diff --git a/src/service/launchd.ts b/src/service/launchd.ts
index d0f8e76..693193d 100644
--- a/src/service/launchd.ts
+++ b/src/service/launchd.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { writeFileSync, unlinkSync, existsSync, mkdirSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { writeFileSync, unlinkSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, chmodSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { join, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { homedir } from 'node:os'
 import { execSync } from 'node:child_process'
@@ -6,26 +6,54 @@ import { logger } from '../logger.js'
 
 const LABEL = 'com.sftp-proxy'
 const PLIST_PATH = join(homedir(), 'Library', 'LaunchAgents', `${LABEL}.plist`)
-const LOG_DIR = join(homedir(), '.config', 'sftp-proxy')
+const CONFIG_DIR = join(homedir(), '.config', 'sftp-proxy')
+const LOG_DIR = CONFIG_DIR
+
+/** Path to the wrapper script that macOS shows as the process name */
+const WRAPPER_PATH = join(CONFIG_DIR, 'sftp-proxy')
 
 /**
  * Resolves the absolute paths needed to launch sftp-proxy.
  * All paths are resolved at install time so the plist is self-contained
  * regardless of what working directory launchd starts from.
+ *
+ * Uses the compiled JS build (`dist/bin/sftp-proxy.js`) with plain `node`
+ * so there's no dev-dependency (tsx) requirement at runtime.
  */
-function resolveLaunchPaths(): { projectDir: string; tsxBin: string; entryScript: string } {
+function resolveLaunchPaths(): { projectDir: string; nodeBin: string; entryScript: string } {
   const projectDir = resolve(process.cwd())
-  const tsxBin = resolve(projectDir, 'node_modules', '.bin', 'tsx')
-  const entryScript = resolve(projectDir, 'bin', 'sftp-proxy.ts')
+  const entryScript = resolve(projectDir, 'dist', 'bin', 'sftp-proxy.js')
 
-  if (!existsSync(tsxBin)) {
-    throw new Error(`tsx not found at ${tsxBin} — run npm install first`)
-  }
   if (!existsSync(entryScript)) {
-    throw new Error(`Entry script not found at ${entryScript}`)
+    throw new Error(
+      `Compiled entry not found at ${entryScript} — run "npm run build" first`
+    )
   }
 
-  return { projectDir, tsxBin, entryScript }
+  let nodeBin: string
+  try {
+    nodeBin = execSync('which node', { encoding: 'utf-8' }).trim()
+  } catch {
+    nodeBin = '/usr/local/bin/node'
+  }
+
+  return { projectDir, nodeBin, entryScript }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a small shell wrapper script named "sftp-proxy" so macOS shows
+ * that name in System Settings > Login Items instead of "Node.js Foundation".
+ * The wrapper simply exec's node with the compiled entry point.
+ */
+function createWrapper(nodeBin: string, entryScript: string): void {
+  const script = [
+    '#!/bin/bash',
+    `exec "${nodeBin}" "${entryScript}" "$@"`,
+    '',
+  ].join('\n')
+
+  writeFileSync(WRAPPER_PATH, script, { encoding: 'utf-8' })
+  chmodSync(WRAPPER_PATH, 0o755)
 }
 
 /**
@@ -34,7 +62,7 @@ function resolveLaunchPaths(): { projectDir: string; tsxBin: string; entryScript
  * so Node can find node_modules and the config file.
  */
 function generatePlist(): string {
-  const { projectDir, tsxBin, entryScript } = resolveLaunchPaths()
+  const { projectDir } = resolveLaunchPaths()
 
   return `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
@@ -44,8 +72,7 @@ function generatePlist(): string {
     <string>${LABEL}</string>
     <key>ProgramArguments</key>
     <array>
-      <string>${tsxBin}</string>
-      <string>${entryScript}</string>
+      <string>${WRAPPER_PATH}</string>
       <string>start</string>
     </array>
     <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
@@ -73,7 +100,11 @@ function generatePlist(): string {
  */
 export function install(): void {
   mkdirSync(join(homedir(), 'Library', 'LaunchAgents'), { recursive: true })
-  mkdirSync(LOG_DIR, { recursive: true })
+  mkdirSync(CONFIG_DIR, { recursive: true })
+
+  const { nodeBin, entryScript } = resolveLaunchPaths()
+  createWrapper(nodeBin, entryScript)
+  logger.info(`Wrote wrapper script to ${WRAPPER_PATH}`)
 
   const plist = generatePlist()
   writeFileSync(PLIST_PATH, plist, { encoding: 'utf-8' })
@@ -106,6 +137,11 @@ export function uninstall(): void {
     unlinkSync(PLIST_PATH)
     logger.info(`Removed plist at ${PLIST_PATH}`)
   }
+
+  if (existsSync(WRAPPER_PATH)) {
+    unlinkSync(WRAPPER_PATH)
+    logger.info(`Removed wrapper at ${WRAPPER_PATH}`)
+  }
 }
 
 /**