diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index ae437a166d6..92c788bed8e 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -44,6 +44,24 @@ include("//bazel_common:score_modules_target_sw.MODULE.bazel")
 # Score test images
 include("//bazel_common:score_images.MODULE.bazel")
 
+# The release tag includes the KAS/Isar sources; no delivery images are needed.
+new_git_repository = use_repo_rule("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:git.bzl", "new_git_repository")
+
+new_git_repository(
+    name = "eb_corbos_toolkit",
+    build_file_content = """
+exports_files(["BUILD.bazel"])
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "sources",
+    srcs = glob(["kas/**", "layers/**", ".devcontainer/**"]),
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+""",
+    commit = "2b0a6c88dd12f892de830ffdabc5dabda275838c",  # v2.0.0-beta2
+    remote = "https://github.com/Elektrobit/eb_corbos_toolkit.git",
+)
+
 # Single-version locks for the deps Stage 2 collects test artifacts from (GTest, the Rust
 # test rules, the ferrocene coverage tooling). Read after the includes above so it pins the
 # versions they bring in transitively.
diff --git a/images/ebclfsa_aarch64/README.md b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64/README.md
index 1984b120c2e..5d5ea310190 100644
--- a/images/ebclfsa_aarch64/README.md
+++ b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ This is an `aarch64`-based, pre-built image, capable of demonstraing the executi
 The example can be executed using QEMU.
 In the [related CI workflow](../.github/workflows/build_and_test_ebclfsa.yml), all these steps are performed, and the resulting log files are stored and made available for download.
 
+For a new image assembled from Debian packages with KAS, instead of deploying
+onto this prebuilt image, see the [from-scratch build](../ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/README.md).
+
 > [!TIP]
 > **Quick Start**
 >
diff --git a/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/BUILD b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ba6057ca86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# *******************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************
+
+load("@rules_shell//shell:sh_binary.bzl", "sh_binary")
+load("@rules_shell//shell:sh_test.bzl", "sh_test")
+
+genrule(
+    name = "image",
+    srcs = [
+        "kas.yml",
+        "@eb_corbos_toolkit//:BUILD.bazel",
+        "@eb_corbos_toolkit//:sources",
+        "//showcases:showcases_deb",
+        "//images/ebclfsa_aarch64/build/config-overlay:etc/crinit/crinit.d/getty-console.crinit",
+        "//images/ebclfsa_aarch64/build/config-overlay:usr/bin/delayed-start.sh",
+    ] + glob(["meta-score/**"]),
+    outs = [
+        "fastdev-trixie-ebclfsa-ebcl-qemuarm64-vmlinux",
+        "fastdev-trixie-ebclfsa-ebcl-qemuarm64.wic",
+    ],
+    cmd = "bash $(location build_image.sh) " +
+          "$$(dirname $(location @eb_corbos_toolkit//:BUILD.bazel)) " +
+          "$(location //showcases:showcases_deb) " +
+          "$(location kas.yml) " +
+          "$(location //images/ebclfsa_aarch64/build/config-overlay:etc/crinit/crinit.d/getty-console.crinit) " +
+          "$(location //images/ebclfsa_aarch64/build/config-overlay:usr/bin/delayed-start.sh) " +
+          "$(RULEDIR)",
+    local = True,
+    tags = ["manual"],
+    tools = ["build_image.sh"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+sh_binary(
+    name = "run",
+    srcs = ["//runners/qemu_aarch64/scripts:run_qemu.sh"],
+    args = [
+        "$(location :fastdev-trixie-ebclfsa-ebcl-qemuarm64-vmlinux)",
+        "$(location :fastdev-trixie-ebclfsa-ebcl-qemuarm64.wic)",
+        "-append",
+        "'root=/dev/vda1 sdk_enable lisa_syscall_whitelist=2026 rw sharedmem.enable_sharedmem=0 init=/usr/bin/ebclfsa-cflinit'",
+        "-snapshot",
+    ],
+    data = [
+        ":fastdev-trixie-ebclfsa-ebcl-qemuarm64.wic",
+        ":fastdev-trixie-ebclfsa-ebcl-qemuarm64-vmlinux",
+    ],
+    tags = ["manual"],
+    use_bash_launcher = True,
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+sh_test(
+    name = "build_image_test",
+    size = "small",
+    srcs = ["build_image_test.sh"],
+    data = [
+        "build_image.sh",
+        "kas.yml",
+        "//images/ebclfsa_aarch64/build/config-overlay:etc/crinit/crinit.d/getty-console.crinit",
+        "//images/ebclfsa_aarch64/build/config-overlay:usr/bin/delayed-start.sh",
+    ] + glob(["meta-score/**"]),
+)
diff --git a/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/README.md b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00cc85fe11d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications: image from scratch
+
+```bash
+bazel run --config=eb-aarch64 //images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch:run
+```
+
+This cross-compiles the showcases with the EB aarch64 toolchains, packages
+[`//showcases:showcases_pkg_tar`](../../showcases/BUILD) as the `score-showcases`
+arm64 Debian package, and builds a new `fastdev` disk image with KAS/Isar.
