diff --git a/packages/tauri-app/scripts/prebuild.js b/packages/tauri-app/scripts/prebuild.js
index c06e6b78..17f4453f 100644
--- a/packages/tauri-app/scripts/prebuild.js
+++ b/packages/tauri-app/scripts/prebuild.js
@@ -1,13 +1,35 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 const fs = require("fs");
 const path = require("path");
+const { execSync } = require("child_process");
 
 const root = path.resolve(__dirname, "..");
+const workspaceRoot = path.resolve(root, "..", "..");
 const serverRoot = path.resolve(root, "..", "server");
 const dest = path.resolve(root, "src-tauri", "resources", "server");
 
 const sources = ["dist", "public", "node_modules", "package.json"];
 
+function ensureServerBuild() {
+  const distPath = path.join(serverRoot, "dist");
+  const publicPath = path.join(serverRoot, "public");
+  if (fs.existsSync(distPath) && fs.existsSync(publicPath)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log("[prebuild] server build missing; running workspace build...");
+  execSync("npm --workspace @neuralnomads/codenomad run build", {
+    cwd: workspaceRoot,
+    stdio: "inherit",
+  });
+
+  if (!fs.existsSync(distPath) || !fs.existsSync(publicPath)) {
+    throw new Error("[prebuild] server artifacts still missing after build");
+  }
+}
+
+ensureServerBuild();
+
 fs.rmSync(dest, { recursive: true, force: true });
 fs.mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true });