diff --git a/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml b/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml
index e73a6d3a1..aa3b5c0fb 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ files:
   - node_modules/@fusion/core/**/*
   - node_modules/@fusion/dashboard/**/*
   - node_modules/better-sqlite3/**/*
+  - node_modules/ms/**/*
+  - node_modules/lodash.escaperegexp/**/*
 
 asarUnpack:
   - node_modules/better-sqlite3/**/*
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/hybrid-executor-multi-node-routing.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/hybrid-executor-multi-node-routing.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3aa862c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/hybrid-executor-multi-node-routing.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { CentralCore } from "@fusion/core";
+import { HybridExecutor } from "../hybrid-executor.js";
+import { shouldUseHybridExecutor } from "../hybrid-executor-gate.js";
+
+const projectManagerState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  projectIds: [] as string[],
+  stopAll: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+}));
+
+const nodeHealthState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  nodes: new Map<string, string>(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../project-manager.js", () => ({
+  ProjectManager: vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
+    on: vi.fn(),
+    addProject: vi.fn().mockImplementation(async ({ projectId }: { projectId: string }) => {
+      projectManagerState.projectIds.push(projectId);
+      return { getStatus: () => "running" };
+    }),
+    getRuntime: vi.fn(),
+    listRuntimes: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([]),
+    getProjectIds: vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => [...projectManagerState.projectIds]),
+    getGlobalMetrics: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      totalProjects: projectManagerState.projectIds.length,
+      activeProjects: projectManagerState.projectIds.length,
+      totalTasksInProgress: 0,
+      totalTasksQueued: 0,
+      globalConcurrencyUtilization: 0,
+      averageTaskLatencyMs: 0,
+      throughputPerMinute: 0,
+      errorRate: 0,
+    }),
+    acquireGlobalSlot: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true),
+    releaseGlobalSlot: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    removeProject: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    stopAll: projectManagerState.stopAll,
+  })),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../node-health-monitor.js", () => ({
+  NodeHealthMonitor: vi.fn().mockImplementation((centralCore: CentralCore) => ({
+    start: vi.fn().mockImplementation(async () => {
+      const nodes = await centralCore.listNodes();
+      nodeHealthState.nodes.clear();
+      for (const node of nodes) {
+        nodeHealthState.nodes.set(node.id, node.status);
+      }
+    }),
+    stop: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    getNodeHealth: vi.fn().mockImplementation((nodeId: string) => nodeHealthState.nodes.get(nodeId)),
+  })),
+}));
+
+describe("HybridExecutor multi-node routing", () => {
+  const originalEnv = process.env.FUSION_HYBRID_EXECUTOR;
+  let tempDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    projectManagerState.projectIds.length = 0;
+    projectManagerState.stopAll.mockClear();
+    nodeHealthState.nodes.clear();
+    delete process.env.FUSION_HYBRID_EXECUTOR;
+    tempDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "fn-4775-hybrid-routing-"));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (originalEnv === undefined) delete process.env.FUSION_HYBRID_EXECUTOR;
+    else process.env.FUSION_HYBRID_EXECUTOR = originalEnv;
+    rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  async function createCentralWithProject(projectName: string): Promise<{ central: CentralCore; projectId: string }> {
+    const central = new CentralCore(tempDir);
+    await central.init();
+    const projectPath = join(tempDir, projectName);
+    mkdirSync(projectPath, { recursive: true });
+    const project = await central.registerProject({ name: projectName, path: projectPath });
+    await central.updateProject(project.id, { status: "active" });
+    return { central, projectId: project.id };
+  }
+
+  it("enables multi-node and initializes with node visibility", async () => {
+    const { central, projectId } = await createCentralWithProject("proj-multi-node");
+    try {
+      const remoteNode = await central.registerNode({
+        name: "remote-1",
+        type: "remote",
+        url: "http://127.0.0.1:5055",
+        apiKey: "test-key",
+      });
+
+      await expect(shouldUseHybridExecutor(central)).resolves.toEqual({ enabled: true, reason: "multi-node" });
+
+      const executor = new HybridExecutor(central);
+      await expect(executor.initialize()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+      expect(executor.getProjectIds()).toEqual([projectId]);
+      expect(executor.getNodeHealthMonitor()).not.toBeNull();
+      const monitor = executor.getNodeHealthMonitor();
+      expect(monitor?.getNodeHealth(remoteNode.id)).toBe("offline");
+
+      await executor.shutdown();
+    } finally {
+      await central.close();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("enables multi-project on a single node", async () => {
+    const central = new CentralCore(tempDir);
+    await central.init();
+    try {
+      const projectPathA = join(tempDir, "proj-a");
+      const projectPathB = join(tempDir, "proj-b");
+      mkdirSync(projectPathA, { recursive: true });
+      mkdirSync(projectPathB, { recursive: true });
+
+      const projectA = await central.registerProject({ name: "Project A", path: projectPathA });
+      const projectB = await central.registerProject({ name: "Project B", path: projectPathB });
+      await central.updateProject(projectA.id, { status: "active" });
+      await central.updateProject(projectB.id, { status: "initializing" });
+
+      await expect(shouldUseHybridExecutor(central)).resolves.toEqual({ enabled: true, reason: "multi-project" });
+
+      const executor = new HybridExecutor(central);
+      await executor.initialize();
+      expect(new Set(executor.getProjectIds())).toEqual(new Set([projectA.id, projectB.id]));
+      await executor.shutdown();
+    } finally {
+      await central.close();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("degrades to central-unavailable when listNodes throws", async () => {
+    const { central } = await createCentralWithProject("proj-central-fail");
+    try {
+      vi.spyOn(central, "listNodes").mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("central boom"));
+      const decision = await shouldUseHybridExecutor(central);
+      expect(decision).toEqual({ enabled: false, reason: "central-unavailable" });
+
+      const startup = async () => {
+        if (!decision.enabled) return;
+        const executor = new HybridExecutor(central);
+        await executor.initialize();
+      };
+
+      await expect(startup()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+    } finally {
+      await central.close();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("respects env override=0 over multi-node", async () => {
+    process.env.FUSION_HYBRID_EXECUTOR = "0";
+    const { central } = await createCentralWithProject("proj-env-off");
+    try {
+      await central.registerNode({
+        name: "remote-override",
+        type: "remote",
+        url: "http://127.0.0.1:5056",
+        apiKey: "test-key",
+      });
+
+      await expect(shouldUseHybridExecutor(central)).resolves.toEqual({ enabled: false, reason: "env-override" });
+    } finally {
+      await central.close();
+    }
+  });
+});