diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 963a460..c55b385 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ package-lock.json
 
 # Web frontend build outputs
 dist/
-.trunk/
 
 # ML model and embedding caches
 .fastembed_cache/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72053ee..a305413 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ The architecture supports multiple deployment patterns:
 - **Bun**: Required for TypeScript CLI client: `curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash`
 - **Node.js**: Alternative to Bun, supports OpenAI SDK v5.16.0+
 
-#### WASM Frontend Toolchain
-- **Trunk**: Required for Leptos frontend builds: `cargo install trunk`
-- **wasm-pack**: `cargo install wasm-pack`
-- **WASM target**: `rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown`
-
 #### ML Framework Dependencies
 - **Candle**: Version 0.9.1 with conditional compilation:
   - macOS: Metal support with CPU fallback for stability
@@ -134,11 +129,6 @@ cargo build --bin cli --package inference-engine --release
 cargo build --bin embeddings-engine --release
 ```
 
-**Web Frontend:**
-```bash
-cd crates/leptos-app
-trunk build --release
-```
 
 ### Running Services
 
@@ -435,8 +425,7 @@ For Kubernetes deployment details, see the [ARCHITECTURE.md](docs/ARCHITECTURE.m
 **Symptom:** WASM compilation failures  
 **Solution:**
 1. Install required targets: `rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown`
-2. Install trunk: `cargo install trunk`
-3. Check RUSTFLAGS in leptos-app/run.sh
+2. Check RUSTFLAGS in leptos-app/run.sh
 
 ### Network/Timeout Issues
 **Symptom:** First-time model downloads timing out  
@@ -484,7 +473,6 @@ cd crates/leptos-app && ./run.sh &
 **Cleanup:**
 ```bash
 pkill -f "predict-otron-9000"
-pkill -f "trunk"
 ```
 
 For networked tests and full functionality, ensure Hugging Face authentication is configured as described above.
diff --git a/crates/leptos-app/src/lib.rs b/crates/leptos-app/src/lib.rs
index bb682a7..c743a9b 100644
--- a/crates/leptos-app/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/leptos-app/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
 pub mod app;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "hydrate")]
@@ -15,7 +17,17 @@ pub fn create_leptos_router() -> axum::Router {
     use leptos::prelude::*;
     use leptos_axum::{generate_route_list, LeptosRoutes};
 
-    let conf = get_configuration(None).unwrap();
+
+    // Build an absolute path to THIS crate's Cargo.toml
+    let mut cargo_toml = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
+    cargo_toml.push("Cargo.toml");
+
+    let conf = get_configuration(Some(
+        cargo_toml.to_str().expect("valid utf-8 path to Cargo.toml"),
+    ))
+        .expect("load leptos config");
+
+    let conf = get_configuration(Some(cargo_toml.to_str().unwrap())).unwrap();
     let leptos_options = conf.leptos_options;
     // Generate the list of routes in your Leptos App
     let routes = generate_route_list(App);