diff --git a/clients/apple/README.md b/clients/apple/README.md
index 957c645..1c85a34 100644
--- a/clients/apple/README.md
+++ b/clients/apple/README.md
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ dotnet build clients/apple/VoiceCat.Apple.slnx -c Debug --no-restore
 
 Use `publish-macos.sh --dry-run` to validate a local ad-hoc macOS bundle. The dry-run build does
 not enable hardened runtime because ad-hoc signatures have no Team ID and cannot satisfy macOS
-library validation. Distribution builds remain hardened and require `VOICECAT_CODESIGN_IDENTITY`;
-optional notarization uses `APPLE_ID`, `APPLE_TEAM_ID`, and `APPLE_APP_PASSWORD`.
+library validation. The script normalizes nested signatures and installs the verified bundle at
+both `VoiceCat.Mac/bin/Release/net10.0-macos27.0/osx-arm64/VoiceCat.app` and
+`VoiceCat.Mac/bin/Release/distribution/VoiceCat.app`. Distribution builds remain hardened and
+require `VOICECAT_CODESIGN_IDENTITY`; optional notarization uses `APPLE_ID`, `APPLE_TEAM_ID`, and
+`APPLE_APP_PASSWORD`.
 
 For a physical iOS device, use `build-ios-device.sh` and `deploy-ios-device.sh`. The host and
 ReplayKit extension require signing profiles with App Group `group.me.iamtalon.voicecat`.
diff --git a/clients/apple/VoiceCat.Mac/VoiceCat.Mac.entitlements b/clients/apple/VoiceCat.Mac/VoiceCat.Mac.entitlements
index e839509..d541e4e 100644
--- a/clients/apple/VoiceCat.Mac/VoiceCat.Mac.entitlements
+++ b/clients/apple/VoiceCat.Mac/VoiceCat.Mac.entitlements
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0"><dict>
   <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key><true/>
+  <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit</key><true/>
   <key>com.apple.security.network.client</key><true/>
   <key>com.apple.security.device.audio-input</key><true/>
   <key>com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-write</key><true/>
diff --git a/clients/apple/publish-macos.sh b/clients/apple/publish-macos.sh
index 2f4aed1..b304051 100755
--- a/clients/apple/publish-macos.sh
+++ b/clients/apple/publish-macos.sh
@@ -45,11 +45,39 @@ fi
 mkdir -p "$distribution"
 ditto "$built_app" "$app"
 
+entitlements="$script_dir/VoiceCat.Mac/VoiceCat.Mac.entitlements"
+
+sign_nested_code() {
+  local identity=$1
+  local timestamp_option=${2:-}
+  local runtime_option=${3:-}
+  local nested
+  local sign_options=(--force)
+
+  [[ -n "$timestamp_option" ]] && sign_options+=("$timestamp_option")
+  [[ -n "$runtime_option" ]] && sign_options+=("$runtime_option")
+
+  # Do not use codesign --deep for signing. It is intended as an emergency repair operation
+  # and can apply the app's entitlements to nested code. Sign each bundled Mach-O library first,
+  # then sign the outer app once with its own entitlements.
+  while IFS= read -r -d '' nested; do
+    codesign "${sign_options[@]}" --sign "$identity" "$nested"
+  done < <(find "$app/Contents" -type f \( -name '*.dylib' -o -name '*.so' \) -print0)
+}
+
+install_verified_primary_bundle() {
+  # dotnet publish must create the workload bundle before it can be normalized. Replace that
+  # misleading intermediate with the verified result so both documented output paths work.
+  rm -rf "$built_app"
+  ditto "$app" "$built_app"
+}
+
 if (( dry_run )); then
-  # Normalize the workload's mixed nested signatures after bundling.
-  codesign --force --deep --sign - "$app"
+  sign_nested_code -
+  codesign --force --entitlements "$entitlements" --sign - "$app"
   codesign --verify --deep --strict "$app"
   spctl --assess --type execute "$app" 2>/dev/null || true
+  install_verified_primary_bundle
   print "Validated ad-hoc build: $app"
   exit 0
 fi
@@ -60,10 +88,12 @@ if [[ -z "$identity" ]]; then
   exit 2
 fi
 
-codesign --force --deep --timestamp --options runtime \
-  --entitlements "$script_dir/VoiceCat.Mac/VoiceCat.Mac.entitlements" \
+sign_nested_code "$identity" --timestamp --options=runtime
+codesign --force --timestamp --options runtime \
+  --entitlements "$entitlements" \
   --sign "$identity" "$app"
 codesign --verify --deep --strict --verbose=2 "$app"
+install_verified_primary_bundle
 
 archive="$distribution/VoiceCat-macOS-arm64.zip"
 ditto -c -k --keepParent "$app" "$archive"
diff --git a/tests/VoiceCat.Tests/PublishServerScriptTests.cs b/tests/VoiceCat.Tests/PublishServerScriptTests.cs
index 7721820..53b01a3 100644
--- a/tests/VoiceCat.Tests/PublishServerScriptTests.cs
+++ b/tests/VoiceCat.Tests/PublishServerScriptTests.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@ public class PublishServerScriptTests
         Assert.Contains("(?:bin|obj)", script);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MacPublishPreservesAppEntitlementsAndReplacesBrokenWorkloadBundle()
+    {
+        string root = FindRoot();
+        string script = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(Path.Combine(root, "clients", "apple", "publish-macos.sh"));
+        string entitlements = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(Path.Combine(
+            root, "clients", "apple", "VoiceCat.Mac", "VoiceCat.Mac.entitlements"));
+
+        Assert.Contains("sign_nested_code", script);
+        Assert.Contains("--entitlements \"$entitlements\"", script);
+        Assert.Contains("install_verified_primary_bundle", script);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("codesign --force --deep", script);
+        Assert.Contains("com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit", entitlements);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task DefaultPublishTargetsWindowsAndLinuxWhileRuntimeCanSelectOne()
     {