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 08a50e71287..6a5b0fe77fb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@
     "terser": "5.44.0",
     "tmp": "0.2.5",
     "tree-kill": "1.2.2",
-    "tsx": "4.20.6",
     "typescript": "5.4.5",
     "typescript-eslint": "8.38.0",
     "undici": "*",
@@ -182,36 +181,36 @@
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.14.0",
   "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 --build --qwikcity --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 --build --supabaseauthhelpers --api --eslint --qwikcity --qwikworker --qwiklabs --qwikreact --qwikauth --cli --platform-binding --wasm",
-    "build.local": "tsx  --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --tsc-docs --build --supabaseauthhelpers --api --eslint --qwikcity --qwikworker --qwiklabs --qwikreact --qwikauth --cli --platform-binding-wasm-copy",
-    "build.only_javascript": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --build --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 --build --qwikcity --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 --build --supabaseauthhelpers --api --eslint --qwikcity --qwikworker --qwiklabs --qwikreact --qwikauth --cli --platform-binding --wasm",
+    "build.local": "node  --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --tsc-docs --build --supabaseauthhelpers --api --eslint --qwikcity --qwikworker --qwiklabs --qwikreact --qwikauth --cli --platform-binding-wasm-copy",
+    "build.only_javascript": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --build --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-city": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwikcity",
-    "build.qwik-react": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwikreact",
-    "build.validate": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --build --api --eslint --qwikcity --platform-binding --wasm --validate",
-    "build.vite": "tsx --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --build --api --qwikcity --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 --build  --qwikcity --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-city": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwikcity",
+    "build.qwik-react": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --qwikreact",
+    "build.validate": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --build --api --eslint --qwikcity --platform-binding --wasm --validate",
+    "build.vite": "node --require ./scripts/runBefore.ts scripts/index.ts --tsc --build --api --qwikcity --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 --build  --qwikcity --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-city && pnpm link --global && cd ../eslint-plugin-qwik && pnpm link --global && cd ../qwik-react && pnpm link --global",
@@ -226,13 +225,13 @@
     "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 --compact --pnpm ./packages/qwik ./packages/qwik-city ./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",
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@
     "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 a3454036bd6..d5c60e7189c 100644
--- a/packages/docs/package.json
+++ b/packages/docs/package.json
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@
     "build.repl-sw": "vite --config vite.config-repl-sw.mts build",
     "build.server": "NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192 vite build -c adapters/cloudflare-pages/vite.config.mts",
     "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.mts b/packages/docs/vite.config.mts
index 0ad0ef8bc0e..d61c839adfa 100644
--- a/packages/docs/vite.config.mts
+++ b/packages/docs/vite.config.mts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import path, { resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { defineConfig, loadEnv, type Plugin, type Rollup } from 'vite';
 import { examplesData, playgroundData, rawSource, tutorialData } from './vite.repl-apps';
 import { sourceResolver } from './vite.source-resolver';
-import { compiledStringPlugin } from '../../scripts/compiled-string-plugin';
+import { compiledStringPlugin } from '../../scripts/compiled-string-plugin.js';
 
 const PUBLIC_QWIK_INSIGHTS_KEY = loadEnv('', '.', 'PUBLIC').PUBLIC_QWIK_INSIGHTS_KEY;
 const docsDir = new URL(import.meta.url).pathname;
diff --git a/packages/insights/package.json b/packages/insights/package.json
index dce1f88e037..ede578c8275 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-labs/vite.config.mts b/packages/qwik-labs/vite.config.mts
index 6680e891390..aaf29dbc888 100644
--- a/packages/qwik-labs/vite.config.mts
+++ b/packages/qwik-labs/vite.config.mts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 import { qwikVite } from '@builder.io/qwik/optimizer';
 import dtsPlugin from 'vite-plugin-dts';
-import { compiledStringPlugin } from '../../scripts/compiled-string-plugin';
+import { compiledStringPlugin } from '../../scripts/compiled-string-plugin.js';
 
 export default defineConfig(() => {
   return {
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 9909ae4451d..6662c158d73 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ importers:
         version: 1.0.2
       '@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl':
         specifier: 2.1.0
-        version: 2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))
+        version: 2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))
       all-contributors-cli:
         specifier: 6.26.1
         version: 6.26.1
@@ -208,9 +208,6 @@ importers:
       tree-kill:
         specifier: 1.2.2
         version: 1.2.2
-      tsx:
-        specifier: 4.20.6
-        version: 4.20.6
       typescript:
         specifier: 5.4.5
         version: 5.4.5
@@ -225,19 +222,19 @@ importers:
         version: 6.0.3
       vite:
         specifier: 7.1.11
-        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
       vite-imagetools:
         specifier: 9.0.0
         version: 9.0.0(rollup@4.52.4)
       vite-plugin-dts:
         specifier: 3.9.1
-        version: 3.9.1(@types/node@20.19.0)(rollup@4.52.4)(typescript@5.4.5)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))
+        version: 3.9.1(@types/node@20.19.0)(rollup@4.52.4)(typescript@5.4.5)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))
       vite-tsconfig-paths:
         specifier: 5.1.4
-        version: 5.1.4(typescript@5.4.5)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))
+        version: 5.1.4(typescript@5.4.5)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))
       vitest:
         specifier: 3.2.4
-        version: 3.2.4(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+        version: 3.2.4(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
       watchlist:
         specifier: 0.3.1
         version: 0.3.1
@@ -368,7 +365,7 @@ importers:
         version: 2.53.0
       '@tailwindcss/vite':
         specifier: 4.1.11
-        version: 4.1.11(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))
+        version: 4.1.11(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))
       '@types/leaflet':
         specifier: 1.9.20
         version: 1.9.20
@@ -452,13 +449,13 @@ importers:
         version: 0.33.3
       vite:
         specifier: 7.1.11
-        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
       vite-plugin-inspect:
         specifier: 11.3.3
-        version: 11.3.3(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))
+        version: 11.3.3(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))
       vite-tsconfig-paths:
         specifier: 5.1.4
-        version: 5.1.4(typescript@5.4.5)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))
+        version: 5.1.4(typescript@5.4.5)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))
       wrangler:
         specifier: 3.65.1
         version: 3.65.1
@@ -532,7 +529,7 @@ importers:
         version: 2.17.0
       '@tailwindcss/vite':
         specifier: 4.1.11
-        version: 4.1.11(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))
+        version: 4.1.11(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))
       '@types/density-clustering':
         specifier: 1.3.3
         version: 1.3.3
@@ -577,13 +574,13 @@ importers:
         version: 7.16.0
       vite:
         specifier: 7.1.11
-        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
       vite-tsconfig-paths:
         specifier: 5.1.4
-        version: 5.1.4(typescript@5.4.5)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))
+        version: 5.1.4(typescript@5.4.5)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))
       vitest:
         specifier: 3.2.4
-        version: 3.2.4(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+        version: 3.2.4(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
       zod:
         specifier: 3.25.48
         version: 3.25.48
@@ -666,7 +663,7 @@ importers:
         version: 6.0.3
       vite:
         specifier: '>=5 <8'
-        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
       vite-imagetools:
         specifier: ^9.0.0
         version: 9.0.0(rollup@4.52.5)
@@ -792,7 +789,7 @@ importers:
         version: 7.16.0
       vite:
         specifier: 7.1.11
-        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
       zod:
         specifier: 3.25.48
         version: 3.25.48
@@ -819,7 +816,7 @@ importers:
         version: 5.4.5
       vite:
         specifier: 7.1.11
-        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
 
   packages/qwik-worker:
     devDependencies:
@@ -828,10 +825,10 @@ importers:
         version: link:../qwik
       vite:
         specifier: 7.1.11
-        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+        version: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
       vite-plugin-static-copy:
         specifier: 3.1.2
-        version: 3.1.2(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))
+        version: 3.1.2(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))
 
   packages/supabase-auth-helpers-qwik:
     devDependencies:
@@ -9625,11 +9622,6 @@ packages:
     peerDependencies:
       typescript: 5.4.5
 
