diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5f94d68..ff79372 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Copy tsconfig for TypeScript compilation
 COPY tsconfig.json ./
 
-# Create minimal package.json and install ONLY TypeScript
+# Create minimal package.json and install ONLY build dependencies
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.npm \
     echo '{}' > package.json && \
-    npm install --no-save typescript@^5.8.3 @types/node@^22.15.30 @types/express@^5.0.3
+    npm install --no-save typescript@^5.8.3 @types/node@^22.15.30 @types/express@^5.0.3 \
+        @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@^1.12.1 dotenv@^16.5.0 express@^5.1.0
 
-# Copy source and build
+# Copy source and build (excluding n8n-specific files)
 COPY src ./src
+# Remove n8n node implementation and related utils that aren't needed for MCP server
+RUN rm -rf src/n8n src/utils/bridge.ts src/utils/mcp-client.ts
 RUN npx tsc
 
 # Stage 2: Runtime (minimal dependencies)