From 6310cbb7e67ddca8d1f82c3caf4b32e0e72007be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jiminu <jmu417@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 22:15:05 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] refactor: manage developer CLI tools with mise

---
 config/shared/mise.toml            |  7 ++++++-
 config/shared/zsh/interactive.zsh  |  6 ++----
 docs/PROFILES.md                   | 15 ++++++++++-----
 profiles/developer.conf            | 21 ++++++---------------
 scripts/update-dependencies.sh     | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 tests/dependency_updates_test.bash | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/profiles_test.bash           | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 7 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config/shared/mise.toml b/config/shared/mise.toml
index 53cf4ddc..4a17e681 100644
--- a/config/shared/mise.toml
+++ b/config/shared/mise.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 [tools]
+fzf = "0.74.4"
+zoxide = "0.10.0"
+ripgrep = "15.2.0"
+eza = "0.23.5"
+bat = "0.26.1"
+jq = "1.8.2"
 node = "24.18.0"
 python = "3.13.14"
 neovim = "0.12.5"
@@ -9,4 +15,3 @@ gh = "2.100.0"
 [settings]
 not_found_auto_install = false
 
-
diff --git a/config/shared/zsh/interactive.zsh b/config/shared/zsh/interactive.zsh
index ced75351..4049b9d6 100644
--- a/config/shared/zsh/interactive.zsh
+++ b/config/shared/zsh/interactive.zsh
@@ -81,10 +81,8 @@ unset _selfishell_zoxide_bin
 
 if _selfishell_fzf_bin="$(command -v fzf)"; then
   # Scheme 16 keeps fzf to the terminal's own colors, as the prompt does by
-  # naming colors. Spelled 16, not base16: that alias postdates the fzf Ubuntu
-  # 24.04 ships (0.44.1), which rejects an unknown scheme outright and would
-  # take every invocation down with it. The environment wins, so this is a
-  # default, not a policy, and it reaches only Ctrl-T and Ctrl-R.
+  # naming colors. The environment wins, so this is a default, not a policy,
+  # and it reaches only Ctrl-T and Ctrl-R.
   export FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS="${FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS:---color=16}"
 
   _selfishell_fzf_cache="$SELFISHELL_CACHE_DIR/fzf-init.zsh"
diff --git a/docs/PROFILES.md b/docs/PROFILES.md
index 53321d6c..a0808ebe 100644
--- a/docs/PROFILES.md
+++ b/docs/PROFILES.md
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ interactive Zsh. Selfishell keeps its defaults in
 `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/selfishell/mise/selfishell.toml` (which is symlinked to `~/.config/mise/conf.d/selfishell.toml` so it is automatically loaded by `mise`); a project's
 `mise.toml` can select different tool versions.
 
-Built-in mise tools use exact reviewed versions pinned in `config/shared/mise.toml`,
-the single source of truth for these versions. Projects remain free to
-override them in a local `mise.toml`. Updating these defaults requires a normal
+Developer tools managed by mise use exact reviewed versions pinned in
+`config/shared/mise.toml`, the single source of truth for these versions. This
+includes FZF, Zoxide, Ripgrep, Eza, Bat, jq, Neovim, Tree-sitter CLI, Node.js,
+Python, uv, and GitHub CLI on both macOS and Ubuntu. Eza and Bat remain optional;
+failure to install either does not stop setup. Projects remain free to override
+the defaults in a local `mise.toml`. Updating the defaults requires a normal
 Selfishell release and never happens during shell startup.
 
 Preview without changing the machine:
@@ -36,8 +39,10 @@ selfishell install --profile minimal --yes
 
 The active profile is recorded in the XDG state directory. `selfishell update`
 uses that recorded profile to install missing Apt, Homebrew, and directly
-managed tools before updating configuration. Apt and Homebrew retain
-responsibility for versions of packages they already manage.
+managed tools and synchronize mise tools before updating configuration. Apt and
+Homebrew retain responsibility for packages still declared through them.
+Copies of a tool left from an older profile release are not removed
+automatically; after mise activation, its pinned tool version takes precedence.
 
 Profile package requirements have two failure policies:
 
diff --git a/profiles/developer.conf b/profiles/developer.conf
index 3e267c94..d6fd1a33 100644
--- a/profiles/developer.conf
+++ b/profiles/developer.conf
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 include minimal
 
-package macos required formula fzf
-package macos required formula zoxide
-package macos required formula ripgrep
-package macos optional formula eza
-package macos optional formula bat
-
-package ubuntu required apt fzf
-package ubuntu required apt zoxide
-package ubuntu required apt ripgrep
-package ubuntu optional apt eza
-package ubuntu optional apt bat
-
 package all required direct mise
+package all required mise fzf
+package all required mise zoxide
+package all required mise ripgrep
+package all optional mise eza
+package all optional mise bat
+package all required mise jq
 package all required mise neovim
 package all required mise tree-sitter
 package all required mise node
@@ -20,7 +14,4 @@ package all required mise python
 package all required mise uv
 package all required mise gh
 
-package macos required formula jq
-
-package ubuntu required apt jq
 package ubuntu required apt build-essential
diff --git a/scripts/update-dependencies.sh b/scripts/update-dependencies.sh
index 9304cc99..0bfb1159 100755
--- a/scripts/update-dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-dependencies.sh
@@ -107,18 +107,25 @@ discover_metadata() {
   done
 
   local tool repository candidate_tag
-  for tool in neovim tree-sitter uv gh; do
+  for tool in fzf zoxide ripgrep eza bat jq neovim tree-sitter uv gh; do
     repository="$(mise_tool_repository "$tool")"
     candidate_tag="$(github_latest_tag "$repository")"
-    printf 'mise-tool %s %s\n' "$tool" "${candidate_tag#v}" >>"$metadata"
+    candidate_tag="${candidate_tag#v}"
+    candidate_tag="${candidate_tag#jq-}"
+    printf 'mise-tool %s %s\n' "$tool" "$candidate_tag" >>"$metadata"
   done
 }
 
-# Maps a bumpable mise tool to its upstream repository. node and python are
-# deliberately absent -- they stay manual, and discover_metadata() never
-# queries anything unlisted.
+# Maps a bumpable mise tool to its upstream repository. node and python stay
+# manual because their release lines need a policy choice, not a latest tag.
 mise_tool_repository() {
   case "$1" in
+    fzf) printf 'junegunn/fzf\n' ;;
+    zoxide) printf 'ajeetdsouza/zoxide\n' ;;
+    ripgrep) printf 'BurntSushi/ripgrep\n' ;;
+    eza) printf 'eza-community/eza\n' ;;
+    bat) printf 'sharkdp/bat\n' ;;
+    jq) printf 'jqlang/jq\n' ;;
     neovim) printf 'neovim/neovim\n' ;;
     tree-sitter) printf 'tree-sitter/tree-sitter\n' ;;
     uv) printf 'astral-sh/uv\n' ;;
diff --git a/tests/dependency_updates_test.bash b/tests/dependency_updates_test.bash
index 5ec4498d..923348ae 100755
--- a/tests/dependency_updates_test.bash
+++ b/tests/dependency_updates_test.bash
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ write_mise_toml_fixtures() {
   mkdir -p "$zsh_root/config/shared"
   cat >"$zsh_root/config/shared/mise.toml" <<'EOF'
 [tools]
+fzf = "0.74.3"
+zoxide = "0.9.8"
+ripgrep = "15.1.0"
+eza = "0.23.4"
+bat = "0.26.0"
+jq = "1.8.1"
 node = "24.18.0"
 python = "3.13.14"
 neovim = "0.12.4"
@@ -325,6 +331,24 @@ test_mise_tool_update_bumps_pin_in_mise_toml_only() {
     fail "python was modified; this updater must never touch it"
 }
 
+# Developer CLI tools use the same reviewed pin update path as the existing
+# mise-managed runtimes.
+test_mise_tool_update_bumps_moved_cli_pin() {
+  local manifest metadata zsh_root
+
+  manifest="$TEST_ROOT/dependencies.conf"
+  metadata="$TEST_ROOT/metadata"
+  zsh_root="$TEST_ROOT/zsh-root"
+  write_mise_toml_fixtures "$zsh_root"
+  : >"$manifest"
+  printf 'mise-tool fzf 0.74.4\n' >"$metadata"
+
+  run_dependency_update "$manifest" "$metadata" "$zsh_root"
+
+  grep -Fqx 'fzf = "0.74.4"' "$zsh_root/config/shared/mise.toml" ||
+    fail "The moved fzf CLI pin was not updated"
+}
+
 # uv's real upstream history jumps from a 0.5.x pin to 0.12.x: a naive
 # lexicographic comparison would treat "0.12.3" as smaller than "0.5.21"
 # and wrongly skip a legitimate upgrade.
diff --git a/tests/profiles_test.bash b/tests/profiles_test.bash
index 83ece8bd..7c492b08 100755
--- a/tests/profiles_test.bash
+++ b/tests/profiles_test.bash
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ test_minimal_excludes_developer_environment() {
 }
 
 test_developer_includes_development_tools() {
-  local output full_output
-  local expected_mise_tools actual_mise_tools
+  local output full_output macos_output apt_plan homebrew_plan
+  local expected_mise_tools actual_mise_tools required_mise_tools optional_mise_tools
 
   output="$(run_profile_dry_run developer)"
   full_output="$(bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" install --profile developer --dry-run)"
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ test_developer_includes_development_tools() {
     in_tools && NF >= 3 { print $1 }
   ' "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared/mise.toml" | sort)"
   actual_mise_tools="$(printf '%s\n' "$output" |
+    sed -n 's/^Would sync \(required\|optional\) mise tools: //p' | tr ' ' '\n' | sort)"
+  required_mise_tools="$(printf '%s\n' "$output" |
     sed -n 's/^Would sync required mise tools: //p' | tr ' ' '\n' | sort)"
+  optional_mise_tools="$(printf '%s\n' "$output" |
+    sed -n 's/^Would sync optional mise tools: //p' | tr ' ' '\n' | sort)"
 
   assert_minimal_foundation "$output"
   [[ "$output" == *'direct package: mise'* ]] ||
@@ -88,6 +92,23 @@ test_developer_includes_development_tools() {
   [[ -n "$actual_mise_tools" ]] || fail "Developer profile did not report required mise tools"
   [[ "$actual_mise_tools" == "$expected_mise_tools" ]] ||
     fail "Developer profile mise tools do not match config/shared/mise.toml (expected: $expected_mise_tools; got: $actual_mise_tools)"
+  [[ "$required_mise_tools" == $'fzf\ngh\njq\nneovim\nnode\npython\nripgrep\ntree-sitter\nuv\nzoxide' ]] ||
+    fail "Developer profile required mise tools are incorrect: $required_mise_tools"
+  [[ "$optional_mise_tools" == $'bat\neza' ]] ||
+    fail "Developer profile optional mise tools are incorrect: $optional_mise_tools"
+  apt_plan="$(printf '%s\n' "$output" | grep 'apt packages:' || true)"
+  for tool in fzf zoxide ripgrep eza bat jq; do
+    ! grep -Eq "(^|[[:space:]])$tool([[:space:]]|$)" <<<"$apt_plan" ||
+      fail "Developer CLI tool remained in the Apt install plan: $tool"
+  done
+
+  export SELFISHELL_TEST_SYSTEM_NAME=Darwin
+  macos_output="$(run_profile_dry_run developer)"
+  homebrew_plan="$(printf '%s\n' "$macos_output" | grep 'Homebrew formula' || true)"
+  for tool in fzf zoxide ripgrep eza bat jq; do
+    ! grep -Eq "(^|[[:space:]])$tool([[:space:]]|$)" <<<"$homebrew_plan" ||
+      fail "Developer CLI tool remained in the Homebrew install plan: $tool"
+  done
   [[ "$full_output" == *'Neovim plugins'* ]] || fail "Developer profile is missing Neovim plugin setup"
 }
 

From e6e7369f9c1bcb3fd668ead955afde817ba44da1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jiminu <jmu417@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:05:22 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] refactor: unify setup and manage Starship with mise

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml                      |   4 +-
 AGENTS.md                                     |  25 +-
 README.md                                     |  26 +-
 bin/selfishell                                |   4 +-
 config/shared/mise.toml                       |   2 +-
 config/shared/nvim/lua/plugins/ui.lua         |   2 +-
 config/shared/zsh/aliases.zsh                 |   2 +-
 dependencies.conf                             |   4 -
 docs/COMPANY.md                               |   4 +-
 docs/{PROFILES.md => ENVIRONMENT.md}          |  46 ++--
 docs/INSTALLATION.md                          |  11 +-
 docs/PERFORMANCE.md                           |  10 +-
 docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md                       |   2 +-
 docs/UPDATES.md                               |  16 +-
 install.sh                                    |  14 +-
 lib/commands/doctor.sh                        |  38 ++-
 lib/commands/install.sh                       |  55 ++--
 lib/commands/status.sh                        |  21 +-
 lib/commands/uninstall.sh                     |   2 +-
 lib/commands/update.sh                        |  18 +-
 lib/installers.sh                             |   4 +-
 lib/package_manifest.sh                       |  89 +++++++
 lib/package_scan.sh                           |  21 ++
 lib/packages.sh                               |  32 +--
 lib/platform.sh                               |   4 +-
 lib/profile_scan.sh                           |  22 --
 lib/profiles.sh                               | 116 --------
 lib/tool_status.sh                            |   2 +-
 packages.conf                                 |  29 ++
 profiles/developer.conf                       |  17 --
 profiles/minimal.conf                         |  14 -
 scripts/benchmark.sh                          |  69 +++--
 scripts/build-release.sh                      |   2 +-
 scripts/macos-configuration-e2e.sh            |  12 +-
 scripts/neovim-e2e.sh                         |   2 +-
 scripts/ubuntu-container-e2e.sh               |   9 +-
 scripts/update-dependencies.sh                |  22 +-
 tests/cli_test.bash                           |  12 +-
 tests/common_zsh_test.bash                    |   4 +-
 tests/dependency_updates_test.bash            |  16 +-
 tests/installers_test.bash                    |   2 +-
 tests/lifecycle_e2e_test.bash                 |   4 +-
 tests/managed_install_test.bash               | 252 ++++++++++--------
 ...s_test.bash => package_manifest_test.bash} | 105 +++-----
 tests/release_bootstrap_test.bash             |   6 +-
 tests/tool_status_test.bash                   |   2 +-
 tests/updates_test.bash                       |  10 +-
 47 files changed, 550 insertions(+), 635 deletions(-)
 rename docs/{PROFILES.md => ENVIRONMENT.md} (63%)
 create mode 100644 lib/package_manifest.sh
 create mode 100644 lib/package_scan.sh
 delete mode 100644 lib/profile_scan.sh
 delete mode 100644 lib/profiles.sh
 create mode 100644 packages.conf
 delete mode 100644 profiles/developer.conf
 delete mode 100644 profiles/minimal.conf
 rename tests/{profiles_test.bash => package_manifest_test.bash} (51%)
 mode change 100755 => 100644

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7e9d8f91..10746891 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ jobs:
     needs: changes
     if: needs.changes.outputs.ubuntu_container_e2e == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 15
+    timeout-minutes: 25
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
     container:
       image: ubuntu:24.04
 
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 0ee62035..347fae18 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ and Ubuntu on WSL. Installation must be simple, maintenance predictable, and the
 user experience consistent across supported platforms.
 
 - The immutable `v<version>` Git tag is the release version source of truth.
-- `profiles/*.conf` defines built-in package profiles.
+- `packages.conf` defines the environment's package membership.
 - `dependencies.conf` pins direct downloads and Git dependencies.
 - `config/shared/mise.toml` pins mise-managed developer tools.
 - `docs/RELEASING.md` is the release procedure.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Supported commands are `help`, `version`, `doctor`, `install`, `status`,
 `update`, `rollback`, and `uninstall`. Keep their responsibilities narrow:
 
 - the bootstrap installs only the CLI unless `--setup` is explicit;
-- `selfishell install` explicitly installs a profile and configuration;
+- `selfishell install` explicitly installs the development environment and configuration;
 - `update --cli-only` and `update --tools-only` keep release and environment
   updates separable;
 - rollback uses a retained release without downloading it again;
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ Preserve these lifecycle invariants:
   macOS Bash 3.2 unless the product explicitly installs another interpreter.
 - Keep Homebrew and Apt operations in `lib/package_managers/`; do not scatter
   platform branches through command implementations.
-- Keep profile files declarative: only supported `include` and `package`
-  records, never executable shell code.
+- Keep `packages.conf` declarative: only supported `package` records, never
+  executable shell code.
 - Make repeated setup safe and idempotent.
 - Download to a temporary location, verify it, and activate it atomically.
 - Never execute an unversioned remote release payload as the installer.
@@ -103,15 +103,14 @@ Preserve these lifecycle invariants:
 - Ordinary shell startup must never install updates or block on the network. A
   cached release notice may refresh metadata in a non-blocking background job.
 
-## Profiles and Dependencies
+## Packages and Dependencies
 
-`developer` is the default profile and includes `minimal` plus the larger
-interactive tools, jq, build tools, and language/editor tooling. `minimal` is
-the explicit lightweight choice. Ghostty is a separate saved macOS installation
-choice.
+Selfishell provides one development environment, without selectable profiles.
+Ghostty is a separate saved macOS installation choice. The `configured` marker
+in the state directory records completed setup, not a package selection.
 
-The developer profile's mise-managed tool membership is declared in
-`profiles/developer.conf`; exact versions for those tools are pinned in
+Mise-managed tool membership is declared in
+`packages.conf`; exact versions for those tools are pinned in
 `config/shared/mise.toml`, the source of truth for mise-managed tool versions.
 
