diff --git a/config/x86_64/ci.toml b/config/x86_64/ci.toml
index 5847fb17..9104645e 100644
--- a/config/x86_64/ci.toml
+++ b/config/x86_64/ci.toml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ bottom = {}
 bzip2 = {}
 ca-certificates = {}
 cairo = {}
+cbindgen = {}
 cleye = {}
 composer = {}
 contain = {}
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ perl5 = {}
 php84 = {}
 pixelcannon = {}
 pkg-config = {}
+pkgar = {}
 pkgutils = {}
 pls = {}
 pop-icon-theme = {}
@@ -299,7 +301,6 @@ zstd = {}
 #pciids = {}
 #pcre2 = {}
 #pixman = {} # depends on glib which does not build
-#pkgar = {} # uses virtual Cargo.toml, needs recipe update
 #pls = {}
 #pop-wallpapers = {}
 #powerline = {} # dirs
diff --git a/mk/ci.mk b/mk/ci.mk
index ec59dfe6..4fb03492 100644
--- a/mk/ci.mk
+++ b/mk/ci.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 else
 	$(HOST_CARGO) build --manifest-path Cargo.toml --release
 	export CI=1 COOKBOOK_LOGS=true COOKBOOK_CLEAN_BUILD=true PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
-	./target/release/repo cook --with-package-deps "--filesystem=config/$(ARCH)/ci.toml"
+	$(REPO_BIN) cook --with-package-deps "--filesystem=config/$(ARCH)/ci.toml"
 endif
 
 # CI toolchain
diff --git a/mk/config.mk b/mk/config.mk
index 9d0373ca..aabf1ace 100644
--- a/mk/config.mk
+++ b/mk/config.mk
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ CONTAINERFILE?=podman/redox-base-containerfile
 NPROC=nproc
 SED=sed
 FIND=find
+REPO_BIN=./target/release/repo
 
 ifneq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 FSTOOLS_IN_PODMAN=0
@@ -114,7 +115,13 @@ else ifeq ($(UNAME),FreeBSD)
 	FIND=gfind
 	FUMOUNT=sudo umount
 	VB_AUDIO=pulse # To check, will probably be OSS on most setups
-	VBM=VBoxManage
+	VBM=VBoxManage'
+else ifeq ($(UNAME),Redox)
+	PODMAN_BUILD=0
+	HOSTED_REDOX=1
+ifeq ($(shell which rustc),)
+	REPO_BIN=repo
+endif
 else
 	# Detect which version of the fusermount binary is available.
 	ifneq (, $(shell which fusermount3))
@@ -182,6 +189,10 @@ ifeq ($(SCCACHE_BUILD),1)
 	export RUSTC_WRAPPER:=$(CC_WRAPPER)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HOSTED_REDOX),1)
+FSTOOLS_TAG=
+endif
+
 ## If Podman is being used, a container is required
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 CONTAINER_TAG=build/container.tag
diff --git a/mk/depends.mk b/mk/depends.mk
index 3bc95d0e..06fcc4c1 100644
--- a/mk/depends.mk
+++ b/mk/depends.mk
@@ -1,32 +1,29 @@
 # Configuration file for the build system dependencies
 
-# Don't check for Rust/Cargo if you will be using Podman
+# Don't check for depends if you will be using Podman
 ifneq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+# Don't check for depends if you will be using Hosted Redox
+ifneq ($(HOSTED_REDOX),1)
 
-# don’t check for Rust and Cargo if building on a Nix system
+# don't check for Rust and Cargo if building on a Nix system
 ifneq ($(NIX_SHELL_BUILD),1)
-
 ifeq ($(shell which rustup),)
 $(error rustup not found, install from "https://rustup.rs/")
 endif
-
 endif
 
-# don’t check for compile tools, used internally when installing fstools on host
+# don't check for compile tools, used internally when installing fstools on host
 ifneq ($(SKIP_CHECK_TOOLS),1)
-
 ifeq ($(shell which cbindgen),)
 $(error cbindgen not found, install from crates.io or from your package manager)
 endif
-
 ifeq ($(shell which nasm),)
 $(error nasm not found, install from your package manager)
 endif
-
 ifeq ($(shell which just),)
 $(error 'just' not found, install from crates.io or from your package manager)
 endif
-
 endif
 
 endif
+endif
diff --git a/mk/fstools.mk b/mk/fstools.mk
index 739d9e6e..004b4c3c 100644
--- a/mk/fstools.mk
+++ b/mk/fstools.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fstools_fetch: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
-	./target/release/repo fetch installer redoxfs
+	$(REPO_BIN) fetch installer redoxfs
 endif
 
