diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload_to_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/upload_to_pypi.yml
index 4e2fe4748d3..ae68ed034a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload_to_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload_to_pypi.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,27 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@d0cc045d04ccac9d8b7881df0226f9e82c39688e  # v6
 
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+
+      - name: Build web dashboard
+        run: cd web && npm ci && npm run build
+
+      - name: Build TUI bundle
+        run: cd ui-tui && npm ci && npm run build
+
+      - name: Bundle TUI into hermes_cli
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p hermes_cli/tui_dist
+          cp ui-tui/dist/entry.js hermes_cli/tui_dist/entry.js
+
+      - name: Verify frontend assets exist
+        run: |
+          test -f hermes_cli/web_dist/index.html || { echo "ERROR: web_dist not built"; exit 1; }
+          test -f hermes_cli/tui_dist/entry.js || { echo "ERROR: tui_dist not built"; exit 1; }
+
       - name: Build wheel and sdist
         run: uv build --sdist --wheel
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ae2fff385a3..87674601db0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ hermes-acp = "acp_adapter.entry:main"
 py-modules = ["run_agent", "model_tools", "toolsets", "batch_runner", "trajectory_compressor", "toolset_distributions", "cli", "hermes_bootstrap", "hermes_constants", "hermes_state", "hermes_time", "hermes_logging", "utils"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
-hermes_cli = ["web_dist/**/*"]
+hermes_cli = ["web_dist/**/*", "tui_dist/**/*"]
 gateway = ["assets/**/*"]
 acp_adapter = ["bootstrap/*.sh", "bootstrap/*.ps1"]