diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/build.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/build.test.ts
index 2e797686..4688f7fa 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/build.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/build.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { mkdtempSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, rmSync, existsSync } from 'node:
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { execSync } from 'node:child_process';
-import { detectStack, cloneAndDetect } from './build.js';
+import { detectStack, cloneAndDetect, detectLocalPath } from './build.js';
 import type { ResolvedInput } from '../input.js';
 
 describe('detectStack', () => {
@@ -103,6 +103,39 @@ describe('detectStack', () => {
     expect(result).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
+  it('detects a local --from path project', () => {
+    const dir = makeTempDir();
+    writeFileSync(join(dir, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify({
+      name: 'local-path-app',
+      packageManager: 'pnpm@9.12.0',
+    }));
+
+    const result = detectLocalPath({
+      kind: 'path',
+      raw: dir,
+      value: dir,
+      inferredName: 'fallback-name',
+      exists: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(result.path).toBe(dir);
+    expect(result.projectName).toBe('local-path-app');
+    expect(result.stack!.runtime).toBe('node');
+    expect(result.stack!.packageManager).toBe('pnpm');
+  });
+
+  it('throws when a local --from path is missing', () => {
+    const dir = join(makeTempDir(), 'missing');
+
+    expect(() => detectLocalPath({
+      kind: 'path',
+      raw: dir,
+      value: dir,
+      inferredName: 'missing',
+      exists: false,
+    })).toThrow('local path not found');
+  });
+
   it('prefers package.json over other manifests when multiple exist', () => {
     const dir = makeTempDir();
     writeFileSync(join(dir, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify({ name: 'multi' }));
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/build.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/build.ts
index b432ce7d..ed39ba1c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/build.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/build.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Command } from 'commander';
 import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
-import { readFileSync, rmSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { readFileSync, rmSync, existsSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { randomBytes } from 'node:crypto';
@@ -36,16 +36,6 @@ export interface DetectedStack {
  * Inspect a directory root and return detected stack info based on manifest
  * files. Returns undefined if nothing recognizable is found.
  */
-/**
- * Extract a human-readable project name from a Go module path.
- * Strips major-version suffixes so `github.com/user/my-go-app/v2`
- * returns `my-go-app` rather than `v2`.
- */
-function goProjectName(module: string): string {
-  const stripped = module.replace(/\/v\d+$/, '');
-  return stripped.split('/').pop() ?? stripped;
-}
-
 export function detectStack(dir: string): DetectedStack | undefined {
   // Node (package.json)
   const pkgPath = join(dir, 'package.json');
@@ -103,7 +93,7 @@ export function detectStack(dir: string): DetectedStack | undefined {
       return {
         runtime: 'go',
         packageManager: 'go',
-        projectName: modName ? goProjectName(modName) : undefined,
+        projectName: modName ? modName.split('/').pop() : undefined,
       };
     } catch { /* skip */ }
   }
@@ -119,6 +109,12 @@ export interface CloneResult {
   projectName: string;
 }
 
+export interface LocalPathResult {
+  path: string;
+  stack: DetectedStack | undefined;
+  projectName: string;
+}
+
 /**
  * Shallow-clone a git repo into a temp directory and detect the stack.
  * Throws on clone failure.
@@ -144,6 +140,41 @@ export function cloneAndDetect(input: ResolvedInput): CloneResult {
   return { cloneDir, stack, projectName };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Inspect a local project directory and detect the same stack metadata used
+ * by git inputs. Throws when the path is missing or points at a file.
+ */
+export function detectLocalPath(input: ResolvedInput): LocalPathResult {
+  if (!input.exists || !existsSync(input.value)) {
+    throw new Error(`local path not found: ${input.value}`);
+  }
+  if (!statSync(input.value).isDirectory()) {
+    throw new Error(`local path must be a directory: ${input.value}`);
+  }
+
+  const stack = detectStack(input.value);
+  const projectName = stack?.projectName ?? input.inferredName ?? 'project';
+
+  return { path: input.value, stack, projectName };
+}
+
+function printBuildSummary(args: {
+  projectName: string;
+  stack: DetectedStack | undefined;
+  channel: string;
+  where: string;
+  sourceLabel: string;
+  sourceValue: string;
+}): void {
+  console.log();
+  console.log(kleur.bold('Build summary'));
+  console.log(`  project:  ${args.projectName}`);
+  console.log(`  stack:    ${args.stack ? `${args.stack.runtime} (${args.stack.packageManager ?? 'unknown'})` : 'unknown'}`);
+  console.log(`  channel:  ${args.channel}`);
+  console.log(`  target:   ${args.where}`);
+  console.log(`  ${args.sourceLabel}:  ${args.sourceValue}`);
+}
+
 // --- Command -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 export const buildCmd = new Command('build')
@@ -178,6 +209,21 @@ export const buildCmd = new Command('build')
         return;
       }
 
+      if (input.kind === 'path') {
+        const { path, stack, projectName } = detectLocalPath(input);
+
+        console.log(kleur.green('Local path inspected'));
+        printBuildSummary({
+          projectName,
+          stack,
+          channel: opts.channel,
+          where,
+          sourceLabel: 'path',
+          sourceValue: path,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
       // Other kinds remain stubs for now.
       console.log(kleur.cyan(`[stub] build (${where}) · channel=${opts.channel} · from=${describeInput(input)}`));
       // TODO: kind==='path' → load manifest; kind==='doc' → parse manifest;