diff --git a/.node-version b/.node-version
index 3c032078a4a..a45fd52cc58 100644
--- a/.node-version
+++ b/.node-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18
+24
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 2bd5a0a98a3..a45fd52cc58 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-22
+24
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f564189cba..dfb21f5a216 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@
     "terser": "5.44.0",
     "tmp": "0.2.5",
     "tree-kill": "1.2.2",
-    "tsx": "4.20.6",
     "typescript": "5.9.3",
     "typescript-eslint": "8.45.0",
     "vfile": "6.0.3",
@@ -175,37 +174,37 @@
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.17.1+sha512.17c560fca4867ae9473a3899ad84a88334914f379be46d455cbf92e5cf4b39d34985d452d2583baf19967fa76cb5c17bc9e245529d0b98745721aa7200ecaf7a",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "api.update": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --api --dev",
-    "build": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts",
+    "api.update": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --api --dev",
+    "build": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts",
     "build.changelog-formatter": "tsc .changeset/changelog-github-custom.ts && mv .changeset/changelog-github-custom.js .changeset/changelog-github-custom.cjs",
-    "build.clean": "tsx ./scripts/build-clean.ts",
-    "build.cli": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --cli --dev",
-    "build.cli.prod": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --cli",
-    "build.core": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwik --insights --qwikrouter --api --platform-binding",
-    "build.eslint": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --eslint",
-    "build.full": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --tsc-docs --qwik --insights --supabaseauthhelpers --api --eslint --qwikrouter --qwikworker --qwikreact --cli --platform-binding --wasm",
-    "build.local": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --tsc-docs --qwik --insights --supabaseauthhelpers --api --eslint --qwikrouter --qwikworker --qwikreact --cli --platform-binding-wasm-copy",
-    "build.only_javascript": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwik --api",
+    "build.clean": "node ./scripts/build-clean.ts",
+    "build.cli": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --cli --dev",
+    "build.cli.prod": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --cli",
+    "build.core": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwik --insights --qwikrouter --api --platform-binding",
+    "build.eslint": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --eslint",
+    "build.full": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --tsc-docs --qwik --insights --supabaseauthhelpers --api --eslint --qwikrouter --qwikworker --qwikreact --cli --platform-binding --wasm",
+    "build.local": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --tsc-docs --qwik --insights --supabaseauthhelpers --api --eslint --qwikrouter --qwikworker --qwikreact --cli --platform-binding-wasm-copy",
+    "build.only_javascript": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwik --api",
     "build.packages.docs": "pnpm -C ./packages/docs/ run build",
     "build.packages.insights": "pnpm -C ./packages/insights/ run build",
-    "build.platform": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --platform-binding",
-    "build.platform.copy": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --platform-binding-wasm-copy",
-    "build.qwik-react": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwikreact",
-    "build.qwik-router": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwikrouter",
-    "build.router": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwikrouter --api",
-    "build.validate": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwik --api --eslint --qwikrouter --platform-binding --wasm --validate",
-    "build.vite": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwik --insights --api --qwikrouter --eslint --platform-binding-wasm-copy",
-    "build.wasm": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --wasm",
-    "build.watch": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --qwik --qwikrouter --watch --dev --platform-binding",
+    "build.platform": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --platform-binding",
+    "build.platform.copy": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --platform-binding-wasm-copy",
+    "build.qwik-react": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwikreact",
+    "build.qwik-router": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwikrouter",
+    "build.router": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwikrouter --api",
+    "build.validate": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwik --api --eslint --qwikrouter --platform-binding --wasm --validate",
+    "build.vite": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwik --insights --api --qwikrouter --eslint --platform-binding-wasm-copy",
+    "build.wasm": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --wasm",
+    "build.watch": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --qwik --qwikrouter --watch --dev --platform-binding",
     "change": "changeset",
-    "cli": "pnpm build.cli && node packages/create-qwik/create-qwik.cjs && tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/validate-cli.ts --copy-local-qwik-dist",
+    "cli": "pnpm build.cli && node packages/create-qwik/create-qwik.cjs && node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/validate-cli.ts --copy-local-qwik-dist",
     "cli.qwik": "pnpm build.cli && node packages/qwik/qwik-cli.cjs",
-    "cli.validate": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/validate-cli.ts",
+    "cli.validate": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/validate-cli.ts",
     "deps": "corepack pnpm upgrade -i -r --latest && syncpack fix-mismatches && corepack pnpm dedupe",
     "docs.dev": "pnpm -C packages/docs build.repl-sw && pnpm -C packages/docs dev",
     "docs.preview": "pnpm -C packages/docs preview",
-    "docs.sync": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/docs_sync/index.ts && pnpm fmt",
-    "eslint.update": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/eslint-docs.ts",
