile$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option '--profile'
+                $profile = $Arguments[$i + 1]
+                $i += 2
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--profile=' {
+                $profile = $arg -replace '^--profile=', ''
+                $i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            '^(--port|-p)$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option $arg
+                $port = Parse-PortValue -Value $Arguments[$i + 1]
+                $i += 2
+                continue
+            }
+            '^(--port=|-p=)' {
+                $port = Parse-PortValue -Value ($arg -replace '^(--port=|-p=)', '')
+                $i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--backend$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option '--backend'
+                $backend = $Arguments[$i + 1]
+                $i += 2
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--backend=' {
+                $backend = $arg -replace '^--backend=', ''
+                $i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--anyllm-provider$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option '--anyllm-provider'
+                $anyllmProvider = $Arguments[$i + 1]
+                $i += 2
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--anyllm-provider=' {
+                $anyllmProvider = $arg -replace '^--anyllm-provider=', ''
+                $i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--region$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option '--region'
+                $region = $Arguments[$i + 1]
+                $i += 2
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--region=' {
+                $region = $arg -replace '^--region=', ''
+                $i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--mode$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option '--mode'
+                $mode = $Arguments[$i + 1]
+                $i += 2
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--mode=' {
+                $mode = $arg -replace '^--mode=', ''
+                $i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--memory$' {
+                $memory = $true
+                $i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--no-telemetry$' {
+                $telemetryEnabled = $false
+                $i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--image$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option '--image'
+                $image = $Arguments[$i + 1]
+                $i += 2
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--image=' {
+                $image = $arg -replace '^--image=', ''
+                $i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            '^(--help|-\\?)$' {
+                Show-InstallApplyHelp
+                exit 0
+            }
+            default {
+                Fail "Unsupported option for 'headroom install apply': $arg"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return [pscustomobject]@{
+        Profile = $profile
+        Port = $port
+        Backend = $backend
+        AnyllmProvider = $anyllmProvider
+        Region = $region
+        Mode = $mode
+        Memory = $memory
+        TelemetryEnabled = $telemetryEnabled
+        Image = $image
+    }
+}
+
+function Parse-InstallProfileArgs {
+    param([string[]]$Arguments)
+
+    $profile = 'default'
+    $i = 0
+    while ($i -lt $Arguments.Count) {
+        $arg = $Arguments[$i]
+        switch -Regex ($arg) {
+            '^--profile$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option '--profile'
+                $profile = $Arguments[$i + 1]
+                $i += 2
+                continue
+            }
+            '^--profile=' {
+                $profile = $arg -replace '^--profile=', ''
+                $i += 1
+                continue
+            }
+            '^(--help|-\\?)$' {
+                Show-InstallHelp
+                exit 0
+            }
+            default {
+                Fail "Unsupported option for 'headroom install': $arg"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return $profile
+}
+
 function Invoke-ClaudeRtkInit {
     $rtkPath = Join-Path $HostHome '.headroom\bin\rtk.exe'
     if (-not (Test-Path $rtkPath)) {
@@ -300,6 +850,7 @@ function Parse-OpenClawWrapArgs {
         $arg = $Arguments[$i]
         switch -Regex ($arg) {
             '^--plugin-path$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option $arg
                 $pluginPath = $Arguments[$i + 1]
                 $i += 2
                 continue
@@ -310,6 +861,7 @@ function Parse-OpenClawWrapArgs {
                 continue
             }
             '^--plugin-spec$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option $arg
                 $pluginSpec = $Arguments[$i + 1]
                 $i += 2
                 continue
@@ -330,26 +882,29 @@ function Parse-OpenClawWrapArgs {
                 continue
             }
             '^--proxy-port$' {
-                $proxyPort = [int]$Arguments[$i + 1]
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option $arg
+                $proxyPort = Parse-PortValue -Value $Arguments[$i + 1]
                 $i += 2
                 continue
             }
             '^--proxy-port=' {
-                $proxyPort = [int]($arg -replace '^--proxy-port=', '')
+                $proxyPort = Parse-PortValue -Value ($arg -replace '^--proxy-port=', '')
                 $i += 1
                 continue
             }
             '^--startup-timeout-ms$' {
-                $startupTimeoutMs = [int]$Arguments[$i + 1]
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option $arg
+                $startupTimeoutMs = Parse-PositiveIntegerValue -Value $Arguments[$i + 1]
                 $i += 2
                 continue
             }
             '^--startup-timeout-ms=' {
-                $startupTimeoutMs = [int]($arg -replace '^--startup-timeout-ms=', '')
+                $startupTimeoutMs = Parse-PositiveIntegerValue -Value ($arg -replace '^--startup-timeout-ms=', '')
                 $i += 1
                 continue
             }
             '^--gateway-provider-id$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option $arg
                 $gatewayProviderIds.Add($Arguments[$i + 1])
                 $i += 2
                 continue
@@ -360,6 +915,7 @@ function Parse-OpenClawWrapArgs {
                 continue
             }
             '^--python-path$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option $arg
                 $pythonPath = $Arguments[$i + 1]
                 $i += 2
                 continue
@@ -762,7 +1318,7 @@ function Parse-WrapArgs {
     param([string[]]$Arguments)
 
     $known = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[string]
-    $host = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[string]
+    $hostArgs = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[string]
     $port = 8787
     $noRtk = $false
     $noProxy = $false
@@ -777,20 +1333,21 @@ function Parse-WrapArgs {
         switch -Regex ($arg) {
             '^--$' {
                 for ($j = $i + 1; $j -lt $Arguments.Count; $j++) {
-                    $host.Add($Arguments[$j])
+                    $hostArgs.Add($Arguments[$j])
                 }
                 $i = $Arguments.Count
                 continue
             }
             '^--port$|^-p$' {
-                $port = [int]$Arguments[$i + 1]
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option $arg
+                $port = Parse-PortValue -Value $Arguments[$i + 1]
                 $known.Add($arg)
                 $known.Add($Arguments[$i + 1])
                 $i += 2
                 continue
             }
             '^--port=' {
-                $port = [int]($arg -replace '^--port=', '')
+                $port = Parse-PortValue -Value ($arg -replace '^--port=', '')
                 $known.Add($arg)
                 $i += 1
                 continue
@@ -819,6 +1376,7 @@ function Parse-WrapArgs {
                 continue
             }
             '^--backend$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option $arg
                 $backend = $Arguments[$i + 1]
                 $known.Add($arg)
                 $known.Add($Arguments[$i + 1])
@@ -832,6 +1390,7 @@ function Parse-WrapArgs {
                 continue
             }
             '^--anyllm-provider$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option $arg
                 $anyllm = $Arguments[$i + 1]
                 $known.Add($arg)
                 $known.Add($Arguments[$i + 1])
@@ -845,6 +1404,7 @@ function Parse-WrapArgs {
                 continue
             }
             '^--region$' {
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $Arguments -Index $i -Option $arg
                 $region = $Arguments[$i + 1]
                 $known.Add($arg)
                 $known.Add($Arguments[$i + 1])
@@ -859,7 +1419,7 @@ function Parse-WrapArgs {
             }
             default {
                 for ($j = $i; $j -lt $Arguments.Count; $j++) {
-                    $host.Add($Arguments[$j])
+                    $hostArgs.Add($Arguments[$j])
                 }
                 $i = $Arguments.Count
             }
@@ -868,7 +1428,7 @@ function Parse-WrapArgs {
 
     [pscustomobject]@{
         KnownArgs = $known.ToArray()
-        HostArgs = $host.ToArray()
+        HostArgs = $hostArgs.ToArray()
         Port = $port
         NoRtk = $noRtk
         NoProxy = $noProxy
@@ -886,7 +1446,8 @@ function Invoke-PrepareOnly {
     )
 
     $dockerArgs = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[string]
-    $dockerArgs.AddRange([string[]]@('run','--rm','-it'))
+    $dockerArgs.AddRange([string[]]@('run','--rm'))
+    Add-TtyArgs -ArgsList $dockerArgs
     $dockerArgs.AddRange((Get-SharedDockerArgs))
     $dockerArgs.Add('--env')
     $dockerArgs.Add("HEADROOM_RTK_TARGET=$(Get-RtkTarget)")
@@ -912,6 +1473,58 @@ if ($args.Count -eq 0) {
 }
 
 switch ($args[0]) {
+    'install' {
+        if ($args.Count -eq 1 -or $args[1] -eq '--help' -or $args[1] -eq '-?') {
+            Show-InstallHelp
+            exit 0
+        }
+
+        $installCommand = $args[1]
+        $installArgs = if ($args.Count -gt 2) { $args[2..($args.Count - 1)] } else { @() }
+
+        switch ($installCommand) {
+            'apply' {
+                $parsed = Parse-InstallApplyArgs -Arguments $installArgs
+                Start-PersistentDockerInstall -Profile $parsed.Profile -Image $parsed.Image -Port $parsed.Port -Backend $parsed.Backend -AnyllmProvider $parsed.AnyllmProvider -Region $parsed.Region -Mode $parsed.Mode -Memory $parsed.Memory -TelemetryEnabled $parsed.TelemetryEnabled
+                Write-Host "Installed docker-native persistent deployment '$($parsed.Profile)' on port $($parsed.Port)."
+                exit 0
+            }
+            'status' {
+                $profile = Parse-InstallProfileArgs -Arguments $installArgs
+                Show-PersistentDockerInstallStatus -Profile $profile
+                exit 0
+            }
+            'start' {
+                $profile = Parse-InstallProfileArgs -Arguments $installArgs
+                $state = Read-PersistentState -Profile $profile
+                Start-PersistentDockerInstall -Profile $state.profile -Image $state.image -Port $state.port -Backend $state.backend -AnyllmProvider $state.anyllm_provider -Region $state.region -Mode $state.proxy_mode -Memory ([bool]$state.memory_enabled) -TelemetryEnabled ([bool]$state.telemetry_enabled)
+                Write-Host "Started docker-native persistent deployment '$profile'."
+                exit 0
+            }
+            'stop' {
+                $profile = Parse-InstallProfileArgs -Arguments $installArgs
+                Stop-PersistentDockerInstall -Profile $profile
+                Write-Host "Stopped docker-native persistent deployment '$profile'."
+                exit 0
+            }
+            'restart' {
+                $profile = Parse-InstallProfileArgs -Arguments $installArgs
+                $state = Read-PersistentState -Profile $profile
+                Start-PersistentDockerInstall -Profile $state.profile -Image $state.image -Port $state.port -Backend $state.backend -AnyllmProvider $state.anyllm_provider -Region $state.region -Mode $state.proxy_mode -Memory ([bool]$state.memory_enabled) -TelemetryEnabled ([bool]$state.telemetry_enabled)
+                Write-Host "Restarted docker-native persistent deployment '$profile'."
+                exit 0
+            }
+            'remove' {
+                $profile = Parse-InstallProfileArgs -Arguments $installArgs
+                Remove-PersistentDockerInstall -Profile $profile
+                Write-Host "Removed docker-native persistent deployment '$profile'."
+                exit 0
+            }
+            default {
+                Fail "Unsupported install target: $installCommand"
+            }
+        }
+    }
     'wrap' {
         if ($args.Count -eq 1 -or $args[1] -eq '--help' -or $args[1] -eq '-?') {
             Invoke-HeadroomDocker -Arguments @('wrap','--help')
@@ -1028,17 +1641,20 @@ switch ($args[0]) {
         foreach ($arg in $args) { $forwardArgs.Add($arg) }
         for ($i = 1; $i -lt $args.Count; $i++) {
             if ($args[$i] -eq '--port' -or $args[$i] -eq '-p') {
-                $port = [int]$args[$i + 1]
+                Require-OptionValue -Arguments $args -Index $i -Option $args[$i]
+                $port = Parse-PortValue -Value $args[$i + 1]
                 break
             }
             if ($args[$i] -match '^--port=') {
-                $port = [int]($args[$i] -replace '^--port=', '')
+                $port = Parse-PortValue -Value ($args[$i] -replace '^--port=', '')
                 break
             }
         }
 
         $dockerArgs = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[string]
-        $dockerArgs.AddRange([string[]]@('run','--rm','-it','-p',"$port`:$port"))
+        $dockerArgs.AddRange([string[]]@('run','--rm'))
+        Add-TtyArgs -ArgsList $dockerArgs
+        $dockerArgs.AddRange([string[]]@('-p',"$port`:$port"))
         $dockerArgs.AddRange((Get-SharedDockerArgs))
         $dockerArgs.Add('--entrypoint')
         $dockerArgs.Add('headroom')
@@ -1056,34 +1672,44 @@ switch ($args[0]) {
 }
 '@
 
-    $cmdWrapper = @'
-@echo off
-powershell -NoLogo -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%~dp0headroom.ps1" %*
-'@
+    $cmdWrapper = ([string][char]64) + "echo off`r`npowershell -NoLogo -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File ""%~dp0headroom.ps1"" %*`r`n"
 
-    Set-Content -Path $wrapperPath -Value $wrapper
-    Set-Content -Path $cmdPath -Value $cmdWrapper
+    Set-Content -Path $wrapperPath -Value $wrapper -Encoding utf8
+    Set-Content -Path $cmdPath -Value $cmdWrapper -Encoding ascii
 }
 
 Require-Command docker
 docker version | Out-Null
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+    throw 'Docker is installed but not available to the current user'
+}
 
 New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $InstallDir | Out-Null
 Write-Wrapper -TargetDir $InstallDir
 Ensure-PathEntry -PathEntry $InstallDir
 Ensure-ProfileBlock -PathEntry $InstallDir
 
-Write-Info "Pulling $ImageDefault"
-docker pull $ImageDefault | Out-Null
+if ($env:HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE) {
+    $null = docker image inspect $InstallImage 2>$null
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+        Write-Info "Using existing HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE=$InstallImage"
+    } else {
+        Write-Info "Pulling $InstallImage"
+        docker pull $InstallImage | Out-Null
+    }
+} else {
+    Write-Info "Pulling $ImageDefault"
+    docker pull $ImageDefault | Out-Null
+}
 
-Write-Host ''
-Write-Host 'Headroom Docker-native install complete.'
-Write-Host ''
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "Headroom Docker-native install complete."
+Write-Host ""
 Write-Host "Installed wrappers:"
 Write-Host "  $InstallDir\headroom.ps1"
 Write-Host "  $InstallDir\headroom.cmd"
-Write-Host ''
-Write-Host 'Next steps:'
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host "Next steps:"
 Write-Host "  1. Restart PowerShell"
 Write-Host "  2. Try: headroom proxy"
 Write-Host "  3. Docs: https://github.com/chopratejas/headroom/blob/main/docs/docker-install.md"
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index d921edc85..24de7170d 100644
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,18 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 IMAGE_DEFAULT="ghcr.io/chopratejas/headroom:latest"
+INSTALL_IMAGE="${HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE:-${IMAGE_DEFAULT}}"
 INSTALL_DIR="${HOME}/.local/bin"
 if [[ ! -d "${HOME}/.local" ]]; then
   INSTALL_DIR="${HOME}/bin"
 fi
 
+BASH_PATH="${BASH:-$(command -v bash)}"
+if ((BASH_VERSINFO[0] < 4 || (BASH_VERSINFO[0] == 4 && BASH_VERSINFO[1] < 3))); then
+  printf 'ERROR: Headroom Docker-native install requires bash >= 4.3\n' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 info() {
   printf '==> %s\n' "$*"
 }
@@ -46,8 +53,9 @@ ${marker_end}"
 write_wrapper() {
   local wrapper_path="${INSTALL_DIR}/headroom"
 
