diff --git a/.agents/skills/add_installer/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/add_installer/SKILL.md
index b7c2cc0..3a65d7f 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/add_installer/SKILL.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/add_installer/SKILL.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ The central router `lib/routes.sh` and autocomplete function in `b.sh` will dyna
 ### Step 3: Implement Rollback Tracking (Crucial)
 
 To ensure the user can seamlessly use `b rb <name>`, all manual modifications must be tracked:
-- When extracting binaries to `~/.local/bin/`, use `track_file "$HOME/.local/bin/binary"`.
+- When extracting binaries to `~/.local/bin/`, use `track_file "${BOOTSTRAP_BIN:-$HOME/.local/share/bootstrap/bin}/binary"`.
 - When creating directories like `~/.config/tool/`, use `track_dir "$HOME/.config/tool"`.
 - When running manual apt/dnf/npm commands, log their inverses: `add_rollback_cmd "sudo npm uninstall -g package"`.
 Note: `pkg_install`, `write_env_snippet`, and `write_alias_snippet` will automatically track themselves.
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ install_<name>() {
     # Or manual downloads (always use download_file for resumability!):
     #   local url="https://..."
     #   download_file "$url" "$TMP_DIR/binary"
-    #   cp "$TMP_DIR/binary" "$HOME/.local/bin/binary"
-    #   track_file "$HOME/.local/bin/binary"  # Important for rollback!
+    #   cp "$TMP_DIR/binary" "${BOOTSTRAP_BIN:-$HOME/.local/share/bootstrap/bin}/binary"
+    #   track_file "${BOOTSTRAP_BIN:-$HOME/.local/share/bootstrap/bin}/binary"  # Important for rollback!
 }
 
 # ─── Shell Configuration (if needed) ─────────────────────────────────
@@ -200,14 +200,13 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 ### Distro-specific mapping
 
 ```bash
-pkg_install "arch:neovim|debian:nvim|fedora:neovim" "curl" "git"
+pkg_install "arch:neovim|debian:nvim|fedora:neovim" "git"
 ```
 
 ### Fetching latest GitHub release tag
 
 ```bash
 local latest_tag=""
-if has_command curl; then
     latest_tag=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/<owner>/<repo>/releases/latest \
         | grep '"tag_name":' | head -n1 \
         | sed -E 's/.*"tag_name": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || true)
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 8aac6c8..53ab262 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ if [ -z "${BASH_VERSION:-}" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if ! command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "Error: curl is required to run this script." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 # Detect if the script is sourced
 is_sourced=false
 if [ -n "${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-}" ] && [ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" != "$0" ]; then
@@ -41,7 +36,7 @@ else
     BOOTSTRAP_SOURCE_DIR="$BOOTSTRAP_TMP_DIR"
     
     _BASE_URL="https://git.adityagupta.dev/sortedcord/bootstrap/raw/branch/master"
-    _LIBS=("lib/common.sh" "lib/rollback.sh" "lib/platform.sh" "lib/shell_config.sh" "lib/json.sh" "lib/plugins.sh")
+    _LIBS=("lib/common.sh" "lib/rollback.sh" "lib/platform.sh" "lib/shell_config.sh" "lib/plugins.sh" "lib/registry_helpers.sh" "lib/github.sh")
     
     _curl_args=()
     for _lib in "${_LIBS[@]}"; do
@@ -56,6 +51,8 @@ if [ -f "$BOOTSTRAP_SOURCE_DIR/lib/common.sh" ]; then
     . "$BOOTSTRAP_SOURCE_DIR/lib/rollback.sh"
     . "$BOOTSTRAP_SOURCE_DIR/lib/platform.sh"
     . "$BOOTSTRAP_SOURCE_DIR/lib/shell_config.sh"
+    . "$BOOTSTRAP_SOURCE_DIR/lib/registry_helpers.sh"
+    . "$BOOTSTRAP_SOURCE_DIR/lib/github.sh"
     init_rollback_system
 else
     echo "Error: Failed to locate or download bootstrap libraries." >&2
@@ -68,10 +65,27 @@ install_bootstrap() {
     [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ] && target_files+=("$HOME/.bashrc")
 
     local routes_dir="$HOME/.config/bootstrap"
-    mkdir -p "$routes_dir"
     mkdir -p "$routes_dir/env.d"
     mkdir -p "$routes_dir/aliases.d"
 
+    # Initialize XDG directories
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/bootstrap/bin"
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/bootstrap/opt"
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/bootstrap/runtimes"
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/state/bootstrap/logs"
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/state/bootstrap/rollback"
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.cache/bootstrap/downloads"
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.cache/bootstrap/tmp"
+
+    # Create the universal binary PATH snippet
+    cat << 'EOF' > "$routes_dir/env.d/bootstrap-bin.sh"
+export BOOTSTRAP_BIN="$BOOTSTRAP_BIN"
+case ":$PATH:" in
+  *":$BOOTSTRAP_BIN:"*) ;;
+  *) export PATH="$BOOTSTRAP_BIN:$PATH" ;;
+esac
+EOF
+
     # List of all files to download/copy
     local files=(
         "VERSION"
@@ -82,7 +96,8 @@ install_bootstrap() {
         "lib/rollback.sh"
         "lib/platform.sh"
         "lib/shell_config.sh"
-        "lib/json.sh"
+        "lib/registry_helpers.sh"
+        "lib/github.sh"
         "lib/plugins.sh"
         "commands/help.sh"
         "commands/con.sh"
@@ -90,6 +105,11 @@ install_bootstrap() {
         "commands/up.sh"
     )
 
+    if ! pkg_check jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        log_info "jq is missing. Installing jq..."
+        pkg_install jq
+    fi
+
     if [ -f "$_SCRIPT_DIR/b.sh" ] && [ -f "$_SCRIPT_DIR/lib/routes.sh" ]; then
         log_info "Using local files from repository..."
         for file in "${files[@]}"; do
@@ -139,6 +159,13 @@ install_bootstrap() {
 
 # >>> bootstrap-cli setup >>>
 export BOOTSTRAP_DIR="$HOME/.config/bootstrap"
+export BOOTSTRAP_DATA_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/bootstrap"
+export BOOTSTRAP_STATE_DIR="$HOME/.local/state/bootstrap"
+export BOOTSTRAP_CACHE_DIR="$HOME/.cache/bootstrap"
+export BOOTSTRAP_BIN="$BOOTSTRAP_DATA_DIR/bin"
+export BOOTSTRAP_OPT="$BOOTSTRAP_DATA_DIR/opt"
+export BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES="$BOOTSTRAP_DATA_DIR/runtimes"
+
 [ -f "$BOOTSTRAP_DIR/b.sh" ] && . "$BOOTSTRAP_DIR/b.sh"
 for f in "$BOOTSTRAP_DIR/env.d/"*.sh; do [ -r "$f" ] && . "$f"; done
 for f in "$BOOTSTRAP_DIR/aliases.d/"*.sh; do [ -r "$f" ] && . "$f"; done
diff --git a/commands/uninstall.sh b/commands/uninstall.sh
index 8dde304..a4934aa 100644
--- a/commands/uninstall.sh
+++ b/commands/uninstall.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 # Remove the installation directory
+rm -rf "$BOOTSTRAP_DATA_DIR"
+rm -rf "$BOOTSTRAP_STATE_DIR"
+rm -rf "$BOOTSTRAP_CACHE_DIR"
 rm -rf "${BOOTSTRAP_DIR:-$HOME/.config/bootstrap}"
 
 if [ "$FORCE" = "true" ]; then
diff --git a/installers/install_agy.sh b/installers/install_agy.sh
index 4ee8aab..793a086 100644
--- a/installers/install_agy.sh
+++ b/installers/install_agy.sh
@@ -2,21 +2,16 @@
 # Tool: agy
 # DisplayName: Antigravity
 # Description: Install Antigravity CLI
+# Strategy: binary
 #
 # Antigravity CLI Installer Script (Linux Only)
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 # Constants
 DOWNLOAD_BASE_URL="https://antigravity-cli-auto-updater-974169037036.us-central1.run.app"
-TARGET_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin"
+TARGET_DIR="$BOOTSTRAP_BIN"
 BINARY_PATH="$TARGET_DIR/agy"
 
 install_agy() {
@@ -55,19 +50,12 @@ install_agy() {
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    # POSIX-compliant JSON parser (no jq dependencies)
-    parse_json_key() {
-        local payload="$1"
-        local key="$2"
-        echo "$payload" | sed -n 's/.*"'"$key"'"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p'
-    }
-
     local version
     local url
     local sha512
-    version=$(parse_json_key "$manifest_json" "version")
-    url=$(parse_json_key "$manifest_json" "url")
-    sha512=$(parse_json_key "$manifest_json" "sha512")
+    version=$(echo "$manifest_json" | jq -r '.version // empty')
+    url=$(echo "$manifest_json" | jq -r '.url // empty')
+    sha512=$(echo "$manifest_json" | jq -r '.sha512 // empty')
 
     if [ -z "$url" ] || [ -z "$sha512" ]; then
         log_error "Failed to parse release manifest."
