diff --git a/docs/HOST_AGENT.md b/docs/HOST_AGENT.md
index 5f95921..41d5362 100644
--- a/docs/HOST_AGENT.md
+++ b/docs/HOST_AGENT.md
@@ -74,15 +74,20 @@ Prefer to take full control or working in air-gapped environments? You can still
 #### Linux (systemd)
 
 ```bash
+# Download the binary for your architecture
 sudo curl -fsSL https://github.com/rcourtman/Pulse/releases/latest/download/pulse-host-agent-linux-amd64 \
   -o /usr/local/bin/pulse-host-agent
 sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/pulse-host-agent
+
+# Run the agent
 sudo /usr/local/bin/pulse-host-agent \
   --url http://pulse.example.local:7655 \
   --token <api-token> \
   --interval 30s
 ```
 
+Available Linux architectures: `pulse-host-agent-linux-amd64`, `pulse-host-agent-linux-arm64`, `pulse-host-agent-linux-armv7`
+
 For persistence, drop a systemd unit (e.g. `/etc/systemd/system/pulse-host-agent.service`) referencing the same command and enable it with `systemctl enable --now pulse-host-agent`.
 
 #### macOS (launchd)
diff --git a/scripts/build-release.sh b/scripts/build-release.sh
index 1852e60..baf238e 100755
--- a/scripts/build-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-release.sh
@@ -247,6 +247,16 @@ for build_name in "${!builds[@]}"; do
     cp "$BUILD_DIR/pulse-sensor-proxy-$build_name" "$RELEASE_DIR/"
 done
 
+# Copy standalone pulse-host-agent binaries to release directory
+# These are needed for manual host-agent installation without a running Pulse server
+echo "Copying standalone pulse-host-agent binaries..."
+for build_name in "${!builds[@]}"; do
+    cp "$BUILD_DIR/pulse-host-agent-$build_name" "$RELEASE_DIR/"
+done
+
+# Also copy standalone macOS host-agent (not tarballed version)
+cp "$BUILD_DIR/pulse-host-agent-darwin-arm64" "$RELEASE_DIR/"
+
 # Optionally package Helm chart
 if [ "${SKIP_HELM_PACKAGE:-0}" != "1" ]; then
     if command -v helm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -267,7 +277,7 @@ cp install.sh "$RELEASE_DIR/"
 # Generate checksums (include tarballs, helm chart, standalone binaries, and install.sh)
 cd "$RELEASE_DIR"
 shopt -s nullglob
-checksum_files=( *.tar.gz pulse-sensor-proxy-* install.sh )
+checksum_files=( *.tar.gz pulse-sensor-proxy-* pulse-host-agent-* install.sh )
 if compgen -G "pulse-*.tgz" > /dev/null; then
     checksum_files+=( pulse-*.tgz )
 fi