 $(FSTOOLS_TAG): $(CONTAINER_TAG)
diff --git a/mk/prefix.mk b/mk/prefix.mk
index 0257bf1d..d3318fd0 100644
--- a/mk/prefix.mk
+++ b/mk/prefix.mk
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ else
 	cp -r "$(PREFIX)/gcc-install/$(GNU_TARGET)/include/c++" "$@.partial/$(GNU_TARGET)/include/c++"
 	export PATH="$(ROOT)/$@.partial/bin:$$PATH" && \
 	export CARGO="env -u CARGO cargo" $(PREFIX_CONFIG) && \
-	./target/release/repo cook relibc
+	$(REPO_BIN) cook relibc
 	cp -r "$(RELIBC_TARGET)/stage/usr/". "$@.partial/$(GNU_TARGET)"
 	mkdir -p "$@.partial/$(GNU_TARGET)/usr"
 	ln -s "../include" "$@.partial/$(GNU_TARGET)/usr/include"
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ endif
 # PREFIX_BINARY ---------------------------------------------------
 ifeq ($(PREFIX_BINARY),1)
 
+# PREFIX_BINARY FOR LINUX -----------------------------------------
+ifneq ($(HOSTED_REDOX),1)
+
 $(PREFIX)/gcc-install.tar.gz: | $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
@@ -143,6 +146,150 @@ else
 	mv "$@.partial" "$@"
 endif
 
+# PREFIX_BINARY FOR REDOX -----------------------------------------
+else
+
+$(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml: | $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	mkdir -p "$(@D)"
+	wget -O $@.partial "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg/id_ed25519.pub.toml"
+	mv $@.partial $@
+endif
+
+$(PREFIX)/libtool.pkgar: $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml | $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	mkdir -p "$(@D)"
+	wget -O $@.partial "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg/$(TARGET)/libtool.pkgar"
+	mv $@.partial $@
+endif
+
+$(PREFIX)/gcc13.pkgar: $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml | $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	mkdir -p "$(@D)"
+	wget -O $@.partial "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg/$(TARGET)/gcc13.pkgar"
+	mv $@.partial $@
+endif
+
+$(PREFIX)/libgcc.pkgar: $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml | $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	mkdir -p "$(@D)"
+	wget -O $@.partial "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg/$(TARGET)/libgcc.pkgar"
+	mv $@.partial $@
+endif
+
+$(PREFIX)/libstdcxx.pkgar: $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml | $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	mkdir -p "$(@D)"
+	wget -O $@.partial "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg/$(TARGET)/libstdcxx.pkgar"
+	mv $@.partial $@
+endif
+
+$(PREFIX)/gcc13.cxx.pkgar: $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml | $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	mkdir -p "$(@D)"
+	wget -O $@.partial "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg/$(TARGET)/gcc13.cxx.pkgar"
+	mv $@.partial $@
+endif
+
+$(PREFIX)/rust.pkgar: $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml | $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	mkdir -p "$(@D)"
+	wget -O $@.partial "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg/$(TARGET)/rust.pkgar"
+	mv $@.partial $@
+endif
+
