diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index c4cc34bf..d9226881 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ jobs:
       SUPABASE_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SUPABASE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
       # The project ID for linking the Supabase CLI.
       SUPABASE_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.SUPABASE_PROJECT_ID }}
+      # The Google GenAI API key, prefixed for Vite.
+      # By defining it here, it's available to all steps in the job.
+      VITE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.VITE_API_KEY }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
@@ -64,16 +67,13 @@ jobs:
 
       # Debug step: Verify environment variables are present before build
       - name: Debug Environment Variables
+        # This will now correctly check the job-level environment variable.
         run: |
           echo "VITE_API_KEY is set: ${{ env.VITE_API_KEY != '' }}"
 
       # --- Frontend Deployment ---
       - name: Build React Application
-        env:
-          # Pass the Google GenAI API key to the build process.
-          # Vite automatically makes env vars prefixed with VITE_ available in the app. The app expects VITE_API_KEY.
-          VITE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.VITE_API_KEY }}
-        run: npm run build # This creates the 'dist' directory with static files.
+        run: npm run build # This creates the 'dist' directory. Vite will automatically pick up VITE_API_KEY from the job environment.
 
       - name: Deploy Frontend via Local Copy
         run: |
diff --git a/tailwind.config.js b/tailwind.config.js
index 0ecd151c..edb3eb22 100644
--- a/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/tailwind.config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export default {
   // Configure files to scan for Tailwind classes
   content: [
     "./index.html",
-    "./**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}", // Scans all relevant files for classes
+    "./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}", // Scans only files in the 'src' directory
   ],
   // Enable dark mode using a class
   darkMode: 'class',