diff --git a/scripts/check-setup-needed.js b/scripts/check-setup-needed.js
index 23272b52a..de5462d34 100644
--- a/scripts/check-setup-needed.js
+++ b/scripts/check-setup-needed.js
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 import dotenv from 'dotenv'
 import { execSync } from 'child_process'
-import { L10N_CAGE_DIR, MARKDOWN_L10NS } from '../src/lib/l10n'
-import { importRuntimeWithoutVite } from './l10n/utils'
+import { L10N_CAGE_DIR, MARKDOWN_L10NS } from '../src/lib/l10n.js'
 
 dotenv.config()
 
-const runtimeModule = await importRuntimeWithoutVite()
-let activeLocales = Array.from(runtimeModule.locales)
+import { locales } from '../src/lib/paraglide/runtime.js'
+let activeLocales = Array.from(locales)
 let setupNeeded = false
 let reason = ''
 
diff --git a/scripts/inlang-settings.ts b/scripts/inlang-settings.ts
index 0ab569f51..eb3aeeb5b 100644
--- a/scripts/inlang-settings.ts
+++ b/scripts/inlang-settings.ts
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ function regenerateSettings(verbose = false): void {
 			project: './project.inlang',
 			outdir: './src/lib/paraglide',
 			strategy: ['url', 'cookie', 'preferredLanguage', 'baseLocale'],
-			// Fix for Netlify Edge Functions (Deno runtime)
-			disableAsyncLocalStorage: true,
-			isServer: 'import.meta.env.SSR'
+			// Required for serverless environments like Netlify Edge Functions
+			// Safe because each request runs in isolated execution context
+			disableAsyncLocalStorage: true
 		}
 
 		// Only set urlPatterns for prefix-all-locales strategy
diff --git a/scripts/l10n/run.ts b/scripts/l10n/run.ts
index 0388a053d..53cdaadc2 100644
--- a/scripts/l10n/run.ts
+++ b/scripts/l10n/run.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import {
 	MESSAGE_L10NS,
 	MESSAGE_SOURCE
 } from '../../src/lib/l10n'
-import { importRuntimeWithoutVite } from './utils'
 
 // Load environment variables first
 dotenv.config()
@@ -71,21 +70,18 @@ if (unknownArgs.length > 0) {
 // Ensure inlang settings are current before importing runtime
 execSync('tsx scripts/inlang-settings.ts', { stdio: 'inherit' })
 
-// This let / try / catch lets the ESM scan succeed in the absence of a runtime
-let locales: readonly string[]
-try {
-	const runtime = await importRuntimeWithoutVite()
-	locales = runtime.locales
-	if (runtime.baseLocale !== 'en')
-		throw new Error(
-			`runtime.baseLocale set to ${runtime.baseLocale} but our code assumes and hardcodes 'en'`
-		)
-} catch (error: unknown) {
-	if (error instanceof Error) console.error('Failed to import runtime:', error.message)
-	else console.error('Failed to import runtime with unknown error:', error)
-	process.exit(1)
+// Dynamic import after runtime is generated (ESM scan happens before execSync)
+const runtime = await import('../../src/lib/paraglide/runtime.js')
+
+// Verify base locale assumption
+if (runtime.baseLocale !== 'en') {
+	throw new Error(
+		`runtime.baseLocale set to ${runtime.baseLocale} but our code assumes and hardcodes 'en'`
+	)
 }
 