+$(PREFIX)/llvm21.pkgar: $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml | $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	mkdir -p "$(@D)"
+	wget -O $@.partial "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg/$(TARGET)/llvm21.pkgar"
+	mv $@.partial $@
+endif
+
+$(PREFIX)/llvm21.runtime.pkgar: $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml | $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	mkdir -p "$(@D)"
+	wget -O $@.partial "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg/$(TARGET)/llvm21.runtime.pkgar"
+	mv $@.partial $@
+endif
+
+$(PREFIX)/clang21.pkgar: $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml | $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	mkdir -p "$(@D)"
+	wget -O $@.partial "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg/$(TARGET)/clang21.pkgar"
+	mv $@.partial $@
+endif
+
+$(PREFIX)/lld21.pkgar: $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml | $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	mkdir -p "$(@D)"
+	wget -O $@.partial "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg/$(TARGET)/lld21.pkgar"
+	mv $@.partial $@
+endif
+
+
+$(PREFIX)/gcc-install: $(PREFIX)/gcc13.pkgar $(PREFIX)/gcc13.cxx.pkgar $(PREFIX)/libgcc.pkgar $(PREFIX)/libstdcxx.pkgar $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	rm -rf "$@.partial" "$@"
+	mkdir -p "$@.partial"
+	pkgar extract --pkey $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml --archive "$(PREFIX)/gcc13.pkgar" "$@.partial"
+	pkgar extract --pkey $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml --archive "$(PREFIX)/gcc13.cxx.pkgar" "$@.partial"
+	pkgar extract --pkey $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml --archive "$(PREFIX)/libgcc.pkgar" "$@.partial"
+	pkgar extract --pkey $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml --archive "$(PREFIX)/libstdcxx.pkgar" "$@.partial"
+	touch "$@.partial"
+	mv "$@.partial" "$@"
+endif
+
+$(PREFIX)/rust-install: $(PREFIX)/llvm21.pkgar $(PREFIX)/rust.pkgar $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	rm -rf "$@.partial" "$@"
+	mkdir -p "$@.partial"
+	pkgar extract --pkey $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml --archive "$(PREFIX)/llvm21.pkgar" "$@.partial"
+	pkgar extract --pkey $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml --archive "$(PREFIX)/rust.pkgar" "$@.partial"
+	touch "$@.partial"
+	mv "$@.partial" "$@"
+endif
+
+$(PREFIX)/clang-install: $(PREFIX)/llvm21.runtime.pkgar $(PREFIX)/clang21.pkgar $(PREFIX)/lld21.pkgar $(CONTAINER_TAG)
+ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
+else
+	rm -rf "$@.partial" "$@"
+	mkdir -p "$@.partial"
+	pkgar extract --pkey $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml --archive "$(PREFIX)/llvm21.runtime.pkgar" "$@.partial"
+	pkgar extract --pkey $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml --archive "$(PREFIX)/clang21.pkgar" "$@.partial"
+	pkgar extract --pkey $(PREFIX)/id_ed25519.pub.toml --archive "$(PREFIX)/lld21.pkgar" "$@.partial"
+	touch "$@.partial"
+	mv "$@.partial" "$@"
+endif
+
+endif
+
 else
 
