diff --git a/.github/workflows/whisper-vulkan.yml b/.github/workflows/whisper-vulkan.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb9bc32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/whisper-vulkan.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+name: whisper.cpp Vulkan bundle
+
+# Only what the bundle is built from. Compiling the Vulkan shaders takes
+# tens of minutes, and a README typo is not worth one: what ties ggml.py to
+# this release is a handful of assertions in tests/test_packaging.py, and
+# those run on every pull request in milliseconds.
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - packaging/whisper-vulkan/**
+      - .github/workflows/whisper-vulkan.yml
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      whisper_version:
+        description: Upstream whisper.cpp version (without v)
+        required: true
+        default: "1.9.3"
+        type: string
+      whisper_commit:
+        description: Peeled commit SHA for that reviewed upstream tag
+        required: true
+        default: "371b5a7561823ab2bb32142d2751e35e7534727b"
+        type: string
+      expected_sha256:
+        description: >-
+          Reviewed archive SHA-256. Leave empty for a version this file has
+          not reviewed: the digest of what was built is reported instead of
+          being checked, and publishing is refused.
+        required: false
+        default: ""
+        type: string
+      publish:
+        description: Publish a Dikte dependency release
+        required: true
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: whisper-vulkan-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+
+env:
+  WHISPER_VERSION: ${{ inputs.whisper_version || '1.9.3' }}
+  WHISPER_COMMIT: ${{ inputs.whisper_commit || '371b5a7561823ab2bb32142d2751e35e7534727b' }}
+  REVIEWED_WHISPER_VERSION: "1.9.3"
+  REVIEWED_WHISPER_SHA256: c25ca76504144da488eb74441390a7b9aa7ce547e5f2f391cbd831253c9b54d8
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out Dikte
+        uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Validate source coordinates
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          [[ "$WHISPER_VERSION" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]
+          [[ "$WHISPER_COMMIT" =~ ^[0-9a-f]{40}$ ]]
+
+      - name: Check out pinned whisper.cpp source
+        uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4
+        with:
+          repository: ggml-org/whisper.cpp
+          ref: ${{ env.WHISPER_COMMIT }}
+          path: vendor/whisper.cpp
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Verify source version and commit
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          test "$(git -C vendor/whisper.cpp rev-parse HEAD)" = "$WHISPER_COMMIT"
+          git -C vendor/whisper.cpp fetch --depth=1 origin \
+            "refs/tags/v$WHISPER_VERSION:refs/tags/v$WHISPER_VERSION"
+          test "$(git -C vendor/whisper.cpp rev-list -n1 "v$WHISPER_VERSION")" = "$WHISPER_COMMIT"
+          echo "SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(git -C vendor/whisper.cpp show -s --format=%ct HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - name: Build pinned build environment
+        run: docker build --pull=false -f packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.build -t dikte-whisper-builder packaging/whisper-vulkan
+
+      - name: Build deterministic archive
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm \
+            -e WHISPER_VERSION -e WHISPER_COMMIT -e SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH \
+            -v "$PWD/vendor/whisper.cpp:/src:ro" \
+            -v "$PWD/packaging/whisper-vulkan:/packaging:ro" \
+            -v "$PWD/work:/work" \
+            dikte-whisper-builder \
+            bash /packaging/build-package.sh
+          mkdir -p dist
+          cp work/out/whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.* dist/
+
+      - name: Verify reviewed archive digest
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          EXPECTED_SHA256: ${{ inputs.expected_sha256 }}
+          PUBLISH: ${{ inputs.publish }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          read -r actual _ < dist/whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.tar.gz.sha256
+          echo "built archive sha256: $actual"
+          expected="$EXPECTED_SHA256"
+          if [ -z "$expected" ] \
+              && [ "$WHISPER_VERSION" = "$REVIEWED_WHISPER_VERSION" ]; then
+            expected="$REVIEWED_WHISPER_SHA256"
+          fi
+          if [ -z "$expected" ]; then
+            # The digest of a version nobody has reviewed yet cannot be known
+            # before it is built. Reporting it is the whole point of the run;
+            # a release out of it is not.
+            if [ "${PUBLISH:-false}" = true ]; then
+              echo "refusing to publish an archive whose digest has not been reviewed" >&2
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            echo "::notice::no reviewed digest for $WHISPER_VERSION." \
+                 "Review the one above, then dispatch again with expected_sha256."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          test "$actual" = "$expected"
+
+      - name: Validate archive and ELF contract
+        run: OUT_DIR=dist packaging/whisper-vulkan/validate-package.sh
+
+      - name: Schema-validate CycloneDX 1.6 SBOM
+        run: |
+          docker run --rm \
+            -v "$PWD/dist/whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.cdx.json:/sbom.json:ro" \
+            cyclonedx/cyclonedx-cli@sha256:252c2e26f468c25fea1e63ecde1bc3198ad6e9dbb57f5ed3236bddcb2281b3a7 \
+            validate --input-file /sbom.json --input-format json \
+            --input-version v1_6 --fail-on-errors
+
+      - name: CPU fallback smoke test (no Vulkan loader)
+        run: OUT_DIR=dist packaging/whisper-vulkan/smoke-runtime.sh cpu
+
+      - name: Vulkan loader present, no device smoke test
+        run: OUT_DIR=dist packaging/whisper-vulkan/smoke-runtime.sh noicd
+
+      - name: Vulkan plugin-load smoke test (Mesa llvmpipe)
+        run: OUT_DIR=dist packaging/whisper-vulkan/smoke-runtime.sh vulkan
+
+      - name: Upload reviewed outputs
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
+        with:
+          name: whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64
+          path: dist/*
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 14
+
+  publish:
+    if: >-
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.publish &&
+      github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    environment: dependency-release
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      id-token: write
+      attestations: write
+      artifact-metadata: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Download the exact tested outputs
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@d3f86a106a0bac45b974a628896c90dbdf5c8093 # v4
+        with:
+          name: whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64
+          path: dist
+
+      - name: Verify digest sidecar
+        run: (cd dist && sha256sum --check whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.tar.gz.sha256)
+
+      - name: Attest build provenance
+        uses: actions/attest@1e69f48acb82d1966a394da916b4c1698aa569d6 # v4
+        with:
+          subject-path: dist/whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.tar.gz
+
+      - name: Attest SBOM to archive
+        uses: actions/attest@1e69f48acb82d1966a394da916b4c1698aa569d6 # v4
+        with:
+          subject-path: dist/whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.tar.gz
+          sbom-path: dist/whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.cdx.json
+
+      - name: Publish dependency release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: whisper.cpp-v${{ inputs.whisper_version }}
+          RELEASE_TITLE: whisper.cpp v${{ inputs.whisper_version }} Vulkan bundle
+          RELEASE_NOTES: >-
+            Pinned source: ggml-org/whisper.cpp@${{ inputs.whisper_commit }}.
+            Verify with: gh attestation verify
+            whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.tar.gz
+            --repo ${{ github.repository }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if gh release view "$RELEASE_TAG" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "refusing to replace existing release $RELEASE_TAG" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          if gh api "repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/git/ref/tags/$RELEASE_TAG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "refusing to replace existing tag $RELEASE_TAG" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          gh api --method POST "repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/git/refs" \
+            -f ref="refs/tags/$RELEASE_TAG" \
+            -f sha="$GITHUB_SHA" >/dev/null
+          test "$(gh api "repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/git/ref/tags/$RELEASE_TAG" \
+            --jq .object.sha)" = "$GITHUB_SHA"
+          gh release create "$RELEASE_TAG" dist/* \
+            --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
+            --verify-tag \
+            --prerelease \
+            --latest=false \
+            --title "$RELEASE_TITLE" \
+            --notes "$RELEASE_NOTES"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8853b8f..048b652 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ running.
   the program and the model, verifies the sha256 and refuses a download published
   without one, then keeps a server alive while you dictate. The graphics card is
   reached through CUDA, ROCm or Vulkan where the build allows. No key, no
-  account, nothing leaving the machine.
+  account, nothing leaving the machine. On x86_64 Linux the same button fetches
+  a Vulkan build of whisper-server that Dikte publishes itself, because
+  upstream's Linux archive is processor-only.
 - **Silence never reaches the API.** Handed near-silence, a transcription model
   invents a sentence instead of returning nothing ("Thanks for watching", or in
   Turkish "Altyazı M.K."). A recording is dropped when nothing rose 10 dB above
diff --git a/README.tr.md b/README.tr.md
index 2e6a461..0fb43e4 100644
--- a/README.tr.md
+++ b/README.tr.md
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ olmasını ister.
   checksum'suz yayınlanmış bir indirmeyi reddeder, sen dikte ettikçe sunucuyu
   ayakta tutar. Derleme destekliyorsa ekran kartına CUDA, ROCm ya da Vulkan
   üzerinden ulaşılır. Anahtar yok, hesap yok, makineden çıkan bir şey yok.
+  x86_64 Linux'ta aynı düğme, whisper-server'ın Dikte'nin kendi yayınladığı
+  Vulkan derlemesini indirir; upstream'in Linux arşivi yalnızca işlemci için.
 - **Sessizlik API'ye gitmez.** Sessize yakın bir ses verildiğinde model boş dize
   döndürmez, bir cümle uydurur ("Altyazı M.K.", "Thanks for watching"). *O
   kaydın kendi* gürültü tabanının 10 dB üstüne en az 0,3 saniye çıkan bir şey
diff --git a/dikte/ggml.py b/dikte/ggml.py
index 03a43ef..51cf4d1 100644
--- a/dikte/ggml.py
+++ b/dikte/ggml.py
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ Program = collections.namedtuple("Program", "name repo binary health")
 
 WHISPER = Program("whisper", "ggml-org/whisper.cpp", "whisper-server", "")
 LLAMA = Program("llama", "ggml-org/llama.cpp", "llama-server", "/health")
+DIKTE_REPO = "yusufipk/dikte"
+MANAGED_WHISPER_RELEASE = "whisper.cpp-v1.9.3"
+MANAGED_WHISPER_VERSION = "v1.9.3"
+MANAGED_WHISPER_VULKAN = "whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.tar.gz"
+MANAGED_WHISPER_SHA256 = (
+    "c25ca76504144da488eb74441390a7b9aa7ce547e5f2f391cbd831253c9b54d8"
+)
 
 # Where the models are listed. Neither list is written into Dikte: a catalogue
 # in the source means a release of Dikte for every model somebody else
@@ -281,6 +288,35 @@ def _wanted_assets(program):
     return (f"bin-ubuntu-{arch}.tar.gz",)
 
 
+def _managed_whisper(program, tag=""):
+    """Whether this machine is one Dikte publishes its own whisper-server for.
+
+    Linux x86_64 with a Vulkan loader on it, and no version asked for by hand:
+    a pinned version is upstream's to answer.
+    """
+    return (not tag and program is WHISPER and sys.platform == "linux"
+            and platform.machine().lower() in ("x86_64", "amd64")
+            and _has_vulkan())
+
+
+def _managed_asset(refresh=False):
+    """The Vulkan whisper-server Dikte builds itself, or None.
+
+    Taken only when the archive's digest is the reviewed one. Anything else,
+    a release that is not there yet, a GitHub that cannot be reached, a file
+    that is not the reviewed bytes, leaves upstream's processor build as the
+    answer, and the install record says which of the two landed.
+    """
+    try:
+        _, assets = hub.release(DIKTE_REPO, MANAGED_WHISPER_RELEASE,
+                                refresh=refresh)
+    except hub.HubError:
+        return None
+    return next((a for a in assets
+                 if a.name.endswith(MANAGED_WHISPER_VULKAN)
+                 and a.sha256 == MANAGED_WHISPER_SHA256), None)
+
+
 def _matching_asset(program, assets):
     """The archive this machine wants out of one release's files, or None."""
     for ending in _wanted_assets(program):
@@ -294,6 +330,10 @@ def _pick_asset(program, tag="", refresh=False):
     """(tag, Item) for the release archive to install. Item is None when there
     is none for this machine.
 
+    Dikte's own Vulkan whisper-server comes before upstream's where this
+    machine is one it is built for, because whisper.cpp publishes no Vulkan
+    archive for Linux at all.
+
     A named tag is taken as given. For the newest, what GitHub answers is not
     always where the builds are: llama.cpp's latest release is a version marker
     carrying a single nightly-tag.txt, which names the tag the archives are
@@ -301,6 +341,10 @@ def _pick_asset(program, tag="", refresh=False):
     at. The pointer is followed when it is there, and when it is not, the newest
     release that does carry a build for this machine is taken instead.
     """
+    if _managed_whisper(program, tag):
+        item = _managed_asset(refresh=refresh)
+        if item:
+            return MANAGED_WHISPER_VERSION, item
     named = bool(tag) and tag != "latest"
     missing = None
     try:
@@ -363,6 +407,21 @@ def installed_version(program):
     return _read_record(program).get("tag") or ""
 
 
+def vulkan_missing(program):
+    """Whether what Dikte installed is the processor build on a machine the
+    Vulkan one was fetched for.
+
+    The Vulkan whisper-server is a release of Dikte's own, published by hand
+    once the reviewed archive is built, and the install falls back to the
+    upstream processor build whenever that release, the file in it, or its
+    reviewed digest is not there. Nothing is wrong with the fallback except
+    that it is invisible: a graphics card sitting idle looks exactly like a
+    graphics card being used.
+    """
+    return (bool(installed_program(program))
+            and _read_record(program).get("backend") == "processor")
+
+
 def program_path(program, custom=""):
     """Which copy of the program to run, or "" when there is none.
 
@@ -435,8 +494,10 @@ def install_program(program, tag="", on_progress=None, should_stop=None,
 
     `tag` is empty for whatever the project released last, which is the point:
     a version pinned in Dikte's source would mean a release of Dikte every time
-    whisper.cpp has one.
+    whisper.cpp has one. The Linux Vulkan whisper-server is the exception, and
+    _pick_asset says why.
     """
+    managed = _managed_whisper(program, tag)
     try:
         tag, item = _pick_asset(program, tag, refresh=refresh)
     except hub.HubError as exc:
@@ -505,8 +566,15 @@ def install_program(program, tag="", on_progress=None, should_stop=None,
         # Found under the sibling, run from the final directory.
         binary = into / binary.relative_to(fresh)
         # Written last, so the record never points at anything half-made.
-        _install_record(program).write_text(
-            json.dumps({"tag": tag, "binary": str(binary)}), encoding="utf-8")
+        record = {"tag": tag, "binary": str(binary)}
+        if managed:
+            # Which of the two builds this machine ended up with. Only written
+            # where both were on offer, so an install that never had the
+            # choice is not made to look like a fallback.
+            record["backend"] = (
+                "vulkan" if item.name.endswith(MANAGED_WHISPER_VULKAN)
+                else "processor")
+        _install_record(program).write_text(json.dumps(record), encoding="utf-8")
     except OSError as exc:
         raise LocalError(t("Could not install {name}: {error}",
                            name=program.name, error=exc)) from exc
diff --git a/dikte/i18n.py b/dikte/i18n.py
index 1108770..ea619b9 100644
--- a/dikte/i18n.py
+++ b/dikte/i18n.py
@@ -784,7 +784,11 @@ TR = {
     "Local model": "Yerel model",
     "Not installed.": "Kurulu değil.",
     "Installed on the system: {path}": "Sistemde kurulu: {path}",
+    "Download again": "Yeniden indir",
     "Downloaded, version {version}.": "İndirildi, sürüm {version}.",
+    "Downloaded, version {version}. There was no Vulkan build, "
+    "so this one runs on the processor.":
+        "İndirildi, sürüm {version}. Vulkan sürümü yoktu, bu sürüm işlemcide çalışıyor.",
     "Fetching the model list…": "Model listesi çekiliyor…",
     "Downloading…": "İndiriliyor…",
     "Downloading: {done} of {total}{share}": "İndiriliyor: {done} / {total}{share}",
diff --git a/dikte/settings_ui.py b/dikte/settings_ui.py
index 15f19f3..86b5ffc 100644
--- a/dikte/settings_ui.py
+++ b/dikte/settings_ui.py
@@ -358,15 +358,30 @@ class LocalModelBox(QGroupBox):
         path = ggml.program_path(self.program)
         if not path:
             self.program_label.setText(t("Not installed."))
+            self.install_button.setText(t("Download"))
             self.install_button.setVisible(True)
             return
-        self.install_button.setVisible(not ggml.installed_program(self.program)
-                                       and not ggml.system_program(self.program))
+        # A copy that is here is not a copy that is right. whisper.cpp releases
+        # every few weeks, and a graphics card installed after Dikte was
+        # changes which build this machine should be running; the button was
+        # hidden the moment anything landed, and nothing else on this window
+        # asks for the download again.
+        self.install_button.setText(t("Download again")
+                                    if ggml.installed_program(self.program)
+                                    else t("Download"))
+        self.install_button.setVisible(not ggml.system_program(self.program))
         if ggml.system_program(self.program):
             # Worth saying which one is running: a distribution package is built
             # for this machine and may reach the graphics card, while the
             # released binaries carry processor backends only.
             self.program_label.setText(t("Installed on the system: {path}", path=path))
+        elif ggml.vulkan_missing(self.program):
+            # The download landed the processor build where the graphics card
+            # one belongs, and nothing else on this window would say so.
+            self.program_label.setText(
+                t("Downloaded, version {version}. There was no Vulkan build, "
+                  "so this one runs on the processor.",
+                  version=ggml.installed_version(self.program) or "?"))
         else:
             self.program_label.setText(
                 t("Downloaded, version {version}.",
diff --git a/packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.build b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fae985b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.build
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+FROM ubuntu@sha256:2edbbc5dc405e9612ba3584ce95480277e3eb374407b5505fe26f17df77c7dbc
+
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ARG CMAKE_VERSION=3.31.6
+ARG CMAKE_SHA256=5a1133ff103c71eb5120e2cc3de922733e7d8a26a98ae716397e8676adb367bf
+
+COPY lunarg-signing-key-pub.asc /tmp/lunarg.asc
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+    test "$(sha256sum /tmp/lunarg.asc | cut -d' ' -f1)" = aa1c3c29673140e77f0d6a9aaeed5d9b5621e305ead51c59fae4458bbb4df92b; \
+    apt-get update; \
+    apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
+      build-essential=12.9ubuntu3 \
+      ca-certificates \
+      curl \
+      file \
+      git \
+      gnupg \
+      ninja-build=1.10.1-1 \
+      patchelf=0.14.3-1 \
+      python3 \
+      xz-utils; \
+    install -d -m 0755 /usr/share/keyrings; \
+    gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/lunarg.gpg /tmp/lunarg.asc; \
+    printf '%s\n' 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/lunarg.gpg] https://packages.lunarg.com/vulkan jammy main' \
+      > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/lunarg-vulkan.list; \
+    apt-get update; \
+    apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
+      libvulkan-dev=1.4.313.0~rc1-1lunarg22.04-1 \
+      vulkan-headers=1.4.313.0~rc1-1lunarg22.04-1 \
+      shaderc=2025.2~rc1-1lunarg22.04-1 \
+      spirv-headers=1.6.1+1.4.313.0~rc1-1lunarg22.04-1; \
+    curl --fail --location --retry 3 \
+      "https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${CMAKE_VERSION}/cmake-${CMAKE_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz" \
+      -o /tmp/cmake.tar.gz; \
+    test "$(sha256sum /tmp/cmake.tar.gz | cut -d' ' -f1)" = "$CMAKE_SHA256"; \
+    tar -xzf /tmp/cmake.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local; \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/cmake.tar.gz /tmp/lunarg.asc; \
+    cmake --version; \
+    glslc --version; \
+    test -f /usr/include/vulkan/vulkan.h; \
+    test -f /usr/share/cmake/SPIRV-Headers/SPIRV-HeadersConfig.cmake
+
+WORKDIR /work
diff --git a/packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.runtime-cpu b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.runtime-cpu
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89ac704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.runtime-cpu
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM ubuntu@sha256:2edbbc5dc405e9612ba3584ce95480277e3eb374407b5505fe26f17df77c7dbc
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+RUN apt-get update \
+ && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y ca-certificates curl libstdc++6 \
+ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+WORKDIR /bundle
diff --git a/packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.runtime-noicd b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.runtime-noicd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bda8b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.runtime-noicd
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM ubuntu@sha256:2edbbc5dc405e9612ba3584ce95480277e3eb374407b5505fe26f17df77c7dbc
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+# The loader and nothing behind it: the machine that has libvulkan because
+# something else pulled it in, and no driver to go with it.
+RUN apt-get update \
+ && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
+      ca-certificates curl libstdc++6 libvulkan1 \
+ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+WORKDIR /bundle
diff --git a/packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.runtime-vulkan b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.runtime-vulkan
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a16288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/Dockerfile.runtime-vulkan
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FROM ubuntu@sha256:2edbbc5dc405e9612ba3584ce95480277e3eb374407b5505fe26f17df77c7dbc
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+RUN apt-get update \
+ && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
+      ca-certificates curl libstdc++6 libvulkan1 mesa-vulkan-drivers vulkan-tools \
+ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+WORKDIR /bundle
diff --git a/packaging/whisper-vulkan/README.md b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..371b7c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# The Vulkan whisper-server bundle
+
+whisper.cpp publishes a CPU-only archive for Linux, so the graphics card on a
+Linux machine is out of reach through the Download button. This directory
+builds the archive upstream does not: `whisper-server` with a dynamic Vulkan
+backend next to the CPU ones, for x86_64, against the Ubuntu 22.04 runtime
+contract.
+
+It is published as a release of Dikte's own, `whisper.cpp-v<version>`, marked
+as a prerelease and kept off Latest so that neither the update check nor the
+download page picks it up. `dikte/ggml.py` fetches it by tag and installs it
+only when the archive's digest is the reviewed one; anything else falls back
+to upstream's CPU archive, and the settings window says when it did.
+
+## Publishing a new bundle
+
+1. Enable GitHub's immutable releases setting for the repository, and give the
+   `dependency-release` environment a required reviewer. Both are repository
+   settings, not something this workflow can do for itself.
+2. Run **whisper.cpp Vulkan bundle** on `master` with the new version and its
+   peeled commit, `expected_sha256` empty and `publish: false`. The run builds
+   the archive and reports its digest; without a reviewed digest it refuses to
+   publish, which is what the first run is for.
+3. Review that digest against a build of your own, then run the workflow again
+   with the same version and commit, `expected_sha256` set to it, and
+   `publish: true`. Approve the environment when it asks.
+4. Write the same version, tag and digest into `MANAGED_WHISPER_RELEASE`,
+   `MANAGED_WHISPER_VERSION` and `MANAGED_WHISPER_SHA256` in `dikte/ggml.py`,
+   and into `REVIEWED_WHISPER_VERSION` and `REVIEWED_WHISPER_SHA256` in the
+   workflow. `tests/test_packaging.py` holds the two sides together.
+5. Ship a Dikte release. Until one goes out, nobody's Dikte knows the new
+   bundle exists.
+
+## What this costs, and what it does not promise
+
+The digest lives in Dikte's source, so a backend update is a Dikte release.
+Linux x86_64 machines with a Vulkan loader stay on the pinned whisper.cpp
+version until step 5 happens, while every other platform follows upstream's
+newest release on its own. That is the deliberate trade: an executable Dikte
+downloads is not allowed to change without a reviewed digest behind it.
+
+The build is deterministic between two runs of the same builder, not across
+time. The base image, the CMake tarball, the LunarG packages and the direct
+apt packages are pinned by digest or version, but the Ubuntu and LunarG
+repository metadata behind them is not, and LunarG drops superseded packages.
+A rebuild months later can fail to resolve, or resolve to something that
+produces a different digest. Treat the published archive as the artifact, not
+as something reproducible on demand: a version bump means building,
+validating, reviewing the new digest and updating the pinned tuple together.
diff --git a/packaging/whisper-vulkan/build-package.sh b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/build-package.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f4e2215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/build-package.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+shopt -s nullglob
+
+: "${SOURCE_DIR:=/src}"
+: "${OUT_DIR:=/work/out}"
+: "${WHISPER_VERSION:=1.9.3}"
+: "${WHISPER_COMMIT:=371b5a7561823ab2bb32142d2751e35e7534727b}"
+: "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:=1787219223}"
+
+export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH TZ=UTC LC_ALL=C LANG=C
+asset=whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64
+build=/work/build
+source_copy=/work/source
+root="$OUT_DIR/root/$asset"
+
+rm -rf "$build" "$source_copy" "$OUT_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$build" "$root/LICENSES"
+# Upstream configures bindings/javascript/package.json in the source directory.
+# Build a private copy so the checked-out, verified source remains untouched.
+cp -a "$SOURCE_DIR" "$source_copy"
+chmod -R u+w "$source_copy"
+git config --global --add safe.directory "$source_copy"
+
+cmake -S "$source_copy" -B "$build" -G Ninja \
+  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+  -DCMAKE_BUILD_RPATH='$ORIGIN' \
+  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH='$ORIGIN' \
+  -DCMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH=ON \
+  -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-ffile-prefix-map=$source_copy=. -fdebug-prefix-map=$source_copy=. -fmacro-prefix-map=$source_copy=." \
+  -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-ffile-prefix-map=$source_copy=. -fdebug-prefix-map=$source_copy=. -fmacro-prefix-map=$source_copy=." \
+  -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+  -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON \
+  -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON \
+  -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF \
+  -DGGML_CCACHE=OFF \
+  -DGGML_OPENMP=OFF \
+  -DGGML_VULKAN=ON \
+  -DWHISPER_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON \
+  -DWHISPER_BUILD_SERVER=ON \
+  -DWHISPER_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+  -DWHISPER_BUILD_IS_DEV=OFF \
+  -DWHISPER_CURL=OFF \
+  -DWHISPER_SDL2=OFF \
+  -DWHISPER_COMMON_FFMPEG=OFF \
+  -DWHISPER_BUILD_COMMIT="$WHISPER_COMMIT" \
+  -DWHISPER_BUILD_NUMBER=0
+cmake --build "$build" --target whisper-server --parallel "$(nproc)"
+
+# Package an allowlist, not everything examples/ happens to build in the future.
+cp -a "$build/bin/whisper-server" "$root/"
+cp -a "$build/bin"/libwhisper.so* "$root/"
+cp -a "$build/bin"/libggml.so* "$root/"
+cp -a "$build/bin"/libggml-base.so* "$root/"
+cp -a "$build/bin"/libggml-cpu*.so* "$root/"
+cp -a "$build/bin"/libggml-vulkan.so* "$root/"
+
+# Strip real ELF files only; preserve the SONAME symlink chains.
+while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
+  if file "$file" | grep -q ELF; then
+    strip --strip-unneeded "$file"
+    patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN' "$file"
+  fi
+done < <(find "$root" -type f -print0)
+
+cp "$SOURCE_DIR/LICENSE" "$root/LICENSES/whisper.cpp-MIT.txt"
+cp /packaging/licenses/cpp-httplib-MIT.txt "$root/LICENSES/"
+cp /packaging/licenses/nlohmann-json-MIT.txt "$root/LICENSES/"
+
+cat > "$root/BUILD-INFO.json" <<EOF
+{
+  "asset": "$asset.tar.gz",
+  "source": "https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp",
+  "source_version": "v$WHISPER_VERSION",
+  "source_commit": "$WHISPER_COMMIT",
+  "source_date_epoch": $SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH,
+  "build_platform": "ubuntu-22.04-x86_64",
+  "base_image": "ubuntu@sha256:2edbbc5dc405e9612ba3584ce95480277e3eb374407b5505fe26f17df77c7dbc",
+  "cmake": "3.31.6",
+  "cmake_flags": [
+    "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON",
+    "C/CXX_FILE_PREFIX_MAP=/work/source=.",
+    "GGML_BACKEND_DL=ON",
+    "GGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON",
+    "GGML_NATIVE=OFF",
+    "GGML_CCACHE=OFF",
+    "GGML_OPENMP=OFF",
+    "GGML_VULKAN=ON",
+    "WHISPER_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON",
+    "WHISPER_BUILD_SERVER=ON",
+    "WHISPER_BUILD_TESTS=OFF",
+    "WHISPER_BUILD_IS_DEV=OFF",
+    "WHISPER_CURL=OFF",
+    "WHISPER_SDL2=OFF",
+    "WHISPER_COMMON_FFMPEG=OFF"
+  ],
+  "runtime_contract": {
+    "minimum_glibc": "2.34",
+    "minimum_glibcxx": "3.4.30",
+    "required": ["x86_64 Linux", "glibc", "libstdc++.so.6", "libgcc_s.so.1"],
+    "optional_gpu": ["libvulkan.so.1", "a working Vulkan ICD"],
+    "cpu_fallback": "dynamic CPU backends are included; -ng forces CPU"
+  }
+}
+EOF
+
+# A deterministic CycloneDX sidecar generated from the files actually shipped.
+ROOT="$root" VERSION="$WHISPER_VERSION" COMMIT="$WHISPER_COMMIT" EPOCH="$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" \
+python3 /packaging/make-sbom.py > "$root/$asset.cdx.json"
+
+(
+  cd "$root"
+  find . -type f ! -name SHA256SUMS -print0 \
+    | sort -z \
+    | xargs -0 sha256sum
+) > "$root/SHA256SUMS"
+
+mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR"
+tar --sort=name --owner=0 --group=0 --numeric-owner \
+  --mtime="@$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" \
+  --pax-option=delete=atime,delete=ctime \
+  -C "$OUT_DIR/root" -cf - "$asset" \
+  | gzip -n -9 > "$OUT_DIR/$asset.tar.gz"
+(
+  cd "$OUT_DIR"
+  sha256sum "$asset.tar.gz" > "$asset.tar.gz.sha256"
+)
+cp "$root/$asset.cdx.json" "$OUT_DIR/$asset.cdx.json"
diff --git a/packaging/whisper-vulkan/licenses/cpp-httplib-MIT.txt b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/licenses/cpp-httplib-MIT.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47c418e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/licenses/cpp-httplib-MIT.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2017 yhirose
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/packaging/whisper-vulkan/licenses/nlohmann-json-MIT.txt b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/licenses/nlohmann-json-MIT.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70c6af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/licenses/nlohmann-json-MIT.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2013-2022 Niels Lohmann
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/packaging/whisper-vulkan/lunarg-signing-key-pub.asc b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/lunarg-signing-key-pub.asc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59b5d72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/lunarg-signing-key-pub.asc
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
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diff --git a/packaging/whisper-vulkan/make-sbom.py b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/make-sbom.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1dcf99c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/make-sbom.py
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import datetime
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+import uuid
+from pathlib import Path
+
+root = Path(os.environ["ROOT"])
+version = os.environ["VERSION"]
+commit = os.environ["COMMIT"]
+epoch = int(os.environ["EPOCH"])
+asset = "whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64"
+sbom_path = root / f"{asset}.cdx.json"
+
+def digest(path):
+    h = hashlib.sha256()
+    with path.open("rb") as stream:
+        for block in iter(lambda: stream.read(1024 * 1024), b""):
+            h.update(block)
+    return h.hexdigest()
+
+files = []
+for path in sorted(root.rglob("*")):
+    if path != sbom_path and path.is_file() and not path.is_symlink():
+        rel = path.relative_to(root).as_posix()
+        files.append({
+            "type": "file",
+            "bom-ref": f"file:{rel}",
+            "name": rel,
+            "hashes": [{"alg": "SHA-256", "content": digest(path)}],
+        })
+
+ts = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
+    epoch, datetime.timezone.utc,
+).isoformat().replace("+00:00", "Z")
+root_ref = f"pkg:github/ggml-org/whisper.cpp@{version}?commit={commit}"
+ggml_ref = "pkg:github/ggml-org/ggml@0.20.2"
+httplib_ref = "pkg:github/yhirose/cpp-httplib@0.20.0"
+json_ref = "pkg:github/nlohmann/json@3.11.2"
+
+sbom = {
+    "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
+    "specVersion": "1.6",
+    "serialNumber": f"urn:uuid:{uuid.uuid5(uuid.NAMESPACE_URL, root_ref)}",
+    "version": 1,
+    "metadata": {
+        "timestamp": ts,
+        "tools": {"components": [
+            {"type": "application", "name": "make-sbom.py", "version": "1"},
+            {"type": "application", "name": "CMake", "version": "3.31.6"},
+            {"type": "application", "name": "glslc", "version": "2025.2"},
+        ]},
+        "component": {
+            "type": "application",
+            "bom-ref": root_ref,
+            "group": "ggml-org",
+            "name": "whisper-server",
+            "version": version,
