diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 4c87bcf90..3deef2278 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -83,6 +83,21 @@ Therefore, PRs are merged via one of two strategies:
 - rebase - branch cannot contain merge commits ([rebase instead of merge](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/merging-vs-rebasing)),
 - squash - single commit whose message is the PR title (should be in conventional commit format).
 
+## Releases
+
+We use nx release command to create releases for GitHub as well as publish to npm.
+
+**Preconditions:**
+
+- `npm login` - Only users with write access to [code-pushup](https://www.npmjs.com/org/code-pushup) can publish
+- (optional) `GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_...` in `.env` - [Personal access token](https://github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens/new) to create a GitHub release.
+
+**Steps:**
+
+- `git checkout main`, `git pull`
+- (recommended optional) `npx nx release --dryRun`
+- `npx nx release` and confirm publish prompt
+
 ## Project tags
 
 [Nx tags](https://nx.dev/core-features/enforce-module-boundaries) are used to enforce module boundaries in the project graph when linting.
diff --git a/code-pushup.config.ts b/code-pushup.config.ts
index 4ea96774f..0f0f669fa 100644
--- a/code-pushup.config.ts
+++ b/code-pushup.config.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ const config: CoreConfig = {
       server: 'https://api.staging.code-pushup.dev/graphql',
       apiKey: process.env['CP_API_KEY'],
     },
+    persist: {
+      outputDir: '.code-pushup',
+    },
   }),
   plugins: [],
 };
diff --git a/e2e/nx-plugin-e2e/tests/plugin-create-nodes.e2e.test.ts b/e2e/nx-plugin-e2e/tests/plugin-create-nodes.e2e.test.ts
index fb5408812..7a446969c 100644
--- a/e2e/nx-plugin-e2e/tests/plugin-create-nodes.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/nx-plugin-e2e/tests/plugin-create-nodes.e2e.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import { readProjectConfiguration } from 'nx/src/generators/utils/project-configuration';
 import { afterEach, expect } from 'vitest';
 import { generateCodePushupConfig } from '@code-pushup/nx-plugin';
+import { PACKAGE_NAME } from '@code-pushup/nx-plugin/src/internal/constants.js';
 import {
   generateWorkspaceAndProject,
   materializeTree,
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ describe('nx-plugin', () => {
     expect(projectJson.targets).toStrictEqual({
       'code-pushup--configuration': expect.objectContaining({
         options: {
-          command: `nx g XYZ:configuration --project="${project}"`,
+          command: `nx g ${PACKAGE_NAME}:configuration --project="${project}"`,
         },
       }),
     });
diff --git a/nx.json b/nx.json
index 7b41eba43..4a023bf26 100644
--- a/nx.json
+++ b/nx.json
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         "watch": false
       }
     },
-    "code-pushup": {
+    "old-code-pushup": {
       "cache": false,
       "outputs": [
         "{projectRoot}/.code-pushup/report.md",
@@ -347,6 +347,16 @@
     "releaseTagPattern": "v{version}"
   },
   "plugins": [
+    {
+      "plugin": "@code-pushup/nx-plugin",
+      "options": {
+        "bin": "packages/cli/src/index.ts",
+        "env": {
+          "NODE_OPTIONS": "--import tsx",
+          "TSX_TSCONFIG_PATH": "tsconfig.base.json"
+        }
+      }
+    },
     {
       "plugin": "@push-based/nx-verdaccio",
       "options": {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b8d79a01d..ef0c9a261 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@code-pushup/portal-client": "^0.16.0",
         "@isaacs/cliui": "^8.0.2",
         "@nx/devkit": "21.4.1",
         "@poppinss/cliui": "6.4.1",
@@ -40,7 +39,10 @@
         "@actions/core": "^1.11.1",
         "@actions/github": "^6.0.1",
         "@beaussan/nx-knip": "^0.0.5-15",
+        "@code-pushup/cli": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/cli@1091",
         "@code-pushup/eslint-config": "^0.14.2",
+        "@code-pushup/nx-plugin": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/nx-plugin@1091",
+        "@code-pushup/portal-client": "^0.16.0",
         "@commitlint/cli": "^19.5.0",
         "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^19.5.0",
         "@commitlint/config-nx-scopes": "^19.5.0",
@@ -2315,6 +2317,47 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/Borewit"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@code-pushup/cli": {
+      "version": "0.85.0",
+      "resolved": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/cli@1091",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fY/JOxRXCY6qL2n1Kfos0AV+coRRALAZjxisfstquqSb74F0Obh02+dHHnhxR7AaQi39aM2WdpRhc5YFD3lOzA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@code-pushup/core": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/core@3fb67471d20437e38cc29263e3c6d9e13a4a8f75",
+        "@code-pushup/models": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/models@3fb67471d20437e38cc29263e3c6d9e13a4a8f75",
+        "@code-pushup/utils": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/utils@3fb67471d20437e38cc29263e3c6d9e13a4a8f75",
+        "ansis": "^3.3.0",
+        "simple-git": "^3.20.0",
+        "yargs": "^17.7.2"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "code-pushup": "src/index.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@code-pushup/core": {
+      "version": "0.85.0",
+      "resolved": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/core@3fb67471d20437e38cc29263e3c6d9e13a4a8f75",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oWpUtPbG+ovzytIacsld9RhTt7gJfuEpDUxV24V7g/iR7GSUvlYNciFQkSlm/OGxkDrY9VztygnwjSfUDSLj8A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@code-pushup/models": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/models@3fb67471d20437e38cc29263e3c6d9e13a4a8f75",
+        "@code-pushup/utils": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/utils@3fb67471d20437e38cc29263e3c6d9e13a4a8f75",
+        "ansis": "^3.3.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@code-pushup/portal-client": "^0.16.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@code-pushup/portal-client": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@code-pushup/eslint-config": {
       "version": "0.14.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@code-pushup/eslint-config/-/eslint-config-0.14.2.tgz",
@@ -2399,10 +2442,36 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@code-pushup/models": {
+      "version": "0.85.0",
+      "resolved": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/models@3fb67471d20437e38cc29263e3c6d9e13a4a8f75",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DAkXNfuL6O0ymZ2OZ9NyR5rN0Vgrw3i7tSCKL0ncDDVMNjh8S0FFuJFlPZyjFEZqOVbTVFJ4lVOozPFS21OP1A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ansis": "^3.3.2",
+        "vscode-material-icons": "^0.1.0",
+        "zod": "^4.0.5"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@code-pushup/nx-plugin": {
+      "version": "0.85.0",
+      "resolved": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/nx-plugin@1091",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LUdaqKsfF4IACGOvdC1/57fxbYFMPjEMNH73cM2TRMIpHcO+/WwxqcZeBoMGzVBVLft4U4HEntIpHUVGeuxOYg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@code-pushup/models": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/models@3fb67471d20437e38cc29263e3c6d9e13a4a8f75",
+        "@code-pushup/utils": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/utils@3fb67471d20437e38cc29263e3c6d9e13a4a8f75",
+        "@nx/devkit": ">=17.0.0",
+        "nx": ">=17.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@code-pushup/portal-client": {
       "version": "0.16.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@code-pushup/portal-client/-/portal-client-0.16.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-JlMRcTKkJygVfLS+IWQxDRDnvF64p4q+QDLIXzQPep6X99C1OH3MnA9jbfGAOew/3xqOILCrifn0y54fyRs8Qg==",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "graphql": "^16.6.0",
@@ -2411,6 +2480,30 @@
         "vscode-material-icons": "^0.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@code-pushup/utils": {
+      "version": "0.85.0",
+      "resolved": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/utils@3fb67471d20437e38cc29263e3c6d9e13a4a8f75",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eyvHJftWoLntmh4PptZxPztvYaePFoiAImBiL7nQhLVZSL5P7qyCM8KfVLsYh7hlNmOCN/l/ThavhYWuB0QGfQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@code-pushup/models": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/models@3fb67471d20437e38cc29263e3c6d9e13a4a8f75",
+        "@isaacs/cliui": "^8.0.2",
+        "@poppinss/cliui": "^6.4.0",
+        "ansis": "^3.3.0",
+        "build-md": "^0.4.2",