@@ -134,16 +122,11 @@ install_agy() {
     track_file "$BINARY_PATH"
 
     log_success "Antigravity CLI successfully installed to $BINARY_PATH."
+    register_tool "agy" "binary" "" "github:sortedcord/agy"
 }
 
 configure_shell() {
-    # Clean up legacy in-place configuration blocks
-    IFS=' ' read -ra target_files <<< "$(get_shell_configs)"
-    for config_file in "${target_files[@]}"; do
-        remove_block "$config_file" "local-bin path"
-    done
 
-    write_env_snippet "local-bin" 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"'
 }
 
 run_handoff() {
diff --git a/installers/install_asciicinema.sh b/installers/install_asciicinema.sh
index 1346bb8..f9e1dd4 100644
--- a/installers/install_asciicinema.sh
+++ b/installers/install_asciicinema.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 # Tool: asciicinema
 # DisplayName: asciicinema
 # Description: Install asciinema terminal recorder
+# Strategy: binary
 #
 # asciinema Installer Script
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 TMP_DIR="$(make_temp_dir)"
@@ -21,12 +16,9 @@ cleanup() {
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 install_asciicinema() {
-    local latest_tag=""
     if has_command curl; then
         log_info "Fetching latest asciinema version from GitHub..."
-        latest_tag=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/asciinema/asciinema/releases/latest \
-            | grep '"tag_name":' | head -n1 \
-            | sed -E 's/.*"tag_name": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || true)
+        latest_tag=$(github_get_latest_release "asciinema/asciinema")
     fi
 
     if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
@@ -73,22 +65,21 @@ install_asciicinema() {
         *)      log_error "Unsupported architecture: $arch"; exit 1 ;;
     esac
 
-    local download_url="https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema/releases/download/${latest_tag}/asciinema-${asciinema_arch}"
-    
     log_info "Downloading asciinema ${latest_tag} for ${arch}..."
-    download_file "$download_url" "$TMP_DIR/asciinema"
+    github_download_asset "asciinema/asciinema" "$latest_tag" "asciinema-${asciinema_arch}" "$TMP_DIR/asciinema"
 
-    log_info "Installing asciinema to /usr/local/bin..."
-    sudo cp "$TMP_DIR/asciinema" /usr/local/bin/asciinema
-    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/asciinema
-    track_file "/usr/local/bin/asciinema"
+    log_info "Installing asciinema to $BOOTSTRAP_BIN..."
+    cp "$TMP_DIR/asciinema" "$BOOTSTRAP_BIN/asciinema"
+    chmod +x "$BOOTSTRAP_BIN/asciinema"
+    track_file "$BOOTSTRAP_BIN/asciinema"
 
     # Create compatibility symlink matching the installer name spelling
     log_info "Creating compatibility symlink for asciicinema..."
-    sudo ln -sf /usr/local/bin/asciinema /usr/local/bin/asciicinema
+    ln -sf "$BOOTSTRAP_BIN/asciinema" /usr/local/bin/asciicinema
     track_file "/usr/local/bin/asciicinema"
 
     log_success "asciinema ${latest_tag} installed."
+    register_tool "asciicinema" "binary" "$latest_tag" "github:asciinema/asciinema"
 }
 
 main() {
diff --git a/installers/install_bat.sh b/installers/install_bat.sh
index 8fe6ccf..cf4a77a 100644
--- a/installers/install_bat.sh
+++ b/installers/install_bat.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 # Tool: bat
 # DisplayName: Bat
 # Description: Install Bat (alternative to cat) and configure alias
+# Strategy: binary
 #
 # Bat Installer Script
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 TMP_DIR="$(make_temp_dir)"
@@ -21,69 +16,54 @@ cleanup() {
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 install_bat() {
-    local distro
-    distro=$(detect_distro)
-
-    if [ "$distro" = "arch" ]; then
-        log_info "Arch Linux detected"
-        log_info "Installing Bat..."
-        pkg_install bat
-
-    elif [ "$distro" = "fedora" ]; then
-        log_info "Fedora detected"
-        log_info "Installing Bat..."
-        pkg_install bat
-
-    elif [ "$distro" = "debian" ]; then
-        log_info "Debian/Ubuntu detected"
-
-        pkg_install curl
-
-        log_info "Fetching latest Bat version from GitHub..."
-        local latest_tag=""
-            latest_tag=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/sharkdp/bat/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*"tag_name": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || true)
-
-        if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
-            latest_tag="v0.26.1"
-            log_warn "Failed to fetch latest version from GitHub. Falling back to: $latest_tag"
-        else
-            log_info "Latest Bat version found: $latest_tag"
+    if has_command bat; then
+        if ! confirm "Bat is already installed. Reinstall/Upgrade?"; then
+            log_info "Skipping Bat installation."
+            return
         fi
-
-        # Remove leading 'v' for file name version
-        local version="${latest_tag#v}"
-
-        # Detect architecture mapping
-        local arch
-        arch=$(detect_arch)
-        local deb_arch="amd64"
-        if [ "$arch" = "arm64" ]; then
-            deb_arch="arm64"
-        fi
-
-        local deb_url="https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/releases/download/${latest_tag}/bat_${version}_${deb_arch}.deb"
-        log_info "Downloading Bat from ${deb_url}..."
-        download_file "$deb_url" "$TMP_DIR/bat.deb"
-
-        log_info "Installing Bat package..."
-        sudo apt install -y "$TMP_DIR/bat.deb"
-        add_rollback_cmd "sudo apt remove -y bat"
-
-    else
-        log_error "Unsupported distribution."
-        exit 1
     fi
+
+    local arch
+    arch=$(detect_arch)
+    local target=""
+    case "$arch" in
+        x86_64) target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" ;;
+        arm64)  target="aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu" ;;
+        *)      log_error "Unsupported architecture: $arch"; exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+
+    log_info "Fetching latest Bat version from GitHub..."
+    local latest_tag=""
+    latest_tag=$(github_get_latest_release "sharkdp/bat")
+
+    if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
+        latest_tag="v0.26.1"
+        log_warn "Failed to fetch latest version from GitHub. Falling back to: $latest_tag"
+    else
+        log_info "Latest Bat version found: $latest_tag"
+    fi
+
+    log_info "Downloading Bat ${latest_tag}..."
+    local archive="$TMP_DIR/bat.tar.gz"
+    github_download_asset "sharkdp/bat" "$latest_tag" "bat-${latest_tag}-${target}\.tar\.gz" "$archive"
+
+    log_info "Extracting Bat binary..."
+    tar -xzf "$archive" -C "$TMP_DIR"
+    
+    local extract_dir="$TMP_DIR/bat-${latest_tag}-${target}"
+    
+    local target_dir="$BOOTSTRAP_BIN"
+    mkdir -p "$target_dir"
+    
+    log_info "Installing Bat to $target_dir/bat..."
+    cp "$extract_dir/bat" "$target_dir/bat"
+    chmod +x "$target_dir/bat"
+    track_file "$target_dir/bat"
+
+    register_tool "bat" "binary" "$latest_tag" "github:sharkdp/bat"
 }
 
 configure_shell() {
-    # Clean up legacy in-place configuration blocks
-    IFS=' ' read -ra target_files <<< "$(get_shell_configs)"
-    for config_file in "${target_files[@]}"; do
-        remove_block "$config_file" "bat alias"
-    done
-    if [ -f "$HOME/.bash_aliases" ]; then
-        remove_block "$HOME/.bash_aliases" "bat alias"
-    fi
 
     write_alias_snippet "bat" "alias cat='bat --paging=never -p'"
 }
diff --git a/installers/install_docker.sh b/installers/install_docker.sh
index af0e477..2b0e382 100644
--- a/installers/install_docker.sh
+++ b/installers/install_docker.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 # Tool: docker
 # DisplayName: Docker
 # Description: Container runtime and orchestration platform
+# Strategy: system
 #
 # Docker Installer Script
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 # ─── Installation Logic ──────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -58,6 +53,7 @@ install_docker() {
         sudo systemctl enable --now docker.service || true
         sudo systemctl enable --now containerd.service || true
     fi
+    register_tool "docker" "system" "" "os-package-manager"
 }
 
 # ─── Main ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/installers/install_lazygit.sh b/installers/install_lazygit.sh
index 4adbb88..ed52d77 100755
--- a/installers/install_lazygit.sh
+++ b/installers/install_lazygit.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 # Tool: lazygit
 # DisplayName: lazygit
 # Description: Simple terminal UI for git commands
+# Strategy: binary
 #
 # lazygit Installer Script
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 # ─── Installation Logic ──────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -30,11 +25,7 @@ install_lazygit() {
     fi
 
     local latest_tag=""
-    if has_command curl; then
-        latest_tag=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/jesseduffield/lazygit/releases/latest \
-            | grep '"tag_name":' | head -n1 \
-            | sed -E 's/.*"tag_name": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || true)
-    fi
+    latest_tag=$(github_get_latest_release "jesseduffield/lazygit")
 
     if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
         latest_tag="v0.62.2"  # fallback
@@ -49,8 +40,6 @@ install_lazygit() {
         arch_str="arm64"
     fi
 
-    local url="https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/releases/download/${latest_tag}/lazygit_${version}_linux_${arch_str}.tar.gz"
-
     TMP_DIR="$(make_temp_dir)"
     cleanup() { rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"; }
     trap cleanup EXIT
@@ -58,15 +47,16 @@ install_lazygit() {
     local dest="$TMP_DIR/lazygit.tar.gz"
 
     log_info "Downloading lazygit ${latest_tag}..."
-    download_file "$url" "$dest"
+    github_download_asset "jesseduffield/lazygit" "$latest_tag" "lazygit_${version}_linux_${arch_str}\.tar\.gz" "$dest"
 
     log_info "Extracting..."
     tar -xzf "$dest" -C "$TMP_DIR"
     
-    mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
+    mkdir -p "$BOOTSTRAP_BIN"
     cp "$TMP_DIR/lazygit" "$HOME/.local/bin/lazygit"
     chmod +x "$HOME/.local/bin/lazygit"
     track_file "$HOME/.local/bin/lazygit"
+    register_tool "lazygit" "binary" "$latest_tag" "github:jesseduffield/lazygit"
 }
 
 # ─── Main ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/installers/install_node.sh b/installers/install_node.sh
index bfdce16..f730527 100644
--- a/installers/install_node.sh
+++ b/installers/install_node.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 # Tool: node
 # DisplayName: Node
 # Description: Install Node.js (LTS) and NVM
+# Strategy: managed
 #
 # Node.js and NVM Installer Script
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 TMP_DIR="$(make_temp_dir)"
@@ -21,7 +16,7 @@ cleanup() {
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 install_nvm() {
-    if has_command nvm || [ -s "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" ]; then
+    if has_command nvm || [ -s "$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/nvm/nvm.sh" ]; then
         log_info "NVM is already installed."
     fi
 
@@ -34,7 +29,7 @@ install_nvm() {
     # Try to fetch the latest version of NVM from GitHub API
     log_info "Fetching the latest NVM version..."
     local latest_tag=""
-        latest_tag=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/nvm-sh/nvm/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*"tag_name": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || true)
+    latest_tag=$(github_get_latest_release "nvm-sh/nvm")
 
     if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
         latest_tag="v0.40.5" # Fallback version if API request fails
@@ -47,25 +42,20 @@ install_nvm() {
     log_info "Downloading NVM from $nvm_url..."
     download_file "$nvm_url" "$TMP_DIR/nvm.tar.gz"
 
-    log_info "Extracting NVM archive directly to $HOME/.nvm (stripping versioned subfolder to keep config generic)..."
-    mkdir -p "$HOME/.nvm"
-    tar -xzf "$TMP_DIR/nvm.tar.gz" -C "$HOME/.nvm" --strip-components=1
+    log_info "Extracting NVM archive directly to $BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/nvm (stripping versioned subfolder to keep config generic)..."
+    mkdir -p "$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/nvm"
+    tar -xzf "$TMP_DIR/nvm.tar.gz" -C "$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/nvm" --strip-components=1
     
-    track_dir "$HOME/.nvm"
+    track_dir "$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/nvm"
 
-    log_success "NVM source files successfully extracted to $HOME/.nvm."
+    log_success "NVM source files successfully extracted to $BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/nvm."
 }
 
 configure_shell() {
-    # Clean up legacy in-place configuration blocks
-    IFS=' ' read -ra target_files <<< "$(get_shell_configs)"
-    for config_file in "${target_files[@]}"; do
-        remove_block "$config_file" "nvm setup"
-    done
 
     local content
     content=$(cat << 'EOF'
-export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+export NVM_DIR="$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/nvm"
 [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # Load NVM
 [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # Load NVM bash completion
 EOF
@@ -76,10 +66,10 @@ EOF
 
 install_node() {
     # Ensure NVM is loaded in this script context
-    if [ -s "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" ]; then
+    if [ -s "$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/nvm/nvm.sh" ]; then
         # Temporarily disable nounset as nvm.sh does not support set -u
         set +u
-        . "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"
+        . "$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/nvm/nvm.sh"
     else
         log_error "Could not load NVM to install Node.js."
         return 1
@@ -95,6 +85,7 @@ install_node() {
     nvm alias default 'lts/*'
     log_success "Node.js installed successfully!"
     set -u
+    register_tool "node" "managed" "$latest_tag" "github:nvm-sh/nvm"
 }
 
 main() {
@@ -106,7 +97,7 @@ main() {
     if has_command node; then
         log_success "Node.js (via NVM) installation and configuration complete."
         log_info "Installed Node version: $(node --version)"
-        log_info "Installed NVM version: $(nvm --version 2>/dev/null || cat "$HOME/.nvm/package.json" | grep '"version":' | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*"version": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || echo "unknown")"
+        log_info "Installed NVM version: $(nvm --version 2>/dev/null || cat "$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/nvm/package.json" | grep '"version":' | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*"version": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || echo "unknown")"
     else
         log_success "Installation complete."
     fi
diff --git a/installers/install_nvim.sh b/installers/install_nvim.sh
index c5e4c08..12f3ac3 100644
--- a/installers/install_nvim.sh
+++ b/installers/install_nvim.sh
@@ -2,20 +2,16 @@
 # Tool: nvim
 # DisplayName: Neovim
 # Description: Install Neovim 0.12.0 and configuration
+# Strategy: binary
 #
 # Neovim Installer Script
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 NVIM_VERSION="0.12.0"
-NVIM_INSTALL_DIR="/opt/nvim"
+NVIM_INSTALL_DIR="$BOOTSTRAP_OPT/nvim"
+NVIM_BIN_DIR="$BOOTSTRAP_BIN"
 NVIM_CONFIG_REPO="https://git.adityagupta.dev/sortedcord/editor.git"
 NVIM_CONFIG_DIR="$HOME/.config/nvim"
 
@@ -33,7 +29,7 @@ check_config_dir() {
 install_packages() {
     log_info "Detecting distribution and installing dependencies..."
     pkg_install \
-        git tar curl unzip ripgrep fzf nodejs npm xclip wl-clipboard \
+        git tar unzip ripgrep fzf nodejs npm xclip wl-clipboard \
         "arch:fd|debian:fd-find|fedora:fd-find" \
         "arch:cmake|debian:cmake|fedora:cmake" \
         "arch:make|debian:build-essential|fedora:make" \
@@ -76,23 +72,23 @@ install_nvim() {
         *)      log_error "Unsupported architecture: $arch"; exit 1 ;;
     esac
 
-    local nvim_url="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/v${NVIM_VERSION}/nvim-${nvim_arch}.tar.gz"
-
     log_info "Downloading Neovim v${NVIM_VERSION} for ${arch}..."
