diff --git a/bin/lib/chat-filter.js b/bin/lib/chat-filter.js
index 6a8f72382..b6f63bc46 100644
--- a/bin/lib/chat-filter.js
+++ b/bin/lib/chat-filter.js
@@ -1,29 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+// Thin re-export shim — the implementation lives in src/lib/chat-filter.ts,
+// compiled to dist/lib/chat-filter.js.
 
-/**
- * Parse and filter Telegram chat IDs from the ALLOWED_CHAT_IDS env var.
- *
- * @param {string} [raw] - Comma-separated chat IDs (undefined = allow all)
- * @returns {string[] | null} Array of allowed chat IDs, or null to allow all
- */
-function parseAllowedChatIds(raw) {
-  if (!raw) return null;
-  return raw
-    .split(",")
-    .map((s) => s.trim())
-    .filter(Boolean);
-}
-
-/**
- * Check whether a chat ID is allowed by the parsed allowlist.
- *
- * @param {string[] | null} allowedChats - Output of parseAllowedChatIds
- * @param {string} chatId - The chat ID to check
- * @returns {boolean}
- */
-function isChatAllowed(allowedChats, chatId) {
-  return !allowedChats || allowedChats.includes(chatId);
-}
-
-module.exports = { parseAllowedChatIds, isChatAllowed };
+module.exports = require("../../dist/lib/chat-filter");
diff --git a/bin/lib/resolve-openshell.js b/bin/lib/resolve-openshell.js
index 1f80f8685..69c633689 100644
--- a/bin/lib/resolve-openshell.js
+++ b/bin/lib/resolve-openshell.js
@@ -1,58 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+// Thin re-export shim — the implementation lives in src/lib/resolve-openshell.ts,
+// compiled to dist/lib/resolve-openshell.js.
 
-const { execSync } = require("child_process");
-const fs = require("fs");
-
-/**
- * Resolve the openshell binary path.
- *
- * Checks `command -v` first (must return an absolute path to prevent alias
- * injection), then falls back to common installation directories.
- *
- * @param {object} [opts] DI overrides for testing
- * @param {string|null} [opts.commandVResult] Mock result (undefined = run real command)
- * @param {function} [opts.checkExecutable] (path) => boolean
- * @param {string} [opts.home] HOME override
- * @returns {string|null} Absolute path to openshell, or null if not found
- */
-function resolveOpenshell(opts = {}) {
-  const home = opts.home ?? process.env.HOME;
-
-  // Step 1: command -v
-  if (opts.commandVResult === undefined) {
-    try {
-      const found = execSync("command -v openshell", { encoding: "utf-8" }).trim();
-      if (found.startsWith("/")) return found;
-    } catch {
-      /* ignored */
-    }
-  } else if (opts.commandVResult && opts.commandVResult.startsWith("/")) {
-    return opts.commandVResult;
-  }
-
-  // Step 2: fallback candidates
-  const checkExecutable =
-    opts.checkExecutable ||
-    ((p) => {
-      try {
-        fs.accessSync(p, fs.constants.X_OK);
-        return true;
-      } catch {
-        return false;
-      }
-    });
-
-  const candidates = [
-    ...(home && home.startsWith("/") ? [`${home}/.local/bin/openshell`] : []),
-    "/usr/local/bin/openshell",
-    "/usr/bin/openshell",
-  ];
-  for (const p of candidates) {
-    if (checkExecutable(p)) return p;
-  }
-
-  return null;
-}
-
-module.exports = { resolveOpenshell };
+module.exports = require("../../dist/lib/resolve-openshell");
diff --git a/bin/lib/version.js b/bin/lib/version.js
index 2aabb638d..eec57e81f 100644
--- a/bin/lib/version.js
+++ b/bin/lib/version.js
@@ -1,43 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+// Thin re-export shim — the implementation lives in src/lib/version.ts,
+// compiled to dist/lib/version.js.