 When the tools/configuration phase runs, `--skip-packages` must skip package
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ instead. After publication, verify all four archives, `SHA256SUMS`, generated
 ## Verification
 
 Run the smallest relevant tests while iterating, then run the repository gate
-for any shell, lifecycle, profile, dependency, or release change:
+for any shell, lifecycle, package, dependency, or release change:
 
 ```sh
 bash scripts/check.sh
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ it; the gate remains required for the change categories listed above.
 | --- | --- |
 | `bin/`, `lib/` | CLI commands, lifecycle, platform and package adapters |
 | `config/` | Managed shared, macOS, and Ubuntu shell/editor configuration |
-| `profiles/`, `dependencies.conf` | Declarative profiles and approved dependencies |
+| `packages.conf`, `dependencies.conf` | Declarative packages and approved dependencies |
 | `tests/` | Isolated unit and lifecycle coverage |
 | `scripts/` | Validation, benchmarks, dependency discovery, release builds |
 | `.github/` | CI, dependency automation, and release publication |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ec40fc0..bc124166 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Install the CLI:
 curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jiminu/selfishell/main/install.sh | bash
 ```
 
-Then install the default `developer` environment and verify it:
+Then install the development environment and verify it:
 
 ```bash
 selfishell install
@@ -32,35 +32,27 @@ Ghostty, and platform notes.
 
 - A consistent Zsh environment across supported macOS and Ubuntu systems.
 - A Starship prompt, useful aliases, completions, and managed shell defaults.
-- `minimal` and `developer` profiles, with Neovim and development tooling in
-  the developer profile.
+- Neovim, mise-managed runtimes, CLI tools, and build tooling.
 - Checksum-verified release updates and a retained release for offline rollback.
 - User-owned shell files: personal aliases, exports, functions, and project
   tooling stay outside Selfishell-managed blocks.
 
 ![Selfishell Neovim workspace showing the file explorer, buffer tabs, shell-script syntax highlighting, and compact statusline](img/nvim.png)
 
-## Profiles
+## Development Environment
 
-`developer` is the default profile; choose `minimal` explicitly for a lighter
-shell setup.
-
-| Profile | Includes |
-| --- | --- |
-| `minimal` | Core Zsh, Git, Vim, Starship, Zinit, and shell configuration |
-| `developer` | Everything in `minimal`, plus Neovim, mise-managed runtimes, CLI/editor tools, and build tooling |
-
-See [Profiles](docs/PROFILES.md) for the complete package list and profile
-behavior.
+`selfishell install` sets up one consistent environment: Zsh, Git, Vim,
+Starship, Zinit, Neovim, mise-managed runtimes, CLI tools, and build tooling.
+See [Environment](docs/ENVIRONMENT.md) for tool management and editor behavior.
 
 ## Everyday Commands
 
 | Command | Use it to |
 | --- | --- |
-| `selfishell status` | Show the active profile, managed resources, and CLI/rollback version. |
+| `selfishell status` | Show installed tools, managed resources, and CLI/rollback version. |
 | `selfishell doctor` | Diagnose the current installation. |
 | `selfishell version --available` | Check the latest published release. |
-| `selfishell update` | Update the CLI, profile tools, and configuration. |
+| `selfishell update` | Update the CLI, tools, and configuration. |
 | `selfishell rollback` | Return to the previous retained release offline. |
 | `selfishell uninstall --restore --dry-run` | Preview restoring backed-up configuration. |
 
@@ -80,7 +72,7 @@ startup.
 
 - [Installation](docs/INSTALLATION.md) — setup, uninstallation, Ghostty, and
   platform notes.
-- [Profiles](docs/PROFILES.md) — package choices and Neovim workflow.
+- [Environment](docs/ENVIRONMENT.md) — managed tools and Neovim workflow.
 - [Python development](docs/PYTHON.md) — Python tooling and project setup.
 - [Updates and rollback](docs/UPDATES.md) — release updates and recovery.
 - [Troubleshooting](docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md) — common installation and shell
diff --git a/bin/selfishell b/bin/selfishell
index 7ef2e7ca..acdc62b1 100755
--- a/bin/selfishell
+++ b/bin/selfishell
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ source "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/lib/platform.sh"
 source "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/lib/resources.sh"
 source "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/lib/dependencies.sh"
 source "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/lib/tool_status.sh"
-source "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/lib/profile_scan.sh"
+source "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/lib/package_scan.sh"
 source "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/lib/managed.sh"
-source "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/lib/profiles.sh"
+source "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/lib/package_manifest.sh"
 source "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/lib/package_managers/apt.sh"
 source "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/lib/package_managers/homebrew.sh"
 source "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/lib/installers.sh"
diff --git a/config/shared/mise.toml b/config/shared/mise.toml
index 34bd2924..6cf42348 100644
--- a/config/shared/mise.toml
+++ b/config/shared/mise.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [tools]
+starship = "1.26.0"
 fzf = "0.74.4"
 zoxide = "0.10.0"
 ripgrep = "15.2.0"
@@ -14,4 +15,3 @@ gh = "2.100.0"
 
 [settings]
 not_found_auto_install = false
-
diff --git a/config/shared/nvim/lua/plugins/ui.lua b/config/shared/nvim/lua/plugins/ui.lua
index e7cadc53..daea7b1c 100644
--- a/config/shared/nvim/lua/plugins/ui.lua
+++ b/config/shared/nvim/lua/plugins/ui.lua
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ return {
       },
     },
     opts = {
-      -- The developer profile guarantees ripgrep, but not fd.
+      -- Selfishell installs ripgrep, but not fd.
       picker = {
         ui_select = false,
         sources = {
diff --git a/config/shared/zsh/aliases.zsh b/config/shared/zsh/aliases.zsh
index 6256a674..0ddfd723 100644
--- a/config/shared/zsh/aliases.zsh
+++ b/config/shared/zsh/aliases.zsh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if _selfishell_command_path nvim >/dev/null; then
   alias view='nvim -R'
 fi
 
-# Git is a required dependency in every profile, so these aliases need no
+# Git is a required dependency, so these aliases need no
 # _selfishell_command_path guard.
 alias gst='git status -s'
 alias gf='git fetch'
diff --git a/dependencies.conf b/dependencies.conf
index 327d236b..3f7cf75a 100644
--- a/dependencies.conf
+++ b/dependencies.conf
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ download mise 2026.9.7 linux amd64 https://github.com/jdx/mise/releases/download
 download mise 2026.9.7 linux arm64 https://github.com/jdx/mise/releases/download/v2026.9.7/mise-v2026.9.7-linux-arm64 1227565aeff505b0b0735d91b63109e1e1e44a237c06dc9aa274f2f3bf732af7 .local/bin/mise raw
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diff --git a/docs/COMPANY.md b/docs/COMPANY.md
index c6750499..e7a4d59c 100644
--- a/docs/COMPANY.md
+++ b/docs/COMPANY.md
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ Recommended deployment controls:
 3. Provision Homebrew separately if executing its upstream bootstrap is not an
    acceptable trust decision.
 4. Never place credentials, tokens, kubeconfigs, internal URLs, or certificate
-   private keys in a profile or this repository.
-5. Validate the selected profile on a clean managed image before broad rollout.
+   private keys in package configuration or this repository.
+5. Validate the environment on a clean managed image before broad rollout.
diff --git a/docs/PROFILES.md b/docs/ENVIRONMENT.md
similarity index 63%
rename from docs/PROFILES.md
rename to docs/ENVIRONMENT.md
index 8c5669d2..73ce45d6 100644
--- a/docs/PROFILES.md
+++ b/docs/ENVIRONMENT.md
@@ -1,58 +1,44 @@
-# Profiles
+# Development Environment
 
-Profiles are cumulative. Choose the smallest profile that covers the machine's
-role.
+Selfishell installs one development environment. `packages.conf` declares
+its packages: Zsh, Git, Vim, Starship, Zinit, Neovim, CLI tools, language
+runtimes, compiler tooling, and optional macOS terminal fonts.
 
-| Profile | Purpose |
-| --- | --- |
-| `minimal` | Core shell, Zinit, Vim, and macOS terminal fonts |
-| `developer` | Minimal plus Neovim, Tree-sitter CLI, Node.js, Python, uv, GitHub CLI, FZF, Zoxide, Ripgrep, Eza, Bat, jq, and compiler tooling |
-
-`developer` is selected when `--profile` is omitted. Choose `minimal`
-explicitly for a lightweight shell setup without the larger development
-toolchain.
-
-The `developer` profile installs a pinned mise binary and activates it for
+Selfishell installs a pinned mise binary and activates it for
 interactive Zsh. Selfishell keeps its defaults in
 `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/selfishell/mise/selfishell.toml` (which is symlinked to `~/.config/mise/conf.d/selfishell.toml` so it is automatically loaded by `mise`); a project's
 `mise.toml` can select different tool versions.
 
 Developer tools managed by mise use exact reviewed versions pinned in
 `config/shared/mise.toml`, the single source of truth for these versions. This
-includes FZF, Zoxide, Ripgrep, Eza, Bat, jq, Neovim, Tree-sitter CLI, Node.js,
+includes Starship, FZF, Zoxide, Ripgrep, Eza, Bat, jq, Neovim, Tree-sitter CLI, Node.js,
 Python, uv, and GitHub CLI on both macOS and Ubuntu. Eza and Bat remain optional;
 failure to install either does not stop setup. Projects remain free to override
 the defaults in a local `mise.toml`. Updating the defaults requires a normal
 Selfishell release and never happens during shell startup.
 
+Mise manages the Starship executable and its version; Selfishell still manages
+`starship.toml` and prompt initialization.
+
 Preview without changing the machine:
 
 ```sh
 selfishell install --dry-run
 ```
 
-Install or change the selected profile explicitly:
+Install the environment:
 
 ```sh
-selfishell install --profile minimal --yes
+selfishell install --yes
 ```
 
-The active profile is recorded in the XDG state directory. `selfishell update`
-uses that recorded profile to install missing Apt, Homebrew, and directly
+`selfishell update` uses `packages.conf` to install missing Apt, Homebrew, and directly
 managed tools and synchronize mise tools before updating configuration. Apt and
 Homebrew retain responsibility for packages still declared through them.
-Copies of a tool left from an older profile release are not removed
+Copies of a tool left from an older release are not removed
 automatically; after mise activation, its pinned tool version takes precedence.
 
-Changing from `developer` to `minimal` changes future tool synchronization;
-it does not remove previously installed tools or configuration. Existing
-Neovim and mise configuration links remain active, and `selfishell status`
-continues to check all tracked paths, including retained developer resources.
-To remove managed configuration before setting up a smaller profile, run
-`selfishell uninstall --restore`, then `selfishell install --profile minimal`.
-Uninstall leaves installed packages and user-created files in place.
-
-Profile package requirements have two failure policies:
+Package requirements have two failure policies:
 
 - `required` packages must be available and install successfully;
 - `optional` packages are recommended and attempted automatically, but an
@@ -67,7 +53,7 @@ choice is saved and reused by `selfishell update`.
 
 ## Neovim workflow
 
-The `developer` profile includes a pinned Neovim configuration whose leader key
+Selfishell includes a pinned Neovim configuration whose leader key
 is `Space`. In Normal mode, press `Space` and pause to open which-key. The popup
 shows actions available in the current context; continue typing to narrow the
 list. Every Selfishell mapping has a description, so which-key remains aligned
@@ -91,5 +77,5 @@ applied. Bufferline shows open buffers across the top; use `[b` and `]b` to move
 between them, and `Space b d` to close the current buffer without closing its
 editor window.
 
-In the `developer` profile, `vim` resolves to Neovim while `vi` remains the
+When Neovim is available, `vim` resolves to Neovim while `vi` remains the
 system editor.
diff --git a/docs/INSTALLATION.md b/docs/INSTALLATION.md
index bc266f65..31d76418 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALLATION.md
+++ b/docs/INSTALLATION.md
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jiminu/selfishell/main/install.sh |
 selfishell install
 ```
 
-`selfishell install` selects the recommended `developer` profile. Use
-`selfishell install --profile minimal` for a lightweight shell setup.
+`selfishell install` sets up the complete development environment.
 
 ## Verification coverage
 
@@ -41,9 +40,9 @@ The bootstrap installs only the CLI unless `--setup` is explicitly supplied.
 Version discovery prefers the latest stable release and otherwise uses the
 newest version tag only after its exact `VERSION` release asset is published.
 
-### Install CLI and default profile together
+### Install CLI and environment together
 
-Install the CLI and default `developer` profile non-interactively:
+Install the CLI and development environment non-interactively:
 
 ```sh
 curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jiminu/selfishell/main/install.sh |
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ Use an exact release in controlled environments:
 ```sh
 curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jiminu/selfishell/main/install.sh |
   bash -s -- --version <version>
-selfishell install --profile developer --yes
+selfishell install --yes
 ```
 
 The archive is downloaded to a temporary directory, checked against the
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ release for offline rollback and removes older inactive releases.
 For configuration-only installation after the CLI is provisioned:
 
 ```sh
-selfishell install --profile developer --skip-packages --yes
+selfishell install --skip-packages --yes
 ```
 
 `--skip-packages` performs configuration-only installation without package or
diff --git a/docs/PERFORMANCE.md b/docs/PERFORMANCE.md
index 05f3eb7a..a663c74d 100644
--- a/docs/PERFORMANCE.md
+++ b/docs/PERFORMANCE.md
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ cannot reintroduce host tools. A normal local run therefore does not read the
 developer's mise configuration or execute or modify the developer's plugin
 checkout.
 
-### Full-profile mode
+### Full-environment mode
 
 Full mode additionally provisions the pinned mise, Starship, and Zinit -- with
 its pinned Zsh plugins -- into the benchmark's own isolated `HOME`, via the
 same code path the real installer uses, so `interactive-cached` reflects a
-real developer-profile startup rather than whatever happens to already be on
+real full-environment startup rather than whatever happens to already be on
 the runner's `PATH`. It:
 
 - uses an isolated, temporary `HOME`; the real user `HOME` is never read or
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ the runner's `PATH`. It:
 - uses that home as its working directory and gives mise an isolated global
   config;
 - installs the pinned mise, Starship, and Zinit (with its pinned plugins)
-  into that isolated `HOME`;
+  into that isolated `HOME`, with Starship installed through mise using the
+  release's exact pin;
 - measures fzf and zoxide only if they are already on `PATH` -- installing
-  packages is out of scope for this script, so provision them via the
-  platform package manager first;
+  those tools is out of scope for this script, so provision them first;
 - needs network access to provision those tools, so it is not part of the
   regular (network-free) unit test suite, or run in CI -- run it locally
   when needed.
diff --git a/docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md b/docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
index 507b5b54..8565b169 100644
--- a/docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
+++ b/docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ selfishell doctor
 selfishell status
 ```
 
