diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-dev.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-dev.yaml
index 3fbc045..51e0b83 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-dev.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-dev.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ jobs:
           echo "gen2 (self-hosted) elc built"
           dist/platform/elc --version || true
 
+      # Build elb (needed for Artifact Registry publish and downstream CI)
+      - name: Build elb
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p dist/bin
+          dist/platform/elc elb.el > dist/elb.c
+          gcc -O2 \
+            -I el-compiler/runtime \
+            dist/elb.c \
+            el-compiler/runtime/el_runtime.c \
+            -lcurl -lssl -lcrypto -lpthread -lm \
+            -o dist/bin/elb
+          chmod +x dist/bin/elb
+          echo "elb built"
+
       - name: Run tests - text
         run: |
           ELC="$(pwd)/dist/platform/elc" \
@@ -183,6 +197,14 @@ jobs:
             --version="${VERSION}" \
             --source=dist/platform/elc
 
+          gcloud artifacts generic upload \
+            --repository=foundation-dev \
+            --location=us-central1 \
+            --project=neuron-785695 \
+            --package=el-elb \
+            --version="${VERSION}" \
+            --source=dist/bin/elb
+
           gcloud artifacts generic upload \
             --repository=foundation-dev \
             --location=us-central1 \
@@ -199,5 +221,13 @@ jobs:
             --version="${VERSION}" \
             --source=el-compiler/runtime/el_runtime.h
 
+          gcloud artifacts generic upload \
+            --repository=foundation-dev \
+            --location=us-central1 \
+            --project=neuron-785695 \
+            --package=el-runtime-js \
+            --version="${VERSION}" \
+            --source=el-compiler/runtime/el_runtime.js
+
           echo "Published El SDK version=${VERSION} to foundation-dev"
           rm -f /tmp/gcp-key.json
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/sdk-release.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/sdk-release.yaml
index b9ce931..c326259 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/sdk-release.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/sdk-release.yaml
@@ -305,6 +305,14 @@ jobs:
             --version="${VERSION}" \
             --source=dist/platform/elc
 
+          gcloud artifacts generic upload \
+            --repository=foundation-prod \
+            --location=us-central1 \
+            --project=neuron-785695 \
+            --package=el-elb \
+            --version="${VERSION}" \
+            --source=dist/bin/elb
+
           gcloud artifacts generic upload \
             --repository=foundation-prod \
             --location=us-central1 \
@@ -321,7 +329,62 @@ jobs:
             --version="${VERSION}" \
             --source=el-compiler/runtime/el_runtime.h
 
+          gcloud artifacts generic upload \
+            --repository=foundation-prod \
+            --location=us-central1 \
+            --project=neuron-785695 \
+            --package=el-runtime-js \
+            --version="${VERSION}" \
+            --source=el-compiler/runtime/el_runtime.js
+
           echo "Published El SDK version=${VERSION} to foundation-prod"
+          # Keep key alive for the ci-base rebuild step below
+          # (deleted in that step after docker push)
+
+      - name: Rebuild ci-base with fresh El SDK
+        # Patches ci-base:latest in-place: pulls the existing image (which has all
+        # system deps — Node, Go, gcloud, Docker CLI, etc.) and overlays the freshly
+        # built El SDK on top. Keeps the full ci-base rebuild fast and incremental.
+        if: github.event_name == 'push'
+        env:
+          GCP_SA_KEY: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          CI_BASE="us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/neuron-785695/neuron-ci/ci-base"
+          SHA="${GITHUB_SHA:0:8}"
+
+          echo "${GCP_SA_KEY}" > /tmp/gcp-key.json
+          gcloud auth activate-service-account --key-file=/tmp/gcp-key.json
+          gcloud config set project neuron-785695
+          gcloud auth configure-docker us-central1-docker.pkg.dev --quiet
+
+          # Pull existing ci-base (system deps stay cached in the base layer)
+          docker pull "${CI_BASE}:latest"
+
+          # Inline Dockerfile — only replaces the El SDK layer
+          cat > /tmp/Dockerfile.ci-base-patch << 'EOF'
+          ARG BASE
+          FROM ${BASE}
+          COPY dist/platform/elc                 /opt/el/dist/platform/elc
+          COPY dist/bin/elb                       /opt/el/dist/bin/elb
+          COPY el-compiler/runtime/el_runtime.c  /opt/el/el-compiler/runtime/el_runtime.c
+          COPY el-compiler/runtime/el_runtime.h  /opt/el/el-compiler/runtime/el_runtime.h
+          COPY el-compiler/runtime/el_runtime.js /opt/el/el-compiler/runtime/el_runtime.js
+          RUN chmod +x /opt/el/dist/platform/elc /opt/el/dist/bin/elb
+          EOF
+
+          docker build \
+            --build-arg BASE="${CI_BASE}:latest" \
+            --build-arg BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1 \
+            -f /tmp/Dockerfile.ci-base-patch \
+            -t "${CI_BASE}:latest" \
+            -t "${CI_BASE}:${SHA}" \
+            .
+
+          docker push "${CI_BASE}:latest"
+          docker push "${CI_BASE}:${SHA}"
+
+          echo "ci-base rebuilt: ${CI_BASE}:latest (${SHA})"
           rm -f /tmp/gcp-key.json
 
       - name: Dispatch el-sdk-updated to downstream repos
@@ -330,7 +393,7 @@ jobs:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_TOKEN }}
           GITEA_API: https://git.neuralplatform.ai/api/v1
         run: |
-          for repo in neuron-technologies/forge; do
+          for repo in neuron-technologies/forge neuron-technologies/neuron-web; do
             curl -sf -X POST \
               -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
               -H "Content-Type: application/json" \