diff --git a/deploy/jarvis-deploy.sh b/deploy/jarvis-deploy.sh
index 531bd8a..71ba1fc 100755
--- a/deploy/jarvis-deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy/jarvis-deploy.sh
@@ -92,20 +92,30 @@ while IFS= read -r path; do
             log "Patched config.php: Ollama IP→.210, model→llama3.1:8b, Groq search→compound-beta-mini"
         fi
 
+        # Self-install the deploy script on every run
+        cp "$path/deploy/jarvis-deploy.sh" /usr/local/bin/jarvis-deploy.sh 2>/dev/null && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/jarvis-deploy.sh
+
         # Sync reactor.py + service file to runtime location if they changed
-        if echo "$CHANGED" | grep -q 'deploy/reactor.py\|deploy/jarvis-arc.service'; then
-            mkdir -p /opt/jarvis-arc
+        if echo "$CHANGED" | grep -q 'deploy/reactor.py\|deploy/jarvis-arc.service\|deploy/requirements.txt'; then
+            mkdir -p /opt/jarvis-arc /home/jarvis.orbishosting.com/logs
             cp "$path/deploy/reactor.py" /opt/jarvis-arc/reactor.py
+            cp "$path/deploy/requirements.txt" /opt/jarvis-arc/requirements.txt 2>/dev/null
+            # Bootstrap venv if it doesn't exist
+            if [ ! -f /opt/jarvis-arc/venv/bin/activate ]; then
+                log "Arc Reactor venv missing — creating and installing packages"
+                python3 -m venv /opt/jarvis-arc/venv
+                /opt/jarvis-arc/venv/bin/pip install -q -r /opt/jarvis-arc/requirements.txt
+                log "Arc Reactor venv ready"
+            fi
             if echo "$CHANGED" | grep -q 'deploy/jarvis-arc.service'; then
                 cp "$path/deploy/jarvis-arc.service" /etc/systemd/system/jarvis-arc.service
                 systemctl daemon-reload
                 systemctl enable jarvis-arc
                 log "Arc Reactor service file installed and enabled"
             fi
-            mkdir -p /home/jarvis.orbishosting.com/logs
             systemctl restart jarvis-arc 2>/dev/null || \
                 bash -c "pkill -f reactor.py 2>/dev/null; sleep 1; cd /opt/jarvis-arc && source venv/bin/activate && nohup python3 reactor.py >> /home/jarvis.orbishosting.com/logs/arc_reactor.log 2>&1 &"
-            log "Arc Reactor updated and restarted (reactor.py changed)"
+            log "Arc Reactor updated and restarted"
         fi
     fi
 
diff --git a/deploy/requirements.txt b/deploy/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb38b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fastapi
+uvicorn[standard]
+aiomysql
+aiohttp
+anthropic
+trafilatura
diff --git a/public_html/admin/index.php b/public_html/admin/index.php
index 8941d02..c4b4259 100644
--- a/public_html/admin/index.php
+++ b/public_html/admin/index.php
@@ -552,6 +552,20 @@ if ($action) {
             } elseif ($wType === 'daemon' && $wId === 'arc_reactor' && $wAction === 'restart') {
                 shell_exec('bash -c "mkdir -p /home/jarvis.orbishosting.com/logs; systemctl restart jarvis-arc 2>/dev/null || (pkill -f reactor.py 2>/dev/null; sleep 1; cd /opt/jarvis-arc && source venv/bin/activate && nohup python3 reactor.py >> /home/jarvis.orbishosting.com/logs/arc_reactor.log 2>&1 &)"');
                 j(['ok'=>true,'msg'=>'Arc Reactor restarting']);
+            } elseif ($wType === 'daemon' && $wId === 'arc_reactor' && $wAction === 'setup') {
+                $setupLog = '/home/jarvis.orbishosting.com/logs/arc_reactor.log';
+                $cmd = 'bash -c "'.
+                    'mkdir -p /opt/jarvis-arc /home/jarvis.orbishosting.com/logs && '.
+                    'cp /var/www/jarvis/deploy/reactor.py /opt/jarvis-arc/reactor.py && '.
+                    'cp /var/www/jarvis/deploy/requirements.txt /opt/jarvis-arc/requirements.txt && '.
+                    'if [ ! -d /opt/jarvis-arc/venv ]; then python3 -m venv /opt/jarvis-arc/venv; fi && '.
+                    '/opt/jarvis-arc/venv/bin/pip install -q -r /opt/jarvis-arc/requirements.txt && '.
+                    'pkill -f reactor.py 2>/dev/null; sleep 1 && '.
+                    'cd /opt/jarvis-arc && source venv/bin/activate && '.
+                    'nohup python3 reactor.py >> '.$setupLog.' 2>&1 &'.
+                    '" >> '.$setupLog.' 2>&1';
+                shell_exec($cmd);
+                j(['ok'=>true,'msg'=>'Arc Reactor setup started — check log in ~30s then restart']);
             } else { bad('Invalid worker action'); }
             break;
         case 'arc_status':
@@ -2332,7 +2346,10 @@ async function loadWorkers() {
     <td class="ts">jarvis-do :7474</td>
     <td>${rdot}${ron?'<span style="color:var(--green)">ONLINE</span>':'<span style="color:var(--red)">OFFLINE</span>'}</td>
     <td class="ts">${rinfo}</td>
-    <td><button onclick="workerAction('daemon','arc_reactor','restart')" style="${wBtn('red')}">&#8635; RESTART</button></td>
+    <td style="display:flex;gap:4px">
+      <button onclick="workerAction('daemon','arc_reactor','restart')" style="${wBtn('red')}">&#8635; RESTART</button>
+      <button onclick="workerAction('daemon','arc_reactor','setup')" style="${wBtn('orange')}">&#9881; SETUP</button>
+    </td>
   </tr>`;
 }
 async function loadDashboard() {