-  tsx@4.20.6:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ytQKuwgmrrkDTFP4LjR0ToE2nqgy886GpvRSpU0JAnrdBYppuY5rLkRUYPU1yCryb24SsKBTL/hlDQAEFVwtZg==}
-    engines: {node: '>=18.0.0'}
-    hasBin: true
-
   tunnel-agent@0.6.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-McnNiV1l8RYeY8tBgEpuodCC1mLUdbSN+CYBL7kJsJNInOP8UjDDEwdk6Mw60vdLLrr5NHKZhMAOSrR2NZuQ+w==}
 
@@ -13072,12 +13064,12 @@ snapshots:
       '@tailwindcss/oxide-win32-arm64-msvc': 4.1.11
       '@tailwindcss/oxide-win32-x64-msvc': 4.1.11
 
-  '@tailwindcss/vite@4.1.11(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))':
+  '@tailwindcss/vite@4.1.11(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))':
     dependencies:
       '@tailwindcss/node': 4.1.11
       '@tailwindcss/oxide': 4.1.11
       tailwindcss: 4.1.11
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
 
   '@tokenizer/token@0.3.0': {}
 
@@ -13523,9 +13515,9 @@ snapshots:
       - rollup
       - supports-color
 
-  '@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl@2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))':
+  '@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl@2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))':
     dependencies:
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
 
   '@vitest/expect@3.2.4':
     dependencies:
@@ -13535,13 +13527,13 @@ snapshots:
       chai: 5.3.3
       tinyrainbow: 2.0.0
 
-  '@vitest/mocker@3.2.4(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))':
+  '@vitest/mocker@3.2.4(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))':
     dependencies:
       '@vitest/spy': 3.2.4
       estree-walker: 3.0.3
       magic-string: 0.30.17
     optionalDependencies:
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
 
   '@vitest/pretty-format@3.2.4':
     dependencies:
@@ -20207,13 +20199,6 @@ snapshots:
       tslib: 1.14.1
       typescript: 5.4.5
 
-  tsx@4.20.6:
-    dependencies:
-      esbuild: 0.25.10
-      get-tsconfig: 4.11.0
-    optionalDependencies:
-      fsevents: 2.3.3
-
   tunnel-agent@0.6.0:
     dependencies:
       safe-buffer: 5.2.1
@@ -20494,15 +20479,15 @@ snapshots:
       '@types/unist': 3.0.3
       vfile-message: 4.0.3
 
-  vite-dev-rpc@1.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)):
+  vite-dev-rpc@1.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)):
     dependencies:
       birpc: 2.6.1
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
-      vite-hot-client: 2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
+      vite-hot-client: 2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))
 
-  vite-hot-client@2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)):
+  vite-hot-client@2.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)):
     dependencies:
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
 
   vite-imagetools@9.0.0(rollup@4.52.4):
     dependencies:
@@ -20520,13 +20505,13 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - rollup
 
-  vite-node@3.2.4(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1):
+  vite-node@3.2.4(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1):
     dependencies:
       cac: 6.7.14
       debug: 4.4.3(supports-color@9.4.0)
       es-module-lexer: 1.7.0
       pathe: 2.0.3
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@types/node'
       - jiti
@@ -20541,7 +20526,7 @@ snapshots:
       - tsx
       - yaml
 
-  vite-plugin-dts@3.9.1(@types/node@20.19.0)(rollup@4.52.4)(typescript@5.4.5)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)):
+  vite-plugin-dts@3.9.1(@types/node@20.19.0)(rollup@4.52.4)(typescript@5.4.5)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)):
     dependencies:
       '@microsoft/api-extractor': 7.43.0(@types/node@20.19.0)
       '@rollup/pluginutils': 5.3.0(rollup@4.52.4)
@@ -20552,13 +20537,13 @@ snapshots:
       typescript: 5.4.5
       vue-tsc: 1.8.27(typescript@5.4.5)
     optionalDependencies:
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - '@types/node'
       - rollup
       - supports-color
 
