diff --git a/app.tsx b/app.tsx
index 35574d0..6a6035d 100644
--- a/app.tsx
+++ b/app.tsx
@@ -931,8 +931,42 @@ export default function App() {
                     className="w-full bg-slate-950 border border-slate-700 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm focus:border-cyan-500 outline-none resize-none" />
                 </div>
                 <button onClick={async ()=>{
-                  const res = await fetch(`${BACKEND_URL}/api/generate-seo`, { method:'POST', headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json', Authorization:`Bearer ${authToken}`}, body: JSON.stringify({ title: activeItem.seo.title, artist: activeItem.analysis?.artist || '', genre: activeItem.analysis?.genre || '', platform })});
-                  if (res.ok) { const d = await res.json(); updateItem(activeItem.id, { seo: { title: d.title || activeItem.seo.title, description: d.description || '', tags: d.tags || '' } }); addLog(activeItem.id, 'SEO payload generated'); }
+                  try {
+                    const res = await fetch(`${BACKEND_URL}/api/generate-seo`, {
+                      method:'POST',
+                      headers:{'Content-Type':'application/json', Authorization:`Bearer ${authToken}`},
+                      body: JSON.stringify({
+                        title: activeItem.seo.title,
+                        artist: activeItem.analysis?.artist || '',
+                        genre: activeItem.analysis?.genre || '',
+                        description: activeItem.seo.description || '',
+                        tags: activeItem.seo.tags || '',
+                        platform,
+                      }),
+                    });
+
+                    const payload = await res.json().catch(() => ({}));
+                    if (!res.ok) {
+                      const errorMessage = payload?.error || `SEO generation failed (${res.status})`;
+                      updateItem(activeItem.id, { error: errorMessage });
+                      addLog(activeItem.id, `SEO generation failed: ${errorMessage}`);
+                      return;
+                    }
+
+                    updateItem(activeItem.id, {
+                      error: null,
+                      seo: {
+                        title: payload.title || activeItem.seo.title,
+                        description: payload.description || activeItem.seo.description,
+                        tags: payload.tags || activeItem.seo.tags,
+                      },
+                    });
+                    addLog(activeItem.id, 'SEO payload generated');
+                  } catch {
+                    const errorMessage = 'Unable to generate SEO payload right now.';
+                    updateItem(activeItem.id, { error: errorMessage });
+                    addLog(activeItem.id, `SEO generation failed: ${errorMessage}`);
+                  }
                 }} className="px-3 py-1.5 text-xs bg-violet-700 hover:bg-violet-600 rounded-lg">Generate AI SEO Payload</button>
                 <div>
                   <label className="block text-[10px] font-bold text-slate-500 uppercase mb-1">Tags (comma-separated)</label>
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 31efb54..a147c13 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -354,10 +354,48 @@ fs.ensureDirSync('uploads');
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // Gemini SEO proxy
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+function asCleanText(v, max = 2000) {
+  if (typeof v !== 'string') return '';
+  return v.trim().slice(0, max);
+}
+
+function buildSeoPrompt(payload = {}) {
+  const directPrompt = asCleanText(payload.promptText, 4000);
+  if (directPrompt) return directPrompt;
+
+  const fields = {
+    title: asCleanText(payload.title, 255),
+    artist: asCleanText(payload.artist, 255),
+    genre: asCleanText(payload.genre, 120),
+    platform: asCleanText(payload.platform, 120),
+    description: asCleanText(payload.description, 1000),
+    tags: asCleanText(payload.tags, 1000),
+    lyrics: asCleanText(payload.lyrics, 1200),
+    vibe: asCleanText(payload.vibe, 200),
+  };
+
+  const hasUsefulStructuredFields = Object.values(fields).some(Boolean);
+  if (!hasUsefulStructuredFields) return '';
+
+  return [
+    'You are an expert music marketing assistant.',
+    'Generate SEO metadata for a song as strict JSON with keys: title, description, tags.',
+    `Platform: ${fields.platform || 'General'}`,
+    `Current title: ${fields.title || 'Untitled'}`,
+    `Artist: ${fields.artist || 'Unknown artist'}`,
+    `Genre: ${fields.genre || 'Unknown genre'}`,
+    fields.vibe ? `Vibe: ${fields.vibe}` : null,
+    fields.description ? `Context description: ${fields.description}` : null,
+    fields.tags ? `Existing tags/context: ${fields.tags}` : null,
+    fields.lyrics ? `Lyrics excerpt/context: ${fields.lyrics}` : null,
+    'Keep title concise, description platform-friendly, and tags comma-separated.',
+  ].filter(Boolean).join('\n');
+}
+
 app.post('/api/generate-seo', requireAuth, async (req, res) => {
-  const { promptText } = req.body;
-  if (!promptText || typeof promptText !== 'string' || promptText.length > 4000) {
-    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid prompt' });
+  const promptText = buildSeoPrompt(req.body);
+  if (!promptText) {
+    return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid prompt payload. Provide promptText or useful SEO fields.' });
   }
   const apiKey = process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY;
   if (!apiKey) return res.status(500).json({ error: 'GEMINI_API_KEY not configured' });
@@ -387,7 +425,19 @@ app.post('/api/generate-seo', requireAuth, async (req, res) => {
     );
     if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Gemini error ${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);
     const data = await response.json();
-    res.json(JSON.parse(data?.candidates?.[0]?.content?.parts?.[0]?.text || '{}'));
+    const rawText = data?.candidates?.[0]?.content?.parts?.[0]?.text || '{}';
+    let parsed;
+    try {
+      parsed = JSON.parse(rawText);
+    } catch {
+      return res.status(502).json({ error: 'Malformed JSON returned by Gemini' });
+    }
+
+    res.json({
+      title: typeof parsed?.title === 'string' ? parsed.title : '',
+      description: typeof parsed?.description === 'string' ? parsed.description : '',
+      tags: typeof parsed?.tags === 'string' ? parsed.tags : '',
+    });
   } catch (err) {
     console.error('Gemini proxy error:', err);
     res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });