diff --git a/scripts/extract-traces.ts b/scripts/extract-traces.ts
index b9a968a..a473fe0 100644
--- a/scripts/extract-traces.ts
+++ b/scripts/extract-traces.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ interface TracesData {
   };
 }
 
+// Repo root, derived from this script's location (scripts/ -> repo root).
+// Must NOT be hardcoded to a developer's machine, or CI checkouts see no files.
+const BASE_DIR = path.resolve(import.meta.dir, "..");
+
 const TRACES_PATTERN = /TRACES:\s*([^\n]+)/gi;
 const REQ_ID_PATTERN = /([A-Z]{2})-(\d{3})/g;
 
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ function extractRequirementIds(tracesString: string): string[] {
 }
 
 function getAllSourceFiles(): string[] {
-  const baseDir = "/home/dtourolle/Development/JellyTau";
+  const baseDir = BASE_DIR;
   const patterns = ["src", "src-tauri/src"];
   const files: string[] = [];
 
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ function extractTraces(): TracesData {
   };
 
   let totalTraces = 0;
-  const baseDir = "/home/dtourolle/Development/JellyTau";
+  const baseDir = BASE_DIR;
 
   const files = getAllSourceFiles();