-    download_file "$nvim_url" "$TMP_DIR/nvim.tar.gz"
+    github_download_asset "neovim/neovim" "v${NVIM_VERSION}" "nvim-${nvim_arch}\.tar\.gz" "$TMP_DIR/nvim.tar.gz"
 
     tar -xzf "$TMP_DIR/nvim.tar.gz" -C "$TMP_DIR"
 
-    sudo rm -rf "$NVIM_INSTALL_DIR"
-    sudo mv "$TMP_DIR/nvim-${nvim_arch}" "$NVIM_INSTALL_DIR"
+    rm -rf "$NVIM_INSTALL_DIR"
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$NVIM_INSTALL_DIR")"
+    mv "$TMP_DIR/nvim-${nvim_arch}" "$NVIM_INSTALL_DIR"
 
-    sudo ln -sf "$NVIM_INSTALL_DIR/bin/nvim" /usr/local/bin/nvim
+    ln -sf "$NVIM_INSTALL_DIR/bin/nvim" "$NVIM_BIN_DIR/nvim"
     
     track_dir "$NVIM_INSTALL_DIR"
-    track_file "/usr/local/bin/nvim"
+    track_file "$NVIM_BIN_DIR/nvim"
 
     log_success "Installed:"
     nvim --version | head -n1
+    register_tool "nvim" "binary" "$NVIM_VERSION" "github:neovim/neovim"
 }
 
 install_config() {
@@ -111,24 +107,6 @@ install_config() {
 }
 
 configure_shell() {
-    # Clean up legacy inline edits from bashrc and bash_aliases
-    IFS=' ' read -ra target_files <<< "$(get_shell_configs)"
-    for config_file in "${target_files[@]}"; do
-        if [ -f "$config_file" ]; then
-            local tmp_file
-            tmp_file=$(mktemp)
-            sed '/^export EDITOR="nvim"/d' "$config_file" > "$tmp_file"
-            cat "$tmp_file" > "$config_file"
-            rm -f "$tmp_file"
-        fi
-    done
-    if [ -f "$HOME/.bash_aliases" ]; then
-        local tmp_file
-        tmp_file=$(mktemp)
-        sed '/^alias vim="nvim"/d' "$HOME/.bash_aliases" > "$tmp_file"
-        cat "$tmp_file" > "$HOME/.bash_aliases"
-        rm -f "$tmp_file"
-    fi
 
     write_alias_snippet "nvim" 'alias vim="nvim"'
     write_env_snippet "nvim" 'export EDITOR="nvim"'
diff --git a/installers/install_pnpm.sh b/installers/install_pnpm.sh
index 46f8c2b..b5422ad 100644
--- a/installers/install_pnpm.sh
+++ b/installers/install_pnpm.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Tool: pnpm
 # DisplayName: Pnpm
 # Description: Install pnpm package manager
+# Strategy: binary
 #
 # pnpm Installer Script
 #
@@ -17,12 +18,6 @@
 #   curl -fsSL https://get.pnpm.io/install.sh | ENV="$HOME/.bashrc" SHELL="$(which bash)" bash -
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 TMP_DIR="$(make_temp_dir)"
@@ -127,14 +122,17 @@ install_pnpm() {
     }
     libc_suffix="$(detect_libc_suffix)"
 
-    # Fetch the latest version from the npm registry, or use PNPM_VERSION if set
+    # Fetch the latest version from GitHub, or use PNPM_VERSION if set
     if [ -z "${PNPM_VERSION:-}" ]; then
-        log_info "Fetching latest pnpm version from npm registry..."
-        version_json="$(download "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pnpm/exe")" || {
-            log_error "Failed to fetch pnpm version info from npm registry."
+        log_info "Fetching latest pnpm version from GitHub..."
+        local tag
+        tag=$(github_get_latest_release "pnpm/pnpm")
+        if [ -n "$tag" ]; then
+            version="${tag#v}"
+        else
+            log_error "Failed to fetch pnpm version info from GitHub."
             return 1
-        }
-        version="$(echo "$version_json" | grep -o '"latest":[[:space:]]*"[0-9.]*"' | grep -o '[0-9.]*')"
+        fi
     else
         version="${PNPM_VERSION}"
     fi
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ install_pnpm() {
 
     if [ "$major_version" -ge 11 ]; then
         # v11+: distributed as tarballs containing the binary and dist/ directory
-        download "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/download/v${version}/${asset_base}.tar.gz" "$TMP_DIR/pnpm.tar.gz" || {
+        github_download_asset "pnpm/pnpm" "v${version}" "${asset_base}\.tar\.gz" "$TMP_DIR/pnpm.tar.gz" || {
             log_error "Failed to download pnpm tarball."
             return 1
         }
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ install_pnpm() {
         }
     else
         # Older versions: distributed as a single executable binary
-        download "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/download/v${version}/${asset_base}" "$TMP_DIR/pnpm" || {
+        github_download_asset "pnpm/pnpm" "v${version}" "${asset_base}" "$TMP_DIR/pnpm" || {
             log_error "Failed to download pnpm binary."
             return 1
         }
@@ -179,23 +177,19 @@ install_pnpm() {
 
     track_dir "$HOME/.local/share/pnpm"
     log_success "pnpm v${version} installed successfully!"
+    register_tool "pnpm" "binary" "$version" "github:pnpm/pnpm"
 }
 
 # ─── Shell Configuration ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 configure_shell() {
-    # Clean up legacy in-place configuration blocks
-    IFS=' ' read -ra target_files <<< "$(get_shell_configs)"
-    for config_file in "${target_files[@]}"; do
-        remove_block "$config_file" "pnpm setup"
-    done
 
     # pnpm's `setup --force` configures PNPM_HOME and PATH automatically,
     # but we also add an env block to ensure PNPM_HOME is set consistently.
     local content
     content=$(cat << 'EOF'
 # pnpm
-export PNPM_HOME="$HOME/.local/share/pnpm"
+export PNPM_HOME="$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/pnpm"
 case ":$PATH:" in
   *":$PNPM_HOME:"*) ;;
   *) export PATH="$PNPM_HOME:$PATH" ;;
diff --git a/installers/install_rust.sh b/installers/install_rust.sh
index e6db38f..a5eb901 100644
--- a/installers/install_rust.sh
+++ b/installers/install_rust.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 # Tool: rust
 # DisplayName: Rust
 # Description: Install Rustup and Rust compiler/toolchain
+# Strategy: managed
 #
 # Rust Installer Script (Simplified Local Rustup Init)
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 TMP_DIR="$(make_temp_dir)"
@@ -20,14 +15,6 @@ cleanup() {
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
-# Ensure we have curl
-install_downloader() {
-    if ! has_command curl; then
-        log_info "curl not found. Installing curl..."
-        pkg_install curl
-    fi
-}
-
 detect_target_triple() {
     local ostype
     ostype="$(uname -s)"
@@ -61,11 +48,14 @@ detect_target_triple() {
 }
 
 install_rust() {
-    if has_command rustup || [ -f "$HOME/.cargo/bin/rustup" ]; then
+    export CARGO_HOME="$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/cargo"
+    export RUSTUP_HOME="$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/rustup"
+
+    if has_command rustup || [ -f "$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/cargo/bin/rustup" ]; then
         log_info "Rust (rustup) is already installed."
     fi
 
-    install_downloader
+
 
     local target
     target=$(detect_target_triple)
@@ -87,19 +77,19 @@ install_rust() {
     "$dest" -y --no-modify-path
     
     add_rollback_cmd "rustup self uninstall -y"
+    register_tool "rust" "managed" "" "rustup"
 }
 
 configure_shell() {
-    # Add ~/.cargo/bin to PATH for the current process
-    export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
 
-    # Clean up legacy in-place configuration blocks
-    IFS=' ' read -ra target_files <<< "$(get_shell_configs)"
-    for config_file in "${target_files[@]}"; do
-        remove_block "$config_file" "rust init"
-    done
 
-    write_env_snippet "rust" '. "$HOME/.cargo/env"'
+    local snippet_content=$(cat << 'EOF'
+export CARGO_HOME="$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/cargo"
+export RUSTUP_HOME="$BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES/rustup"
+. "$CARGO_HOME/env"
+EOF
+)
+    write_env_snippet "rust" "$snippet_content"
 }
 
 main() {
diff --git a/installers/install_starship.sh b/installers/install_starship.sh
index da2d144..f84e9f0 100644
--- a/installers/install_starship.sh
+++ b/installers/install_starship.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 # Tool: starship
 # DisplayName: Starship
 # Description: Install Starship shell prompt
+# Strategy: binary
 #
 # Starship Installer Script
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 TMP_DIR="$(make_temp_dir)"
@@ -25,12 +20,6 @@ install_starship() {
         log_info "Starship is already installed."
     fi
 
-    # Ensure curl is installed
-    if ! has_command curl; then
-        log_info "curl not found. Installing curl..."
-        pkg_install curl
-    fi
-
     # Detect architecture
     local raw_arch
     raw_arch=$(detect_arch)
@@ -45,47 +34,33 @@ install_starship() {
 
     log_info "Fetching latest Starship version from GitHub..."
     local latest_tag=""
-        latest_tag=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/starship/starship/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*"tag_name": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || true)
-
-    local download_url
-    if [ -n "$latest_tag" ]; then
-        log_info "Latest Starship version found: $latest_tag"
-        download_url="https://github.com/starship/starship/releases/download/${latest_tag}/starship-${target}.tar.gz"
-    else
+    latest_tag=$(github_get_latest_release "starship/starship")
+    
+    if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
         latest_tag="latest"
-        log_warn "Failed to fetch latest version from GitHub. Falling back to downloading latest release directly."
-        download_url="https://github.com/starship/starship/releases/latest/download/starship-${target}.tar.gz"
     fi
 
-    log_info "Downloading Starship from ${download_url}..."
