diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01d80f8..89eb681 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 dist/
 .claude/settings.local.json
+
+# `deno task compile` output (single-binary CLI)
+/morkdeck
+/morkdeck.exe
diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 02d6172..a370e20 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   ],
   "tasks": {
     "build": "deno run --allow-net --allow-env --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run packages/cli/main.ts build",
-    "dev": "deno run --watch --unstable-broadcast-channel --allow-net --allow-env --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run packages/cli/main.ts dev"
+    "dev": "deno run --watch --unstable-broadcast-channel --allow-net --allow-env --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run packages/cli/main.ts dev",
+    "compile": "deno compile --unstable-broadcast-channel --allow-net --allow-env --allow-read --allow-write --allow-run --include packages/core/templates --include packages/theme/tokens --output morkdeck packages/cli/main.ts"
   },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "lib": [