phase 2 and 3

lib/env.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,24 @@ const EnvSchema = z.object({
 export type Env = z.infer<typeof EnvSchema>;
 
 function load(): Env {
-  const parsed = EnvSchema.safeParse(process.env);
+  // During `next build` page-data collection the route modules are evaluated
+  // without real secrets — fall back to safe placeholders so the build can
+  // emit the module graph. Real runtime still re-validates at request time.
+  const isBuildPhase =
+    process.env.NEXT_PHASE === "phase-production-build" ||
+    process.env.NEXT_BUILD === "true";
+
+  const source = isBuildPhase
+    ? {
+        ...process.env,
+        DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL ?? "file:./data/build-placeholder.db",
+        APP_SECRET:
+          process.env.APP_SECRET ??
+          "build-time-placeholder-secret-please-override-at-runtime",
+      }
+    : process.env;
+
+  const parsed = EnvSchema.safeParse(source);
   if (!parsed.success) {
     const issues = parsed.error.issues
       .map((i) => `  - ${i.path.join(".")}: ${i.message}`)