diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 1edb684..8d6926b 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ project_name: claude-mnemonic
 before:
   hooks:
     - go mod tidy
+    # Download ONNX runtime library for current platform if not present
+    - bash -c "./scripts/download-onnx-libs.sh auto"
     # Generate versioned package.json from template and build Vue dashboard
     - bash -c "sed 's/{{ .Version }}/{{ .Version }}/g' ui/package.json.tpl > ui/package.json"
     - bash -c "cd ui && npm ci --silent && npm run build"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d8e347..683171f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@ GOARCH ?= $(shell go env GOARCH)
 export CGO_ENABLED=1
 BUILD_TAGS := -tags "fts5"
 
-.PHONY: all build clean test install lint hooks worker mcp stop-worker start-worker restart-worker dashboard website dev-website
+.PHONY: all build clean test install lint hooks worker mcp stop-worker start-worker restart-worker dashboard website dev-website setup-libs
 
 all: build
 
+# Download ONNX runtime libraries (all platforms for local dev, skips if present)
+setup-libs:
+	@./scripts/download-onnx-libs.sh all
+
 # Build all binaries
-build: dashboard worker hooks mcp
+build: setup-libs dashboard worker hooks mcp
 
 # Build Vue dashboard
 dashboard:
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ uninstall: stop-worker
 	@echo "Uninstallation complete!"
 