+    "docs.sync": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/docs_sync/index.ts && pnpm fmt",
+    "eslint.update": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/eslint-docs.ts",
     "fmt": "pnpm prettier.fix && pnpm syncpack format",
     "fmt.staged": "pretty-quick --staged",
     "link.dist": "cd packages/qwik && pnpm link --global && cd ../qwik-router && pnpm link --global && cd ../eslint-plugin-qwik && pnpm link --global && cd ../qwik-react && pnpm link --global",
@@ -220,13 +219,13 @@
     "preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm",
     "prepare": "simple-git-hooks",
     "prettier.fix": "prettier --cache --write .",
-    "qwik-push-build-repos": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts ./scripts/qwik-push-build-repos.ts",
+    "qwik-push-build-repos": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts ./scripts/qwik-push-build-repos.ts",
     "release": "changeset publish",
     "release.fixup-package-json": "syncpack fix-mismatches --config syncpack-release-conf.json",
     "release.pkg-pr-new": "pnpm dlx pkg-pr-new@^0.0.9 publish --pnpm ./packages/qwik ./packages/qwik-router ./packages/eslint-plugin-qwik ./packages/create-qwik",
     "release.prepare": "pnpm build --prepare-release",
-    "serve": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts --inspect --conditions=development starters/dev-server.ts 3300",
-    "serve.debug": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts --inspect-brk --conditions=development starters/dev-server.ts 3300",
+    "serve": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts --inspect --conditions=development starters/dev-server.ts 3300",
+    "serve.debug": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts --inspect-brk --conditions=development starters/dev-server.ts 3300",
     "start": "pnpm run --stream \"/.*\\.watch/\"",
     "test": "pnpm build.full && pnpm test.unit && pnpm test.e2e",
     "test.e2e": "pnpm test.e2e.chromium && pnpm test.e2e.webkit && test.e2e.integrations",
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@
     "tsc.check": "tsc --noEmit",
     "tsc.trace": "tsc -p tsconfig.json --traceResolution > tsc.log",
     "tsc.watch": "tsc --noEmit --watch --preserveWatchOutput",
-    "update.qwik.builds": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/update-qwik-builds.ts packages/docs && tsx scripts/update-qwik-builds.ts packages/insights; pnpm install",
+    "update.qwik.builds": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/update-qwik-builds.ts packages/docs && node scripts/update-qwik-builds.ts packages/insights; pnpm install",
     "vitest": "vitest"
   },
   "simple-git-hooks": {
diff --git a/packages/docs/package.json b/packages/docs/package.json
index 2a520a86e4a..96173e592b3 100644
--- a/packages/docs/package.json
+++ b/packages/docs/package.json
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@
     "build.repl-sw": "vite --config vite.config-repl-sw build",
     "build.server": "NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192 vite build -c adapters/cloudflare-pages/vite.config",
     "build.showcase": "pnpm node scripts/showcase.js",
-    "codesandbox.sync": "tsx codesandbox.sync.ts",
-    "contributors": "tsx contributors.ts",
+    "codesandbox.sync": "node codesandbox.sync.ts",
+    "contributors": "node contributors.ts",
     "deploy": "wrangler pages publish ./dist",
-    "dev": "tsx check-qwik-build.ts && vite --mode ssr --open",
+    "dev": "node check-qwik-build.ts && vite --mode ssr --open",
     "dev.debug": "node --inspect-brk ../../node_modules/vite/bin/vite.js --mode ssr --force",
-    "prebuild.core": "tsx check-qwik-build.ts",
+    "prebuild.core": "node check-qwik-build.ts",
     "preview": "qwik build preview && vite preview --open",
     "preview.only": "NODE_DEBUG=net,http node --inspect-brk ../../node_modules/vite/bin/vite.js preview",
     "preview.wrangler": "wrangler pages dev ./dist --compatibility-flags=nodejs_als",
diff --git a/packages/docs/vite.config.ts b/packages/docs/vite.config.ts
index bd9a0838b1c..578244e9fdf 100644
--- a/packages/docs/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/docs/vite.config.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type { ShikiTransformer } from '@shikijs/types';
 import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite';
 import path, { resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { defineConfig, loadEnv, type Plugin, type Rollup, type UserConfig } from 'vite';
-import { compiledStringPlugin } from '../../scripts/compiled-string-plugin';
+import { compiledStringPlugin } from '../../scripts/compiled-string-plugin.js';
 import { examplesData, playgroundData, rawSource, tutorialData } from './vite.repl-apps';
 import { sourceResolver } from './vite.source-resolver';
 import { qwikDevtools } from '@qwik.dev/devtools';
diff --git a/packages/insights/package.json b/packages/insights/package.json
index 9e85d3c6d76..135e34569ea 100644
--- a/packages/insights/package.json
+++ b/packages/insights/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "qManifest.post.local": "curl -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @./dist/q-manifest.json http://localhost:5173/api/v1/221smyuj5gl/post/manifest/",
     "qwik": "qwik",
     "start": "vite --open --mode ssr",
-    "test.cluster": "tsx src/cluster.ts",
+    "test.cluster": "node src/cluster.ts",
     "test.unit": "vitest",
     "test.watch": "vitest --watch"
   },
diff --git a/packages/qwik-router/tsconfig.json b/packages/qwik-router/tsconfig.json
index 9913969e884..dbbfb1f2bcd 100644
--- a/packages/qwik-router/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/qwik-router/tsconfig.json
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@
       "@qwik-router-sw-register": ["packages/qwik-router/src/runtime/src/sw-register-runtime.ts"]
     }
   },
-  "include": ["."]
+  "include": ["."],
+  "exclude": ["dist"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/qwik-router/vite.config.ts b/packages/qwik-router/vite.config.ts
index 684d04c65c4..c434fd4dd7b 100644
--- a/packages/qwik-router/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik-router/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
-import { compiledStringPlugin } from '../../scripts/compiled-string-plugin';
+import { compiledStringPlugin } from '../../scripts/compiled-string-plugin.js';
 import pkg from './package.json' with { type: 'json' };
 
