diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index af01824..ecf3dfa 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -221,10 +221,9 @@ services:
   # ==========================================
 
   # Discourse MCP - Forum integration
+  # Note: Using npx directly due to TypeScript compilation errors in 0.2.4
   discourse-mcp:
-    build:
-      context: ./vendor/discourse-mcp
-      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    image: node:24-alpine
     container_name: KNELDevStack-AIMiddleware-discourse-mcp
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
diff --git a/dockerfiles/discourse-mcp/Dockerfile b/dockerfiles/discourse-mcp/Dockerfile
index cdda738..61f5ba2 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/discourse-mcp/Dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfiles/discourse-mcp/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-FROM node:22-alpine
+FROM node:24-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY package.json package-lock.json* ./
+COPY package.json ./
 
-RUN npm ci
+RUN npm install
 
 COPY . .