+        "bundle-require": "^5.1.0",
+        "esbuild": "^0.25.2",
+        "multi-progress-bars": "^5.0.3",
+        "ora": "^9.0.0",
+        "semver": "^7.6.0",
+        "simple-git": "^3.20.0",
+        "zod": "^4.0.5"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=17.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@colors/colors": {
       "version": "1.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@colors/colors/-/colors-1.5.0.tgz",
@@ -3355,6 +3448,7 @@
       "version": "3.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@graphql-typed-document-node/core/-/core-3.2.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-mB9oAsNCm9aM3/SOv4YtBMqZbYj10R7dkq8byBqxGY/ncFwhf2oQzMV+LCRlWoDSEBJ3COiR1yeDvMtsoOsuFQ==",
+      "dev": true,
       "peerDependencies": {
         "graphql": "^0.8.0 || ^0.9.0 || ^0.10.0 || ^0.11.0 || ^0.12.0 || ^0.13.0 || ^14.0.0 || ^15.0.0 || ^16.0.0 || ^17.0.0"
       }
@@ -14182,6 +14276,7 @@
       "version": "3.1.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-fetch/-/cross-fetch-3.1.8.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-cvA+JwZoU0Xq+h6WkMvAUqPEYy92Obet6UdKLfW60qn99ftItKjB5T+BkyWOFWe2pUyfQ+IJHmpOTznqk1M6Kg==",
+      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "node-fetch": "^2.6.12"
       }
@@ -15164,7 +15259,7 @@
       "version": "0.1.13",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/encoding/-/encoding-0.1.13.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-ETBauow1T35Y/WZMkio9jiM0Z5xjHHmJ4XmjZOq1l/dXz3lr2sRn87nJy20RupqSh1F2m3HHPSp8ShIPQJrJ3A==",
-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "iconv-lite": "^0.6.2"
@@ -15174,7 +15269,7 @@
       "version": "0.6.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/iconv-lite/-/iconv-lite-0.6.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-4fCk79wshMdzMp2rH06qWrJE4iolqLhCUH+OiuIgU++RB0+94NlDL81atO7GX55uUKueo0txHNtvEyI6D7WdMw==",
-      "devOptional": true,
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "safer-buffer": ">= 2.1.2 < 3.0.0"
@@ -18235,6 +18330,7 @@
       "version": "16.9.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graphql/-/graphql-16.9.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-GGTKBX4SD7Wdb8mqeDLni2oaRGYQWjWHGKPQ24ZMnUtKfcsVoiv4uX8+LJr1K6U5VW2Lu1BwJnj7uiori0YtRw==",
+      "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": "^12.22.0 || ^14.16.0 || ^16.0.0 || >=17.0.0"
       }
@@ -18243,6 +18339,7 @@
       "version": "6.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graphql-request/-/graphql-request-6.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-p+XPfS4q7aIpKVcgmnZKhMNqhltk20hfXtkaIkTfjjmiKMJ5xrt5c743cL03y/K7y1rg3WrIC49xGiEQ4mxdNw==",
+      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@graphql-typed-document-node/core": "^3.2.0",
         "cross-fetch": "^3.1.5"
@@ -18255,6 +18352,7 @@
       "version": "2.12.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graphql-tag/-/graphql-tag-2.12.6.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-FdSNcu2QQcWnM2VNvSCCDCVS5PpPqpzgFT8+GXzqJuoDd0CBncxCY278u4mhRO7tMgo2JjgJA5aZ+nWSQ/Z+xg==",
+      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "tslib": "^2.1.0"
       },
@@ -23540,6 +23638,7 @@
       "version": "2.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.7.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-c4FRfUm/dbcWZ7U+1Wq0AwCyFL+3nt2bEw05wfxSz+DWpWsitgmSgYmy2dQdWyKC1694ELPqMs/YzUSNozLt8A==",
+      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "whatwg-url": "^5.0.0"
       },
@@ -23558,17 +23657,20 @@
     "node_modules/node-fetch/node_modules/tr46": {
       "version": "0.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-N3WMsuqV66lT30CrXNbEjx4GEwlow3v6rr4mCcv6prnfwhS01rkgyFdjPNBYd9br7LpXV1+Emh01fHnq2Gdgrw=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-N3WMsuqV66lT30CrXNbEjx4GEwlow3v6rr4mCcv6prnfwhS01rkgyFdjPNBYd9br7LpXV1+Emh01fHnq2Gdgrw==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/node-fetch/node_modules/webidl-conversions": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-3.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2JAn3z8AR6rjK8Sm8orRC0h/bcl/DqL7tRPdGZ4I1CjdF+EaMLmYxBHyXuKL849eucPFhvBoxMsflfOb8kxaeQ=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-2JAn3z8AR6rjK8Sm8orRC0h/bcl/DqL7tRPdGZ4I1CjdF+EaMLmYxBHyXuKL849eucPFhvBoxMsflfOb8kxaeQ==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/node-fetch/node_modules/whatwg-url": {
       "version": "5.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-5.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-saE57nupxk6v3HY35+jzBwYa0rKSy0XR8JSxZPwgLr7ys0IBzhGviA1/TUGJLmSVqs8pb9AnvICXEuOHLprYTw==",
+      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "tr46": "~0.0.3",
         "webidl-conversions": "^3.0.0"
@@ -27216,7 +27318,7 @@
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safer-buffer/-/safer-buffer-2.1.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-YZo3K82SD7Riyi0E1EQPojLz7kpepnSQI9IyPbHHg1XXXevb5dJI7tpyN2ADxGcQbHG7vcyRHk0cbwqcQriUtg==",
-      "devOptional": true
+      "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/saxes": {
       "version": "6.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a5fec600c..ba15ffa73 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   },
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "@code-pushup/portal-client": "^0.16.0",
     "@isaacs/cliui": "^8.0.2",
     "@nx/devkit": "21.4.1",
     "@poppinss/cliui": "6.4.1",
@@ -50,7 +49,10 @@
     "@actions/core": "^1.11.1",
     "@actions/github": "^6.0.1",
     "@beaussan/nx-knip": "^0.0.5-15",
+    "@code-pushup/cli": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/cli@1091",
     "@code-pushup/eslint-config": "^0.14.2",
+    "@code-pushup/nx-plugin": "https://pkg.pr.new/code-pushup/cli/@code-pushup/nx-plugin@1091",
+    "@code-pushup/portal-client": "^0.16.0",
     "@commitlint/cli": "^19.5.0",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^19.5.0",
     "@commitlint/config-nx-scopes": "^19.5.0",
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/executor.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/executor.ts
index 2e644f184..b173dc5cc 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/executor.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/executor.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ export default async function runAutorunExecutor(
     mergedOptions,
     normalizedContext,
   );
-  const { dryRun, verbose, command, bin } = mergedOptions;
+  const { dryRun, verbose, command, bin, env } = mergedOptions;
   const commandString = createCliCommandString({
     command,
     args: cliArgumentObject,
     bin,
+    env,
   });
   if (verbose) {
     logger.info(`Run CLI executor ${command ?? ''}`);
@@ -42,7 +43,12 @@ export default async function runAutorunExecutor(
   } else {
     try {
       await executeProcess({
-        ...createCliCommandObject({ command, args: cliArgumentObject, bin }),
+        ...createCliCommandObject({
+          command,
+          args: cliArgumentObject,
+          bin,
+          env,
+        }),
         ...(context.cwd ? { cwd: context.cwd } : {}),
       });
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/schema.json b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/schema.json
index 85cd0de19..635c43c66 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/schema.json
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/schema.json
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Path to Code PushUp CLI"
     },
+    "env": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "description": "Environment variables to pass to the CLI command"
+    },
     "verbose": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Print additional logs"
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.ts
index 5530e00c0..5641b07dd 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function parseAutorunExecutorOptions(
   options: Partial<AutorunCommandExecutorOptions>,
   normalizedContext: NormalizedExecutorContext,
 ): AutorunCommandExecutorOptions {
-  const { projectPrefix, persist, upload, command } = options;
+  const { projectPrefix, persist, upload, command, output } = options;
   const needsUploadParams =
     command === 'upload' || command === 'autorun' || command === undefined;
   const uploadCfg = uploadConfig(
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export function parseAutorunExecutorOptions(
     ...parsePrintConfigExecutorOptions(options),
     ...parseAutorunExecutorOnlyOptions(options),
     ...globalConfig(options, normalizedContext),
+    ...(output ? { output } : {}),
     persist: persistConfig({ projectPrefix, ...persist }, normalizedContext),
     // @TODO This is a hack to avoid validation errors of upload config for commands that dont need it.