 export default defineConfig(() => {
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/cli/utils/app-command.ts b/packages/qwik/src/cli/utils/app-command.ts
index c6e083f71b8..f43eed6d284 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/cli/utils/app-command.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/cli/utils/app-command.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { existsSync, readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { dirname, join, resolve } from 'node:path';
-import type { PackageJSON } from '../../../../../scripts/util';
+import type { PackageJSON } from '../../../../../scripts/types.ts';
 
 export class AppCommand {
   args: string[];
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 02e040e514c..a28700eb74c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ importers:
         version: 1.0.2
       '@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl':
         specifier: 2.1.0
-        version: 2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+        version: 2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
       '@vitest/coverage-v8':
         specifier: 3.2.4
-        version: 3.2.4(vitest@4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+        version: 3.2.4(vitest@4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
       all-contributors-cli:
         specifier: 6.26.1
         version: 6.26.1
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@ importers:
       tree-kill:
         specifier: 1.2.2
         version: 1.2.2
-      tsx:
-        specifier: 4.20.6
-        version: 4.20.6
       typescript:
         specifier: 5.9.3
         version: 5.9.3
@@ -228,19 +225,19 @@ importers:
         version: 6.0.3
       vite:
         specifier: 7.1.11
-        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
       vite-imagetools:
         specifier: 9.0.0
         version: 9.0.0(rollup@4.52.4)
       vite-plugin-dts:
         specifier: 4.5.4
-        version: 4.5.4(@types/node@24.3.0)(rollup@4.52.4)(typescript@5.9.3)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+        version: 4.5.4(@types/node@24.3.0)(rollup@4.52.4)(typescript@5.9.3)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
       vite-tsconfig-paths:
         specifier: 5.1.4
-        version: 5.1.4(typescript@5.9.3)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+        version: 5.1.4(typescript@5.9.3)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
       vitest:
         specifier: 4.0.1
-        version: 4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+        version: 4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
       watchlist:
         specifier: 0.3.1
         version: 0.3.1
@@ -335,7 +332,7 @@ importers:
         version: link:../qwik
       '@qwik.dev/devtools':
         specifier: 0.2.1
-        version: 0.2.1(@qwik.dev/core@packages+qwik)(@qwik.dev/router@packages+qwik-router)(@tailwindcss/vite@4.1.12(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)))(tailwindcss@4.1.14)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+        version: 0.2.1(@qwik.dev/core@packages+qwik)(@qwik.dev/router@packages+qwik-router)(@tailwindcss/vite@4.1.12(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)))(tailwindcss@4.1.14)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
       '@qwik.dev/partytown':
         specifier: 0.11.2
         version: 0.11.2
@@ -371,7 +368,7 @@ importers:
         version: 2.53.0
       '@tailwindcss/vite':
         specifier: 4.1.12
-        version: 4.1.12(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+        version: 4.1.12(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
       '@types/leaflet':
         specifier: 1.9.20
         version: 1.9.20
@@ -452,10 +449,10 @@ importers:
         version: 0.33.3
       vite:
         specifier: 7.1.11
-        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
       vite-tsconfig-paths:
         specifier: 5.1.4
-        version: 5.1.4(typescript@5.9.3)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+        version: 5.1.4(typescript@5.9.3)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
       wrangler:
         specifier: 3.65.1
         version: 3.65.1
@@ -532,7 +529,7 @@ importers:
         version: link:../qwik-router
       '@tailwindcss/vite':
         specifier: 4.1.12
-        version: 4.1.12(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+        version: 4.1.12(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
       '@types/density-clustering':
         specifier: 1.3.3
         version: 1.3.3
@@ -574,13 +571,13 @@ importers:
         version: 8.45.0(eslint@9.33.0(jiti@2.6.0))(typescript@5.9.3)
       vite:
         specifier: 7.1.11
-        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
       vite-tsconfig-paths:
         specifier: 5.1.4
-        version: 5.1.4(typescript@5.9.3)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+        version: 5.1.4(typescript@5.9.3)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
       vitest:
         specifier: 4.0.1
-        version: 4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+        version: 4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
       zod:
         specifier: 3.25.48
         version: 3.25.48
@@ -626,7 +623,7 @@ importers:
         version: 23.0.0
       vitest:
         specifier: 4.0.1
-        version: 4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+        version: 4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
 
   packages/qwik-dom: {}
 
@@ -652,7 +649,7 @@ importers:
         version: 5.9.3
       vite:
         specifier: 7.1.11
-        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
 
   packages/qwik-router:
     dependencies:
@@ -724,7 +721,7 @@ importers:
         version: 6.0.3
       vite:
         specifier: '>=5 <8'
-        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
       vite-imagetools:
         specifier: ^9.0.0
         version: 9.0.0(rollup@4.52.4)
@@ -8603,11 +8600,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
     hasBin: true
 
-  tsx@4.20.6:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ytQKuwgmrrkDTFP4LjR0ToE2nqgy886GpvRSpU0JAnrdBYppuY5rLkRUYPU1yCryb24SsKBTL/hlDQAEFVwtZg==}
-    engines: {node: '>=18.0.0'}
-    hasBin: true
-
   type-check@0.4.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-XleUoc9uwGXqjWwXaUTZAmzMcFZ5858QA2vvx1Ur5xIcixXIP+8LnFDgRplU30us6teqdlskFfu+ae4K79Ooew==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.8.0'}
@@ -11416,20 +11408,20 @@ snapshots:
       body-scroll-lock-upgrade: 1.1.0
       focus-trap: 7.5.4
 
