diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index d9226881..0cbaf2ae 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ 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
@@ -67,13 +64,20 @@ jobs:
 
       # Debug step: Verify environment variables are present before build
       - name: Debug Environment Variables
-        # This will now correctly check the job-level environment variable.
+        # Explicitly pass the secret to this step for debugging.
+        # This will confirm if the secret is accessible at all.
+        env:
+          VITE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.VITE_API_KEY }}
         run: |
           echo "VITE_API_KEY is set: ${{ env.VITE_API_KEY != '' }}"
 
       # --- Frontend Deployment ---
       - name: Build React Application
-        run: npm run build # This creates the 'dist' directory. Vite will automatically pick up VITE_API_KEY from the job environment.
+        # Explicitly pass the secret to the build step. This is the most reliable way
+        # to ensure the build process has access to it.
+        env:
+          VITE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.VITE_API_KEY }}
+        run: npm run build # This creates the 'dist' directory.
 
       - name: Deploy Frontend via Local Copy
         run: |
diff --git a/tailwind.config.js b/tailwind.config.js
index edb3eb22..d25373a3 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",
-    "./src/**/*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}", // Scans only files in the 'src' directory
+    "./*.{js,ts,jsx,tsx}", // Scans for files in the root directory
   ],
   // Enable dark mode using a class
   darkMode: 'class',