 
-/**
- * Resolve the NemoClaw version from (in order):
- *   1. `git describe --tags --match "v*"` — works in dev / source checkouts
- *   2. `.version` file at repo root       — stamped at publish time
- *   3. `package.json` version             — hard-coded fallback
- */
-
-const { execFileSync } = require("child_process");
-const path = require("path");
-const fs = require("fs");
-
-const ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "..");
-
-function getVersion() {
-  // 1. Try git (available in dev clones and CI)
-  try {
-    const raw = execFileSync("git", ["describe", "--tags", "--match", "v*"], {
-      cwd: ROOT,
-      encoding: "utf-8",
-      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"],
-    }).trim();
-    // raw looks like "v0.3.0" or "v0.3.0-4-gabcdef1"
-    if (raw) return raw.replace(/^v/, "");
-  } catch {
-    // no git, or no matching tags — fall through
-  }
-
-  // 2. Try .version file (stamped by prepublishOnly)
-  try {
-    const ver = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, ".version"), "utf-8").trim();
-    if (ver) return ver;
-  } catch {
-    // not present — fall through
-  }
-
-  // 3. Fallback to package.json
-  return require(path.join(ROOT, "package.json")).version;
-}
-
-module.exports = { getVersion };
+module.exports = require("../../dist/lib/version");
diff --git a/src/lib/chat-filter.test.ts b/src/lib/chat-filter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d70e5d054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/chat-filter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { parseAllowedChatIds, isChatAllowed } from "../../dist/lib/chat-filter";
+
+describe("lib/chat-filter", () => {
+  describe("parseAllowedChatIds", () => {
+    it("returns null for undefined input", () => {
+      expect(parseAllowedChatIds(undefined)).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it("returns null for empty string", () => {
+      expect(parseAllowedChatIds("")).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it("returns null for whitespace-only string", () => {
+      expect(parseAllowedChatIds("  , , ")).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it("parses single chat ID", () => {
+      expect(parseAllowedChatIds("12345")).toEqual(["12345"]);
+    });
+
+    it("parses comma-separated chat IDs with whitespace", () => {
+      expect(parseAllowedChatIds("111, 222 ,333")).toEqual(["111", "222", "333"]);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("isChatAllowed", () => {
+    it("allows all chats when allowed list is null", () => {
+      expect(isChatAllowed(null, "999")).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("allows chat in the allowed list", () => {
+      expect(isChatAllowed(["111", "222"], "111")).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("rejects chat not in the allowed list", () => {
+      expect(isChatAllowed(["111", "222"], "999")).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/chat-filter.ts b/src/lib/chat-filter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfbcbd3b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/chat-filter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+/**
+ * Parse a comma-separated list of allowed chat IDs.
+ * Returns null if the input is empty or undefined (meaning: accept all).
+ */
+export function parseAllowedChatIds(raw: string | undefined): string[] | null {
+  if (!raw) return null;
+  const ids = raw
+    .split(",")
+    .map((s) => s.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean);
+  return ids.length > 0 ? ids : null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check whether a chat ID is allowed by the parsed allowlist.
+ *
+ * When `allowedChats` is null every chat is accepted (open mode).
+ */
+export function isChatAllowed(allowedChats: string[] | null, chatId: string): boolean {
+  return !allowedChats || allowedChats.includes(chatId);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/resolve-openshell.test.ts b/src/lib/resolve-openshell.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15b90cb8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/resolve-openshell.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { resolveOpenshell } from "../../dist/lib/resolve-openshell";
+
+describe("lib/resolve-openshell", () => {
+  it("returns command -v result when absolute path", () => {
+    expect(resolveOpenshell({ commandVResult: "/usr/bin/openshell" })).toBe("/usr/bin/openshell");
+  });
+
+  it("rejects non-absolute command -v result (alias)", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveOpenshell({ commandVResult: "openshell", checkExecutable: () => false }),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects alias definition from command -v", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveOpenshell({
+        commandVResult: "alias openshell='echo pwned'",
+        checkExecutable: () => false,
+      }),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to ~/.local/bin when command -v fails", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveOpenshell({
+        commandVResult: null,
+        checkExecutable: (p) => p === "/fakehome/.local/bin/openshell",
+        home: "/fakehome",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("/fakehome/.local/bin/openshell");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to /usr/local/bin", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveOpenshell({
+        commandVResult: null,
+        checkExecutable: (p) => p === "/usr/local/bin/openshell",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("/usr/local/bin/openshell");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to /usr/bin", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveOpenshell({
+        commandVResult: null,
+        checkExecutable: (p) => p === "/usr/bin/openshell",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("/usr/bin/openshell");
+  });
+
+  it("prefers ~/.local/bin over /usr/local/bin", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveOpenshell({
+        commandVResult: null,
+        checkExecutable: (p) =>
+          p === "/fakehome/.local/bin/openshell" || p === "/usr/local/bin/openshell",
+        home: "/fakehome",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("/fakehome/.local/bin/openshell");
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when openshell not found anywhere", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveOpenshell({
+        commandVResult: null,
+        checkExecutable: () => false,
+      }),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("skips home candidate when home is not absolute", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveOpenshell({
+        commandVResult: null,
+        checkExecutable: () => false,
+        home: "relative/path",
+      }),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/resolve-openshell.ts b/src/lib/resolve-openshell.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b55fbfac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/resolve-openshell.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { accessSync, constants } from "node:fs";
+
+export interface ResolveOpenshellOptions {
+  /** Mock result for `command -v` (undefined = run real command). */
+  commandVResult?: string | null;
+  /** Override executable check (default: fs.accessSync X_OK). */
+  checkExecutable?: (path: string) => boolean;
+  /** HOME directory override. */
+  home?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the openshell binary path.
+ *
+ * Checks `command -v` first (must return an absolute path to prevent alias
+ * injection), then falls back to common installation directories.
+ */
+export function resolveOpenshell(opts: ResolveOpenshellOptions = {}): string | null {
+  const home = opts.home ?? process.env.HOME;
+
+  // Step 1: command -v
+  if (opts.commandVResult === undefined) {
+    try {
+      const found = execSync("command -v openshell", { encoding: "utf-8" }).trim();
+      if (found.startsWith("/")) return found;
+    } catch {
+      /* ignored */
+    }
+  } else if (opts.commandVResult?.startsWith("/")) {
+    return opts.commandVResult;
+  }
+
+  // Step 2: fallback candidates
+  const checkExecutable =
+    opts.checkExecutable ??
+    ((p: string): boolean => {
+      try {
+        accessSync(p, constants.X_OK);
+        return true;
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    });
+
+  const candidates = [
+    ...(home?.startsWith("/") ? [`${home}/.local/bin/openshell`] : []),
+    "/usr/local/bin/openshell",
+    "/usr/bin/openshell",
+  ];
+  for (const p of candidates) {
+    if (checkExecutable(p)) return p;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/version.test.ts b/src/lib/version.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66bfbd577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/version.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from "vitest";
+import { mkdtempSync, writeFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { getVersion } from "../../dist/lib/version";
+
+describe("lib/version", () => {
+  let testDir: string;
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    testDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "version-test-"));
+    writeFileSync(join(testDir, "package.json"), JSON.stringify({ version: "1.2.3" }));
+  });
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    rmSync(testDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to package.json version when no git and no .version", () => {
+    expect(getVersion({ rootDir: testDir })).toBe("1.2.3");
+  });
+
+  it("prefers .version file over package.json", () => {
+    writeFileSync(join(testDir, ".version"), "0.5.0-rc1\n");
+    const result = getVersion({ rootDir: testDir });
+    expect(result).toBe("0.5.0-rc1");
+    rmSync(join(testDir, ".version"));
+  });
+
+  it("returns a string", () => {
+    expect(typeof getVersion({ rootDir: testDir })).toBe("string");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/version.ts b/src/lib/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5dd9ca00f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+export interface VersionOptions {
+  /** Override the repo root directory. */
+  rootDir?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the NemoClaw version from (in order):
+ *   1. `git describe --tags --match "v*"` — works in dev / source checkouts
+ *   2. `.version` file at repo root       — stamped at publish time
+ *   3. `package.json` version             — hard-coded fallback
+ */
+export function getVersion(opts: VersionOptions = {}): string {
+  // Compiled location: dist/lib/version.js → repo root is 2 levels up
+  const root = opts.rootDir ?? join(__dirname, "..", "..");
+
+  // 1. Try git (available in dev clones and CI)
+  try {
+    const raw = execFileSync("git", ["describe", "--tags", "--match", "v*"], {
+      cwd: root,
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"],
+    }).trim();
+    if (raw) return raw.replace(/^v/, "");
+  } catch {
+    // no git, or no matching tags — fall through
+  }
+
+  // 2. Try .version file (stamped by prepublishOnly)
+  const versionFile = join(root, ".version");
+  if (existsSync(versionFile)) {
+    const ver = readFileSync(versionFile, "utf-8").trim();
+    if (ver) return ver;
+  }
+
+  // 3. Fallback to package.json
+  const raw = readFileSync(join(root, "package.json"), "utf-8");
+  const pkg = JSON.parse(raw) as { version: string };
+  return pkg.version;
+}