diff --git a/packages/natives/src/clipboard/index.ts b/packages/natives/src/clipboard/index.ts
index 29201e366..d8ca51695 100644
--- a/packages/natives/src/clipboard/index.ts
+++ b/packages/natives/src/clipboard/index.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const hasDisplay = process.platform !== "linux" || Boolean(process.env.DISPLAY |
  */
 export async function copyToClipboard(text: string): Promise<void> {
 	if (process.stdout.isTTY) {
-		const encoded = Buffer.from(text).toString("base64");
+		const encoded = btoa(text);
 		const osc52 = `\x1b]52;c;${encoded}\x07`;
 		const onError = (err: unknown) => {
 			process.stdout.off("error", onError);
diff --git a/packages/stats/scripts/generate-client-bundle.ts b/packages/stats/scripts/generate-client-bundle.ts
index 57bc28ab6..b9c3e2d42 100644
--- a/packages/stats/scripts/generate-client-bundle.ts
+++ b/packages/stats/scripts/generate-client-bundle.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import * as path from "node:path";
 import * as os from "node:os";
 
-const GENERATED_FILE = path.join("src", "embedded-client.generated.ts");
+const GENERATED_FILE = path.join("src", "embedded-client.generated.txt");
 const DIST_CLIENT_DIR = path.join("dist", "client");
 
 function placeholderContent(): string {
@@ -55,17 +55,6 @@ async function buildArchiveBase64(dir: string): Promise<string> {
 	}
 }
 
-async function writeGeneratedBundle(base64Bundle: string): Promise<void> {
-	const content = `/**
- * Embedded stats dashboard bundle for compiled binaries.
- *
- * Generated by \`bun --cwd=packages/stats scripts/generate-client-bundle.ts\`.
- */
-export const EMBEDDED_CLIENT_ARCHIVE_TAR_GZ_BASE64 = ${JSON.stringify(base64Bundle)};
-`;
-	await Bun.write(GENERATED_FILE, content);
-}
-
 async function main(): Promise<void> {
 	if (process.argv.includes("--reset")) {
 		await Bun.write(GENERATED_FILE, placeholderContent());
@@ -75,7 +64,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
 
 	await $`bun run build`;
 	const archiveBase64 = await buildArchiveBase64(DIST_CLIENT_DIR);
-	await writeGeneratedBundle(archiveBase64);
+	await Bun.write(GENERATED_FILE, archiveBase64);
 	console.log(`Generated ${GENERATED_FILE}`);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/stats/src/embedded-client.generated.ts b/packages/stats/src/embedded-client.generated.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b560f034..000000000
--- a/packages/stats/src/embedded-client.generated.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Embedded stats dashboard bundle for compiled binaries.
- *
- * This file is generated by `bun --cwd=packages/stats scripts/generate-client-bundle.ts` during
- * binary builds. The checked-in value is intentionally empty.
- */
-export const EMBEDDED_CLIENT_ARCHIVE_TAR_GZ_BASE64 = "";
diff --git a/packages/stats/src/embedded-client.generated.txt b/packages/stats/src/embedded-client.generated.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/packages/stats/src/server.ts b/packages/stats/src/server.ts
index 911e9b8e5..eac69d73f 100644
--- a/packages/stats/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/stats/src/server.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ import {
 	getTotalMessageCount,
 	syncAllSessions,
 } from "./aggregator";
-import { EMBEDDED_CLIENT_ARCHIVE_TAR_GZ_BASE64 } from "./embedded-client.generated";
+import embeddedClientArchiveTxt from "./embedded-client.generated.txt";
+
+const getEmbeddedClientArchive = (() => {
+	const txt = embeddedClientArchiveTxt.replaceAll(/[\s\r\n]/g, "").trim();
+	if (!txt) return null;
+	return () => Buffer.from(txt, "base64");
+})();
 
 const CLIENT_DIR = path.join(import.meta.dir, "client");
 const STATIC_DIR = path.join(import.meta.dir, "..", "dist", "client");
@@ -30,8 +36,7 @@ function sanitizeArchivePath(archivePath: string): string | null {
 	return normalized;
 }
 
-async function extractEmbeddedClientArchive(outputDir: string): Promise<void> {
-	const archiveBytes = Buffer.from(EMBEDDED_CLIENT_ARCHIVE_TAR_GZ_BASE64, "base64");
+async function extractEmbeddedClientArchive(archiveBytes: Buffer, outputDir: string): Promise<void> {
 	const archive = new Bun.Archive(archiveBytes);
 	const files = await archive.files();
 	const extractRoot = path.resolve(outputDir);
@@ -49,13 +54,15 @@ async function extractEmbeddedClientArchive(outputDir: string): Promise<void> {
 
 async function getCompiledClientDir(): Promise<string> {
 	if (!IS_BUN_COMPILED) return STATIC_DIR;
-	if (!EMBEDDED_CLIENT_ARCHIVE_TAR_GZ_BASE64) {
-		throw new Error("Compiled stats client bundle missing. Rebuild binary with embedded stats assets.");
-	}
 	if (compiledClientDirPromise) return compiledClientDirPromise;
 
+	const archiveBytes = getEmbeddedClientArchive?.();
+	if (!archiveBytes) {
+		throw new Error("Compiled stats client bundle missing. Rebuild binary with embedded stats assets.");
+	}
+
 	compiledClientDirPromise = (async () => {
-		const bundleHash = Bun.hash(EMBEDDED_CLIENT_ARCHIVE_TAR_GZ_BASE64).toString(16);
+		const bundleHash = Bun.hash(archiveBytes).toString(16);
 		const outputDir = path.join(COMPILED_CLIENT_DIR_ROOT, bundleHash);
 		const markerPath = path.join(outputDir, "index.html");
 		try {
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ async function getCompiledClientDir(): Promise<string> {
 
 		await fs.rm(outputDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
 		await fs.mkdir(outputDir, { recursive: true });
-		await extractEmbeddedClientArchive(outputDir);
+		await extractEmbeddedClientArchive(archiveBytes, outputDir);
 		return outputDir;
 	})();
 
@@ -73,19 +80,26 @@ async function getCompiledClientDir(): Promise<string> {
 }
 
 async function getLatestMtime(dir: string): Promise<number> {
-	let latest = 0;
 	const entries = await fs.readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
 
+	const promises = [];
 	for (const entry of entries) {
 		const fullPath = path.join(dir, entry.name);
 		if (entry.isDirectory()) {
-			latest = Math.max(latest, await getLatestMtime(fullPath));
+			promises.push(getLatestMtime(fullPath));
 		} else if (entry.isFile()) {
-			const stats = await fs.stat(fullPath);
-			latest = Math.max(latest, stats.mtimeMs);
+			promises.push(fs.stat(fullPath).then(stats => stats.mtimeMs));
 		}
 	}
 
+	let latest = 0;
+	await Promise.allSettled(promises).then(results => {
+		for (const result of results) {
+			if (result.status === "fulfilled") {
+				latest = Math.max(latest, result.value);
+			}
+		}
+	});
 	return latest;
 }