diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 72f0715..0e9bc09 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 # Copy application
 COPY . .
 
+# Clone effects repo
+RUN git clone https://git.rose-ash.com/art-dag/effects.git /app/artdag-effects
+
 # Create cache directory
 RUN mkdir -p /data/cache
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+ENV EFFECTS_PATH=/app/artdag-effects
 
 # Default command runs the server
 CMD ["python", "server.py"]
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 178be84..0041aae 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Distributed rendering tasks for the Art DAG system.
 
 import hashlib
 import json
+import os
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from celery import Task
 from celery_app import app
 
-# Add effects to path
-EFFECTS_PATH = Path.home() / "artdag-effects"
+# Add effects to path (use env var in Docker, fallback to home dir locally)
+EFFECTS_PATH = Path(os.environ.get("EFFECTS_PATH", str(Path.home() / "artdag-effects")))
 sys.path.insert(0, str(EFFECTS_PATH / "dog"))