diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 7e679b3..220c5b2 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 action="${1:-}"
 FOLDER='/opt/idssys/ta-proxmenu'
-VERS='2026.7.25-58'
+VERS='2026.7.25-60'
 
 noupdate=' '
 
diff --git a/inc/deploy-pulse-lxc.sh b/inc/deploy-pulse-lxc.sh
index 68906f8..1d6bc3e 100644
--- a/inc/deploy-pulse-lxc.sh
+++ b/inc/deploy-pulse-lxc.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,36 @@ TAPM_PULSE_VALID_CTID() {
 	[[ "${1:-}" =~ ^[1-9][0-9]{2,8}$ ]]
 }
 
+TAPM_PULSE_FIRST_AVAILABLE_CTID_FROM_RESOURCES() {
+	local resources_json="${1:-[]}"
+	local starting_id="${2:-200}"
+
+	RESOURCES_JSON="$resources_json" STARTING_ID="$starting_id" python3 -c '
+import json, os
+try:
+    resources = json.loads(os.environ["RESOURCES_JSON"])
+    candidate = int(os.environ["STARTING_ID"])
+except (TypeError, ValueError):
+    raise SystemExit(1)
+if not isinstance(resources, list) or candidate < 100 or candidate > 999999999:
+    raise SystemExit(1)
+used = set()
+for resource in resources:
+    if not isinstance(resource, dict):
+        continue
+    try:
+        vmid = int(resource.get("vmid"))
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        continue
+    used.add(vmid)
+while candidate in used and candidate <= 999999999:
+    candidate += 1
+if candidate > 999999999:
+    raise SystemExit(1)
+print(candidate)
+' 2>/dev/null
+}
+
 TAPM_PULSE_VALID_HOSTNAME() {
 	[[ "${1:-}" =~ ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9.-]{0,62}$ ]]
 }
@@ -267,8 +297,6 @@ TAPM_PULSE_CONFIRM_CREDENTIALS_SAVED() {
 	local admin_username="$2"
 	local admin_password="$3"
 	local primary_api_token="$4"
-	local cluster_status="$5"
-	local agent_status="$6"
 	local acknowledgement
 
 	while true; do
@@ -281,8 +309,6 @@ TAPM_PULSE_CONFIRM_CREDENTIALS_SAVED() {
 		echo -e " Username:   ${idsCL[White]}${admin_username}${idsCL[Default]}"
 		echo -e " Password:   ${idsCL[LightGreen]}${admin_password}${idsCL[Default]}"
 		echo -e " API token:  ${idsCL[LightGreen]}${primary_api_token}${idsCL[Default]}"
-		echo " Cluster:    ${cluster_status}"
-		echo " Agents:     ${agent_status}"
 		echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]}============================================================================${idsCL[Default]}"
 		echo
 		read -r -p " Type saved after recording the password and API token: " acknowledgement
@@ -1022,15 +1048,13 @@ TAPM_PULSE_DEPLOY_CLUSTER_AGENTS() {
 TAPM_DEPLOY_PULSE_LXC() {
 	local release="${PULSE_RELEASE:-v6.1.1}"
 	local pulse_port="${PULSE_PORT:-7655}" auto_update_flag='--disable-auto-updates'
-	local ctid default_ctid hostname bridge address_cidr gateway vlan_id
+	local ctid default_ctid cluster_resources hostname bridge address_cidr gateway vlan_id
 	local root_storage default_root_storage template_storage template_name template_path
 	local arch archive_name base_url installer archive signature installer_signature
 	local memory disk cores cpulimit swap onboot firewall unprivileged nameserver startup
 	local network_config choice add_ha='no' auto_updates='yes' container_ip timezone temp_dir
 	local default_bridge pulse_url admin_username admin_password admin_password_mode
 	local primary_api_token
-	local cluster_status='Registration failed'
-	local agent_status='Skipped because cluster registration failed'
 	local container_created=0
 	local -a create_args=()
 
@@ -1064,7 +1088,16 @@ TAPM_DEPLOY_PULSE_LXC() {
 	TAPM_PULSE_VALID_PORT "$pulse_port" ||
 		{ TAPM_PULSE_FAIL "Configured Pulse port '${pulse_port}' is invalid."; return 1; }
 
-	default_ctid="$(pvesh get /cluster/nextid 2>/dev/null || true)"
+	default_ctid="$(
+		cluster_resources="$(
+			pvesh get /cluster/resources --type vm --output-format json 2>/dev/null
+		)" &&
+			TAPM_PULSE_FIRST_AVAILABLE_CTID_FROM_RESOURCES \
+				"$cluster_resources" 200
+	)" || default_ctid=''
+	if [[ -z "$default_ctid" ]]; then
+		default_ctid="$(pvesh get /cluster/nextid 2>/dev/null || true)"
+	fi
 	while true; do
 		TAPM_PULSE_PROMPT_UNTIL_VALID ctid "Container ID" "$default_ctid" \
 			TAPM_PULSE_VALID_CTID "The container ID must be a whole number of at least three digits."
@@ -1072,7 +1105,7 @@ TAPM_DEPLOY_PULSE_LXC() {
 			break
 		fi
 		TAPM_PULSE_FAIL "Container ${ctid} already exists. Choose another container ID."
-		default_ctid="$(pvesh get /cluster/nextid 2>/dev/null || true)"
+		default_ctid="$((ctid + 1))"
 	done
 
 	TAPM_PULSE_PROMPT_UNTIL_VALID hostname "Container hostname" "Pulse-Monitor" \
@@ -1348,29 +1381,6 @@ TAPM_DEPLOY_PULSE_LXC() {
 		return 1
 	fi
 
-	echo -e "\n${idsCL[LightCyan]}Registering the Proxmox cluster with authenticated Pulse access...${idsCL[Default]}"
-	if TAPM_PULSE_REGISTER_CLUSTER \
-		"$ctid" "$container_ip" "$pulse_port" "$installer" \
-		"$primary_api_token" "$temp_dir"; then
-		cluster_status='Registered'
-		echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Pulse confirmed Proxmox cluster registration.${idsCL[Default]}"
-
-		echo -e "\n${idsCL[LightCyan]}Deploying clean Pulse Unified Agents to cluster nodes...${idsCL[Default]}"
-		TAPM_PULSE_AGENTS_INSTALLED=0
-		TAPM_PULSE_AGENTS_FAILED=0
-		TAPM_PULSE_DEPLOY_CLUSTER_AGENTS \
-			"$pulse_url" "$primary_api_token" "$temp_dir" || true
-		agent_status="${TAPM_PULSE_AGENTS_INSTALLED} registered, ${TAPM_PULSE_AGENTS_FAILED} failed or offline"
-	else
-		echo -e "${idsCL[LightRed]}Pulse is secured, but Proxmox cluster registration did not complete.${idsCL[Default]}"
-		echo -e "${idsCL[LightYellow]}Skipping Unified Agent deployment until cluster registration succeeds.${idsCL[Default]}"
-		if TAPM_PULSE_OFFER_FAILED_LXC_REMOVAL "$ctid"; then
-			TAPM_CLEAN_TEMP_DIR "$temp_dir"
-			unset admin_password primary_api_token
-			return 1
-		fi
-	fi
-
 	pct exec "$ctid" -- rm -f \
 		/tmp/install.sh "/tmp/${archive_name}" "/tmp/${archive_name}.sshsig" || true
 	TAPM_CLEAN_TEMP_DIR "$temp_dir"
@@ -1378,7 +1388,7 @@ TAPM_DEPLOY_PULSE_LXC() {
 
 	echo
 	echo -e "${idsCL[Green]}Pulse ${release} was installed and its service is active.${idsCL[Default]}"
+	echo -e "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Add Proxmox inventory and host telemetry from the Pulse web interface.${idsCL[Default]}"
 	TAPM_PULSE_CONFIRM_CREDENTIALS_SAVED \
-		"$pulse_url" "$admin_username" "$admin_password" "$primary_api_token" \
-		"$cluster_status" "$agent_status"
+		"$pulse_url" "$admin_username" "$admin_password" "$primary_api_token"
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-pulse.sh b/tests/test-pulse.sh
index f8dbb03..68705d4 100644
--- a/tests/test-pulse.sh
+++ b/tests/test-pulse.sh
@@ -128,6 +128,19 @@ assert_equal 'pve3' \
 
 assert_success "valid Pulse CTID" TAPM_PULSE_VALID_CTID 210
 assert_failure "invalid Pulse CTID" TAPM_PULSE_VALID_CTID 99
+ctid_resources='[
+  {"type":"qemu","vmid":200},
+  {"type":"lxc","vmid":"201"},
+  {"type":"storage","storage":"local"}
+]'
+assert_equal 202 \
+	"$(TAPM_PULSE_FIRST_AVAILABLE_CTID_FROM_RESOURCES "$ctid_resources" 200)" \
+	"first available Pulse CTID starts at 200 and skips occupied IDs"
+assert_equal 200 \
+	"$(TAPM_PULSE_FIRST_AVAILABLE_CTID_FROM_RESOURCES '[]' 200)" \
+	"Pulse CTID 200 selected when available"
+assert_failure "invalid Pulse CTID resource data rejected" \
+	TAPM_PULSE_FIRST_AVAILABLE_CTID_FROM_RESOURCES '{}' 200
 assert_success "valid Pulse hostname" TAPM_PULSE_VALID_HOSTNAME pulse-monitor
 assert_failure "invalid Pulse hostname" TAPM_PULSE_VALID_HOSTNAME 'pulse monitor'
 assert_success "valid positive integer" TAPM_PULSE_VALID_POSITIVE_INTEGER 1024