-  cat >"${wrapper_path}" <<'WRAPPER'
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+  {
+    printf '#!%s\n\n' "${BASH_PATH}"
+    cat <<'WRAPPER'
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -55,6 +63,11 @@ HEADROOM_IMAGE="${HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/chopratejas/headroom:latest}"
 HEADROOM_CONTAINER_HOME="${HEADROOM_CONTAINER_HOME:-/tmp/headroom-home}"
 HEADROOM_HOST_HOME="${HOME:?}"
 
+if ((BASH_VERSINFO[0] < 4 || (BASH_VERSINFO[0] == 4 && BASH_VERSINFO[1] < 3))); then
+  printf 'ERROR: Headroom Docker-native wrapper requires bash >= 4.3\n' >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 warn() {
   printf 'WARN: %s\n' "$*" >&2
 }
@@ -168,7 +181,11 @@ wait_for_proxy() {
   local attempt
 
   for attempt in $(seq 1 45); do
-    if (echo >/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/"${port}") >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      if curl --fail --silent "http://127.0.0.1:${port}/readyz" >/dev/null; then
+        return 0
+      fi
+    elif (echo >/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/"${port}") >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       return 0
     fi
 
@@ -209,6 +226,531 @@ stop_proxy_container() {
   fi
 }
 
+persistent_profile_root() {
+  local profile="$1"
+  validate_profile_name "${profile}"
+  printf '%s/.headroom/deploy/%s\n' "${HEADROOM_HOST_HOME}" "${profile}"
+}
+
+persistent_state_path() {
+  local profile="$1"
+  printf '%s/docker-native.env\n' "$(persistent_profile_root "${profile}")"
+}
+
+persistent_manifest_path() {
+  local profile="$1"
+  printf '%s/manifest.json\n' "$(persistent_profile_root "${profile}")"
+}
+
+persistent_container_name() {
+  local profile="$1"
+  validate_profile_name "${profile}"
+  printf 'headroom-%s\n' "${profile}"
+}
+
+validate_profile_name() {
+  local profile="$1"
+  [[ "${profile}" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$ ]] || die "Invalid profile name '${profile}'"
+  [[ "${profile}" != "." && "${profile}" != ".." ]] || die "Invalid profile name '${profile}'"
+}
+
+validate_port() {
+  local port="$1"
+  [[ "${port}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || die "Invalid port '${port}'"
+  ((10#${port} >= 1 && 10#${port} <= 65535)) || die "Invalid port '${port}'"
+}
+
+validate_positive_integer() {
+  local value="$1"
+  [[ "${value}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || die "Invalid value '${value}'"
+  ((10#${value} >= 1)) || die "Invalid value '${value}'"
+}
+
+require_option_value() {
+  (($# >= 2)) || die "Option $1 requires a value"
+}
+
+json_escape() {
+  local value="$1"
+  value="${value//\\/\\\\}"
+  value="${value//\"/\\\"}"
+  value="${value//$'\n'/\\n}"
+  printf '%s' "${value}"
+}
+
+json_array_from_args() {
+  local first=1
+  local arg
+  printf '['
+  for arg in "$@"; do
+    if [[ "${first}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+      printf ','
+    fi
+    first=0
+    printf '"%s"' "$(json_escape "${arg}")"
+  done
+  printf ']'
+}
+
+append_persistent_container_args() {
+  local -n ref=$1
+
+  ensure_host_dirs
+  ref+=(--workdir "${HEADROOM_CONTAINER_HOME}")
+  ref+=(--env "HOME=${HEADROOM_CONTAINER_HOME}")
+  ref+=(--env "PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1")
+  ref+=(-v "${HEADROOM_HOST_HOME}/.headroom:${HEADROOM_CONTAINER_HOME}/.headroom")
+  ref+=(-v "${HEADROOM_HOST_HOME}/.claude:${HEADROOM_CONTAINER_HOME}/.claude")
+  ref+=(-v "${HEADROOM_HOST_HOME}/.codex:${HEADROOM_CONTAINER_HOME}/.codex")
+  ref+=(-v "${HEADROOM_HOST_HOME}/.gemini:${HEADROOM_CONTAINER_HOME}/.gemini")
+
+  if command -v id >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    ref+=(--user "$(id -u):$(id -g)")
+  fi
+
+  append_passthrough_envs "$1"
+}
+
+build_manifest_proxy_args() {
+  local -n out_args=$1
+  local port="$2"
+  local proxy_mode="$3"
+  local backend="$4"
+  local anyllm="$5"
+  local region="$6"
+  local memory_enabled="$7"
+  local telemetry_enabled="$8"
+
+  out_args=(--host 127.0.0.1 --port "${port}" --mode "${proxy_mode}" --backend "${backend}")
+  if [[ "${telemetry_enabled}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+    out_args+=(--no-telemetry)
+  fi
+  if [[ "${memory_enabled}" -eq 1 ]]; then
+    out_args+=(--memory --memory-db-path "${HEADROOM_CONTAINER_HOME}/.headroom/memory.db")
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${anyllm}" ]]; then
+    out_args+=(--anyllm-provider "${anyllm}")
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${region}" ]]; then
+    out_args+=(--region "${region}")
+  fi
+}
+
+write_persistent_state() {
+  local profile="$1"
+  local image="$2"
+  local port="$3"
+  local backend="$4"
+  local anyllm="$5"
+  local region="$6"
+  local proxy_mode="$7"
+  local memory_enabled="$8"
+  local telemetry_enabled="$9"
+
+  local root
+  root="$(persistent_profile_root "${profile}")"
+  mkdir -p "${root}"
+
+  {
+    printf 'PROFILE=%s\n' "${profile}"
+    printf 'IMAGE=%s\n' "${image}"
+    printf 'PORT=%s\n' "${port}"
+    printf 'BACKEND=%s\n' "${backend}"
+    printf 'ANYLLM_PROVIDER=%s\n' "${anyllm}"
+    printf 'REGION=%s\n' "${region}"
+    printf 'PROXY_MODE=%s\n' "${proxy_mode}"
+    printf 'MEMORY_ENABLED=%s\n' "${memory_enabled}"
+    printf 'TELEMETRY_ENABLED=%s\n' "${telemetry_enabled}"
+    printf 'CONTAINER_NAME=%s\n' "$(persistent_container_name "${profile}")"
+    printf 'HEALTH_URL=%s\n' "http://127.0.0.1:${port}/readyz"
+  } >"$(persistent_state_path "${profile}")"
+}
+
+write_persistent_manifest() {
+  local profile="$1"
+  local image="$2"
+  local port="$3"
+  local backend="$4"
+  local anyllm="$5"
+  local region="$6"
+  local proxy_mode="$7"
+  local memory_enabled="$8"
+  local telemetry_enabled="$9"
+  local -n proxy_args_ref=${10}
+
+  local root
+  local manifest_path
+  local anyllm_json="null"
+  local region_json="null"
+  local memory_json="false"
+  local telemetry_json="true"
+
+  root="$(persistent_profile_root "${profile}")"
+  manifest_path="$(persistent_manifest_path "${profile}")"
+  mkdir -p "${root}"
+
+  if [[ -n "${anyllm}" ]]; then
+    anyllm_json="\"$(json_escape "${anyllm}")\""
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${region}" ]]; then
+    region_json="\"$(json_escape "${region}")\""
+  fi
+  if [[ "${memory_enabled}" -eq 1 ]]; then
+    memory_json="true"
+  fi
+  if [[ "${telemetry_enabled}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+    telemetry_json="false"
+  fi
+
+  cat >"${manifest_path}" <<EOF
+{
+  "profile": "$(json_escape "${profile}")",
+  "preset": "persistent-docker",
+  "runtime_kind": "docker",
+  "supervisor_kind": "none",
+  "scope": "user",
+  "provider_mode": "manual",
+  "targets": [],
+  "port": ${port},
+  "host": "127.0.0.1",
+  "backend": "$(json_escape "${backend}")",
+  "anyllm_provider": ${anyllm_json},
+  "region": ${region_json},
+  "proxy_mode": "$(json_escape "${proxy_mode}")",
+  "memory_enabled": ${memory_json},
+  "memory_db_path": "$(json_escape "${HEADROOM_CONTAINER_HOME}/.headroom/memory.db")",
+  "telemetry_enabled": ${telemetry_json},
+  "image": "$(json_escape "${image}")",
+  "service_name": "headroom-$(json_escape "${profile}")",
+  "container_name": "$(json_escape "$(persistent_container_name "${profile}")")",
+  "health_url": "http://127.0.0.1:${port}/readyz",
+  "base_env": {
+    "HEADROOM_PORT": "${port}",
+    "HEADROOM_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
+    "HEADROOM_MODE": "$(json_escape "${proxy_mode}")",
+    "HEADROOM_BACKEND": "$(json_escape "${backend}")"
+  },
+  "tool_envs": {},
+  "proxy_args": $(json_array_from_args "${proxy_args_ref[@]}"),
+  "mutations": [],
+  "artifacts": []
+}
+EOF
+}
+
+load_persistent_state() {
+  local profile="$1"
+  local state_path
+  validate_profile_name "${profile}"
+  state_path="$(persistent_state_path "${profile}")"
+  [[ -f "${state_path}" ]] || die "No docker-native persistent deployment profile named '${profile}'"
+  PROFILE=""
+  IMAGE=""
+  PORT=""
+  BACKEND=""
+  ANYLLM_PROVIDER=""
+  REGION=""
+  PROXY_MODE=""
+  MEMORY_ENABLED=""
+  TELEMETRY_ENABLED=""
+  CONTAINER_NAME=""
+  HEALTH_URL=""
+  while IFS='=' read -r key value; do
+    case "${key}" in
+      PROFILE|IMAGE|PORT|BACKEND|ANYLLM_PROVIDER|REGION|PROXY_MODE|MEMORY_ENABLED|TELEMETRY_ENABLED|CONTAINER_NAME|HEALTH_URL)
+        printf -v "${key}" '%s' "${value}"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done <"${state_path}"
+}
+
+start_persistent_docker_install() {
+  local profile="$1"
+  local image="$2"
+  local port="$3"
+  local backend="$4"
+  local anyllm="$5"
+  local region="$6"
+  local proxy_mode="$7"
+  local memory_enabled="$8"
+  local telemetry_enabled="$9"
+
+  local container_name
+  local proxy_args=()
+  local args=()
+
+  validate_profile_name "${profile}"
+  container_name="$(persistent_container_name "${profile}")"
+  build_manifest_proxy_args proxy_args "${port}" "${proxy_mode}" "${backend}" "${anyllm}" "${region}" "${memory_enabled}" "${telemetry_enabled}"
+
+  docker rm -f "${container_name}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+  args=(docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --name "${container_name}" -p "${port}:${port}")
+  append_persistent_container_args args
+  args+=("${image}" --host 0.0.0.0 "${proxy_args[@]:2}")
+  "${args[@]}" >/dev/null
+
+  if ! wait_for_proxy "${container_name}" "${port}"; then
+    docker rm -f "${container_name}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    die "Headroom persistent Docker deployment failed to start on port ${port}"
+  fi
+
+  write_persistent_state "${profile}" "${image}" "${port}" "${backend}" "${anyllm}" "${region}" "${proxy_mode}" "${memory_enabled}" "${telemetry_enabled}"
+  write_persistent_manifest "${profile}" "${image}" "${port}" "${backend}" "${anyllm}" "${region}" "${proxy_mode}" "${memory_enabled}" "${telemetry_enabled}" proxy_args
+}
+
+stop_persistent_docker_install() {
+  local profile="$1"
+  local container_name
+
+  load_persistent_state "${profile}"
+  container_name="${CONTAINER_NAME}"
