diff --git a/scripts/conductor-scripts.test.mjs b/scripts/conductor-scripts.test.mjs
index 5a84194c..fa97a501 100644
--- a/scripts/conductor-scripts.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/conductor-scripts.test.mjs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ describe('Conductor workspace scripts', () => {
     assert.match(setupScript, /pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --prefer-offline/);
     assert.match(setupScript, /pnpm run native:rebuild/);
     assert.match(setupScript, /pnpm run build/);
+    assert.match(setupScript, /pnpm run artifacts:build/);
     assert.match(setupScript, /packages\/cli\/dist\/bin\.js status --no-input/);
     assert.doesNotMatch(setupScript, /scripts\/conductor\//);
   });
diff --git a/scripts/conductor-setup.sh b/scripts/conductor-setup.sh
index d5058f07..6f270508 100755
--- a/scripts/conductor-setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/conductor-setup.sh
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ pnpm run native:rebuild
 echo "Building KTX packages..."
 pnpm run build
 
+echo "Building KTX runtime artifacts..."
+pnpm run artifacts:build
+
 echo "Running KTX setup doctor..."
 node packages/cli/dist/bin.js status --no-input