diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 585a1cb9..d136f37e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@
                 "default": "./dist/modern/index.cjs"
             }
         },
+        "./purged": {
+            "import": {
+                "types": "./dist/modern/index.purged.d.ts",
+                "default": "./dist/modern/index.purged.js"
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "types": "./dist/modern/index.purged.d.cts",
+                "default": "./dist/modern/index.purged.cjs"
+            }
+        },
         "./package.json": "./package.json"
     },
     "files": [
diff --git a/src/index.purged.ts b/src/index.purged.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78f952e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/index.purged.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * Purged entry: only the light SDK. Use this via resolve.alias in production
+ * to exclude the full SDK (edit button, Visual Builder) from the bundle.
+ * Same API as the main entry; no full HOC or DOM side effects.
+ */
+import { IStackSdk as ExternalStackSdkType } from "./types/types";
+import LightLivePreviewHoC from "./light-sdk";
+
+export type IStackSdk = ExternalStackSdkType;
+
+export const VB_EmptyBlockParentClass = "visual-builder__empty-block-parent";
+export default LightLivePreviewHoC;
diff --git a/src/livePreview/editButton/editButton.ts b/src/livePreview/editButton/editButton.ts
index df88fc7d..d3cd0bfa 100644
--- a/src/livePreview/editButton/editButton.ts
+++ b/src/livePreview/editButton/editButton.ts
@@ -570,6 +570,12 @@ effect(function handleWindowTypeChange() {
     // we need to specify when to run this effect.
     // here, we run it when the value of windowType changes
     if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
+    if (
+        typeof process !== "undefined" &&
+        (process?.env?.PURGE_PREVIEW_SDK === "true" ||
+            process?.env?.REACT_APP_PURGE_PREVIEW_SDK === "true")
+    )
+        return;
     Config.get().windowType;
     if (LivePreviewEditButton && !isOpeningInTimeline()) {
         toggleEditButtonElement();