+            "purl": root_ref,
+            "licenses": [{"expression": "MIT"}],
+            "externalReferences": [{
+                "type": "vcs",
+                "url": f"https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/tree/{commit}",
+            }],
+            "properties": [
+                {"name": "dikte:asset-name", "value": f"{asset}.tar.gz"},
+                {"name": "dikte:source-commit", "value": commit},
+                {"name": "dikte:runtime:glibc-minimum", "value": "2.34"},
+                {"name": "dikte:runtime:glibcxx-minimum", "value": "3.4.30"},
+                {"name": "dikte:runtime:vulkan-loader", "value": "optional; libvulkan.so.1"},
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+    "components": [
+        {
+            "type": "library",
+            "bom-ref": ggml_ref,
+            "group": "ggml-org",
+            "name": "ggml",
+            "version": "0.20.2",
+            "purl": ggml_ref,
+            "licenses": [{"expression": "MIT"}],
+            "properties": [{
+                "name": "dikte:source",
+                "value": "vendored by the pinned whisper.cpp commit",
+            }],
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "library",
+            "bom-ref": httplib_ref,
+            "group": "yhirose",
+            "name": "cpp-httplib",
+            "version": "0.20.0",
+            "purl": httplib_ref,
+            "licenses": [{"expression": "MIT"}],
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "library",
+            "bom-ref": json_ref,
+            "group": "nlohmann",
+            "name": "json",
+            "version": "3.11.2",
+            "purl": json_ref,
+            "licenses": [{"expression": "MIT"}],
+        },
+        *files,
+    ],
+    "dependencies": [{
+        "ref": root_ref,
+        "dependsOn": [ggml_ref, httplib_ref, json_ref]
+                     + [item["bom-ref"] for item in files],
+    }],
+}
+json.dump(sbom, fp=os.sys.stdout, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
+print()
diff --git a/packaging/whisper-vulkan/smoke-runtime.sh b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/smoke-runtime.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ac71319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/smoke-runtime.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+mode=${1:?usage: smoke-runtime.sh cpu|noicd|vulkan}
+: "${OUT_DIR:=work/out}"
+: "${FIXTURE_SOURCE:=vendor/whisper.cpp}"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+OUT_DIR="$(realpath "$OUT_DIR")"
+FIXTURE_SOURCE="$(realpath "$FIXTURE_SOURCE")"
+asset=whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64
+case "$mode" in
+  cpu) dockerfile=Dockerfile.runtime-cpu; image=dikte-whisper-runtime-cpu:spike ;;
+  noicd) dockerfile=Dockerfile.runtime-noicd; image=dikte-whisper-runtime-noicd:spike ;;
+  vulkan) dockerfile=Dockerfile.runtime-vulkan; image=dikte-whisper-runtime-vulkan:spike ;;
+  *) echo "unknown mode: $mode" >&2; exit 2 ;;
+esac
+
+tmp=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf "$tmp"' EXIT
+tar -xzf "$OUT_DIR/$asset.tar.gz" -C "$tmp"
+docker build --pull=false -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/$dockerfile" -t "$image" "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+args=("/bundle/$asset/whisper-server" -m /fixtures/model.bin
+      --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8080
+      --inference-path /v1/audio/transcriptions -l auto -sns -nlp)
+env_args=()
+# No -ng anywhere: Dikte passes it only when its GPU setting is off, so the
+# run that has to survive a missing loader or a missing device is this one,
+# where the backend registry actually goes looking for them.
+if [[ "$mode" == vulkan ]]; then
+  env_args=(-e LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1
+            -e VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/lvp_icd.x86_64.json)
+fi
+
+docker run --rm --name "dikte-whisper-$mode-smoke" \
+  -e SMOKE_MODE="$mode" \
+  "${env_args[@]}" \
+  -v "$tmp/$asset:/bundle/$asset:ro" \
+  -v "$FIXTURE_SOURCE/models/for-tests-ggml-base.en.bin:/fixtures/model.bin:ro" \
+  -v "$FIXTURE_SOURCE/samples/jfk.wav:/fixtures/jfk.wav:ro" \
+  "$image" bash -ec '
+    if [ "$SMOKE_MODE" = cpu ] && ldconfig -p | grep -q libvulkan.so.1; then
+      echo "CPU smoke image unexpectedly has a Vulkan loader" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    if [ "$SMOKE_MODE" = noicd ]; then
+      if ! ldconfig -p | grep -q libvulkan.so.1; then
+        echo "no-ICD smoke image has no Vulkan loader to load" >&2
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      if compgen -G "/usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/*.json" >/dev/null; then
+        echo "no-ICD smoke image has a driver after all" >&2
+        exit 1
+      fi
+    fi
+    "$@" >/tmp/server.log 2>&1 &
+    pid=$!
+    trap "kill $pid 2>/dev/null || true" EXIT
+    for _ in $(seq 1 120); do
+      kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null || { cat /tmp/server.log; exit 1; }
+      if curl --silent --show-error --fail --max-time 180 \
+          -F file=@/fixtures/jfk.wav -F response_format=json \
+          http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1/audio/transcriptions >/tmp/response.json; then
+        grep -q "\"text\"" /tmp/response.json
+        if [ "$SMOKE_MODE" = vulkan ]; then
+          grep -q "loaded Vulkan backend" /tmp/server.log
+        fi
+        cat /tmp/response.json
+        cat /tmp/server.log
+        exit 0
+      fi
+      sleep 1
+    done
+    cat /tmp/server.log
+    exit 1
+  ' bash "${args[@]}"
diff --git a/packaging/whisper-vulkan/validate-package.sh b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/validate-package.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d21a083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/whisper-vulkan/validate-package.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+: "${OUT_DIR:=work/out}"
+: "${SOURCE_DIR:=whisper.cpp}"
+asset=whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64
+archive="$OUT_DIR/$asset.tar.gz"
+tmp=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf "$tmp"' EXIT
+
+test -s "$archive"
+(cd "$OUT_DIR" && sha256sum --check "$asset.tar.gz.sha256")
+ARCHIVE="$archive" ASSET="$asset" python3 - <<'PY'
+import os
+import posixpath
+import tarfile
+
+archive = os.environ["ARCHIVE"]
+asset = os.environ["ASSET"]
+
+
+def under_root(name):
+    normalized = posixpath.normpath(name)
+    return (not posixpath.isabs(normalized)
+            and normalized != ".."
+            and not normalized.startswith("../")
+            and normalized.split("/", 1)[0] == asset)
+
+
+with tarfile.open(archive, "r:gz") as bundle:
+    for member in bundle:
+        if not under_root(member.name):
+            raise SystemExit(f"unsafe archive member: {member.name}")
+        if member.isdev() or member.isfifo():
+            raise SystemExit(f"special archive member: {member.name}")
+        if not (member.isdir() or member.isfile()
+                or member.issym() or member.islnk()):
+            raise SystemExit(f"unsupported archive member: {member.name}")
+        if member.issym():
+            target = posixpath.join(posixpath.dirname(member.name),
+                                    member.linkname)
+            if not under_root(target):
+                raise SystemExit(f"unsafe symlink: {member.name}")
+        if member.islnk() and not under_root(member.linkname):
+            raise SystemExit(f"unsafe hardlink: {member.name}")
+PY
+tar -xzf "$archive" -C "$tmp"
+root="$tmp/$asset"
+
+test -x "$root/whisper-server"
+test -f "$root/libwhisper.so"
+test -f "$root/libggml.so"
+test -f "$root/libggml-base.so"
+test -f "$root/libggml-vulkan.so"
+compgen -G "$root/libggml-cpu-*.so" >/dev/null
+test -f "$root/LICENSES/whisper.cpp-MIT.txt"
+test -f "$root/LICENSES/cpp-httplib-MIT.txt"
+test -f "$root/LICENSES/nlohmann-json-MIT.txt"
+(cd "$root" && sha256sum --check SHA256SUMS)
+
+# All shipped ELF objects must be relocatable and must not remember /work.