-`status` reports tools from the active profile as Selfishell-managed, Homebrew,
+`status` reports tools from the environment as Selfishell-managed, Homebrew,
 apt, external, or missing. Package-manager versions are reported without an
 exact approved version because those repositories control resolution. It
 returns nonzero when required tools are missing or managed configuration is
diff --git a/docs/UPDATES.md b/docs/UPDATES.md
index 10641e75..bc7e534a 100644
--- a/docs/UPDATES.md
+++ b/docs/UPDATES.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 By default, `selfishell update` updates to the latest release and then
 synchronizes that release's managed environment. The CLI release is switched
 first; if it changed, the new CLI continues the same command so packages newly
-added to that release's profile are included. If the target release is
+added to that release's package list are included. If the target release is
 already installed, the command reports that and exits without changing
 anything. Use `--tools-only` to explicitly resynchronize the current release's
 tools and configuration regardless of whether a new release is available.
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ selfishell rollback --yes
 ```
 
 The tools/configuration phase synchronizes apt or Homebrew packages from the
-installed profile, installs directly managed tools at the approved versions in
+release's `packages.conf`, installs directly managed tools at the approved versions in
 `dependencies.conf`, synchronizes mise-managed developer tools, reapplies
-managed configuration, and synchronizes Neovim plugins for the developer
-profile; Tree-sitter parsers install lazily the first time their filetype is
+managed configuration, and synchronizes Neovim plugins;
+Tree-sitter parsers install lazily the first time their filetype is
 opened. Already installed operating-system packages remain
 managed by apt or Homebrew; this command does not perform a general package
 upgrade. A CLI-only update skips this phase, as does a default update
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ configuration for the current release.
 skips package and tool installation and applies managed configuration only,
 the same contract `selfishell install` follows.
 
-`status` reports local CLI, rollback, profile, and managed-resource state
+`status` reports local CLI, rollback, tools, and managed-resource state
 only; it never checks the network. Use `selfishell version --available` to
 check the latest published release, or rely on the automatic update notice.
 
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ That manifest is also the source of truth for exact Neovim plugin commits, so a
 repository `lazy-lock.json` is intentionally unnecessary. lazy.nvim may write a
 runtime lock under the Selfishell state directory, but updates cannot move a
 plugin beyond the commit approved in the release manifest.
-`profiles/developer.conf` declares mise-managed developer tool membership;
+`packages.conf` declares mise-managed developer tool membership;
 exact default versions are pinned only in `config/shared/mise.toml`, updated through
 the same review-and-release boundary. Individual project `mise.toml` files
 remain outside Selfishell's update lifecycle.
 
 Maintainers can run `scripts/update-dependencies.sh` to discover current
-upstream releases, download platform artifacts, calculate Starship and mise
-checksums, and bump mise-managed tool versions. The weekly `Dependency
+upstream releases, download mise platform artifacts, calculate their
+checksums, and bump mise-managed tool versions, including Starship. The weekly `Dependency
 updates` workflow uses the same script and opens or refreshes a review PR
 only when a tracked file changes. It never merges the PR or publishes a
 Selfishell release. Review
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 38827dff..6f352680 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -45,14 +45,13 @@ bootstrap_help() {
   cat <<'EOF'
 Usage:
   install.sh [--version VERSION] [--prefix PATH] [--setup] [--yes]
-             [--profile NAME] [--skip-packages]
+             [--skip-packages]
 
 Options:
   --version VERSION  Install an exact Selfishell release
   --prefix PATH      Installation prefix (default: $HOME/.local)
   --setup            Run 'selfishell install' after installing the CLI
   --yes              Skip setup confirmation when used with --setup
-  --profile NAME     Profile passed to setup (default: developer)
   --skip-packages    Pass configuration-only mode to setup
   --help             Show this help
 EOF
@@ -277,7 +276,6 @@ main() {
   local prefix="${HOME}/.local"
   local setup=0
   local assume_yes=0
-  local profile=developer
   local skip_packages=0
   local platform
   local architecture
@@ -317,14 +315,6 @@ main() {
         ;;
       --setup) setup=1 ;;
       --yes) assume_yes=1 ;;
-      --profile)
-        shift
-        (("$#" > 0)) || {
-          bootstrap_error "--profile requires a value"
-          return 2
-        }
-        profile="$1"
-        ;;
       --skip-packages) skip_packages=1 ;;
       help | --help | -h)
         bootstrap_help
@@ -428,7 +418,7 @@ main() {
   fi
 
   if [[ "$setup" == "1" ]]; then
-    setup_args=(install --profile "$profile")
+    setup_args=(install)
     [[ "$skip_packages" == "1" ]] && setup_args+=(--skip-packages)
     [[ "$assume_yes" == "1" ]] && setup_args+=(--yes)
     "$bin_dir/selfishell" "${setup_args[@]}"
diff --git a/lib/commands/doctor.sh b/lib/commands/doctor.sh
index 9500773e..d4af758c 100644
--- a/lib/commands/doctor.sh
+++ b/lib/commands/doctor.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ command_doctor() {
   local platform
   local architecture
   local package_manager
-  local profile profile_platform dependency_platform
+  local package_platform dependency_platform
   local result="$SELFISHELL_EXIT_OK"
 
   platform="$(detect_platform)"
@@ -138,32 +138,28 @@ command_doctor() {
   fi
 
   selfishell_initialize_paths
-  if [[ -r "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/profile" ]] && platform_is_supported "$platform"; then
+  if [[ -r "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/configured" ]] && platform_is_supported "$platform"; then
     tool_status_reset_cache
-    profile="$(<"$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/profile")"
-    doctor_info "Installed profile: $profile"
-    if [[ "$profile" == developer ]]; then
-      doctor_info "Developer profile active: Neovim and mise-managed runtimes are enabled."
-      if have_command gcc; then
-        doctor_ok "C compiler: gcc ($(gcc --version | head -n 1))"
-      elif have_command clang; then
-        doctor_ok "C compiler: clang ($(clang --version | head -n 1))"
+    doctor_info "Selfishell configuration is installed."
+    if have_command gcc; then
+      doctor_ok "C compiler: gcc ($(gcc --version | head -n 1))"
+    elif have_command clang; then
+      doctor_ok "C compiler: clang ($(clang --version | head -n 1))"
+    else
+      doctor_error "C compiler: gcc or clang was not found (required for compiling Tree-sitter parsers)"
+      if [[ "$platform" == "macos" ]]; then
+        printf "        Install Xcode Command Line Tools by running: %sxcode-select --install%s\n" \
+          "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_BOLD" "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_RESET"
       else
-        doctor_error "C compiler: gcc or clang was not found (required for compiling Tree-sitter parsers)"
-        if [[ "$platform" == "macos" ]]; then
-          printf "        Install Xcode Command Line Tools by running: %sxcode-select --install%s\n" \
-            "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_BOLD" "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_RESET"
-        else
-          printf "        Install build tools by running: %ssudo apt install build-essential%s\n" \
-            "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_BOLD" "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_RESET"
-        fi
-        result="$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
+        printf "        Install build tools by running: %ssudo apt install build-essential%s\n" \
+          "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_BOLD" "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_RESET"
       fi
+      result="$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
     fi
     dependency_platform="$(platform_dependency_platform "$platform")"
-    profile_platform="$(platform_profile_platform "$platform")"
+    package_platform="$(platform_package_platform "$platform")"
     DOCTOR_RESULT="$result"
-    selfishell_scan_profile_packages "$profile" "$dependency_platform" "$architecture" doctor_report_package "$profile_platform"
+    selfishell_scan_packages "$dependency_platform" "$architecture" doctor_report_package "$package_platform"
     doctor_report_zinit_plugins
     result="$DOCTOR_RESULT"
   fi
diff --git a/lib/commands/install.sh b/lib/commands/install.sh
index 74c210b8..b043e443 100644
--- a/lib/commands/install.sh
+++ b/lib/commands/install.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 print_install_help() {
   cat <<'EOF'
 Usage:
-  selfishell install [--profile NAME] [--skip-packages] [--dry-run] [--yes]
+  selfishell install [--skip-packages] [--dry-run] [--yes]
 
 Options:
-  --profile NAME  Select minimal or developer (default: developer)
   --skip-packages Skip package and tool installation and apply managed configuration only
   --dry-run  Show changes without modifying files
   --yes      Skip interactive confirmation
@@ -17,9 +16,8 @@ EOF
 install_managed_configuration() {
   local platform="$1"
   local dry_run="$2"
-  local profile="$3"
-  local ghostty_enabled="${4:-0}"
-  local assume_yes="${5:-0}"
+  local ghostty_enabled="${3:-0}"
+  local assume_yes="${4:-0}"
   local zsh_source
   local resource_kind resource_name resource_target resource_source
 
@@ -35,9 +33,6 @@ install_managed_configuration() {
   while IFS=$'\t' read -r resource_kind resource_name resource_target resource_source; do
     case "$resource_kind" in
       file)
-        if [[ "$profile" != "developer" && "$resource_name" == nvim-* ]]; then
-          continue
-        fi
         if [[ "$resource_name" == "zshrc-config" ]]; then
           resource_source="$zsh_source"
         fi
@@ -52,9 +47,6 @@ install_managed_configuration() {
         managed_install_file "$resource_name" "$resource_source" "$resource_target" "$dry_run" "$assume_yes"
         ;;
       link)
-        if [[ "$profile" != "developer" && ("$resource_name" == user-nvim || "$resource_name" == mise-config-link) ]]; then
-          continue
-        fi
         managed_install_link "$resource_name" "$resource_target" "$resource_source" "$dry_run"
         ;;
       block)
@@ -195,7 +187,6 @@ install_mise_global_config() {
 command_install() {
   local assume_yes=0
   local dry_run=0
-  local profile=developer
   local skip_packages=0
   local platform
   local ghostty_enabled=0
@@ -208,14 +199,6 @@ command_install() {
       --dry-run) dry_run=1 ;;
       --yes) assume_yes=1 ;;
       --skip-packages) skip_packages=1 ;;
-      --profile)
-        shift
-        if (("$#" == 0)); then
-          cli_error "--profile requires a value"
-          return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_USAGE"
-        fi
-        profile="$1"
-        ;;
       help | --help | -h)
         print_install_help
         return
@@ -228,6 +211,7 @@ command_install() {
     shift
   done
 
+  package_manifest_load || return
   platform="$(detect_platform)"
   if ! platform_is_supported "$platform"; then
     cli_error "Managed installation is unavailable on $(platform_label "$platform")."
@@ -244,10 +228,7 @@ command_install() {
       ;;
   esac
   managed_preflight_block_target user-vimrc "$HOME/.vimrc" "$assume_yes" "$dry_run" || return
-  profile_load "$profile"
-  if [[ "$profile" == "developer" ]]; then
-    preflight_mise_global_config || return
-  fi
+  preflight_mise_global_config || return
 
   if [[ "$platform" == "macos" ]]; then
     if [[ -r "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/ghostty" ]]; then
@@ -270,36 +251,34 @@ command_install() {
   if [[ "$skip_packages" == "1" ]]; then
     printf '%sSkipping package and tool installation.%s\n' "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_CYAN" "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_RESET"
   else
-    packages_install_profile "$platform" "$dry_run"
+    packages_install "$platform" "$dry_run"
     if [[ "$platform" == "macos" && "$ghostty_enabled" == "1" ]]; then
       homebrew_install_packages optional cask "$dry_run" ghostty
     fi
   fi
 
-  install_managed_configuration "$platform" "$dry_run" "$profile" "$ghostty_enabled" "$assume_yes"
-  if [[ "$profile" == "developer" ]]; then
-    install_mise_global_config "$dry_run" || return
-  fi
-  if [[ "$skip_packages" == "0" && "$profile" == "developer" ]]; then
+  install_managed_configuration "$platform" "$dry_run" "$ghostty_enabled" "$assume_yes"
+  install_mise_global_config "$dry_run" || return
+  if [[ "$skip_packages" == "0" ]]; then
     install_neovim_plugins "$dry_run" || return
   fi
   install_default_shell "$dry_run" "$assume_yes"
 
   if [[ "$dry_run" == "0" ]]; then
-    local profile_state
-    local temporary_profile_state
+    local configured_state
+    local temporary_configured_state
     local ghostty_state
     local temporary_ghostty_state
     mkdir -p "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR" || return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
 
-    profile_state="$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/profile"
-    temporary_profile_state="$(mktemp "${profile_state}.tmp.XXXXXX")" || return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
-    printf '%s\n' "$profile" >"$temporary_profile_state" || {
-      rm -f "$temporary_profile_state"
+    configured_state="$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/configured"
+    temporary_configured_state="$(mktemp "${configured_state}.tmp.XXXXXX")" || return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
+    printf '1\n' >"$temporary_configured_state" || {
+      rm -f "$temporary_configured_state"
       return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
     }
-    mv "$temporary_profile_state" "$profile_state" || {
-      rm -f "$temporary_profile_state"
+    mv "$temporary_configured_state" "$configured_state" || {
+      rm -f "$temporary_configured_state"
       return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/commands/status.sh b/lib/commands/status.sh
index 7054ff77..71268af3 100644
--- a/lib/commands/status.sh
+++ b/lib/commands/status.sh
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ command_status() {
   local verbose=0
   local current_version="unknown"
   local rollback_version="none"
-  local platform profile_platform dependency_platform architecture
-  local profile=""
+  local platform package_platform dependency_platform architecture
   local resource
 
   while (("$#" > 0)); do
@@ -149,23 +148,15 @@ command_status() {
 
   platform="$(detect_platform)"
   dependency_platform="$(platform_dependency_platform "$platform")"
-  profile_platform="$(platform_profile_platform "$platform")"
+  package_platform="$(platform_package_platform "$platform")"
   architecture="$(detect_architecture)"
 
-  if [[ -r "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/profile" ]]; then
-    profile="$(<"$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/profile")"
-    printf '%s[INFO]%s Installed profile: %s\n' "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_CYAN" "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_RESET" "$profile"
-    selfishell_scan_profile_packages "$profile" "$dependency_platform" "$architecture" status_report_package "$profile_platform"
+  if [[ -r "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/configured" ]]; then
+    printf '%s[INFO]%s Selfishell configuration is installed.\n' "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_CYAN" "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_RESET"
+    selfishell_scan_packages "$dependency_platform" "$architecture" status_report_package "$package_platform"
   fi
 
-  if [[ "$profile" == minimal ]] &&
-    { managed_state_exists user-nvim || managed_state_exists mise-config-link; }; then
-    printf '%s[INFO]%s Previously installed developer configuration is retained and checked below.\n' \
-      "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_CYAN" "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_RESET"
-  fi
-
-  # The selected profile controls future installation, not ownership of paths
-  # retained from an earlier profile or platform.
+  # Check every tracked path, including resources retained from another platform.
   while IFS= read -r resource; do
     status_resource "$resource"
   done < <(selfishell_managed_resource_names)
diff --git a/lib/commands/uninstall.sh b/lib/commands/uninstall.sh
index 32656b23..4ed0e3d1 100644
--- a/lib/commands/uninstall.sh
+++ b/lib/commands/uninstall.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ command_uninstall() {
   fi
 
   if [[ "$dry_run" == "0" ]]; then
-    rm -f "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/profile" "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/ghostty"
+    rm -f "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/configured" "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/ghostty"
     rmdir "$SELFISHELL_CONFIG_DIR/ghostty" 2>/dev/null || true
     rmdir "$SELFISHELL_CONFIG_DIR/nvim/after/lsp" 2>/dev/null || true
     rmdir "$SELFISHELL_CONFIG_DIR/nvim/after" 2>/dev/null || true
diff --git a/lib/commands/update.sh b/lib/commands/update.sh
index 552b2542..76105b3f 100644
--- a/lib/commands/update.sh
+++ b/lib/commands/update.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Usage:
                      [--skip-packages] [--dry-run] [--yes]
 
 By default, update to the latest Selfishell release and synchronize that
-release's profile packages, approved tools, and managed configuration. If the
+release's packages, approved tools, and managed configuration. If the
 target release is already installed, no changes are made. Use --tools-only to
 explicitly resynchronize the current release's tools and configuration, or
 --cli-only to limit the scope to the CLI release itself.
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ update_tools_and_configuration() {
   # 1 when command_update closes with the version transition instead, so this
   # phase leaves the final result to it.
   local defer_result="$5"
-  local profile platform ghostty_enabled=0
+  local platform ghostty_enabled=0
 
   selfishell_initialize_paths
-  if [[ ! -r "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/profile" ]]; then
+  if [[ ! -r "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/configured" ]]; then
     if [[ "$require_configuration" == 1 ]]; then
       cli_error "Selfishell configuration is not installed."
       return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ update_tools_and_configuration() {
     printf '%sSelfishell configuration is not installed; skipping tools and configuration.%s\n' "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_CYAN" "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_RESET"
     return
   fi
-  profile="$(<"$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/profile")"
+  package_manifest_load || return
   [[ ! -r "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/ghostty" ]] || ghostty_enabled="$(<"$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/ghostty")"
   [[ "$ghostty_enabled" == "1" ]] || ghostty_enabled=0
-  confirm_action "Synchronize $profile profile packages and configuration?" "$assume_yes" "$dry_run" || return
+  confirm_action "Synchronize Selfishell packages and configuration?" "$assume_yes" "$dry_run" || return
   platform="$(detect_platform)"
   managed_preflight_zsh_loader "$assume_yes" "$dry_run" || return
   managed_preflight_block_target user-zprofile "$HOME/.zprofile" "$assume_yes" "$dry_run" || return
@@ -62,18 +62,16 @@ update_tools_and_configuration() {
       "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/ghostty/config.ghostty" "$assume_yes" "$dry_run" || return
   fi
 
-  profile_load "$profile"
-
   if [[ "$skip_packages" == "1" ]]; then
     printf '%sSkipping package and tool installation.%s\n' "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_CYAN" "$SELFISHELL_COLOR_RESET"
   else
-    packages_install_profile "$platform" "$dry_run"
+    packages_install "$platform" "$dry_run"
     if [[ "$platform" == "macos" && "$ghostty_enabled" == "1" ]]; then
       homebrew_install_packages optional cask "$dry_run" ghostty
     fi
   fi
-  install_managed_configuration "$platform" "$dry_run" "$profile" "$ghostty_enabled" "$assume_yes"
-  if [[ "$skip_packages" == "0" && "$profile" == "developer" ]]; then
+  install_managed_configuration "$platform" "$dry_run" "$ghostty_enabled" "$assume_yes"
+  if [[ "$skip_packages" == "0" ]]; then
     install_neovim_plugins "$dry_run" || return
   fi
   if [[ "$dry_run" == 1 ]]; then
diff --git a/lib/installers.sh b/lib/installers.sh
index fed71e0b..61382691 100644
--- a/lib/installers.sh
+++ b/lib/installers.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ install_direct_package() {
   dependency_platform="$(platform_dependency_platform "$platform")"
 
   case "$package" in
-    starship | mise)
+    mise)
       dependency_install "$package" "$dependency_platform" "$architecture"
       ;;
     zinit)
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ install_neovim_plugins() {
   fi
 
   if ! nvim_command="$(selfishell_nvim_command)"; then
-    cli_error "Could not locate Neovim after installing the developer profile."
+    cli_error "Could not locate Neovim after installing the development environment."
     return 1
   fi
 
diff --git a/lib/package_manifest.sh b/lib/package_manifest.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b7f1283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/package_manifest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+package_manifest_reset() {