+    log_info "Downloading Starship ${latest_tag}..."
     local archive="$TMP_DIR/starship.tar.gz"
-    download_file "$download_url" "$archive"
+    github_download_asset "starship/starship" "$latest_tag" "starship-${target}\.tar\.gz" "$archive"
 
     # Extract the binary
     log_info "Extracting Starship binary..."
     tar -xzf "$archive" -C "$TMP_DIR"
 
     # Install to ~/.local/bin
-    local target_dir="$HOME/.local/bin"
+    local target_dir="$BOOTSTRAP_BIN"
     mkdir -p "$target_dir"
     log_info "Installing Starship to $target_dir/starship..."
     cp "$TMP_DIR/starship" "$target_dir/starship"
     chmod +x "$target_dir/starship"
     track_file "$target_dir/starship"
+    register_tool "starship" "binary" "$latest_tag" "github:starship/starship"
 }
 
 configure_shell() {
-    # Add ~/.local/bin to PATH for the current process
-    export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 
-    # Clean up legacy in-place configuration blocks
-    IFS=' ' read -ra target_files <<< "$(get_shell_configs)"
-    for config_file in "${target_files[@]}"; do
-        remove_block "$config_file" "local-bin path"
-        remove_block "$config_file" "starship init"
-    done
 
-    write_env_snippet "local-bin" 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"'
     write_env_snippet "starship" 'eval "$(starship init bash)"'
 }
 
diff --git a/installers/install_uv.sh b/installers/install_uv.sh
index 64ca56a..ff14677 100644
--- a/installers/install_uv.sh
+++ b/installers/install_uv.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 # Tool: uv
 # DisplayName: uv
 # Description: Fast Python package installer and resolver
+# Strategy: binary
 #
 # uv Installer Script
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 TMP_DIR="$(make_temp_dir)"
@@ -28,12 +23,6 @@ install_uv() {
         fi
     fi
 
-    # Ensure curl is installed
-    if ! has_command curl; then
-        log_info "curl not found. Installing curl..."
-        pkg_install curl
-    fi
-
     # Detect architecture
     local raw_arch
     raw_arch=$(detect_arch)
@@ -54,28 +43,22 @@ install_uv() {
 
     log_info "Fetching latest uv version from GitHub..."
     local latest_tag=""
-        latest_tag=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/astral-sh/uv/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*"tag_name": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || true)
+    latest_tag=$(github_get_latest_release "astral-sh/uv")
 
-    local download_url
-    if [ -n "$latest_tag" ]; then
-        log_info "Latest uv version found: $latest_tag"
-        download_url="https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases/download/${latest_tag}/uv-${target}.tar.gz"
-    else
+    if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
         latest_tag="latest"
-        log_warn "Failed to fetch latest version from GitHub. Falling back to downloading latest release directly."
-        download_url="https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/releases/latest/download/uv-${target}.tar.gz"
     fi
 
-    log_info "Downloading uv from ${download_url}..."
+    log_info "Downloading uv ${latest_tag}..."
     local archive="$TMP_DIR/uv.tar.gz"
-    download_file "$download_url" "$archive"
+    github_download_asset "astral-sh/uv" "$latest_tag" "uv-${target}\.tar\.gz" "$archive"
 
     # Extract the binaries
     log_info "Extracting uv binaries..."
     tar -xzf "$archive" --strip-components 1 -C "$TMP_DIR"
 
     # Install to ~/.local/bin
-    local target_dir="$HOME/.local/bin"
+    local target_dir="$BOOTSTRAP_BIN"
     mkdir -p "$target_dir"
     log_info "Installing uv and uvx to $target_dir..."
     cp "$TMP_DIR/uv" "$target_dir/uv"
@@ -83,20 +66,12 @@ install_uv() {
     chmod +x "$target_dir/uv" "$target_dir/uvx"
     track_file "$target_dir/uv"
     track_file "$target_dir/uvx"
+    register_tool "uv" "binary" "$latest_tag" "github:astral-sh/uv"
 }
 
 configure_shell() {
-    # Add ~/.local/bin to PATH for the current process
-    export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 
-    # Clean up legacy in-place configuration blocks
-    IFS=' ' read -ra target_files <<< "$(get_shell_configs)"
-    for config_file in "${target_files[@]}"; do
-        remove_block "$config_file" "local-bin path"
-        remove_block "$config_file" "uv completion"
-    done
 
-    write_env_snippet "local-bin" 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"'
     write_env_snippet "uv" 'eval "$(uv generate-shell-completion bash)"'
 }
 
diff --git a/installers/install_yay.sh b/installers/install_yay.sh
index aaa5a8d..105f0b9 100755
--- a/installers/install_yay.sh
+++ b/installers/install_yay.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 # Tool: yay
 # DisplayName: Yay
 # Description: Install Yay AUR helper
+# Strategy: system
 #
 # Yay Installer Script
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 # ─── Installation Logic ──────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -66,6 +61,7 @@ install_yay() {
     cd "$orig_dir"
     log_info "Cleaning up installer directory..."
     rm -rf "$clone_dir"
+    register_tool "yay" "system" "" "aur:yay-bin"
 }
 
 # ─── Main ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/installers/install_yazi.sh b/installers/install_yazi.sh
index 5d6fc9d..e2bf1f8 100755
--- a/installers/install_yazi.sh
+++ b/installers/install_yazi.sh
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 # Tool: yazi
 # DisplayName: Yazi
 # Description: Install Yazi terminal file manager and dependencies
+# Strategy: binary
 #
 # Yazi Installer Script
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
 TMP_DIR="$(make_temp_dir)"
@@ -21,11 +16,6 @@ cleanup() {
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
 add_y_wrapper() {
-    # Clean up legacy in-place configuration blocks
-    IFS=' ' read -ra target_files <<< "$(get_shell_configs)"
-    for config_file in "${target_files[@]}"; do
-        remove_block "$config_file" "yazi wrapper"
-    done
 
     local wrapper_content
     wrapper_content=$(cat << 'EOF'
@@ -40,77 +30,68 @@ y() {
 }
 EOF
 )
-
     write_alias_snippet "yazi" "$wrapper_content"
 }
 
 install_yazi() {
-    local distro
-    distro=$(detect_distro)
-
-    if [ "$distro" = "arch" ]; then
-        log_info "Arch Linux detected"
-        if has_command yazi; then
-            log_info "Yazi is already installed."
+    if has_command yazi; then
+        if ! confirm "Yazi is already installed. Reinstall/Upgrade?"; then
+            log_info "Skipping Yazi installation."
+            return
         fi
-
-        log_info "Installing Yazi..."
-        pkg_install yazi
-        log_info "Installing dependencies subsequently..."
-        pkg_install ffmpeg 7zip jq poppler fd ripgrep fzf zoxide resvg imagemagick
-
-    elif [ "$distro" = "debian" ]; then
-        log_info "Debian/Ubuntu detected"
-        if has_command yazi; then
-            log_info "Yazi is already installed."
-        fi
-
-        pkg_install curl git
-
-        log_info "Fetching latest Yazi version from GitHub..."
-        local latest_tag
-        latest_tag=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/sxyazi/yazi/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*"tag_name": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || true)
-        if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
-            latest_tag="v26.5.6"
-        fi
-
-        local deb_url="https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi/releases/download/${latest_tag}/yazi-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.deb"
-        log_info "Downloading Yazi ${latest_tag} from ${deb_url}..."
-        download_file "$deb_url" "$TMP_DIR/yazi.deb"
-
-        log_info "Installing Yazi package..."
-        sudo apt install -y "$TMP_DIR/yazi.deb"
-        add_rollback_cmd "sudo apt remove -y yazi"
-
-        log_info "Installing dependencies subsequently..."
-        pkg_install ffmpeg jq poppler-utils fd-find ripgrep fzf zoxide resvg imagemagick 7zip || \
-        pkg_install ffmpeg jq poppler-utils fd-find ripgrep fzf zoxide resvg imagemagick p7zip-full
-
-        create_fd_symlink
-
-    elif [ "$distro" = "fedora" ]; then
-        log_info "Fedora detected"
-        if has_command yazi; then
-            log_info "Yazi is already installed."
-        fi
-
-        log_info "Installing dnf-plugins-core..."
-        pkg_install dnf-plugins-core
-
-        log_info "Enabling lihaohong/yazi copr repo..."
-        sudo dnf copr enable -y lihaohong/yazi
-
-        log_info "Installing Yazi (without weak dependencies first)..."
-        sudo dnf install -y yazi --setopt=install_weak_deps=False
-        add_rollback_cmd "sudo dnf remove -y yazi"
-
-        log_info "Installing weak dependencies subsequently..."
-        pkg_install yazi
-
-    else
-        log_error "Unsupported distribution."
-        exit 1
     fi
+
+    # Ensure required extraction tools are installed
+    if ! has_command unzip; then
+        log_info "unzip not found. Installing unzip..."
+        pkg_install unzip
+    fi
+
+    local arch
+    arch=$(detect_arch)
+    local target=""
+    case "$arch" in
+        x86_64) target="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu" ;;
+        arm64)  target="aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu" ;;
+        *)      log_error "Unsupported architecture: $arch"; exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+
+    log_info "Fetching latest Yazi version from GitHub..."
+    local latest_tag=""
+    latest_tag=$(github_get_latest_release "sxyazi/yazi")
+    
+    if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
+        latest_tag="v0.3.3"
+        log_warn "Failed to fetch latest version from GitHub. Falling back to: $latest_tag"
+    fi
+
+    log_info "Downloading Yazi ${latest_tag}..."