+while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
+  file "$file" | grep -q ELF || continue
+  dynamic=$(readelf -d "$file")
+  if ! grep -Fq 'Library runpath: [$ORIGIN]' <<<"$dynamic"; then
+    echo "runpath is not \$ORIGIN in $file" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if grep -Eq '/(home|tmp|work)/' <<<"$dynamic"; then
+    echo "build path remains in $file" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+done < <(find "$root" -type f -print0)
+
+# Vulkan remains a plugin dependency. The executable must start without a loader.
+if readelf -d "$root/whisper-server" | grep -q 'libvulkan.so'; then
+  echo "whisper-server links Vulkan instead of loading it as a plugin" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+readelf -d "$root/libggml-vulkan.so" | grep -q 'libvulkan.so.1'
+
+# Ubuntu 22.04 establishes the glibc ceiling promised by this artifact.
+ROOT="$root" python3 - <<'PY'
+import os, pathlib, re, subprocess
+root = pathlib.Path(os.environ['ROOT'])
+seen = {'GLIBC': set(), 'GLIBCXX': set(), 'CXXABI': set()}
+external = {
+    'libc.so.6', 'libgcc_s.so.1', 'libm.so.6', 'libstdc++.so.6',
+    'libvulkan.so.1', 'ld-linux-x86-64.so.2',
+}
+for path in root.iterdir():
+    if not path.is_file() or path.is_symlink():
+        continue
+    header = subprocess.run(['readelf', '-h', path], text=True,
+                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).stdout
+    if not header:
+        continue
+    if 'Machine:                           Advanced Micro Devices X86-64' not in header:
+        raise SystemExit(f'wrong ELF architecture: {path.name}')
+    dynamic = subprocess.run(['readelf', '-d', path], text=True,
+                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                             stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).stdout
+    needed = re.findall(r'\(NEEDED\).*\[(.*?)\]', dynamic)
+    unexpected = [name for name in needed
+                  if name not in external
+                  and not re.fullmatch(
+                      r'lib(?:whisper|ggml(?:-base)?)\.so\.\d+', name)]
+    if unexpected:
+        raise SystemExit(
+            f'unexpected DT_NEEDED in {path.name}: {unexpected}')
+    if path.name != 'libggml-vulkan.so' and 'libvulkan.so.1' in needed:
+        raise SystemExit(f'Vulkan is not plugin-only in {path.name}')
+    contents = path.read_bytes()
+    for marker in (b'/home/', b'/tmp/', b'/work/'):
+        if marker in contents:
+            raise SystemExit(
+                f'build path {marker!r} remains in {path.name}')
+    text = subprocess.run(['objdump', '-T', path], text=True,
+                          stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).stdout
+    for family in seen:
+        pattern = rf'{family}_([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)+)'
+        seen[family].update(tuple(map(int, version.split('.')))
+                            for version in re.findall(pattern, text))
+assert seen['GLIBC'] and max(seen['GLIBC']) <= (2, 34), max(seen['GLIBC'])
+assert seen['GLIBCXX'] and max(seen['GLIBCXX']) <= (3, 4, 30), max(seen['GLIBCXX'])
+assert seen['CXXABI'] and max(seen['CXXABI']) <= (1, 3, 13), max(seen['CXXABI'])
+for family, versions in seen.items():
+    print(f'maximum {family} symbol:', '.'.join(map(str, max(versions))))
+PY
+
+python3 - "$root/$asset.cdx.json" <<'PY'
+import json, sys
+with open(sys.argv[1], encoding='utf-8') as stream:
+    doc = json.load(stream)
+assert doc['bomFormat'] == 'CycloneDX'
+assert doc['specVersion'] == '1.6'
+assert doc['metadata']['component']['name'] == 'whisper-server'
+assert len(doc['components']) >= 3
+print('SBOM components:', len(doc['components']))
+PY
+
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH='' "$root/whisper-server" --help >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+echo "structure: PASS"
diff --git a/tests/test_ggml.py b/tests/test_ggml.py
index 33633c4..3d86324 100644
--- a/tests/test_ggml.py
+++ b/tests/test_ggml.py
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ class InstallProgram(Local):
         # These fixtures are Ubuntu release archives.  Keep checking that path
         # on every host, including the Mac that checks the macOS backend.
         self.patch_attr(sys, "platform", "linux")
+        self.patch_attr(ggml.platform, "machine", lambda: "x86_64")
         # Built once, because the release listing has to publish its checksum
         # and a tarball is not the same bytes twice.
         self.archive = tarball({
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ class InstallProgram(Local):
 
     def install(self, *names, archive=None):
         self.patch_attr(ggml, "_arch", lambda: "x64")
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_has_vulkan", lambda: False)
         blob = self.archive if archive is None else archive
         with serving(self.release(*names, archive=blob), blob) as calls:
             path = ggml.install_program(ggml.WHISPER)
@@ -276,6 +278,123 @@ class InstallProgram(Local):
             tag, found = ggml._pick_asset(ggml.LLAMA)
         self.assertEqual(tag, "b1")
         self.assertEqual(found.name, "llama-b1-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz")
+    def test_linux_x64_with_vulkan_takes_diktes_accelerated_build(self):
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_arch", lambda: "x64")
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_has_vulkan", lambda: True)
+        listing = self.release("whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.tar.gz")
+        listing["tag_name"] = "whisper.cpp-v1.9.3"
+        managed_sha = hashlib.sha256(self.archive).hexdigest()
+        with mock.patch.object(ggml, "MANAGED_WHISPER_SHA256", managed_sha,
+                               create=True):
+            with fake_urlopen(listing, body(self.archive)) as calls:
+                path = ggml.install_program(ggml.WHISPER)
+        urls = [call.full_url for call in calls]
+        self.assertIn(
+            "/repos/yusufipk/dikte/releases/tags/whisper.cpp-v1.9.3",
+            urls[0],
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(urls[1].endswith(
+            "whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.tar.gz"))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(path))
+        self.assertEqual("v1.9.3", ggml.installed_version(ggml.WHISPER))
+        self.assertFalse(ggml.vulkan_missing(ggml.WHISPER))
+
+    def test_an_explicit_whisper_version_still_comes_from_upstream(self):
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_arch", lambda: "x64")
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_has_vulkan", lambda: True)
+        listing = self.release("whisper-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz")
+        with fake_urlopen(listing, body(self.archive)) as calls:
+            ggml.install_program(ggml.WHISPER, tag="v1.9.1")
+        self.assertIn(
+            "/repos/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/releases/tags/v1.9.1",
+            calls[0].full_url,
+        )
+
+    def test_linux_arm64_keeps_using_the_upstream_cpu_build(self):
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_arch", lambda: "arm64")
+        self.patch_attr(ggml.platform, "machine", lambda: "aarch64")
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_has_vulkan", lambda: True)
+        listing = self.release("whisper-bin-ubuntu-arm64.tar.gz")
+        with fake_urlopen(listing, body(self.archive)) as calls:
+            ggml.install_program(ggml.WHISPER)
+        self.assertIn(
+            "/repos/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/releases/latest",
+            calls[0].full_url,
+        )
+
+    def test_linux_non_x86_does_not_try_the_managed_x64_build(self):
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_has_vulkan", lambda: True)
+        listing = self.release("whisper-bin-ubuntu-arm64.tar.gz")
+        with mock.patch("platform.machine", return_value="ppc64le"):
+            with fake_urlopen(listing, listing) as calls:
+                with self.assertRaises(ggml.LocalError):
+                    ggml.install_program(ggml.WHISPER)
+        self.assertIn(
+            "/repos/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/releases/latest",
+            calls[0].full_url,
+        )
+
+    def test_a_missing_managed_build_falls_back_to_upstream_cpu(self):
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_arch", lambda: "x64")
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_has_vulkan", lambda: True)
+        managed = self.release("Dikte-1.1.0-x86_64.AppImage")
+        managed["tag_name"] = "whisper.cpp-v1.9.3"
+        upstream = self.release("whisper-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz")
+        with fake_urlopen(managed, upstream, body(self.archive)) as calls:
+            path = ggml.install_program(ggml.WHISPER)
+        urls = [call.full_url for call in calls]
+        self.assertIn(
+            "/repos/yusufipk/dikte/releases/tags/whisper.cpp-v1.9.3",
+            urls[0],
+        )
+        self.assertIn("/repos/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/releases/latest", urls[1])
+        self.assertTrue(urls[2].endswith("whisper-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz"))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(path))
+
+    def test_a_managed_build_with_an_unreviewed_digest_falls_back(self):
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_has_vulkan", lambda: True)
+        managed = self.release("whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.tar.gz")
+        managed["assets"][0]["digest"] = "sha256:" + "0" * 64
+        upstream = self.release("whisper-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz")
+        with fake_urlopen(managed, upstream, body(self.archive)) as calls:
+            try:
+                path = ggml.install_program(ggml.WHISPER)
+            except ggml.LocalError as exc:
+                self.fail(f"unreviewed digest did not fall back: {exc}")
+        urls = [call.full_url for call in calls]
+        self.assertEqual(3, len(urls))
+        self.assertTrue(urls[2].endswith("whisper-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz"))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(path))
+
+    def test_an_unavailable_managed_release_falls_back_to_upstream_cpu(self):
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_arch", lambda: "x64")
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_has_vulkan", lambda: True)
+        upstream = self.release("whisper-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz")
+        with fake_urlopen(http_error(404), upstream,
+                          body(self.archive)) as calls:
+            path = ggml.install_program(ggml.WHISPER)
+        self.assertEqual(3, len(calls))
+        self.assertTrue(calls[2].full_url.endswith(
+            "whisper-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz"))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(path))
+
+    def test_a_fallback_to_the_processor_build_is_there_to_be_shown(self):
+        """Until the Vulkan package is published every download lands the
+        processor build, and a graphics card sitting idle looks exactly like
+        one being used. The window asks this and says so."""
