diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index b0cc816b..93f7d73f 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ package-lock.json
 .DS_Store
 .env
 *.log
+scripts/
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 pnpm-debug.log*
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8fa82a6a..64aa8358 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ FROM node:24-alpine AS build-stage
 # corepack ships with the node image and provisions pnpm at the version pinned
 # by the `packageManager` field in package.json — no global npm install needed.
 RUN corepack enable
+# node-gyp toolchain for native deps without musl prebuilds (node-pty, pulled
+# in by the code-inspector dev plugin) — build stage only, the production
+# stage below stays toolchain-free.
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++
 WORKDIR /app
 # Copy the manifests first so this layer (and the install below) stays cached
 # unless dependencies actually change. pnpm-workspace.yaml carries the