diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fcaa223..cf5c545 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -32,16 +32,22 @@ jobs:
         run: bun run typecheck
 
       - name: Build web
-        run: cd apps/web && bun run build
+        working-directory: apps/web
+        run: bun run build
+
+      - name: List .next contents
+        working-directory: apps/web
+        run: ls -la .next/ | head -10
 
       # Smoke: verify the MCP server + resources load and the indexer/module
       # graph resolves. Requires Postgres + Redis — only runs when available.
       - name: MCP smoke test
         if: env.DATABASE_URL != ''
+        working-directory: apps/mcp
         env:
           DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.DATABASE_URL }}
           REDIS_URL: ${{ secrets.REDIS_URL }}
-        run: cd apps/mcp && bun run smoke
+        run: bun run smoke
 
       # Unit tests across all packages + apps. CI has no Postgres/Redis, so
       # tests use bun:test module mocking to stub @mcpedia/db, @mcpedia/queue,