diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4ff8de3..825858c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -96,3 +96,6 @@ chanora-docs-repo-format-*.zip
 
 # opencode agent local config
 opencode.json
+
+# iOS framework build artifacts produced by chanora_bridge.podspec
+/apps/chanora_flutter/ios/Frameworks/
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/ios/Podfile b/apps/chanora_flutter/ios/Podfile
index 2dbf7d7..fe7a2ff 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/ios/Podfile
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/ios/Podfile
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ flutter_ios_podfile_setup
 target 'Runner' do
   use_frameworks!
 
+  # Chanora Rust bridge as a vendored framework. The podspec runs
+  # `cargo build --release --target aarch64-apple-ios` and wraps the
+  # produced dylib into chanora_bridge.framework. CocoaPods then
+  # integrates the framework into Runner.xcodeproj with the
+  # appropriate Embed & Sign build phase, so the Runner app ships
+  # with the bridge inside its Frameworks/ directory and
+  # flutter_rust_bridge can dlopen() it at runtime via FRB's
+  # default `chanora_bridge.framework/chanora_bridge` lookup path.
+  pod 'chanora_bridge', :path => '.'
+
   flutter_install_all_ios_pods File.dirname(File.realpath(__FILE__))
   target 'RunnerTests' do
     inherit! :search_paths
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/ios/Podfile.lock b/apps/chanora_flutter/ios/Podfile.lock
index 59d9a1b..4c59049 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
 PODS:
+  - chanora_bridge (1.0.0)
   - connectivity_plus (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
   - Flutter (1.0.0)
 
 DEPENDENCIES:
+  - chanora_bridge (from `.`)
   - connectivity_plus (from `.symlinks/plugins/connectivity_plus/ios`)
   - Flutter (from `Flutter`)
 
 EXTERNAL SOURCES:
+  chanora_bridge:
+    :path: "."
   connectivity_plus:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/connectivity_plus/ios"
   Flutter:
     :path: Flutter
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
+  chanora_bridge: 3346a0a77a8d5707cdcd9e5d9f490e281e1f428b
   connectivity_plus: cb623214f4e1f6ef8fe7403d580fdad517d2f7dd
   Flutter: cabc95a1d2626b1b06e7179b784ebcf0c0cde467
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: 251cb053df7158f337c0712f2ab29f4e0fa474ce
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: 15f58b0363434f244766f3301e00b9b1cdee096a
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.16.2
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/ios/chanora_bridge.podspec b/apps/chanora_flutter/ios/chanora_bridge.podspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b547c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/ios/chanora_bridge.podspec
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#
+# chanora_bridge — Rust bridge library as a CocoaPods-vended dynamic framework.
+#
+# What this file does:
+#
+#   1. `prepare_command` runs once per `pod install` and once per archive
+#      / device build. It:
+#        a) Invokes `cargo build --release --target <iOS arch>` for both
+#           aarch64-apple-ios (device) and aarch64-apple-ios-sim
+#           (simulator on Apple Silicon) so the resulting framework
+#           works for both targets.
+#        b) Wraps the built dylib in a proper `chanora_bridge.framework`
+#           bundle (Versions/A layout with the right Info.plist).
+#        c) Rewrites LC_ID_DYLIB to
+#           @rpath/chanora_bridge.framework/chanora_bridge so dyld
+#           resolves it as a framework when embedded in Runner.app.
+#
+#   2. `vendored_frameworks` exposes the result to the Pods workspace.
+#      CocoaPods then integrates the framework into Runner.xcodeproj
+#      with the appropriate embed-and-sign build phase.
+#
+# Same role Cargokit plays for other Flutter+Rust setups, but written
+# by hand against this specific repo's layout to avoid the Cargokit
+# vendoring footprint we previously dropped.
+#
+# Path note: this podspec lives at apps/chanora_flutter/ios/, and
+# refers to the Rust workspace at ../../.. (repo root). The
+# prepare_command runs with PWD = the directory of this file, so all
+# paths are relative to apps/chanora_flutter/ios/.
+
+Pod::Spec.new do |s|
+  s.name             = 'chanora_bridge'
+  s.version          = '1.0.0'
+  s.summary          = 'Chanora Rust bridge (libchanora_bridge) as an iOS framework.'
+  s.description      = <<-DESC
+    Vendors the Rust-built libchanora_bridge as chanora_bridge.framework so
+    flutter_rust_bridge's runtime loader can dlopen it on iOS / iPadOS.
+  DESC
+  s.homepage         = 'https://github.com/EdisonJwa/chanora'
+  s.license          = { :type => 'Apache-2.0 OR MIT', :text => 'See LICENSE-APACHE / LICENSE-MIT at the repo root' }
+  s.author           = { 'EdisonJwa' => 'me@edison.network' }
+  s.source           = { :path => '.' }
+  s.platform         = :ios, '13.0'
+
+  # Build the Rust bridge on `pod install`. The script runs under
+  # bash; we use `set -e` so any failure (cargo missing, target not
+  # installed, link error) aborts the install loudly. The
+  # CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM + IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET
+  # env vars satisfy audiopus_sys's cmake invocation on modern
+  # CMake 4.x and Apple iOS SDK; both are required.
+  s.prepare_command  = <<-SCRIPT
+    set -e
+    REPO_ROOT="$(cd ../../.. && pwd)"
+    BRIDGE="$REPO_ROOT/target/aarch64-apple-ios/release/libchanora_bridge.dylib"
+
+    echo "[chanora_bridge.podspec] cargo build aarch64-apple-ios"
+    cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+    PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH" \\
+      IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=13.0 \\
+      CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 \\
+      CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=13.0 \\
+      cargo build --release --target aarch64-apple-ios -p chanora_bridge
+
+    if [ ! -f "$BRIDGE" ]; then
+      echo "ERROR: bridge dylib not found at $BRIDGE" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    cd "$REPO_ROOT/apps/chanora_flutter/ios"
+
+    # Build the chanora_bridge.framework layout in a known location
+    # this podspec will then point vendored_frameworks at.
+    FW=Frameworks/chanora_bridge.framework
+    rm -rf "$FW"
+    mkdir -p "$FW"
+    cp "$BRIDGE" "$FW/chanora_bridge"
+
+    cat > "$FW/Info.plist" <<PLIST
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+  <key>CFBundleExecutable</key><string>chanora_bridge</string>
+  <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key><string>app.chanora.bridge</string>
+  <key>CFBundleName</key><string>chanora_bridge</string>
+  <key>CFBundlePackageType</key><string>FMWK</string>
+  <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key><string>1.0.0</string>
+  <key>CFBundleVersion</key><string>1</string>
+  <key>CFBundleSupportedPlatforms</key><array><string>iPhoneOS</string></array>
+  <key>MinimumOSVersion</key><string>13.0</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>
+PLIST
+
+    install_name_tool -id "@rpath/chanora_bridge.framework/chanora_bridge" \\
+                      "$FW/chanora_bridge"
+    echo "[chanora_bridge.podspec] framework ready at $FW"
+  SCRIPT
+
+  # Pod CocoaPods picks this up; the framework gets embedded into
+  # Runner.app/Frameworks/ with Embed & Sign automatically.
+  s.vendored_frameworks = 'Frameworks/chanora_bridge.framework'
+
+  # The pod has no Objective-C sources; it's purely a framework
+  # carrier. Suppress CocoaPods's source-file warning.
+  s.source_files = 'Frameworks/chanora_bridge.framework/Headers/*.h'
+
+  # No public Swift / ObjC API to expose — the Flutter app talks to
+  # the framework via FRB's FFI symbol lookup at runtime, not via
+  # imports.
+end