diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index e46f6ab..d53de2e 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -1,21 +1,84 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
+const Profile = struct {
+    name: []const u8,
+    exe_name: []const u8,
+    local_socket: bool,
+    remote_transport: bool,
+    plugin_host: bool,
+    bundled_pi: bool,
+    background_agent: bool,
+    tool_mutation: []const u8,
+};
+
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
     const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
 
-    const mod = b.createModule(.{
-        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
-        .target = target,
-        .optimize = optimize,
-    });
+    const profiles = [_]Profile{
+        .{
+            .name = "dev-local",
+            .exe_name = "mim",
+            .local_socket = true,
+            .remote_transport = false,
+            .plugin_host = false,
+            .bundled_pi = false,
+            .background_agent = false,
+            .tool_mutation = "protocol_logged",
+        },
+        .{
+            .name = "minimal",
+            .exe_name = "mim-min",
+            .local_socket = false,
+            .remote_transport = false,
+            .plugin_host = false,
+            .bundled_pi = false,
+            .background_agent = false,
+            .tool_mutation = "not_built",
+        },
+        .{
+            .name = "coding",
+            .exe_name = "mim-code",
+            .local_socket = true,
+            .remote_transport = false,
+            .plugin_host = false,
+            .bundled_pi = false,
+            .background_agent = false,
+            .tool_mutation = "protocol_logged",
+        },
+        .{
+            .name = "full-local",
+            .exe_name = "mim-full",
+            .local_socket = true,
+            .remote_transport = false,
+            .plugin_host = false,
+            .bundled_pi = false,
+            .background_agent = false,
+            .tool_mutation = "protocol_logged",
+        },
+    };
 
+    const main_mod = profileModule(b, target, optimize, profiles[0]);
     const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
-        .name = "mim",
-        .root_module = mod,
+        .name = profiles[0].exe_name,
+        .root_module = main_mod,
     });
     b.installArtifact(exe);
 
+    inline for (profiles[1..]) |profile| {
+        const profile_exe = b.addExecutable(.{
+            .name = profile.exe_name,
+            .root_module = profileModule(b, target, optimize, profile),
+        });
+        b.installArtifact(profile_exe);
+        const run_profile = b.addRunArtifact(profile_exe);
+        run_profile.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
+        if (b.args) |args| run_profile.addArgs(args);
+        const step_name = if (std.mem.eql(u8, profile.exe_name, "mim-min")) "run-min" else if (std.mem.eql(u8, profile.exe_name, "mim-code")) "run-code" else "run-full";
+        const run_profile_step = b.step(step_name, "Run profile variant");
+        run_profile_step.dependOn(&run_profile.step);
+    }
+
     const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
     run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
     if (b.args) |args| {
@@ -25,13 +88,28 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
 
     const tests = b.addTest(.{
-        .root_module = b.createModule(.{
-            .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
-            .target = target,
-            .optimize = optimize,
-        }),
+        .root_module = profileModule(b, target, optimize, profiles[0]),
     });
     const test_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(tests);
     const test_step = b.step("test", "Run unit tests");
     test_step.dependOn(&test_cmd.step);
 }
+
+fn profileModule(b: *std.Build, target: std.Build.ResolvedTarget, optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode, profile: Profile) *std.Build.Module {
+    const options = b.addOptions();
+    options.addOption([]const u8, "active_profile", profile.name);
+    options.addOption(bool, "local_socket", profile.local_socket);
+    options.addOption(bool, "remote_transport_built", profile.remote_transport);
+    options.addOption(bool, "plugin_host_built", profile.plugin_host);
+    options.addOption(bool, "bundled_pi_built", profile.bundled_pi);
+    options.addOption(bool, "background_agent_built", profile.background_agent);
+    options.addOption([]const u8, "tool_mutation", profile.tool_mutation);
+
+    const mod = b.createModule(.{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+    mod.addOptions("build_options", options);
+    return mod;
+}
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index d82c223..e93aacb 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !u8 {
             return 69;
         }
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "mimctl")) {
+            if (!profile.local_socket) {
+                try printProfileStub(init.io, stderr, "mimctl");
+                return 69;
+            }
             const sub = args.next() orelse {
                 try stderr.writeStreamingAll(init.io, "mim: mimctl requires a subcommand\n");
                 return 64;
@@ -101,6 +105,10 @@ pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !u8 {
         }
 
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "--mimctl")) {
+            if (!profile.local_socket) {
+                try printProfileStub(init.io, stderr, "mimctl");
+                return 69;
+            }
             const socket_path = args.next() orelse {
                 try stderr.writeStreamingAll(init.io, "mim: --mimctl requires a socket path\n");
                 return 64;
@@ -152,6 +160,7 @@ fn printProfile(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, io: std.Io, stdout: std.Io.File) !
 
 fn isProfileStub(arg: []const u8) bool {
     return std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "remote") or
+        std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "mimctl") or
         std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "plugin") or
         std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "plugins") or
         std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "background-agent") or
@@ -243,6 +252,7 @@ test "regular: help text names the binary and smoke boundary" {
 
 test "regular: excluded profile capabilities have explicit stubs" {
     try std.testing.expect(isProfileStub("remote"));
+    try std.testing.expect(isProfileStub("mimctl"));
     try std.testing.expect(isProfileStub("plugin"));
     try std.testing.expect(isProfileStub("background-agent"));
     try std.testing.expect(!isProfileStub("context"));
diff --git a/src/profile.zig b/src/profile.zig
index 3dc5840..7bc13ab 100644
--- a/src/profile.zig
+++ b/src/profile.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const build_options = @import("build_options");
 
 // Explicit v1 build/profile fences.
 // req: governance/002, governance/003, testing/001, testing/002
@@ -7,12 +8,12 @@ test {
     _ = statusAlloc;
 }
 
-pub const active_profile = "dev-local";
-pub const local_socket = true;
-pub const remote_transport_built = false;
-pub const plugin_host_built = false;
-pub const bundled_pi_built = false;
-pub const background_agent_built = false;
+pub const active_profile = build_options.active_profile;
+pub const local_socket = build_options.local_socket;
+pub const remote_transport_built = build_options.remote_transport_built;
+pub const plugin_host_built = build_options.plugin_host_built;
+pub const bundled_pi_built = build_options.bundled_pi_built;
+pub const background_agent_built = build_options.background_agent_built;
 
 pub fn statusAlloc(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
     var out = std.ArrayList(u8).empty;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn statusAlloc(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) ![]u8 {
     try appendKV(allocator, &out, "plugin_host", if (plugin_host_built) "built" else "not_built");
     try appendKV(allocator, &out, "bundled_pi", if (bundled_pi_built) "built" else "not_built");
     try appendKV(allocator, &out, "background_agent", if (background_agent_built) "built" else "not_built");
-    try appendKV(allocator, &out, "tool_mutation", "protocol_logged");
+    try appendKV(allocator, &out, "tool_mutation", build_options.tool_mutation);
     return out.toOwnedSlice(allocator);
 }