+The image is assembled from Debian packages using a Git checkout of the
+[EB corbos Toolkit v2.0.0-beta2 tag](https://github.com/Elektrobit/eb_corbos_toolkit/tree/v2.0.0-beta2),
+pinned to its commit in `MODULE.bazel`. Only the KAS configuration, bundled Isar
+layers and development-container setup are copied into the build workspace.
+The large delivery archive, including its prebuilt container and disk images,
+is not downloaded. The build container is pulled separately from GHCR.
+It does **not** boot or modify the toolkit's prebuilt disk image.
+The toolkit still supplies precompiled system packages, including the kernel;
+this is an image build from packages, not a source rebuild of the entire OS.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- An x86_64 Linux host with Docker and permission to run privileged containers.
+  The Docker daemon must see the Bazel output directory at the same absolute
+  path as the build process (not a remote Docker daemon).
+- Network access to GitHub, GHCR, and the package repositories referenced by the
+  toolkit; substantial free disk space for the Isar build.
+- `qemu-system-aarch64` and passwordless `sudo`, as required by the existing
+  [QEMU runner](../../runners/qemu_aarch64/scripts/run_qemu.sh).
+
+The local image-building action runs the toolkit's digest-pinned v18 development
+container. It registers its aarch64 binfmt interpreter if none is registered;
+this requires privileged access and affects the host kernel's binfmt registry.
+Existing aarch64 registrations are left untouched. KAS/Isar needs privileges
+for chroots and mounts, so this action cannot run in a Bazel sandbox or on a
+remote executor.
+
+## Outputs and boot
+
+To build without starting QEMU:
+
+```bash
+bazel build --config=eb-aarch64 //images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch:image
+```
+
+The kernel and `.wic` disk image are written to
+`bazel-bin/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/`. The temporary KAS workspace
+is removed after the build. The showcases are installed at `/showcases`.
+The existing console configuration starts the showcase CLI automatically.
+QEMU uses a temporary disk snapshot so running it does not modify Bazel's
+image output. Exit QEMU with `Ctrl-a x`.
+
+The Debian package can also be built separately:
+
+```bash
+bazel build --config=eb-aarch64 //showcases:showcases_deb
+```
+
+The original [prebuilt-image integration](../ebclfsa_aarch64/README.md) remains
+available unchanged.
+
+## Tests
+
+The staging test checks package and console configuration placement, excludes
+prebuilt images, and verifies cleanup and failure propagation without Docker:
+
+```bash
+bazel test --config=eb-aarch64 //images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch:build_image_test
+```
diff --git a/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/build_image.sh b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/build_image.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..d65c9d9fc84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/build_image.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# *******************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ $# != 6 ]]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 TOOLKIT_SOURCE_DIR DEB KAS_CONFIG GETTY_CONFIG START_SCRIPT OUTPUT_DIR" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+for tool in docker realpath; do
+    if ! command -v "$tool" >/dev/null; then
+        echo "Error: required image build tool is missing: $tool" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+docker info >/dev/null
+
+toolkit=$(realpath "$1")
+deb=$(realpath "$2")
+config=$(realpath "$3")
+getty=$(realpath "$4")
+start=$(realpath "$5")
+output=$(realpath "$6")
+sources=$(dirname "$config")
+# Keep the workspace on the same filesystem visible to the Docker daemon.
+work=$(mktemp -d "$output/kas-work.XXXXXXXX")
+trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
+
+cp -R "$toolkit/kas" "$toolkit/layers" "$toolkit/.devcontainer" "$work/"
+cp -R "$sources/meta-score" "$work/meta-score"
+cp "$config" "$work/kas/score.yml"
+packages="$work/meta-score/recipes-score/score-showcases/files"
+console="$work/meta-score/recipes-crinit/fastdev/files"
+mkdir -p "$packages" "$console"
+cp "$deb" "$packages/score-showcases_1.0_arm64.deb"
+cp "$getty" "$console/getty-console.crinit"
+cp "$start" "$console/delayed-start.sh"
+
+# Match the toolkit's v18 container, pinned independently of its mutable tag.
