diff --git a/public/cv.pdf b/public/cv.pdf
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d6d8798
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diff --git a/src/lib/assets.ts b/src/lib/assets.ts
index d067641..e2e9124 100644
--- a/src/lib/assets.ts
+++ b/src/lib/assets.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // Build-time checks for optional static assets.
 // Astro frontmatter runs at build (SSG), so the filesystem is available here.
+// (!) Resolve from the project root, not from import.meta.url - Vite rewrites module URLs
+// during the build, so a relative walk up from this file can miss public/ entirely.
 import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
-
-const publicDir = fileURLToPath(new URL("../../public/", import.meta.url));
+import { join } from "node:path";
 
 /** True only when a real CV has been dropped at public/cv.pdf. */
-export const cvAvailable = existsSync(publicDir + "cv.pdf");
+export const cvAvailable = existsSync(join(process.cwd(), "public", "cv.pdf"));