diff --git a/deploy/Dockerfile b/deploy/Dockerfile
index 1c4bb3c9c4..57c7599a44 100644
--- a/deploy/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/Dockerfile
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ COPY --chown=open-design:open-design craft ./craft
 COPY --chown=open-design:open-design prompt-templates ./prompt-templates
 COPY --chown=open-design:open-design assets/frames ./assets/frames
 COPY --chown=open-design:open-design assets/community-pets ./assets/community-pets
+# Plan §3.J4 / spec §23.3.5 — bundled atom plugins registered on
+# daemon boot. The directory contains `plugins/_official/atoms/<atom>/`
+# pairs (SKILL.md + open-design.json); registerBundledPlugins() walks
+# it on startup so the container ships with first-party atoms reachable
+# via the same registry path third-party plugins use.
+COPY --chown=open-design:open-design plugins/_official ./plugins/_official
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/.od && \
     chown -R open-design:open-design /app
diff --git a/scripts/guard.ts b/scripts/guard.ts
index 4e0604aa83..8ea39cc8c3 100644
--- a/scripts/guard.ts
+++ b/scripts/guard.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const residualSkippedDirectories = new Set([
 const residualAllowedExactPaths = new Set([
   // esbuild config entrypoints are executed directly by Node before package
   // dist output exists.
+  "packages/agui-adapter/esbuild.config.mjs",
   "packages/contracts/esbuild.config.mjs",
   "packages/platform/esbuild.config.mjs",
   "packages/plugin-runtime/esbuild.config.mjs",
diff --git a/tools/pack/docker-compose.yml b/tools/pack/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cc369eb3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pack/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# Phase 5 / spec §15.4 — reference Docker Compose manifest.
+#
+# Brings up the Open Design daemon container alongside the persistent
+# volumes and the env vars hosted deployments need. Drop this file into
+# any directory and run `docker compose up -d` — the only required
+# customisation is the OD_API_TOKEN secret and the provider keys.
+#
+# Build the image first (from the repo root):
+#
+#   docker build -f deploy/Dockerfile -t open-design/od:dev .
+#
+# Or pull a published tag:
+#
+#   docker pull ghcr.io/open-design/od:edge
+#
+# Then `docker compose -f tools/pack/docker-compose.yml up -d`.
+
+version: "3.9"
+
+services:
+  od:
+    # The image tag the operator wants. Spec §15.5 expects multi-arch
+    # ghcr.io/open-design/od:<tag>; the build path above produces
+    # `open-design/od:dev` locally.
+    image: ${OD_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/open-design/od:edge}
+    container_name: od
+
+    # Spec §15.3 — every dimension the daemon respects in headless
+    # mode. OD_BIND_HOST=0.0.0.0 + OD_API_TOKEN is the canonical
+    # hosted-mode tuple; remove these two if running on a private
+    # docker network with an upstream reverse proxy that already
+    # gates access.
+    environment:
+      OD_BIND_HOST: ${OD_BIND_HOST:-0.0.0.0}
+      OD_PORT: ${OD_PORT:-7456}
+      OD_DATA_DIR: /data/od
+      OD_MEDIA_CONFIG_DIR: /data/config
+      # Set to a generated random hex (`openssl rand -hex 32`) before
+      # exposing to the public internet. Phase 5 wires the daemon to
+      # refuse OD_BIND_HOST=0.0.0.0 without OD_API_TOKEN.
+      OD_API_TOKEN: ${OD_API_TOKEN:-}
+      OD_NAMESPACE: ${OD_NAMESPACE:-production}
+      # Snapshot retention knobs (spec §11.4 PB2). Default ttl is 30
+      # days; set to 0 to keep snapshots forever.
+      OD_SNAPSHOT_UNREFERENCED_TTL_DAYS: ${OD_SNAPSHOT_UNREFERENCED_TTL_DAYS:-30}
+      OD_SNAPSHOT_GC_INTERVAL_MS: ${OD_SNAPSHOT_GC_INTERVAL_MS:-21600000}
+      # Provider credentials. Leave blank to require a UI / CLI
+      # configure step inside the running container.
+      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY:-}
+      TAVILY_API_KEY: ${TAVILY_API_KEY:-}
+
+    # Two-volume layout per spec §15.2 — mounting /data/config
+    # separately lets the operator rotate provider credentials on a
+    # different lifecycle than the project data.
+    volumes:
+      - od-data:/data/od
+      - od-config:/data/config
+
+    ports:
+      - "${OD_PORT:-7456}:${OD_PORT:-7456}"
+
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+    healthcheck:
+      # /api/daemon/status is the canonical lifecycle probe (Phase 1.5).
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "wget -qO- http://127.0.0.1:${OD_PORT:-7456}/api/daemon/status >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+
+volumes:
+  od-data: {}
+  od-config: {}
diff --git a/tools/pack/helm/open-design/Chart.yaml b/tools/pack/helm/open-design/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3586f0ed2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pack/helm/open-design/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: open-design
+description: |
+  Open Design daemon Helm chart. Spec §15.5 reference deployment for
+  AWS / GCP / Azure / Aliyun / Tencent / Huawei / self-hosted Kubernetes.
+  Pairs with `tools/pack/docker-compose.yml` as the docker-only entry
+  point.
+type: application
+version: 0.1.0
+appVersion: "0.5.0"
+icon: https://open-design.ai/favicon.png
+keywords:
+  - open-design
+  - design-agent
+  - generative-ui
+  - plugins
+  - skills
+home: https://open-design.ai
+sources:
+  - https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design
+maintainers:
+  - name: Open Design
+    url: https://open-design.ai
diff --git a/tools/pack/helm/open-design/README.md b/tools/pack/helm/open-design/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c0ac09bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pack/helm/open-design/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Open Design Helm chart
+
+> Spec §15.5 reference deployment.
+> Status: **values surface locked, templates pending.**
+
+This chart is the parameter contract Phase 5 standardised on. The
+`templates/` directory is intentionally absent in this slice — the
+follow-up PR that lands the Kubernetes manifests will consume the
+same `values.yaml` schema.
+
+## Why a placeholder
+
+The plan §6 Phase 5 deliverable is a **single** Helm chart with values
+presets per cloud. Splitting that into "values surface now, templates
+later" keeps the cloud-specific overrides reviewable in isolation
+(every cloud's volume + secret pattern shows up as a `values-<cloud>.yaml`
+override file).
+
+## Cloud overrides (planned values files)
+
+```text
+values-aws.yaml      persistence.backend=efs       secrets.backend=secrets-manager
+values-gcp.yaml      persistence.backend=filestore secrets.backend=secret-manager
+values-azure.yaml    persistence.backend=files     secrets.backend=key-vault
+values-aliyun.yaml   persistence.backend=nas       secrets.backend=kms
+values-tencent.yaml  persistence.backend=cfs       secrets.backend=ssm
+values-huawei.yaml   persistence.backend=sfs       secrets.backend=kms
+values-self.yaml     persistence.backend=hostPath  secrets.backend=env
+```
+
+## Installing once the templates land
+
+```bash
+helm repo add open-design https://open-design.ai/charts
+helm install od open-design/open-design \
+  --set image.tag=edge \
+  --set secrets.apiToken="$(openssl rand -hex 32)" \
+  -f values-aws.yaml      # one of the cloud overrides above
+```
diff --git a/tools/pack/helm/open-design/values.yaml b/tools/pack/helm/open-design/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..baf08c764b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pack/helm/open-design/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# Open Design daemon — Helm chart values. Spec §15.5.
+#
+# Override the image / persistence / secret pattern per cloud:
+#   AWS:    persistence.backend=efs    secrets.backend=secrets-manager
+#   GCP:    persistence.backend=filestore + gcsfuse    secrets.backend=secret-manager
+#   Azure:  persistence.backend=files   secrets.backend=key-vault
+#   Aliyun: persistence.backend=nas     secrets.backend=kms
+#   Tencent: persistence.backend=cfs    secrets.backend=ssm
+#   Huawei: persistence.backend=sfs     secrets.backend=kms
+#   Self-hosted: persistence.backend=hostPath / nfs / longhorn
+#
+# These values are reference defaults; the chart's templates/ aren't
+# wired here yet (Phase 5 follow-up). The file pins the parameter
+# surface so a downstream PR can implement the templates without
+# revisiting the deployment shape.
+
+image:
+  repository: ghcr.io/open-design/od
+  tag: edge
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+
+# `replicaCount: 1` is the v1 default — pluggable storage + Postgres
+# adapter (spec §15.6) lift this in a follow-up.
+replicaCount: 1
+
+service:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  port: 7456
+
+persistence:
+  enabled: true
+  data:
+    size: 20Gi
+    storageClass: ""
+  config:
+    size: 1Gi
+    storageClass: ""
+
+env:
+  OD_BIND_HOST: 0.0.0.0
+  OD_PORT: "7456"
+  OD_DATA_DIR: /data/od
+  OD_MEDIA_CONFIG_DIR: /data/config
+  OD_NAMESPACE: production
+  OD_SNAPSHOT_UNREFERENCED_TTL_DAYS: "30"
+  OD_SNAPSHOT_GC_INTERVAL_MS: "21600000"
+
+# Secrets are NOT inlined in values.yaml — operators inject them
+# through their cloud's secret manager. This block is the schema the
+# templates will consume.
+secrets:
+  apiToken: ""           # OD_API_TOKEN
+  anthropicApiKey: ""    # ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
+  tavilyApiKey: ""       # TAVILY_API_KEY
+
+resources:
+  limits:
+    cpu: 2
+    memory: 2Gi
+  requests:
+    cpu: 250m
+    memory: 512Mi
+
+podSecurityContext:
+  runAsUser: 1001
+  runAsGroup: 1001
+  fsGroup: 1001
+  runAsNonRoot: true
+
+securityContext:
+  allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+  capabilities:
+    drop: ["ALL"]
+  readOnlyRootFilesystem: false
+
+ingress:
+  enabled: false
+  className: ""
+  annotations: {}
+  hosts: []
+  tls: []
+
+nodeSelector: {}
+tolerations: []
+affinity: {}