 # BUILD GCC ---------------------------------------------------
@@ -154,7 +301,7 @@ else
 	rm -rf "$@.partial" "$@"
 	mkdir -p "$@.partial"
 	export $(PREFIX_CONFIG) COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT=/usr && \
-	./target/release/repo cook host:libtool
+	$(REPO_BIN) cook host:libtool
 	cp -r "$(LIBTOOL_TARGET)/stage/usr/". "$@.partial"
 	mv "$@.partial/bin/libtoolize" "$@.partial/bin/libtoolize.orig"
 # adapt path for libtoolize
@@ -173,7 +320,7 @@ else
 	mkdir -p "$@.partial"
 	export $(PREFIX_CONFIG) PATH="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX)/libtool-install/bin:$$PATH" \
 		COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT=/usr COOKBOOK_CROSS_TARGET=$(TARGET) COOKBOOK_CROSS_GNU_TARGET=$(GNU_TARGET) && \
-	./target/release/repo cook host:binutils-gdb 
+	$(REPO_BIN) cook host:binutils-gdb 
 	cp -r "$(BINUTILS_TARGET)/stage/usr/". "$@.partial"
 	touch "$@.partial"
 	mv "$@.partial" "$@"
@@ -189,7 +336,7 @@ else
 	export $(PREFIX_CONFIG) PATH="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX)/libtool-install/bin:$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX)/binutils-install/bin:$$PATH" \
 		COOKBOOK_LIBTOOL_DIR=$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX)/libtool-install COOKBOOK_CROSS_TARGET=$(TARGET) COOKBOOK_CROSS_GNU_TARGET=$(GNU_TARGET) \
 		COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT=/usr COOKBOOK_CROSS_SYSROOT=$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX)/relibc-freestanding-install/$(GNU_TARGET) && \
-	./target/release/repo cook host:gcc13
+	$(REPO_BIN) cook host:gcc13
 	cp -r "$(GCC_TARGET)/stage/usr/". "$@.partial"
 	cp -r "$(GCC_TARGET)/stage.cxx/usr/". "$@.partial"
 	cp -r "$(PREFIX)/binutils-install/". "$@.partial"
@@ -209,7 +356,7 @@ else
 	export PATH="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX)/gcc-freestanding-install/bin:$$PATH" && \
 	export CC_$(subst -,_,$(TARGET))="$(GNU_TARGET)-gcc -isystem $(ROOT)/$@.partial/$(GNU_TARGET)/include" LINKFLAGS="" && \
 	export $(PREFIX_CONFIG) COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT=/usr COOKBOOK_CROSS_TARGET=$(HOST_TARGET) && \
-	./target/release/repo cook relibc
+	$(REPO_BIN) cook relibc
 	cp -r "$(RELIBC_FREESTANDING_TARGET)/stage/usr/". "$@.partial/$(GNU_TARGET)"
 	touch "$@.partial"
 	mv "$@.partial" "$@"
@@ -245,7 +392,7 @@ else
 # hosted libstdcxx
 	export PATH="$(ROOT)/$@.partial/bin:$$PATH" && \
 	export $(PREFIX_CONFIG) "COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT=$(ROOT)/$@.partial" COOKBOOK_CROSS_TARGET=$(HOST_TARGET) && \
-	rm -rf "$(LIBSTDCXX_TARGET)/stage" && ./target/release/repo cook libstdcxx-v3
+	rm -rf "$(LIBSTDCXX_TARGET)/stage" && $(REPO_BIN) cook libstdcxx-v3
 	cp -r "$(LIBSTDCXX_TARGET)/stage/usr/". "$@.partial/$(GNU_TARGET)"
 	rm -rf "$@-build.partial"
 	touch "$@.partial"
@@ -356,7 +503,7 @@ else
 	rm -rf "$@.partial" "$@"
 	export PATH="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX)/libtool-install/bin:$$PATH" \
 		$(PREFIX_CONFIG) COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT=/usr COOKBOOK_CROSS_TARGET=$(TARGET) && \
-		./target/release/repo cook host:llvm21 host:rust
+		$(REPO_BIN) cook host:llvm21 host:rust
 	cp -r "$(RUST_TARGET)/stage/usr/". "$@.partial"
 	cp -r "$(LLVM_TARGET)/stage/usr/". "$@.partial"
 	mv "$@.partial" "$@"
@@ -384,7 +531,7 @@ else
 	rm -rf "$@.partial" "$@"
 	export PATH="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX)/libtool-install/bin:$$PATH" \
 		$(PREFIX_CONFIG) COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT=/usr COOKBOOK_CROSS_TARGET=$(TARGET) && \
-		./target/release/repo cook host:llvm21 host:clang21 host:lld21
+		$(REPO_BIN) cook host:llvm21 host:clang21 host:lld21
 # llvm libraries is already in rust if building
 ifeq ($(PREFIX_USE_UPSTREAM_RUST_COMPILER),1)
 	cp -r "$(LLVM_TARGET)/stage/usr/". "$@.partial"
diff --git a/mk/repo.mk b/mk/repo.mk
index 8c9b6a72..4b871ccb 100644
--- a/mk/repo.mk
+++ b/mk/repo.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 else
 	export PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" && \
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
-	./target/release/repo cook $(COOKBOOK_OPTS) --with-package-deps
+	$(REPO_BIN) cook $(COOKBOOK_OPTS) --with-package-deps
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD)
 	touch $@
 endif
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ repo-tree: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
-	@./target/release/repo cook-tree $(COOKBOOK_OPTS) --with-package-deps
+	@$(REPO_BIN) cook-tree $(COOKBOOK_OPTS) --with-package-deps
 endif
 
