diff --git a/client/src/components/AiChat.tsx b/client/src/components/AiChat.tsx
index 9fda0e7..ce17c7a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/AiChat.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/AiChat.tsx
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ interface Message {
     content: string;
 }
 
-// Typing indicator with animated dots
+// Typing indicator with animated dots - v2
 function TypingIndicator() {
     return (
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
-            <div className="w-2 h-2 bg-primary rounded-full animate-bounce" style={{ animationDelay: '0ms' }} />
-            <div className="w-2 h-2 bg-primary rounded-full animate-bounce" style={{ animationDelay: '150ms' }} />
-            <div className="w-2 h-2 bg-primary rounded-full animate-bounce" style={{ animationDelay: '300ms' }} />
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+            <div className="w-2.5 h-2.5 bg-primary rounded-full animate-bounce" style={{ animationDelay: '0ms', animationDuration: '0.6s' }} />
+            <div className="w-2.5 h-2.5 bg-primary rounded-full animate-bounce" style={{ animationDelay: '150ms', animationDuration: '0.6s' }} />
+            <div className="w-2.5 h-2.5 bg-primary rounded-full animate-bounce" style={{ animationDelay: '300ms', animationDuration: '0.6s' }} />
         </div>
     );
 }
diff --git a/server/static.ts b/server/static.ts
index edd8413..a3cec83 100644
--- a/server/static.ts
+++ b/server/static.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,24 @@ export function serveStatic(app: Express) {
     );
   }
 
-  // Serve static files from the public directory (includes attached_assets)
-  app.use(express.static(distPath));
+  // Serve static assets with long cache (they have content hashes in filenames)
+  app.use("/assets", express.static(path.join(distPath, "assets"), {
+    maxAge: '1y',
+    immutable: true
+  }));
 
-  // fall through to index.html if the file doesn't exist
+  // Serve other static files with no-cache for HTML
+  app.use(express.static(distPath, {
+    setHeaders: (res, filePath) => {
+      if (filePath.endsWith('.html')) {
+        res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate');
+      }
+    }
+  }));
+
+  // fall through to index.html if the file doesn't exist (with no-cache)
   app.use("*", (_req, res) => {
+    res.setHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate');
     res.sendFile(path.resolve(distPath, "index.html"));
   });
 }