diff --git a/frontend/next.config.js b/frontend/next.config.js
index 7159179e..fd820953 100644
--- a/frontend/next.config.js
+++ b/frontend/next.config.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import "./src/env.js";
 /** @type {import("next").NextConfig} */
 const config = {
   devIndicators: false,
+  output: "standalone",
+  productionBrowserSourceMaps: false,
 };
 
 export default config;
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-frontend-standalone.sh b/scripts/deploy-frontend-standalone.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1890439e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deploy-frontend-standalone.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'EOF'
+Usage:
+  ./scripts/deploy-frontend-standalone.sh <remote> <remote_app_dir> [--restart]
+
+Arguments:
+  remote          SSH target, e.g. user@example.com
+  remote_app_dir  Remote deerflow2 root dir, e.g. /home/user/deerflow2
+
+Options:
+  --restart       Run "make start" on the remote host after upload
+
+Example:
+  ./scripts/deploy-frontend-standalone.sh ubuntu@1.2.3.4 /opt/deerflow2 --restart
+
+Notes:
+  - Run this script on your local machine (build machine), not on the server.
+  - Requires: pnpm, rsync, ssh
+EOF
+}
+
+if [ "${1:-}" = "-h" ] || [ "${1:-}" = "--help" ]; then
+  usage
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+if [ "$#" -lt 2 ] || [ "$#" -gt 3 ]; then
+  usage
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+REMOTE="$1"
+REMOTE_APP_DIR="$2"
+RESTART="${3:-}"
+
+if [ "$RESTART" != "" ] && [ "$RESTART" != "--restart" ]; then
+  echo "Unknown option: $RESTART"
+  usage
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "==> Building frontend (standalone)..."
+pnpm -C frontend build
+
+echo "==> Uploading standalone server..."
+rsync -azP --delete --info=progress2 \
+  frontend/.next/standalone/ \
+  "$REMOTE:$REMOTE_APP_DIR/frontend/.next/standalone/"
+
+echo "==> Uploading static assets..."
+rsync -azP --delete --info=progress2 \
+  frontend/.next/static/ \
+  "$REMOTE:$REMOTE_APP_DIR/frontend/.next/static/"
+
+echo "==> Uploading public assets..."
+rsync -azP --delete --info=progress2 \
+  frontend/public/ \
+  "$REMOTE:$REMOTE_APP_DIR/frontend/public/"
+
+if [ "$RESTART" = "--restart" ]; then
+  echo "==> Restarting DeerFlow on remote host..."
+  ssh "$REMOTE" "cd '$REMOTE_APP_DIR' && make start"
+fi
+
+echo "==> Done."
diff --git a/scripts/serve.sh b/scripts/serve.sh
index 4a2fd2a3..dba0fba5 100755
--- a/scripts/serve.sh
+++ b/scripts/serve.sh
@@ -30,8 +30,13 @@ done
 if $DEV_MODE; then
     FRONTEND_CMD="pnpm run dev"
 else
-    # Use existing build artifacts, don't rebuild
-    FRONTEND_CMD="env BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=$(python3 -c 'import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(16))') pnpm run start"
+    # Use existing build artifacts, don't rebuild.
+    # Prefer Next standalone output to reduce deployment artifact size.
+    if [ -f "$REPO_ROOT/frontend/.next/standalone/server.js" ]; then
+        FRONTEND_CMD="env BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=$(python3 -c 'import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(16))') node .next/standalone/server.js"
+    else
+        FRONTEND_CMD="env BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=$(python3 -c 'import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(16))') pnpm run start"
+    fi
 fi
 
 # ── Stop existing services ────────────────────────────────────────────────────