diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
index 6ad3a548..d6f34f38 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
-name: Build and publish static site
+name: Publish static bundles
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches: [main]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
-  group: site-${{ github.ref }}
+  group: publish-main
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  publish:
     runs-on: docker
     container:
       image: node:24-bookworm
     timeout-minutes: 30
     env:
+      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.GARAGE_SITES_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GARAGE_SITES_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: garage-sites
+      GARAGE_S3_ENDPOINT: https://s3-sites.bcgen.ie
       NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=768
       PUBLIC_ANALYTICS_DASHBOARD_URL: ${{ secrets.PUBLIC_ANALYTICS_DASHBOARD_URL }}
       PUBLIC_CONTACT_FORM_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.PUBLIC_CONTACT_FORM_ENDPOINT }}
@@ -25,16 +30,19 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install validation tools
+      - name: Install build and S3 tools
         run: |
+          set -eu
           apt-get update -qq
-          apt-get install -y -q python3
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci --no-audit --no-fund
+          apt-get install -y -q ca-certificates python3-venv
+          python3 -m venv /opt/awscli
+          /opt/awscli/bin/pip install --quiet awscli
 
       - name: Build and validate Astro output
-        run: npm run check
+        run: |
+          set -eu
+          npm ci --no-audit --no-fund
+          npm run check
 
       - name: Split public and protected admin bundles
         run: |
@@ -51,22 +59,7 @@ jobs:
           cp -a dist/admin/content bundle-admin/admin/content
           cp dist/css/admin.css bundle-admin/css/admin.css
 
-      - name: Install Garage publishing tools
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        run: |
-          set -eu
-          apt-get update -qq
-          apt-get install -y -q ca-certificates python3-venv
-          python3 -m venv /opt/awscli
-          /opt/awscli/bin/pip install --quiet awscli
-
-      - name: Publish main to Garage
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
-        env:
-          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.GARAGE_SITES_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GARAGE_SITES_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: garage-sites
-          GARAGE_S3_ENDPOINT: https://s3-sites.bcgen.ie
+      - name: Publish to Garage
         run: |
           set -eu
           aws=/opt/awscli/bin/aws
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index cc02b214..f5199c97 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ migration continues.
 - Keep the structure simple and close to what the user asks for.
 - `.forgejo/` and deployment configuration are not special unless the user says
   they are.
-- Feature-branch Actions build and validate only. Production Garage publishing
-  is restricted to commits on `main`.
 
 ## Repo Map
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d06b59f3..8f6dd6e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,18 +110,13 @@ http://localhost:4321/
 
 ## Deployment
 
-This project deploys as a static Astro build through Forgejo Actions. Every
-branch push installs dependencies, builds the complete site, audits its links,
-and prepares the separate public and protected-admin bundles. Feature branches
-never receive Garage publishing credentials and never change production.
-
-Only commits on `main` synchronize the validated bundles to `familyfed.ie` and
-`admin.familyfed.ie` in Garage. A manual workflow dispatch is subject to the
-same branch guard: dispatching a feature branch builds it but cannot publish it.
-
-The equivalent local validation is:
+This project deploys as a static Astro build. A deployment job should install
+dependencies, run the build, and publish the generated `dist/` directory:
 
 ```bash
 npm ci
-npm run check
+npm run build
 ```
+
+Use `npm run start` only when you intentionally want Astro to serve the built
+output in an environment such as a local or Nomad preview job.