+container=ghcr.io/elektrobit/eb-corbos-toolkit-devcontainer-amd64@sha256:10f487469c03fb2b5be1c804ec0b0c911d3903a9dd9a8fcbb8b8f401d43b158c
+docker run --rm --init --privileged --user root \
+    --mount "type=bind,src=$work,dst=/workspace" \
+    --workdir /workspace "$container" \
+    bash -euo pipefail -c '
+        uid=$1
+        gid=$2
+        if ! getent group "$gid" >/dev/null; then
+            groupmod -g "$gid" developer
+        fi
+        usermod -u "$uid" -g "$gid" developer
+        trap '\''chown -R "$uid:$gid" /workspace'\'' EXIT
+        if [[ ! -e /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/qemu-aarch64 ]]; then
+            mount -t binfmt_misc binfmt_misc /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc
+            update-binfmts --import /workspace/.devcontainer/binfmt-config/qemu-aarch64
+        fi
+        # KAS resolves includes relative to the enclosing Git repository.
+        runuser -u developer -- git init --quiet /workspace
+        # The release checkout already includes the patched Isar tree; its internal
+        # patch sources are not shipped.
+        runuser -u developer -- kas build \
+            --skip repos_checkout --skip repos_apply_patches \
+            kas/public.yml:kas/score.yml
+    ' bash "$(id -u)" "$(id -g)"
+
+deploy="$work/build/tmp/deploy/images/ebcl-qemuarm64"
+for artifact in fastdev-trixie-ebclfsa-ebcl-qemuarm64{.wic,-vmlinux}; do
+    if [[ ! -f "$deploy/$artifact" ]]; then
+        echo "Error: KAS did not produce the expected artifact: $deploy/$artifact" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    cp --sparse=always -L "$deploy/$artifact" "$output/$artifact"
+done
diff --git a/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/build_image_test.sh b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/build_image_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..984f379797c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/build_image_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# *******************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+sources="$TEST_SRCDIR/_main/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch"
+overlay="$TEST_SRCDIR/_main/images/ebclfsa_aarch64/build/config-overlay"
+fixture="$TEST_TMPDIR/fixture"
+output="$TEST_TMPDIR/output"
+mkdir -p "$fixture/"{kas,layers/isar,.devcontainer,prebuilt} "$output"
+echo "must not use a prebuilt image" > "$fixture/prebuilt/image.wic"
+echo "KAS configuration" > "$fixture/kas/public.yml"
+echo "bundled Isar" > "$fixture/layers/isar/isar-init-build-env"
+echo "container configuration" > "$fixture/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json"
+echo "Debian package fixture" > "$TEST_TMPDIR/showcases.deb"
+
+# Exercise staging, artifact export and error propagation without a privileged
+# container or network access.
+docker() {
+    if [[ $1 == info ]]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    local mount work deploy
+    while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+        if [[ $1 == --mount ]]; then
+            mount=$2
+            break
+        fi
+        shift
+    done
+    work=${mount#type=bind,src=}
+    work=${work%,dst=/workspace}
+    [[ ! -e "$work/prebuilt" ]]
+    cmp "$TEST_TMPDIR/fixture/kas/public.yml" "$work/kas/public.yml"
+    cmp "$TEST_TMPDIR/fixture/layers/isar/isar-init-build-env" "$work/layers/isar/isar-init-build-env"
+    cmp "$TEST_TMPDIR/fixture/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json" "$work/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json"
+    cmp "$TEST_TMPDIR/showcases.deb" \
+        "$work/meta-score/recipes-score/score-showcases/files/score-showcases_1.0_arm64.deb"
+    cmp "$TEST_SRCDIR/_main/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/kas.yml" "$work/kas/score.yml"
+    cmp "$TEST_SRCDIR/_main/images/ebclfsa_aarch64/build/config-overlay/etc/crinit/crinit.d/getty-console.crinit" \
+        "$work/meta-score/recipes-crinit/fastdev/files/getty-console.crinit"
+    cmp "$TEST_SRCDIR/_main/images/ebclfsa_aarch64/build/config-overlay/usr/bin/delayed-start.sh" \
+        "$work/meta-score/recipes-crinit/fastdev/files/delayed-start.sh"
+    if [[ ${MOCK_DOCKER_FAIL:-0} == 1 ]]; then
+        return 17
+    fi
+    deploy="$work/build/tmp/deploy/images/ebcl-qemuarm64"
+    mkdir -p "$deploy"
+    echo kernel > "$deploy/fastdev-trixie-ebclfsa-ebcl-qemuarm64-vmlinux"
+    if [[ ${MOCK_MISSING_IMAGE:-0} != 1 ]]; then
+        echo disk > "$deploy/fastdev-trixie-ebclfsa-ebcl-qemuarm64.wic"
+    fi
+}
+export -f docker
+
+build_image() {
+    bash "$sources/build_image.sh" "$fixture" \
+        "$TEST_TMPDIR/showcases.deb" "$sources/kas.yml" \
+        "$overlay/etc/crinit/crinit.d/getty-console.crinit" \
+        "$overlay/usr/bin/delayed-start.sh" "$output"
+}
+
+build_image
+[[ ! -e "$fixture/kas/score.yml" ]]
