diff --git a/apps/web/.gitignore b/apps/web/.gitignore
index e985853..c8a7336 100644
--- a/apps/web/.gitignore
+++ b/apps/web/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .vercel
+.env*.local
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/api/tools/route.ts b/apps/web/src/app/api/tools/route.ts
index cb47836..bebe0a2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/api/tools/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/api/tools/route.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
             npmHomepage: true,
             npmLicense: true,
             npmKeywords: true,
+            npmPublishedAt: true,
             category: true,
             env: true,
             frameworks: true,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/tool/tool-search/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/tool/tool-search/page.tsx
index efb25f9..dcfa72f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/tool/tool-search/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/tool/tool-search/page.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ function sortTools(tools: Tool[], sortBy: SortOption): Tool[] {
       return bDownloads - aDownloads;
     }
     // Sort by recent (createdAt descending)
-    return new Date(b.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(a.createdAt).getTime();
+    const aTime = a.createdAt ? new Date(a.createdAt).getTime() : 0;
+    const bTime = b.createdAt ? new Date(b.createdAt).getTime() : 0;
+    return bTime - aTime;
   });
 }
 
@@ -336,9 +338,11 @@ export default function ToolSearchPage(): React.ReactElement {
                             showCopy={true}
                           />
                         </div>
-                        <div className="text-xs text-foreground-tertiary">
-                          Published {formatTimeAgo(tool.package.npmPublishedAt)}
-                        </div>
+                        {tool.package.npmPublishedAt && (
+                          <div className="text-xs text-foreground-tertiary">
+                            Published {formatTimeAgo(tool.package.npmPublishedAt)}
+                          </div>
+                        )}
                       </div>
                     </CardContent>
                   </Card>