diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index b6d4cfde..26b10dba 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -52,14 +52,16 @@ export const Separator = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SeparatorProps>(
 
 ## Package Manager
 
-This project uses **pnpm** (v9.0.0) as its package manager.
+This project uses **pnpm** (v11) as its package manager.
 
 ## Available Commands
 
 ### Development
 
-- `pnpm dev` - Start the Electron app in development mode
-- `pnpm dev:app` - Start with watch mode
+- `pnpm dev` - Start Electron/Vite with a debug Rust addon
+- `pnpm dev:release` - Start Electron/Vite with a release Rust addon for representative performance
+- `pnpm dev:watch` - Start with automatic debug Rust rebuilds
+- `pnpm dev:watch:release` - Start with automatic release Rust rebuilds
 
 ### Code Quality
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be560468..0980449f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ Stable IDs are identity. Names and Unicode values are editable metadata.
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (v18+)
-- [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) (v9+)
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (v24)
+- [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) (v11)
 - [Rust](https://rustup.rs/) (stable)
 
 ### Quick Start
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ git clone https://github.com/shift-editor/shift.git
 cd shift
 
 pnpm install
-pnpm build:native
 pnpm dev
 ```
 
+`pnpm dev` builds the Rust addon in debug mode. Use `pnpm dev:release` for representative performance, or `pnpm dev:watch` / `pnpm dev:watch:release` to rebuild the addon when Rust changes.
+
 ### Command-line inspection
 
 The `shift` CLI can inspect `.shift` source packages without modifying them:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce258049..14315886 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
   "private": true,
   "description": "Shift font editor monorepo",
   "scripts": {
-    "prepare": "git submodule update --init --recursive && pnpm generate:glyph-info",
+    "prepare": "pnpm generate:glyph-info",
     "dev": "pnpm run build:native:debug && pnpm --filter @shift/desktop dev",
-    "dev:watch": "./scripts/watch.sh",
-    "build": "turbo run build",
+    "dev:release": "pnpm run build:native && pnpm --filter @shift/desktop dev",
+    "dev:watch": "./scripts/watch.sh debug",
+    "dev:watch:release": "./scripts/watch.sh release",
     "build:native": "pnpm --filter shift-bridge run build",
     "build:native:debug": "pnpm --filter shift-bridge run build:debug",
     "generate:bridge-types": "turbo run generate:bridge-types",
@@ -19,11 +20,9 @@
     "test:unit": "pnpm turbo run test --filter='!shift-bridge'",
     "test:integration": "pnpm test:native && cargo test --workspace",
     "test:lint": "pnpm --filter @shift/desktop run lint:check",
-    "test:typecheck": "pnpm typecheck",
     "test:perf": "pnpm --filter @shift/desktop exec vitest bench --run",
     "test:playwright": "pnpm --filter @shift/desktop test:e2e",
     "test:watch": "turbo run test:watch",
-    "test:ci": "pnpm test:lint && pnpm format:check && pnpm test:typecheck && pnpm test:unit && pnpm test:native && cargo test --workspace && pnpm deadcode:strict",
     "test:native": "turbo run test --filter=shift-bridge",
     "typecheck": "pnpm run generate:types && turbo run typecheck",
     "lint": "turbo run lint",
diff --git a/packages/glyph-info/package.json b/packages/glyph-info/package.json
index c45b9855..b64a37af 100644
--- a/packages/glyph-info/package.json
+++ b/packages/glyph-info/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "test": "vitest run",
     "test:watch": "vitest",
-    "generate": "tsx scripts/generate.ts",
+    "generate": "git -C ../.. submodule update --init --recursive packages/glyph-info/vendor/GlyphsInfo && tsx scripts/generate.ts",
     "repl": "tsx scripts/repl.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/watch.sh b/scripts/watch.sh
index 80780867..05ff0564 100755
--- a/scripts/watch.sh
+++ b/scripts/watch.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-pnpm run build:native:debug
+PROFILE="${1:-debug}"
+
+case "$PROFILE" in
+  debug)
+    BUILD_SCRIPT="build:native:debug"
+    ;;
+  release)
+    BUILD_SCRIPT="build:native"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: $0 [debug|release]" >&2
+    exit 2
+    ;;
+esac
+
+pnpm run "$BUILD_SCRIPT"
 pnpm --filter @shift/desktop dev &
 DESKTOP_PID=$!
 
@@ -13,10 +28,4 @@ cleanup() {
 
 trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
 
-cargo watch \
-  -w "crates/shift-font/src/" \
-  -w "crates/shift-bridge/src/" \
-  -w "crates/shift-font/Cargo.toml" \
-  -w "crates/shift-bridge/Cargo.toml" \
-  -w "Cargo.toml" \
-  -s "pnpm run build:native:debug && touch apps/desktop/src/main/main.ts"
+cargo watch --postpone -s "pnpm run $BUILD_SCRIPT && touch apps/desktop/src/main/main.ts"
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index dd10643c..fbada650 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@
       "outputs": ["dist/**", "index.js", "index.d.ts", "*.node"],
       "inputs": ["src/**", "package.json", "tsconfig.json"]
     },
-    "build:native": {
-      "inputs": ["crates/*/src/**", "crates/*/Cargo.toml", "Cargo.toml", "Cargo.lock"],
-      "outputs": [
-        "crates/shift-bridge/index.js",
-        "crates/shift-bridge/index.d.ts",
-        "crates/shift-bridge/*.node"
-      ]
-    },
     "shift-bridge#build": {
       "inputs": [
         "src/**",
@@ -35,15 +27,26 @@
       ],
       "outputs": ["src/bridge/generated.ts"]
     },
-    "dev": {
-      "dependsOn": ["build:native"],
-      "cache": false,
-      "persistent": true
+    "generate": {
+      "outputs": ["resources/**"]
     },
     "typecheck": {
       "dependsOn": ["^build", "^generate:bridge-types", "generate:bridge-types"],
       "outputs": []
     },
+    "@shift/glyph-info#typecheck": {
+      "dependsOn": ["generate"],
+      "outputs": []
+    },
+    "@shift/desktop#typecheck": {
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "^build",
+        "@shift/glyph-info#generate",
+        "^generate:bridge-types",
+        "generate:bridge-types"
+      ],
+      "outputs": []
+    },
     "lint": {
       "outputs": []
     },
@@ -54,8 +57,13 @@
       "outputs": [],
       "inputs": ["src/**", "*.config.ts"]
     },
+    "@shift/glyph-info#test": {
+      "dependsOn": ["generate"],
+      "outputs": [],
+      "inputs": ["src/**", "*.config.ts"]
+    },
     "@shift/desktop#test": {
-      "dependsOn": ["^build"],
+      "dependsOn": ["^build", "@shift/glyph-info#generate"],
       "outputs": [],
       "inputs": ["src/**", "*.config.ts"]
     },
@@ -68,6 +76,16 @@
       "dependsOn": ["^build"],
       "cache": false,
       "persistent": true
+    },
+    "@shift/glyph-info#test:watch": {
+      "dependsOn": ["generate"],
+      "cache": false,
+      "persistent": true
+    },
+    "@shift/desktop#test:watch": {
+      "dependsOn": ["^build", "@shift/glyph-info#generate"],
+      "cache": false,
+      "persistent": true
     }
   },
   "globalEnv": ["NODE_ENV"],