+  PACKAGE_PLATFORMS=()
+  PACKAGE_REQUIREMENTS=()
+  PACKAGE_MANAGERS=()
+  PACKAGE_NAMES=()
+}
+
+package_manifest_add() {
+  local platform="$1"
+  local requirement="$2"
+  local manager="$3"
+  local package="$4"
+  local index
+
+  for ((index = 0; index < ${#PACKAGE_NAMES[@]}; index++)); do
+    if [[ "${PACKAGE_PLATFORMS[$index]}" == "$platform" &&
+      "${PACKAGE_REQUIREMENTS[$index]}" == "$requirement" &&
+      "${PACKAGE_MANAGERS[$index]}" == "$manager" &&
+      "${PACKAGE_NAMES[$index]}" == "$package" ]]; then
+      return
+    fi
+  done
+
+  PACKAGE_PLATFORMS+=("$platform")
+  PACKAGE_REQUIREMENTS+=("$requirement")
+  PACKAGE_MANAGERS+=("$manager")
+  PACKAGE_NAMES+=("$package")
+}
+
+package_manifest_read() {
+  local manifest_file="$1"
+  local record
+  local first
+  local second
+  local third
+  local fourth
+  local extra
+
+  [[ -r "$manifest_file" ]] || {
+    cli_error "Package manifest not found: $manifest_file"
+    return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
+  }
+
+  while read -r record first second third fourth extra; do
+    [[ -z "$record" || "$record" == \#* ]] && continue
+
+    case "$record" in
+      package)
+        if [[ -z "$first" || -z "$second" || -z "$third" || -z "$fourth" || -n "$extra" ]]; then
+          cli_error "Invalid package record in manifest: $manifest_file"
+          return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
+        fi
+        case "$first" in macos | ubuntu | all) ;; *)
+          cli_error "Invalid package platform: $first"
+          return 1
+          ;;
+        esac
+        case "$second" in required | optional) ;; *)
+          cli_error "Invalid package requirement: $second"
+          return 1
+          ;;
+        esac
+        case "$third" in apt | formula | cask | direct | mise) ;; *)
+          cli_error "Invalid package manager: $third"
+          return 1
+          ;;
+        esac
+        case "$fourth" in
+          -* | *[!A-Za-z0-9@+._/-]*)
+            cli_error "Invalid package name: $fourth"
+            return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_USAGE"
+            ;;
+        esac
+        package_manifest_add "$first" "$second" "$third" "$fourth"
+        ;;
+      *)
+        cli_error "Unknown package manifest record: $record"
+        return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done <"$manifest_file"
+}
+
+package_manifest_load() {
+  package_manifest_reset
+  package_manifest_read "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/packages.conf"
+}
diff --git a/lib/package_scan.sh b/lib/package_scan.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33d04908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/package_scan.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+selfishell_scan_packages() {
+  local dependency_platform="$1"
+  local architecture="$2"
+  local callback="$3"
+  local package_platform="$4"
+  local index package manager requirement key=""
+
+  package_manifest_load
+
+  for ((index = 0; index < ${#PACKAGE_NAMES[@]}; index++)); do
+    [[ "${PACKAGE_PLATFORMS[$index]}" == all || "${PACKAGE_PLATFORMS[$index]}" == "$package_platform" ]] || continue
+    package="${PACKAGE_NAMES[$index]}"
+    [[ "$key" != *"|$package|"* ]] || continue
+    key="${key}|${package}|"
+    manager="${PACKAGE_MANAGERS[$index]}"
+    requirement="${PACKAGE_REQUIREMENTS[$index]}"
+    "$callback" "$package" "$manager" "$requirement" "$dependency_platform" "$architecture"
+  done
+}
diff --git a/lib/packages.sh b/lib/packages.sh
index b8c6521e..50544ea1 100644
--- a/lib/packages.sh
+++ b/lib/packages.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-packages_install_profile() {
+packages_install() {
   local platform="$1"
   local dry_run="$2"
   local index
-  local profile_platform
+  local package_platform
   local architecture=""
   local required_apt=()
   local optional_apt=()
@@ -30,24 +30,24 @@ packages_install_profile() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2034
   SELFISHELL_BREW_CASKS_READY=0
   SELFISHELL_SKIPPED_OPTIONAL_PACKAGES=()
-  profile_platform="$(platform_profile_platform "$platform")"
+  package_platform="$(platform_package_platform "$platform")"
 
-  for ((index = 0; index < ${#PROFILE_PACKAGES[@]}; index++)); do
-    if [[ "${PROFILE_PLATFORMS[$index]}" != "all" && "${PROFILE_PLATFORMS[$index]}" != "$profile_platform" ]]; then
+  for ((index = 0; index < ${#PACKAGE_NAMES[@]}; index++)); do
+    if [[ "${PACKAGE_PLATFORMS[$index]}" != "all" && "${PACKAGE_PLATFORMS[$index]}" != "$package_platform" ]]; then
       continue
     fi
 
-    case "${PROFILE_REQUIREMENTS[$index]}:${PROFILE_MANAGERS[$index]}" in
-      required:apt) required_apt+=("${PROFILE_PACKAGES[$index]}") ;;
-      optional:apt) optional_apt+=("${PROFILE_PACKAGES[$index]}") ;;
-      required:formula) required_formula+=("${PROFILE_PACKAGES[$index]}") ;;
-      optional:formula) optional_formula+=("${PROFILE_PACKAGES[$index]}") ;;
-      required:cask) required_cask+=("${PROFILE_PACKAGES[$index]}") ;;
-      optional:cask) optional_cask+=("${PROFILE_PACKAGES[$index]}") ;;
-      required:direct) required_direct+=("${PROFILE_PACKAGES[$index]}") ;;
-      optional:direct) optional_direct+=("${PROFILE_PACKAGES[$index]}") ;;
-      required:mise) required_mise+=("${PROFILE_PACKAGES[$index]}") ;;
-      optional:mise) optional_mise+=("${PROFILE_PACKAGES[$index]}") ;;
+    case "${PACKAGE_REQUIREMENTS[$index]}:${PACKAGE_MANAGERS[$index]}" in
+      required:apt) required_apt+=("${PACKAGE_NAMES[$index]}") ;;
+      optional:apt) optional_apt+=("${PACKAGE_NAMES[$index]}") ;;
+      required:formula) required_formula+=("${PACKAGE_NAMES[$index]}") ;;
+      optional:formula) optional_formula+=("${PACKAGE_NAMES[$index]}") ;;
+      required:cask) required_cask+=("${PACKAGE_NAMES[$index]}") ;;
+      optional:cask) optional_cask+=("${PACKAGE_NAMES[$index]}") ;;
+      required:direct) required_direct+=("${PACKAGE_NAMES[$index]}") ;;
+      optional:direct) optional_direct+=("${PACKAGE_NAMES[$index]}") ;;
+      required:mise) required_mise+=("${PACKAGE_NAMES[$index]}") ;;
+      optional:mise) optional_mise+=("${PACKAGE_NAMES[$index]}") ;;
     esac
   done
 
diff --git a/lib/platform.sh b/lib/platform.sh
index 7cba5223..0365dba7 100644
--- a/lib/platform.sh
+++ b/lib/platform.sh
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ platform_dependency_platform() {
   esac
 }
 
-# ubuntu-wsl has no profile-package entries of its own; it shares ubuntu's.
-platform_profile_platform() {
+# ubuntu-wsl has no package entries of its own; it shares ubuntu's.
+platform_package_platform() {
   case "$1" in
     ubuntu | ubuntu-wsl) printf 'ubuntu\n' ;;
     *) printf '%s\n' "$1" ;;
diff --git a/lib/profile_scan.sh b/lib/profile_scan.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index b95100d5..00000000
--- a/lib/profile_scan.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-selfishell_scan_profile_packages() {
-  local profile="$1"
-  local dependency_platform="$2"
-  local architecture="$3"
-  local callback="$4"
-  local profile_platform="$5"
-  local index package manager requirement key=""
-
-  profile_load "$profile"
-
-  for ((index = 0; index < ${#PROFILE_PACKAGES[@]}; index++)); do
-    [[ "${PROFILE_PLATFORMS[$index]}" == all || "${PROFILE_PLATFORMS[$index]}" == "$profile_platform" ]] || continue
-    package="${PROFILE_PACKAGES[$index]}"
-    [[ "$key" != *"|$package|"* ]] || continue
-    key="${key}|${package}|"
-    manager="${PROFILE_MANAGERS[$index]}"
-    requirement="${PROFILE_REQUIREMENTS[$index]}"
-    "$callback" "$package" "$manager" "$requirement" "$dependency_platform" "$architecture"
-  done
-}
diff --git a/lib/profiles.sh b/lib/profiles.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index a01d6d14..00000000
--- a/lib/profiles.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-profile_reset() {
-  PROFILE_PLATFORMS=()
-  PROFILE_REQUIREMENTS=()
-  PROFILE_MANAGERS=()
-  PROFILE_PACKAGES=()
-}
-
-profile_is_supported() {
-  case "$1" in
-    minimal | developer) return 0 ;;
-    *) return 1 ;;
-  esac
-}
-
-profile_add_package() {
-  local platform="$1"
-  local requirement="$2"
-  local manager="$3"
-  local package="$4"
-  local index
-
-  for ((index = 0; index < ${#PROFILE_PACKAGES[@]}; index++)); do
-    if [[ "${PROFILE_PLATFORMS[$index]}" == "$platform" &&
-      "${PROFILE_REQUIREMENTS[$index]}" == "$requirement" &&
-      "${PROFILE_MANAGERS[$index]}" == "$manager" &&
-      "${PROFILE_PACKAGES[$index]}" == "$package" ]]; then
-      return
-    fi
-  done
-
-  PROFILE_PLATFORMS+=("$platform")
-  PROFILE_REQUIREMENTS+=("$requirement")
-  PROFILE_MANAGERS+=("$manager")
-  PROFILE_PACKAGES+=("$package")
-}
-
-profile_read_file() {
-  local profile_file="$1"
-  local record
-  local first
-  local second
-  local third
-  local fourth
-  local extra
-
-  [[ -r "$profile_file" ]] || {
-    cli_error "Profile file not found: $profile_file"
-    return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
-  }
-
-  while read -r record first second third fourth extra; do
-    [[ -z "$record" || "$record" == \#* ]] && continue
-
-    case "$record" in
-      include)
-        if [[ -z "$first" || -n "$second" ]]; then
-          cli_error "Invalid include in profile: $profile_file"
-          return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
-        fi
-        profile_load_builtin "$first"
-        ;;
-      package)
-        if [[ -z "$first" || -z "$second" || -z "$third" || -z "$fourth" || -n "$extra" ]]; then
-          cli_error "Invalid package record in profile: $profile_file"
-          return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
-        fi
-        case "$first" in macos | ubuntu | all) ;; *)
-          cli_error "Invalid package platform: $first"
-          return 1
-          ;;
-        esac
-        case "$second" in required | optional) ;; *)
-          cli_error "Invalid package requirement: $second"
-          return 1
-          ;;
-        esac
-        case "$third" in apt | formula | cask | direct | mise) ;; *)
-          cli_error "Invalid package manager: $third"
-          return 1
-          ;;
-        esac
-        case "$fourth" in
-          -* | *[!A-Za-z0-9@+._/-]*)
-            cli_error "Invalid package name: $fourth"
-            return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_USAGE"
-            ;;
-        esac
-        profile_add_package "$first" "$second" "$third" "$fourth"
-        ;;
-      *)
-        cli_error "Unknown profile record: $record"
-        return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_ERROR"
-        ;;
-    esac
-  done <"$profile_file"
-}
-
-profile_load_builtin() {
-  local profile="$1"
-
-  if ! profile_is_supported "$profile"; then
-    cli_error "Unknown profile: $profile (expected: minimal or developer)"
-    return "$SELFISHELL_EXIT_USAGE"
-  fi
-
-  profile_read_file "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/profiles/$profile.conf"
-}
-
-profile_load() {
-  local profile="$1"
-
-  profile_reset
-  profile_load_builtin "$profile"
-}
diff --git a/lib/tool_status.sh b/lib/tool_status.sh
index a4327fbc..95b82809 100644
--- a/lib/tool_status.sh
+++ b/lib/tool_status.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ tool_status_mise_version() {
   TOOL_STATUS_MISE_VERSION=""
   TOOL_STATUS_APPROVED=""
   if [[ "$TOOL_STATUS_MISE_READY" == 0 ]]; then
-    # mise.toml owns approved versions; profile records contain only tool names.
+    # mise.toml owns approved versions; package records contain only tool names.
     TOOL_STATUS_MISE_APPROVED_VERSIONS="$(awk '
       /^\[/ { in_tools = ($0 == "[tools]"); next }
       in_tools && $2 == "=" {
diff --git a/packages.conf b/packages.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1058c2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Selfishell environment: platform requirement manager package
+package macos required formula git
+package macos required formula vim
+package macos required direct zinit
+package macos optional cask font-meslo-lg-nerd-font
+package macos optional cask font-noto-sans-cjk-kr
+package ubuntu required apt zsh
+package ubuntu required apt git
+package ubuntu required apt curl
+package ubuntu required apt ca-certificates
+package ubuntu required apt vim
+package ubuntu required direct zinit
+
+package all required direct mise
+package all required mise starship
+package all required mise fzf
+package all required mise zoxide
+package all required mise ripgrep
+package all optional mise eza
+package all optional mise bat
+package all required mise jq
+package all required mise neovim
+package all required mise tree-sitter
+package all required mise node
+package all required mise python
+package all required mise uv
+package all required mise gh
+
+package ubuntu required apt build-essential
diff --git a/profiles/developer.conf b/profiles/developer.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index d6fd1a33..00000000
--- a/profiles/developer.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-include minimal
-
-package all required direct mise
-package all required mise fzf
-package all required mise zoxide
-package all required mise ripgrep
-package all optional mise eza
-package all optional mise bat
-package all required mise jq
-package all required mise neovim
-package all required mise tree-sitter
-package all required mise node
-package all required mise python
-package all required mise uv
-package all required mise gh
-
-package ubuntu required apt build-essential
diff --git a/profiles/minimal.conf b/profiles/minimal.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index b0b9d5da..00000000
--- a/profiles/minimal.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# platform  requirement  manager  package
-package macos required formula git
-package macos required formula starship
-package macos required formula vim
-package macos required direct zinit
-package macos optional cask font-meslo-lg-nerd-font
-package macos optional cask font-noto-sans-cjk-kr
-package ubuntu required apt zsh
-package ubuntu required apt git
-package ubuntu required apt curl
-package ubuntu required apt ca-certificates
-package ubuntu required apt vim
-package ubuntu required direct starship
-package ubuntu required direct zinit
diff --git a/scripts/benchmark.sh b/scripts/benchmark.sh
index 3a7f9c44..0ae4f16e 100644
--- a/scripts/benchmark.sh
+++ b/scripts/benchmark.sh
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ Usage: scripts/benchmark.sh [--mode base|full]
 
   full  Installs the pinned mise, starship, and zinit (with its pinned
         plugins) into an isolated HOME before measuring, so the
-        interactive-cached metric reflects a real developer-profile
-        startup. fzf and zoxide are measured if already on PATH (install
-        them via the platform package manager before running this mode);
-        this script does not invoke a package manager itself.
+        interactive-cached metric reflects a real full-environment
+        startup. Starship is installed through mise. fzf and zoxide are
+        measured if already on PATH; this script does not install them
+        or invoke Apt/Homebrew.
 
 SELFISHELL_BENCHMARK_PROFILE=base|full is equivalent to --mode.
 EOF
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ esac
 TEST_ROOT="$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/selfishell-benchmark.XXXXXX")"
 TEST_HOME="$TEST_ROOT/home"
 TEST_DATA_HOME="$TEST_HOME/.local/share"
+export MISE_DATA_DIR="$TEST_DATA_HOME/mise"
+export MISE_CACHE_DIR="$TEST_HOME/.cache/mise"
+export MISE_STATE_DIR="$TEST_HOME/.local/state/mise"
 trap 'rm -rf "$TEST_ROOT"' EXIT
 mkdir -p "$TEST_HOME/.cache/selfishell" "$TEST_HOME/.config/mise" \
   "$TEST_HOME/.config/selfishell/zsh" "$TEST_HOME/.local/bin" "$TEST_DATA_HOME"
@@ -93,34 +96,37 @@ date +%s >"$TEST_HOME/.cache/selfishell/update-checked-at"
 }
 
 # Installs the pinned mise/starship/zinit into $TEST_HOME so "full" mode
-# measures a real developer-profile startup, not the runner's PATH, reusing
-# dependency_install rather than reimplementing it. fzf and zoxide are left to
-# the package manager, so provision them separately before --mode full.
-install_full_profile_integrations() {
-  local name status=0
-
-  for name in mise starship zinit; do
-    HOME="$TEST_HOME" XDG_DATA_HOME="$TEST_DATA_HOME" XDG_STATE_HOME="$TEST_HOME/.local/state" \
-      XDG_CACHE_HOME="$TEST_HOME/.cache" \
-      SELFISHELL_ROOT="$ROOT_DIR" \
-      bash -c '
-        source "$1/lib/common.sh"
-        source "$1/lib/paths.sh"
-        source "$1/lib/platform.sh"
-        source "$1/lib/dependencies.sh"
-        source "$1/lib/installers.sh"
-        install_direct_package required "$2" 0 "$(detect_platform)" "$(detect_architecture)"
-      ' _ "$ROOT_DIR" "$name" || status=1
+# measures a real full-environment startup, not the runner's PATH, reusing
+# the production installers. fzf and zoxide are measured from the caller's PATH.
+install_full_integrations() (
+  local name
+  export HOME="$TEST_HOME" XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$TEST_HOME/.config"
+  export XDG_DATA_HOME="$TEST_DATA_HOME" XDG_STATE_HOME="$TEST_HOME/.local/state"
+  export XDG_CACHE_HOME="$TEST_HOME/.cache" SELFISHELL_ROOT="$ROOT_DIR"
+  cd "$TEST_HOME"
+  source "$ROOT_DIR/lib/common.sh"
+  source "$ROOT_DIR/lib/paths.sh"
+  source "$ROOT_DIR/lib/platform.sh"
+  source "$ROOT_DIR/lib/dependencies.sh"
+  source "$ROOT_DIR/lib/installers.sh"
+
+  for name in mise zinit; do
+    install_direct_package required "$name" 0 "$(detect_platform)" "$(detect_architecture)" || return
   done
 
-  ((status == 0)) || {
-    printf 'Failed to provision one or more full-profile integrations (mise/starship/zinit)\n' >&2
-    exit 1
-  }
-}
+  # Activate only Starship in this benchmark, using the release's exact pin.
+  # Do not let the runtime implicitly install the rest of the development tools.
+  awk '
+    BEGIN { print "[tools]" }
+    /^\[/ { in_tools = ($0 == "[tools]"); next }
+    in_tools && $1 == "starship" { print; found = 1 }
+    END { print "\n[settings]\nnot_found_auto_install = false"; exit !found }
+  ' "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared/mise.toml" >"$TEST_HOME/.config/mise/config.toml"
+  PATH="$TEST_HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" install_mise_tools required 0 starship
+)
 
 if [[ "$PROFILE_MODE" == full ]]; then
-  install_full_profile_integrations
+  install_full_integrations
 fi
 
 case "$PROFILE_MODE" in
@@ -240,7 +246,12 @@ describe_integrations() {
   local summary="Interactive integrations:"
 
   for integration in starship fzf zoxide; do
-    if PATH="$INTERACTIVE_PATH" command -v "$integration" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if [[ "$PROFILE_MODE" == full && "$integration" == starship ]] &&
+      HOME="$TEST_HOME" XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$TEST_HOME/.config" \
+        MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE="$TEST_HOME/.config/mise/config.toml" \
+        "$TEST_HOME/.local/bin/mise" which starship >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      status=enabled
+    elif PATH="$INTERACTIVE_PATH" command -v "$integration" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       status=enabled
     else
       status=absent
diff --git a/scripts/build-release.sh b/scripts/build-release.sh
index 43bfd1d7..3b57815d 100755
--- a/scripts/build-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-release.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ mkdir -p "$payload_dir" "$output_dir"
 cp -R \
   "$ROOT_DIR/bin" \
   "$ROOT_DIR/lib" \
-  "$ROOT_DIR/profiles" \
+  "$ROOT_DIR/packages.conf" \
   "$ROOT_DIR/config" \
   "$payload_dir/"
 cp "$ROOT_DIR/dependencies.conf" "$payload_dir/"
diff --git a/scripts/macos-configuration-e2e.sh b/scripts/macos-configuration-e2e.sh
index 8d09d196..40aa8e2c 100644
--- a/scripts/macos-configuration-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/macos-configuration-e2e.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ run_primary_lifecycle() {
 
   SELFISHELL_RELEASE_ROOT="file://$RELEASE_ROOT" \
     bash "$ROOT_DIR/install.sh" --version "$INITIAL_VERSION" --prefix "$prefix" \
-    --setup --yes --profile minimal --skip-packages
+    --setup --yes --skip-packages
 
   # --- clean install ---
   [[ -f "$HOME/.zshrc" && ! -L "$HOME/.zshrc" ]] || fail "install did not leave .zshrc as a regular, user-owned file"
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ run_primary_lifecycle() {
 
   # --- idempotent reinstall ---
   SELFISHELL_RELEASE_ROOT="file://$RELEASE_ROOT" \
-    "$prefix/bin/selfishell" install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+    "$prefix/bin/selfishell" install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   loader_count="$(grep -Fc '# >>> Selfishell initialize >>>' "$HOME/.zshrc")"
   [[ "$loader_count" == 1 ]] || fail "a second install duplicated the loader block (found $loader_count)"
   vimrc_block_count="$(grep -Fc '" >>> Selfishell vimrc >>>' "$HOME/.vimrc")"
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ run_primary_lifecycle() {
   # --- status ---
   local status_output
   status_output="$("$prefix/bin/selfishell" status)" || true
-  printf '%s\n' "$status_output" | grep -Fq '[INFO] Installed profile: minimal' ||
-    fail "status did not report the installed profile"
+  printf '%s\n' "$status_output" | grep -Fq '[INFO] Selfishell configuration is installed.' ||
+    fail "status did not report the installed configuration"
   assert_managed_resources_clean "$prefix" "on a clean install"
 
   # --- configuration update ---
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ run_ghostty_preflight_check() {
 
   SELFISHELL_RELEASE_ROOT="file://$RELEASE_ROOT" \
     bash "$ROOT_DIR/install.sh" --version "$INITIAL_VERSION" --prefix "$prefix" \
-    --setup --yes --profile minimal --skip-packages
+    --setup --yes --skip-packages
 
   [[ "$(<"$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/ghostty")" == 1 ]] ||
     fail "Ghostty did not default to enabled on a clean --yes install"