+  docker stop "${container_name}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  docker rm -f "${container_name}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+}
+
+status_persistent_docker_install() {
+  local profile="$1"
+  local status="stopped"
+  local ready="no"
+
+  load_persistent_state "${profile}"
+  if docker_container_exists "${CONTAINER_NAME}"; then
+    status="running"
+    if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      if curl --fail --silent "${HEALTH_URL}" >/dev/null; then
+        ready="yes"
+      fi
+    elif (echo >/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/"${PORT}") >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      ready="yes"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  printf 'Profile:    %s\n' "${PROFILE}"
+  printf 'Preset:     persistent-docker\n'
+  printf 'Runtime:    docker\n'
+  printf 'Supervisor: none\n'
+  printf 'Port:       %s\n' "${PORT}"
+  printf 'Status:     %s\n' "${status}"
+  printf 'Ready:      %s\n' "${ready}"
+  printf 'Health URL: %s\n' "${HEALTH_URL}"
+}
+
+remove_persistent_docker_install() {
+  local profile="$1"
+  local root
+
+  load_persistent_state "${profile}"
+  docker stop "${CONTAINER_NAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  docker rm -f "${CONTAINER_NAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  root="$(persistent_profile_root "${profile}")"
+  rm -rf "${root}"
+}
+
+print_install_help() {
+  cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: headroom install [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
+
+  Manage persistent Docker-native Headroom deployments.
+
+  The Docker-native wrapper currently supports the persistent-docker preset only.
+  Use the Python-native `headroom install` command for persistent-service and
+  persistent-task installs, or when you need provider/user/system config mutation.
+
+Options:
+  -?, --help  Show this message and exit.
+
+Commands:
+  apply    Install a persistent Docker deployment.
+  remove   Remove a persistent Docker deployment.
+  restart  Restart a persistent Docker deployment.
+  start    Start a persistent Docker deployment.
+  status   Show persistent Docker deployment status.
+  stop     Stop a persistent Docker deployment.
+EOF
+}
+
+print_install_apply_help() {
+  cat <<'EOF'
+Usage: headroom install apply [OPTIONS]
+
+  Install a persistent Docker deployment.
+
+Options:
+  --preset [persistent-docker]  Docker-native wrapper supports persistent-docker only.
+  --runtime [docker]            Docker-native wrapper supports runtime=docker only.
+  --profile TEXT                Deployment profile name.  [default: default]
+  -p, --port INTEGER            Persistent proxy port.  [default: 8787]
+  --backend TEXT                Proxy backend.  [default: anthropic]
+  --anyllm-provider TEXT        Provider for any-llm backends.
+  --region TEXT                 Cloud region for Bedrock / Vertex style backends.
+  --mode TEXT                   Proxy optimization mode.  [default: token]
+  --memory                      Enable persistent memory in the runtime.
+  --no-telemetry                Disable anonymous telemetry in the runtime.
+  --image TEXT                  Docker image to use.  [default: HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE or ghcr.io/chopratejas/headroom:latest]
+  -?, --help                    Show this message and exit.
+EOF
+}
+
+parse_install_apply_args() {
+  local -n out_profile=$1
+  local -n out_port=$2
+  local -n out_backend=$3
+  local -n out_anyllm=$4
+  local -n out_region=$5
+  local -n out_mode=$6
+  local -n out_memory=$7
+  local -n out_telemetry=$8
+  local -n out_image=$9
+  shift 9
+
+  out_profile="default"
+  out_port=8787
+  out_backend="anthropic"
+  out_anyllm=""
+  out_region=""
+  out_mode="token"
+  out_memory=0
+  out_telemetry=1
+  out_image="${HEADROOM_IMAGE}"
+
+  while (($#)); do
+    case "$1" in
+      --preset)
+        require_option_value "$@"
+        [[ "$2" == "persistent-docker" ]] || die "Docker-native wrapper supports only --preset persistent-docker"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --preset=*)
+        [[ "${1#*=}" == "persistent-docker" ]] || die "Docker-native wrapper supports only --preset persistent-docker"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --runtime)
+        require_option_value "$@"
+        [[ "$2" == "docker" ]] || die "Docker-native wrapper supports only --runtime docker"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --runtime=*)
+        [[ "${1#*=}" == "docker" ]] || die "Docker-native wrapper supports only --runtime docker"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --scope|--providers|--target)
+        die "Docker-native wrapper install does not support provider/user/system mutation flags; use the Python-native CLI for those flows"
+        ;;
+      --scope=*|--providers=*|--target=*)
+        die "Docker-native wrapper install does not support provider/user/system mutation flags; use the Python-native CLI for those flows"
+        ;;
+      --profile)
+        require_option_value "$@"
+        out_profile="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --profile=*)
+        out_profile="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --port|-p)
+        require_option_value "$@"
+        out_port="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --port=*|-p=*)
+        out_port="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --backend)
+        require_option_value "$@"
+        out_backend="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --backend=*)
+        out_backend="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --anyllm-provider)
+        require_option_value "$@"
+        out_anyllm="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --anyllm-provider=*)
+        out_anyllm="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --region)
+        require_option_value "$@"
+        out_region="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --region=*)
+        out_region="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --mode)
+        require_option_value "$@"
+        out_mode="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --mode=*)
+        out_mode="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --memory)
+        out_memory=1
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --no-telemetry)
+        out_telemetry=0
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --image)
+        require_option_value "$@"
+        out_image="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --image=*)
+        out_image="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --help|-?)
+        print_install_apply_help
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+      *)
+        die "Unsupported option for 'headroom install apply': $1"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+
+  validate_port "${out_port}"
+}
+
+parse_install_profile_arg() {
+  local -n out_profile=$1
+  shift
+
+  out_profile="default"
+  while (($#)); do
+    case "$1" in
+      --profile)
+        require_option_value "$@"
+        out_profile="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --profile=*)
+        out_profile="${1#*=}"
+        shift
+        ;;
+      --help|-?)
+        print_install_help
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+      *)
+        die "Unsupported option for 'headroom install': $1"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+}
+
 run_claude_rtk_init() {
   local rtk_bin="${HEADROOM_HOST_HOME}/.headroom/bin/rtk"
   if [[ ! -x "${rtk_bin}" ]]; then
@@ -251,12 +793,15 @@ parse_wrap_args() {
         break
         ;;
       --port|-p)
+        require_option_value "$@"
         out_port="$2"
+        validate_port "${out_port}"
         out_known+=("$1" "$2")
         shift 2
         ;;
       --port=*)
         out_port="${1#*=}"
+        validate_port "${out_port}"
         out_known+=("$1")
         shift
         ;;
@@ -280,6 +825,7 @@ parse_wrap_args() {
         shift
         ;;
       --backend)
+        require_option_value "$@"
         out_backend="$2"
         out_known+=("$1" "$2")
         shift 2
@@ -290,6 +836,7 @@ parse_wrap_args() {
         shift
         ;;
       --anyllm-provider)
+        require_option_value "$@"
         out_anyllm="$2"
         out_known+=("$1" "$2")
         shift 2
@@ -300,6 +847,7 @@ parse_wrap_args() {
         shift
         ;;
       --region)
+        require_option_value "$@"
         out_region="$2"
         out_known+=("$1" "$2")
         shift 2
@@ -381,6 +929,7 @@ parse_openclaw_wrap_args() {
   while (($#)); do
     case "$1" in
       --plugin-path)
+        require_option_value "$@"
         out_plugin_path="$2"
         shift 2
         ;;
@@ -389,6 +938,7 @@ parse_openclaw_wrap_args() {
         shift
         ;;
       --plugin-spec)
+        require_option_value "$@"
         out_plugin_spec="$2"
         shift 2
         ;;
@@ -405,22 +955,29 @@ parse_openclaw_wrap_args() {
         shift
         ;;
       --proxy-port)
+        require_option_value "$@"
         out_proxy_port="$2"
+        validate_port "${out_proxy_port}"
         shift 2
         ;;
       --proxy-port=*)
         out_proxy_port="${1#*=}"
+        validate_port "${out_proxy_port}"
         shift
         ;;
       --startup-timeout-ms)
+        require_option_value "$@"
         out_startup_timeout_ms="$2"
+        validate_positive_integer "${out_startup_timeout_ms}"
         shift 2
         ;;
       --startup-timeout-ms=*)
         out_startup_timeout_ms="${1#*=}"
+        validate_positive_integer "${out_startup_timeout_ms}"
         shift
         ;;
       --gateway-provider-id)
+        require_option_value "$@"
         out_gateway_provider_ids+=("$2")
         shift 2
         ;;
@@ -429,6 +986,7 @@ parse_openclaw_wrap_args() {
         shift
         ;;
       --python-path)
+        require_option_value "$@"
         out_python_path="$2"
         shift 2
         ;;
@@ -795,6 +1353,57 @@ main() {
   fi
 