-  vite-plugin-inspect@11.3.3(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)):
+  vite-plugin-inspect@11.3.3(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)):
     dependencies:
       ansis: 4.2.0
       debug: 4.4.3(supports-color@9.4.0)
@@ -20568,32 +20553,32 @@ snapshots:
       perfect-debounce: 2.0.0
       sirv: 3.0.2
       unplugin-utils: 0.3.1
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
-      vite-dev-rpc: 1.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
+      vite-dev-rpc: 1.1.0(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  vite-plugin-static-copy@3.1.2(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)):
+  vite-plugin-static-copy@3.1.2(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)):
     dependencies:
       chokidar: 3.6.0
       fs-extra: 11.3.2
       p-map: 7.0.3
       picocolors: 1.1.1
       tinyglobby: 0.2.15
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
 
-  vite-tsconfig-paths@5.1.4(typescript@5.4.5)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)):
+  vite-tsconfig-paths@5.1.4(typescript@5.4.5)(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)):
     dependencies:
       debug: 4.4.3(supports-color@9.4.0)
       globrex: 0.1.2
       tsconfck: 3.1.6(typescript@5.4.5)
     optionalDependencies:
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
       - typescript
 
-  vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1):
+  vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1):
     dependencies:
       esbuild: 0.25.11
       fdir: 6.5.0(picomatch@4.0.3)
@@ -20607,14 +20592,13 @@ snapshots:
       jiti: 2.6.0
       lightningcss: 1.30.1
       terser: 5.44.0
-      tsx: 4.20.6
       yaml: 2.6.1
 
-  vitest@3.2.4(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1):
+  vitest@3.2.4(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1):
     dependencies:
       '@types/chai': 5.2.2
       '@vitest/expect': 3.2.4
-      '@vitest/mocker': 3.2.4(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1))
+      '@vitest/mocker': 3.2.4(vite@7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1))
       '@vitest/pretty-format': 3.2.4
       '@vitest/runner': 3.2.4
       '@vitest/snapshot': 3.2.4
@@ -20632,8 +20616,8 @@ snapshots:
       tinyglobby: 0.2.15
       tinypool: 1.1.1
       tinyrainbow: 2.0.0
-      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
-      vite-node: 3.2.4(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(tsx@4.20.6)(yaml@2.6.1)
+      vite: 7.1.11(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
+      vite-node: 3.2.4(@types/node@20.19.0)(jiti@2.6.0)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(terser@5.44.0)(yaml@2.6.1)
       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 df0cecf4bd7..3691979ef2d 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 99e5fabd522..a59cceeed31 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, generateQwikCityApiMarkdownDocs } from './api-docs';
-import { type BuildConfig, panic, copyFile, ensureDir } from './util';
+import { generateQwikApiMarkdownDocs, generateQwikCityApiMarkdownDocs } from './api-docs.ts';
+import { type BuildConfig, panic, copyFile, ensureDir } 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 58cdc78880a..e42aa9eab74 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 e2921a2edf4..52a62a75051 100644
--- a/scripts/build.ts
+++ b/scripts/build.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
 import { rmSync } from 'fs';
 import { copyFile, watch } from 'fs/promises';
 import { join } from 'path';
-import { apiExtractorQwik, apiExtractorQwikCity } from './api';
-import { buildPlatformBinding, copyPlatformBindingWasm } from './binding-platform';
-import { buildWasmBinding } from './binding-wasm';
-import { buildCreateQwikCli } from './create-qwik-cli';
-import { buildEslint } from './eslint';
-import { buildQwikAuth } from './qwik-auth';
-import { buildQwikCity } from './qwik-city';
-import { buildQwikLabs } from './qwik-labs';
-import { buildQwikReact } from './qwik-react';
-import { buildQwikWorker } from './qwik-worker';
+import { apiExtractorQwik, apiExtractorQwikCity } 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 { buildQwikAuth } from './qwik-auth.ts';
+import { buildQwikCity } from './qwik-city.ts';
+import { buildQwikLabs } from './qwik-labs.ts';
+import { buildQwikReact } from './qwik-react.ts';
+import { buildQwikWorker } from './qwik-worker.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 { submoduleOptimizer } from './submodule-optimizer';
-import { submoduleQwikLoader } from './submodule-qwikloader';
-import { submoduleServer } from './submodule-server';
-import { submoduleTesting } from './submodule-testing';
-import { buildSupabaseAuthHelpers } from './supabase-auth-helpers';
-import { tsc, tscQwik, tscQwikCity } 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 { submoduleOptimizer } from './submodule-optimizer.ts';
+import { submoduleQwikLoader } from './submodule-qwikloader.ts';
+import { submoduleServer } from './submodule-server.ts';
+import { submoduleTesting } from './submodule-testing.ts';
+import { buildSupabaseAuthHelpers } from './supabase-auth-helpers.ts';
+import { tsc, tscQwik, tscQwikCity } 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 9362914c68c..f1c111740e5 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 7ceefe67f7f..85fa182d15d 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-auth.ts b/scripts/qwik-auth.ts
index 7c97a4c4a06..d1e4a9e9863 100644
--- a/scripts/qwik-auth.ts
+++ b/scripts/qwik-auth.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-city.ts b/scripts/qwik-city.ts
index 5247e6f7268..406e3430df9 100644
--- a/scripts/qwik-city.ts
+++ b/scripts/qwik-city.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { execa } from 'execa';
 import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { rollup } from 'rollup';
-import { type BuildConfig, emptyDir, importPath, nodeTarget, panic } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig, emptyDir, importPath, nodeTarget, panic } from './util.ts';
 