     // Fix: use utils and execute the core logic directly
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.unit.test.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.unit.test.ts
index 025c322fb..647640215 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/cli/utils.unit.test.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,33 @@ describe('parseAutorunExecutorOptions', () => {
       );
     },
   );
+
+  it.each<Command>(['print-config'])(
+    'should include output config for command %s',
+    command => {
+      const projectName = 'my-app';
+      const executorOptions = parseAutorunExecutorOptions(
+        {
+          command,
+          output: 'code-pushup.config.json',
+        },
+        {
+          projectName,
+          workspaceRoot: 'workspaceRoot',
+          projectConfig: {
+            name: 'my-app',
+            root: 'root',
+          },
+        },
+      );
+
+      expect(executorOptions).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          output: 'code-pushup.config.json',
+        }),
+      );
+    },
+  );
 });
 
 describe('mergeExecutorOptions', () => {
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/cli.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/cli.ts
index adbf1627c..bc2a134bf 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/cli.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,49 @@
-import { logger } from '@nx/devkit';
-
 export function createCliCommandString(options?: {
   args?: Record<string, unknown>;
   command?: string;
   bin?: string;
+  env?: Record<string, string>;
 }): string {
-  const { bin = '@code-pushup/cli', command, args } = options ?? {};
-  return `npx ${bin} ${objectToCliArgs({ _: command ?? [], ...args }).join(
-    ' ',
-  )}`;
+  const { bin = '@code-pushup/cli', command, args, env } = options ?? {};
+  const isFile = isFilePath(bin);
+  const envTerminalString = Object.entries(env ?? {})
+    .map(([key, value]) => `${key}=${value}`)
+    .join(' ');
+  const commandPrefix = isFile ? 'node' : 'npx';
+  const envPrefix = envTerminalString ? `${envTerminalString} ` : '';
+  return `${envPrefix}${commandPrefix} ${bin} ${objectToCliArgs({
+    _: command ?? [],
+    ...args,
+  }).join(' ')}`;
+}
+
+function isFilePath(bin: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    /\.(js|ts|mjs|cjs)$/.test(bin) ||
+    bin.startsWith('./') ||
+    bin.startsWith('../') ||
+    (bin.includes('/') && !bin.startsWith('@'))
+  );
 }
 
 export function createCliCommandObject(options?: {
   args?: Record<string, unknown>;
   command?: string;
   bin?: string;
+  env?: Record<string, string>;
 }): import('@code-pushup/utils').ProcessConfig {
-  const { bin = '@code-pushup/cli', command, args } = options ?? {};
+  const { bin = '@code-pushup/cli', command, args, env } = options ?? {};
+  const isFile = isFilePath(bin);
+  const envTerminalString = Object.entries(env ?? {})
+    .map(([key, value]) => `${key}=${value}`)
+    .join(' ');
   return {
-    command: 'npx',
-    args: [bin, ...objectToCliArgs({ _: command ?? [], ...args })],
+    command: isFile ? 'node' : 'npx',
+    args: [
+      ...(envTerminalString ? [envTerminalString] : []),
+      bin,
+      ...objectToCliArgs({ _: command ?? [], ...args }),
+    ],
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/cli.unit.test.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/cli.unit.test.ts
index 279f23505..36f79361f 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/cli.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/cli.unit.test.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,27 @@ describe('createCliCommandString', () => {
     });
     expect(result).toBe('npx @code-pushup/cli autorun --verbose');
   });
+
+  it('should use node for file paths', () => {
+    const result = createCliCommandString({
+      bin: 'packages/cli/src/index.ts',
+      args: { verbose: true },
+    });
+    expect(result).toBe('node packages/cli/src/index.ts --verbose');
+  });
+
+  it('should include env variables in command string', () => {
+    const result = createCliCommandString({
+      args: { verbose: true },
+      env: {
+        NODE_OPTIONS: '--import tsx',
+        TSX_TSCONFIG_PATH: 'tsconfig.base.json',
+      },
+    });
+    expect(result).toBe(
+      'NODE_OPTIONS=--import tsx TSX_TSCONFIG_PATH=tsconfig.base.json npx @code-pushup/cli --verbose',
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 describe('createCliCommandObject', () => {
@@ -130,6 +151,18 @@ describe('createCliCommandObject', () => {
       }),
     ).toStrictEqual({
       args: ['node_modules/@code-pushup/cli/src/bin.js'],
+      command: 'node',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should create command out of object for arguments with env', () => {
+    expect(
+      createCliCommandObject({
+        args: { verbose: true },
+        env: { NODE_ENV: 'production', DEBUG: 'true' },
+      }),
+    ).toStrictEqual({
+      args: ['NODE_ENV=production DEBUG=true', '@code-pushup/cli', '--verbose'],