 # Run tests
-test:
+test: setup-libs
 	go test -v -race ./...
 
 # Run tests with coverage
diff --git a/internal/worker/static/placeholder.html b/internal/worker/static/placeholder.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/scripts/download-onnx-libs.sh b/scripts/download-onnx-libs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f40adfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/download-onnx-libs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Download ONNX Runtime libraries for embedding
+# Usage: ./download-onnx-libs.sh [platform]
+# Platform: darwin-amd64, darwin-arm64, linux-amd64, linux-arm64, or "all" (default)
+
+set -e
+
+ONNX_VERSION="1.19.2"
+ASSETS_DIR="internal/embedding/assets/lib"
+PLATFORM="${1:-all}"
+
+# Auto-detect platform if not specified
+if [ "$PLATFORM" = "auto" ]; then
+    OS=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+    ARCH=$(uname -m)
+    case "$OS" in
+        darwin) OS="darwin" ;;
+        linux) OS="linux" ;;
+        *) echo "Unsupported OS: $OS"; exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+    case "$ARCH" in
+        x86_64|amd64) ARCH="amd64" ;;
+        arm64|aarch64) ARCH="arm64" ;;
+        *) echo "Unsupported arch: $ARCH"; exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+    PLATFORM="${OS}-${ARCH}"
+fi
+
+# Temporary directory for downloads
+TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+trap "rm -rf ${TEMP_DIR}" EXIT
+
+download_darwin_amd64() {
+    echo "Downloading darwin-amd64..."
+    mkdir -p "${ASSETS_DIR}/darwin-amd64"
+    curl -sSL "https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime/releases/download/v${ONNX_VERSION}/onnxruntime-osx-x86_64-${ONNX_VERSION}.tgz" -o "${TEMP_DIR}/darwin-amd64.tgz"
+    tar -xzf "${TEMP_DIR}/darwin-amd64.tgz" -C "${TEMP_DIR}"
+    cp "${TEMP_DIR}/onnxruntime-osx-x86_64-${ONNX_VERSION}/lib/libonnxruntime.${ONNX_VERSION}.dylib" "${ASSETS_DIR}/darwin-amd64/libonnxruntime.dylib"
+}
+
+download_darwin_arm64() {
+    echo "Downloading darwin-arm64..."
+    mkdir -p "${ASSETS_DIR}/darwin-arm64"
+    curl -sSL "https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime/releases/download/v${ONNX_VERSION}/onnxruntime-osx-arm64-${ONNX_VERSION}.tgz" -o "${TEMP_DIR}/darwin-arm64.tgz"
+    tar -xzf "${TEMP_DIR}/darwin-arm64.tgz" -C "${TEMP_DIR}"
+    cp "${TEMP_DIR}/onnxruntime-osx-arm64-${ONNX_VERSION}/lib/libonnxruntime.${ONNX_VERSION}.dylib" "${ASSETS_DIR}/darwin-arm64/libonnxruntime.dylib"
+}
+
+download_linux_amd64() {
+    echo "Downloading linux-amd64..."
+    mkdir -p "${ASSETS_DIR}/linux-amd64"
+    curl -sSL "https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime/releases/download/v${ONNX_VERSION}/onnxruntime-linux-x64-${ONNX_VERSION}.tgz" -o "${TEMP_DIR}/linux-amd64.tgz"
+    tar -xzf "${TEMP_DIR}/linux-amd64.tgz" -C "${TEMP_DIR}"
+    cp "${TEMP_DIR}/onnxruntime-linux-x64-${ONNX_VERSION}/lib/libonnxruntime.so.${ONNX_VERSION}" "${ASSETS_DIR}/linux-amd64/libonnxruntime.so"
+    cp "${TEMP_DIR}/onnxruntime-linux-x64-${ONNX_VERSION}/lib/libonnxruntime_providers_shared.so" "${ASSETS_DIR}/linux-amd64/libonnxruntime_providers_shared.so" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+download_linux_arm64() {
+    echo "Downloading linux-arm64..."
+    mkdir -p "${ASSETS_DIR}/linux-arm64"
+    curl -sSL "https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime/releases/download/v${ONNX_VERSION}/onnxruntime-linux-aarch64-${ONNX_VERSION}.tgz" -o "${TEMP_DIR}/linux-arm64.tgz"
+    tar -xzf "${TEMP_DIR}/linux-arm64.tgz" -C "${TEMP_DIR}"
+    cp "${TEMP_DIR}/onnxruntime-linux-aarch64-${ONNX_VERSION}/lib/libonnxruntime.so.${ONNX_VERSION}" "${ASSETS_DIR}/linux-arm64/libonnxruntime.so"
+    cp "${TEMP_DIR}/onnxruntime-linux-aarch64-${ONNX_VERSION}/lib/libonnxruntime_providers_shared.so" "${ASSETS_DIR}/linux-arm64/libonnxruntime_providers_shared.so" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+# Check if library already exists for a platform
+lib_exists() {
+    local plat="$1"
+    case "$plat" in
+        darwin-*) [ -f "${ASSETS_DIR}/${plat}/libonnxruntime.dylib" ] ;;
+        linux-*) [ -f "${ASSETS_DIR}/${plat}/libonnxruntime.so" ] ;;
+        *) return 1 ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+# Download only if not present
+download_if_needed() {
+    local plat="$1"
+    if lib_exists "$plat"; then
+        echo "Library for ${plat} already exists, skipping download"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    case "$plat" in
+        darwin-amd64) download_darwin_amd64 ;;
+        darwin-arm64) download_darwin_arm64 ;;
+        linux-amd64) download_linux_amd64 ;;
+        linux-arm64) download_linux_arm64 ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+echo "ONNX Runtime v${ONNX_VERSION} - Platform: ${PLATFORM}"
+
+case "$PLATFORM" in
+    darwin-amd64|darwin-arm64|linux-amd64|linux-arm64)
+        download_if_needed "$PLATFORM"
+        ;;
+    all)
+        download_if_needed darwin-amd64
+        download_if_needed darwin-arm64
+        download_if_needed linux-amd64
+        download_if_needed linux-arm64
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Unknown platform: $PLATFORM"
+        echo "Supported: darwin-amd64, darwin-arm64, linux-amd64, linux-arm64, all, auto"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+echo "Done!"
diff --git a/ui/package-lock.json b/ui/package-lock.json
index 3023d9e..614c507 100644
--- a/ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/ui/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mnemonic-dashboard",
-  "version": "v0.6.1-11-g7fe679f-dirty",
+  "version": "v0.6.5-11-gdb528b2-dirty",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "claude-mnemonic-dashboard",
-      "version": "v0.6.1-11-g7fe679f-dirty",
+      "version": "v0.6.5-11-gdb528b2-dirty",
       "dependencies": {
         "vue": "^3.5.13"
       },
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index a9520b8..38c3a0d 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mnemonic-dashboard",
-  "version": "{{ .Version }}",
+  "version": "v0.6.5-11-gdb528b2-dirty",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {