diff --git a/app/templates/admin/base.html b/app/templates/admin/base.html
index 11ff6b00..a9a678d5 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin/base.html
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
     <!-- Fonts -->
     <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700;800&display=swap" rel="stylesheet" />
 
-    <!-- Tailwind CSS -->
+    <!-- Tailwind CSS with CDN fallback -->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/tailwindcss@2.2.19/dist/tailwind.min.css"
+          onerror="this.onerror=null; this.href='{{ url_for('static', path='shared/css/tailwind.min.css') }}';">
+
+    <!-- Admin-specific Tailwind customizations -->
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', path='admin/css/tailwind.output.css') }}" />
 
     <!-- Alpine Cloak -->
@@ -54,8 +58,24 @@
     <!-- 5. FIFTH: API Client (depends on Utils) -->
     <script src="{{ url_for('static', path='shared/js/api-client.js') }}"></script>
 
-    <!-- 6. SIXTH: Alpine.js v3 (with defer) -->
-    <script defer src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alpinejs@3.14.0/dist/cdn.min.js"></script>
+    <!-- 6. SIXTH: Alpine.js v3 with CDN fallback (with defer) -->
+    <script>
+    (function() {
+        var script = document.createElement('script');
+        script.defer = true;
+        script.src = 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alpinejs@3.13.3/dist/cdn.min.js';
+
+        script.onerror = function() {
+            console.warn('Alpine.js CDN failed, loading local copy...');
+            var fallbackScript = document.createElement('script');
+            fallbackScript.defer = true;
+            fallbackScript.src = '{{ url_for("static", path="shared/js/vendor/alpine.min.js") }}';
+            document.head.appendChild(fallbackScript);
+        };
+
+        document.head.appendChild(script);
+    })();
+    </script>
 
     <!-- 7. LAST: Page-specific scripts -->
     {% block extra_scripts %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/templates/vendor/base.html b/app/templates/vendor/base.html
index 90271a19..934b5511 100644
--- a/app/templates/vendor/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/vendor/base.html
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
     <!-- Fonts -->
     <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700;800&display=swap" rel="stylesheet" />
 
-    <!-- Tailwind CSS -->
+    <!-- Tailwind CSS with CDN fallback -->
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/tailwindcss@2.2.19/dist/tailwind.min.css"
+          onerror="this.onerror=null; this.href='{{ url_for('static', path='shared/css/tailwind.min.css') }}';">
+
+    <!-- Vendor-specific Tailwind customizations -->
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', path='vendor/css/tailwind.output.css') }}" />
 
     <!-- Alpine Cloak -->
@@ -54,8 +58,24 @@
     <!-- 5. FIFTH: API Client (depends on Utils) -->
     <script src="{{ url_for('static', path='shared/js/api-client.js') }}"></script>
 
-    <!-- 6. SIXTH: Alpine.js v3 (with defer) -->
-    <script defer src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alpinejs@3.14.0/dist/cdn.min.js"></script>
+    <!-- 6. SIXTH: Alpine.js v3 with CDN fallback (with defer) -->
+    <script>
+    (function() {
+        var script = document.createElement('script');
+        script.defer = true;
+        script.src = 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alpinejs@3.13.3/dist/cdn.min.js';
+
+        script.onerror = function() {
+            console.warn('Alpine.js CDN failed, loading local copy...');
+            var fallbackScript = document.createElement('script');
+            fallbackScript.defer = true;
+            fallbackScript.src = '{{ url_for("static", path="shared/js/vendor/alpine.min.js") }}';
+            document.head.appendChild(fallbackScript);
+        };
+
+        document.head.appendChild(script);
+    })();
+    </script>
 
     <!-- 7. LAST: Page-specific scripts -->
     {% block extra_scripts %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/docs/frontend/admin/architecture.md b/docs/frontend/admin/architecture.md
index 60ca7939..ccc3b14e 100644
--- a/docs/frontend/admin/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/frontend/admin/architecture.md
@@ -586,9 +586,11 @@ Optimization Techniques:
    • Server-side pagination
    • Load only needed data
 
-5. CDN Assets
-   • Tailwind CSS from CDN
-   • Alpine.js from CDN
+5. CDN Assets with Fallback
+   • Tailwind CSS from CDN (fallback to local)
+   • Alpine.js from CDN (fallback to local)
+   • Works offline and in restricted networks
+   • See: [CDN Fallback Strategy](../cdn-fallback-strategy.md)
 
 6. Initialization Guards
    • Prevent duplicate setups
diff --git a/docs/frontend/overview.md b/docs/frontend/overview.md
index 00ee613b..9b8252e7 100644
--- a/docs/frontend/overview.md
+++ b/docs/frontend/overview.md
@@ -163,12 +163,13 @@ All three frontends share the same core technologies:
 | Backend | FastAPI | REST API + routing |
 | Templates | Jinja2 | Server-side rendering |
 | Interactivity | Alpine.js 3.x | Client-side reactivity |
-| Styling | Tailwind CSS 2.x | Utility-first CSS |
+| Styling | Tailwind CSS 2.x | Utility-first CSS (CDN + fallback) |
 | Icons | Heroicons | SVG icon system |
 | HTTP Client | Fetch API | API requests |
 | State Management | Alpine.js reactive | No external state lib |
 | Logging | Custom LogConfig | Centralized logging |
 | Error Handling | Custom exceptions | Structured errors |
+| Asset Loading | CDN with fallback | Offline support - [Details](cdn-fallback-strategy.md) |
 
 ### Why This Stack?
 
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ All three frontends share the same core technologies:
 - ✅ Small bundle sizes
 - ✅ Easy to learn and maintain
 - ✅ Python developers can contribute to frontend
+- ✅ Works offline with CDN fallback (see [CDN Fallback Strategy](cdn-fallback-strategy.md))
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/docs/frontend/vendor/architecture.md b/docs/frontend/vendor/architecture.md
index 4231a69d..bdb680e1 100644
--- a/docs/frontend/vendor/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/frontend/vendor/architecture.md
@@ -492,9 +492,11 @@ Optimization Techniques:
    • Server-side pagination
    • Load only needed data
 
-5. CDN Assets
-   • Tailwind CSS from CDN
-   • Alpine.js from CDN
+5. CDN Assets with Fallback
+   • Tailwind CSS from CDN (fallback to local)
+   • Alpine.js from CDN (fallback to local)
+   • Works offline and in restricted networks
+   • See: [CDN Fallback Strategy](../cdn-fallback-strategy.md)
 
 
 🧪 TESTING APPROACH