diff --git a/packages/vinext/src/deploy.ts b/packages/vinext/src/deploy.ts
index fd97e783..047cbd01 100644
--- a/packages/vinext/src/deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/vinext/src/deploy.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
 import { getReactUpgradeDeps } from "./init.js";
 import { runTPR } from "./cloudflare/tpr.js";
 import { loadDotenv } from "./config/dotenv.js";
+import { loadNextConfig } from "./config/next-config.js";
 
 // ─── Types ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ interface ProjectInfo {
   hasCodeHike: boolean;
   /** Native Node modules that need stubbing for Workers */
   nativeModulesToStub: string[];
+  /** Build output mode: 'export' for static export, 'standalone' for single server */
+  output: "" | "export" | "standalone";
 }
 
 // ─── Detection ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -215,9 +218,25 @@ export function detectProject(root: string): ProjectInfo {
     hasMDX,
     hasCodeHike,
     nativeModulesToStub,
+    output: "",
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Read the `output` field from next.config without resolving async
+ * redirects/rewrites/headers (which resolveNextConfig does unnecessarily).
+ */
+async function getOutputMode(root: string): Promise<"" | "export" | "standalone"> {
+  try {
+    const config = await loadNextConfig(root);
+    const output = config?.output ?? "";
+    if (output === "export" || output === "standalone") return output;
+    return "";
+  } catch {
+    return "";
+  }
+}
+
 function detectISR(root: string, isAppRouter: boolean): boolean {
   if (!isAppRouter) return false;
   try {
@@ -331,6 +350,12 @@ function detectNativeModules(root: string): string[] {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Directory name for static export output. Used by both `generateWranglerConfig`
+ * (assets.directory) and the static export build step so they stay in sync.
+ */
+const STATIC_EXPORT_DIR = "export";
+
 // ─── Project Preparation (pre-build transforms) ─────────────────────────────
 //
 // These are delegated to shared utilities in ./utils/project.ts so they can
@@ -347,25 +372,32 @@ export const renameCJSConfigs = _renameCJSConfigs;
 /** Generate wrangler.jsonc content */
 export function generateWranglerConfig(info: ProjectInfo): string {
   const today = new Date().toISOString().split("T")[0];
+  const isStaticExport = info.output === "export";
 
   const config: Record<string, unknown> = {
     $schema: "node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json",
     name: info.projectName,
     compatibility_date: today,
     compatibility_flags: ["nodejs_compat"],
-    main: "./worker/index.ts",
+    // Static exports are pure asset deployments — no Worker script needed.
+    ...(isStaticExport ? {} : { main: "./worker/index.ts" }),
     assets: {
       not_found_handling: "none",
+      // For static export, wrangler serves files directly from the build output directory.
+      ...(isStaticExport && { directory: STATIC_EXPORT_DIR }),
       // Expose static assets to the Worker via env.ASSETS so the image
       // optimization handler can fetch source images programmatically.
-      binding: "ASSETS",
+      ...(!isStaticExport && { binding: "ASSETS" }),
     },
     // Cloudflare Images binding for next/image optimization.
     // Enables resize, format negotiation (AVIF/WebP), and quality transforms
     // at the edge. No user setup needed — wrangler creates the binding automatically.
-    images: {
-      binding: "IMAGES",
-    },
+    // Skip for static export since images are pre-optimized at build time.
+    ...(!isStaticExport && {
+      images: {
+        binding: "IMAGES",
+      },
+    }),
   };
 
   if (info.hasISR) {
@@ -958,7 +990,8 @@ export function getFilesToGenerate(info: ProjectInfo): GeneratedFile[] {
     });
   }
 
-  if (!info.hasWorkerEntry) {
+  // Static exports are pure asset deployments — no Worker script needed.
+  if (!info.hasWorkerEntry && info.output !== "export") {
     const workerContent = info.isAppRouter
       ? generateAppRouterWorkerEntry()
       : generatePagesRouterWorkerEntry();
@@ -1080,6 +1113,11 @@ export async function deploy(options: DeployOptions): Promise<void> {
   // Step 1: Detect project structure
   const info = detectProject(root);
 
+  // Detect output mode from next.config (async — reads config file).
+  // Must run before any code that reads info.output (e.g. getFilesToGenerate,
+  // generateWranglerConfig). detectProject is sync so this is set separately.
+  info.output = await getOutputMode(root);
+
   if (!info.isAppRouter && !info.isPagesRouter) {
     console.error("  Error: No app/ or pages/ directory found.");
     console.error("  vinext deploy requires a Next.js project with an app/ or pages/ directory");
diff --git a/tests/deploy.test.ts b/tests/deploy.test.ts
index a9f939ca..5c429dec 100644
--- a/tests/deploy.test.ts
+++ b/tests/deploy.test.ts
@@ -338,6 +338,32 @@ describe("generateWranglerConfig", () => {
     expect(parsed.images).toBeDefined();
     expect(parsed.images.binding).toBe("IMAGES");
   });
+
+  it("adds directory to assets and omits main/images for static export", () => {
+    mkdir(tmpDir, "app");
+    const info = detectProject(tmpDir);
+    info.output = "export";
+    const config = generateWranglerConfig(info);
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(config);
+
+    expect(parsed.assets.directory).toBe("export");
+    expect(parsed.assets.binding).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(parsed.main).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(parsed.images).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("does not add directory to assets for non-export output", () => {
+    mkdir(tmpDir, "app");
+    const info = detectProject(tmpDir);
+    info.output = "";
+    const config = generateWranglerConfig(info);
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(config);
+
+    expect(parsed.assets.directory).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(parsed.assets.binding).toBe("ASSETS");
+    expect(parsed.main).toBe("./worker/index.ts");
+    expect(parsed.images).toBeDefined();
+  });
 });
 
 // ─── Worker Entry Generation ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -854,6 +880,17 @@ describe("getFilesToGenerate", () => {
     expect(workerFile!.content).not.toContain("virtual:vinext-server-entry");
   });
 
+  it("skips worker/index.ts for static export", () => {
+    mkdir(tmpDir, "app");
+    const info = detectProject(tmpDir);
+    info.output = "export";
+    const files = getFilesToGenerate(info);
+
+    const descriptions = files.map((f) => f.description);
+    expect(descriptions).not.toContain("worker/index.ts");
+    expect(descriptions).toContain("wrangler.jsonc");
+  });
+
   it("generates Pages Router worker entry for Pages Router project", () => {
     mkdir(tmpDir, "pages");
     const info = detectProject(tmpDir);