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ run_purge_lifecycle() {
 
   SELFISHELL_RELEASE_ROOT="file://$RELEASE_ROOT" \
     bash "$ROOT_DIR/install.sh" --version "$INITIAL_VERSION" --prefix "$prefix" \
-    --setup --yes --profile minimal --skip-packages
+    --setup --yes --skip-packages
 
   [[ -e "$prefix/bin/selfishell" ]] || fail "bootstrap did not install the CLI link"
 
diff --git a/scripts/neovim-e2e.sh b/scripts/neovim-e2e.sh
index 62608d2e..dccda375 100644
--- a/scripts/neovim-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/neovim-e2e.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if zsh_path="$(command -v zsh 2>/dev/null)"; then
   export SHELL="$zsh_path"
 fi
 
-bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" install --profile developer --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
 verify_mise_global_config_ownership
 
diff --git a/scripts/ubuntu-container-e2e.sh b/scripts/ubuntu-container-e2e.sh
index f59c7e33..8f4f8308 100755
--- a/scripts/ubuntu-container-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/ubuntu-container-e2e.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 TEST_ROOT="$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/selfishell-container-e2e.XXXXXX")"
 INITIAL_VERSION=0.0.0-container.1
 NEXT_VERSION=0.0.0-container.2
+export HOME="$TEST_ROOT/home"
+export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
+export XDG_DATA_HOME="$HOME/.local/share"
+export XDG_STATE_HOME="$HOME/.local/state"
+export XDG_CACHE_HOME="$HOME/.cache"
 PREFIX="$HOME/.local"
+export PATH="$PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
 RELEASE_ROOT="$TEST_ROOT/releases"
 
 cleanup() {
@@ -32,6 +38,7 @@ trap cleanup EXIT HUP INT TERM
 
 [[ "$(id -u)" == 0 ]] || fail "the Ubuntu container test must run as root"
 command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1 && fail "the test image unexpectedly contains sudo"
+mkdir -p "$HOME"
 
 publish_fixture "$INITIAL_VERSION"
 publish_fixture "$NEXT_VERSION"
@@ -40,7 +47,7 @@ SELFISHELL_RELEASE_ROOT="file://$RELEASE_ROOT" \
   bash "$ROOT_DIR/install.sh" --version "$INITIAL_VERSION" --prefix "$PREFIX"
 
 SELFISHELL_RELEASE_ROOT="file://$RELEASE_ROOT" \
-  "$PREFIX/bin/selfishell" install --profile minimal --yes
+  "$PREFIX/bin/selfishell" install --yes
 "$PREFIX/bin/selfishell" status >/dev/null
 "$PREFIX/bin/selfishell" doctor >/dev/null
 
diff --git a/scripts/update-dependencies.sh b/scripts/update-dependencies.sh
index e9343df6..12a798ea 100755
--- a/scripts/update-dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-dependencies.sh
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ record_download() {
 }
 
 discover_metadata() {
-  local starship_tag starship_version mise_tag mise_version asset_architecture
+  local mise_tag mise_version asset_architecture
   local type name source
-  local repository tag commit asset
+  local repository tag commit
 
   command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
     printf 'curl is required.\n' >&2
@@ -81,21 +81,6 @@ discover_metadata() {
     printf '%s %s %s\n' "$type" "$name" "$commit" >>"$metadata"
   done <"$manifest"
 
-  starship_tag="$(github_latest_tag starship/starship)"
-  starship_version="${starship_tag#v}"
-  for platform in linux macos; do
-    for architecture in amd64 arm64; do
-      case "$platform:$architecture" in
-        linux:amd64) asset=starship-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz ;;
-        linux:arm64) asset=starship-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz ;;
-        macos:amd64) asset=starship-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz ;;
-        macos:arm64) asset=starship-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz ;;
-      esac
-      source="https://github.com/starship/starship/releases/download/$starship_tag/$asset"
-      record_download starship "$starship_version" "$platform" "$architecture" "$source"
-    done
-  done
-
   mise_tag="$(github_latest_tag jdx/mise)"
   mise_version="${mise_tag#v}"
   for platform in linux macos; do
@@ -107,7 +92,7 @@ discover_metadata() {
   done
 
   local tool repository candidate_tag
-  for tool in fzf zoxide ripgrep eza bat jq neovim tree-sitter uv gh; do
+  for tool in starship fzf zoxide ripgrep eza bat jq neovim tree-sitter uv gh; do
     repository="$(mise_tool_repository "$tool")"
     candidate_tag="$(github_latest_tag "$repository")"
     candidate_tag="${candidate_tag#v}"
@@ -120,6 +105,7 @@ discover_metadata() {
 # manual because their release lines need a policy choice, not a latest tag.
 mise_tool_repository() {
   case "$1" in
+    starship) printf 'starship/starship\n' ;;
     fzf) printf 'junegunn/fzf\n' ;;
     zoxide) printf 'ajeetdsouza/zoxide\n' ;;
     ripgrep) printf 'BurntSushi/ripgrep\n' ;;
diff --git a/tests/cli_test.bash b/tests/cli_test.bash
index 5c83550f..182a2dd6 100755
--- a/tests/cli_test.bash
+++ b/tests/cli_test.bash
@@ -170,12 +170,12 @@ test_doctor_rejects_unsupported_platform() {
     fail "Doctor should provide an actionable platform message"
 }
 
-test_doctor_does_not_require_compiler_for_minimal_profile() {
+test_doctor_checks_compiler_for_installed_environment() {
   local output
 
   setup_test_home
   mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/state/selfishell" "$TEST_ROOT/bin"
-  printf 'minimal\n' >"$HOME/.local/state/selfishell/profile"
+  printf '1\n' >"$HOME/.local/state/selfishell/configured"
   printf 'ID=ubuntu\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/os-release"
   printf 'Linux version 6.8.0\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/proc-version"
   printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\nexit 0\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/bin/apt"
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ test_doctor_does_not_require_compiler_for_minimal_profile() {
   )"
   set -e
 
-  [[ "$output" != *'C compiler:'* ]] || fail "Minimal profile should not require a C compiler"
+  [[ "$output" == *'C compiler:'* ]] || fail "Installed environment should check for a C compiler"
   teardown_test_home
 }
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ test_doctor_reports_unprovisioned_zsh_plugins() {
   plugins_dir="$HOME/.local/share/zinit/plugins"
   mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/state/selfishell" "$TEST_ROOT/bin" \
     "$HOME/.local/share/zinit/zinit.git"
-  printf 'minimal\n' >"$HOME/.local/state/selfishell/profile"
+  printf '1\n' >"$HOME/.local/state/selfishell/configured"
   printf 'ID=ubuntu\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/os-release"
   printf 'Linux version 6.8.0\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/proc-version"
   printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\nexit 0\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/bin/apt"
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ test_doctor_reports_zinit_plugin_revision_drift() {
   plugin_dir="$plugins_dir/${repository//\//---}"
   mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/state/selfishell" "$TEST_ROOT/bin" \
     "$HOME/.local/share/zinit/zinit.git" "$plugin_dir"
-  printf 'minimal\n' >"$HOME/.local/state/selfishell/profile"
+  printf '1\n' >"$HOME/.local/state/selfishell/configured"
   printf 'ID=ubuntu\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/os-release"
   printf 'Linux version 6.8.0\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/proc-version"
   printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\nexit 0\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/bin/apt"
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ test_doctor_reports_dirty_zinit_plugin_checkout() {
   plugin_dir="$plugins_dir/${repository//\//---}"
   mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/state/selfishell" "$TEST_ROOT/bin" \
     "$HOME/.local/share/zinit/zinit.git" "$plugin_dir"
-  printf 'minimal\n' >"$HOME/.local/state/selfishell/profile"
+  printf '1\n' >"$HOME/.local/state/selfishell/configured"
   printf 'ID=ubuntu\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/os-release"
   printf 'Linux version 6.8.0\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/proc-version"
   printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\nexit 0\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/bin/apt"
diff --git a/tests/common_zsh_test.bash b/tests/common_zsh_test.bash
index ae455719..82aaef98 100644
--- a/tests/common_zsh_test.bash
+++ b/tests/common_zsh_test.bash
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 source "$ROOT_DIR/tests/test_helper.bash"
 
-test_minimal_profile_initializes_git_completion_without_zinit() {
+test_git_completion_initializes_without_zinit() {
   setup_test_home
   local output
 
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ EOF
   teardown_test_home
 }
 
-test_minimal_profile_keeps_system_vim() {
+test_missing_neovim_keeps_system_vim() {
   local output
 
   setup_test_home
diff --git a/tests/dependency_updates_test.bash b/tests/dependency_updates_test.bash
index 923348ae..e5d9787e 100755
--- a/tests/dependency_updates_test.bash
+++ b/tests/dependency_updates_test.bash
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ write_mise_toml_fixtures() {
   mkdir -p "$zsh_root/config/shared"
   cat >"$zsh_root/config/shared/mise.toml" <<'EOF'
 [tools]
+starship = "1.25.0"
 fzf = "0.74.3"
 zoxide = "0.9.8"
 ripgrep = "15.1.0"
@@ -87,14 +88,14 @@ test_updates_only_matching_manifest_fields() {
   write_zsh_root_fixtures "$zsh_root"
   cat >"$manifest" <<EOF
 # type name version platform architecture source checksum target marker
-download starship 1.0.0 linux amd64 https://old/starship.tar.gz oldsum .local/bin/starship starship
+download mise 1.0.0 linux amd64 https://old/mise-amd64 oldsum .local/bin/mise raw
 download mise 1.0.0 linux arm64 https://old/mise oldmise .local/bin/mise raw
 git zinit v0.1.0 all all https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit.git - .local/share/zinit/zinit.git zinit.zsh
 nvim-plugin folke/lazy.nvim 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111 all all https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git - - -
 zsh-plugin zsh-users/zsh-completions $OLD_COMPLETIONS all all https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-completions.git - - -
 EOF
   cat >"$metadata" <<EOF
-download starship 2.0.0 linux amd64 https://new/starship.tar.gz newsum
+download mise 2.0.0 linux amd64 https://new/mise-amd64 newsum
 download mise 2.0.0 linux arm64 https://new/mise newmise
 git zinit v0.2.0
 nvim-plugin folke/lazy.nvim 2222222222222222222222222222222222222222
@@ -103,9 +104,9 @@ EOF
 
   run_dependency_update "$manifest" "$metadata" "$zsh_root"
 
-  assert_manifest_record "$manifest" "Starship metadata was not applied" \
-    download starship 2.0.0 linux amd64 \
-    https://new/starship.tar.gz newsum .local/bin/starship starship
+  assert_manifest_record "$manifest" "AMD64 mise metadata was not applied" \
+    download mise 2.0.0 linux amd64 \
+    https://new/mise-amd64 newsum .local/bin/mise raw
   assert_manifest_record "$manifest" "mise metadata was not applied" \
     download mise 2.0.0 linux arm64 https://new/mise newmise .local/bin/mise raw
   assert_manifest_record "$manifest" "Git dependency metadata was not applied" \
@@ -341,12 +342,15 @@ test_mise_tool_update_bumps_moved_cli_pin() {
   zsh_root="$TEST_ROOT/zsh-root"
   write_mise_toml_fixtures "$zsh_root"
   : >"$manifest"
-  printf 'mise-tool fzf 0.74.4\n' >"$metadata"
+  printf 'mise-tool fzf 0.74.4\nmise-tool starship 1.26.0\n' >"$metadata"
 
   run_dependency_update "$manifest" "$metadata" "$zsh_root"
 
   grep -Fqx 'fzf = "0.74.4"' "$zsh_root/config/shared/mise.toml" ||
     fail "The moved fzf CLI pin was not updated"
+  grep -Fqx 'starship = "1.26.0"' "$zsh_root/config/shared/mise.toml" ||
+    fail "The moved Starship pin was not updated"
+  [[ ! -s "$manifest" ]] || fail "mise tool updates changed the direct dependency manifest"
 }
 
 # uv's real upstream history jumps from a 0.5.x pin to 0.12.x: a naive
diff --git a/tests/installers_test.bash b/tests/installers_test.bash
index 363a9a36..32e76d9e 100644
--- a/tests/installers_test.bash
+++ b/tests/installers_test.bash
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ test_fails_neovim_plugins_when_neovim_is_unavailable() {
 
   [[ -z "$GIT_ARGUMENTS" ]] || fail "Missing Neovim still cloned lazy.nvim"
   [[ ! -e "$lazy_path" ]] || fail "Missing Neovim still prepared lazy.nvim"
-  [[ "$output" == *'Could not locate Neovim after installing the developer profile.'* ]] ||
+  [[ "$output" == *'Could not locate Neovim after installing the development environment.'* ]] ||
     fail "Missing Neovim failure was not actionable: $output"
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/lifecycle_e2e_test.bash b/tests/lifecycle_e2e_test.bash
index 0978f02d..1bd8a108 100644
--- a/tests/lifecycle_e2e_test.bash
+++ b/tests/lifecycle_e2e_test.bash
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test_complete_release_lifecycle() {
   setup_test_home
   trap teardown_test_home EXIT
   mkdir -p "$TEST_ROOT/bin"
-  for tool in starship fzf zoxide rg nvim tree-sitter gcc build-essential; do
+  for tool in starship mise fzf zoxide rg jq nvim tree-sitter node python uv gh gcc build-essential; do
     printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\nexit 0\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/bin/$tool"
     chmod +x "$TEST_ROOT/bin/$tool"
   done
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ test_complete_release_lifecycle() {
   done
 
   bash "$ROOT_DIR/install.sh" --version "$initial_version" --prefix "$prefix" \
-    --setup --yes --profile minimal --skip-packages >/dev/null
+    --setup --yes --skip-packages >/dev/null
   "$prefix/bin/selfishell" doctor
   [[ "$("$prefix/bin/selfishell" version)" == "selfishell $initial_version" ]] || fail "Clean install failed"
   [[ -f "$HOME/.zshrc" && ! -L "$HOME/.zshrc" ]] || fail "Install did not preserve a user-owned .zshrc"
diff --git a/tests/managed_install_test.bash b/tests/managed_install_test.bash
index 87adcd7b..babcc690 100755
--- a/tests/managed_install_test.bash
+++ b/tests/managed_install_test.bash
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ test_managed_resource_names_are_the_whole_name_column() {
 
 test_install_copies_configuration_and_tracks_resources() {
   printf 'original zshrc' >"$HOME/.zshrc"
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   [[ -f "$HOME/.zshrc" && ! -L "$HOME/.zshrc" ]] || fail "Zsh startup file is not user-owned"
   grep -Fqx '# >>> Selfishell initialize >>>' "$HOME/.zshrc" || fail "Zsh loader start marker is missing"
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test_install_copies_configuration_and_tracks_resources() {
     fail "Zsh loader state version was not recorded"
   [[ "$(sed -n '2p' "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/user-zshrc.state")" == block ]] ||
     fail "Zsh loader was not recorded as a managed block"
-  [[ ! -e "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml" ]] || fail "Minimal install created a developer mise config"
+  [[ -f "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml" ]] || fail "Install omitted the user mise config"
 }
 
 test_install_switches_login_shell_to_zsh() {
@@ -144,18 +144,18 @@ EOF
   [[ "$chsh_arguments" == *zsh* ]] || fail "Install did not request a Zsh login shell"
 }
 
-test_developer_install_includes_neovim_configuration() {
+test_install_includes_neovim_configuration() {
   printf 'original zshrc' >"$HOME/.zshrc"
-  run_selfishell install --profile developer --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   assert_symlink_to "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/nvim" "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim"
   assert_symlink_to "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/mise/selfishell.toml" "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/conf.d/selfishell.toml"
   cmp -s "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared/nvim/init.lua" "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/nvim/init.lua" ||
-    fail "Neovim init.lua was not installed for the developer profile"
+    fail "Neovim init.lua was not installed for the development environment"
   cmp -s "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared/nvim/lua/config/options.lua" "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/nvim/lua/config/options.lua" ||
-    fail "Neovim options module was not installed for the developer profile"
+    fail "Neovim options module was not installed for the development environment"
   cmp -s "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared/nvim/lua/plugins/lsp.lua" "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/nvim/lua/plugins/lsp.lua" ||
-    fail "Neovim lsp plugin was not installed for the developer profile"
+    fail "Neovim lsp plugin was not installed for the development environment"
   [[ -f "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml" && ! -L "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml" ]] ||
     fail "Developer install did not create a user-owned mise config"
   ! grep -Fqx "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml" "$SELFISHELL_RESOURCE_STATE_DIR"/*.state ||
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ test_macos_install_includes_ghostty_configuration() {
   mkdir -p "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghostty"
   printf 'font-size = 14\n' >"$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghostty/config.ghostty"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   [[ -f "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghostty/config.ghostty" && ! -L "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghostty/config.ghostty" ]] ||
     fail "Ghostty config is not user-owned"
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ test_ghostty_defaults_include_precedes_user_override_include() {
   local defaults_line
   local override_line
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   defaults_line="$(grep -nFx "config-file = $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/ghostty/config.ghostty" "$target" | cut -d: -f1)"
   override_line="$(grep -nFx 'config-file = ?user.ghostty' "$target" | cut -d: -f1)"
@@ -207,13 +207,13 @@ test_managed_block_state_identity_mismatch_is_rejected() {
   local before_content
   local status
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   before_content="$(<"$target")"
 
   # case A: state type is a different valid type (file), well-formed otherwise.
   printf '2\nfile\nactive\n%s\n-\n-\nbogus-checksum\n' "$target" >"$state_file"
   set +e
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
   status=$?
   set -e
   [[ "$status" -eq 1 ]] || fail "A state type mismatch should stop installation"
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ test_managed_block_state_identity_mismatch_is_rejected() {
   # case B: state type matches (block) but the recorded target does not.
   printf '2\nblock\nactive\n%s.other\n-\n-\nbogus-checksum\n' "$target" >"$state_file"
   set +e
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
   status=$?
   set -e
   [[ "$status" -eq 1 ]] || fail "A state target mismatch should stop installation"
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ test_outdated_ghostty_block_is_upgraded_without_changing_user_bytes() {
   local expected="$TEST_ROOT/expected-ghostty"
   local old_body_checksum
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   cat >"$target" <<EOF
 font-size = 14
@@ -266,11 +266,11 @@ EOF
   printf '2\nblock\nactive\n%s\n-\n-\n%s\n' \
     "$target" "$old_body_checksum" >"$state_file"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   cmp -s "$expected" "$target" ||
     fail "Untouched outdated Ghostty block was not upgraded in place"
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 }
 
 test_outdated_zprofile_block_is_upgraded_without_changing_user_bytes() {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ test_outdated_zprofile_block_is_upgraded_without_changing_user_bytes() {
   local old_block="$TEST_ROOT/old-zprofile-block"
   local old_checksum
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   cat >"$old_block" <<'EOF'
 # >>> Selfishell mise shims >>>
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ EOF
   printf '2\nblock\nactive\n%s\n-\n-\n%s\n' \
     "$target" "$old_checksum" >"$state_file"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   cmp -s "$expected" "$target" ||
     fail "Untouched outdated .zprofile block was not upgraded in place"
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ test_modified_zprofile_block_can_be_backed_up_and_overwritten_once() {
   local modified="$TEST_ROOT/modified-zprofile"
   local backup
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   printf 'export AFTER=1\n' >>"$target"
   cp "$target" "$expected"
   sed 's/command mise activate zsh/command mise activate --user-edited zsh/' \
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ test_modified_zprofile_block_can_be_backed_up_and_overwritten_once() {
   cp "$modified" "$target"
 
   printf 'y\ny\n' | SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 \
-    run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout"
+    run_selfishell install --skip-packages >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout"
 
   cmp -s "$expected" "$target" ||
     fail "Accepted block overwrite changed user bytes outside the block"
@@ -345,14 +345,14 @@ test_modified_zprofile_block_can_be_skipped_and_install_continues() {
   local saved_state="$TEST_ROOT/user-zprofile.state"
   local status=0
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   sed 's/command mise activate zsh/command mise activate --user-edited zsh/' \
     "$target" >"$expected"
   cp "$expected" "$target"
   cp "$state_file" "$saved_state"
 
   printf 'y\nn\n' | SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 \
-    run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" || status=$?
+    run_selfishell install --skip-packages >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" || status=$?
 
   [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]] || fail "Skipping a modified block stopped installation"
   cmp -s "$expected" "$target" || fail "Skipped block was changed"
@@ -370,13 +370,13 @@ test_modified_zprofile_block_is_preserved_with_yes_flag() {
   local saved_state="$TEST_ROOT/user-zprofile.state"
   local status=0
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   sed 's/command mise activate zsh/command mise activate --user-edited zsh/' \
     "$target" >"$expected"
   cp "$expected" "$target"
   cp "$state_file" "$saved_state"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes \
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes \
     >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr" || status=$?
 
   [[ "$status" -ne 0 ]] || fail "--yes silently overwrote a modified block"
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ test_modified_block_backup_failure_preserves_target_and_state() {
   local fake_bin="$TEST_ROOT/fakebin"
   local status=0
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   sed 's/command mise activate zsh/command mise activate --user-edited zsh/' \
     "$target" >"$expected"
   cp "$expected" "$target"
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ EOF
   chmod +x "$fake_bin/cp"
 
   printf 'y\ny\n' | PATH="$fake_bin:/usr/bin:/bin" SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 \
-    run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages \
+    run_selfishell install --skip-packages \
     >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr" || status=$?
 
   [[ "$status" -ne 0 ]] || fail "A failed block backup was reported as success"
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ test_modified_block_replace_failure_is_retryable() {
   local fake_bin="$TEST_ROOT/fakebin"
   local status=0
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   cp "$target" "$clean"
   sed 's/command mise activate zsh/command mise activate --user-edited zsh/' \
     "$target" >"$modified"
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ EOF
   chmod +x "$fake_bin/mv"
 
   printf 'y\ny\n' | PATH="$fake_bin:/usr/bin:/bin" SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 \
-    run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages \
+    run_selfishell install --skip-packages \
     >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr" || status=$?
 
   [[ "$status" -ne 0 ]] || fail "A failed block replacement was reported as success"
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ EOF
   ! grep -Fq 'Updated Selfishell block:' "$TEST_ROOT/stdout" ||
     fail "A failed block replacement printed update success"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   cmp -s "$clean" "$target" || fail "Retry did not finish the block replacement"
   [[ "$(sed -n '3p' "$state_file")" == active ]] ||
     fail "Retry did not activate block state"
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ test_macos_install_reuses_declined_ghostty_choice() {
   mkdir -p "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell"
   printf '0\n' >"$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/ghostty"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   [[ ! -e "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/ghostty/config.ghostty" ]] ||
     fail "A saved declined Ghostty choice was ignored"
@@ -490,13 +490,13 @@ test_user_ghostty_changes_survive_reinstall_and_uninstall_exactly() {
   printf '\ncursor-style = bar\n' >"$suffix"
   cat "$prefix" "$target" "$suffix" >"$expected"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   cat "$prefix" "$target" >"$modified"
   mv "$modified" "$target"
   cat "$suffix" >>"$target"
 
   run_selfishell update --tools-only --dry-run >/dev/null
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   run_selfishell uninstall --yes >/dev/null
 
   cmp -s "$expected" "$target" || fail "Uninstall changed user Ghostty config bytes outside the block"
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ test_ghostty_config_symlink_is_rejected_without_changes() {
   ln -s "$dotfiles_source" "$target"
 
   set +e
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
   status=$?
   set -e
 
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ test_ghostty_config_directory_is_rejected_without_changes() {
   mkdir -p "$target/keep"
 
   set +e
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
   status=$?
   set -e
 
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ test_user_ghostty_absent_does_not_block_install() {
   export SELFISHELL_TEST_SYSTEM_NAME=Darwin
   local user_override="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghostty/user.ghostty"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   [[ -f "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghostty/config.ghostty" ]] || fail "Ghostty config.ghostty was not created"
   [[ ! -e "$user_override" ]] || fail "Selfishell must not create user.ghostty"
@@ -566,11 +566,11 @@ test_user_ghostty_regular_file_is_preserved_across_lifecycle() {
   printf 'theme = Catppuccin Mocha\nfont-size = 15\n' >"$user_override"
   checksum_before="$(fixture_sha256 "$user_override")"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   [[ "$(fixture_sha256 "$user_override")" == "$checksum_before" ]] ||
     fail "Install changed user.ghostty"
 
-  setup_fake_macos_minimal_packages
+  setup_fake_macos_packages
   run_selfishell update --tools-only --yes >/dev/null
   [[ "$(fixture_sha256 "$user_override")" == "$checksum_before" ]] ||
     fail "Update changed user.ghostty"
@@ -590,10 +590,10 @@ test_user_ghostty_symlink_is_untouched_across_lifecycle() {
   printf 'cursor-style = bar\n' >"$dotfiles_source"
   ln -s "$dotfiles_source" "$user_override"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   assert_symlink_to "$dotfiles_source" "$user_override"
 
-  setup_fake_macos_minimal_packages
+  setup_fake_macos_packages
   run_selfishell update --tools-only --yes >/dev/null
   assert_symlink_to "$dotfiles_source" "$user_override"
 
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ test_status_does_not_inspect_user_ghostty() {
   local before_output before_status
   local after_output after_status
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   set +e
   before_output="$(run_selfishell status)"
@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@ test_mise_shims_zprofile_survives_full_lifecycle() {
   local output
 
   printf 'export USER_ZPROFILE=kept' >"$HOME/.zprofile"
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   [[ "$(grep -Fc '# >>> Selfishell mise shims >>>' "$HOME/.zprofile")" -eq 1 ]] ||
     fail "Install did not add exactly one mise shims block"
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ EOF
 test_mise_shims_zprofile_uses_selfishell_mise_outside_path() {
   local output
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
   cat >"$HOME/.local/bin/mise" <<'EOF'
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ test_zshenv_user_content_survives_ubuntu_lifecycle() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2016 # Literal for zsh to expand at its own startup, not now.
   printf '. "$HOME/.cargo/env"\n' >"$HOME/.zshenv"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   [[ -f "$HOME/.zshenv" && ! -L "$HOME/.zshenv" ]] || fail "Zsh env file is not user-owned"
   grep -Fqx '# >>> Selfishell zshenv >>>' "$HOME/.zshenv" || fail "Zshenv block start marker is missing"
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ test_zshenv_user_content_survives_ubuntu_lifecycle() {
     fail "Zshenv block marker appears more than once"
   [[ "$(sed -n '2p' "$state_file")" == block ]] || fail "Zshenv resource was not recorded as a managed block"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   [[ "$(grep -Fc '# >>> Selfishell zshenv >>>' "$HOME/.zshenv")" -eq 1 ]] ||
     fail "Reinstall duplicated the Zshenv block marker"
 
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ test_macos_lifecycle_never_touches_existing_zshenv() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2016 # Literal for zsh to expand at its own startup, not now.
   printf '. "$HOME/.cargo/env"\n' >"$HOME/.zshenv"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   run_selfishell update --tools-only --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   run_selfishell uninstall --yes >/dev/null
 
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ test_vimrc_user_content_survives_lifecycle() {
 
   printf 'set background=dark\nset nocompatible\n' >"$HOME/.vimrc"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   [[ -f "$HOME/.vimrc" && ! -L "$HOME/.vimrc" ]] || fail "Vim startup file is not user-owned"
   grep -Fqx '" >>> Selfishell vimrc >>>' "$HOME/.vimrc" || fail "Vim block start marker is missing"
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ test_vimrc_user_content_survives_lifecycle() {
     fail "Vim block marker appears more than once"
   [[ "$(sed -n '2p' "$state_file")" == block ]] || fail "Vim resource was not recorded as a managed block"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   [[ "$(grep -Fc '" >>> Selfishell vimrc >>>' "$HOME/.vimrc")" -eq 1 ]] ||
     fail "Reinstall duplicated the Vim block marker"
 
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ test_unrelated_vimrc_symlink_is_rejected_without_changes() {
 }
 
 test_malformed_managed_file_state_variants_are_rejected_without_changes() {
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   local target="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/vim/vimrc"
   local state_file="$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/vimrc.state"
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ test_malformed_managed_file_state_variants_are_rejected_without_changes() {
     esac
 
     set +e
-    run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
+    run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
     status=$?
     set -e
 
@@ -1103,19 +1103,19 @@ test_managed_file_replaced_by_same_content_symlink_is_preserved() {
   done
 }
 
-test_minimal_profile_keeps_retained_developer_configuration_visible() {
+test_status_checks_neovim_configuration_after_reinstall() {
   local target="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/nvim/init.lua"
   local output rc=0
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile developer --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
-  assert_file_content minimal "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/profile"
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  assert_file_content 1 "$SELFISHELL_STATE_DIR/configured"
   assert_symlink_to "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/nvim" "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim"
   assert_symlink_to "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/mise/selfishell.toml" "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/conf.d/selfishell.toml"
 
   printf '\n-- personal edit\n' >>"$target"
   output="$(run_selfishell status 2>&1)" || rc=$?
-  ((rc != 0)) || fail "Status ignored modified retained developer configuration"
+  ((rc != 0)) || fail "Status ignored modified Neovim configuration"
   [[ "$output" == *"[CHANGED] $target"* ]] || fail "Status omitted retained Neovim configuration: $output"
 }
 
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ test_status_uses_current_resource_list() {
 
 test_uninstall_restores_original_files() {
   printf 'original zshrc' >"$HOME/.zshrc"
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   run_selfishell uninstall --restore --yes >/dev/null
 
   assert_file_content 'original zshrc' "$HOME/.zshrc"
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ EOF
     fail "Failed managed file removal was not preserved"
   [[ -r "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/zshrc-config.state" ]] ||
     fail "Failed managed resource state was removed"
-  assert_file_content 'developer' "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/profile"
+  assert_file_content '1' "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/configured"
 }
 
 test_uninstall_removes_ghostty_block_before_ghostty_defaults() {
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ test_uninstall_removes_ghostty_block_before_ghostty_defaults() {
   local defaults_state="$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/ghostty-config.state"
   local status
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   [[ -f "$defaults_target" ]] || fail "Ghostty defaults were not installed"
   grep -Fqx '# >>> Selfishell ghostty >>>' "$block_target" || fail "Ghostty block was not installed"
 
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ test_install_does_not_depend_on_checkout() {
   local release_root="$TEST_ROOT/release"
 
   mkdir -p "$release_root"
-  cp -R "$ROOT_DIR/bin" "$ROOT_DIR/lib" "$ROOT_DIR/profiles" "$ROOT_DIR/config" "$release_root/"
+  cp -R "$ROOT_DIR/bin" "$ROOT_DIR/lib" "$ROOT_DIR/packages.conf" "$ROOT_DIR/config" "$release_root/"
   printf '0.0.0-test.1\n' >"$release_root/VERSION"
   cp "$ROOT_DIR/dependencies.conf" "$release_root/"
 
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ test_mise_config_global_preserves_existing_types() {
   source "$ROOT_DIR/lib/common.sh"
   source "$ROOT_DIR/lib/commands/install.sh"
 
-  # Exercise the create-once boundary directly; the developer/minimal
+  # Exercise the create-once boundary directly; the configuration
   # installation tests above cover command wiring.
   mkdir -p "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise"
   printf 'user_owned_data_content_bytes\n' >"$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml"
@@ -1391,11 +1391,11 @@ test_mise_config_global_idempotency_and_status() {
 
   mkdir -p "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise"
   printf 'pre-existing user config\n' >"$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml"
-  run_selfishell install --profile developer --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   assert_file_content 'pre-existing user config' "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml"
   cp "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/mise/selfishell.toml" "$TEST_ROOT/defaults.before"
   printf 'modified by user 123\n' >"$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml"
-  run_selfishell install --profile developer --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   assert_file_content 'modified by user 123' "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml"
 
   local status_out
@@ -1410,18 +1410,18 @@ test_mise_config_global_idempotency_and_status() {
 }
 
 test_mise_config_global_uninstall_preservation() {
-  run_selfishell install --profile developer --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   run_selfishell uninstall --restore --yes >/dev/null
   [[ -f "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml" ]] || fail "config.toml should remain after uninstall"
 }
 
 test_mise_config_global_dry_run_and_directory_error() {
-  run_selfishell install --profile developer --skip-packages --dry-run --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --dry-run --yes >/dev/null
   [[ ! -e "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml" ]] || fail "dry-run created config.toml"
 
   mkdir -p "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml"
   local rc=0
-  run_selfishell install --profile developer --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>&1 || rc=$?
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>&1 || rc=$?
   ((rc != 0)) || fail "install did not return error when config.toml is a directory"
 
   [[ -d "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mise/config.toml" ]] || fail "invalid existing directory was changed"
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ EOF
   )" || fail "runtime created MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE"
 }
 
-# A real `update` reaches packages_install_profile, which must not touch the
+# A real `update` reaches packages_install, which must not touch the
 # network or need root here. Faking apt-get/dpkg satisfies the apt check
 # without sudo, and pre-creating the direct dependency targets makes
 # dependency_install treat them as present. Works on either CI runner.
@@ -1493,17 +1493,20 @@ zinit() {
 EOF
   cat >"$TEST_ROOT/bin/git" <<EOF
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-if [[ "\${1:-}" == -C && "\${3:-}" == rev-parse && "\${4:-}" == HEAD &&
-      -r "\$2/.git/selfishell-approved-revision" ]]; then
-  cat "\$2/.git/selfishell-approved-revision"
-  exit 0
+if [[ "\${1:-}" == -C && -r "\$2/.git/selfishell-approved-revision" ]]; then
+  if [[ "\${3:-}" == rev-parse && "\${4:-}" == HEAD ]]; then
+    cat "\$2/.git/selfishell-approved-revision"
+    exit 0
+  elif [[ "\${3:-}" == status ]]; then
+    exit 0
+  fi
 fi
 exec "$real_git" "\$@"
 EOF
   chmod +x "$TEST_ROOT/bin/git"
 }
 
-setup_fake_minimal_packages() {
+setup_fake_packages() {
   mkdir -p "$TEST_ROOT/bin"
   printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\nexit 0\n' >"$TEST_ROOT/bin/apt-get"
   chmod +x "$TEST_ROOT/bin/apt-get"
@@ -1516,9 +1519,33 @@ setup_fake_minimal_packages() {
   printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\nexit 0\n' >"$HOME/.local/bin/starship"
   chmod +x "$HOME/.local/bin/starship"
   setup_fake_zinit
+  setup_fake_editor_tools
 }
 
-setup_fake_macos_minimal_packages() {
+setup_fake_editor_tools() {
+  local type repository revision source plugin_dir tool
+  mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin" "$TEST_ROOT/bin"
+  for tool in mise nvim; do
+    printf '#!/usr/bin/env bash\nexit 0\n' >"$HOME/.local/bin/$tool"
+    chmod +x "$HOME/.local/bin/$tool"
+    ln -s "$HOME/.local/bin/$tool" "$TEST_ROOT/bin/$tool"
+  done
+  # These lifecycle tests exercise managed files; model already-synced editors
+  # without downloading tools or plugin repositories.
+  while read -r type repository revision _ _ source _; do
+    [[ "$type" == nvim-plugin ]] || continue
+    if [[ "$repository" == folke/lazy.nvim ]]; then
+      plugin_dir="$HOME/.local/share/selfishell/nvim/lazy/lazy.nvim"
+    else
+      source="${source##*/}"
+      plugin_dir="$HOME/.local/share/nvim/lazy/${source%.git}"
+    fi
+    mkdir -p "$plugin_dir/.git"
+    printf '%s\n' "$revision" >"$plugin_dir/.git/selfishell-approved-revision"
+  done <"$ROOT_DIR/dependencies.conf"
+}
+
+setup_fake_macos_packages() {
   mkdir -p "$TEST_ROOT/bin"
   cat >"$TEST_ROOT/bin/brew" <<'EOF'
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
@@ -1532,6 +1559,7 @@ EOF
   chmod +x "$TEST_ROOT/bin/brew"
 
   setup_fake_zinit
+  setup_fake_editor_tools
 }
 
 # Use a private checkout to simulate release changes without modifying the test source.
@@ -1539,7 +1567,7 @@ build_release_copy() {
   local release_root="$1"
 
   mkdir -p "$release_root"
-  cp -R "$ROOT_DIR/bin" "$ROOT_DIR/lib" "$ROOT_DIR/profiles" "$ROOT_DIR/config" "$release_root/"
+  cp -R "$ROOT_DIR/bin" "$ROOT_DIR/lib" "$ROOT_DIR/packages.conf" "$ROOT_DIR/config" "$release_root/"
   printf '0.0.0-test.1\n' >"$release_root/VERSION"
   cp "$ROOT_DIR/dependencies.conf" "$release_root/dependencies.conf"
 }
@@ -1550,7 +1578,7 @@ test_reinstall_preserves_tool_caches_until_generator_configuration_changes() {
   local scenario tool
 
   build_release_copy "$release_root"
-  bash "$release_root/bin/selfishell" install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  bash "$release_root/bin/selfishell" install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   mkdir -p "$cache_dir"
   for tool in zoxide fzf starship; do
     printf '# cached %s init\n' "$tool" >"$cache_dir/$tool-init.zsh"
@@ -1562,9 +1590,9 @@ test_reinstall_preserves_tool_caches_until_generator_configuration_changes() {
       dry-run) printf '\n# updated generator\n' >>"$release_root/config/shared/zsh/interactive.zsh" ;;
     esac
     if [[ "$scenario" == dry-run ]]; then
-      bash "$release_root/bin/selfishell" install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes --dry-run >/dev/null
+      bash "$release_root/bin/selfishell" install --skip-packages --yes --dry-run >/dev/null
     else
-      bash "$release_root/bin/selfishell" install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+      bash "$release_root/bin/selfishell" install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
     fi
     for tool in zoxide fzf starship; do
       if [[ "$scenario" == changed ]]; then
@@ -1578,7 +1606,7 @@ test_reinstall_preserves_tool_caches_until_generator_configuration_changes() {
 }
 
 test_managed_file_interactive_overwrite_yes() {
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   local target_file="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/vim/vimrc"
   printf 'user_modified_data\n' >"$target_file"
@@ -1587,7 +1615,7 @@ test_managed_file_interactive_overwrite_yes() {
   # resource loop remaps it; the second answers the conflict prompt, read from
   # FD 3, the copy of stdin taken before that remap.
   local stdout
-  stdout="$(printf 'y\ny\n' | SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages)"
+  stdout="$(printf 'y\ny\n' | SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 run_selfishell install --skip-packages)"
 
   cmp -s "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared/vimrc" "$target_file" ||
     fail "Modified managed file was not overwritten with the default"
@@ -1604,7 +1632,7 @@ test_managed_file_interactive_overwrite_yes() {
 }
 
 test_managed_file_interactive_skip_preserves_state_and_continues() {
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   local completion_target="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/zsh/completion.zsh"
   local completion_state="$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/zsh-completion.state"
@@ -1614,7 +1642,7 @@ test_managed_file_interactive_skip_preserves_state_and_continues() {
   cp "$completion_state" "$saved_state"
 
   local rc=0
-  printf 'y\nn\n' | SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages >/dev/null || rc=$?
+  printf 'y\nn\n' | SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 run_selfishell install --skip-packages >/dev/null || rc=$?
 
   ((rc == 0)) || fail "Install failed after skipping a modified managed file (exit code $rc)"
   assert_file_content 'user_modified_completion' "$completion_target"
@@ -1626,7 +1654,7 @@ test_managed_file_interactive_skip_preserves_state_and_continues() {
 }
 
 test_managed_file_yes_flag_preserves_modification() {
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   local target_file="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/vim/vimrc"
   local state_file="$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/vimrc.state"
@@ -1636,7 +1664,7 @@ test_managed_file_yes_flag_preserves_modification() {
   cp "$state_file" "$saved_state"
 
   local rc=0
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr" || rc=$?
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr" || rc=$?
 
   ((rc != 0)) || fail "--yes must not silently overwrite a modified managed file"
   assert_file_content 'user_modified_data' "$target_file"
@@ -1648,7 +1676,7 @@ test_managed_file_yes_flag_preserves_modification() {
 }
 
 test_managed_link_conflict_still_aborts() {
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   local link_path="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/starship.toml"
   local state_file="$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/user-starship.state"
@@ -1660,7 +1688,7 @@ test_managed_link_conflict_still_aborts() {
   printf 'replaced_by_user\n' >"$link_path"
 
   local rc=0
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr" || rc=$?
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr" || rc=$?
 
   ((rc != 0)) || fail "A replaced managed link must still abort installation"
   assert_file_content 'replaced_by_user' "$link_path"
@@ -1670,7 +1698,7 @@ test_managed_link_conflict_still_aborts() {
 }
 
 test_managed_link_creation_failure_does_not_report_success_and_is_retryable() {
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   local link_path="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/starship.toml"
   local state_file="$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/user-starship.state"
@@ -1680,7 +1708,7 @@ test_managed_link_creation_failure_does_not_report_success_and_is_retryable() {
   rm "$link_path"
   chmod 0555 "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr" || rc=$?
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr" || rc=$?
   chmod 0755 "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"
 
   ((rc != 0)) || fail "A symlink creation failure must not be reported as success"
@@ -1689,7 +1717,7 @@ test_managed_link_creation_failure_does_not_report_success_and_is_retryable() {
   [[ "$(sed -n '3p' "$state_file")" == pending ]] ||
     fail "A failed link creation must not be recorded as active"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   assert_symlink_to "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/starship.toml" "$link_path"
   [[ "$(sed -n '3p' "$state_file")" == active ]] ||
     fail "Retrying after a fixed permission error did not recover"
@@ -1801,7 +1829,7 @@ EOF
 }
 
 test_managed_file_overwrite_conflict_atomic_copy_failure_preserves_backup_and_state() {
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   local target_file="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/vim/vimrc"
   local state_file="$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/vimrc.state"
@@ -1826,7 +1854,7 @@ EOF
   chmod +x "$fake_bin/cp"
 
   set +e
-  printf 'y\ny\n' | PATH="$fake_bin:/usr/bin:/bin" SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
+  printf 'y\ny\n' | PATH="$fake_bin:/usr/bin:/bin" SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 run_selfishell install --skip-packages >/dev/null 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
   status=$?
   set -e
 
@@ -1842,7 +1870,7 @@ EOF
   ! grep -Fq 'Installed managed file' "$TEST_ROOT/stderr" ||
     fail "A failed overwrite must not report success"
 
-  printf 'y\ny\n' | SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages >/dev/null
+  printf 'y\ny\n' | SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 run_selfishell install --skip-packages >/dev/null
   cmp -s "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared/vimrc" "$target_file" ||
     fail "Retrying after removing the forced failure did not recover"
 }
@@ -1870,7 +1898,7 @@ EOF
   chmod +x "$fake_bin/ln"
 
   set +e
-  PATH="$fake_bin:/usr/bin:/bin" run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
+  PATH="$fake_bin:/usr/bin:/bin" run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
   status=$?
   set -e
 
@@ -1883,7 +1911,7 @@ EOF
   ! grep -Fq "Linked: $link_path" "$TEST_ROOT/stdout" ||
     fail "A failed link creation printed a success message"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   assert_symlink_to "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/starship.toml" "$link_path"
 }
 
@@ -1898,7 +1926,7 @@ test_ghostty_preflight_stops_before_other_resources_install() {
   ln -s "$dotfiles_source" "$target"
 
   set +e
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr"
   status=$?
   set -e
 
@@ -1921,7 +1949,7 @@ test_update_ghostty_preflight_stops_before_other_resources_change() {
   local before_vimrc_state
   local status
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   mkdir -p "$(dirname "$dotfiles_source")"
   printf 'font-size = 14\n' >"$dotfiles_source"
@@ -1954,7 +1982,7 @@ test_update_zshenv_preflight_stops_before_other_resources_change() {
   local before_vimrc_state
   local status
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   rm -f "$HOME/.zshenv"
   ln -s "$TEST_ROOT/dotfiles-zshenv" "$HOME/.zshenv"
@@ -1983,7 +2011,7 @@ test_update_ghostty_preflight_rejects_directory_before_other_resources_change()
   local before_zshrc
   local status
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   rm -f "$target"
   mkdir -p "$target/keep"
@@ -2205,31 +2233,31 @@ test_block_remove_truncation_failure_preserves_block_and_state() {
 
 test_install_final_state_write_failure_does_not_report_success() {
   local rc=0
-  local before_profile
+  local before_configured
   local before_ghostty
   local tmp_count
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
-  before_profile="$(<"$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/profile")"
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  before_configured="$(<"$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/configured")"
   before_ghostty="$(<"$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/ghostty")"
 
   chmod 0555 "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell"
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr" || rc=$?
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" 2>"$TEST_ROOT/stderr" || rc=$?
   chmod 0755 "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell"
 
   ((rc != 0)) || fail "A final state write failure must not be reported as success"
   ! grep -Fq 'Selfishell configuration installed.' "$TEST_ROOT/stdout" ||
     fail "A failed install printed the success message"
-  tmp_count="$(find "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell" -maxdepth 1 \( -name 'profile.tmp.*' -o -name 'ghostty.tmp.*' \) | wc -l)"
+  tmp_count="$(find "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell" -maxdepth 1 \( -name 'configured.tmp.*' -o -name 'ghostty.tmp.*' \) | wc -l)"
   [[ "$tmp_count" -eq 0 ]] || fail "A failed final state write left a temporary file behind"
-  [[ "$(<"$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/profile")" == "$before_profile" ]] ||
-    fail "A failed final state write must not corrupt the existing profile state"
+  [[ "$(<"$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/configured")" == "$before_configured" ]] ||
+    fail "A failed final state write must not corrupt the existing configuration marker"
   [[ "$(<"$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/ghostty")" == "$before_ghostty" ]] ||
     fail "A failed final state write must not corrupt the existing ghostty state"
 }
 
 test_managed_file_dry_run_conflict_changes_nothing() {
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   local target_file="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/vim/vimrc"
   local state_file="$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/vimrc.state"
@@ -2259,7 +2287,7 @@ test_original_backup_survives_overwrite_and_uninstall_restore() {
   mkdir -p "$(dirname "$target_file")"
   printf 'original-before-install\n' >"$target_file"
 
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   local state_file="$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/vimrc.state"
   local original_backup
@@ -2268,7 +2296,7 @@ test_original_backup_survives_overwrite_and_uninstall_restore() {
   assert_file_content 'original-before-install' "$original_backup"
 
   printf 'user-modification-after-install\n' >"$target_file"
-  printf 'y\ny\n' | SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages >/dev/null
+  printf 'y\ny\n' | SELFISHELL_TEST_TTY=1 run_selfishell install --skip-packages >/dev/null
 
   [[ "$(sed -n '6p' "$state_file")" == "$original_backup" ]] ||
     fail "Overwriting a conflict must keep the original installation backup"
@@ -2287,9 +2315,9 @@ test_update_tools_only_overwrites_modified_managed_file() {
   local release_root="$TEST_ROOT/release"
 
   build_release_copy "$release_root"
-  setup_fake_minimal_packages
+  setup_fake_packages
 
-  bash "$release_root/bin/selfishell" install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  bash "$release_root/bin/selfishell" install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   local target_file="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/vim/vimrc"
   printf 'user_modified_vimrc\n' >"$target_file"
@@ -2316,9 +2344,9 @@ test_update_tools_only_skips_modified_managed_file_and_continues() {
   local release_root="$TEST_ROOT/release"
 
   build_release_copy "$release_root"
-  setup_fake_minimal_packages
+  setup_fake_packages
 
-  bash "$release_root/bin/selfishell" install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  bash "$release_root/bin/selfishell" install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   local completion_target="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/zsh/completion.zsh"
   local completion_state="$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/zsh-completion.state"
@@ -2339,8 +2367,8 @@ test_update_tools_only_skips_modified_managed_file_and_continues() {
 }
 
 test_update_tools_only_yes_preserves_modified_file() {
-  setup_fake_minimal_packages
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  setup_fake_packages
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   local target_file="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/selfishell/vim/vimrc"
   local state_file="$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/resources/vimrc.state"
@@ -2362,7 +2390,7 @@ test_update_tools_only_yes_preserves_modified_file() {
 }
 
 test_tools_only_update_reports_its_own_result_without_a_version_transition() {
-  run_selfishell install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+  run_selfishell install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
 
   run_selfishell update --tools-only --skip-packages --yes >"$TEST_ROOT/stdout" 2>&1
 
diff --git a/tests/profiles_test.bash b/tests/package_manifest_test.bash
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 51%
rename from tests/profiles_test.bash
rename to tests/package_manifest_test.bash
index 40530e0e..ed61fd04
--- a/tests/profiles_test.bash
+++ b/tests/package_manifest_test.bash
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
 
 source "$ROOT_DIR/tests/test_helper.bash"
 
-setup_profile_home() {
+setup_package_home() {
   setup_test_home
   export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
   export XDG_STATE_HOME="$HOME/.local/state"
@@ -18,136 +18,117 @@ setup_profile_home() {
   printf 'Linux version 6.8.0\n' >"$SELFISHELL_TEST_PROC_VERSION_FILE"
 }
 
-teardown_profile_home() {
+teardown_package_home() {
   unset XDG_CONFIG_HOME XDG_STATE_HOME
   unset SELFISHELL_TEST_SYSTEM_NAME SELFISHELL_TEST_MACHINE_ARCH
   unset SELFISHELL_TEST_OS_RELEASE_FILE SELFISHELL_TEST_PROC_VERSION_FILE
   teardown_test_home
 }
 
-run_profile_dry_run() {
+run_package_dry_run() {
   local output
-  output="$(bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" install --profile "$1" --dry-run)"
+  output="$(bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" install --dry-run)"
   printf '%s\n' "$output" | awk '/^Would (install .* (apt packages|Homebrew)|sync .* (direct package|mise tools))/'
 }
 
-assert_minimal_foundation() {
+assert_core_tools() {
   local output="$1"
 
   printf '%s\n' "$output" | grep -Eq '(^|[[:space:]])zsh([[:space:]]|$)' ||
-    fail "Profile omitted the core Zsh environment"
+    fail "Environment omitted the core Zsh environment"
   printf '%s\n' "$output" | grep -Eq '(^|[[:space:]])vim([[:space:]]|$)' ||
-    fail "Profile omitted Vim"
-  [[ "$output" == *'direct package: starship'* ]] || fail "Profile omitted Starship"
-  [[ "$output" == *'direct package: zinit'* ]] || fail "Profile omitted Zinit"
+    fail "Environment omitted Vim"
+  printf '%s\n' "$output" | grep -Eq '^Would sync required mise tools:.* starship([[:space:]]|$)' ||
+    fail "Environment omitted mise-managed Starship"
+  [[ "$output" != *'direct package: starship'* ]] || fail "Starship still uses the direct installer"
+  [[ "$output" == *'direct package: zinit'* ]] || fail "Environment omitted Zinit"
 }
 
-test_default_profile_is_developer() {
+test_install_includes_mise_and_neovim() {
   local output
   output="$(bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" install --dry-run)"
 
   [[ "$output" == *'direct package: mise'* && "$output" == *'required mise tools:'* ]] ||
-    fail "Default install did not select the developer profile"
+    fail "Install omitted mise-managed tools"
   [[ "$output" == *'Neovim plugins'* ]] ||
-    fail "Default install omitted the developer Neovim setup"
-}
-
-test_minimal_excludes_developer_environment() {
-  local output full_output
-  output="$(run_profile_dry_run minimal)"
-  full_output="$(bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" install --profile minimal --dry-run)"
-
-  assert_minimal_foundation "$output"
-  [[ "$output" != *'direct package: mise'* ]] || fail "Minimal profile included developer runtimes"
-  [[ "$output" != *'required mise tools:'* ]] || fail "Minimal profile included mise-managed tools"
-  [[ "$output" != *'build-essential'* ]] || fail "Minimal profile included compiler tooling"
-  [[ "$full_output" != *'Neovim plugins'* ]] || fail "Minimal profile included Neovim plugin setup"
+    fail "Install omitted Neovim setup"
 }
 
-test_developer_includes_development_tools() {
+test_manifest_includes_development_tools() {
   local output full_output macos_output apt_plan homebrew_plan
   local expected_mise_tools actual_mise_tools required_mise_tools optional_mise_tools
 
-  output="$(run_profile_dry_run developer)"
-  full_output="$(bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" install --profile developer --dry-run)"
+  output="$(run_package_dry_run)"
+  full_output="$(bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" install --dry-run)"
   # Compare membership against the independently parsed mise.toml; order is irrelevant.
   expected_mise_tools="$(awk '
     /^\[/ { in_tools = ($0 == "[tools]"); next }
     in_tools && NF >= 3 { print $1 }
   ' "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared/mise.toml" | sort)"
   actual_mise_tools="$(printf '%s\n' "$output" |
-    sed -n 's/^Would sync \(required\|optional\) mise tools: //p' | tr ' ' '\n' | sort)"
+    sed -E -n 's/^Would sync (required|optional) mise tools: //p' | tr ' ' '\n' | sort)"
   required_mise_tools="$(printf '%s\n' "$output" |
     sed -n 's/^Would sync required mise tools: //p' | tr ' ' '\n' | sort)"
   optional_mise_tools="$(printf '%s\n' "$output" |
     sed -n 's/^Would sync optional mise tools: //p' | tr ' ' '\n' | sort)"
 
-  assert_minimal_foundation "$output"
+  assert_core_tools "$output"
   [[ "$output" == *'direct package: mise'* ]] ||
-    fail "Developer profile is missing development tools"
-  [[ -n "$actual_mise_tools" ]] || fail "Developer profile did not report required mise tools"
+    fail "Environment is missing development tools"
+  [[ -n "$actual_mise_tools" ]] || fail "Environment did not report required mise tools"
   [[ "$actual_mise_tools" == "$expected_mise_tools" ]] ||
-    fail "Developer profile mise tools do not match config/shared/mise.toml (expected: $expected_mise_tools; got: $actual_mise_tools)"
-  [[ "$required_mise_tools" == $'fzf\ngh\njq\nneovim\nnode\npython\nripgrep\ntree-sitter\nuv\nzoxide' ]] ||
-    fail "Developer profile required mise tools are incorrect: $required_mise_tools"
+    fail "Environment mise tools do not match config/shared/mise.toml (expected: $expected_mise_tools; got: $actual_mise_tools)"
+  [[ "$required_mise_tools" == $'fzf\ngh\njq\nneovim\nnode\npython\nripgrep\nstarship\ntree-sitter\nuv\nzoxide' ]] ||
+    fail "Environment required mise tools are incorrect: $required_mise_tools"
   [[ "$optional_mise_tools" == $'bat\neza' ]] ||
-    fail "Developer profile optional mise tools are incorrect: $optional_mise_tools"
+    fail "Environment optional mise tools are incorrect: $optional_mise_tools"
   apt_plan="$(printf '%s\n' "$output" | grep 'apt packages:' || true)"
-  for tool in fzf zoxide ripgrep eza bat jq; do
+  for tool in starship fzf zoxide ripgrep eza bat jq; do
     ! grep -Eq "(^|[[:space:]])$tool([[:space:]]|$)" <<<"$apt_plan" ||
       fail "Developer CLI tool remained in the Apt install plan: $tool"
   done
 
   export SELFISHELL_TEST_SYSTEM_NAME=Darwin
-  macos_output="$(run_profile_dry_run developer)"
+  macos_output="$(run_package_dry_run)"
+  printf '%s\n' "$macos_output" | grep -Eq '^Would sync required mise tools:.* starship([[:space:]]|$)' ||
+    fail "macOS install omitted mise-managed Starship"
   homebrew_plan="$(printf '%s\n' "$macos_output" | grep 'Homebrew formula' || true)"
-  for tool in fzf zoxide ripgrep eza bat jq; do
+  for tool in starship fzf zoxide ripgrep eza bat jq; do
     ! grep -Eq "(^|[[:space:]])$tool([[:space:]]|$)" <<<"$homebrew_plan" ||
       fail "Developer CLI tool remained in the Homebrew install plan: $tool"
   done
-  [[ "$full_output" == *'Neovim plugins'* ]] || fail "Developer profile is missing Neovim plugin setup"
+  [[ "$full_output" == *'Neovim plugins'* ]] || fail "Environment is missing Neovim plugin setup"
 }
 
-test_minimal_macos_includes_fonts_and_opt_in_ghostty() {
+test_macos_includes_fonts_and_opt_in_ghostty() {
   local output
   export SELFISHELL_TEST_SYSTEM_NAME=Darwin
-  output="$(bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" install --profile minimal --dry-run)"
+  output="$(bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" install --dry-run)"
 
   [[ "$output" == *'optional Homebrew cask:'* && "$output" == *'font-'* ]] ||
-    fail "Minimal macOS profile omitted optional fonts"
+    fail "macOS environment omitted optional fonts"
   [[ "$output" == *'optional Homebrew cask: ghostty'* ]] ||
-    fail "Minimal macOS profile omitted opt-in Ghostty"
-}
-
-test_unknown_profile_returns_usage_error() {
-  local status
-
-  set +e
-  bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" install --profile unknown --dry-run >/dev/null 2>&1
-  status=$?
-  set -e
-
-  [[ "$status" -eq 2 ]] || fail "Unknown profile should return exit code 2"
+    fail "macOS environment omitted opt-in Ghostty"
 }
 
-test_profile_read_file_rejects_option_like_package() {
-  local profile_file="$TEST_ROOT/profile-record.conf"
+test_package_manifest_read_rejects_option_like_package() {
+  local manifest_file="$TEST_ROOT/package-record.conf"
   local status
 
-  # profile_read_file() is the shared parser built-in profiles use too;
+  # package_manifest_read() validates the declarative package list;
   # exercise it directly rather than through a CLI entry point.
-  printf 'package ubuntu required apt --allow-unauthenticated\n' >"$profile_file"
+  printf 'package ubuntu required apt --allow-unauthenticated\n' >"$manifest_file"
 
   set +e
   bash -c '
     source "$1/lib/common.sh"
-    source "$1/lib/profiles.sh"
-    profile_read_file "$2"
-  ' _ "$ROOT_DIR" "$profile_file" >/dev/null 2>&1
+    source "$1/lib/package_manifest.sh"
+    package_manifest_read "$2"
+  ' _ "$ROOT_DIR" "$manifest_file" >/dev/null 2>&1
   status=$?
   set -e
 
   [[ "$status" -eq 2 ]] || fail "Option-like package name should be rejected"
 }
 
-run_discovered_tests setup_profile_home teardown_profile_home
+run_discovered_tests setup_package_home teardown_package_home
diff --git a/tests/release_bootstrap_test.bash b/tests/release_bootstrap_test.bash
index 4012241a..026647f7 100755
--- a/tests/release_bootstrap_test.bash
+++ b/tests/release_bootstrap_test.bash
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ test_status_does_not_use_network() {
   version="$RELEASE_FIXTURE_VERSION"
   run_bootstrap --version "$version" >/dev/null
   "$TEST_ROOT/prefix/bin/selfishell" \
-    install --profile minimal --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
+    install --skip-packages --yes >/dev/null
   mkdir -p "$fake_bin"
   cat >"$fake_bin/curl" <<'EOF'
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ test_default_update_reports_up_to_date_without_synchronizing() {
     fail "Default update at the latest release did not report up to date: $output"
   [[ "$output" != *'already at'* ]] ||
     fail "Default update printed the CLI-only wording as well as the up-to-date message: $output"
-  # No profile is installed here, so update_tools_and_configuration would have
+  # No configuration is installed here, so update_tools_and_configuration would have
   # printed this had it run: its absence proves the phase was skipped, not just
   # that the summary line was suppressed.
   [[ "$output" != *'skipping tools and configuration'* ]] ||
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ test_setup_is_explicit_and_can_skip_packages() {
 
   [[ -f "$HOME/.zshrc" && ! -L "$HOME/.zshrc" ]] || fail "Setup did not create a user-owned .zshrc"
   grep -Fqx '# >>> Selfishell initialize >>>' "$HOME/.zshrc" || fail "Setup did not add the Zsh loader"
-  assert_file_content 'developer' "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/profile"
+  assert_file_content '1' "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/configured"
 }
 
 test_missing_bin_path_prints_actionable_message() {
diff --git a/tests/tool_status_test.bash b/tests/tool_status_test.bash
index 0ed585dd..d2897ee7 100644
--- a/tests/tool_status_test.bash
+++ b/tests/tool_status_test.bash
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ EOF
   printf 'node 24.18.0\npython 3.13.14 3.12.0\n' >"$HOME/mise-inventory"
 }
 
-# Approved mise versions come from mise.toml, not the profile's bare tool names.
+# Approved mise versions come from mise.toml, not the manifest's bare tool names.
 test_detects_mise_tool_version() {
   setup_mise_inventory
 
diff --git a/tests/updates_test.bash b/tests/updates_test.bash
index 7916c25a..ad3f245b 100644
--- a/tests/updates_test.bash
+++ b/tests/updates_test.bash
@@ -37,24 +37,24 @@ run_dependency_install() {
   ' _ "$ROOT_DIR" "$dependency"
 }
 
-test_tools_update_synchronizes_profile_packages() {
+test_tools_update_synchronizes_packages() {
   local output
   export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
   mkdir -p "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell"
-  printf 'minimal\n' >"$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/profile"
+  printf '1\n' >"$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/configured"
 
   output="$(bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" update --tools-only --dry-run)"
   [[ "$output" == *'Would install required apt packages:'* ]] ||
     fail "Tools update did not synchronize package-manager packages"
-  [[ "$output" == *'git'* ]] || fail "Tools update did not include the current profile packages"
-  [[ "$output" != *'Neovim plugins'* ]] || fail "Minimal tools update included Neovim plugin setup"
+  [[ "$output" == *'git'* ]] || fail "Tools update did not include the environment packages"
+  [[ "$output" == *'Neovim plugins'* ]] || fail "Tools update omitted Neovim plugin setup"
 }
 
 test_tools_update_skip_packages_avoids_package_operations() {
   local output
   export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
   mkdir -p "$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell"
-  printf 'minimal\n' >"$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/profile"
+  printf '1\n' >"$XDG_STATE_HOME/selfishell/configured"
 
   output="$(bash "$ROOT_DIR/bin/selfishell" update --tools-only --skip-packages --dry-run)"
   [[ "$output" == *'Skipping package and tool installation.'* ]] ||

From c183fd0d9cfa117ae21ef816bb7d711596b1ef5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jiminu <jmu417@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:24:50 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] fix: verify installed mise tools and isolate managed
 operations

---
 AGENTS.md                       |  4 +++
 docs/PERFORMANCE.md             |  9 +++----
 lib/installers.sh               | 10 +++++---
 lib/tool_status.sh              | 25 +++++++++++++------
 scripts/benchmark.sh            | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 scripts/ubuntu-container-e2e.sh | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/installers_test.bash      | 13 ++++++++++
 tests/tool_status_test.bash     | 26 ++++++++++++++++---
 8 files changed, 129 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 347fae18..5fa6ffc4 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ in the state directory records completed setup, not a package selection.
 Mise-managed tool membership is declared in
 `packages.conf`; exact versions for those tools are pinned in
 `config/shared/mise.toml`, the source of truth for mise-managed tool versions.
+Installer-owned mise operations run from the release's `config/shared`
+directory so a caller's project cannot override approved tool versions.
+Status and doctor query installed versions, not merely configured requests;
+an orphaned mise shim does not count as an external tool installation.
 
 When the tools/configuration phase runs, `--skip-packages` must skip package
 and tool installation and apply managed configuration only. A default update
diff --git a/docs/PERFORMANCE.md b/docs/PERFORMANCE.md
index a663c74d..9e1750cf 100644
--- a/docs/PERFORMANCE.md
+++ b/docs/PERFORMANCE.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ checkout.
 
 ### Full-environment mode
 
-Full mode additionally provisions the pinned mise, Starship, and Zinit -- with
+Full mode additionally provisions the pinned mise, Starship, fzf, zoxide, and Zinit -- with
 its pinned Zsh plugins -- into the benchmark's own isolated `HOME`, via the
 same code path the real installer uses, so `interactive-cached` reflects a
 real full-environment startup rather than whatever happens to already be on
@@ -47,11 +47,8 @@ the runner's `PATH`. It:
   changed;
 - uses that home as its working directory and gives mise an isolated global
   config;
-- installs the pinned mise, Starship, and Zinit (with its pinned plugins)
-  into that isolated `HOME`, with Starship installed through mise using the
-  release's exact pin;
-- measures fzf and zoxide only if they are already on `PATH` -- installing
-  those tools is out of scope for this script, so provision them first;
+- installs the pinned mise and Zinit (with its pinned plugins), plus Starship,
+  fzf, and zoxide through mise using the release's exact pins;
 - needs network access to provision those tools, so it is not part of the
   regular (network-free) unit test suite, or run in CI -- run it locally
   when needed.
diff --git a/lib/installers.sh b/lib/installers.sh
index 61382691..e0efa88d 100644
--- a/lib/installers.sh
+++ b/lib/installers.sh
@@ -138,12 +138,14 @@ install_mise_tools() {
 
   selfishell_mise_trust
 
+  # The release config must win over any mise.toml in the caller's project.
   if MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE="$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared/mise.toml" \
-    "$mise_command" -q install --dry-run-code "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    "$mise_command" -C "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared" -q install --dry-run-code "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     return 0
   fi
 
-  if ! MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE="$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared/mise.toml" "$mise_command" install "$@"; then
+  if ! MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE="$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared/mise.toml" \
+    "$mise_command" -C "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared" install "$@"; then
     if [[ "$requirement" == "optional" ]]; then
       cli_warn "Could not install $requirement mise tools: $*"
       SELFISHELL_SKIPPED_OPTIONAL_PACKAGES+=("$@")
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ selfishell_nvim_command() {
 
   if [[ -n "$mise_command" ]]; then
     resolved="$(MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE="$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared/mise.toml" \
-      "$mise_command" which nvim 2>/dev/null)" || true
+      "$mise_command" -C "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared" which nvim 2>/dev/null)" || true
     if [[ -n "$resolved" && -x "$resolved" ]]; then
       printf '%s\n' "$resolved"
       return 0
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ selfishell_run_nvim() {
   mise_command="$(selfishell_mise_command)" || mise_command=""
   if [[ -n "$mise_command" ]]; then
     MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE="$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared/mise.toml" \
-      "$mise_command" exec -- "$nvim_command" "$@"
+      "$mise_command" -C "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared" exec -- "$nvim_command" "$@"
   else
     "$nvim_command" "$@"
   fi
diff --git a/lib/tool_status.sh b/lib/tool_status.sh
index 95b82809..4caf1fc1 100644
--- a/lib/tool_status.sh
+++ b/lib/tool_status.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ tool_status_executable() {
 
 tool_status_mise_version() {
   local tool="$1"
-  local mise_command="" name versions
+  local mise_command="" name versions extra
 
   TOOL_STATUS_MISE_VERSION=""
   TOOL_STATUS_APPROVED=""
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ tool_status_mise_version() {
       mise_command="$HOME/.local/bin/mise"
     fi
     if [[ -n "$mise_command" ]]; then
-      TOOL_STATUS_MISE_VERSIONS="$(MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE="${SELFISHELL_CONFIG_DIR:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/selfishell}/mise/selfishell.toml" "$mise_command" current 2>/dev/null)" ||
+      # `current` also lists configured but uninstalled versions. Query one
+      # installed-only inventory, independent of the caller's project config.
+      TOOL_STATUS_MISE_VERSIONS="$(NO_COLOR=1 MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE="$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared/mise.toml" \
+        "$mise_command" -C "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared" ls --current --installed --no-header --no-truncate 2>/dev/null)" ||
         TOOL_STATUS_MISE_VERSIONS=""
     fi
     TOOL_STATUS_MISE_READY=1
@@ -121,13 +124,12 @@ tool_status_mise_version() {
       break
     fi
   done <<<"$TOOL_STATUS_MISE_APPROVED_VERSIONS"
-  while read -r name versions; do
+  while read -r name versions extra; do
     if [[ "$name" == "$tool" && -n "$versions" ]]; then
-      TOOL_STATUS_MISE_VERSION="$versions"
-      return
+      TOOL_STATUS_MISE_VERSION="${TOOL_STATUS_MISE_VERSION:+$TOOL_STATUS_MISE_VERSION }$versions"
     fi
   done <<<"$TOOL_STATUS_MISE_VERSIONS"
-  return 1
+  [[ -n "$TOOL_STATUS_MISE_VERSION" ]]
 }
 
 tool_status_detect() {
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ tool_status_detect() {
   local package="$2"
   local dependency_platform="$3"
   local architecture="$4"
-  local output state
+  local output state executable_path mise_shims
 
   TOOL_STATUS_INSTALLED="missing"
   TOOL_STATUS_SOURCE="none"
@@ -202,7 +204,14 @@ tool_status_detect() {
       ;;
   esac
 
-  if have_command "$(tool_status_executable "$package")"; then
+  output="$(tool_status_executable "$package")"
+  if have_command "$output"; then
+    executable_path="$(command -v "$output")"
+    # Shims can exist after a tool was removed. They are not external installs.
+    mise_shims="${MISE_DATA_DIR:-${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/mise}/shims"
+    if [[ "$manager" == mise && "$executable_path" == "$mise_shims/"* ]]; then
+      return 0
+    fi
     TOOL_STATUS_INSTALLED="detected"
     TOOL_STATUS_SOURCE="external"
   fi
diff --git a/scripts/benchmark.sh b/scripts/benchmark.sh
index 0ae4f16e..1b129684 100644
--- a/scripts/benchmark.sh
+++ b/scripts/benchmark.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ Usage: scripts/benchmark.sh [--mode base|full]
   base  Selfishell's own startup cost, independent of external integrations
         (mise/starship/zinit/fzf/zoxide are excluded). This is the default.
 
-  full  Installs the pinned mise, starship, and zinit (with its pinned
+  full  Installs the pinned mise, starship, fzf, zoxide, and zinit (with its pinned
         plugins) into an isolated HOME before measuring, so the
         interactive-cached metric reflects a real full-environment
-        startup. Starship is installed through mise. fzf and zoxide are
-        measured if already on PATH; this script does not install them
-        or invoke Apt/Homebrew.
+        startup. Starship, fzf, and zoxide are installed through mise.
+        This script does not invoke Apt/Homebrew.
 
 SELFISHELL_BENCHMARK_PROFILE=base|full is equivalent to --mode.
 EOF
@@ -95,9 +94,9 @@ date +%s >"$TEST_HOME/.cache/selfishell/update-checked-at"
   exit 1
 }
 
-# Installs the pinned mise/starship/zinit into $TEST_HOME so "full" mode
+# Installs the pinned shell integrations into $TEST_HOME so "full" mode
 # measures a real full-environment startup, not the runner's PATH, reusing
-# the production installers. fzf and zoxide are measured from the caller's PATH.
+# the production installers.
 install_full_integrations() (
   local name
   export HOME="$TEST_HOME" XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$TEST_HOME/.config"
@@ -114,15 +113,15 @@ install_full_integrations() (
     install_direct_package required "$name" 0 "$(detect_platform)" "$(detect_architecture)" || return
   done
 
-  # Activate only Starship in this benchmark, using the release's exact pin.
+  # Activate only shell integrations, using the release's exact pins.
   # Do not let the runtime implicitly install the rest of the development tools.
   awk '
     BEGIN { print "[tools]" }
     /^\[/ { in_tools = ($0 == "[tools]"); next }
-    in_tools && $1 == "starship" { print; found = 1 }
-    END { print "\n[settings]\nnot_found_auto_install = false"; exit !found }
+    in_tools && ($1 == "starship" || $1 == "fzf" || $1 == "zoxide") { print; found++ }
+    END { print "\n[settings]\nnot_found_auto_install = false"; exit(found != 3) }
   ' "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared/mise.toml" >"$TEST_HOME/.config/mise/config.toml"
-  PATH="$TEST_HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" install_mise_tools required 0 starship
+  PATH="$TEST_HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" install_mise_tools required 0 starship fzf zoxide
 )
 
 if [[ "$PROFILE_MODE" == full ]]; then
@@ -227,6 +226,26 @@ run_interactive_zsh() {
     /bin/zsh -d -i -c exit >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
+verify_full_integrations() {
+  [[ "$PROFILE_MODE" == full ]] || return 0
+  (
+    cd "$TEST_HOME"
+    HOME="$TEST_HOME" ZDOTDIR="$TEST_HOME" XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$TEST_HOME/.config" \
+      XDG_DATA_HOME="$TEST_DATA_HOME" XDG_CACHE_HOME="$TEST_HOME/.cache" \
+      MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE="$TEST_HOME/.config/mise/config.toml" MISE_SHELL='' \
+      PATH="$INTERACTIVE_PATH" TERM=xterm-256color MISE_OFFLINE=1 \
+      /bin/zsh -d -i -c '
+        for tool in starship fzf zoxide; do
+          [[ "${commands[$tool]}" == "$MISE_DATA_DIR/installs/"* ]] || exit 1
+        done
+        (( $+functions[prompt_starship_precmd] && $+functions[fzf-file-widget] && $+functions[__zoxide_z] ))
+      ' >/dev/null 2>&1
+  ) || {
+    printf 'Pinned shell integrations did not initialize in the benchmark HOME.\n' >&2
+    return 1
+  }
+}
+
 profile_interactive_zsh() {
   local profile_status=0
 
@@ -246,10 +265,10 @@ describe_integrations() {
   local summary="Interactive integrations:"
 
   for integration in starship fzf zoxide; do
-    if [[ "$PROFILE_MODE" == full && "$integration" == starship ]] &&
+    if [[ "$PROFILE_MODE" == full ]] &&
       HOME="$TEST_HOME" XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$TEST_HOME/.config" \
         MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE="$TEST_HOME/.config/mise/config.toml" \
-        "$TEST_HOME/.local/bin/mise" which starship >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        "$TEST_HOME/.local/bin/mise" -C "$TEST_HOME" which "$integration" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       status=enabled
     elif PATH="$INTERACTIVE_PATH" command -v "$integration" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       status=enabled
@@ -289,6 +308,7 @@ record_result "$common_result"
 
 # Warm the complete interactive configuration before measuring it.
 run_interactive_zsh
+verify_full_integrations
 interactive_result="$(benchmark interactive-cached "$ITERATIONS" bash -c 'run_interactive_zsh')"
 record_result "$interactive_result"
 
diff --git a/scripts/ubuntu-container-e2e.sh b/scripts/ubuntu-container-e2e.sh
index 8f4f8308..7bc7f94c 100755
--- a/scripts/ubuntu-container-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/ubuntu-container-e2e.sh
@@ -46,11 +46,42 @@ publish_fixture "$NEXT_VERSION"
 SELFISHELL_RELEASE_ROOT="file://$RELEASE_ROOT" \
   bash "$ROOT_DIR/install.sh" --version "$INITIAL_VERSION" --prefix "$PREFIX"
 
+# Installer-owned operations must ignore conflicting caller project versions.
+mkdir -p "$TEST_ROOT/project"
+cat >"$TEST_ROOT/project/mise.toml" <<'EOF'
+[tools]
+node = "0.0.0"
+neovim = "0.0.0"
+starship = "0.0.0"
+EOF
+export MISE_TRUSTED_CONFIG_PATHS="$TEST_ROOT"
+cd "$TEST_ROOT/project"
+
 SELFISHELL_RELEASE_ROOT="file://$RELEASE_ROOT" \
   "$PREFIX/bin/selfishell" install --yes
 "$PREFIX/bin/selfishell" status >/dev/null
 "$PREFIX/bin/selfishell" doctor >/dev/null
 
+# Exercise the installed shell entrypoint, not just package inventory.
+(
+  cd "$HOME"
+  MISE_OFFLINE=1 zsh -d -i -c '
+    for tool in starship fzf zoxide; do
+      [[ "${commands[$tool]}" == "$XDG_DATA_HOME/mise/installs/"* ]] || exit 1
+    done
+    (( $+functions[prompt_starship_precmd] && $+functions[fzf-file-widget] && $+functions[__zoxide_z] ))
+  '
+) || fail "Installed Zsh did not initialize mise-managed shell tools"
+
+# Config and shims survive a removed tool; doctor must still report it missing.
+starship_install="$("$PREFIX/bin/mise" -C "$HOME" where starship)"
+mv "$starship_install" "$TEST_ROOT/starship-not-installed"
+doctor_status=0
+doctor_output="$(PATH="$XDG_DATA_HOME/mise/shims:$PATH" "$PREFIX/bin/selfishell" doctor 2>&1)" || doctor_status=$?
+mv "$TEST_ROOT/starship-not-installed" "$starship_install"
+[[ "$doctor_status" != 0 && "$doctor_output" == *'Tool: starship is missing (mise)'* ]] ||
+  fail "Doctor accepted configured-but-uninstalled Starship"
+
 vim --not-a-term -c 'if !&number || !&relativenumber | cquit 1 | endif' -c 'q' </dev/null ||
   fail "Vim did not load Selfishell vimrc on default startup"
 
diff --git a/tests/installers_test.bash b/tests/installers_test.bash
index 32e76d9e..6bee3635 100644
--- a/tests/installers_test.bash
+++ b/tests/installers_test.bash
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ NVIM_ARGUMENTS=""
 MISE_ARGUMENTS=""
 MISE_CALLS=()
 MISE_CONFIG=""
+MISE_WORKDIR=""
 GIT_ARGUMENTS=""
 GIT_CALLS=()
 NVIM_CALLS=()
@@ -25,10 +26,16 @@ nvim() {
 }
 
 mise() {
+  MISE_WORKDIR="$PWD"
+  if [[ "$1" == -C ]]; then
+    MISE_WORKDIR="$2"
+    shift 2
+  fi
   MISE_ARGUMENTS="$*"
   MISE_CALLS+=("$*")
   MISE_CONFIG="$MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE"
   if [[ "$1" == "which" && "$2" == "nvim" ]]; then
+    [[ "$MISE_WORKDIR" == "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared" ]] || return 1
     printf '%s\n' "$FAKE_NVIM_PATH"
   elif [[ "$1" == "exec" && "$2" == "--" ]]; then
     shift 2
@@ -76,6 +83,8 @@ test_installs_declared_mise_tools_with_managed_config() {
     fail "mise tools were not installed together: ${MISE_CALLS[1]}"
   [[ "$MISE_CONFIG" == "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared/mise.toml" ]] ||
     fail "mise install did not use the Selfishell config"
+  [[ "$MISE_WORKDIR" == "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared" ]] ||
+    fail "mise install inherited the caller project directory: $MISE_WORKDIR"
 }
 
 test_skips_mise_install_when_tools_are_already_installed() {
@@ -89,6 +98,8 @@ test_skips_mise_install_when_tools_are_already_installed() {
     fail "Expected only dry-run check call, got: ${MISE_CALLS[*]}"
   [[ "${MISE_CALLS[0]}" == '-q install --dry-run-code node@24.18.0 python@3.13.14' ]] ||
     fail "mise dry-run check was not called as expected: ${MISE_CALLS[0]}"
+  [[ "$MISE_WORKDIR" == "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared" ]] ||
+    fail "mise preflight inherited the caller project directory: $MISE_WORKDIR"
 }
 
 test_provisions_declared_zinit_plugins_without_loading_them() {
@@ -363,6 +374,8 @@ test_runs_neovim_inside_mise_environment() {
     fail "Neovim did not run through mise exec: $MISE_ARGUMENTS"
   [[ "$MISE_CONFIG" == "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared/mise.toml" ]] ||
     fail "Neovim mise environment did not use the Selfishell config"
+  [[ "$MISE_WORKDIR" == "$ROOT_DIR/config/shared" ]] ||
+    fail "Neovim mise environment inherited the caller project directory"
   [[ "${NVIM_CALLS[0]}" == '--headless +qa' ]] ||
     fail "mise exec did not invoke Neovim: ${NVIM_CALLS[*]}"
 }
diff --git a/tests/tool_status_test.bash b/tests/tool_status_test.bash
index d2897ee7..b3772b74 100644
--- a/tests/tool_status_test.bash
+++ b/tests/tool_status_test.bash
@@ -148,8 +148,13 @@ setup_mise_inventory() {
   cat >"$TEST_ROOT/bin/mise" <<'EOF'
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 printf '%s\n' "$*" >>"$HOME/mise-calls"
-[[ "$*" == current ]] || exit 1
-[[ "$MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE" == "$SELFISHELL_CONFIG_DIR/mise/selfishell.toml" ]] || exit 1
+if [[ "$*" == current || "$*" == "-C $SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared current" ]]; then
+  printf 'gh 2.100.0\n'
+  exit 0
+elif [[ "$*" != "-C $SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared ls --current --installed --no-header --no-truncate" ]]; then
+  exit 1
+fi
+[[ "$MISE_GLOBAL_CONFIG_FILE" == "$SELFISHELL_ROOT/config/shared/mise.toml" ]] || exit 1
 cat "$HOME/mise-inventory"
 [[ ! -f "$HOME/mise-fail" ]]
 EOF
@@ -169,7 +174,22 @@ gh = "2.100.0"
 [settings]
 node = "ignored"
 EOF
-  printf 'node 24.18.0\npython 3.13.14 3.12.0\n' >"$HOME/mise-inventory"
+  printf 'node 24.18.0 /config/mise.toml 24.18.0\npython 3.13.14 /config/mise.toml 3.13.14\npython 3.12.0 /config/mise.toml 3.12.0\n' >"$HOME/mise-inventory"
+}
+
+test_configured_but_uninstalled_mise_tool_is_missing() {
+  setup_mise_inventory
+  # An existing mise shim does not prove the underlying tool is installed.
+  export MISE_DATA_DIR="$TEST_ROOT/mise-data"
+  mkdir -p "$MISE_DATA_DIR/shims"
+  ln -s "$TEST_ROOT/bin/mise" "$MISE_DATA_DIR/shims/gh"
+  export PATH="$MISE_DATA_DIR/shims:$PATH"
+
+  tool_status_detect mise gh linux amd64
+  [[ "$TOOL_STATUS_INSTALLED" == missing && "$TOOL_STATUS_SOURCE" == none ]] ||
+    fail "Configured but uninstalled tool was reported present: $TOOL_STATUS_INSTALLED ($TOOL_STATUS_SOURCE)"
+  [[ "$TOOL_STATUS_APPROVED" == 2.100.0 ]] || fail "Missing tool lost its approved version"
+  unset MISE_DATA_DIR
 }
 
 # Approved mise versions come from mise.toml, not the manifest's bare tool names.