 export async function buildQwikCity(config: BuildConfig) {
   if (!config.dev) {
diff --git a/scripts/qwik-labs.ts b/scripts/qwik-labs.ts
index 80a5bcbe30f..a49385e901f 100644
--- a/scripts/qwik-labs.ts
+++ b/scripts/qwik-labs.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { type BuildConfig, panic } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig, panic } from './util.ts';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { execa } from 'execa';
 
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-worker.ts b/scripts/qwik-worker.ts
index 3ab7a8d3335..c164177e717 100644
--- a/scripts/qwik-worker.ts
+++ b/scripts/qwik-worker.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/release.ts b/scripts/release.ts
index e48770d4edc..0d61191ac90 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-build.ts b/scripts/submodule-build.ts
index 466fa236fd1..96dda70e4f9 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-build.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-build.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { type BuildConfig, ensureDir, target, copyFile, type PackageJSON } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig, ensureDir, target, copyFile, type PackageJSON } from './util.ts';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { type BuildOptions, build } from 'esbuild';
-import { writePackageJson } from './package-json';
+import { writePackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
 
 export async function submoduleBuild(config: BuildConfig) {
   const submodule = 'build';
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-cli.ts b/scripts/submodule-cli.ts
index 888c3134f0f..033efc0b8e0 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 @builder.io/qwik/cli */
 export async function submoduleCli(config: BuildConfig) {
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-core.ts b/scripts/submodule-core.ts
index df6f344ecac..2ae8748a967 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-core.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-core.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { type BuildConfig, rollupOnWarn } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig, rollupOnWarn } from './util.ts';
 import { build, type BuildOptions } from 'esbuild';
-import { getBanner, fileSize, readFile, target, writeFile } from './util';
+import { getBanner, fileSize, readFile, target, writeFile } from './util.ts';
 import { type InputOptions, type OutputOptions, rollup } from 'rollup';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { minify } from 'terser';
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-optimizer.ts b/scripts/submodule-optimizer.ts
index 12f4105bf7a..24ceac99081 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-optimizer.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-optimizer.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import {
   readFile,
   target,
   writeFile,
-} from './util';
+} from './util.ts';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { minify } from 'terser';
 import { platformArchTriples } from '@napi-rs/triples';
 import { constants, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
-import { inlineQwikScriptsEsBuild } from './submodule-qwikloader';
+import { inlineQwikScriptsEsBuild } from './submodule-qwikloader.ts';
 import RawPlugin from 'esbuild-plugin-raw';
 
