diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f34b756..414e415 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@gulluth/oddments",
-  "version": "0.98.0",
+  "version": "0.98.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@gulluth/oddments",
-      "version": "0.98.0",
+      "version": "0.98.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@skeletonlabs/skeleton": "^4.15.2",
         "@skeletonlabs/skeleton-svelte": "^4.15.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 626ab87..ad652fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gulluth/oddments",
-  "version": "0.98.0",
+  "version": "0.98.1",
   "private": false,
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/scripts/cli.js b/scripts/cli.js
index 039b5ad..65ecd45 100755
--- a/scripts/cli.js
+++ b/scripts/cli.js
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ function cleanup() {
   }
 }
 
+function cleanCache() {
+  for (const item of ['build', '.svelte-kit', ...EPHEMERAL]) {
+    rmSync(join(cwd, item), { recursive: true, force: true })
+  }
+}
+
 function resolveBin(name) {
   for (const base of [cwd, packageRoot]) {
     const p = join(base, 'node_modules', '.bin', name)
@@ -79,6 +85,12 @@ switch (command) {
     break
   }
 
+  case 'clean': {
+    cleanCache()
+    console.log('Removed Oddments build cache.')
+    break
+  }
+
   case 'init': {
     const templateDir = join(packageRoot, 'starter-template')
 
@@ -162,6 +174,6 @@ switch (command) {
   }
 
   default:
-    console.error('Usage: oddments <build|dev|preview|init|import|covers>')
+    console.error('Usage: oddments <build|dev|preview|clean|init|import|covers>')
     process.exit(1)
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index b9c54e8..ace7cd0 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@
     options: (o: object) => Promise<void>
   } | null = null
 
+  async function importPagefind() {
+    const primary = asset('/pagefind/pagefind.js')
+    try {
+      return await import(/* @vite-ignore */ primary)
+    } catch (error) {
+      const assetBase = asset('/').replace(/\/$/, '')
+      if (!assetBase || !primary.startsWith(`${assetBase}/`)) throw error
+      return await import(/* @vite-ignore */ primary.slice(assetBase.length))
+    }
+  }
+
   function resultToExhibit(r: PagefindResultData): Exhibit {
     const slug = r.url.replace(/^.*\/exhibit\//, '').replace(/\/$/, '')
     return {
@@ -110,7 +121,7 @@
       return
     }
     try {
-      pagefind = await import(/* @vite-ignore */ asset('/pagefind/pagefind.js'))
+      pagefind = await importPagefind()
       const baseUrl = resolve('/').replace(/\/$/, '')
       if (baseUrl) await pagefind!.options({ baseUrl })
       await pagefind!.init()
diff --git a/starter-template/README.md b/starter-template/README.md
index 78d218b..d3a2595 100644
--- a/starter-template/README.md
+++ b/starter-template/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ A filterable card catalog built with [Oddments](https://github.com/gulluth/oddme
 git clone your-repo
 npm install
 npm run dev       # preview at http://localhost:5173
+npm run clean     # remove build cache if preview/build state gets stale
 ```
 
 ### Codespaces or Dev Containers
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ CLI commands work there too:
 ```bash
 npx oddments import template.csv --dry-run
 npx oddments covers --dry-run
+npx oddments clean
 ```
 
 ## Adding content
diff --git a/starter-template/package.json b/starter-template/package.json
index 988e050..983bfa5 100644
--- a/starter-template/package.json
+++ b/starter-template/package.json
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "oddments build",
+    "clean": "oddments clean",
     "dev": "oddments dev",
     "preview": "oddments preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@gulluth/oddments": "^0.98.0"
+    "@gulluth/oddments": "^0.98.1"
   }
 }