diff --git a/crates/gyandoot-agent/src/browser_manager.rs b/crates/gyandoot-agent/src/browser_manager.rs
index b5a511b..573f396 100644
--- a/crates/gyandoot-agent/src/browser_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/gyandoot-agent/src/browser_manager.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 //! - Both packages share the same cache directory (~/Library/Caches/camoufox/).
 //!   We use the pinned `camoufox-js` for fetch, `camoufox-browser` for daemon.
 
+use std::process::Stdio;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use tokio::process::Command;
@@ -95,9 +96,38 @@ fn check_known_errors(log: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
     if lower.contains("error while loading shared libraries") {
         return Some("Missing Linux system libraries.");
     }
+    if lower.contains("sigkill") {
+        return Some("macOS Gatekeeper killed the browser (SIGKILL). Run: xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ~/Library/Caches/camoufox");
+    }
     None
 }
 
+/// Remove macOS quarantine attribute from the Camoufox cache directory.
+/// Gatekeeper kills unsigned headless browsers with SIGKILL on Apple Silicon.
+async fn remove_macos_quarantine() {
+    if !cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+        return;
+    }
+    let cache = browser_cache_dir();
+    if !cache.exists() {
+        return;
+    }
+    let output = Command::new("xattr")
+        .args(&["-dr", "com.apple.quarantine", &cache.to_string_lossy()])
+        .stdout(Stdio::null())
+        .stderr(Stdio::null())
+        .output()
+        .await;
+    match output {
+        Ok(o) if o.status.success() => {
+            info!("Removed macOS quarantine from {}", cache.display());
+        }
+        _ => {
+            warn!("Could not remove quarantine (xattr not available or failed)");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Initialize the browser daemon and return a ready client.
 ///
 /// Steps:
@@ -122,7 +152,11 @@ pub async fn init_browser(node_path: Option<&str>) -> BrowserInitResult {
     if !is_browser_installed() {
         info!("Downloading Camoufox browser using camoufox-js@{}...", CAMOUFOX_JS_VERSION);
         match run_fetch(npx, CAMOUFOX_JS_VERSION).await {
-            Ok(msg) => info!("Camoufox browser fetch: {}", msg),
+            Ok(msg) => {
+                info!("Camoufox browser fetch: {}", msg);
+                // On macOS, remove Gatekeeper quarantine immediately after download
+                remove_macos_quarantine().await;
+            }
             Err(e) => {
                 return BrowserInitResult::Unavailable(format!(
                     "Failed to download Camoufox browser: {}\n\n\
@@ -133,6 +167,10 @@ pub async fn init_browser(node_path: Option<&str>) -> BrowserInitResult {
         }
     }
 
+    // On macOS, always try to remove Gatekeeper quarantine from cached binary
+    // (even if it was already installed — prior npx downloads may have set it)
+    remove_macos_quarantine().await;
+
     // 3. Ensure the `camoufox-browser` npm package is globally installed for daemon
     if !is_npm_package_installed(npx, "camoufox-browser", CAMOUFOX_BROWSER_VERSION).await {
         info!("Installing camoufox-browser@{} (daemon)...", CAMOUFOX_BROWSER_VERSION);