diff --git a/.cache/pages.d.ts b/.cache/pages.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b78bffa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cache/pages.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * Type declaration for generated pages.json file
+ * This file is generated during the build process
+ */
+
+type PageData =
+  | string
+  | { articles: string[] }
+  | { 'case-studies': string[] }
+  | { downloads: string[] }
+  | { services: string[] }
+  | { 'social-shares': string[] }
+  | { stories: string[] }
+  | { tags: string[] }
+
+declare const pagesData: PageData[]
+export default pagesData
diff --git a/.cache/pages.json b/.cache/pages.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0adc825a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cache/pages.json
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+[
+  "about",
+  {
+    "articles": [
+      "getting-started-with-astro",
+      "typescript-best-practices",
+      "useful-vs-code-extensions",
+      "writing-library-code"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "case-studies": [
+      "division-15",
+      "ecommerce-modernization",
+      "english-first",
+      "enterprise-api-platform",
+      "labcorp",
+      "us-logistics"
+    ]
+  },
+  "contact",
+  "cookies",
+  {
+    "downloads": [
+      "api-tool-consolidation-whitepaper",
+      "identity-security-for-dummies",
+      "lakehouse-analytics-guide",
+      "observability-benefits-guide",
+      "ransomware-recovery-kit"
+    ]
+  },
+  "offline",
+  "privacy",
+  {
+    "services": [
+      "create-custom-font-sets",
+      "overview"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "social-shares": [
+      "template"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "stories": [
+      "ISSUES"
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "tags": [
+      "apiDesign",
+      "cms",
+      "code",
+      "crm",
+      "graphql",
+      "online-learning",
+      "react",
+      "services",
+      "typescript"
+    ]
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a355a51ce..f96c71ca3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ npm-debug.log*
 # Optional eslint cache
 .eslintcache
 
-# Cache
-.cache
+# Cache - ignore all contents except type declarations and placeholder data
+.cache/*
+!.cache/*.d.ts
+!.cache/pages.json
 
 # Runtime data
 pids
diff --git a/astro.config.ts b/astro.config.ts
index 736d10080..1bf17920d 100644
--- a/astro.config.ts
+++ b/astro.config.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,8 @@ import {
 import { callToActionValidator } from './src/integrations/CtaValidator/call-to-action-validator'
 import { serializeSitemapItem, writePagesJson } from './src/lib/config/sitemap-serialize'
 
-// Type guard for required environment variables (only in CI)
-const IS_CI = process.env['CI'] === 'true'
+// Check for Sentry auth token (optional - Sentry will be skipped if not available)
 const SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN = process.env['SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN']
-if (IS_CI && !SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN) {
-  throw new Error('SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable is required in CI but not set')
-}
 
 export default defineConfig({
   adapter: vercelStatic(vercelConfig),