+[[ ! -e "$fixture/meta-score" ]]
+[[ $(cat "$output/fastdev-trixie-ebclfsa-ebcl-qemuarm64-vmlinux") == kernel ]]
+[[ $(cat "$output/fastdev-trixie-ebclfsa-ebcl-qemuarm64.wic") == disk ]]
+
+export MOCK_DOCKER_FAIL=1
+if build_image; then
+    echo "Error: container failure was not propagated" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+export MOCK_DOCKER_FAIL=0 MOCK_MISSING_IMAGE=1
+if build_image; then
+    echo "Error: missing image artifact was not rejected" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+if find "$output" -maxdepth 1 -name 'kas-work.*' | grep -q .; then
+    echo "Error: temporary KAS workspace was not cleaned up" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/kas.yml b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/kas.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de9df9fa3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/kas.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# *******************************************************************************
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************
+
+header:
+  version: 18
+
+repos:
+  meta-score:
+    path: meta-score
+    layers:
+      .:
+
+local_conf_header:
+  score_showcases: |
+    IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " score-showcases"
diff --git a/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/meta-score/conf/layer.conf b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/meta-score/conf/layer.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a169dd3e2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/meta-score/conf/layer.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
+BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb ${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bbappend"
+BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "score"
+BBFILE_PATTERN_score = "^${LAYERDIR}/"
+BBFILE_PRIORITY_score = "10"
+LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_score = "next"
diff --git a/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/meta-score/recipes-crinit/fastdev/ebclfsa-fastdev-crinit-getty_%.bbappend b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/meta-score/recipes-crinit/fastdev/ebclfsa-fastdev-crinit-getty_%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..acf08121340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/meta-score/recipes-crinit/fastdev/ebclfsa-fastdev-crinit-getty_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+FILESEXTRAPATHS:prepend := "${THISDIR}/files:"
+SRC_URI += "file://delayed-start.sh"
+
+do_install:append() {
+    install -d ${D}/usr/bin
+    install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/delayed-start.sh ${D}/usr/bin/delayed-start.sh
+}
diff --git a/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/meta-score/recipes-score/score-showcases/score-showcases_1.0.bb b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/meta-score/recipes-score/score-showcases/score-showcases_1.0.bb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d6fc0a1322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/ebclfsa_aarch64_from_scratch/meta-score/recipes-score/score-showcases/score-showcases_1.0.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+SUMMARY = "Bazel-built Eclipse S-CORE showcases"
+LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
+
+inherit dpkg-prebuilt
+
+SRC_URI = "file://score-showcases_1.0_arm64.deb"
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "ebcl-qemuarm64"
diff --git a/showcases/BUILD b/showcases/BUILD
index 7f5f081dedd..4a6f8e986bb 100644
--- a/showcases/BUILD
+++ b/showcases/BUILD
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # *******************************************************************************
+load("@rules_pkg//pkg:deb.bzl", "pkg_deb")
 load("@rules_pkg//pkg:mappings.bzl", "pkg_filegroup")
 load("//bazel_common:bundlers.bzl", "score_pkg_bundle")
 
@@ -27,6 +28,27 @@ score_pkg_bundle(
     package_dir = "showcases",
 )
 
+pkg_deb(
+    name = "showcases_deb",
+    architecture = "arm64",
+    data = ":showcases_pkg_tar",
+    depends = [
+        "libc6",
+        "libgcc-s1",
+        "libstdc++6",
+    ],
+    description = "Eclipse S-CORE showcases for EB corbos Linux for Safety Applications",
+    homepage = "https://github.com/eclipse-score/reference_integration",
+    maintainer = "Eclipse S-CORE contributors <score-dev@eclipse.org>",
+    package = "score-showcases",
+    target_compatible_with = [
+        "@platforms//cpu:aarch64",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+    ],
+    version = "1.0",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
 # rules_pkg provider view of the showcases bundle for consumers that need a
 # pkg_filegroup (e.g. qnx_ifs in score_rules_imagefs >= 0.1.0) instead of the
 # untarred tree. Mirrors the "showcases" pkg_tar content 1:1 (same members, same