 # List all recipes in a push-tree fashion specified by the filesystem config
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ image-tree: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) $(CONTAINER_TAG)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
-	@./target/release/repo push-tree $(COOKBOOK_OPTS) --with-package-deps
+	@$(REPO_BIN) push-tree $(COOKBOOK_OPTS) --with-package-deps
 endif
 
 # Fetch all recipes source or binary from filesystem config
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 else
 	export PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" && \
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
-	./target/release/repo fetch $(COOKBOOK_OPTS) --with-package-deps
+	$(REPO_BIN) fetch $(COOKBOOK_OPTS) --with-package-deps
 endif
 
 # Find recipe for one or more targets separated by comma
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ find.%: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
-	@./target/release/repo find $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f))
+	@$(REPO_BIN) find $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f))
 endif
 
 # Invoke clean for relibc in recipe and relibc in sysroot
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ c.relibc: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
-	./target/release/repo clean relibc
+	$(REPO_BIN) clean relibc
 	rm -rf $(PREFIX)/relibc-install $(PREFIX)/sysroot $(REPO_TAG)
 	@echo "\033[1;36;49mSysroot cleaned\033[0m"
 endif
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ c.%: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
-	./target/release/repo clean $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f))
+	$(REPO_BIN) clean $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f))
 endif
 
 # Invoke fetch for one or more targets separated by comma
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 else
 	export PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" && \
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
-	./target/release/repo fetch $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f)) $(COOKBOOK_OPTS)
+	$(REPO_BIN) fetch $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f)) $(COOKBOOK_OPTS)
 endif
 
 # Invoke cook for one or more targets separated by comma
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 else
 	export PATH="$(PREFIX_PATH):$$PATH" && \
 	export COOKBOOK_HOST_SYSROOT="$(ROOT)/$(PREFIX_INSTALL)" && \
-	./target/release/repo cook $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f)) $(COOKBOOK_OPTS)
+	$(REPO_BIN) cook $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f)) $(COOKBOOK_OPTS)
 endif
 
 # Show what to cook
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ rt.%: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
-	./target/release/repo cook-tree $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f)) $(COOKBOOK_OPTS)
+	$(REPO_BIN) cook-tree $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f)) $(COOKBOOK_OPTS)
 endif
 
 MOUNTED_TAG=$(MOUNT_DIR)~
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@ ALLOW_FSTOOLS=$(FSTOOLS_IN_PODMAN)
 else
-	./target/release/repo push $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f)) "--sysroot=$(MOUNT_DIR)"
+	$(REPO_BIN) push $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f)) "--sysroot=$(MOUNT_DIR)"
 endif
 ifeq ($(ALLOW_FSTOOLS),1)
 	@if [ -f $(MOUNTED_TAG) ]; then \
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pt.%: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
-	./target/release/repo push-tree $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f)) $(COOKBOOK_OPTS)
+	$(REPO_BIN) push-tree $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f)) $(COOKBOOK_OPTS)
 endif
 
 # Show what to push (with deps)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@ ALLOW_FSTOOLS=$(FSTOOLS_IN_PODMAN)
 else
-	./target/release/repo push $(COOKBOOK_OPTS) --with-package-deps "--sysroot=$(MOUNT_DIR)"
+	$(REPO_BIN) push $(COOKBOOK_OPTS) --with-package-deps "--sysroot=$(MOUNT_DIR)"
 endif
 ifeq ($(ALLOW_FSTOOLS),1)
 	@if [ -f $(MOUNTED_TAG) ]; then \
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ u.%: $(FSTOOLS_TAG) FORCE
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
 	$(PODMAN_RUN) make $@
 else
-	./target/release/repo unfetch $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f))
+	$(REPO_BIN) unfetch $(foreach f,$(subst $(comma), ,$*),$(f))
 endif
 
 # Invoke clean, and repo.sh for one of more targets separated by comma
diff --git a/native_bootstrap.sh b/native_bootstrap.sh
index ec7f67e7..b3459d26 100755
--- a/native_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/native_bootstrap.sh
@@ -882,18 +882,24 @@ redox()
 
     echo "Installing necessary build tools..."
     
-    # Core development packages that are likely available on Redox
-    # This list is conservative and only includes essentials
+    # Core development packages that are available on x86_64 Redox
+    # This list is based on list of "cookbook" and "dev-essential" recipe
     packages="autoconf \
     automake \
+    cbindgen \
     expat \
     gcc13 \
+    gcc13.cxx \
+    git \
+    gnu-grep \
     gnu-make \
+    installer \
     libgmp \
     libjpeg \
     libpng \
     nasm \
     patch \
+    pkgar \
     pkg-config \
     rust \
     rustpython \
@@ -955,6 +961,10 @@ usage()
 #############################################################
 cargoInstall()
 {
+    if is_os_redox ; then
+        # in redox OS, cargo is not based on rustup. Packages are managed by pkg
+        return 0
+    fi
     if [[ "`cargo +stable install --list`" != *"$1 v$2"* ]]; then
         cargo +stable install --force --version "$2" "$1"
     else
@@ -970,6 +980,10 @@ cargoInstall()
 #############################################################################
 rustInstall()
 {
+    if is_os_redox ; then
+        # in redox OS, rustup is not available. Packages are managed by pkg
+        return 0
+    fi
     noninteractive=$1
     # Check to see if multirust is installed, we don't want it messing with rustup
     # In the future we can probably remove this but I believe it's good to have for now
diff --git a/recipes/core/pkgar/recipe.toml b/recipes/core/pkgar/recipe.toml
index 4a284950..34e3c2cf 100644
--- a/recipes/core/pkgar/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/core/pkgar/recipe.toml
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@
 git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/pkgar.git"
 
