diff --git a/build.mjs b/build.mjs
index b45245e..72c5e53 100644
--- a/build.mjs
+++ b/build.mjs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 const DIST_DIR = path.join(__dirname, 'dist');
 const LANDING_SRC = path.join(__dirname, 'landing');
 const DASHBOARD_SRC = path.join(__dirname, 'dashboard');
-const DOCS_SRC = path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'docs');
+const DOCS_SRC = path.join(__dirname, 'docs');
+const TORCH_MD_SRC = path.join(__dirname, 'TORCH.md');
 const CONSTANTS_SRC = path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'constants.mjs');
 const PROMPTS_SRC = path.join(__dirname, 'src', 'prompts', 'META_PROMPTS.md');
 const CONFIG_SRC = path.join(__dirname, 'torch-config.json');
@@ -38,10 +39,15 @@ const distDashboard = path.join(DIST_DIR, 'dashboard');
 fs.mkdirSync(distDashboard, { recursive: true });
 fs.cpSync(DASHBOARD_SRC, distDashboard, { recursive: true });
 
-// 3. Copy src/docs/ -> dist/src/docs/
+// 3. Copy docs/ -> dist/src/docs/
 const distDocs = path.join(DIST_DIR, 'src', 'docs');
 fs.mkdirSync(distDocs, { recursive: true });
-fs.cpSync(DOCS_SRC, distDocs, { recursive: true });
+if (fs.existsSync(DOCS_SRC)) {
+  fs.cpSync(DOCS_SRC, distDocs, { recursive: true });
+}
+if (fs.existsSync(TORCH_MD_SRC)) {
+  fs.copyFileSync(TORCH_MD_SRC, path.join(distDocs, 'TORCH.md'));
+}
 
 // 3.5. Copy src/constants.mjs -> dist/src/constants.mjs
 fs.copyFileSync(CONSTANTS_SRC, path.join(DIST_DIR, 'src', 'constants.mjs'));
diff --git a/test/build_verification.test.mjs b/test/build_verification.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a90043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/build_verification.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert';
+
+const DIST_DIR = path.resolve('dist');
+
+test('Build artifacts verification', async (t) => {
+  await t.test('dist directory exists', () => {
+    assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(DIST_DIR), true, 'dist directory should exist');
+  });
+
+  await t.test('Critical files exist in dist', () => {
+    const criticalFiles = [
+      'index.html',
+      'dashboard/index.html',
+      'src/docs/TORCH.md',
+      'assets/logo.svg',
+      'src/constants.mjs',
+      'src/prompts/META_PROMPTS.md'
+    ];
+
+    criticalFiles.forEach(file => {
+      const filePath = path.join(DIST_DIR, file);
+      assert.strictEqual(fs.existsSync(filePath), true, `File ${file} should exist in dist`);
+    });
+  });
+
+  await t.test('TORCH.md content is not empty', () => {
+    const torchMdPath = path.join(DIST_DIR, 'src/docs/TORCH.md');
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(torchMdPath, 'utf8');
+    assert.ok(content.length > 0, 'TORCH.md should not be empty');
+  });
+});