diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 811b6cb555..42a33fdee7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -207,6 +207,36 @@ jobs:
           # ABI3 wheels use cpXYZ-abi3 naming; just match any abi3 wheel
           path: dist/coglet-*-abi3-*.whl
 
+  build-coglet-binary:
+    name: Build coglet binaries
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: jdx/mise-action@v4
+        with:
+          version: 2026.4.27
+          cache_key_prefix: mise-ci-${{ github.job }}
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          workspaces: crates -> target
+          save-if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+      - name: Ensure Rust musl targets
+        run: rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+      - name: Build coglet binaries
+        run: mise run build:coglet:binary
+      - name: Check coglet binary runs
+        run: |
+          file dist/coglet_Linux_x86_64 dist/coglet_Linux_arm64
+          dist/coglet_Linux_x86_64 --version
+      - name: Upload coglet binaries
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: CogletBinaries
+          path: |
+            dist/coglet_Linux_x86_64
+            dist/coglet_Linux_arm64
+
   build-cog:
     name: Build cog CLI
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -752,6 +782,7 @@ jobs:
       - build-cog
       - build-sdk
       - build-rust
+      - build-coglet-binary
       - fmt-go
       - fmt-rust
       - fmt-python
@@ -782,6 +813,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "  build-cog: ${{ needs.build-cog.result }}"
           echo "  build-sdk: ${{ needs.build-sdk.result }}"
           echo "  build-rust: ${{ needs.build-rust.result }}"
+          echo "  build-coglet-binary: ${{ needs.build-coglet-binary.result }}"
           echo "  fmt-go: ${{ needs.fmt-go.result }}"
           echo "  fmt-rust: ${{ needs.fmt-rust.result }}"
           echo "  fmt-python: ${{ needs.fmt-python.result }}"
@@ -810,6 +842,7 @@ jobs:
             "${{ needs.build-cog.result }}" \
             "${{ needs.build-sdk.result }}" \
             "${{ needs.build-rust.result }}" \
+            "${{ needs.build-coglet-binary.result }}" \
             "${{ needs.fmt-go.result }}" \
             "${{ needs.fmt-rust.result }}" \
             "${{ needs.fmt-python.result }}" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yaml
index b510ea18ef..a21835cf47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build.yaml
@@ -296,11 +296,46 @@ jobs:
           name: coglet-wheel-${{ matrix.artifact-suffix }}
           path: dist/*.whl
 
+  build-coglet-binaries:
+    name: Build coglet binaries
+    needs: verify-tag
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: jdx/mise-action@v4
+        with:
+          version: 2026.4.27
+          cache_key_prefix: mise-rel-${{ github.job }}
+
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          workspaces: crates -> target
+          key: release-coglet-binaries
+
+      # mise-action does not cache ~/.rustup, so targets may be missing on a cache hit
+      - name: Ensure Rust musl targets
+        run: rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+
+      - name: Build coglet binaries
+        run: mise run build:coglet:binary
+
+      - name: Upload coglet binaries
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: coglet-binaries
+          path: |
+            dist/coglet_Linux_x86_64
+            dist/coglet_Linux_arm64
+
   create-release:
     name: Create release
     permissions:
       contents: write
-    needs: [verify-tag, build-sdk, build-coglet-wheels]
+    needs: [verify-tag, build-sdk, build-coglet-wheels, build-coglet-binaries]
     # macOS arm64 runner: native clang for darwin targets, zig for linux targets.
     # CGo required for go-tree-sitter (static Python schema parser).
     runs-on: macos-14
@@ -341,13 +376,13 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      # Append Python wheels to the release
+      # Append Python wheels and coglet binaries to the release
       - name: Download all wheel artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           path: artifacts
 
-      - name: Upload wheels to release
+      - name: Upload wheels and coglet binaries to release
         run: |
           TAG="${{ github.ref_name }}"
 
@@ -355,11 +390,13 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p release-wheels
           cp artifacts/sdk-dist/* release-wheels/
           cp artifacts/coglet-wheel-*/*.whl release-wheels/
+          cp artifacts/coglet-binaries/coglet_Linux_x86_64 artifacts/coglet-binaries/coglet_Linux_arm64 release-wheels/
 
           # Download goreleaser's checksums.txt and append wheel checksums
           gh release download "$TAG" -p checksums.txt -D release-wheels
           cd release-wheels
           shasum -a 256 *.whl *.tar.gz >> checksums.txt
+          shasum -a 256 coglet_Linux_x86_64 coglet_Linux_arm64 >> checksums.txt
           echo "Checksums:"
           cat checksums.txt
           cd ..
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 79521f8881..eb9455f597 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Tasks follow a consistent naming pattern:
 - `mise run build:coglet:wheel` - Build coglet wheel (native platform)
 - `mise run build:coglet:wheel:linux-x64` - Build for Linux x86_64
 - `mise run build:coglet:wheel:linux-arm64` - Build for Linux ARM64
+- `mise run build:coglet:binary` - Build static coglet binaries for Linux x86_64 and ARM64
 - `mise run build:sdk` - Build SDK wheel
 
 **Install:**
diff --git a/crates/coglet/src/bin/coglet.rs b/crates/coglet/src/bin/coglet.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd8a4b887a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/coglet/src/bin/coglet.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+use std::process::ExitCode;
+
+fn main() -> ExitCode {
+    let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().skip(1).collect();
+    match args.as_slice() {
+        [flag] if flag == "--version" || flag == "-V" => {
+            println!("coglet {}", coglet::COGLET_VERSION);
+            ExitCode::SUCCESS
+        }
+        _ => {
+            eprintln!("usage: coglet --version");
+            ExitCode::from(2)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mise.toml b/mise.toml
index 2508819583..6d8a48d646 100644
--- a/mise.toml
+++ b/mise.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ config_roots = ["."]
 go = "latest"
 uv = "0.9.26"
 "pipx:nox" = { version = "2025.11.12", uvx = true, uvx_args = "--python-preference=managed -p 3.13" }
-"rust" = { version = "1.93.0", components = "rustfmt,clippy,rust-analyzer", targets = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu,aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu,aarch64-apple-darwin" }
+"rust" = { version = "1.93.0", components = "rustfmt,clippy,rust-analyzer", targets = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu,aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu,aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-unknown-linux-musl,aarch64-unknown-linux-musl" }
 cargo-binstall = "1.16.6"
 # Cargo tools - use aqua backend where available for faster binary downloads
 # and better security (cosign/SLSA verification). Remaining cargo: tools use binstall.
@@ -291,6 +291,23 @@ run = [
   { task = "build:coglet:wheel" },
 ]
 
+[tasks."build:coglet:binary"]
+description = "Build static coglet binaries for Linux x86_64 and ARM64"
+sources = ["crates/**/*.rs", "crates/**/Cargo.toml", "crates/Cargo.lock"]
+outputs = ["dist/coglet_Linux_x86_64", "dist/coglet_Linux_arm64"]
+run = [
+  { task = "_setup_dist" },
+  """
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+for target in x86_64-unknown-linux-musl aarch64-unknown-linux-musl; do
+  cargo zigbuild --release --manifest-path crates/Cargo.toml -p coglet --bin coglet --target "$target"
+done
+cp crates/target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/coglet dist/coglet_Linux_x86_64
+cp crates/target/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/release/coglet dist/coglet_Linux_arm64
+""",
+]
+
 [tasks."build:sdk"]
 description = "Build cog SDK wheel"
 sources = ["python/**/*.py", "pyproject.toml", "VERSION.txt"]