diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 632e180..f6a427b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ data/
# Docker local prebuilt
.docker-bin/
-# Frontend build output
-web/dist/
+# Frontend build output (keep placeholder for go:embed in CI / go test)
+web/dist/*
+!web/dist/index.html
web/node_modules/
# Environment
diff --git a/web/dist/index.html b/web/dist/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4eb0b88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/dist/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+ Luminary AI Gateway
+
+
+ UI not built. Run: make build-web
+
+
diff --git a/web/static_embed.go b/web/static_embed.go
index e64bd0a..d7dd86e 100644
--- a/web/static_embed.go
+++ b/web/static_embed.go
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@ package webembed
import "embed"
+// Placeholder dist/index.html is committed for CI and go test; production UI comes from npm run build.
+//
//go:embed all:dist
var WebFS embed.FS