diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0472101..f4f9d4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       # System packages — same as check.yml but locked to release-build needs.
+      # See check.yml for the per-package rationale (bindgen → libclang,
+      # llama-cpp-sys-2 vulkan feature → libvulkan / VULKAN_SDK).
       - name: Install Linux deps
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
@@ -76,12 +78,17 @@ jobs:
             libudev-dev \
             patchelf \
             cmake \
-            build-essential
+            build-essential \
+            libclang-dev \
+            clang \
+            libvulkan-dev
 
       - name: Install macOS deps
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
         run: |
           brew list cmake >/dev/null 2>&1 || brew install cmake
+          brew list llvm >/dev/null 2>&1 || brew install llvm
+          echo "LIBCLANG_PATH=$(brew --prefix llvm)/lib" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Install Windows deps
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
@@ -89,6 +96,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cmake --version
           choco install -y llvm --no-progress
+          choco install -y vulkan-sdk --no-progress
+          $sdkRoot = Get-ChildItem -Directory "C:\VulkanSDK" | Sort-Object Name -Descending | Select-Object -First 1
+          if (-not $sdkRoot) {
+            Write-Error "VulkanSDK directory not found under C:\VulkanSDK after choco install"
+            exit 1
+          }
+          echo "VULKAN_SDK=$($sdkRoot.FullName)" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "LIBCLANG_PATH=C:\Program Files\LLVM\bin" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Install Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 834464f..56997aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -32,9 +32,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # System packages whisper-rs-sys + Tauri need on each OS.
-      # Linux is the heaviest because we depend on GTK/WebKit, audio,
-      # evdev, plus cmake for whisper.cpp.
+      # System packages whisper-rs-sys + llama-cpp-sys-2 + Tauri need on each OS.
+      # - libclang-dev: bindgen (pulled by whisper-rs-sys + llama-cpp-sys-2)
+      #   needs a libclang shared library at build time.
+      # - libvulkan-dev: llama-cpp-sys-2's `vulkan` feature links against
+      #   libvulkan.so at build time, even when VULKAN_SDK is unset
+      #   (falls back to the system-provided lib on Linux).
+      # - Linux is the heaviest because we depend on GTK/WebKit, audio,
+      #   evdev, plus cmake for whisper.cpp.
       - name: Install Linux deps
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
@@ -47,25 +52,45 @@ jobs:
             libudev-dev \
             patchelf \
             cmake \
-            build-essential
+            build-essential \
+            libclang-dev \
+            clang \
+            libvulkan-dev
 
       # macOS: cmake is preinstalled in macos-latest but pin via brew to
-      # be explicit and future-proof.
+      # be explicit and future-proof. Xcode CLT provides libclang but the
+      # runner's default clang install does not ship libclang.dylib — use
+      # Homebrew's LLVM, which does, and point LIBCLANG_PATH at it.
       - name: Install macOS deps
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
         run: |
           brew list cmake >/dev/null 2>&1 || brew install cmake
+          brew list llvm >/dev/null 2>&1 || brew install llvm
+          # Expose libclang.dylib to bindgen for subsequent steps.
+          echo "LIBCLANG_PATH=$(brew --prefix llvm)/lib" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
-      # Windows: cmake + clang are needed by whisper-rs-sys. cmake is on
-      # windows-latest by default; ensure it.
+      # Windows: cmake + clang (for whisper-rs-sys/llama-cpp-sys bindgen)
+      # + Vulkan SDK (required by llama-cpp-sys-2 when the `vulkan`
+      # feature is on — it hard-panics on a missing VULKAN_SDK env var).
+      #
+      # choco's `vulkan-sdk` package installs into
+      # C:\VulkanSDK\<version>\; the canonical VULKAN_SDK path is that
+      # directory. We resolve it dynamically so a minor-version bump in
+      # the SDK doesn't hardcode-break this step.
       - name: Install Windows deps
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          # cmake is on the runner image; verify it.
           cmake --version
-          # LLVM/clang for whisper.cpp's sources.
           choco install -y llvm --no-progress
+          choco install -y vulkan-sdk --no-progress
+          $sdkRoot = Get-ChildItem -Directory "C:\VulkanSDK" | Sort-Object Name -Descending | Select-Object -First 1
+          if (-not $sdkRoot) {
+            Write-Error "VulkanSDK directory not found under C:\VulkanSDK after choco install"
+            exit 1
+          }
+          echo "VULKAN_SDK=$($sdkRoot.FullName)" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "LIBCLANG_PATH=C:\Program Files\LLVM\bin" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable