diff --git a/blast/CMakeLists.txt b/blast/CMakeLists.txt
index ab24430..435993a 100644
--- a/blast/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/blast/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,26 @@ if(NOT TARGET nlopt)
     if(NOT DEFINED Python_VERSION_MINOR)
         set(Python_VERSION_MINOR "0")
     endif()
+    
+    # ======================================================================
+    # FIX: Force NLopt to build as a static library to prevent missing DLLs
+    # ======================================================================
+    set(NLOPT_CXX ON CACHE BOOL "Build NLopt with C++ compiler" FORCE)
+    
+    set(OLD_BUILD_SHARED ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS})
+    set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "Build static libraries" FORCE)
+
     add_subdirectory(extern/nlopt EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+    
+    # Restore the original global setting so you don't force the outer 
+    # project's other dependencies to be static unexpectedly
+    set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ${OLD_BUILD_SHARED} CACHE BOOL "Build static libraries" FORCE)
+
+    # Keep the interface include fix from earlier
+    target_include_directories(nlopt INTERFACE
+        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/extern/nlopt/src/api>
+        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/extern/nlopt>
+    )
 endif()
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cmake/BlastConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/BlastConfig.cmake.in
index 44d8f19..cd99b6a 100644
--- a/cmake/BlastConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/BlastConfig.cmake.in
@@ -2,4 +2,25 @@
 
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/BlastTargets.cmake")
 
-check_required_components(Blast)
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+check_required_components(Blast)
+
+@PACKAGE_INIT@
+
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/BlastTargets.cmake")
+
+check_required_components(Blast)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Helper: call blast_copy_runtime_dlls(your_target) after find_package(Blast)
+# to automatically copy nlopt.dll next to your executable on Windows.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+macro(blast_copy_runtime_dlls target)
+    if(WIN32)
+        add_custom_command(TARGET ${target} POST_BUILD
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
+                $<TARGET_FILE:Blast::nlopt>
+                $<TARGET_FILE_DIR:${target}>
+            COMMENT "Copying nlopt.dll for ${target}"
+        )
+    endif()
+endmacro()
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