diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 0f1aac2..8c7517a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-# ci-sync: 2026-05-30T02:19:55Z
+# ci-sync: 2026-05-30T02:24:12Z
 # Homelab CI — Node/pages lane (git-ci-01) + secret scan (git-ci-02)
 name: CI
 
@@ -37,12 +37,21 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: npm ci
+      - name: Node / static site CI
         run: |
-          if [ -f package-lock.json ]; then npm ci; elif [ -f package.json ]; then npm install; else exit 0; fi
+          set -e
+          if [ ! -f package.json ]; then
+            echo "No package.json — static/HTML repo; skip npm build pipeline"
+            if ls ./*.html >/dev/null 2>&1 || [ -f index.html ]; then
+              echo "Found HTML entrypoint(s) — OK for static site"
+            else
+              echo "No HTML files at repo root (advisory only)"
+            fi
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if [ -f package-lock.json ]; then npm ci; else npm install; fi
 
-      - name: Playwright browsers
-        run: |
           if [ -f playwright.config.ts ] || [ -f playwright.config.js ] || [ -f playwright.config.mjs ] \
              || grep -q '@playwright/test' package.json 2>/dev/null; then
             npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
@@ -50,30 +59,21 @@ jobs:
             echo "No Playwright — skip browser install"
           fi
 
-      - name: Lint
-        run: npm run lint --if-present
+          npm run lint --if-present
+          npm test --if-present
 
-      - name: Test
-        run: npm test --if-present
-
-      - name: Build
-        env:
-          NEXTAUTH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.NEXTAUTH_SECRET }}
-          NEXTAUTH_URL: ${{ secrets.NEXTAUTH_URL }}
-          AUTH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.AUTH_SECRET }}
-          DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.DATABASE_URL }}
-        run: |
           export CI=true
-          # Placeholders so Next.js/NextAuth can compile in CI without real secrets.
-          # Override via Gitea repo Actions secrets when you need production-like builds.
           export NEXTAUTH_SECRET="${NEXTAUTH_SECRET:-ci-build-placeholder-not-for-production}"
           export AUTH_SECRET="${AUTH_SECRET:-$NEXTAUTH_SECRET}"
           export NEXTAUTH_URL="${NEXTAUTH_URL:-http://localhost:3000}"
           export DATABASE_URL="${DATABASE_URL:-postgresql://ci:ci@127.0.0.1:5432/ci?schema=public}"
           npm run build --if-present
-
-      - name: npm audit (advisory)
-        run: npm audit --audit-level=high || true
+          npm audit --audit-level=high || true
+        env:
+          NEXTAUTH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.NEXTAUTH_SECRET }}
+          NEXTAUTH_URL: ${{ secrets.NEXTAUTH_URL }}
+          AUTH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.AUTH_SECRET }}
+          DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.DATABASE_URL }}
 
   secret-scan:
     needs: skip-ci-check