       command: 'npx',
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/types.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/types.ts
index 2f529038a..677d472ce 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/types.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/executors/internal/types.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export type Command =
 export type GlobalExecutorOptions = {
   command?: Command;
   bin?: string;
+  env?: Record<string, string>;
   verbose?: boolean;
   progress?: boolean;
   config?: string;
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/configuration/generator.int.test.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/configuration/generator.int.test.ts
index 25c6cbae2..ba779c955 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/configuration/generator.int.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/configuration/generator.int.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nx/devkit/testing';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { DEFAULT_TARGET_NAME, PACKAGE_NAME } from '../../internal/constants.js';
 import { configurationGenerator } from './generator.js';
 
 describe('configurationGenerator', () => {
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/configuration/schema.d.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/configuration/schema.d.ts
index b105270c6..0f0cb7b79 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/configuration/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/configuration/schema.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { DynamicTargetOptions } from '../../internal/types.js';
 
 export type ConfigurationGeneratorOptions = {
   project: string;
-  bin?: string;
   skipTarget?: boolean;
   skipConfig?: boolean;
   skipFormat?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/index.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/index.ts
index c074211c6..6c6f4b08f 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/index.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
-import { createNodes, createNodesV2 } from './plugin/index.js';
-
-// default export for nx.json#plugins
-const plugin = {
-  name: '@code-pushup/nx-plugin',
-  createNodesV2,
-  // Keep for backwards compatibility with Nx < 21
-  createNodes,
-};
-
-export default plugin;
+import { plugin } from './plugin/index.js';
 
+export { createNodes, createNodesV2 } from './plugin/index.js';
 export type { AutorunCommandExecutorOptions } from './executors/cli/schema.js';
 export { objectToCliArgs } from './executors/internal/cli.js';
 export { generateCodePushupConfig } from './generators/configuration/code-pushup-config.js';
@@ -18,4 +9,5 @@ export type { ConfigurationGeneratorOptions } from './generators/configuration/s
 export { initGenerator, initSchematic } from './generators/init/generator.js';
 export { type InitGeneratorSchema } from './generators/init/schema.js';
 export * from './internal/versions.js';
-export { createNodes, createNodesV2 } from './plugin/index.js';
+
+export default plugin;
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/internal/types.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/internal/types.ts
index bf3a2d047..3a34d86d7 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/internal/types.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/internal/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export type DynamicTargetOptions = {
   targetName?: string;
   bin?: string;
+  env?: Record<string, string>;
 };
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/index.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/index.ts
index 6af7c1076..450cf2ced 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export { createNodes, createNodesV2 } from './plugin.js';
+export { createNodes, createNodesV2, plugin } from './plugin.js';
 export type { CreateNodesOptions } from './types.js';
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/plugin.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/plugin.ts
index 1b4e3e2f1..37a178619 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/plugin.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type {
   CreateNodesResult,
   CreateNodesResultV2,
   CreateNodesV2,
+  NxPlugin,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { PROJECT_JSON_FILE_NAME } from '../internal/constants.js';
 import { createTargets } from './target/targets.js';
@@ -39,14 +40,15 @@ export const createNodes: CreateNodes = [
   },
 ];
 
-export const createNodesV2: CreateNodesV2<CreateNodesOptions> = [
+export const createNodesV2: CreateNodesV2 = [
   `**/${PROJECT_JSON_FILE_NAME}`,
   async (
     projectConfigurationFiles: readonly string[],
     createNodesOptions: unknown,
     context: CreateNodesContextV2,
   ): Promise<CreateNodesResultV2> => {
-    const parsedCreateNodesOptions = createNodesOptions as CreateNodesOptions;
+    const parsedCreateNodesOptions =
+      (createNodesOptions as CreateNodesOptions) ?? {};
 
