diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1c1ba57..0b36277 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GIPHY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GIPHY_API_KEY }}
         run: jq -n --arg k "$GIPHY_API_KEY" '{GIPHY_API_KEY:$k}' > dart_defines.json
+      - name: Enable native assets (bundles sqlite3 + llamadart libs, #445)
+        run: flutter config --enable-native-assets
       - run: flutter build linux --release --no-pub --dart-define-from-file=dart_defines.json
       - name: Upload Linux bundle
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -91,6 +93,8 @@ jobs:
           cache: true
       - run: flutter pub get
       - run: dart run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs
+      - name: Enable native assets (bundles sqlite3 + llamadart libs, #445)
+        run: flutter config --enable-native-assets
       - run: flutter build macos --release --no-pub
 
   web:
@@ -134,6 +138,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           @{ GIPHY_API_KEY = $env:GIPHY_API_KEY } | ConvertTo-Json -Compress |
             Set-Content -Path dart_defines.json -Encoding utf8 -NoNewline
+      - name: Enable native assets (bundles sqlite3 + llamadart libs, #445)
+        run: flutter config --enable-native-assets
       - run: flutter build windows --release --no-pub --dart-define-from-file=dart_defines.json
       - name: Upload Windows build
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signed.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signed.yml
index fd8e32a..1529db2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signed.yml
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           @{ GIPHY_API_KEY = $env:GIPHY_API_KEY } | ConvertTo-Json -Compress |
             Set-Content -Path dart_defines.json -Encoding utf8 -NoNewline
+      - name: Enable native assets (bundles sqlite3 + llamadart libs, #445)
+        run: flutter config --enable-native-assets
       - run: flutter build windows --release --no-pub --dart-define-from-file=dart_defines.json
       - name: Zip Windows build
         run: Compress-Archive -Path build/windows/x64/runner/Release/* -DestinationPath offband-windows-x64.zip
@@ -233,6 +235,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GIPHY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GIPHY_API_KEY }}
         run: jq -n --arg k "$GIPHY_API_KEY" '{GIPHY_API_KEY:$k}' > dart_defines.json
+      - name: Enable native assets (bundles sqlite3 + llamadart libs, #445)
+        run: flutter config --enable-native-assets
       - run: flutter build linux --release --no-pub --dart-define-from-file=dart_defines.json
       - name: Tar Linux bundle
         run: tar -czf offband-linux-x64.tar.gz -C build/linux/x64/release/bundle .
diff --git a/windows/CMakeLists.txt b/windows/CMakeLists.txt
index 25825ff..b40e3ff 100644
--- a/windows/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/windows/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,13 +87,22 @@ if(PLUGIN_BUNDLED_LIBRARIES)
     COMPONENT Runtime)
 endif()
 
-# Copy the native assets provided by the build.dart from all packages.
+# Copy the native assets provided by build.dart hooks (e.g. sqlite3, llamadart)
+# from all packages. The stock template guards this with a configure-time
+# `if(EXISTS)`, but native assets are built AFTER cmake configures, so on a
+# clean build the directory does not exist yet and the install is silently
+# skipped, stranding sqlite3.dll / the llama libs (#445). Defer the existence
+# check to install time so clean builds (and CI) bundle them.
 set(NATIVE_ASSETS_DIR "${PROJECT_BUILD_DIR}native_assets/windows/")
-if(EXISTS "${NATIVE_ASSETS_DIR}")
-  install(DIRECTORY "${NATIVE_ASSETS_DIR}"
-    DESTINATION "${INSTALL_BUNDLE_LIB_DIR}"
-    COMPONENT Runtime)
-endif()
+install(CODE "
+  if(EXISTS \"${NATIVE_ASSETS_DIR}\")
+    file(GLOB _native_asset_libs \"${NATIVE_ASSETS_DIR}*\")
+    if(_native_asset_libs)
+      file(INSTALL DESTINATION \"${INSTALL_BUNDLE_LIB_DIR}\" TYPE FILE
+        FILES \${_native_asset_libs})
+    endif()
+  endif()
+" COMPONENT Runtime)
 
 # Fully re-copy the assets directory on each build to avoid having stale files
 # from a previous install.