   case "$1" in
+    install)
+      if (($# == 1)) || [[ "$2" == "--help" || "$2" == "-?" ]]; then
+        print_install_help
+        return
+      fi
+
+      local install_command="$2"
+      shift 2
+      case "${install_command}" in
+        apply)
+          local profile port backend anyllm region proxy_mode memory_enabled telemetry_enabled image
+          parse_install_apply_args profile port backend anyllm region proxy_mode memory_enabled telemetry_enabled image "$@"
+          start_persistent_docker_install "${profile}" "${image}" "${port}" "${backend}" "${anyllm}" "${region}" "${proxy_mode}" "${memory_enabled}" "${telemetry_enabled}"
+          printf "Installed docker-native persistent deployment '%s' on port %s.\n" "${profile}" "${port}"
+          ;;
+        status)
+          local profile
+          parse_install_profile_arg profile "$@"
+          status_persistent_docker_install "${profile}"
+          ;;
+        start)
+          local profile
+          parse_install_profile_arg profile "$@"
+          load_persistent_state "${profile}"
+          start_persistent_docker_install "${PROFILE}" "${IMAGE}" "${PORT}" "${BACKEND}" "${ANYLLM_PROVIDER}" "${REGION}" "${PROXY_MODE}" "${MEMORY_ENABLED}" "${TELEMETRY_ENABLED}"
+          printf "Started docker-native persistent deployment '%s'.\n" "${profile}"
+          ;;
+        stop)
+          local profile
+          parse_install_profile_arg profile "$@"
+          stop_persistent_docker_install "${profile}"
+          printf "Stopped docker-native persistent deployment '%s'.\n" "${profile}"
+          ;;
+        restart)
+          local profile
+          parse_install_profile_arg profile "$@"
+          load_persistent_state "${profile}"
+          start_persistent_docker_install "${PROFILE}" "${IMAGE}" "${PORT}" "${BACKEND}" "${ANYLLM_PROVIDER}" "${REGION}" "${PROXY_MODE}" "${MEMORY_ENABLED}" "${TELEMETRY_ENABLED}"
+          printf "Restarted docker-native persistent deployment '%s'.\n" "${profile}"
+          ;;
+        remove)
+          local profile
+          parse_install_profile_arg profile "$@"
+          remove_persistent_docker_install "${profile}"
+          printf "Removed docker-native persistent deployment '%s'.\n" "${profile}"
+          ;;
+        *)
+          die "Unsupported install target: ${install_command}"
+          ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
     wrap)
       if (($# == 1)) || [[ "$2" == "--help" || "$2" == "-?" ]]; then
         run_headroom wrap --help
@@ -911,12 +1520,15 @@ EOF
       while (($#)); do
         case "$1" in
           --port|-p)
+            require_option_value "$@"
             port="$2"
+            validate_port "${port}"
             args+=("$1" "$2")
             shift 2
             ;;
           --port=*)
             port="${1#*=}"
+            validate_port "${port}"
             args+=("$1")
             shift
             ;;
@@ -942,6 +1554,7 @@ EOF
 
 main "$@"
 WRAPPER
+  } >"${wrapper_path}"
 
   chmod +x "${wrapper_path}"
 }
@@ -957,8 +1570,17 @@ main() {
   append_path_block "${HOME}/.zshrc"
   append_path_block "${HOME}/.profile"
 
-  info "Pulling ${IMAGE_DEFAULT}"
-  docker pull "${IMAGE_DEFAULT}" >/dev/null
+  if [[ -n "${HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE:-}" ]]; then
+    if docker image inspect "${INSTALL_IMAGE}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      info "Using existing HEADROOM_DOCKER_IMAGE=${INSTALL_IMAGE}"
+    else
+      info "Pulling ${INSTALL_IMAGE}"
+      docker pull "${INSTALL_IMAGE}" >/dev/null
+    fi
+  else
+    info "Pulling ${IMAGE_DEFAULT}"
+    docker pull "${IMAGE_DEFAULT}" >/dev/null
+  fi
 
   cat <<EOF
 
diff --git a/tests/test_install/test_native_installers.py b/tests/test_install/test_native_installers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8545fa8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_install/test_native_installers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,731 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import signal
+import socket
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+
+FAKE_DOCKER = r"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import signal
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+STATE_PATH = Path(os.environ["FAKE_DOCKER_STATE"])
+LOG_PATH = Path(os.environ["FAKE_DOCKER_LOG"])
+
+
+def load_state() -> dict[str, dict[str, dict[str, int]]]:
+    if not STATE_PATH.exists():
+        return {"containers": {}}
+    return json.loads(STATE_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+
+def save_state(state: dict[str, dict[str, dict[str, int]]]) -> None:
+    STATE_PATH.write_text(json.dumps(state), encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+def cleanup_dead(state: dict[str, dict[str, dict[str, int]]]) -> dict[str, dict[str, dict[str, int]]]:
+    save_state(state)
+    return state
+
+
+def host_port_from_publish(value: str) -> int:
+    parts = value.split(":")
+    if len(parts) == 2:
+        return int(parts[0])
+    if len(parts) >= 3:
+        return int(parts[-2])
+    raise ValueError(f"Unsupported publish value: {value}")
+
+
+def start_server(port: int) -> int:
+    code = '''
+import sys
+from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, ThreadingHTTPServer
+
+port = int(sys.argv[1])
+
+class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
+    def do_GET(self):
+        self.send_response(200)
+        self.send_header("Content-Type", "text/plain")
+        self.end_headers()
+        self.wfile.write(b"ok")
+
+    def log_message(self, fmt, *args):
+        return
+
+ThreadingHTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", port), Handler).serve_forever()
+'''
+    process = subprocess.Popen(
+        [sys.executable, "-c", code, str(port)],
+        stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+    )
+    return process.pid
+
+
+def stop_container(state: dict[str, dict[str, dict[str, int]]], name: str) -> None:
+    data = state["containers"].pop(name, None)
+    if not data:
+        return
+    try:
+        os.kill(int(data["pid"]), signal.SIGTERM)
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+    save_state(state)
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    args = sys.argv[1:]
+    LOG_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with LOG_PATH.open("a", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+        handle.write(json.dumps(args) + "\n")
+
+    if not args:
+        return 0
+
+    state = cleanup_dead(load_state())
+    command = args[0]
+
+    if command == "pull":
+        return 0
+
+    if command == "run":
+        detached = "-d" in args
+        if not detached:
+            return 0
+
+        name = None
+        publish = None
+        for index, arg in enumerate(args):
+            if arg == "--name":
+                name = args[index + 1]
+            elif arg == "-p":
+                publish = args[index + 1]
+
+        if name is None or publish is None:
+            raise SystemExit("missing --name or -p in fake docker run")
+
+        port = host_port_from_publish(publish)
+        state["containers"][name] = {"pid": start_server(port), "port": port}
+        save_state(state)
+        print(name)
+        return 0
+
+    if command == "ps":
+        names = sorted(state["containers"])
+        if "--format" in args:
+            print("\n".join(names))
+        return 0
+
+    if command == "stop":
+        for name in args[1:]:
+            if not name.startswith("-"):
+                stop_container(state, name)
+        return 0
+
+    if command == "rm":
+        for name in args[1:]:
+            if not name.startswith("-"):
+                stop_container(state, name)
+        return 0
+
+    if command == "logs":
+        if len(args) > 1:
+            print(f"fake logs for {args[1]}")
+        return 0
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
+"""
+
+
+def _free_port() -> int:
+    with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
+        sock.bind(("127.0.0.1", 0))
+        return int(sock.getsockname()[1])
+
+
+def _write_fake_docker_shims(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
+    shim_dir = tmp_path / "fake-docker"
+    shim_dir.mkdir()
+
+    fake_docker = shim_dir / "fake_docker.py"
+    fake_docker.write_text(FAKE_DOCKER, encoding="utf-8")
+
+    docker_sh = shim_dir / "docker"
+    docker_sh.write_text(
+        f'#!/usr/bin/env bash\nexec "{sys.executable}" "{fake_docker}" "$@"\n',
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    docker_sh.chmod(0o755)
+
+    docker_cmd = shim_dir / "docker.cmd"
+    docker_cmd.write_text(
+        f'@echo off\r\n"{sys.executable}" "{fake_docker}" %*\r\n',
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+
+    openclaw_sh = shim_dir / "openclaw"
+    openclaw_sh.write_text("#!/usr/bin/env bash\nexit 0\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    openclaw_sh.chmod(0o755)
+
+    openclaw_cmd = shim_dir / "openclaw.cmd"
+    openclaw_cmd.write_text("@echo off\r\nexit /b 0\r\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    return shim_dir
+
+
+def _build_env(home: Path, tmp_path: Path) -> dict[str, str]:
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    shim_dir = _write_fake_docker_shims(tmp_path)
+    env["HOME"] = str(home)
+    env["USERPROFILE"] = str(home)
+    env["PATH"] = str(shim_dir) + os.pathsep + env.get("PATH", "")
+    env["FAKE_DOCKER_STATE"] = str(tmp_path / "fake-docker-state.json")
+    env["FAKE_DOCKER_LOG"] = str(tmp_path / "fake-docker.log")
+    return env
+
+
+def _cleanup_fake_docker(env: dict[str, str]) -> None:
+    state_path = Path(env["FAKE_DOCKER_STATE"])
+    if not state_path.exists():
+        return
+
+    state = json.loads(state_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    for container in state.get("containers", {}).values():
+        try:
+            os.kill(int(container["pid"]), signal.SIGTERM)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+
+
+def _read_fake_docker_log(env: dict[str, str]) -> list[list[str]]:
+    log_path = Path(env["FAKE_DOCKER_LOG"])
+    if not log_path.exists():
+        return []
+    return [json.loads(line) for line in log_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines() if line]
+
+
+def _run(
+    command: list[str],
+    *,
+    env: dict[str, str],
+    cwd: Path | None = None,
+    check: bool = True,
+) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+    return subprocess.run(
+        command,
+        cwd=cwd,
+        env=env,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=check,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    os.name == "nt" or shutil.which("bash") is None,
+    reason="bash installer coverage runs on non-Windows hosts",
+)
+def test_bash_native_installer_supports_persistent_docker_lifecycle(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    home = tmp_path / "home"
+    (home / ".local").mkdir(parents=True)
+    env = _build_env(home, tmp_path)
+
+    try:
+        _run(["bash", str(REPO_ROOT / "scripts" / "install.sh")], env=env, cwd=REPO_ROOT)
+
+        wrapper = home / ".local" / "bin" / "headroom"
+        assert wrapper.exists()
+
+        help_result = _run([str(wrapper), "install", "-?"], env=env)
+        assert "persistent-docker preset only" in help_result.stdout
+        _run([str(wrapper), "--help"], env=env)
+
+        invalid_profile = _run(
+            [str(wrapper), "install", "status", "--profile", ".."],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert invalid_profile.returncode != 0
+        assert "Invalid profile name '..'" in invalid_profile.stderr
+        missing_profile_value = _run(
+            [str(wrapper), "install", "apply", "--profile"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert missing_profile_value.returncode != 0
+        assert "Option --profile requires a value" in missing_profile_value.stderr
+        missing_proxy_port = _run(
+            [str(wrapper), "proxy", "--port"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert missing_proxy_port.returncode != 0
+        assert "Option --port requires a value" in missing_proxy_port.stderr
+        invalid_proxy_port = _run(
+            [str(wrapper), "proxy", "--port", "abc"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert invalid_proxy_port.returncode != 0
+        assert "Invalid port 'abc'" in invalid_proxy_port.stderr
+        missing_wrap_port = _run(
+            [str(wrapper), "wrap", "claude", "--port"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert missing_wrap_port.returncode != 0
+        assert "Option --port requires a value" in missing_wrap_port.stderr
+        invalid_wrap_port = _run(
+            [str(wrapper), "wrap", "claude", "--port", "abc"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert invalid_wrap_port.returncode != 0
+        assert "Invalid port 'abc'" in invalid_wrap_port.stderr
+        missing_openclaw_proxy_port = _run(
+            [str(wrapper), "wrap", "openclaw", "--proxy-port"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert missing_openclaw_proxy_port.returncode != 0
+        assert "Option --proxy-port requires a value" in missing_openclaw_proxy_port.stderr
+        invalid_openclaw_proxy_port = _run(
+            [str(wrapper), "wrap", "openclaw", "--proxy-port", "abc"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert invalid_openclaw_proxy_port.returncode != 0
+        assert "Invalid port 'abc'" in invalid_openclaw_proxy_port.stderr
+        for invalid_port in ("abc", "0", "65536"):
+            invalid_port_result = _run(
+                [str(wrapper), "install", "apply", "--port", invalid_port],
+                env=env,
+                check=False,
+            )
+            assert invalid_port_result.returncode != 0
+            assert f"Invalid port '{invalid_port}'" in invalid_port_result.stderr
+
+        port = _free_port()
+        _run(
+            [
+                str(wrapper),
+                "install",
+                "apply",
+                "--profile",
+                "smoke",
+                "--port",
+                str(port),
+                "--memory",
+                "--no-telemetry",
+                "--image",
+                "fake/headroom:test",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        )
+
+        manifest_path = home / ".headroom" / "deploy" / "smoke" / "manifest.json"
+        manifest = json.loads(manifest_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        assert manifest["preset"] == "persistent-docker"
+        assert manifest["port"] == port
+        assert manifest["memory_enabled"] is True
+        assert manifest["memory_db_path"] == "/tmp/headroom-home/.headroom/memory.db"
+        assert manifest["telemetry_enabled"] is False
+
+        state_path = home / ".headroom" / "deploy" / "smoke" / "docker-native.env"
+        state_text = state_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        assert f"PORT={port!r}" in state_text
+
+        docker_calls = _read_fake_docker_log(env)
+        help_call = next(
+            call
+            for call in docker_calls
+            if call[:2] == ["run", "--rm"] and "--entrypoint" in call and "--help" in call
+        )
+        assert "-it" not in help_call
+        install_call = next(
+            call for call in docker_calls if call[:2] == ["run", "-d"] and "--name" in call
+        )
+        assert "/tmp/headroom-home/.headroom/memory.db" in install_call
+
+        status_result = _run(
+            [str(wrapper), "install", "status", "--profile", "smoke"],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        assert "Status:     running" in status_result.stdout
+
+        _run([str(wrapper), "install", "stop", "--profile", "smoke"], env=env)
+        stopped_result = _run(
+            [str(wrapper), "install", "status", "--profile", "smoke"],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        assert "Status:     stopped" in stopped_result.stdout
+
+        _run([str(wrapper), "install", "start", "--profile", "smoke"], env=env)
+        restarted_result = _run(
+            [str(wrapper), "install", "status", "--profile", "smoke"],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        assert "Status:     running" in restarted_result.stdout
+
+        rejected = _run(
+            [str(wrapper), "install", "apply", "--scope", "user"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert rejected.returncode != 0
+        assert "does not support provider/user/system mutation flags" in rejected.stderr
+
+        _run([str(wrapper), "install", "restart", "--profile", "smoke"], env=env)
+        _run([str(wrapper), "install", "remove", "--profile", "smoke"], env=env)
+        assert not manifest_path.parent.exists()
+    finally:
+        _cleanup_fake_docker(env)
+
+
+def _powershell_executable() -> str | None:
+    return shutil.which("pwsh") or shutil.which("powershell") or shutil.which("powershell.exe")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    os.name != "nt" or _powershell_executable() is None,
+    reason="Windows PowerShell coverage runs on Windows hosts only",
+)
+def test_powershell_native_installer_supports_persistent_docker_lifecycle(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    powershell = _powershell_executable()
+    assert powershell is not None
+
+    home = tmp_path / "home"
+    (home / ".local").mkdir(parents=True)
+    env = _build_env(home, tmp_path)
+
+    try:
+        _run(
+            [
+                powershell,
+                "-NoProfile",
+                "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                "Bypass",
+                "-File",
+                str(REPO_ROOT / "scripts" / "install.ps1"),
+            ],
+            env=env,
+            cwd=REPO_ROOT,
+        )
+
+        wrapper = home / ".local" / "bin" / "headroom.ps1"
+        assert wrapper.exists()
+        cmd_wrapper = home / ".local" / "bin" / "headroom.cmd"
+        assert cmd_wrapper.exists()
+
+        help_result = _run(
+            [
+                powershell,
+                "-NoProfile",
+                "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                "Bypass",
+                "-File",
+                str(wrapper),
+                "install",
+                "-?",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        _run(
+            [
+                powershell,
+                "-NoProfile",
+                "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                "Bypass",
+                "-File",
+                str(wrapper),
+                "proxy",
+                "--help",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        assert "persistent-docker preset only" in help_result.stdout
+        cmd_help_result = _run(
+            ["cmd.exe", "/c", str(cmd_wrapper), "install", "-?"],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        assert "persistent-docker preset only" in cmd_help_result.stdout
+        _run(
+            [
+                powershell,
+                "-NoProfile",
+                "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                "Bypass",
+                "-File",
+                str(wrapper),
+                "--help",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        invalid_profile = _run(
+            ["cmd.exe", "/c", str(cmd_wrapper), "install", "status", "--profile", ".."],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert invalid_profile.returncode != 0
+        assert "Invalid profile name '..'" in invalid_profile.stderr
+        missing_profile_value = _run(
+            ["cmd.exe", "/c", str(cmd_wrapper), "install", "apply", "--profile"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert missing_profile_value.returncode != 0
+        assert "Option --profile requires a value" in missing_profile_value.stderr
+        missing_proxy_port = _run(
+            ["cmd.exe", "/c", str(cmd_wrapper), "proxy", "--port"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert missing_proxy_port.returncode != 0
+        assert "Option --port requires a value" in missing_proxy_port.stderr
+        invalid_proxy_port = _run(
+            ["cmd.exe", "/c", str(cmd_wrapper), "proxy", "--port", "abc"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert invalid_proxy_port.returncode != 0
+        assert "Invalid port 'abc'" in invalid_proxy_port.stderr
+        missing_wrap_port = _run(
+            ["cmd.exe", "/c", str(cmd_wrapper), "wrap", "claude", "--port"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert missing_wrap_port.returncode != 0
+        assert "Option --port requires a value" in missing_wrap_port.stderr
+        invalid_wrap_port = _run(
+            ["cmd.exe", "/c", str(cmd_wrapper), "wrap", "claude", "--port", "abc"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert invalid_wrap_port.returncode != 0
+        assert "Invalid port 'abc'" in invalid_wrap_port.stderr
+        missing_openclaw_proxy_port = _run(
+            ["cmd.exe", "/c", str(cmd_wrapper), "wrap", "openclaw", "--proxy-port"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert missing_openclaw_proxy_port.returncode != 0
+        assert "Option --proxy-port requires a value" in missing_openclaw_proxy_port.stderr
+        invalid_openclaw_proxy_port = _run(
+            ["cmd.exe", "/c", str(cmd_wrapper), "wrap", "openclaw", "--proxy-port", "abc"],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert invalid_openclaw_proxy_port.returncode != 0
+        assert "Invalid port 'abc'" in invalid_openclaw_proxy_port.stderr
+        for invalid_port in ("abc", "0", "65536"):
+            invalid_port_result = _run(
+                ["cmd.exe", "/c", str(cmd_wrapper), "install", "apply", "--port", invalid_port],
+                env=env,
+                check=False,
+            )
+            assert invalid_port_result.returncode != 0
+            assert f"Invalid port '{invalid_port}'" in invalid_port_result.stderr