-  '@qwik.dev/devtools@0.2.1(@qwik.dev/core@packages+qwik)(@qwik.dev/router@packages+qwik-router)(@tailwindcss/vite@4.1.12(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)))(tailwindcss@4.1.14)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))':
+  '@qwik.dev/devtools@0.2.1(@qwik.dev/core@packages+qwik)(@qwik.dev/router@packages+qwik-router)(@tailwindcss/vite@4.1.12(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)))(tailwindcss@4.1.14)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))':
     dependencies:
       '@qwik.dev/core': link:packages/qwik
       '@qwik.dev/router': link:packages/qwik-router
       '@qwikest/icons': 0.0.13
-      '@tailwindcss/vite': 4.1.12(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+      '@tailwindcss/vite': 4.1.12(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
       birpc: 0.2.19
       dree: 5.1.5
       oxc-parser: 0.82.3
       superjson: 2.2.5
       tailwindcss: 4.1.14
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
-      vite-hot-client: 0.2.4(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
-      vite-plugin-inspect: 11.3.3(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vite-hot-client: 0.2.4(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
+      vite-plugin-inspect: 11.3.3(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@nuxt/kit'
       - supports-color
@@ -11778,12 +11770,12 @@ snapshots:
       '@tailwindcss/oxide-win32-arm64-msvc': 4.1.12
       '@tailwindcss/oxide-win32-x64-msvc': 4.1.12
 
-  '@tailwindcss/vite@4.1.12(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))':
+  '@tailwindcss/vite@4.1.12(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))':
     dependencies:
       '@tailwindcss/node': 4.1.12
       '@tailwindcss/oxide': 4.1.12
       tailwindcss: 4.1.12
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
 
   '@tokenizer/token@0.3.0': {}
 
@@ -12205,11 +12197,11 @@ snapshots:
       - rollup
       - supports-color
 
-  '@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl@2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))':
+  '@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl@2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))':
     dependencies:
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
 
-  '@vitest/coverage-v8@3.2.4(vitest@4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))':
+  '@vitest/coverage-v8@3.2.4(vitest@4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))':
     dependencies:
       '@ampproject/remapping': 2.3.0
       '@bcoe/v8-coverage': 1.0.2
@@ -12224,7 +12216,7 @@ snapshots:
       std-env: 3.10.0
       test-exclude: 7.0.1
       tinyrainbow: 2.0.0
-      vitest: 4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vitest: 4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
@@ -12237,13 +12229,13 @@ snapshots:
       chai: 6.2.0
       tinyrainbow: 3.0.3
 
-  '@vitest/mocker@4.0.1(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))':
+  '@vitest/mocker@4.0.1(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))':
     dependencies:
       '@vitest/spy': 4.0.1
       estree-walker: 3.0.3
       magic-string: 0.30.19
     optionalDependencies:
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
 
   '@vitest/pretty-format@4.0.1':
     dependencies:
@@ -18261,13 +18253,6 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       esbuild: 0.15.18
 
-  tsx@4.20.6:
-    dependencies:
-      esbuild: 0.25.10
-      get-tsconfig: 4.10.1
-    optionalDependencies:
-      fsevents: 2.3.3
-
   type-check@0.4.0:
     dependencies:
       prelude-ls: 1.2.1
@@ -18534,19 +18519,19 @@ snapshots:
       '@types/unist': 3.0.3
       vfile-message: 4.0.3
 
-  vite-dev-rpc@1.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)):
+  vite-dev-rpc@1.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)):
     dependencies:
       birpc: 2.6.1
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
-      vite-hot-client: 2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vite-hot-client: 2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
 
-  vite-hot-client@0.2.4(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)):
+  vite-hot-client@0.2.4(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)):
     dependencies:
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
 
-  vite-hot-client@2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)):
+  vite-hot-client@2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)):
     dependencies:
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
 
   vite-imagetools@9.0.0(rollup@4.52.4):
     dependencies:
@@ -18556,7 +18541,7 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - rollup
 
-  vite-plugin-dts@4.5.4(@types/node@24.3.0)(rollup@4.52.4)(typescript@5.9.3)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)):
+  vite-plugin-dts@4.5.4(@types/node@24.3.0)(rollup@4.52.4)(typescript@5.9.3)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)):
     dependencies:
       '@microsoft/api-extractor': 7.52.10(@types/node@24.3.0)
       '@rollup/pluginutils': 5.3.0(rollup@4.52.4)
@@ -18569,13 +18554,13 @@ snapshots:
       magic-string: 0.30.17
       typescript: 5.9.3
     optionalDependencies:
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@types/node'
       - rollup
       - supports-color
 
-  vite-plugin-inspect@11.3.3(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)):
+  vite-plugin-inspect@11.3.3(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)):
     dependencies:
       ansis: 4.2.0
       debug: 4.4.3(supports-color@10.2.2)
@@ -18585,23 +18570,23 @@ snapshots:
       perfect-debounce: 2.0.0
       sirv: 3.0.2
       unplugin-utils: 0.3.0
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
-      vite-dev-rpc: 1.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vite-dev-rpc: 1.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  vite-tsconfig-paths@5.1.4(typescript@5.9.3)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)):
+  vite-tsconfig-paths@5.1.4(typescript@5.9.3)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)):
     dependencies:
       debug: 4.4.3(supports-color@10.2.2)
       globrex: 0.1.2
       tsconfck: 3.1.6(typescript@5.9.3)
     optionalDependencies:
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
       - typescript
 
-  vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1):
+  vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1):
     dependencies:
       esbuild: 0.25.10
       fdir: 6.5.0(picomatch@4.0.3)
@@ -18615,13 +18600,12 @@ snapshots:
       jiti: 2.6.0
       lightningcss: 1.30.1
       terser: 5.44.0
-      tsx: 4.20.6
       yaml: 2.8.1
 