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_arch", lambda: "x64")
+        self.patch_attr(ggml, "_has_vulkan", lambda: True)
+        managed = self.release("Dikte-1.1.0-x86_64.AppImage")
+        managed["tag_name"] = "whisper.cpp-v1.9.3"
+        upstream = self.release("whisper-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz")
+        with fake_urlopen(managed, upstream, body(self.archive)):
+            ggml.install_program(ggml.WHISPER)
+        self.assertTrue(ggml.vulkan_missing(ggml.WHISPER))
+
+    def test_a_machine_with_no_vulkan_is_not_told_it_is_missing_one(self):
+        # Nothing was on offer to fall back from, so there is nothing to say.
+        self.install("whisper-bin-ubuntu-x64.tar.gz")
+        self.assertFalse(ggml.vulkan_missing(ggml.WHISPER))
 
     def test_a_release_with_nothing_for_this_machine_says_so(self):
         self.patch_attr(ggml, "_arch", lambda: "x64")
diff --git a/tests/test_packaging.py b/tests/test_packaging.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dde74b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_packaging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+"""The release build that makes Linux Vulkan a one-click install."""
+
+import hashlib
+import io
+import json
+import os
+import pathlib
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tarfile
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+
+from dikte import ggml
+
+
+ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).parents[1]
+PACKAGING = ROOT / "packaging" / "whisper-vulkan"
+WORKFLOW = ROOT / ".github" / "workflows" / "whisper-vulkan.yml"
+
+
+class WhisperVulkanPackaging(unittest.TestCase):
+    @unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform != "win32" and shutil.which("bash"),
+                         "bash syntax check is unavailable")
+    def test_the_release_scripts_parse_as_shell(self):
+        for name in ("build-package.sh", "validate-package.sh",
+                     "smoke-runtime.sh"):
+            script = PACKAGING / name
+            checked = subprocess.run(
+                ["bash", "-n", script], capture_output=True, text=True,
+            )
+            self.assertEqual("", checked.stderr)
+            self.assertEqual(0, checked.returncode)
+
+    def test_the_workflow_builds_validates_smokes_and_publishes(self):
+        workflow = WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        for step in ("Build deterministic archive",
+                     "Verify reviewed archive digest",
+                     "Validate archive and ELF contract",
+                     "CPU fallback smoke test (no Vulkan loader)",
+                     "Vulkan loader present, no device smoke test",
+                     "Vulkan plugin-load smoke test (Mesa llvmpipe)",
+                     "Publish dependency release"):
+            self.assertIn(step, workflow)
+        self.assertNotRegex(workflow, r"uses: [^\n]+@v\d+(?:\s|$)")
+
+    def test_publish_is_safe_for_dikte_and_limited_to_reviewed_master(self):
+        workflow = WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(workflow.count("persist-credentials: false"), 2)
+        self.assertIn("github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'", workflow)
+        self.assertIn("--prerelease", workflow)
+        self.assertIn("--latest=false", workflow)
+        self.assertIn("--verify-tag", workflow)
+        self.assertIn("refusing to replace existing tag", workflow)
+        self.assertIn("^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$", workflow)
+        self.assertIn("^[0-9a-f]{40}$", workflow)
+        publish_script = workflow.split("      - name: Publish dependency release", 1)[1]
+        publish_script = publish_script.split("        run: |", 1)[1]
+        self.assertNotIn("${{ inputs.", publish_script)
+
+    def test_bundle_ci_runs_only_for_what_the_bundle_is_built_from(self):
+        """A 45 minute build on a README typo is a tax on every other change.
+
+        What ties ggml.py to the release is checked in this file instead, and
+        this file runs on every pull request in milliseconds."""
+        workflow = WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        trigger = workflow.split("workflow_dispatch:", 1)[0]
+        self.assertIn("- packaging/whisper-vulkan/**", trigger)
+        self.assertIn("- .github/workflows/whisper-vulkan.yml", trigger)
+        for path in ("dikte/ggml.py", "tests/test_ggml.py",
+                     "tests/test_packaging.py", "README.md", "README.tr.md"):
+            self.assertNotIn(f"- {path}", trigger)
+
+    def test_the_smoke_tests_run_what_dikte_runs(self):
+        """-ng is what Dikte passes when its GPU setting is off, and a run
+        with it never asks for a backend at all. The three runs that have to
+        hold are the ones without it: no loader, a loader with nothing behind
+        it, and a working device."""
+        script = (PACKAGING / "smoke-runtime.sh").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        code = "\n".join(line for line in script.splitlines()
+                         if not line.lstrip().startswith("#"))
+        self.assertNotIn("-ng", code)
+        for mode in ("cpu)", "noicd)", "vulkan)"):
+            self.assertIn(mode, script)
+        self.assertTrue((PACKAGING / "Dockerfile.runtime-noicd").is_file())
+
+    def test_an_unreviewed_version_is_reported_and_never_published(self):
+        """The digest of a version nobody has reviewed cannot be known before
+        it is built, so the gate cannot be the only way through."""