+const locales = runtime.locales
+
 // Get API key early for mode determination
 const LLM_API_KEY = process.env.L10N_OPENROUTER_API_KEY
 
diff --git a/scripts/l10n/utils.ts b/scripts/l10n/utils.ts
index 7f37456c8..f58e7714b 100644
--- a/scripts/l10n/utils.ts
+++ b/scripts/l10n/utils.ts
@@ -249,14 +249,3 @@ export function cullCommentary(filePath: string, verbose = false) {
 		)
 	}
 }
-
-export async function importRuntimeWithoutVite(): Promise<
-	typeof import('../../src/lib/paraglide/runtime.js')
-> {
-	const runtimeString = await fs.readFile('src/lib/paraglide/runtime.js', 'utf-8')
-	const patchedRuntime = runtimeString.replace('import.meta.env.SSR', 'true')
-	const runtime = await import(
-		'data:text/javascript;base64,' + Buffer.from(patchedRuntime).toString('base64')
-	)
-	return runtime
-}
diff --git a/scripts/l10ntamer.test.ts b/scripts/l10ntamer.test.ts
index af5b90c8b..afa0b425a 100644
--- a/scripts/l10ntamer.test.ts
+++ b/scripts/l10ntamer.test.ts
@@ -3,19 +3,13 @@ import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest'
 
-// Mock the importRuntimeWithoutVite function from utils.ts
-vi.mock('./l10n/utils.ts', async (importOriginal) => {
-	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('./l10n/utils.js')>()
-	return {
-		...actual,
-		importRuntimeWithoutVite: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-			localizeHref: vi
-				.fn()
-				.mockImplementation((href: string, { locale }: { locale: string }) => `/${locale}${href}`),
-			locales: ['en']
-		})
-	}
-})
+// Mock the paraglide runtime module
+vi.mock('../src/lib/paraglide/runtime.js', () => ({
+	localizeHref: vi
+		.fn()
+		.mockImplementation((href: string, { locale }: { locale: string }) => `/${locale}${href}`),
+	locales: ['en']
+}))
 
 describe('findFilesRecursively', () => {
 	const testDir = 'test_dir'
diff --git a/scripts/l10ntamer.ts b/scripts/l10ntamer.ts
index 690365817..fbfeedc16 100644
--- a/scripts/l10ntamer.ts
+++ b/scripts/l10ntamer.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
 
 import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
-import { importRuntimeWithoutVite } from './l10n/utils.js'
-
-const { locales, localizeHref } = await importRuntimeWithoutVite()
+import { locales, localizeHref } from '../src/lib/paraglide/runtime.js'
 
 if (localizeHref('/test', { locale: 'en' }) === '/test') {
 	console.log('⏭️  Skipping l10ntamer - English routes not prefixed')
diff --git a/src/hooks.server.ts b/src/hooks.server.ts
index 16d6ad298..b7c401f48 100644
--- a/src/hooks.server.ts
+++ b/src/hooks.server.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+// Fix for Netlify's Deno edge runtime (not standard Deno)
+//
+// Netlify's Deno 2.3.1 provides a partial window stub (window exists but window.location
+// is undefined) for library compatibility. Standard Deno correctly has no window object.
+// This partial stub breaks paraglide-js which assumes window.location exists if window exists.
+//
+// Deleting the stub makes Netlify's Deno behave like standard Deno/Node.js.
+// See: notes/20251113-paraglide-edge-function-investigation.md
+declare const Deno: unknown
+if (
+	typeof Deno !== 'undefined' &&
+	typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
+	typeof window.location === 'undefined'
+) {
+	delete (globalThis as { window?: Window }).window
+}
+
 import { type Handle } from '@sveltejs/kit'
 import { paraglideMiddleware } from '$lib/paraglide/server.js'
 
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index f6cf153ae..0c9b89198 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
 import lucidePreprocess from 'vite-plugin-lucide-preprocess'
-import { importRuntimeWithoutVite } from './scripts/l10n/utils'
 import { isDev } from './src/lib/env'
 import { MARKDOWN_L10NS } from './src/lib/l10n'
-
-const { locales: compiledLocales } = await importRuntimeWithoutVite()
+import { locales as compiledLocales } from './src/lib/paraglide/runtime.js'
 
 function getLocaleExcludePatterns(): RegExp[] {
 	const md = path.resolve(MARKDOWN_L10NS)