diff --git a/scripts/build.mjs b/scripts/build.mjs
index 5607ce9..1ab1f4d 100644
--- a/scripts/build.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build.mjs
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 import { createHash } from "node:crypto";
 import { mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { loadAll } from "./lib.mjs";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 
-const DIST = new URL("../dist/", import.meta.url).pathname;
+const DIST = fileURLToPath(new URL("../dist/", import.meta.url));
 
 const SOURCE = "The Agent Loop";
 const HOMEPAGE = "https://agent-loop.xyz";
diff --git a/scripts/lib.mjs b/scripts/lib.mjs
index bb4ef25..fc45e81 100644
--- a/scripts/lib.mjs
+++ b/scripts/lib.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Zero-dependency front-matter parser for entries/*.md
 import { readdirSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { join } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 
 export const ENUMS = {
   category: ["frameworks", "orchestration", "evaluation", "memory", "tools", "protocols", "security", "infra", "research", "lessons", "general"],
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ export const ENUMS = {
   grade: ["A", "B", "C", "D", "unrated"],
 };
 export const REQUIRED = ["id", "title", "url", "category", "source_type", "status", "grade", "added", "last_verified", "evidence"];
-export const ENTRIES_DIR = new URL("../entries/", import.meta.url).pathname;
+export const ENTRIES_DIR = fileURLToPath(new URL("../entries/", import.meta.url));
 export const STALE_DAYS = 90;
 
 function stripComment(v) {