-  vitest@4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1):
+  vitest@4.0.1(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1):
     dependencies:
       '@vitest/expect': 4.0.1
-      '@vitest/mocker': 4.0.1(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1))
+      '@vitest/mocker': 4.0.1(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1))
       '@vitest/pretty-format': 4.0.1
       '@vitest/runner': 4.0.1
       '@vitest/snapshot': 4.0.1
@@ -18638,7 +18622,7 @@ snapshots:
       tinyexec: 0.3.2
       tinyglobby: 0.2.15
       tinyrainbow: 3.0.3
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.8.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@24.3.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.8.1)
       why-is-node-running: 2.3.0
     optionalDependencies:
       '@types/debug': 4.1.12
diff --git a/scripts/api-docs.ts b/scripts/api-docs.ts
index 650dc22c9ad..5176cb262fb 100644
--- a/scripts/api-docs.ts
+++ b/scripts/api-docs.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { execa } from 'execa';
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, readdirSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { format } from 'prettier';
-import { type BuildConfig } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig } from './util.ts';
 
 export async function generateQwikApiMarkdownDocs(config: BuildConfig, apiJsonInputDir: string) {
   await generateApiMarkdownPackageDocs(config, apiJsonInputDir, ['qwik']);
diff --git a/scripts/api.ts b/scripts/api.ts
index 1708b548921..4abe8f6a1e4 100644
--- a/scripts/api.ts
+++ b/scripts/api.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Extractor, ExtractorConfig } from '@microsoft/api-extractor';
 import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { generateQwikApiMarkdownDocs, generateQwikRouterApiMarkdownDocs } from './api-docs';
-import { type BuildConfig, copyFile, ensureDir, panic } from './util';
+import { generateQwikApiMarkdownDocs, generateQwikRouterApiMarkdownDocs } from './api-docs.ts';
+import { type BuildConfig, copyFile, ensureDir, panic } from './util.ts';
 
 /**
  * Create each submodule's bundled dts file, and ensure the public API has not changed for a
diff --git a/scripts/binding-platform.ts b/scripts/binding-platform.ts
index 107de966800..7bb25f7a1af 100644
--- a/scripts/binding-platform.ts
+++ b/scripts/binding-platform.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import spawn from 'cross-spawn';
 import { copyFile, writeFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { ensureDir, type BuildConfig } from './util';
+import { ensureDir, type BuildConfig } from './util.ts';
 
 export async function buildPlatformBinding(config: BuildConfig) {
   await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
diff --git a/scripts/binding-wasm.ts b/scripts/binding-wasm.ts
index bd1f98255aa..b963698d325 100644
--- a/scripts/binding-wasm.ts
+++ b/scripts/binding-wasm.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { type BuildConfig, copyFile, emptyDir, ensureDir } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig, copyFile, emptyDir, ensureDir } from './util.ts';
 import spawn from 'cross-spawn';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { rollup } from 'rollup';
diff --git a/scripts/build.ts b/scripts/build.ts
index d7a1e3b3fc4..b5918befea8 100644
--- a/scripts/build.ts
+++ b/scripts/build.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
 import { rmSync } from 'fs';
 import { copyFile, watch } from 'fs/promises';
 import { join } from 'path';
-import { apiExtractorQwik, apiExtractorQwikRouter } from './api';
-import { buildPlatformBinding, copyPlatformBindingWasm } from './binding-platform';
-import { buildWasmBinding } from './binding-wasm';
-import { buildCreateQwikCli } from './create-qwik-cli';
-import { buildEslint } from './eslint';
-import { buildQwikReact } from './qwik-react';
-import { buildQwikRouter } from './qwik-router';
+import { apiExtractorQwik, apiExtractorQwikRouter } from './api.ts';
+import { buildPlatformBinding, copyPlatformBindingWasm } from './binding-platform.ts';
+import { buildWasmBinding } from './binding-wasm.ts';
+import { buildCreateQwikCli } from './create-qwik-cli.ts';
+import { buildEslint } from './eslint.ts';
+import { buildQwikReact } from './qwik-react.ts';
+import { buildQwikRouter } from './qwik-router.ts';
 import {
   commitPrepareReleaseVersion,
   prepareReleaseVersion,
   publish,
   setDistVersion,
   setReleaseVersion,
-} from './release';
-import { submoduleBuild } from './submodule-build';
-import { submoduleCli } from './submodule-cli';
-import { submoduleCore } from './submodule-core';
-import { submoduleInsights } from './submodule-insights';
-import { submoduleOptimizer } from './submodule-optimizer';
-import { submoduleQwikLoader } from './submodule-qwikloader';
-import { submoduleBackpatch } from './submodule-backpatch';
-import { submoduleServer } from './submodule-server';
-import { submoduleTesting } from './submodule-testing';
-import { buildSupabaseAuthHelpers } from './supabase-auth-helpers';
-import { tsc, tscQwik, tscQwikRouter } from './tsc';
-import { tscDocs } from './tsc-docs';
-import { emptyDir, ensureDir, panic, type BuildConfig } from './util';
-import { validateBuild } from './validate-build';
-import { submodulePreloader } from './submodule-preloader';
+} from './release.ts';
+import { submoduleBuild } from './submodule-build.ts';
+import { submoduleCli } from './submodule-cli.ts';
+import { submoduleCore } from './submodule-core.ts';
+import { submoduleInsights } from './submodule-insights.ts';
+import { submoduleOptimizer } from './submodule-optimizer.ts';
+import { submoduleQwikLoader } from './submodule-qwikloader.ts';
+import { submoduleBackpatch } from './submodule-backpatch.ts';
+import { submoduleServer } from './submodule-server.ts';
+import { submoduleTesting } from './submodule-testing.ts';
+import { buildSupabaseAuthHelpers } from './supabase-auth-helpers.ts';
+import { tsc, tscQwik, tscQwikRouter } from './tsc.ts';
+import { tscDocs } from './tsc-docs.ts';
+import { emptyDir, ensureDir, panic, type BuildConfig } from './util.ts';
+import { validateBuild } from './validate-build.ts';
+import { submodulePreloader } from './submodule-preloader.ts';
 
