diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a2f36ac..72f1009 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             os: ubuntu-latest
+          - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+            os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
           - target: x86_64-apple-darwin
             os: macos-14-large
           - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
@@ -168,3 +170,49 @@ jobs:
             sha256sums.txt
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  npm:
+    name: Publish to npm
+    needs: [prepare, build]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.tag }}
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "20"
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+
+      - name: Download build artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          pattern: release-*
+          path: artifacts
+
+      - name: Extract binaries by target
+        run: |
+          # artifacts/release-<target>/aleo-devnode-<tag>-<target>.zip
+          #   -> bins/<target>/aleo-devnode[.exe]
+          for dir in artifacts/release-*; do
+            target="${dir#artifacts/release-}"
+            mkdir -p "bins/$target"
+            unzip -o "$dir"/*.zip -d "bins/$target"
+          done
+
+      - name: Build npm packages
+        run: node scripts/build-npm.mjs --version "${{ needs.prepare.outputs.version }}" --artifacts bins --out dist-npm
+
+      - name: Publish
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          # Platform packages first, then the main launcher last, so main's
+          # exact-pinned optionalDependencies always resolve on install.
+          for pkg in dist-npm/*/; do
+            [ "$pkg" = "dist-npm/main/" ] && continue
+            npm publish "$pkg" --access public
+          done
+          npm publish dist-npm/main/ --access public
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/npm/README.md b/npm/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37196e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npm/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# aleo-devnode
+
+Prebuilt binary distribution of [`aleo-devnode`](https://github.com/ProvableHQ/aleo-devnode) — a local Aleo development node that skips proof verification so clients can broadcast transactions built with placeholder proofs.
+
+## Install
+
+```sh
+npm install -g @provablehq/aleo-devnode
+```
+
+This installs a tiny launcher plus one platform-specific binary package (selected automatically by npm via `os`/`cpu`). Supported platforms:
+
+| OS      | Arch  |
+| ------- | ----- |
+| macOS   | arm64 |
+| macOS   | x64   |
+| Linux   | x64   |
+| Linux   | arm64 |
+| Windows | x64   |
+
+## Usage
+
+```sh
+aleo-devnode accounts
+aleo-devnode start --private-key <DEV_PRIVATE_KEY>
+```
+
+All arguments are forwarded directly to the underlying binary. See the [project README](https://github.com/ProvableHQ/aleo-devnode) for full CLI documentation.
+
+## How it works
+
+The `@provablehq/aleo-devnode` package declares each platform binary as an `optionalDependency`. npm installs only the one whose `os`/`cpu` match the host. The `aleo-devnode` command is a thin Node shim that resolves the matching package and execs the real binary.
+
+If you install with `--no-optional` (or `--omit=optional`), the binary won't be present; reinstall without that flag.
diff --git a/npm/run.js b/npm/run.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c0e9aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npm/run.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+"use strict";
+
+// Thin launcher for the aleo-devnode binary. The actual platform-specific
+// binary ships in an optional dependency (e.g. @provablehq/aleo-devnode-darwin-arm64);
+// npm installs only the one matching the host's os/cpu. This shim resolves that
+// package and execs the binary, forwarding argv, stdio, and the exit code.
+
+const { spawnSync } = require("node:child_process");
+
+// suffix -> [process.platform, process.arch]
+const PLATFORMS = {
+  "darwin-arm64": ["darwin", "arm64"],
+  "darwin-x64": ["darwin", "x64"],
+  "linux-x64": ["linux", "x64"],
+  "linux-arm64": ["linux", "arm64"],
+  "win32-x64": ["win32", "x64"],
+};
+
+function resolveBinary() {
+  const suffix = Object.keys(PLATFORMS).find(
+    (k) => PLATFORMS[k][0] === process.platform && PLATFORMS[k][1] === process.arch,
+  );
+  if (!suffix) {
+    return { error: `unsupported platform: ${process.platform}-${process.arch}` };
+  }
+  const pkg = `@provablehq/aleo-devnode-${suffix}`;
+  const binName = process.platform === "win32" ? "aleo-devnode.exe" : "aleo-devnode";
+  try {
+    return { path: require.resolve(`${pkg}/bin/${binName}`) };
+  } catch {
+    return {
+      error:
+        `the platform package "${pkg}" is not installed.\n` +
+        `It is normally installed automatically as an optional dependency; a\n` +
+        `"--no-optional" / "--omit=optional" install will skip it. Reinstall\n` +
+        `without that flag, or add the package directly:\n` +
+        `  npm install ${pkg}`,
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+const resolved = resolveBinary();
+if (resolved.error) {
+  console.error(`aleo-devnode: ${resolved.error}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const result = spawnSync(resolved.path, process.argv.slice(2), { stdio: "inherit" });
+if (result.error) {
+  console.error(`aleo-devnode: failed to launch binary: ${result.error.message}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+// Propagate the child's exit code; if it was killed by a signal, exit non-zero.
