diff --git a/_scripts/build.bash b/_scripts/build.bash
index f33b8e6a4c..b24c0c3f5c 100755
--- a/_scripts/build.bash
+++ b/_scripts/build.bash
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ cd "$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )/.."
 #
 # * Locally, in development
 # * In CI, both as part of a trybot run, or on the default branch post submit
-# * In Netlify during deploy
+# * In Netlify, during deployment of:
+#   - the production site ("cuelang.org")
+#   - the site built against the tip of cue-lang/cue ("tip")
+#   - any PR preview
 #
 # Rather than declare a "fall-through" of logic, each environment is separately
 # handled with comments to make clear the logic/reasoning behind each flag value.
@@ -153,6 +156,13 @@ else
 
 fi
 
+# Fetch any CUE dependencies.
+if [[ "${NETLIFY:-}" == "true" ]]; then
+    export CUELANG_CUE_LOGINS
+    bash _scripts/cacheWarm.bash
+    export -n CUELANG_CUE_LOGINS
+fi
+
 # Build playground
 bash playground/_scripts/build.bash
 
diff --git a/_scripts/cacheWarm.bash b/_scripts/cacheWarm.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2486257065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_scripts/cacheWarm.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# warmCache.bash causes warms the CUE module cache with any CUE dependencies,
+# so that the credentials used to authenticate to the central registry are only
+# in scope for the duration of this script.
+
+function cleanup() { rm -rfv "${CUE_CONFIG_DIR}"; }
+
+export CUE_CONFIG_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap cleanup EXIT
+echo "$CUELANG_CUE_LOGINS" >"$CUE_CONFIG_DIR/logins.json"
+go run cuelang.org/go/cmd/cue mod tidy --check
diff --git a/internal/ci/github/trybot.cue b/internal/ci/github/trybot.cue
index 6cb19ae4d6..49889e7bc1 100644
--- a/internal/ci/github/trybot.cue
+++ b/internal/ci/github/trybot.cue
@@ -132,13 +132,8 @@ workflows: trybot: _repo.bashWorkflow & {
 			// TODO: add cache dir to CI cache when it's visible via https://cuelang.org/issue/2838.
 			githubactions.#Step & {
 				name: "Populate CUE dependency cache"
-				env: CUE_LOGINS: "${{ secrets.NOTCUECKOO_CUE_LOGINS }}"
-				run: """
-					export CUE_CONFIG_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
-					echo "$CUE_LOGINS" >"$CUE_CONFIG_DIR/logins.json"
-					go run cuelang.org/go/cmd/cue mod tidy --check
-					rm -rfv "${CUE_CONFIG_DIR}"
-					"""
+				env: CUELANG_CUE_LOGINS: "${{ secrets.NOTCUECKOO_CUE_LOGINS }}"
+				run: "_scripts/cacheWarm.bash"
 			},
 
 			// We can perform an early check that ensures page.cue files are