diff --git a/deploy/Dockerfile b/deploy/Dockerfile
index 14e9f07f2..ffced3af9 100644
--- a/deploy/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/Dockerfile
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ RUN pnpm --filter @open-design/daemon build && \
       -name "binding.gyp" \
     \) -delete
 
+# Stage-2 assets — copied into the build stage so the runtime stage
+# can pull them via --from=build instead of reaching back into the
+# build context.  This lets the Dockerfile work when the build context
+# differs from the repo root (Railway, CI runners with a subdirectory
+# context, etc.).
+COPY skills ./skills
+COPY design-systems ./design-systems
+COPY craft ./craft
+COPY prompt-templates ./prompt-templates
+COPY assets ./assets
+COPY plugins/_official ./plugins/_official
+
 FROM ${RUNTIME_IMAGE}
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache tini poppler-utils && \
@@ -75,18 +87,18 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache tini poppler-utils && \
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=build --chown=open-design:open-design /app/deploy/daemon ./apps/daemon
 COPY --from=build --chown=open-design:open-design /app/apps/web/out ./apps/web/out
-COPY --chown=open-design:open-design skills ./skills
-COPY --chown=open-design:open-design design-systems ./design-systems
-COPY --chown=open-design:open-design craft ./craft
-COPY --chown=open-design:open-design prompt-templates ./prompt-templates
-COPY --chown=open-design:open-design assets/frames ./assets/frames
-COPY --chown=open-design:open-design assets/community-pets ./assets/community-pets
+COPY --from=build --chown=open-design:open-design /app/skills ./skills
+COPY --from=build --chown=open-design:open-design /app/design-systems ./design-systems
+COPY --from=build --chown=open-design:open-design /app/craft ./craft
+COPY --from=build --chown=open-design:open-design /app/prompt-templates ./prompt-templates
+COPY --from=build --chown=open-design:open-design /app/assets/frames ./assets/frames
+COPY --from=build --chown=open-design:open-design /app/assets/community-pets ./assets/community-pets
 # Plan §3.J4 / spec §23.3.5 — bundled atom plugins registered on
 # daemon boot. The directory contains `plugins/_official/atoms/<atom>/`
 # pairs (SKILL.md + open-design.json); registerBundledPlugins() walks
 # it on startup so the container ships with first-party atoms reachable
 # via the same registry path third-party plugins use.
-COPY --chown=open-design:open-design plugins/_official ./plugins/_official
+COPY --from=build --chown=open-design:open-design /app/plugins/_official ./plugins/_official
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/.od && \
     chown -R open-design:open-design /app