diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e6dfd5f..d419c91 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,3 +33,6 @@ report.[0-9]_.[0-9]_.[0-9]_.[0-9]_.json
 
 # Finder (MacOS) folder config
 .DS_Store
+
+# app symlinks (created on boot)
+apps/*/current
diff --git a/apps/basic/current b/apps/basic/current
deleted file mode 120000
index 1a45961..0000000
--- a/apps/basic/current
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-20260130-000000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/clock/current b/apps/clock/current
deleted file mode 120000
index 1a45961..0000000
--- a/apps/clock/current
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-20260130-000000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/code/current b/apps/code/current
deleted file mode 120000
index 1a45961..0000000
--- a/apps/code/current
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-20260130-000000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/cron/current b/apps/cron/current
deleted file mode 120000
index a874989..0000000
--- a/apps/cron/current
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-20260201-000000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/env/current b/apps/env/current
deleted file mode 120000
index 1a45961..0000000
--- a/apps/env/current
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-20260130-000000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/profile/current b/apps/profile/current
deleted file mode 120000
index 1a45961..0000000
--- a/apps/profile/current
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-20260130-000000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/risk/current b/apps/risk/current
deleted file mode 120000
index 1a45961..0000000
--- a/apps/risk/current
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-20260130-000000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/todo/current b/apps/todo/current
deleted file mode 120000
index 5da1387..0000000
--- a/apps/todo/current
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-20260130-181927
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/truisms/current b/apps/truisms/current
deleted file mode 120000
index 1a45961..0000000
--- a/apps/truisms/current
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-20260130-000000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/versions/current b/apps/versions/current
deleted file mode 120000
index 1a45961..0000000
--- a/apps/versions/current
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-20260130-000000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/apps.ts b/src/server/apps.ts
index e857449..e749955 100644
--- a/src/server/apps.ts
+++ b/src/server/apps.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { App as SharedApp, AppState } from '@types'
 import type { Subprocess } from 'bun'
 import { DEFAULT_EMOJI } from '@types'
-import { appendFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, realpathSync, renameSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs'
+import { appendFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, realpathSync, renameSync, symlinkSync, unlinkSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs'
 import { join, resolve } from 'path'
 import { appLog, hostLog, setApps } from './tui'
 
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export function initApps() {
   initPortPool()
   setupShutdownHandlers()
   rotateLogs()
+  createAppSymlinks()
   discoverApps()
   runApps()
 }
@@ -292,6 +293,37 @@ function allAppDirs() {
     .sort()
 }
 
+function createAppSymlinks() {
+  for (const app of readdirSync(APPS_DIR, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    if (!app.isDirectory()) continue
+    const appDir = join(APPS_DIR, app.name)
+    const currentPath = join(appDir, 'current')
+    if (existsSync(currentPath)) continue
+
+    // Find valid version directories
+    const versions = readdirSync(appDir, { withFileTypes: true })
+      .filter(e => {
+        if (!e.isDirectory()) return false
+        const pkgPath = join(appDir, e.name, 'package.json')
+        if (!existsSync(pkgPath)) return false
+        try {
+          const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, 'utf-8'))
+          return !!pkg.scripts?.toes
+        } catch {
+          return false
+        }
+      })
+      .map(e => e.name)
+      .sort()
+      .reverse()
+
+    const latest = versions[0]
+    if (latest) {
+      symlinkSync(latest, currentPath)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 function discoverApps() {
   for (const dir of allAppDirs()) {
     const { pkg, error } = loadApp(dir)