diff --git a/Dockerfile.full b/Dockerfile.full
index aebcdafe6..30e1680d5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.full
+++ b/Dockerfile.full
@@ -18,17 +18,15 @@ RUN make build
 # ============================================================
 # Stage 2: Node.js-based runtime with full MCP support
 # ============================================================
-FROM node:24-bookworm-slim
+FROM node:24-alpine3.23
 
 # Install runtime dependencies
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
   ca-certificates \
   curl \
   git \
   python3 \
-  python3-pip \
-  python3-venv \
-  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+  py3-pip
 
 # Install uv and symlink to system path
 RUN curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh && \