diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66bc6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+node_modules
+.git
+*.log
+.env
+.env.*
+dist
+**/.turbo
+**/node_modules
+**/.next
+coverage
+.nyc_output
diff --git a/packages/web-ui/example/Dockerfile b/packages/web-ui/example/Dockerfile
index 74863d5..cb2fafd 100644
--- a/packages/web-ui/example/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/web-ui/example/Dockerfile
@@ -11,16 +11,24 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     libasound2 libwayland-client0 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-WORKDIR /app
-
-COPY package*.json ./
-RUN npm install --omit=dev
-
-RUN npx playwright install chromium
+WORKDIR /monorepo
 
+# Copy entire monorepo so file: workspace links resolve
 COPY . .
 
-RUN npm run build 2>/dev/null || true
+# Install and build workspace packages in dependency order
+RUN cd packages/ai && npm install && npm run build
+RUN cd packages/tui && npm install && npm run build
+RUN cd packages/agent && npm install && npm run build
+RUN cd packages/web-ui && npm install && npm run build
+
+# Install example app dependencies (resolves file: links from monorepo)
+RUN cd packages/web-ui/example && npm install
+
+# Install Playwright Chromium
+RUN cd packages/web-ui/example && npx playwright install chromium
+
+WORKDIR /monorepo/packages/web-ui/example
 
 EXPOSE 5173 7700
 
diff --git a/packages/web-ui/example/docker-compose.yml b/packages/web-ui/example/docker-compose.yml
index de0b547..7726614 100644
--- a/packages/web-ui/example/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/packages/web-ui/example/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 services:
   jae-web:
-    build: .
+    build:
+      context: ../../..
+      dockerfile: packages/web-ui/example/Dockerfile
     ports:
       - "5173:5173"
       - "7700:7700"