+process.exit(typeof result.status === "number" ? result.status : 1);
diff --git a/scripts/build-npm.mjs b/scripts/build-npm.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a52ea9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-npm.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// Assembles the npm packages for release into <out>/:
+//   - <out>/<suffix>/       one per platform, each carrying the compiled binary
+//   - <out>/main/           the @provablehq/aleo-devnode launcher package
+//
+// Inputs are the release binaries the GitHub Actions build matrix produced,
+// laid out as <artifacts>/<rust-target>/aleo-devnode[.exe].
+//
+// Usage:
+//   node scripts/build-npm.mjs --version 0.2.0 --artifacts bins --out dist-npm
+//
+// The publish step (release.yml) publishes every platform package first, then
+// main last, so main's exact-pinned optionalDependencies always resolve.
+
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, copyFileSync, writeFileSync, chmodSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, join, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const SCOPE = "@provablehq";
+const BASE = "aleo-devnode";
+const LICENSE = "Apache-2.0";
+const REPO = "https://github.com/ProvableHQ/aleo-devnode";
+
+// Single source of truth for the target matrix. `target` must match the
+// directory names produced by the release build matrix (the Rust triples).
+const PLATFORMS = [
+  { suffix: "darwin-arm64", target: "aarch64-apple-darwin", os: "darwin", cpu: "arm64" },
+  { suffix: "darwin-x64", target: "x86_64-apple-darwin", os: "darwin", cpu: "x64" },
+  { suffix: "linux-x64", target: "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu", os: "linux", cpu: "x64" },
+  { suffix: "linux-arm64", target: "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu", os: "linux", cpu: "arm64" },
+  { suffix: "win32-x64", target: "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc", os: "win32", cpu: "x64" },
+];
+
+function parseArgs(argv) {
+  const args = {};
+  for (let i = 0; i < argv.length; i += 2) {
+    const key = argv[i];
+    if (!key?.startsWith("--")) throw new Error(`unexpected argument: ${key}`);
+    args[key.slice(2)] = argv[i + 1];
+  }
+  return args;
+}
+
+const { version, artifacts, out } = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
+if (!version || !artifacts || !out) {
+  console.error("usage: build-npm.mjs --version <v> --artifacts <dir> --out <dir>");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const scriptDir = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const shimSrc = resolve(scriptDir, "..", "npm", "run.js");
+const readmeSrc = resolve(scriptDir, "..", "npm", "README.md");
+const artifactsDir = resolve(artifacts);
+const outDir = resolve(out);
+
+const writeJson = (path, obj) => writeFileSync(path, JSON.stringify(obj, null, 2) + "\n");
+
+// --- platform packages -----------------------------------------------------
+for (const p of PLATFORMS) {
+  const binName = p.os === "win32" ? "aleo-devnode.exe" : "aleo-devnode";
+  const binSrc = join(artifactsDir, p.target, binName);
+  if (!existsSync(binSrc)) {
+    throw new Error(`missing binary for ${p.target}: expected ${binSrc}`);
+  }
+
+  const pkgDir = join(outDir, p.suffix);
+  const binDir = join(pkgDir, "bin");
+  mkdirSync(binDir, { recursive: true });
+
+  copyFileSync(binSrc, join(binDir, binName));
+  if (p.os !== "win32") chmodSync(join(binDir, binName), 0o755);
+
+  writeJson(join(pkgDir, "package.json"), {
+    name: `${SCOPE}/${BASE}-${p.suffix}`,
+    version,
+    description: `Prebuilt aleo-devnode binary for ${p.suffix}`,
+    license: LICENSE,
+    repository: { type: "git", url: `git+${REPO}.git` },
+    os: [p.os],
+    cpu: [p.cpu],
+    files: ["bin/"],
+  });
+  console.log(`built ${SCOPE}/${BASE}-${p.suffix}`);
+}
+
+// --- main launcher package -------------------------------------------------
+const mainDir = join(outDir, "main");
+mkdirSync(mainDir, { recursive: true });
+copyFileSync(shimSrc, join(mainDir, "run.js"));
+copyFileSync(readmeSrc, join(mainDir, "README.md"));
+
+writeJson(join(mainDir, "package.json"), {
+  name: `${SCOPE}/${BASE}`,
+  version,
+  description: "Local Aleo development node (prebuilt binary distribution)",
+  license: LICENSE,
+  repository: { type: "git", url: `git+${REPO}.git` },
+  bin: { "aleo-devnode": "run.js" },
+  files: ["run.js", "README.md"],
+  engines: { node: ">=18" },
+  optionalDependencies: Object.fromEntries(
+    PLATFORMS.map((p) => [`${SCOPE}/${BASE}-${p.suffix}`, version]),
+  ),
+});
+console.log(`built ${SCOPE}/${BASE} (main)`);
+
+// Sanity check: the shim's platform table must match this script's matrix,
+// otherwise a published platform package would never be resolved at runtime.
+const shim = readFileSync(shimSrc, "utf8");
+for (const p of PLATFORMS) {
+  if (!shim.includes(`"${p.suffix}"`)) {
+    throw new Error(`npm/run.js is missing platform "${p.suffix}" — matrix drift`);
+  }
+}