 [build]
-template = "cargo"
-package_path = "pkgar"
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+PACKAGE_PATH="pkgar" cookbook_cargo --features "cli"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/net/download/wget/recipe.toml b/recipes/net/download/wget/recipe.toml
index fb2d6ab4..06c00e4c 100644
--- a/recipes/net/download/wget/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/net/download/wget/recipe.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 tar = "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.21.4.tar.gz"
 [build]
 dependencies = [
-    "openssl1",
+    "openssl3",
 ]
 template = "configure"
 configureflags = [
diff --git a/recipes/other/cookbook/recipe.toml b/recipes/other/cookbook/recipe.toml
index a367acbb..44dfa7cf 100644
--- a/recipes/other/cookbook/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/other/cookbook/recipe.toml
@@ -11,19 +11,21 @@ cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/* "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/cookbook"
 """
 
 [package]
+# Dependencies below does not include Rust / GCC
+#   because it will be downloaded as prefix binary.
 dependencies = [
-    # TODO: When rust working, use this
-    # "dev-essential",
     "autoconf",
     "automake",
-    "gcc13",
-    "gcc13.cxx",
     "git",
+    "cbindgen",
+    "gnu-binutils",
+    "gnu-grep",
     "gnu-make",
-    "libtool",
-    "patch",
+    "installer",
+    "nasm",
     "pkg-config",
     "pkgar",
+    "rustpython",
     "sed",
     "wget",
 ]
diff --git a/src/cook/cook_build.rs b/src/cook/cook_build.rs
index 9d681d37..3e47c3fc 100644
--- a/src/cook/cook_build.rs
+++ b/src/cook/cook_build.rs
@@ -380,13 +380,14 @@ pub fn build(
             let cookbook_sysroot = sysroot_dir.canonicalize().unwrap();
             let cookbook_toolchain = toolchain_dir.canonicalize().ok();
             let bash_args = if cli_verbose { "-ex" } else { "-e" };
-            let mut command = if is_redox() {
-                let mut command = Command::new("bash");
+            let local_redoxer = Path::new("target/release/cookbook_redoxer");
+            let mut command = if is_redox() && !local_redoxer.is_file() {
+                let mut command = Command::new("cookbook_redoxer");
                 command.arg(bash_args);
-                command.env("COOKBOOK_REDOXER", "cargo");
+                command.env("COOKBOOK_REDOXER", "cookbook_redoxer");
                 command
             } else {
-                let cookbook_redoxer = Path::new("target/release/cookbook_redoxer")
+                let cookbook_redoxer = local_redoxer
                     .canonicalize()
                     .unwrap_or(PathBuf::from("/bin/false"));
                 let mut command = Command::new(&cookbook_redoxer);
diff --git a/src/cook/fetch.rs b/src/cook/fetch.rs
index 4c7154d1..e9a8164f 100644
--- a/src/cook/fetch.rs
+++ b/src/cook/fetch.rs
@@ -489,10 +489,11 @@ pub(crate) fn fetch_cargo(
         source_dir = source_dir.join(package_path);
     }
 
-    let mut command = if is_redox() {
-        Command::new("cargo")
+    let local_redoxer = Path::new("target/release/cookbook_redoxer");
+    let mut command = if is_redox() && !local_redoxer.is_file() {
+        Command::new("cookbook_redoxer")
     } else {
-        let cookbook_redoxer = Path::new("target/release/cookbook_redoxer")
+        let cookbook_redoxer = local_redoxer
             .canonicalize()
             .unwrap_or(PathBuf::from("cargo"));
         Command::new(&cookbook_redoxer)