diff --git a/.gcloudignore b/.gcloudignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7de04e16b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gcloudignore
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Cloud Build ignore file
+# Note: This overrides .gitignore for gcloud builds submit
+
+# Large directories not needed for build
+.git
+.worktrees
+.bun-cache
+.bun
+.tmp
+**/.tmp
+.DS_Store
+**/.DS_Store
+
+# Media files
+*.png
+*.jpg
+*.jpeg
+*.webp
+*.gif
+*.mp4
+*.mov
+*.wav
+*.mp3
+
+# Dependencies (will be installed fresh)
+node_modules
+**/node_modules
+.pnpm-store
+**/.pnpm-store
+.turbo
+**/.turbo
+.cache
+**/.cache
+.next
+**/.next
+coverage
+**/coverage
+*.log
+tmp
+**/tmp
+
+# Build artifacts (not needed, we rebuild)
+dist
+**/dist
+apps/macos/.build
+apps/ios/build
+**/*.trace
+
+# Large app trees not needed for Docker build
+apps/
+Peekaboo/
+Swabble/
+Core/
+Users/
+vendor/
+
+# Keep assets, skills, extensions, docs (needed for runtime)
+!assets/
+!skills/
+!extensions/
+!docs/
+
+# Local files
+.env
+.conda-env
+.envrc
+.local/
+.vscode/
+IDENTITY.md
+USER.md
+.serena/
diff --git a/Dockerfile.production b/Dockerfile.production
index 67e9e916b..f93b61df1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.production
+++ b/Dockerfile.production
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ ENV CLAWDBOT_PREFER_PNPM=1
 RUN pnpm ui:install
 RUN pnpm ui:build
 
-# Prune dev dependencies for production
+# Prune dev dependencies for production (CI=true avoids TTY prompt)
+ENV CI=true
 RUN pnpm prune --prod
 
 # --------------------------------------------
@@ -52,17 +53,15 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Copy only production artifacts
+# Copy only production artifacts (dist/ includes control-ui from ui:build)
 COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
 COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY --from=builder /app/package.json ./
-COPY --from=builder /app/assets ./assets
-COPY --from=builder /app/skills ./skills
-COPY --from=builder /app/extensions ./extensions
-COPY --from=builder /app/docs ./docs
 
-# Copy UI build output if present
-COPY --from=builder /app/ui/dist ./ui/dist
+# Copy optional runtime directories if they exist (using wildcards for optional copy)
+COPY --from=builder /app/skill[s] ./skills/
+COPY --from=builder /app/extension[s] ./extensions/
+COPY --from=builder /app/doc[s] ./docs/
 
 # Create non-root user (node user already exists in node image)
 RUN chown -R node:node /app
@@ -77,4 +76,4 @@ HEALTHCHECK --interval=60s --timeout=5s --retries=2 \
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
-CMD ["node", "dist/index.js", "gateway", "--bind", "lan", "--port", "18789"]
+CMD ["node", "dist/index.js", "gateway", "--bind", "lan", "--port", "18789", "--allow-unconfigured"]
diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf640dcdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+steps:
+  - name: 'gcr.io/cloud-builders/docker'
+    args:
+      - 'build'
+      - '-f'
+      - 'Dockerfile.production'
+      - '-t'
+      - 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/clawdbot:latest'
+      - '.'
+    timeout: '1800s'
+
+images:
+  - 'gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/clawdbot:latest'
+
+timeout: '2400s'