diff --git a/config/xface-minimal/desktop-icons.xml b/config/xface-minimal/desktop-icons.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..035bdd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/xface-minimal/desktop-icons.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<channel name="xfce4-desktop" version="1.0">
+  <property name="desktop-icons" type="empty">
+    <property name="icon-size" type="int" value="2"/>
+    <property name="show-thumbnail" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="show-trash" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="show-filesystem" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="show-removable" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="single-click" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="sort" type="string" value="name"/>
+  </property>
+</channel>
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diff --git a/config/xface-minimal/keyboard-shortcuts.xml b/config/xface-minimal/keyboard-shortcuts.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e97ebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/xface-minimal/keyboard-shortcuts.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<channel name="xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts" version="1.0">
+  <property name="commands" type="empty">
+  </property>
+  <property name="default" type="empty">
+  </property>
+  <property name="xfwm4" type="empty">
+  </property>
+</channel>
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diff --git a/config/xface-minimal/notifyd.xml b/config/xface-minimal/notifyd.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6acc06d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/xface-minimal/notifyd.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<channel name="xfce4-notifyd" version="1.0">
+  <property name="general" type="empty">
+    <property name="do-not-disturb" type="bool" value="true"/>
+  </property>
+</channel>
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diff --git a/config/xface-minimal/panel.xml b/config/xface-minimal/panel.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6a150e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/xface-minimal/panel.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<channel name="xfce4-panel" version="1.0">
+  <property name="panels" type="array">
+    <value type="int" value="1"/>
+  </property>
+  <property name="panel-1" type="empty">
+    <property name="autohide-behavior" type="uint" value="1"/>
+    <property name="enable-launcher" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="length" type="uint" value="100"/>
+    <property name="position" type="string" value="p=6;x=0;y=0"/>
+    <property name="size" type="uint" value="1"/>
+    <property name="visible" type="bool" value="false"/>
+  </property>
+</channel>
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diff --git a/config/xface-minimal/session.xml b/config/xface-minimal/session.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2849b47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/xface-minimal/session.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<channel name="xfce4-session" version="1.0">
+  <property name="general" type="empty">
+    <property name="SaveOnExit" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="StartXterms" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="StartSpeech" type="bool" value="false"/>
+  </property>
+  <property name="general/Logout" type="empty">
+    <property name="PromptLogout" type="bool" value="false"/>
+  </property>
+</channel>
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diff --git a/config/xface-minimal/thunar.xml b/config/xface-minimal/thunar.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20ef180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/xface-minimal/thunar.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<channel name="thunar" version="1.0">
+  <property name="general" type="empty">
+    <property name="default-view" type="string" value="ThunarIconsView"/>
+    <property name="last-view" type="string" value="ThunarIconsView"/>
+    <property name="last-sort-column" type="uint" value="0"/>
+    <property name="last-sort-reverse" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="last-sort-folders-first" type="bool" value="true"/>
+  </property>
+  <property name="advanced" type="empty">
+    <property name="show-hidden" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="show-full-path" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="max-name-length" type="uint" value="200"/>
+  </property>
+</channel>
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diff --git a/config/xface-minimal/xfwm4.xml b/config/xface-minimal/xfwm4.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..373df8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/xface-minimal/xfwm4.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<channel name="xfwm4" version="1.0">
+  <property name="general" type="empty">
+    <property name="title_font" type="string" value="Sans Bold 9"/>
+    <property name="click_to_focus" type="bool" value="true"/>
+    <property name="focus_delay" type="int" value="0"/>
+    <property name="easy_click" type="string" value=""/>
+    <property name="raise_on_click" type="bool" value="true"/>
+    <property name="raise_with_mouse_button" type="bool" value="true"/>
+    <property name="focus_new" type="bool" value="true"/>
+    <property name="cycle_minimized" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="cycle_minimized_restack" type="bool" value="true"/>
+    <property name="action_right_click" type="string" value="raise"/>
+    <property name="action_middle_click" type="string" value="lower"/>
+    <property name="action_scroll" type="string" value="none"/>
+    <property name="snap_to_border" type="bool" value="true"/>
+    <property name="snap_to_windows" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="snap_width" type="int" value="10"/>
+    <property name="snap_height" type="int" value="10"/>
+    <property name="hide_skip_taskbar_windows" type="bool" value="false"/>
+    <property name="workspace_count" type="int" value="1"/>
+    <property name="minimum_workspace_width" type="int" value="0"/>
+    <property name="minimum_workspace_height" type="int" value="0"/>
+  </property>
+</channel>
