diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/stage.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/stage.yaml
index 03d56ee..994f05f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/stage.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/stage.yaml
@@ -148,6 +148,38 @@ jobs:
             --runtime="$EL_RUNTIME"
           echo "Binary: $(ls -lh dist/neuron-landing)"
 
+      - name: Relink neuron-web with HAVE_CURL
+        # elb does not pass -DHAVE_CURL when compiling el_runtime.c, so
+        # http_get/http_post return {"error":"not built with HAVE_CURL"}.
+        # Fix: after elb generates all intermediate .c files in dist/, recompile
+        # el_runtime.c with -DHAVE_CURL and relink the whole binary manually.
+        # All component .c files (nav.c, hero.c, etc.) are generated by elb and
+        # remain in dist/ after the build — we collect them here, exclude the
+        # separate soul-demo.c binary, and relink with libcurl.
+        if: steps.changetype.outputs.asset_only != 'true'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          # Compile el_runtime.c with full curl support
+          cc -O2 -DHAVE_CURL -c runtime/el_runtime.c -I runtime/ -o /tmp/el_runtime_curl.o
+          echo "el_runtime_curl.o compiled: $(ls -lh /tmp/el_runtime_curl.o)"
+
+          # Collect every neuron-web .c file elb deposited in dist/
+          # (both committed stubs and freshly-generated component files)
+          mapfile -t C_SRCS < <(find dist/ -maxdepth 1 -name '*.c' ! -name 'soul-demo.c')
+          echo "Relinking ${#C_SRCS[@]} C files..."
+
+          cc -O2 -rdynamic \
+             -I runtime/ -I dist/ \
+             -o dist/neuron-landing \
+             "${C_SRCS[@]}" /tmp/el_runtime_curl.o \
+             -lcurl -lpthread -ldl -lm -lssl -lcrypto
+
+          echo "Relinked: $(ls -lh dist/neuron-landing)"
+          nm dist/neuron-landing | grep -q curl_easy_init \
+            && echo "HAVE_CURL verified ✓" \
+            || { echo "ERROR: curl_easy_init not in binary — HAVE_CURL link failed"; exit 1; }
+
       # ── Compile JS client sources ─────────────────────────────────────────
 
       - name: Compile JS El sources