diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff9517aa..a92213a6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "xattr -w com.apple.fileprovider.ignore#P 1 node_modules 2>/dev/null || true && node scripts/patch-lightningcss.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-scope.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-route.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-activitypub-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-identity-defaults.mjs && node scripts/patch-federation-unlisted-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-micropub-where-note-visibility.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-ai-fields.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-ai-cleanup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-podroll-opml-upload.mjs && node scripts/patch-preset-eleventy-ai-frontmatter.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-ai-block-resync.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-serviceworker-file.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-comments-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-collection-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-routes-rate-limits.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-error-production-stack.mjs && node scripts/patch-indieauth-devmode-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-listening-endpoint-runtime-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-github-changelog-categories.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-reader-ap-dispatch.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-blogroll-feeds-alias.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-uid-lookup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-prefill-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-feed-discovery.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-self-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-cursor-fix.mjs && node scripts/patch-inbox-ignore-view-activity.mjs && node scripts/patch-inbox-skip-view-activity-parse.mjs",
-    "serve": "export NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV:-production} INDIEKIT_DEBUG=${INDIEKIT_DEBUG:-0} && node scripts/preflight-production-security.mjs && node scripts/preflight-mongo-connection.mjs && node scripts/preflight-activitypub-rsa-key.mjs && node scripts/preflight-activitypub-profile-urls.mjs && node scripts/patch-lightningcss.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-scope.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-route.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-activitypub-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-identity-defaults.mjs && node scripts/patch-federation-unlisted-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-micropub-where-note-visibility.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-ai-fields.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-ai-cleanup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-podroll-opml-upload.mjs && node scripts/patch-preset-eleventy-ai-frontmatter.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-ai-block-resync.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-serviceworker-file.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-comments-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-collection-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-routes-rate-limits.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-error-production-stack.mjs && node scripts/patch-indieauth-devmode-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-listening-endpoint-runtime-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-github-changelog-categories.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-reader-ap-dispatch.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-blogroll-feeds-alias.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-uid-lookup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-prefill-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-feed-discovery.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-self-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-cursor-fix.mjs && node node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/bin/cli.js serve --config indiekit.config.mjs",
+    "postinstall": "xattr -w com.apple.fileprovider.ignore#P 1 node_modules 2>/dev/null || true && node scripts/patch-lightningcss.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-scope.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-route.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-activitypub-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-identity-defaults.mjs && node scripts/patch-federation-unlisted-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-micropub-where-note-visibility.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-ai-fields.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-ai-cleanup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-podroll-opml-upload.mjs && node scripts/patch-preset-eleventy-ai-frontmatter.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-ai-block-resync.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-serviceworker-file.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-comments-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-collection-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-routes-rate-limits.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-error-production-stack.mjs && node scripts/patch-indieauth-devmode-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-listening-endpoint-runtime-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-github-changelog-categories.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-reader-ap-dispatch.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-blogroll-feeds-alias.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-uid-lookup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-prefill-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-feed-discovery.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-self-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-cursor-fix.mjs && node scripts/patch-inbox-ignore-view-activity.mjs && node scripts/patch-inbox-skip-view-activity-parse.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-content-scope.mjs",
+    "serve": "export NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV:-production} INDIEKIT_DEBUG=${INDIEKIT_DEBUG:-0} && node scripts/preflight-production-security.mjs && node scripts/preflight-mongo-connection.mjs && node scripts/preflight-activitypub-rsa-key.mjs && node scripts/preflight-activitypub-profile-urls.mjs && node scripts/patch-lightningcss.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-scope.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-media-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-sharp-runtime.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-route.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-files-upload-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-activitypub-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-homepage-identity-defaults.mjs && node scripts/patch-federation-unlisted-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-micropub-where-note-visibility.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-ai-fields.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-ai-cleanup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-podroll-opml-upload.mjs && node scripts/patch-preset-eleventy-ai-frontmatter.mjs && node scripts/patch-micropub-ai-block-resync.mjs && node scripts/patch-frontend-serviceworker-file.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-comments-locales.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-collection-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-routes-rate-limits.mjs && node scripts/patch-indiekit-error-production-stack.mjs && node scripts/patch-indieauth-devmode-guard.mjs && node scripts/patch-listening-endpoint-runtime-guards.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-github-changelog-categories.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-reader-ap-dispatch.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-blogroll-feeds-alias.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-uid-lookup.mjs && node scripts/patch-endpoint-posts-prefill-url.mjs && node scripts/patch-microsub-feed-discovery.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-self-filter.mjs && node scripts/patch-conversations-bluesky-cursor-fix.mjs && node scripts/patch-webmention-sender-content-scope.mjs && node node_modules/@indiekit/indiekit/bin/cli.js serve --config indiekit.config.mjs",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "keywords": [],
diff --git a/scripts/patch-webmention-sender-content-scope.mjs b/scripts/patch-webmention-sender-content-scope.mjs
index 600e55a7..00da10b7 100644
--- a/scripts/patch-webmention-sender-content-scope.mjs
+++ b/scripts/patch-webmention-sender-content-scope.mjs
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 /**
- * Patch @rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-webmention-sender webmention.js to:
+ * Patch @rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-webmention-sender webmention.js:
  *
- * Scope link extraction to the post content area only (.h-entry, or <article>,
- * or <main>) when processing a full page.
- * Without this, links from the sidebar, navigation, and footer are included
- * because the live-fetch patch fetches the full rendered page HTML.
- *
- * Scopes to the full .h-entry (not just .e-content) so that microformat
- * property links like u-in-reply-to, u-like-of, u-repost-of, u-bookmark-of
- * are included — these are rendered outside .e-content (e.g. in an aside
- * before the prose body) but are still inside the .h-entry root.
- *
- * Falls back to the whole document when no content container is found
- * (e.g. when processing a stored post body fragment rather than a full page).
+ * Fix `scope.find is not a function` crash when a post has no .h-entry,
+ * <article>, or <main> element. In that case contentRoot is null and
+ * `scope = contentRoot ?? $` sets scope to the Cheerio constructor function
+ * which has no .find() method. Using $.root() instead returns a proper
+ * Cheerio document object that supports .find().
  */
 
