diff --git a/installlocal.sh b/installlocal.sh
index 0418811..a68de85 100755
--- a/installlocal.sh
+++ b/installlocal.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ fi
 
 echo "==> Detected package format: $PKG_FORMAT (arch: $NFPM_ARCH)"
 
+# Any packaged input newer than $1. Mirrors nfpm.yaml's `contents:` — keep the
+# two in step, or the build silently serves a stale binary again.
+newer_inputs() {
+  find src/ -name '*.ts' -newer "$1" 2>/dev/null | head -1
+  find stack/ completions/ deploy/ -type f -newer "$1" 2>/dev/null | head -1
+  find nfpm.yaml -newer "$1" 2>/dev/null | head -1
+}
+
 # Find package matching the target architecture
 # RPM uses x86_64/aarch64, DEB uses amd64/arm64
 find_pkg() {
@@ -38,8 +46,11 @@ find_pkg() {
 if [ "$PKG_FORMAT" = "rpm" ]; then
   PKG_FILE=$(find_pkg "dist/mcpctl-*.rpm")
 
-  # Build if no package exists or if source is newer
-  if [[ -z "$PKG_FILE" ]] || [[ $(find src/ -name '*.ts' -newer "$PKG_FILE" 2>/dev/null | head -1) ]]; then
+  # Build if no package exists or if any PACKAGED input is newer.
+  # Watching only src/*.ts silently shipped a stale package whenever a
+  # non-TypeScript artifact changed — stack/claude-vllm, the completions, the
+  # systemd unit are all in nfpm.yaml's contents and none of them are .ts.
+  if [[ -z "$PKG_FILE" ]] || [[ $(newer_inputs "$PKG_FILE") ]]; then
     echo "==> Building RPM..."
     bash scripts/build-rpm.sh
     PKG_FILE=$(find_pkg "dist/mcpctl-*.rpm")
@@ -52,8 +63,11 @@ if [ "$PKG_FORMAT" = "rpm" ]; then
 else
   PKG_FILE=$(find_pkg "dist/mcpctl*.deb")
 
-  # Build if no package exists or if source is newer
-  if [[ -z "$PKG_FILE" ]] || [[ $(find src/ -name '*.ts' -newer "$PKG_FILE" 2>/dev/null | head -1) ]]; then
+  # Build if no package exists or if any PACKAGED input is newer.
+  # Watching only src/*.ts silently shipped a stale package whenever a
+  # non-TypeScript artifact changed — stack/claude-vllm, the completions, the
+  # systemd unit are all in nfpm.yaml's contents and none of them are .ts.
+  if [[ -z "$PKG_FILE" ]] || [[ $(newer_inputs "$PKG_FILE") ]]; then
     echo "==> Building DEB..."
     bash scripts/build-deb.sh
     PKG_FILE=$(find_pkg "dist/mcpctl*.deb")