diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-staging-live.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-staging-live.yml
index 74ebfe2..42fbe68 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-staging-live.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-staging-live.yml
@@ -47,48 +47,53 @@ jobs:
 
           node --input-type=module <<'NODE'
           import fs from "node:fs";
+
           const ev = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.env.EVENT_JSON, "utf8"));
           const repoObj = ev?.repository || {};
+
           const cloneUrl =
             repoObj?.clone_url ||
             (repoObj?.html_url ? (repoObj.html_url.replace(/\/$/,"") + ".git") : "");
           if (!cloneUrl) throw new Error("No repository clone_url/html_url in event.json");
 
           const defaultBranch = repoObj?.default_branch || "main";
-          const sha =
+
+          // Push-range (most reliable for change detection)
+          const before = String(ev?.before || "").trim();
+          const after =
             (process.env.GITHUB_SHA && String(process.env.GITHUB_SHA).trim()) ||
-            ev?.after ||
-            ev?.sha ||
-            ev?.head_commit?.id ||
-            ev?.pull_request?.head?.sha ||
-            "";
+            String(ev?.after || ev?.sha || ev?.head_commit?.id || ev?.pull_request?.head?.sha || "").trim();
 
           const shq = (s) => "'" + String(s).replace(/'/g, "'\\''") + "'";
+
           fs.writeFileSync("/tmp/deploy.env", [
             `REPO_URL=${shq(cloneUrl)}`,
             `DEFAULT_BRANCH=${shq(defaultBranch)}`,
-            `SHA=${shq(sha)}`
+            `BEFORE=${shq(before)}`,
+            `AFTER=${shq(after)}`
           ].join("\n") + "\n");
           NODE
 
           source /tmp/deploy.env
           echo "Repo URL:       $REPO_URL"
           echo "Default branch: $DEFAULT_BRANCH"
-          echo "SHA:            ${SHA:-<empty>}"
+          echo "BEFORE:         ${BEFORE:-<empty>}"
+          echo "AFTER:          ${AFTER:-<empty>}"
 
           rm -rf .git
           git init -q
           git remote add origin "$REPO_URL"
 
-          if [[ -n "${SHA:-}" ]]; then
-            git fetch --depth 1 origin "$SHA"
+          # Checkout AFTER (or default branch if missing)
+          if [[ -n "${AFTER:-}" ]]; then
+            git fetch --depth 50 origin "$AFTER"
             git -c advice.detachedHead=false checkout -q FETCH_HEAD
           else
-            git fetch --depth 1 origin "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"
+            git fetch --depth 50 origin "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"
             git -c advice.detachedHead=false checkout -q "origin/$DEFAULT_BRANCH"
-            SHA="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
-            echo "SHA='$SHA'" >> /tmp/deploy.env
-            echo "Resolved SHA: $SHA"
+            AFTER="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+            echo "AFTER='$AFTER'" >> /tmp/deploy.env
+            echo "Resolved AFTER: $AFTER"
           fi
 
           git log -1 --oneline
@@ -101,57 +106,69 @@ jobs:
           source /tmp/deploy.env
 
           FORCE="${INPUT_FORCE:-0}"
+          BEFORE="${BEFORE:-}"
+          AFTER="${AFTER:-}"
+
+          # helper: true si sha = 0000... (push delete / weird payload)
+          is_zeros() { [[ -n "${1:-}" && "$1" =~ ^0+$ ]]; }
+
+          CHANGED=""
+
+          if [[ "$FORCE" == "1" ]]; then
+            echo "GO=1" >> /tmp/deploy.env
+            echo "MODE='full'" >> /tmp/deploy.env
+            echo "Gate flags: HAS_FULL=1 HAS_HOTPATCH=0"
+            echo "✅ force=1 -> MODE=full (rebuild+restart)"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          # ✅ Push range (robuste, merge-proof)
+          if [[ -n "$BEFORE" && -n "$AFTER" && ! is_zeros "$BEFORE" ]]; then
+            # On s'assure que BEFORE est présent localement (checkout a fetch AFTER)
+            git cat-file -e "$BEFORE^{commit}" 2>/dev/null || git fetch --depth 50 origin "$BEFORE" || true
+            CHANGED="$(git diff --name-only "$BEFORE" "$AFTER" | sed '/^$/d' || true)"
+          else
+            # Fallback (workflow_dispatch, etc.) : diff HEAD^..HEAD si possible
+            if git cat-file -e "${AFTER}^" 2>/dev/null; then
+              CHANGED="$(git diff --name-only "${AFTER}^" "$AFTER" | sed '/^$/d' || true)"
+            else
+              # Merge commit sans parents dispo / autre cas : force la version merge-aware
+              CHANGED="$(git show -m --first-parent --name-only --pretty="" "$AFTER" | sed '/^$/d' || true)"
+            fi
+          fi
 
-          # liste fichiers touchés (utile pour copier les médias)
-          CHANGED="$(git show --name-only --pretty="" "$SHA" | sed '/^$/d' || true)"
           printf "%s\n" "$CHANGED" > /tmp/changed.txt
 
           echo "== changed files =="
           echo "$CHANGED" | sed -n '1,260p'
 
-          # 0) Forçage manuel
-          if [[ "$FORCE" == "1" ]]; then
-            echo "GO=1" >> /tmp/deploy.env
-            echo "MODE='full'" >> /tmp/deploy.env
-            echo "✅ force=1 -> MODE=full (rebuild+restart)"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          # 1) Détection des classes de changements
-          HAS_FULL=0
+          # --- Flags ---
           HAS_HOTPATCH=0
+          echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE '^(src/annotations/|public/media/)' && HAS_HOTPATCH=1
 
-          # FULL si build-impacting (zéro surprise)
-          if echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE '^(src/content/|src/anchors/|src/pages/|scripts/)'; then
+          HAS_FULL=0
+          echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE '^(src/(content|anchors|pages|components|layouts|styles|lib|plugins)/|scripts/|astro\.config\.mjs|package(-lock)?\.json|Dockerfile|nginx\.conf|docker-compose\.yml)' && HAS_FULL=1
+          # public/ hors media => FULL (sinon ce n'est jamais déployé par hotpatch)
+          if echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE '^public/' && ! echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE '^public/media/'; then
             HAS_FULL=1
           fi
 
-          # HOTPATCH si annotations/media
-          if echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE '^(src/annotations/|public/media/)'; then
-            HAS_HOTPATCH=1
-          fi
+          echo "Gate flags: HAS_FULL=${HAS_FULL} HAS_HOTPATCH=${HAS_HOTPATCH}"
 
-          echo "Gate flags: HAS_FULL=$HAS_FULL HAS_HOTPATCH=$HAS_HOTPATCH"
-
-          # 2) Décision (priorité au FULL)
           if [[ "$HAS_FULL" == "1" ]]; then
             echo "GO=1" >> /tmp/deploy.env
             echo "MODE='full'" >> /tmp/deploy.env
             echo "✅ build-impacting change -> MODE=full (rebuild+restart)"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          if [[ "$HAS_HOTPATCH" == "1" ]]; then
+          elif [[ "$HAS_HOTPATCH" == "1" ]]; then
             echo "GO=1" >> /tmp/deploy.env
             echo "MODE='hotpatch'" >> /tmp/deploy.env
             echo "✅ annotations/media change -> MODE=hotpatch"
-            exit 0
+          else
+            echo "GO=0" >> /tmp/deploy.env
+            echo "MODE='skip'" >> /tmp/deploy.env
+            echo "ℹ️ no deploy-relevant change -> skip deploy"
           fi
 
-          echo "GO=0" >> /tmp/deploy.env
-          echo "MODE='skip'" >> /tmp/deploy.env
-          echo "ℹ️ no deploy-relevant change -> skip deploy"
-
       - name: Toolchain sanity + resolve COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail