diff --git a/src/entrypoints/cli.tsx b/src/entrypoints/cli.tsx
index 0b09b24..7583fcb 100644
--- a/src/entrypoints/cli.tsx
+++ b/src/entrypoints/cli.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 import { feature } from 'bun:bundle';
 
-const CLI_MACRO =
-  typeof MACRO !== 'undefined'
-    ? MACRO
-    : {
-        VERSION: 'dev',
-        BUILD_TIME: '',
-        PACKAGE_URL: '@anthropic-ai/claude-code',
-        ISSUES_EXPLAINER:
-          'https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/feedback',
-        FEEDBACK_CHANNEL: 'github',
-      };
+// Define MACRO global for development (normally injected by bun build --define)
+if (typeof MACRO === 'undefined') {
+  (globalThis as typeof globalThis & {
+    MACRO: {
+      VERSION: string
+      BUILD_TIME: string
+      PACKAGE_URL: string
+      ISSUES_EXPLAINER: string
+      FEEDBACK_CHANNEL: string
+    }
+  }).MACRO = {
+    VERSION: '2.1.88-dev',
+    BUILD_TIME: new Date().toISOString(),
+    PACKAGE_URL: 'claude-code-recover',
+    ISSUES_EXPLAINER:
+      'https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/feedback',
+    FEEDBACK_CHANNEL: 'github',
+  };
+}
 
 // Bugfix for corepack auto-pinning, which adds yarnpkg to peoples' package.jsons
 // eslint-disable-next-line custom-rules/no-top-level-side-effects
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   if (args.length === 1 && (args[0] === '--version' || args[0] === '-v' || args[0] === '-V')) {
     // MACRO.VERSION is inlined at build time
     // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noConsole:: intentional console output
-    console.log(`${CLI_MACRO.VERSION} (Claude Code)`);
+    console.log(`${MACRO.VERSION} (Claude Code)`);
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main.tsx b/src/main.tsx
index 74e8d88..016fe8c 100644
--- a/src/main.tsx
+++ b/src/main.tsx
@@ -65,18 +65,6 @@ import { computeInitialTeamContext } from './utils/swarm/reconnection.js';
 import { initializeWarningHandler } from './utils/warningHandler.js';
 import { isWorktreeModeEnabled } from './utils/worktreeModeEnabled.js';
 
-const MAIN_MACRO =
-  typeof MACRO !== 'undefined'
-    ? MACRO
-    : {
-        VERSION: 'dev',
-        BUILD_TIME: '',
-        PACKAGE_URL: '@anthropic-ai/claude-code',
-        ISSUES_EXPLAINER:
-          'https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/feedback',
-        FEEDBACK_CHANNEL: 'github',
-      };
-
 // Lazy require to avoid circular dependency: teammate.ts -> AppState.tsx -> ... -> main.tsx
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports */
 const getTeammateUtils = () => require('./utils/teammate.js') as typeof import('./utils/teammate.js');
@@ -3817,7 +3805,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<CommanderCommand> {
         pendingHookMessages
       }, renderAndRun);
     }
-  }).version(`${MAIN_MACRO.VERSION} (Claude Code)`, '-v, --version', 'Output the version number');
+  }).version(`${MACRO.VERSION} (Claude Code)`, '-v, --version', 'Output the version number');
 
   // Worktree flags
   program.option('-w, --worktree [name]', 'Create a new git worktree for this session (optionally specify a name)');