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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# 1. Build frontend (Vite outputs to dist/)
+cd studio/frontend
+npm install
+npm run build       # outputs to studio/frontend/dist/
+cd ../..
+
+# 2. Clean old artifacts
+rm -rf build dist *.egg-info
+
+# 3. Build wheel
+python -m build
+
+# 4. Optionally publish
+if [ "${1:-}" = "publish" ]; then
+    python -m twine upload dist/*
+fi