diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index a3bade7..f845012 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ version: 2
 
 project_name: mcp-filepuff
 
+# Split mode by full target (goos+goarch). Each matrix runner only builds the
+# artifact matching its own architecture, avoiding CGO cross-compile failures
+# (ARM asm on x86 runners and vice versa).
+partial:
+  by: target
+
 before:
   hooks:
     - go mod tidy
@@ -36,20 +42,15 @@ builds:
 
 archives:
   - id: default
+    # Ship raw binaries — downloaders curl the asset and run it directly
+    # (Windows gets .exe appended automatically). No tarball indirection.
     formats:
-      - tar.gz
+      - binary
     name_template: >-
       {{ .ProjectName }}_
       {{- .Version }}_
       {{- .Os }}_
       {{- .Arch }}
-    files:
-      - LICENSE
-      - README.md
-    format_overrides:
-      - goos: windows
-        formats:
-          - zip
 
 checksum:
   name_template: 'checksums.txt'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32afdca..99ee7b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,24 +59,24 @@ Download pre-built binaries from the [releases page](https://github.com/lukaszra
 
 ```bash
 # macOS (ARM64)
-curl -L https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/filepuff-mcp/releases/latest/download/mcp-filepuff_<version>_darwin_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
-mv mcp-filepuff ~/.local/bin/
+curl -fsSL -o mcp-filepuff https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/filepuff-mcp/releases/latest/download/mcp-filepuff_<version>_darwin_arm64
+chmod +x mcp-filepuff && mv mcp-filepuff ~/.local/bin/
 
 # macOS (AMD64)
-curl -L https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/filepuff-mcp/releases/latest/download/mcp-filepuff_<version>_darwin_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz
-mv mcp-filepuff ~/.local/bin/
+curl -fsSL -o mcp-filepuff https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/filepuff-mcp/releases/latest/download/mcp-filepuff_<version>_darwin_amd64
+chmod +x mcp-filepuff && mv mcp-filepuff ~/.local/bin/
 
 # Linux (ARM64)
-curl -L https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/filepuff-mcp/releases/latest/download/mcp-filepuff_<version>_linux_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
-mv mcp-filepuff ~/.local/bin/
+curl -fsSL -o mcp-filepuff https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/filepuff-mcp/releases/latest/download/mcp-filepuff_<version>_linux_arm64
+chmod +x mcp-filepuff && mv mcp-filepuff ~/.local/bin/
 
 # Linux (AMD64)
-curl -L https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/filepuff-mcp/releases/latest/download/mcp-filepuff_<version>_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz
-mv mcp-filepuff ~/.local/bin/
+curl -fsSL -o mcp-filepuff https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/filepuff-mcp/releases/latest/download/mcp-filepuff_<version>_linux_amd64
+chmod +x mcp-filepuff && mv mcp-filepuff ~/.local/bin/
 
 # Windows (PowerShell)
-Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/filepuff-mcp/releases/latest/download/mcp-filepuff_<version>_windows_amd64.zip" -OutFile mcp-filepuff.zip
-Expand-Archive mcp-filepuff.zip -DestinationPath $env:USERPROFILE\.local\bin
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/filepuff-mcp/releases/latest/download/mcp-filepuff_<version>_windows_amd64.exe" -OutFile mcp-filepuff.exe
+Move-Item mcp-filepuff.exe $env:USERPROFILE\.local\bin\
 ```
 
 Replace `<version>` with the actual version (e.g., `v1.0.0`).
diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 7b61423..0aae2c6 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -59,13 +59,6 @@ detect_platform() {
             ;;
     esac
 
-    # Warn about unsupported combinations
-    if [ "$os" = "linux" ] && [ "$arch" = "arm64" ]; then
-        print_error "Linux ARM64 builds are not currently available due to CGO cross-compilation complexity"
-        print_error "Please build from source: https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/filepuff-mcp#build-from-source"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
     echo "${os}_${arch}"
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +66,7 @@ check_dependencies() {
     local missing_deps=()
 
     # Check for required commands
-    for cmd in curl tar; do
+    for cmd in curl; do
         if ! command -v "$cmd" &> /dev/null; then
             missing_deps+=("$cmd")
         fi
@@ -210,14 +203,15 @@ download_and_install() {
 
     print_info "Downloading mcp-filepuff ${version} for ${platform}..."
 
-    # Construct download URLs
-    local archive_name="mcp-filepuff_${version#v}_${platform}.tar.gz"
-    local archive_url="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${version}/${archive_name}"
+    # Releases ship raw binaries named mcp-filepuff_<version>_<os>_<arch>
+    # (with .exe on Windows — not handled here).
+    local asset_name="mcp-filepuff_${version#v}_${platform}"
+    local asset_url="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${version}/${asset_name}"
     local checksum_url="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${version}/checksums.txt"
 
-    # Download archive
-    if ! curl -sSfL "$archive_url" -o "$tmpdir/$archive_name"; then
-        print_error "Failed to download $archive_url"
+    # Download binary
+    if ! curl -sSfL "$asset_url" -o "$tmpdir/$asset_name"; then
+        print_error "Failed to download $asset_url"
         exit 1
     fi
 
@@ -227,26 +221,24 @@ download_and_install() {
     else
         print_info "Verifying checksum..."
         cd "$tmpdir"
-        
-        # Extract expected checksum for our archive
+
         local expected_checksum
-        expected_checksum=$(grep "$archive_name" checksums.txt | awk '{print $1}')
-        
+        expected_checksum=$(grep "$asset_name" checksums.txt | awk '{print $1}')
+
         if [ -z "$expected_checksum" ]; then
-            print_warn "Checksum not found for $archive_name, skipping verification"
+            print_warn "Checksum not found for $asset_name, skipping verification"
         else
-            # Calculate actual checksum (use shasum on macOS, sha256sum on Linux)
             local actual_checksum
             if command -v sha256sum &> /dev/null; then
-                actual_checksum=$(sha256sum "$archive_name" | awk '{print $1}')
+                actual_checksum=$(sha256sum "$asset_name" | awk '{print $1}')
             elif command -v shasum &> /dev/null; then
-                actual_checksum=$(shasum -a 256 "$archive_name" | awk '{print $1}')
+                actual_checksum=$(shasum -a 256 "$asset_name" | awk '{print $1}')
             else
                 print_warn "No checksum utility found, skipping verification"
                 cd - > /dev/null
                 return
             fi
-            
+
             if [ "$expected_checksum" = "$actual_checksum" ]; then
                 print_info "Checksum verification passed"
             else
@@ -259,10 +251,6 @@ download_and_install() {
         cd - > /dev/null
     fi
 
-    # Extract archive
-    print_info "Extracting archive..."
-    tar -xzf "$tmpdir/$archive_name" -C "$tmpdir"
-
     # Ensure install directory exists
     if [ ! -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
         print_info "Creating installation directory: $INSTALL_DIR"
@@ -272,11 +260,11 @@ download_and_install() {
     # Install binary
     print_info "Installing to $INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME..."
     if [ -w "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
-        cp "$tmpdir/$BINARY_NAME" "$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME"
+        cp "$tmpdir/$asset_name" "$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME"
         chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME"
     else
         print_warn "No write permission to $INSTALL_DIR, trying with sudo..."
-        sudo cp "$tmpdir/$BINARY_NAME" "$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME"
+        sudo cp "$tmpdir/$asset_name" "$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME"
         sudo chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/$BINARY_NAME"
     fi