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diff --git a/config/xface-minimal/xworkspace-shell.desktop b/config/xface-minimal/xworkspace-shell.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90c2b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/xface-minimal/xworkspace-shell.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=XWorkspace Shell
+Exec=/bin/bash -lc "${HOME}/xworkspace-console/scripts/start-chromium-minimal.sh http://127.0.0.1:17000"
+Terminal=false
+X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
+X-XFCE-Session-Manager=false
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diff --git a/config/xface-minimal/xworkspace-shell.service b/config/xface-minimal/xworkspace-shell.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9be7ea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/xface-minimal/xworkspace-shell.service
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=XWorkspace Chrome Shell
+After=graphical.target
+After=xworkspace-console.service
+PartOf=graphical-session.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Environment=DISPLAY=:0
+Environment=XAUTHORITY=%h/.Xauthority
+ExecStart=/bin/bash -lc "${HOME}/xworkspace-console/scripts/start-chromium-minimal.sh http://127.0.0.1:17000"
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=3
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=graphical-session.target
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diff --git a/config/xworkspace-desktop.yaml b/config/xworkspace-desktop.yaml
index 5dad953..fc6e771 100644
--- a/config/xworkspace-desktop.yaml
+++ b/config/xworkspace-desktop.yaml
@@ -75,3 +75,34 @@ ui:
   dock_autohide: true
   theme_family: gtk
   panel_style: xfce4
+
+minimal:
+  enabled: true
+  description: "Stage 2: Minimal window manager + Chrome Shell only"
+  window_manager: xfwm4
+  hide_panels: true
+  hide_desktop_icons: true
+  disable_file_manager: true
+  disable_notification_daemon: true
+  autostart_only_shell: true
+  config_dir: xface-minimal
+  services:
+    - xworkspace-console.service
+    - xworkspace-shell.service
+  shell_url: http://127.0.0.1:17000
+
+display_stages:
+  stage1:
+    name: "XFCE with hidden components"
+    description: "Use XFCE but hide traditional desktop components, only expose Chrome Shell"
+    panel_visible: false
+    desktop_icons_hidden: true
+  stage2:
+    name: "Minimal window manager"
+    description: "Replace XFCE with minimal window manager, only Chrome/Chromium is visible shell"
+    window_manager: xfwm4
+    all_desktop_components_hidden: true
+  stage3:
+    name: "Wayland/Weston/Cage"
+    description: "Move to Wayland/Weston/Cage mode, Chrome/Chromium is the only user-facing shell"
+    display_server: wayland
diff --git a/scripts/start-chromium-minimal.sh b/scripts/start-chromium-minimal.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..049458d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/start-chromium-minimal.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+CONFIG_FILE="${ROOT_DIR}/config/xworkspace-desktop.yaml"
+
+read_yaml() {
+  python3 - "$CONFIG_FILE" "$1" <<'PY'
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+import yaml
+
+config_path = Path(sys.argv[1])
+path = sys.argv[2].split(".")
+data = yaml.safe_load(config_path.read_text())
+value = data
+for part in path:
+    value = value[part]
+print(value)
+PY
+}
+
+DASHBOARD_URL="$(read_yaml desktop.dashboard_url)"
+BROWSER_BINARY="$(read_yaml desktop.browser_binary)"
+BROWSER_FALLBACK="$(read_yaml desktop.browser_fallback)"
+URL="${1:-${DASHBOARD_URL}}"
+
+echo "Starting XWorkspace Chrome Shell (minimal mode)..."
+echo "URL: ${URL}"
+
+if command -v "${BROWSER_BINARY}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  exec "${BROWSER_BINARY}" \
+    --app="${URL}" \
+    --user-data-dir="${HOME}/.config/xworkspace-chrome-minimal" \
+    --profile-directory=Default \
+    --no-first-run \
+    --disable-session-crashed-bubble \
+    --disable-sync \
+    --disable-infobars \
+    --disable-features=TranslateUI \
+    --new-window \
+    --kiosk \
+    --start-maximized \
+    --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required
+fi
+
+exec "${BROWSER_FALLBACK}" \
+  --app="${URL}" \
+  --user-data-dir="${HOME}/.config/xworkspace-chromium-minimal" \
+  --no-first-run \
+  --disable-session-crashed-bubble \
+  --disable-sync \
+  --disable-infobars \
+  --new-window \
+  --kiosk \
+  --start-maximized \
+  --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required
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diff --git a/scripts/switch-desktop-mode.sh b/scripts/switch-desktop-mode.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..accc890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/switch-desktop-mode.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+CONFIG_FILE="${ROOT_DIR}/config/xworkspace-desktop.yaml"
+
+MODE="${1:-xfce}"
+
+case "${MODE}" in
+  xfce)
+    XFCE_DIR="${HOME}/.config/xfce4"
+    DEST_DIR="${XFCE_DIR}"
+    ;;
+  minimal|xface-minimal)
+    XFCE_DIR="${ROOT_DIR}/config/xface-minimal"
+    DEST_DIR="${HOME}/.config/xfce4"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Unknown mode: ${MODE}" >&2
+    echo "Usage: $0 [xfce|minimal]" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+mkdir -p "${DEST_DIR}"
+mkdir -p "${HOME}/.config/xfce4/panel"
+mkdir -p "${HOME}/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml"
+mkdir -p "${HOME}/.config/autostart"
+mkdir -p "${HOME}/.config/systemd/user"
+
+echo "Setting up XWorkspace Desktop in ${MODE} mode..."
+
+cp -R "${ROOT_DIR}/config/systemd/." "${HOME}/.config/systemd/user/"
+
+if [[ -d "${XFCE_DIR}" ]]; then
+  cp -R "${XFCE_DIR}/." "${DEST_DIR}/"
+fi
+
+cp -R "${ROOT_DIR}/config/autostart/." "${HOME}/.config/autostart/"
+
+python3 - "${HOME}/.config/autostart/xworkspace-console.desktop" <<'PY'
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+desktop_file = Path(sys.argv[1])
+text = desktop_file.read_text()
+desktop_file.write_text(text.replace("http://127.0.0.1:17000", "http://127.0.0.1:17000"))
+PY
+
+if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  systemctl --user daemon-reload || true
+fi
+
+echo "XWorkspace Desktop ${MODE} mode configured."
+echo "To apply: logout and login, or run 'xfce4-session --replace' for immediate effect."
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