+    local archive="$TMP_DIR/yazi.zip"
+    github_download_asset "sxyazi/yazi" "$latest_tag" "yazi-${target}\.zip" "$archive"
+
+    log_info "Extracting Yazi binaries..."
+    unzip -q "$archive" -d "$TMP_DIR"
+    
+    local extract_dir="$TMP_DIR/yazi-${target}"
+    local target_dir="$BOOTSTRAP_BIN"
+    mkdir -p "$target_dir"
+
+    log_info "Installing Yazi to $target_dir..."
+    cp "$extract_dir/yazi" "$target_dir/yazi"
+    cp "$extract_dir/ya" "$target_dir/ya"
+    chmod +x "$target_dir/yazi" "$target_dir/ya"
+    track_file "$target_dir/yazi"
+    track_file "$target_dir/ya"
+
+    log_info "Installing system dependencies for Yazi..."
+    pkg_install ffmpeg jq ripgrep fzf zoxide resvg imagemagick "arch:7zip|debian:7zip|fedora:p7zip" "arch:poppler|debian:poppler-utils|fedora:poppler-utils" "arch:fd|debian:fd-find|fedora:fd-find"
+    
+    create_fd_symlink
+    
+    register_tool "yazi" "binary" "$latest_tag" "github:sxyazi/yazi"
+    
+    # Add the system dependencies to the registry for uninstallation tracking
+    registry_add_sys_deps "yazi" ffmpeg jq ripgrep fzf zoxide resvg imagemagick "arch:7zip|debian:7zip|fedora:p7zip" "arch:poppler|debian:poppler-utils|fedora:poppler-utils" "arch:fd|debian:fd-find|fedora:fd-find"
 }
 
 main() {
diff --git a/installers/install_zoxide.sh b/installers/install_zoxide.sh
index 110baa3..6428906 100755
--- a/installers/install_zoxide.sh
+++ b/installers/install_zoxide.sh
@@ -2,24 +2,13 @@
 # Tool: zoxide
 # DisplayName: Zoxide
 # Description: Install Zoxide directory jumper
+# Strategy: managed
 #
 # Zoxide Installer Script
 #
 
-# Prevent standalone execution
-if [ -z "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
-    echo "Error: This script must be run through the 'b' CLI." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 set -euo pipefail
 
-install_curl() {
-    if ! has_command curl; then
-        log_info "curl not found. Installing curl..."
-        pkg_install curl
-    fi
-}
 
 install_fzf() {
     if has_command fzf; then
@@ -36,24 +25,17 @@ install_zoxide() {
         log_info "Zoxide is already installed."
     fi
 
-    install_curl
+
 
     log_info "Downloading and running the official zoxide installer..."
     curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/main/install.sh | sh
     track_file "$HOME/.local/bin/zoxide"
+    register_tool "zoxide" "managed" "" "github:ajeetdsouza/zoxide"
 }
 
 configure_shell() {
-    # Add ~/.local/bin to PATH for the current process
-    export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 
-    # Clean up legacy in-place configuration blocks
-    IFS=' ' read -ra target_files <<< "$(get_shell_configs)"
-    for config_file in "${target_files[@]}"; do
-        remove_block "$config_file" "zoxide init"
-    done
 
-    write_env_snippet "local-bin" 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"'
     write_env_snippet "zoxide" 'eval "$(zoxide init --cmd cd bash)"'
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/common.sh b/lib/common.sh
index ac96f45..10d1151 100644
--- a/lib/common.sh
+++ b/lib/common.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ if [ -n "${_LIB_COMMON_SOURCED:-}" ]; then
 fi
 _LIB_COMMON_SOURCED=1
 
+# Export global environment paths with default fallbacks
+export BOOTSTRAP_DIR="${BOOTSTRAP_DIR:-$HOME/.config/bootstrap}"
+export BOOTSTRAP_DATA_DIR="${BOOTSTRAP_DATA_DIR:-$HOME/.local/share/bootstrap}"
+export BOOTSTRAP_STATE_DIR="${BOOTSTRAP_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.local/state/bootstrap}"
+export BOOTSTRAP_CACHE_DIR="${BOOTSTRAP_CACHE_DIR:-$HOME/.cache/bootstrap}"
+export BOOTSTRAP_BIN="${BOOTSTRAP_BIN:-$BOOTSTRAP_DATA_DIR/bin}"
+export BOOTSTRAP_OPT="${BOOTSTRAP_OPT:-$BOOTSTRAP_DATA_DIR/opt}"
+export BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES="${BOOTSTRAP_RUNTIMES:-$BOOTSTRAP_DATA_DIR/runtimes}"
+
 # Ensure running in Bash
 require_bash() {
     if [ -z "${BASH_VERSION:-}" ]; then
@@ -88,7 +97,7 @@ version_lt() {
 download_file() {
     local url="$1"
     local dest="$2"
-    local cache_dir="$HOME/.local/state/bootstrap/cache"
+    local cache_dir="$BOOTSTRAP_CACHE_DIR/downloads"
     
     mkdir -p "$cache_dir"
     
diff --git a/lib/github.sh b/lib/github.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f7d9e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/github.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# GitHub API helper functions for Bootstrap installers
+
+# Usage: github_get_latest_release <owner/repo>
+# Prints the tag_name of the latest release.
+
+# Installers still use this function instead of just directly invoking download_asset function:
+# - Asset names often contain the version
+# - Installers may compare the latest tag from github against the locally installed version before doing any work.
+# - We need concrete version string so we can pass it to the reigster_tool function.
+github_get_latest_release() {
+    local repo="$1"
+    local tag
+    tag=$(curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest" | jq -r '.tag_name // empty')
+    echo "$tag"
+}
+
+# Usage: github_get_download_url <owner/repo> <tag> <regex_pattern>
+# Finds the asset matching the regex pattern in the specified release tag and prints its download URL.
+github_get_download_url() {
+    local repo="$1"
+    local tag="$2"
+    local pattern="$3"
+    
+    # If the tag is exactly 'latest', fetch the latest release asset list
+    local endpoint
+    if [ "$tag" = "latest" ]; then
+        endpoint="https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest"
+    else
+        endpoint="https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/tags/$tag"
+    fi
+    
+    local url
+    url=$(curl -fsSL "$endpoint" | jq -r --arg regex "$pattern" '.assets[] | select(.name | test($regex; "i")) | .browser_download_url' | head -n1)
+    echo "$url"
+}
+
+# Usage: github_download_asset <owner/repo> <tag> <regex_pattern> <dest_file>
+# Resolves the URL for the matching asset and downloads it to dest_file.
+github_download_asset() {
+    local repo="$1"
+    local tag="$2"
+    local pattern="$3"
+    local dest="$4"
+    
+    local url
+    url=$(github_get_download_url "$repo" "$tag" "$pattern")
+    
+    if [ -z "$url" ]; then
+        log_error "Could not find asset matching regex '$pattern' for $repo@$tag"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    
+    log_info "Downloading $url ..."
+    download_file "$url" "$dest"
+}
+
+export -f github_get_latest_release github_get_download_url github_download_asset
diff --git a/lib/json.sh b/lib/json.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index fa85bb8..0000000
--- a/lib/json.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# generic JSON parser in pure bash and awk.
-# reads JSON from stdin and outputs a flattened list of key-value pairs.
-# example input: {"plugins": {"my_plugin": {"version": "1.0", "arr": [1, 2]}}}
-# example output:
-  # plugins.my_plugin.version="1.0"
-  # plugins.my_plugin.arr[0]=1
-  # plugins.my_plugin.arr[1]=2
-
-# pardon my french
-parse_json() {
-    # Tokenize the JSON using grep
-    grep -oE '"([^"\\]|\\.)*"|true|false|null|[-+]?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]+([eE][-+]?[0-9]+)?|[][}{:,]' | \
-    awk '
-    BEGIN { 
-        depth=0; 
-        key="" 
-    }
-    {
-        token = $0
-        if (token == "{") {
-            depth++
-            is_key[depth] = 1
-            array_idx[depth] = ""
-        } else if (token == "}") {
-            delete path[depth]
-            delete array_idx[depth]
-            depth--
-        } else if (token == "[") {
-            depth++
-            is_key[depth] = 0
-            array_idx[depth] = 0
-        } else if (token == "]") {
-            delete array_idx[depth]
-            delete path[depth]
-            depth--
-        } else if (token == ":") {
-            is_key[depth] = 0
-        } else if (token == ",") {
-            if (array_idx[depth] != "") {
-                array_idx[depth]++
-            } else {
-                is_key[depth] = 1
-            }
-        } else {
-            if (is_key[depth] == 1) {
-                # Remove quotes from the key
-                gsub(/^"|"$/, "", token)
-                path[depth] = token
-            } else {
-                # It is a value
-                p = ""
-                for (i=1; i<=depth; i++) {
-                    if (array_idx[i] != "") {
-                        p = p "[" array_idx[i] "]"
-                    } else if (path[i] != "") {
-                        p = p "." path[i]
-                    }
-                }
-                # Remove leading dot
-                sub(/^\./, "", p)
-                print p "=" token
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    '
-}
diff --git a/lib/platform.sh b/lib/platform.sh
index 3bba570..9cd8a10 100644
--- a/lib/platform.sh
+++ b/lib/platform.sh
@@ -86,18 +86,7 @@ pkg_install() {
         if ! pkg_check "$pkg"; then
             to_install+=("$pkg")
         fi
-        
-        # Reference counting logic
-        if [ -n "${BOOTSTRAP_CURRENT_TOOL:-}" ] && [ -n "${BOOTSTRAP_PACKAGES_DIR:-}" ]; then
-            local ref_file="$BOOTSTRAP_PACKAGES_DIR/$pkg"
-            if ! grep -q "^${BOOTSTRAP_CURRENT_TOOL}$" "$ref_file" 2>/dev/null; then
-                echo "$BOOTSTRAP_CURRENT_TOOL" >> "$ref_file"
-                # Register rollback command
-                if type add_rollback_cmd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                    add_rollback_cmd "pkg_remove $pkg"
-                fi
-            fi
-        fi
+
     done
 
     if [ ${#to_install[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -169,21 +158,15 @@ pkg_remove() {
 
     local to_remove=()
     for pkg in "${pkgs[@]}"; do
-        if [ -n "${BOOTSTRAP_CURRENT_TOOL:-}" ] && [ -n "${BOOTSTRAP_PACKAGES_DIR:-}" ]; then
-            local ref_file="$BOOTSTRAP_PACKAGES_DIR/$pkg"
-            if [ -f "$ref_file" ]; then
-                # Remove this tool from the reference file
-                sed -i "/^${BOOTSTRAP_CURRENT_TOOL}$/d" "$ref_file"
-                if [ -s "$ref_file" ]; then
-                    log_info "Skipping removal of '$pkg'; it is required by other tools."
-                    continue
-                else
-                    rm -f "$ref_file"
-                fi
-            fi
+        local is_installed=0
+        if pkg_check "$pkg"; then
+            is_installed=1
         fi
+
         
-        to_remove+=("$pkg")
+        if [ "$is_installed" -eq 1 ]; then
+            to_remove+=("$pkg")
+        fi
     done
 
     if [ ${#to_remove[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
diff --git a/lib/plugins.sh b/lib/plugins.sh
index c19400e..bd44d6d 100644
--- a/lib/plugins.sh
+++ b/lib/plugins.sh
@@ -1,50 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-if [ -f "$BOOTSTRAP_DIR/lib/json.sh" ]; then
-    . "$BOOTSTRAP_DIR/lib/json.sh"
-fi
-
-# Parses a plugin manifest using the generic json parser and outputs bash array assignments
+# Parses a plugin manifest using jq and outputs bash array assignments
 parse_plugin_manifest() {
-    # The generic parser outputs lines like:
-    # plugins.myplugin.version="1.0"
-    # plugins.myplugin.url="https://..."
-    # We want to extract myplugin and the keys to build:
-    # PLUGIN_VERSIONS["myplugin"]="1.0"
-    # PLUGIN_URLS["myplugin"]="https://..."
-    
-    parse_json | awk -F'=' '
-    {
-        path = $1
-        val = $2
-        
-        # Remove quotes around value for bash array assignment
-        gsub(/^"|"$/, "", val)
-        
-        # Match paths starting with "plugins."
-        if (match(path, /^plugins\./)) {
-            rest = substr(path, RLENGTH + 1)
-            # Find the last dot to separate plugin name from the property key
-            last_dot = 0
-            for (i=length(rest); i>0; i--) {
-                if (substr(rest, i, 1) == ".") {
-                    last_dot = i
-                    break
-                }
-            }
-            if (last_dot > 0) {
-                plugin_name = substr(rest, 1, last_dot - 1)
-                prop = substr(rest, last_dot + 1)
-                if (prop == "version") {
-                    print "PLUGIN_VERSIONS[\"" plugin_name "\"]=\"" val "\""
-                } else if (prop == "url") {
-                    print "PLUGIN_URLS[\"" plugin_name "\"]=\"" val "\""
-                } else if (prop == "bootstrap") {
-                    print "PLUGIN_BOOTSTRAP_VERSIONS[\"" plugin_name "\"]=\"" val "\""
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }'
+    jq -r '
+        .plugins | to_entries[] | 
+        (if .value.version then "PLUGIN_VERSIONS[\"" + .key + "\"]=\"" + .value.version + "\"" else empty end),
+        (if .value.url then "PLUGIN_URLS[\"" + .key + "\"]=\"" + .value.url + "\"" else empty end),
+        (if .value.bootstrap then "PLUGIN_BOOTSTRAP_VERSIONS[\"" + .key + "\"]=\"" + .value.bootstrap + "\"" else empty end)
+    '
 }
 
 # Ensures that the plugin sources file exists, initializing it with the official repository by default
diff --git a/lib/registry.sh b/lib/registry.sh
index abbb9b4..d465f00 100644
--- a/lib/registry.sh
+++ b/lib/registry.sh
@@ -34,4 +34,21 @@ declare -A INSTALLER_DISPLAYS=(
     [zoxide]="Zoxide"
 )
 
+declare -A INSTALLER_STRATEGIES=(
+    [agy]="binary"
+    [asciicinema]="binary"
+    [bat]="binary"
+    [docker]="system"
+    [lazygit]="binary"
+    [node]="managed"
+    [nvim]="binary"
+    [pnpm]="binary"
+    [rust]="managed"
+    [starship]="binary"
+    [uv]="binary"
+    [yay]="system"
+    [yazi]="binary"
+    [zoxide]="managed"
+)
+
 INSTALLER_KEYS=(agy asciicinema bat docker lazygit node nvim pnpm rust starship uv yay yazi zoxide)
diff --git a/lib/registry_helpers.sh b/lib/registry_helpers.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d9ae79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/registry_helpers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Registry management helpers for Bootstrap
+
+# Ensures the registry file exists
+ensure_registry() {
+    local registry_file="$BOOTSTRAP_STATE_DIR/registry.json"
+    if [ ! -f "$registry_file" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "$(dirname "$registry_file")"
+        echo '{"tools": {}}' > "$registry_file"
+    fi
+    echo "$registry_file"
+}
+
+# Safely applies a jq filter to the registry using a file lock
+registry_set() {
+    local jq_filter="$1"
+    shift
+    local registry_file
+    registry_file=$(ensure_registry)
+    local lock_file="${registry_file}.lock"
+    
+    (
+        flock -x 200
+        local temp_file
+        temp_file=$(mktemp)
+        # Apply jq filter with any additional arguments passed in
+        jq "$@" "$jq_filter" "$registry_file" > "$temp_file" && mv "$temp_file" "$registry_file"
+    ) 200>"$lock_file"
+}
+
+# Usage: register_tool <tool_name> <strategy> [version] [source]
+register_tool() {
+    local tool="$1"
+    local strategy="$2"
+    local version="${3:-}"
+    local source="${4:-}"
+    local timestamp=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+
+    local bindir="$BOOTSTRAP_BIN"
+    
+    local filter='if .tools == null then .tools = {} else . end |
+        .tools[$tool].strategy = $strategy |
+        .tools[$tool].installed_at = $timestamp |
+        (if $version != "" then .tools[$tool].version = $version else . end) |
+        (if $source != "" then .tools[$tool].source = $source else . end) |
+        (if $strategy == "binary" then .tools[$tool].bin = ($bindir + "/" + $tool) else . end)'
+        
+    registry_set "$filter" \
+       --arg tool "$tool" \
+       --arg strategy "$strategy" \
+       --arg version "$version" \
+       --arg source "$source" \
+       --arg timestamp "$timestamp" \
+       --arg bindir "$bindir"
+}
+
+# Usage: registry_add_sys_deps <tool_name> <dep1> <dep2>...
+registry_add_sys_deps() {
+    local tool="$1"
+    shift
+    if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    
+    local deps_json
+    deps_json=$(printf '%s\n' "$@" | jq -R . | jq -s .)
+
+    local filter='if .tools == null then .tools = {} else . end |
+        .tools[$tool].system_dependencies = ((.tools[$tool].system_dependencies // []) + $deps | unique)'
+
+    registry_set "$filter" --arg tool "$tool" --argjson deps "$deps_json"
+}
+
+# Usage: registry_remove_tool <tool_name>
+registry_remove_tool() {
+    local tool="$1"
+    registry_set 'del(.tools[$tool])' --arg tool "$tool"
+}
+
+# Usage: registry_get_sys_deps <tool_name>
+registry_get_sys_deps() {
+    local tool="$1"
+    local registry_file="$BOOTSTRAP_STATE_DIR/registry.json"
+    if [ -f "$registry_file" ]; then
+        jq -r --arg tool "$tool" '.tools[$tool].system_dependencies[]? // empty' "$registry_file"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Usage: registry_check <tool_name>
+# Validates that a tool is actually installed according to its strategy
+registry_check() {
+    local tool="$1"
+    local registry_file
+    registry_file=$(ensure_registry)
+
+    local strategy
+    strategy=$(jq -r --arg tool "$tool" '.tools[$tool].strategy // empty' "$registry_file")
+
+    if [ -z "$strategy" ]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$strategy" = "binary" ]; then
+        local bin_path
+        bin_path=$(jq -r --arg tool "$tool" '.tools[$tool].bin // empty' "$registry_file")
+        if [ -n "$bin_path" ] && [ -x "$bin_path" ]; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+    elif [ "$strategy" = "managed" ]; then
+        if command -v "$tool" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+    elif [ "$strategy" = "system" ]; then
+        local deps=()
+        while IFS= read -r dep; do
+            [ -n "$dep" ] && deps+=("$dep")
+        done < <(registry_get_sys_deps "$tool")
+        
+        if [ ${#deps[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+            if command -v "$tool" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                return 0
+            fi
+        else
+            if pkg_check "${deps[@]}"; then
+                return 0
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+    
+    return 1
+}
+
+export -f ensure_registry registry_set register_tool registry_add_sys_deps registry_remove_tool registry_get_sys_deps registry_check
diff --git a/lib/rollback.sh b/lib/rollback.sh
index 8bd8cd6..00f20f4 100644
--- a/lib/rollback.sh
+++ b/lib/rollback.sh
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ _LIB_ROLLBACK_SOURCED=1
 BOOTSTRAP_STATE_DIR="$HOME/.local/state/bootstrap"
 BOOTSTRAP_HISTORY_LOG="$BOOTSTRAP_STATE_DIR/history.log"
 BOOTSTRAP_UNINSTALLERS_DIR="$BOOTSTRAP_STATE_DIR/uninstallers"
-BOOTSTRAP_PACKAGES_DIR="$BOOTSTRAP_STATE_DIR/packages"
+
 
 init_rollback_system() {
     mkdir -p "$BOOTSTRAP_UNINSTALLERS_DIR"
-    mkdir -p "$BOOTSTRAP_PACKAGES_DIR"
+
     touch "$BOOTSTRAP_HISTORY_LOG"
 }
 
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ track_dir() {
 
 create_savepoint() {
     local name="$1"
+    
+    # Prevent savepoints from having the same name as a tool
+    if [ -n "${INSTALLERS[$name]:-}" ]; then
+        log_error "Cannot create savepoint named '$name' because it conflicts with a tool name."
+        return 1
+    fi
+
     echo "SAVEPOINT: $name" >> "$BOOTSTRAP_HISTORY_LOG"
     log_success "Savepoint '$name' created."
 }
@@ -84,6 +91,41 @@ execute_rollback() {
     log_success "Rollback of '$tool' complete."
 }
 
+
+uninstall_tool() {
+    local tool="$1"
+    
+    # 1. Execute the rollback manifest to remove files/dirs/env/aliases
+    execute_rollback "$tool"
+
+    # 2. Reference counting and cleanup of system dependencies
+    local registry_file="$BOOTSTRAP_STATE_DIR/registry.json"
+    if [ -f "$registry_file" ] && jq -e --arg tool "$tool" '.tools | has($tool)' "$registry_file" >/dev/null; then
+        while IFS= read -r dep; do
+            [ -z "$dep" ] && continue
+            local other_users
+            other_users=$(jq -r --arg tool "$tool" --arg dep "$dep" '
+                .tools | to_entries | map(select(.key != $tool and (.value.system_dependencies | type == "array") and (.value.system_dependencies | index($dep)))) | length
+            ' "$registry_file")
+            
+            if [ "$other_users" -eq 0 ]; then
+                log_info "System dependency '$dep' is no longer required by any registered tool. Removing..."
+                pkg_remove "$dep"
+            else
+                log_info "Keeping system dependency '$dep' (required by other tools)"
+            fi
+        done < <(registry_get_sys_deps "$tool")
+        
+        # Remove from registry
+        registry_remove_tool "$tool"
+    fi
+    
+    # 3. Remove the tool from history.log
+    if [ -f "$BOOTSTRAP_HISTORY_LOG" ]; then
+        sed -i "/^INSTALL: ${tool}$/d" "$BOOTSTRAP_HISTORY_LOG"
+    fi
+}
+
 rollback_bare() {
     if [ ! -s "$BOOTSTRAP_HISTORY_LOG" ]; then
         log_info "No history available to rollback."
@@ -95,9 +137,7 @@ rollback_bare() {
     
     if [[ "$last_line" == INSTALL:* ]]; then
         local tool="${last_line#INSTALL: }"
-        execute_rollback "$tool"
-        # Remove the last line efficiently
-        sed -i '$ d' "$BOOTSTRAP_HISTORY_LOG"
+        uninstall_tool "$tool"
     elif [[ "$last_line" == SAVEPOINT:* ]]; then
         local sp="${last_line#SAVEPOINT: }"
         log_warn "Last action was savepoint '$sp'. Cannot bare-rollback a savepoint."
@@ -122,8 +162,7 @@ rollback_to_savepoint() {
             break
         elif [[ "$last_line" == INSTALL:* ]]; then
             local tool="${last_line#INSTALL: }"
-            execute_rollback "$tool"
-            sed -i '$ d' "$BOOTSTRAP_HISTORY_LOG"
+            uninstall_tool "$tool"
         elif [[ "$last_line" == SAVEPOINT:* ]]; then
             local sp="${last_line#SAVEPOINT: }"
             log_info "Removing intermediate savepoint '$sp'..."
@@ -135,4 +174,4 @@ rollback_to_savepoint() {
     done
 }
 
-export -f init_rollback_system setup_uninstaller_context add_rollback_cmd track_file track_dir create_savepoint mark_install_success execute_rollback rollback_bare rollback_to_savepoint
+export -f init_rollback_system setup_uninstaller_context add_rollback_cmd track_file track_dir create_savepoint mark_install_success execute_rollback uninstall_tool rollback_bare rollback_to_savepoint
diff --git a/lib/routes.sh b/lib/routes.sh
index d41cf80..157a747 100755
--- a/lib/routes.sh
+++ b/lib/routes.sh
@@ -275,7 +275,12 @@ for script in "${SCRIPTS[@]}"; do
                 if [ -z "$target" ]; then
                     rollback_bare
                 else
-                    rollback_to_savepoint "$target"
+                    local registry_file="$BOOTSTRAP_STATE_DIR/registry.json"
+                    if [ -f "$registry_file" ] && jq -e --arg t "$target" '.tools | has($t)' "$registry_file" >/dev/null; then
+                        uninstall_tool "$target"
+                    else
+                        rollback_to_savepoint "$target"
+                    fi
                 fi
                 exit 0
                 ;;
diff --git a/scripts/generate_registry.sh b/scripts/generate_registry.sh
index e95a916..e3cbf99 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_registry.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate_registry.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ echo "==> Generating registry.sh..."
 # Temporary arrays
 declare -A tools_desc
 declare -A tools_disp
+declare -A tools_strat
 keys=()
 
 for f in "$INSTALLERS_DIR"/install_*.sh; do
@@ -20,10 +21,12 @@ for f in "$INSTALLERS_DIR"/install_*.sh; do
     tool=$(grep -E "^# Tool:" "$f" | head -n1 | sed -E 's/^# Tool:\s*//I')
     disp_name=$(grep -E "^# DisplayName:" "$f" | head -n1 | sed -E 's/^# DisplayName:\s*//I')
     desc=$(grep -E "^# Description:" "$f" | head -n1 | sed -E 's/^# Description:\s*//I' | sed -E 's/^Install\s+//I')
+    strat=$(grep -E "^# Strategy:" "$f" | head -n1 | sed -E 's/^# Strategy:\s*//I')
     
     if [ -n "$tool" ]; then
         tools_desc["$tool"]="$desc"
         tools_disp["$tool"]="${disp_name:-$tool}"
+        tools_strat["$tool"]="${strat:-unknown}"
         keys+=("$tool")
     fi
 done
@@ -49,6 +52,13 @@ sorted_keys=($(printf '%s\n' "${keys[@]}" | sort))
     done
     echo ")"
     echo ""
+    echo "declare -A INSTALLER_STRATEGIES=("
+    for k in "${sorted_keys[@]}"; do
+        escaped_strat=$(echo "${tools_strat[$k]}" | sed 's/"/\\"/g')
+        echo "    [$k]=\"$escaped_strat\""
+    done
+    echo ")"
+    echo ""
     # Format keys output as space-separated list in array declaration format
     echo "INSTALLER_KEYS=(${sorted_keys[*]})"
 } > "$REGISTRY_FILE"