     return await Promise.all(
       projectConfigurationFiles.map(async projectConfigurationFile => {
@@ -69,3 +71,9 @@ export const createNodesV2: CreateNodesV2<CreateNodesOptions> = [
     );
   },
 ];
+
+export const plugin = {
+  name: 'code-pushup',
+  createNodesV2: createNodesV2 as CreateNodesV2,
+  createNodes,
+} satisfies NxPlugin;
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/configuration-target.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/configuration-target.ts
index cc9655969..986d3ea4e 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/configuration-target.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/configuration-target.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ import { PACKAGE_NAME } from '../../internal/constants.js';
 
 export function createConfigurationTarget(options?: {
   projectName?: string;
-  bin?: string;
 }): TargetConfiguration<RunCommandsOptions> {
-  const { projectName, bin = PACKAGE_NAME } = options ?? {};
+  const { projectName } = options ?? {};
   const args = objectToCliArgs({
     ...(projectName ? { project: projectName } : {}),
   });
   return {
-    command: `nx g ${bin}:configuration${args.length > 0 ? ` ${args.join(' ')}` : ''}`,
+    command: `nx g ${PACKAGE_NAME}:configuration${args.length > 0 ? ` ${args.join(' ')}` : ''}`,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor-target.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor-target.ts
index d8cfab569..df968154b 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor-target.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor-target.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@ import type { ProjectPrefixOptions } from '../types.js';
 export function createExecutorTarget(options?: {
   bin?: string;
   projectPrefix?: string;
-}): TargetConfiguration<ProjectPrefixOptions> {
-  const { bin, projectPrefix } = options ?? {};
+  env?: Record<string, string>;
+}): TargetConfiguration<
+  ProjectPrefixOptions & { env?: Record<string, string> }
+> {
+  const { bin, projectPrefix, env } = options ?? {};
 
   const executor = `${PACKAGE_NAME}:cli`;
-  const executorOptions = (bin || projectPrefix) && {
+  const executorOptions = (bin || projectPrefix || env) && {
     ...(bin && { bin }),
     ...(projectPrefix && { projectPrefix }),
+    ...(env && { env }),
   };
   return { executor, ...(executorOptions && { options: executorOptions }) };
 }
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor.target.unit.test.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor.target.unit.test.ts
index 2926d3367..baec99a6d 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor.target.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/executor.target.unit.test.ts
@@ -27,4 +27,23 @@ describe('createExecutorTarget', () => {
       },
     });
   });
+
+  it('should use env if provided', () => {
+    expect(
+      createExecutorTarget({
+        env: {
+          NODE_OPTIONS: '--import tsx',
+          TSX_TSCONFIG_PATH: 'tsconfig.base.json',
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toStrictEqual({
+      executor: '@code-pushup/nx-plugin:cli',
+      options: {
+        env: {
+          NODE_OPTIONS: '--import tsx',
+          TSX_TSCONFIG_PATH: 'tsconfig.base.json',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/targets.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/targets.ts
index ae192ffd8..90abaa047 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/targets.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/plugin/target/targets.ts
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ export async function createTargets(normalizedContext: CreateTargetsOptions) {
     targetName = CP_TARGET_NAME,
     bin,
     projectPrefix,
+    env,
   } = normalizedContext.createOptions;
   const rootFiles = await readdir(normalizedContext.projectRoot);
   return rootFiles.some(filename => filename.match(CODE_PUSHUP_CONFIG_REGEX))
     ? {
-        [targetName]: createExecutorTarget({ bin, projectPrefix }),
+        [targetName]: createExecutorTarget({ bin, projectPrefix, env }),
       }
     : // if NO code-pushup.config.*.(ts|js|mjs) is present return configuration target
       {
         [`${targetName}--configuration`]: createConfigurationTarget({
           projectName: normalizedContext.projectJson.name,
-          bin,
         }),
       };
 }
diff --git a/project.json b/project.json
index c53ed1a80..7e5be7514 100644
--- a/project.json
+++ b/project.json
@@ -25,19 +25,6 @@
       ]
     },
     "code-pushup-jsdocs": {},
-    "code-pushup-typescript": {},
-    "code-pushup": {
-      "dependsOn": ["code-pushup-*"],
-      "executor": "nx:run-commands",
-      "options": {
-        "args": [
-          "--no-progress",
-          "--verbose",
-          "--cache.read",
-          "--persist.outputDir={projectRoot}/.code-pushup",
-          "--upload.project={projectName}"
-        ]
-      }
-    }
+    "code-pushup-typescript": {}
   }
 }