From 8a87318b124871328520945a9f574de673b7257c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marc Mintel <marc@mintel.me>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:05:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(imgproxy): fallback to smart gravity (sm) instead of face
 detection (fv)

- 'fv' requires ML modules not present in standard imgproxy image
- 'sm' is robust and supported everywhere
- Fixes broken images on staging using Next.js Image loader
---
 lib/imgproxy-loader.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/imgproxy-loader.ts b/lib/imgproxy-loader.ts
index 61f6e6ab..cddefc52 100644
--- a/lib/imgproxy-loader.ts
+++ b/lib/imgproxy-loader.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ export default function imgproxyLoader({
   return getImgproxyUrl(src, {
     width,
     resizing_type: 'fit',
-    gravity: 'fv', // Use face-aware focusing (face detection)
+    gravity: 'sm', // Use smart gravity (content-aware) instead of face detection (requires ML)
   });
 }