 /**
  * Complete a full build for all of the package's submodules. Passed in config has all the correct
diff --git a/scripts/create-qwik-cli.ts b/scripts/create-qwik-cli.ts
index ba3a07916d5..40cdda7432a 100644
--- a/scripts/create-qwik-cli.ts
+++ b/scripts/create-qwik-cli.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { build } from 'esbuild';
 import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { rm } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { basename, join } from 'node:path';
-import { readPackageJson, writePackageJson } from './package-json';
+import { readPackageJson, writePackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
 import {
   type BuildConfig,
   copyFile,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   readdir,
   run,
   stat,
-} from './util';
+} from './util.ts';
 
 const PACKAGE = 'create-qwik';
 
diff --git a/scripts/docs_sync/fetch_hackmd.ts b/scripts/docs_sync/fetch_hackmd.ts
index 86ed6a192d9..0fa7ed79226 100644
--- a/scripts/docs_sync/fetch_hackmd.ts
+++ b/scripts/docs_sync/fetch_hackmd.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { readLines, scanFiles, writeFileLines } from './util';
+import { readLines, scanFiles, writeFileLines } from './util.ts';
 
 export function main(dir: string) {
   console.log('Fetching HackMD content...');
diff --git a/scripts/docs_sync/index.ts b/scripts/docs_sync/index.ts
index 304dfe5ceae..2976a4044d0 100644
--- a/scripts/docs_sync/index.ts
+++ b/scripts/docs_sync/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { main } from './main';
+import { main } from './main.ts';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 
 main(join(process.cwd(), 'packages'));
diff --git a/scripts/docs_sync/main.ts b/scripts/docs_sync/main.ts
index f4c4abdba3a..27d2a9b6e90 100644
--- a/scripts/docs_sync/main.ts
+++ b/scripts/docs_sync/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { join, dirname } from 'node:path';
-import { readLines, scanFiles, writeFileLines } from './util';
+import { readLines, scanFiles, writeFileLines } from './util.ts';
 
 export function main(dir: string) {
   console.log('DOC SYNC', dir);
diff --git a/scripts/eslint.ts b/scripts/eslint.ts
index 2611674c286..ae1b8cd5606 100644
--- a/scripts/eslint.ts
+++ b/scripts/eslint.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { type BuildConfig, run, nodeTarget } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig, run, nodeTarget } from './util.ts';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { build } from 'esbuild';
-import { readPackageJson, writePackageJson } from './package-json';
+import { readPackageJson, writePackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
 
 const PACKAGE = 'eslint-plugin-qwik';
 
diff --git a/scripts/index.ts b/scripts/index.ts
index b087aef9090..540b7d61efe 100644
--- a/scripts/index.ts
+++ b/scripts/index.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  * registering typescript files with esbuild-register to allow Node.js to build .ts files
  * on-demand.
  */
-import { build } from './build';
-import { loadConfig } from './util';
+import { build } from './build.ts';
+import { loadConfig } from './util.ts';
 
 const args = process.argv.slice(2);
 
diff --git a/scripts/package-json.ts b/scripts/package-json.ts
index 7f6a36aaf29..19f023db31f 100644
--- a/scripts/package-json.ts
+++ b/scripts/package-json.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { ensureDir, type PackageJSON } from './util';
-import { readFile, writeFile } from './util';
+import { ensureDir, type PackageJSON } from './util.ts';
+import { readFile, writeFile } from './util.ts';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 
 export async function readPackageJson(pkgJsonDir: string) {
diff --git a/scripts/qwik-react.ts b/scripts/qwik-react.ts
index f3eaf1ab0fb..175f12678e0 100644
--- a/scripts/qwik-react.ts
+++ b/scripts/qwik-react.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { type BuildConfig, copyDir, panic } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig, copyDir, panic } from './util.ts';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { execa } from 'execa';
 
diff --git a/scripts/qwik-router.ts b/scripts/qwik-router.ts
index c2f866a34e1..92f7f53f1a0 100644
--- a/scripts/qwik-router.ts
+++ b/scripts/qwik-router.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { execa } from 'execa';
-import { emptyDir, panic, type BuildConfig } from './util';
+import { emptyDir, panic, type BuildConfig } from './util.ts';
 
 export async function buildQwikRouter(config: BuildConfig) {
   if (!config.dev) {
diff --git a/scripts/release.ts b/scripts/release.ts
index 16d0cc0d358..11f3c998c83 100644
--- a/scripts/release.ts
+++ b/scripts/release.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import prompts from 'prompts';
 import semver from 'semver';
-import { publishCreateQwikCli } from './create-qwik-cli';
-import { publishEslint } from './eslint';
-import { readPackageJson, writePackageJson } from './package-json';
-import { type BuildConfig, panic, run } from './util';
-import { validateBuild } from './validate-build';
+import { publishCreateQwikCli } from './create-qwik-cli.ts';
+import { publishEslint } from './eslint.ts';
+import { readPackageJson, writePackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
+import { type BuildConfig, panic, run } from './util.ts';
+import { validateBuild } from './validate-build.ts';
 
 let version: string;
 
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-backpatch.ts b/scripts/submodule-backpatch.ts
index 2084ec2cfe0..756a72d3c01 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-backpatch.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-backpatch.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { build } from 'vite';
-import { writePackageJson } from './package-json';
-import { getLoaderJsonString, minifyClientScript } from './submodule-qwikloader';
+import { writePackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
+import { getLoaderJsonString, minifyClientScript } from './submodule-qwikloader.ts';
 import {
   type BuildConfig,
   ensureDir,
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   type PackageJSON,
   readFile,
   writeFile,
-} from './util';
+} from './util.ts';
 
 /** Builds and minifies the backpatch executor javascript files. This is based off of the qwikloader */
 export async function submoduleBackpatch(config: BuildConfig) {
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-build.ts b/scripts/submodule-build.ts
index 161e2bb4957..29f1a47fc92 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-build.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-build.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { build, type BuildOptions } from 'esbuild';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { writePackageJson } from './package-json';
-import { type BuildConfig, copyFile, ensureDir, type PackageJSON, target } from './util';
+import { writePackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
+import { type BuildConfig, copyFile, ensureDir, type PackageJSON, target } from './util.ts';
 
 export async function submoduleBuild(config: BuildConfig) {
   const submodule = 'build';
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-cli.ts b/scripts/submodule-cli.ts
index ac026c777af..cd12dbcde01 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-cli.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-cli.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { build } from 'esbuild';
 import { existsSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { copyStartersDir } from './create-qwik-cli';
-import { type BuildConfig, copyDir, getBanner, nodeTarget } from './util';
+import { copyStartersDir } from './create-qwik-cli.ts';
+import { type BuildConfig, copyDir, getBanner, nodeTarget } from './util.ts';
 
 /** Builds @qwik.dev/core/cli */
 export async function submoduleCli(config: BuildConfig) {
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-core.ts b/scripts/submodule-core.ts
index 76b4e9312c8..70011cce681 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-core.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-core.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   rollupOnWarn,
   target,
   writeFile,
-} from './util';
+} from './util.ts';
 
 /**
  * Build the core package which is also the root package: @qwik.dev/core
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-insights.ts b/scripts/submodule-insights.ts
index c7231607f8f..f069b170982 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-insights.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-insights.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { build } from 'vite';
-import { type BuildConfig } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig } from './util.ts';
 
 export async function submoduleInsights(config: BuildConfig) {
   await buildComponents(config);
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-optimizer.ts b/scripts/submodule-optimizer.ts
index 0e46468599e..e150a59fae0 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-optimizer.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-optimizer.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { platformArchTriples } from '@napi-rs/triples';
 import { constants, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { build as viteBuild, type UserConfig } from 'vite';
-import { compiledStringPlugin } from './compiled-string-plugin';
-import { inlineQwikScriptsEsBuild } from './submodule-qwikloader';
-import { access, getBanner, target, writeFile, type BuildConfig } from './util';
+import { compiledStringPlugin } from './compiled-string-plugin.ts';
+import { inlineQwikScriptsEsBuild } from './submodule-qwikloader.ts';
+import { access, getBanner, target, writeFile, type BuildConfig } from './util.ts';
 
 /** Builds @qwik.dev/core/optimizer */
 export async function submoduleOptimizer(config: BuildConfig) {
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-preloader.ts b/scripts/submodule-preloader.ts
index f0f6ef22bd5..541363451c1 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-preloader.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-preloader.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { build } from 'vite';
-import { fileSize, type BuildConfig } from './util';
+import { fileSize, type BuildConfig } from './util.ts';
 import { minify } from 'terser';
 import type { Plugin } from 'vite';
 
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-qwikloader.ts b/scripts/submodule-qwikloader.ts
index be62e23c670..9b16aabe473 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-qwikloader.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-qwikloader.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { minify } from 'terser';
 import { build } from 'vite';
-import { writePackageJson } from './package-json';
+import { writePackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
 import {
   type BuildConfig,
   ensureDir,
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   type PackageJSON,
   readFile,
   writeFile,
-} from './util';
+} from './util.ts';
 
 /**
  * Builds the qwikloader javascript files. These files can be used by other tooling, and are
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-server.ts b/scripts/submodule-server.ts
index 0fa7d60b720..c218ffee4c1 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-server.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-server.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { build, type BuildOptions, type Plugin } from 'esbuild';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { readPackageJson } from './package-json';
-import { inlineQwikScriptsEsBuild } from './submodule-qwikloader';
-import { inlineBackpatchScriptsEsBuild } from './submodule-backpatch';
-import { type BuildConfig, getBanner, importPath, nodeTarget, target } from './util';
+import { readPackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
+import { inlineQwikScriptsEsBuild } from './submodule-qwikloader.ts';
+import { inlineBackpatchScriptsEsBuild } from './submodule-backpatch.ts';
+import { type BuildConfig, getBanner, importPath, nodeTarget, target } from './util.ts';
 
 /**
  * Builds @qwik.dev/core/server
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-testing.ts b/scripts/submodule-testing.ts
index 206e55b3193..b92f31c1156 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-testing.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-testing.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { getBanner, importPath, nodeTarget, target, externalImportNoEffects } from './util';
+import { getBanner, importPath, nodeTarget, target, externalImportNoEffects } from './util.ts';
 import { build, type BuildOptions } from 'esbuild';
-import { type BuildConfig, type PackageJSON } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig, type PackageJSON } from './util.ts';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { writePackageJson } from './package-json';
+import { writePackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
 
 /** Builds @qwik.dev/core/testing */
 export async function submoduleTesting(config: BuildConfig) {
diff --git a/scripts/supabase-auth-helpers.ts b/scripts/supabase-auth-helpers.ts
index 4b6beca5e78..fadcd46d6ba 100644
--- a/scripts/supabase-auth-helpers.ts
+++ b/scripts/supabase-auth-helpers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { type BuildConfig, copyDir, panic } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig, copyDir, panic } from './util.ts';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { execa } from 'execa';
 
diff --git a/scripts/tsc-docs.ts b/scripts/tsc-docs.ts
index 2ffa7e66271..71d03c49717 100644
--- a/scripts/tsc-docs.ts
+++ b/scripts/tsc-docs.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { execa } from 'execa';
-import { type BuildConfig, panic } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig, panic } from './util.ts';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
 // Run tsc for docs separately because it requires e.g. qwik-react types to be built first
diff --git a/scripts/tsc.ts b/scripts/tsc.ts
index 13c7f4d5f2a..105b79a597b 100644
--- a/scripts/tsc.ts
+++ b/scripts/tsc.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { execa } from 'execa';
 import { join } from 'path';
-import { type BuildConfig, panic } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig, panic } from './util.ts';
 
 // TODO DRY
 export async function tscQwik(config: BuildConfig) {
diff --git a/scripts/types.d.ts b/scripts/types.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..84a55b3368d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/types.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**
+ * Type definitions for scripts utilities This file allows package code to import types without
+ * importing the implementation
+ */
+
+export interface PackageJSON {
+  name?: string;
+  version?: string;
+  description?: string;
+  license?: string;
+  main?: string;
+  module?: string;
+  types?: string;
+  type?: 'module' | 'commonjs';
+  exports?: Record<string, any>;
+  scripts?: Record<string, string>;
+  dependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+  devDependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+  peerDependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+  optionalDependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+  [key: string]: any;
+}
+
+export interface BuildConfig {
+  rootDir: string;
+  srcDir: string;
+  srcQwikDir: string;
+  srcQwikRouterDir: string;
+  packagesDir: string;
+  distQwikPkgDir: string;
+  distQwikRouterPkgDir: string;
+  dtsDir: string;
+  [key: string]: any;
+}
diff --git a/scripts/update-qwik-builds.ts b/scripts/update-qwik-builds.ts
index f0bb9bd4281..2903c7ea6b9 100644
--- a/scripts/update-qwik-builds.ts
+++ b/scripts/update-qwik-builds.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { readPackageJson, writePackageJson } from './package-json';
+import { readPackageJson, writePackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
 
 type Repos = 'qwik' | 'qwik-router';
 
diff --git a/scripts/util.ts b/scripts/util.ts
index b26c839ebe3..e6e7d299d4d 100644
--- a/scripts/util.ts
+++ b/scripts/util.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import type { Plugin as RollupPlugin } from 'rollup';
 import { minify, type MinifyOptions } from 'terser';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
-import { readPackageJson } from './package-json';
+import { readPackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
 
 const stringOptions = ['distVersion', 'platformTarget', 'setDistTag'] as const;
 const booleanOptions = [
diff --git a/scripts/validate-build.ts b/scripts/validate-build.ts
index 4184bad403c..f73e5befdb1 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-build.ts
+++ b/scripts/validate-build.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { basename, extname, join } from 'node:path';
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
 import { rollup } from 'rollup';
 import ts from 'typescript';
-import { access, type BuildConfig, type PackageJSON, panic, readFile } from './util';
+import { access, type BuildConfig, type PackageJSON, panic, readFile } from './util.ts';
 
 /**
  * This will validate a completed production build by triple checking all the files have been
diff --git a/scripts/validate-cli.ts b/scripts/validate-cli.ts
index 41e96e468ee..4cea7f2d0fb 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-cli.ts
+++ b/scripts/validate-cli.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import {
 } from 'node:fs';
 import { join, relative } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
-import { readPackageJson, writePackageJson } from './package-json';
+import { readPackageJson, writePackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
 
 import assert from 'assert';
-import { panic } from './util';
+import { panic } from './util.ts';
 
 const __dirname = fileURLToPath(new URL('.', import.meta.url));
 
diff --git a/starters/dev-server.ts b/starters/dev-server.ts
index 2c893e38683..6e8493150e1 100644
--- a/starters/dev-server.ts
+++ b/starters/dev-server.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 import { join, relative, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import { build, type InlineConfig, type PluginOption } from "vite";
-import type { PackageJSON } from "../scripts/util";
+import type { PackageJSON } from "../scripts/types.ts";
 
 const isWindows = process.platform === "win32";
 
diff --git a/starters/playwright.config.ts b/starters/playwright.config.ts
index 4928983e2e0..a463d71e523 100644
--- a/starters/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/starters/playwright.config.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
   expect: { timeout: inGithubCI ? 120000 : 10000 },
   webServer: {
     command:
-      "pnpm tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts starters/dev-server.ts 3301",
+      "pnpm node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts starters/dev-server.ts 3301",
     port: 3301,
     reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
   },
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 1d329b9aedf..0b39c025cac 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -37,13 +37,11 @@
     "packages/create-qwik",
     "packages/supabase-auth-helpers-qwik",
     "packages/qwik-react/src",
-    "scripts",
     "starters/apps/sandbox",
     "starters/apps/todo-test",
     "starters/apps/e2e",
     "starters/apps/qwikrouter-test/**/*",
     "starters/apps/qwikrouter-test.prod/**/*",
-    "starters/dev-server.ts",
     "packages/qwik-react/vite",
     "@types/deno.d.ts",
     "@types/bun.d.ts",
@@ -54,6 +52,7 @@
     "packages/create-qwik/dist",
     "packages/qwik/src",
     "packages/*/lib",
-    "scripts/eslint-docs.ts"
+    "scripts",
+    "starters/dev-server.ts"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.scripts.json b/tsconfig.scripts.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e6310ce32f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.scripts.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
+    "outDir": null,
+    "declarationDir": null,
+    "declaration": false
+  },
+  "include": ["scripts", "starters/dev-server.ts"],
+  "exclude": []
+}