 import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
@@ -20,27 +13,9 @@ import { access, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 const filePath =
   "node_modules/@rmdes/indiekit-endpoint-webmention-sender/lib/webmention.js";
 
-const patchMarker = "// [patched:content-scope]";
-
-const originalBlock = `  $("a[href]").each((_, el) => {`;
-
-const newBlock = `  // [patched:content-scope] Scope to post content area only, so that
-  // sidebar/nav/footer links from the live-fetched full page are excluded.
-  // Use .h-entry (not .h-entry .e-content) so that microformat property links
-  // like u-in-reply-to, u-like-of, u-repost-of etc. are included — these are
-  // rendered outside .e-content but still inside the .h-entry root.
-  const contentRoot =
-    $(".h-entry").first().length
-      ? $(".h-entry").first()
-      : $("article").first().length
-      ? $("article").first()
-      : $("main").first().length
-      ? $("main").first()
-      : null;
-
-  const scope = contentRoot ?? $;
-
-  scope.find("a[href]").each((_, el) => {`;
+const patchMarker = "// [patched:scope-root]";
+const oldLine = "  const scope = contentRoot ?? $;";
+const newLine = "  const scope = contentRoot ?? $.root(); // [patched:scope-root]";
 
 async function exists(p) {
   try {
@@ -52,30 +27,23 @@ async function exists(p) {
 }
 
 if (!(await exists(filePath))) {
-  console.log("[patch-webmention-sender-content-scope] File not found, skipping");
+  console.log("[postinstall] patch-webmention-sender-content-scope: file not found, skipping");
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
 const source = await readFile(filePath, "utf8");
 
 if (source.includes(patchMarker)) {
-  console.log("[patch-webmention-sender-content-scope] Already patched");
+  console.log("[postinstall] patch-webmention-sender-content-scope: already patched");
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
-if (!source.includes(originalBlock)) {
+if (!source.includes(oldLine)) {
   console.warn(
-    "[patch-webmention-sender-content-scope] Target block not found — upstream format may have changed, skipping"
+    "[postinstall] patch-webmention-sender-content-scope: target line not found — skipping"
   );
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
-const patched = source.replace(originalBlock, newBlock);
-
-if (!patched.includes(patchMarker)) {
-  console.warn("[patch-webmention-sender-content-scope] Patch validation failed, skipping");
-  process.exit(0);
-}
-
-await writeFile(filePath, patched, "utf8");
-console.log("[patch-webmention-sender-content-scope] Patched successfully");
+await writeFile(filePath, source.replace(oldLine, newLine), "utf8");
+console.log("[postinstall] patch-webmention-sender-content-scope: patched $.root() fix");