diff --git a/lib/builtin/ipc_status/src/status_item.dart b/lib/builtin/ipc_status/src/status_item.dart
index faad9bbd..9be49ec0 100644
--- a/lib/builtin/ipc_status/src/status_item.dart
+++ b/lib/builtin/ipc_status/src/status_item.dart
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class _ToolStatusItemState extends State<ToolStatusItem> {
 
   Future<void> _check() async {
     final cwd = Directory.current.path;
-    final ptycResult = _exists('$cwd/ptyc/bin/ptyc') || await _which('ptyc');
+    final ptycResult = _exists('$cwd/native/linux-x64/ptyc') || _exists('$cwd/ptyc/bin/ptyc') || await _which('ptyc');
     final pqlResult = await _which('pql');
     if (!mounted) return;
     setState(() {
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 61d4fe2a..9e247061 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ Future<List<ThemeDefinition>> _loadBundledThemes() async {
 /// catalogs load lazily on activate in later tiers.
 String _resolvePtyc(String repoRoot) {
   final candidates = [
+    '$repoRoot/native/linux-x64/ptyc',
     '$repoRoot/ptyc/bin/ptyc',
     '${Platform.environment['HOME']}/.local/bin/ptyc',
     'ptyc',
diff --git a/native/linux-x64/ptyc b/native/linux-x64/ptyc
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..06b8a8f2
Binary files /dev/null and b/native/linux-x64/ptyc differ