 /** Builds @builder.io/optimizer */
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-preloader.ts b/scripts/submodule-preloader.ts
index 86e92b70029..8a5aec1c041 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 53f2c67deaf..89558cb74e9 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-qwikloader.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-qwikloader.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import {
   type PackageJSON,
   readFile,
   writeFile,
-} from './util';
+} from './util.ts';
 import { minify } from 'terser';
-import { writePackageJson } from './package-json';
+import { writePackageJson } from './package-json.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 96869cc8659..35e68d4251b 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-server.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-server.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { build, type BuildOptions, type Plugin } from 'esbuild';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
-import { type BuildConfig, getBanner, importPath, nodeTarget, target } from './util';
-import { inlineQwikScriptsEsBuild } from './submodule-qwikloader';
-import { readPackageJson } from './package-json';
+import { type BuildConfig, getBanner, importPath, nodeTarget, target } from './util.ts';
+import { inlineQwikScriptsEsBuild } from './submodule-qwikloader.ts';
+import { readPackageJson } from './package-json.ts';
 
 /**
  * Builds @builder.io/server
diff --git a/scripts/submodule-testing.ts b/scripts/submodule-testing.ts
index 60d7ab5a6a1..12c8960707e 100644
--- a/scripts/submodule-testing.ts
+++ b/scripts/submodule-testing.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { getBanner, importPath, nodeTarget, target } from './util';
+import { getBanner, importPath, nodeTarget, target } 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 @builder.io/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 a43e6a0ddf7..24489eea1fb 100644
--- a/scripts/tsc.ts
+++ b/scripts/tsc.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';
 
 // TODO DRY
diff --git a/scripts/types.d.ts b/scripts/types.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7dfa7ea8ac4
--- /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;
+  srcQwikCityDir: string;
+  packagesDir: string;
+  distQwikPkgDir: string;
+  distQwikCityPkgDir: string;
+  dtsDir: string;
+  [key: string]: any;
+}
diff --git a/scripts/update-qwik-builds.ts b/scripts/update-qwik-builds.ts
index 512d3b0c197..d188fe97d2d 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-city' | 'qwik-labs';
 
diff --git a/scripts/util.ts b/scripts/util.ts
index 7da8724206c..b198738bfe8 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 = [
   'distBindingsDir',
diff --git a/scripts/validate-build.ts b/scripts/validate-build.ts
index 3e6943ae364..4427dc87793 100644
--- a/scripts/validate-build.ts
+++ b/scripts/validate-build.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { existsSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
-import { type BuildConfig, type PackageJSON, panic } from './util';
-import { access, readFile } from './util';
+import { type BuildConfig, type PackageJSON, panic } from './util.ts';
+import { access, readFile } from './util.ts';
 import { basename, extname, join } from 'node:path';
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
 import { rollup } from 'rollup';
diff --git a/scripts/validate-cli.ts b/scripts/validate-cli.ts
index 39b663ef63b..b8613ab6518 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 263cf636ea1..3d5161532ef 100644
--- a/starters/dev-server.ts
+++ b/starters/dev-server.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import {
 } from "node:fs";
 import type { QwikManifest } from "@builder.io/qwik/optimizer";
 import type { Render, RenderToStreamOptions } from "@builder.io/qwik/server";
-import type { PackageJSON } from "../scripts/util";
+import type { PackageJSON } from "../scripts/types.ts";
 import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
-import { getErrorHtml } from "../packages/qwik-city/src/middleware/request-handler/error-handler";
+import { getErrorHtml } from "../packages/qwik-city/src/middleware/request-handler/error-handler.ts";
 
 const isWindows = process.platform === "win32";
 
diff --git a/starters/playwright.config.ts b/starters/playwright.config.ts
index 91168e069bb..5ff55370008 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 0c6c0fdaf62..397195a3fd5 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -46,13 +46,11 @@
     "packages/qwik-worker",
     "packages/supabase-auth-helpers-qwik",
     "packages/qwik-react/src",
-    "scripts",
     "starters/apps/sandbox",
     "starters/apps/todo-test",
     "starters/apps/e2e",
     "starters/apps/qwikcity-test/**/*",
     "starters/apps/qwikcity-test.prod/**/*",
-    "starters/dev-server.ts",
     "packages/qwik-react/vite",
     "@types/deno.d.ts",
     "@types/bun.d.ts",
@@ -62,6 +60,7 @@
     "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": []
+}