diff --git a/documentation/project-docs/metadata-and-seo.md b/documentation/project-docs/metadata-and-seo.md
index ed41af2..1b959c8 100644
--- a/documentation/project-docs/metadata-and-seo.md
+++ b/documentation/project-docs/metadata-and-seo.md
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ This split follows Next.js metadata merge behavior: nested fields like `openGrap
 | `lib/page-meta.ts`    | Route title/description source of truth for top-level routes                              |
 | `lib/page-info.tsx`   | In-app help content and header metadata (built from route meta + help content)            |
 | `lib/metadata.ts`     | Metadata utilities (`resolveMetadataBase`, `buildPageMetadata`, shared OG/Twitter fields) |
-| `lib/og-image.tsx`    | Shared `next/og` image renderer used by OG routes                                         |
+| `lib/og-image.tsx`    | Shared `next/og` image renderer (optional custom OG endpoint)                             |
 | `app/layout.tsx`      | Global metadata defaults                                                                  |
 | `app/**/page.tsx`     | Route-level `generateMetadata()` exports                                                  |
-| `app/api/og/route.ts` | API-style Open Graph endpoint (`next/og`)                                                 |
+| `app/api/og/route.ts` | API-style Open Graph endpoint (`next/og`, optional)                                       |
 
 ## Open Graph Image
 
-TeacherBuddy uses a generated OG image route:
+TeacherBuddy uses a static OG image asset:
 
-- Path: `/api/og`
-- API route file: `app/api/og/route.ts`
-- Rendered dimensions: `1200x630`
+- Path: `/images/og.png`
+- Source file: `public/images/og.png`
+- Declared dimensions: `895x372`
 
 The shared OG and Twitter image path is defined once in `lib/metadata.ts`.
 
diff --git a/lib/metadata.ts b/lib/metadata.ts
index 62afd44..7aa07df 100644
--- a/lib/metadata.ts
+++ b/lib/metadata.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SITE_DESCRIPTION =
   'Manage students, build quizzes, and draw random pairs without repeats.';
 
 const DEFAULT_SITE_URL = 'http://localhost:3000';
-const DEFAULT_OG_IMAGE_PATH = '/api/og';
+const DEFAULT_OG_IMAGE_PATH = '/images/og.png';
 const URL_PROTOCOL_PATTERN = /^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z\d+\-.]*:\/\//;
 
 /**
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ export const SHARED_OPEN_GRAPH: NonNullable<Metadata['openGraph']> = {
   images: [
     {
       url: DEFAULT_OG_IMAGE_PATH,
-      width: 1200,
-      height: 630,
-      alt: 'TeacherBuddy classroom dashboard preview',
+      width: 895,
+      height: 372,
+      alt: 'TeacherBuddy logo',
     },
   ],
 };
diff --git a/public/images/og.png b/public/images/og.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1556a6d
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