diff --git a/apps/studio/package.json b/apps/studio/package.json
index c6eeff7e7..1ce8ac30e 100644
--- a/apps/studio/package.json
+++ b/apps/studio/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "@ai-sdk/openai": "^3.0.52",
     "@ai-sdk/react": "^3.0.160",
     "@hono/node-server": "^1.19.14",
+    "@libsql/client": "^0.17.2",
     "@objectstack/client": "workspace:*",
     "@objectstack/client-react": "workspace:*",
     "@objectstack/driver-memory": "workspace:*",
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
     "@radix-ui/react-toast": "^1.2.15",
     "@radix-ui/react-tooltip": "^1.2.8",
     "ai": "^6.0.158",
+    "better-sqlite3": "^12.9.0",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "hono": "^4.12.12",
diff --git a/apps/studio/scripts/build-vercel.sh b/apps/studio/scripts/build-vercel.sh
index 10a5507f4..049aebf9b 100755
--- a/apps/studio/scripts/build-vercel.sh
+++ b/apps/studio/scripts/build-vercel.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ node scripts/bundle-api.mjs
 #    apps/studio/, so we must copy the actual module files here for Vercel to
 #    include them in the serverless function's deployment package.
 #
-#    Note: @libsql/client is now bundled by esbuild, so we no longer copy it.
+#    Note: @libsql/client has native dependencies that must be copied.
 echo "[build-vercel] Copying external native modules to local node_modules..."
 for mod in better-sqlite3; do
   src="../../node_modules/$mod"
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ for mod in better-sqlite3; do
     echo "[build-vercel]   ⚠ $mod not found at $src (skipped)"
   fi
 done
+# Copy the @libsql scope (includes @libsql/client and native binaries like @libsql/linux-x64-gnu)
+if [ -d "../../node_modules/@libsql" ]; then
+  mkdir -p "node_modules/@libsql"
+  for pkg in ../../node_modules/@libsql/*/; do
+    pkgname="$(basename "$pkg")"
+    cp -rL "$pkg" "node_modules/@libsql/$pkgname"
+  done
+  echo "[build-vercel]   ✓ Copied @libsql/*"
+else
+  echo "[build-vercel]   ⚠ @libsql not found (skipped)"
+fi
 # Copy the @ai-sdk scope (dynamically loaded provider packages)
 if [ -d "../../node_modules/@ai-sdk" ]; then
   mkdir -p "node_modules/@ai-sdk"
diff --git a/apps/studio/scripts/bundle-api.mjs b/apps/studio/scripts/bundle-api.mjs
index 9f1d8fc81..9f9822ef3 100644
--- a/apps/studio/scripts/bundle-api.mjs
+++ b/apps/studio/scripts/bundle-api.mjs
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ import { build } from 'esbuild';
 
 // Packages that cannot be bundled (native bindings / optional drivers)
 const EXTERNAL = [
-  // @libsql/client is now bundled (pure JS, no native bindings)
-  // Bundling it solves Vercel deployment issues where external packages
-  // aren't properly included in the serverless function despite includeFiles config
+  // @libsql/client has native bindings (platform-specific like @libsql/linux-x64-gnu)
+  // and must be kept external, then copied to node_modules with includeFiles
+  '@libsql/client',
   'better-sqlite3',
   // AI SDK provider packages — dynamically imported based on env vars
   '@ai-sdk/anthropic',
diff --git a/apps/studio/vercel.json b/apps/studio/vercel.json
index 96e8daf72..3365216d1 100644
--- a/apps/studio/vercel.json
+++ b/apps/studio/vercel.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "api/**/*.js": {
       "memory": 1024,
       "maxDuration": 300,
-      "includeFiles": "node_modules/{better-sqlite3,@ai-sdk}/**"
+      "includeFiles": "node_modules/{better-sqlite3,@libsql,@ai-sdk}/**"
     }
   },
   "headers": [