+
+        port = _free_port()
+        _run(
+            [
+                "cmd.exe",
+                "/c",
+                str(cmd_wrapper),
+                "install",
+                "apply",
+                "--profile",
+                "smoke",
+                "--port",
+                str(port),
+                "--memory",
+                "--no-telemetry",
+                "--image",
+                "fake/headroom:test",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        )
+
+        manifest_path = home / ".headroom" / "deploy" / "smoke" / "manifest.json"
+        state_path = home / ".headroom" / "deploy" / "smoke" / "docker-native.json"
+        manifest = json.loads(manifest_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        state = json.loads(state_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        assert manifest["preset"] == "persistent-docker"
+        assert manifest["port"] == port
+        assert manifest["memory_enabled"] is True
+        assert manifest["memory_db_path"] == "/tmp/headroom-home/.headroom/memory.db"
+        assert manifest["telemetry_enabled"] is False
+        assert state["container_name"] == "headroom-smoke"
+
+        docker_calls = _read_fake_docker_log(env)
+        help_call = next(
+            call
+            for call in docker_calls
+            if call[:2] == ["run", "--rm"] and "--entrypoint" in call and "--help" in call
+        )
+        assert "-it" not in help_call
+        proxy_help_call = next(
+            call
+            for call in docker_calls
+            if call[:2] == ["run", "--rm"] and "-p" in call and "proxy" in call and "--help" in call
+        )
+        assert "-it" not in proxy_help_call
+        install_call = next(
+            call for call in docker_calls if call[:2] == ["run", "-d"] and "--name" in call
+        )
+        assert "/tmp/headroom-home/.headroom/memory.db" in install_call
+
+        status_result = _run(
+            [
+                powershell,
+                "-NoProfile",
+                "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                "Bypass",
+                "-File",
+                str(wrapper),
+                "install",
+                "status",
+                "--profile",
+                "smoke",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        assert "Status:     running" in status_result.stdout
+
+        _run(
+            [
+                powershell,
+                "-NoProfile",
+                "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                "Bypass",
+                "-File",
+                str(wrapper),
+                "install",
+                "stop",
+                "--profile",
+                "smoke",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        stopped_result = _run(
+            [
+                powershell,
+                "-NoProfile",
+                "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                "Bypass",
+                "-File",
+                str(wrapper),
+                "install",
+                "status",
+                "--profile",
+                "smoke",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        assert "Status:     stopped" in stopped_result.stdout
+
+        _run(
+            [
+                powershell,
+                "-NoProfile",
+                "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                "Bypass",
+                "-File",
+                str(wrapper),
+                "install",
+                "start",
+                "--profile",
+                "smoke",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        started_result = _run(
+            [
+                powershell,
+                "-NoProfile",
+                "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                "Bypass",
+                "-File",
+                str(wrapper),
+                "install",
+                "status",
+                "--profile",
+                "smoke",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        assert "Status:     running" in started_result.stdout
+
+        rejected = _run(
+            [
+                powershell,
+                "-NoProfile",
+                "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                "Bypass",
+                "-File",
+                str(wrapper),
+                "install",
+                "apply",
+                "--scope",
+                "user",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        assert rejected.returncode != 0
+        assert "does not support provider/user/system mutation flags" in rejected.stderr
+
+        _run(
+            [
+                powershell,
+                "-NoProfile",
+                "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                "Bypass",
+                "-File",
+                str(wrapper),
+                "install",
+                "restart",
+                "--profile",
+                "smoke",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        _run(
+            [
+                powershell,
+                "-NoProfile",
+                "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                "Bypass",
+                "-File",
+                str(wrapper),
+                "install",
+                "remove",
+                "--profile",
+                "smoke",
+            ],
+            env=env,
+        )
+        assert not manifest_path.parent.exists()
+    finally:
+        _cleanup_fake_docker(env)
diff --git a/tests/test_install/test_supervisors.py b/tests/test_install/test_supervisors.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcfa62e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_install/test_supervisors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from headroom.install.models import DeploymentManifest, SupervisorKind
+from headroom.install.supervisors import (
+    _linux_service_unit,
+    _linux_task_spec,
+    _macos_launchd_plist,
+    _render_windows_runner,
+)
+
+
+def _manifest(
+    *, profile: str = "default", scope: str = "user", supervisor: str = "service"
+) -> DeploymentManifest:
+    return DeploymentManifest(
+        profile=profile,
+        preset="persistent-service",
+        runtime_kind="python",
+        supervisor_kind=supervisor,
+        scope=scope,
+        provider_mode="manual",
+        targets=[],
+        port=8787,
+        host="127.0.0.1",
+        backend="anthropic",
+        service_name=f"headroom-{profile}",
+    )
+
+
+def test_linux_service_unit_uses_user_systemd_path(monkeypatch, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", lambda: tmp_path)
+    manifest = _manifest()
+
+    unit_path, content = _linux_service_unit(manifest, tmp_path / "run-headroom.sh")
+
+    assert unit_path == tmp_path / ".config" / "systemd" / "user" / "headroom-default.service"
+    assert "ExecStart=" + str(tmp_path / "run-headroom.sh") in content
+    assert "Restart=on-failure" in content
+
+
+def test_linux_task_spec_for_user_scope_includes_crontab_markers(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    manifest = _manifest(profile="smoke", supervisor=SupervisorKind.TASK.value)
+
+    cron_path, content = _linux_task_spec(manifest, tmp_path / "ensure-headroom.sh")
+
+    assert cron_path is None
+    assert "# >>> headroom smoke >>>" in content
+    assert "# <<< headroom smoke <<<" in content
+    assert "@reboot" in content
+    assert "*/5 * * * *" in content
+
+
+def test_macos_launchd_plist_switches_between_keepalive_and_interval(
+    monkeypatch, tmp_path: Path
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", lambda: tmp_path)
+
+    service_manifest = _manifest(supervisor=SupervisorKind.SERVICE.value)
+    service_path, service_content = _macos_launchd_plist(
+        service_manifest, tmp_path / "run-headroom.sh"
+    )
+    assert service_path == tmp_path / "Library" / "LaunchAgents" / "com.headroom.default.plist"
+    assert "<key>KeepAlive</key>" in service_content
+    assert "<key>StartInterval</key>" not in service_content
+
+    task_manifest = _manifest(profile="tasky", supervisor=SupervisorKind.TASK.value)
+    task_path, task_content = _macos_launchd_plist(
+        task_manifest, tmp_path / "ensure-headroom.sh", interval=300
+    )
+    assert task_path == tmp_path / "Library" / "LaunchAgents" / "com.headroom.tasky.plist"
+    assert "<key>StartInterval</key>" in task_content
+    assert "<integer>300</integer>" in task_content
+
+
+def test_render_windows_runner_writes_ps1_and_cmd_wrappers(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    ps1_path = tmp_path / "run-headroom.ps1"
+    cmd_path = tmp_path / "run-headroom.cmd"
+
+    records = _render_windows_runner(
+        ps1_path,
+        cmd_path,
+        ["C:\\Program Files\\Python\\python.exe", "headroom", "install", "agent", "run"],
+    )
+
+    assert [record.path for record in records] == [str(ps1_path), str(cmd_path)]
+    ps1_content = ps1_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    cmd_content = cmd_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert '& "C:\\Program Files\\Python\\python.exe" headroom install agent run' in ps1_content
+    assert (
+        'powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%~dp0run-headroom.ps1" %*'
+        in cmd_content
+    )