diff --git a/profiles/profiles.json b/profiles/profiles.json
index 1b6512d..9709459 100644
--- a/profiles/profiles.json
+++ b/profiles/profiles.json
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
           "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
         ]
       ]
+    },
+    "local": {
+      "description": "Local tools profile (no external env required)",
+      "env_files": [],
+      "required_env": []
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/adapters/catalog.json b/scripts/adapters/catalog.json
index 15011e9..f31084c 100644
--- a/scripts/adapters/catalog.json
+++ b/scripts/adapters/catalog.json
@@ -4,5 +4,11 @@
     "default_profile": "anthropic",
     "command_env": "PCODER_CLAUDE_CMD",
     "candidate_commands": ["claude"]
+  },
+  "pwsh": {
+    "display_name": "PowerShell",
+    "default_profile": "local",
+    "command_env": "PCODER_PWSH_CMD",
+    "candidate_commands": ["pwsh", "powershell"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/pcoder.cjs b/scripts/pcoder.cjs
index be1ac38..ba655f5 100755
--- a/scripts/pcoder.cjs
+++ b/scripts/pcoder.cjs
@@ -743,11 +743,15 @@ function runInLinuxPortableVm(options) {
     toolArgs,
     noSyncBack,
     skipProjectSync,
-    authMode
+    authMode,
+    settings
   } = options;
 
+  // On non-Windows hosts, linux-portable mode uses portable host-native execution
+  // with isolated auth state instead of a VM. This provides portability without
+  // requiring Docker/Podman.
   if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
-    fail('linux-portable mode is currently implemented for Windows hosts only.');
+    return runPortableHostNative(options);
   }
 
   loadJsonSafe(vmManifestPath, 'vm manifest');
@@ -845,6 +849,47 @@ function runInLinuxPortableVm(options) {
   process.exitCode = typeof runResult.status === 'number' ? runResult.status : 1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Run tool in portable host-native mode (non-Windows hosts).
+ * Uses isolated auth state in state/auth/<tool>/host/ but runs the tool
+ * directly on the host without a VM. This provides portability on Linux/macOS
+ * where a VM isn't needed for Linux tools.
+ */
+function runPortableHostNative(options) {
+  const {
+    tool,
+    adapter,
+    projectPath,
+    mergedEnv,
+    toolArgs,
+    authMode,
+    settings
+  } = options;
+
+  // Resolve the runner
+  const runner = resolveRunner(adapter, mergedEnv);
+  if (!runner) {
+    fail(`No executable found for tool '${tool}'. Set ${adapter.command_env} or install one of: ${adapter.candidate_commands.join(', ')}`);
+  }
+
+  // Apply portable auth environment (isolates auth state to state/auth/<tool>/host/)
+  const env = applyPortableHostAuthEnv(tool, { ...mergedEnv }, settings);
+
+  console.log(`[portable-native] Running ${tool} with isolated auth state...`);
+
+  const result = cp.spawnSync(runner, toolArgs, {
+    cwd: projectPath,
+    stdio: 'inherit',
+    env
+  });
+
+  if (result.error) {
+    fail(`Failed to launch '${runner}': ${result.error.message}`);
+  }
+
+  process.exitCode = typeof result.status === 'number' ? result.status : 1;
+}
+
 function startWindowsVm() {
   const startScript = path.join(repoRoot, 'scripts', 'runtime', 'windows', 'start-vm.cmd');
   if (!fs.existsSync(startScript)) {
diff --git a/scripts/runtime/linux/smoke-check.sh b/scripts/runtime/linux/smoke-check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8f04bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/runtime/linux/smoke-check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Portable Coder smoke test for Linux/macOS
+# Run this to verify the portable launcher is working
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../../" && pwd)"
+PCODER="${REPO_ROOT}/scripts/pcoder"
+
+echo "=== PortableCoder Smoke Test ==="
+echo "Repo root: ${REPO_ROOT}"
+echo ""
+
+# Check if pcoder exists
+if [[ ! -x "${PCODER}" ]]; then
+    echo "FAIL: pcoder launcher not found or not executable: ${PCODER}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "OK: pcoder launcher found"
+
+# Check if settings are initialized
+if ! "${PCODER}" doctor >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "INFO: Settings not initialized, running setup --init..."
+    "${PCODER}" setup --init
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Running doctor ==="
+if ! "${PCODER}" doctor; then
+    echo "FAIL: Doctor check failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Testing codex in portable-native mode ==="
+if "${PCODER}" run codex --mode linux-portable -- --version 2>&1 | grep -q "codex-cli"; then
+    echo "OK: codex works in portable-native mode"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: codex portable-native mode failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Testing claude in portable-native mode ==="
+if "${PCODER}" run claude --mode linux-portable -- --version 2>&1 | grep -q "Claude Code"; then
+    echo "OK: claude works in portable-native mode"
+else
+    echo "FAIL: claude portable-native mode failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Auth status ==="
+"${PCODER}" auth status
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== All smoke tests passed ==="