diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70b7ff2..ba7de0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ Skills compose by adoption-list order (`10123`) and trigger tags carry runtime e
 
 Didactyl will support local inference, which is very privacy preserving. Remote inference does however have it's advantages, and in those cases Didactyl supports using Bitcoin Lightning and eCash inference providers.
 
-## Current Status — v0.0.74
+## Current Status — v0.0.75
 
 **Active build — this project is barely working. Experiment at your own risk.**
 
-> Last release update: v0.0.74 — Add default skill d-tag so startup-published kind 31124 events seed self-skill cache and appear in available skills
+> Last release update: v0.0.75 — Add rsync deploy script and wizard root-shell handoff for service install path
 
 - Connects to configured relays with auto-reconnect and relay state transition logging
 - Publishes configured startup events per relay as each relay becomes connected
diff --git a/deploy_lt.sh b/deploy_lt.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..495dbe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy_lt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+SOURCE_BINARY="$SCRIPT_DIR/didactyl_static_x86_64"
+REMOTE_TARGET="ubuntu@laantungir.net:~/didactyl"
+
+if ! command -v rsync >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "ERROR: rsync is not installed or not in PATH"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "$SOURCE_BINARY" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Source binary not found: $SOURCE_BINARY"
+    echo "Build it first so didactyl_static_x86_64 exists."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Deploying $SOURCE_BINARY to $REMOTE_TARGET"
+rsync -avz --progress "$SOURCE_BINARY" "$REMOTE_TARGET"
+echo "Deployment complete."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index e695ea5..e474b67 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // Using DIDACTYL_ prefix to avoid conflicts with nostr_core_lib VERSION macros
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 74
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.74"
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 75
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.0.75"
 
 // Agent metadata
 #define DIDACTYL_NAME "Didactyl"
diff --git a/src/setup_wizard.c b/src/setup_wizard.c
index 31324a2..441c96a 100644
--- a/src/setup_wizard.c
+++ b/src/setup_wizard.c
@@ -1373,7 +1373,24 @@ static int install_system_service_with_dedicated_user(const didactyl_config_t* c
     if (!cfg || cfg->keys.nsec[0] == '\0') return -1;
 
     if (geteuid() != 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%sSystem install requires root (run with sudo).%s\n", ANSI_RED, ANSI_RESET);
+        fprintf(stderr, "%sSystem install requires root.%s\n", ANSI_RED, ANSI_RESET);
+        fprintf(stderr, "  You can open a root shell now and then re-run this install step.\n");
+        print_option('o', "pen root shell now (sudo -i)");
+        print_option('r', "eturn without installing");
+        wizard_option_t root_opts[] = {{'o', ""}, {'r', ""}};
+        char root_choice = read_menu_choice(root_opts, 2);
+
+        if (root_choice == 'o') {
+            char* sudo_argv[] = {"sudo", "-i", NULL};
+            if (run_command_local(sudo_argv) != 0) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "%sFailed to open root shell via sudo.%s\n", ANSI_RED, ANSI_RESET);
+            } else {
+                fprintf(stderr, "%sReturned from root shell.%s\n", ANSI_YELLOW, ANSI_RESET);
+            }
+            fprintf(stderr,
+                    "  Re-run didactyl as root and choose install again to complete system service setup.\n");
+        }
+
         return -1;
     }