+        workflow = WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        self.assertIn("expected_sha256", workflow)
+        self.assertIn(
+            "refusing to publish an archive whose digest has not been reviewed",
+            workflow)
+
+    def test_the_shape_of_the_inputs_is_checked_before_they_are_used(self):
+        workflow = WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        self.assertLess(workflow.index("- name: Validate source coordinates"),
+                        workflow.index("- name: Check out pinned whisper.cpp"))
+
+    def test_the_validator_checks_tar_links_before_extraction(self):
+        validator = (PACKAGING / "validate-package.sh").read_text(
+            encoding="utf-8")
+        for check in ("member.issym()", "member.islnk()", "member.isdev()"):
+            self.assertIn(check, validator)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform == "linux" and shutil.which("bash"),
+                         "Linux packaging test is unavailable")
+    def test_the_validator_rejects_an_escaping_symlink(self):
+        asset = "whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64"
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temporary:
+            output = pathlib.Path(temporary)
+            archive = output / f"{asset}.tar.gz"
+            with tarfile.open(archive, "w:gz") as bundle:
+                link = tarfile.TarInfo(f"{asset}/whisper-server")
+                link.type = tarfile.SYMTYPE
+                link.linkname = "/etc/passwd"
+                bundle.addfile(link, io.BytesIO())
+            digest = hashlib.sha256(archive.read_bytes()).hexdigest()
+            (output / f"{asset}.tar.gz.sha256").write_text(
+                f"{digest}  {asset}.tar.gz\n", encoding="utf-8",
+            )
+            checked = subprocess.run(
+                ["bash", PACKAGING / "validate-package.sh"],
+                env=os.environ | {"OUT_DIR": str(output)},
+                capture_output=True, text=True,
+            )
+        self.assertNotEqual(0, checked.returncode)
+        self.assertIn("unsafe symlink", checked.stderr)
+
+    def test_the_validator_checks_elf_architecture_dependencies_and_paths(self):
+        validator = (PACKAGING / "validate-package.sh").read_text(
+            encoding="utf-8")
+        for check in ("Advanced Micro Devices X86-64", "unexpected DT_NEEDED",
+                      "path.read_bytes()"):
+            self.assertIn(check, validator)
+
+    def test_the_builder_and_its_downloads_are_pinned(self):
+        dockerfile = (PACKAGING / "Dockerfile.build").read_text(
+            encoding="utf-8")
+        self.assertRegex(dockerfile, r"FROM ubuntu@sha256:[0-9a-f]{64}")
+        self.assertIn("CMAKE_SHA256=", dockerfile)
+        self.assertIn("libvulkan-dev=", dockerfile)
+        self.assertIn("shaderc=", dockerfile)
+        key = (PACKAGING / "lunarg-signing-key-pub.asc").read_bytes()
+        key = key.replace(b"\r\n", b"\n")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            "aa1c3c29673140e77f0d6a9aaeed5d9b5621e305ead51c59fae4458bbb4df92b",
+            hashlib.sha256(key).hexdigest(),
+        )
+
+    def test_the_bundle_has_portable_dynamic_backends(self):
+        script = (PACKAGING / "build-package.sh").read_text(
+            encoding="utf-8")
+        for flag in ("GGML_BACKEND_DL=ON", "GGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON",
+                     "GGML_NATIVE=OFF", "GGML_OPENMP=OFF",
+                     "GGML_VULKAN=ON"):
+            self.assertIn(flag, script)
+        self.assertIn("libggml-cpu*.so", script)
+        self.assertIn("libggml-vulkan.so", script)
+
+    def test_the_dependency_release_matches_the_installer(self):
+        workflow = WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        script = (PACKAGING / "build-package.sh").read_text(
+            encoding="utf-8")
+        self.assertEqual("whisper.cpp-v1.9.3",
+                         ggml.MANAGED_WHISPER_RELEASE)
+        self.assertEqual("v1.9.3", ggml.MANAGED_WHISPER_VERSION)
+        self.assertIn("RELEASE_TAG: whisper.cpp-v${{ inputs.whisper_version }}",
+                      workflow)
+        self.assertIn("WHISPER_VERSION:=1.9.3", script)
+        commit = "371b5a7561823ab2bb32142d2751e35e7534727b"
+        self.assertIn(f"WHISPER_COMMIT:={commit}", script)
+        self.assertIn(commit, workflow)
+        self.assertIn(ggml.MANAGED_WHISPER_VULKAN, workflow)
+        self.assertIn(ggml.MANAGED_WHISPER_SHA256, workflow)
+
+    def test_the_bundle_carries_metadata_and_all_required_licenses(self):
+        script = (PACKAGING / "build-package.sh").read_text(
+            encoding="utf-8")
+        for name in ("BUILD-INFO.json", "SHA256SUMS", ".cdx.json"):
+            self.assertIn(name, script)
+        for name in ("cpp-httplib-MIT.txt", "nlohmann-json-MIT.txt"):
+            self.assertTrue((PACKAGING / "licenses" / name).is_file())
+
+    def _make_test_sbom(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temporary:
+            root = pathlib.Path(temporary)
+            (root / "whisper-server").write_bytes(b"elf")
+            sbom = root / "whisper-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.cdx.json"
+            environment = os.environ | {
+                "ROOT": str(root),
+                "VERSION": "1.9.3",
+                "COMMIT": "371b5a7561823ab2bb32142d2751e35e7534727b",
+                "EPOCH": "1787219223",
+            }
+            with sbom.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as output:
+                subprocess.run(
+                    [sys.executable, PACKAGING / "make-sbom.py"],
+                    env=environment, stdout=output, check=True,
+                )
+            return json.loads(sbom.read_text(encoding="utf-8")), sbom.name
+
+    def test_the_sbom_does_not_record_the_file_being_written(self):
+        document, sbom_name = self._make_test_sbom()
+        names = {component["name"] for component in document["components"]}
+        self.assertNotIn(sbom_name, names)
+
+    def test_the_sbom_lists_ggml(self):
+        document, _ = self._make_test_sbom()
+        names = {component["name"] for component in document["components"]}
+        self.assertIn("ggml", names)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_ui.py b/tests/test_ui.py
index 1a1e0ca..aa2f29c 100644
--- a/tests/test_ui.py
+++ b/tests/test_ui.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ save, so a setting added to one half and not the other is silently reset the
 next time anybody presses Save. That is the failure this catches.
 """
 
+import json
 import os
 import sys
 import time
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ from dikte import overlay as overlay_module
 from dikte import paste
 from dikte import settings_ui
 from dikte import update
+from dikte.i18n import t
 from tests.support import DikteTest, only_these_tools
 
 # The harness below replaces this method on the class so that opening a window
@@ -1298,6 +1300,54 @@ class LocalModels(DikteTest):
             time.sleep(0.05)
             _app.processEvents()
         self.assertEqual(fetch.call_count, 1)
+    def test_a_processor_build_where_the_vulkan_one_belongs_says_so(self):
+        # The Vulkan whisper-server is published by hand, and until it is
+        # there the download lands upstream's processor build. Said nowhere,
+        # an idle graphics card looks exactly like one that is being used.
+        binary = self.path("bin/whisper/v1.9.3/whisper-server")
+        binary.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+        binary.write_text("")
+        binary.chmod(0o755)
+        self.path("bin/whisper/installed.json").write_text(json.dumps(
+            {"tag": "v1.9.3", "binary": str(binary), "backend": "processor"}))
+        # A whisper-server on this machine's PATH would win over the download.
+        self.patch_attr(ggml.shutil, "which", lambda name: None)
+        label = self.window(cfg.Config()).local_whisper.program_label.text()
+        self.assertIn("v1.9.3", label)
+        self.assertIn("Vulkan", label)
+
+    def test_an_ordinary_install_is_reported_without_a_word_about_vulkan(self):
+        binary = self.path("bin/whisper/v1.9.3/whisper-server")
+        binary.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+        binary.write_text("")
+        binary.chmod(0o755)
+        self.path("bin/whisper/installed.json").write_text(json.dumps(
+            {"tag": "v1.9.3", "binary": str(binary)}))
+        self.patch_attr(ggml.shutil, "which", lambda name: None)
+        label = self.window(cfg.Config()).local_whisper.program_label.text()
+        self.assertIn("v1.9.3", label)
+        self.assertNotIn("Vulkan", label)
+
+    def test_a_downloaded_program_can_still_be_asked_for_again(self):
+        # The button used to disappear the moment anything landed, which left
+        # no way to pick up a newer whisper.cpp, or the Vulkan build on a
+        # machine whose driver was installed after Dikte was.
+        binary = self.path("bin/whisper/v1.9.3/whisper-server")
+        binary.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+        binary.write_text("")
+        binary.chmod(0o755)
+        self.path("bin/whisper/installed.json").write_text(json.dumps(
+            {"tag": "v1.9.3", "binary": str(binary)}))
+        self.patch_attr(ggml.shutil, "which", lambda name: None)
+        box = self.window(cfg.Config()).local_whisper
+        self.assertTrue(box.install_button.isVisibleTo(box))
+        self.assertEqual(box.install_button.text(), t("Download again"))
+
+    def test_a_system_copy_is_not_offered_for_download(self):
+        # Nothing Dikte downloads would be run while one is on the PATH.
+        self.patch_attr(ggml.shutil, "which", lambda name: "/usr/bin/" + name)
+        box = self.window(cfg.Config()).local_whisper
+        self.assertFalse(box.install_button.isVisibleTo(box))
 
     def test_only_the_chosen_transcriber_is_on_screen(self):
         window = self.window(self.config(transcribe_provider="openai"))