feat(create-medusa-app): add support for pnpm and specifying package manager (#14443)

* feat(create-medusa-app): add support for pnpm and specifying package manager

* fixes

* add medusa command method

* add tests for package manager

* fix duplicate messages

* throw if chosen package manager is not available

* better package manager and version detector

* add debug message

* fix version detection

* fix for yarn v3

* fix migration command

* yarn v3 fix

* remove .yarn directory for non-yarn package managers

* run npm ci to validate npm installation

* fixes

* fixes

* remove corepack line

* remove if condition

.changeset/slimy-gifts-wear.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-medusa-app": patch
+---
+
+feat(create-medusa-app): add support for pnpm and specifying package manager

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/jest.config.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const defineJestConfig = require("../../../define_jest_config")
+
+module.exports = defineJestConfig({
+  moduleNameMapper: {
+    "^(\\.{1,2}/.*)\\.js$": "$1",
+  },
+  extensionsToTreatAsEsm: [".ts"],
+  testPathIgnorePatterns: [
+    "dist/",
+    "node_modules/",
+    "__fixtures__/",
+    "__mocks__/",
+  ],
+})

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/package.json

@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "node --loader ts-node/esm src/index.ts",
     "start": "node dist/index.js",
-    "build": "tsc",
-    "watch": "yarn run -T tsc --watch"
+    "build": "yarn run -T tsc",
+    "watch": "yarn run -T tsc --watch",
+    "test": "../../../node_modules/.bin/jest --passWithNoTests src"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@medusajs/deps": "2.12.5",

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/index.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import { program } from "commander"
+import { Option, program } from "commander"
 import create from "./commands/create.js"
 
 program
@@ -42,6 +42,24 @@ program
     "Show all logs of underlying commands. Useful for debugging.",
     false
   )
+  .addOption(
+    new Option("--use-npm", "Use npm as the package manager").conflicts([
+      "usePnpm",
+      "useYarn",
+    ])
+  )
+  .addOption(
+    new Option("--use-yarn", "Use yarn as the package manager").conflicts([
+      "useNpm",
+      "usePnpm",
+    ])
+  )
+  .addOption(
+    new Option("--use-pnpm", "Use pnpm as the package manager").conflicts([
+      "useNpm",
+      "useYarn",
+    ])
+  )
   .parse()
 
 void create(program.args, program.opts())

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/__tests__/package-manager.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,637 @@
+import PackageManager from "../package-manager"
+import ProcessManager from "../process-manager"
+import execute from "../execute"
+import { existsSync, rmSync } from "fs"
+import logMessage from "../log-message"
+
+// Mock dependencies
+jest.mock("../execute")
+jest.mock("fs")
+jest.mock("../log-message")
+
+const mockExecute = execute as jest.MockedFunction<typeof execute>
+const mockExistsSync = existsSync as jest.MockedFunction<typeof existsSync>
+const mockRmSync = rmSync as jest.MockedFunction<typeof rmSync>
+const mockLogMessage = logMessage as jest.MockedFunction<typeof logMessage>
+
+describe("PackageManager", () => {
+  let processManager: ProcessManager
+  let originalEnv: NodeJS.ProcessEnv
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    processManager = new ProcessManager()
+    originalEnv = { ...process.env }
+    jest.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    process.env = originalEnv
+  })
+
+  describe("constructor", () => {
+    it("should initialize with default options", () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      expect(pm.getPackageManager()).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+
+    it("should set npm as chosen package manager when useNpm is true", () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, { useNpm: true })
+      expect(pm["chosenPackageManager"]).toBe("npm")
+    })
+
+    it("should set yarn as chosen package manager when useYarn is true", () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, { useYarn: true })
+      expect(pm["chosenPackageManager"]).toBe("yarn")
+    })
+
+    it("should set pnpm as chosen package manager when usePnpm is true", () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, { usePnpm: true })
+      expect(pm["chosenPackageManager"]).toBe("pnpm")
+    })
+
+    it("should respect verbose option", () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, { verbose: true })
+      expect(pm["verbose"]).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it("should prioritize npm over other options", () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, {
+        useNpm: true,
+        useYarn: true,
+        usePnpm: true,
+      })
+      expect(pm["chosenPackageManager"]).toBe("npm")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("detectFromUserAgent", () => {
+    it("should detect pnpm from user agent with version", () => {
+      process.env.npm_config_user_agent = "pnpm/8.0.0"
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      const result = pm["detectFromUserAgent"]()
+      expect(result.manager).toBe("pnpm")
+      expect(result.version).toBe("8.0.0")
+    })
+
+    it("should detect pnpm from pnpx with version", () => {
+      process.env.npm_config_user_agent = "pnpx/8.0.0"
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      const result = pm["detectFromUserAgent"]()
+      expect(result.manager).toBe("pnpm")
+      expect(result.version).toBe("8.0.0")
+    })
+
+    it("should detect yarn from user agent with version", () => {
+      process.env.npm_config_user_agent = "yarn/1.22.0"
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      const result = pm["detectFromUserAgent"]()
+      expect(result.manager).toBe("yarn")
+      expect(result.version).toBe("1.22.0")
+    })
+
+    it("should default to npm for unknown user agent", () => {
+      process.env.npm_config_user_agent = "some-unknown-manager/1.0.0"
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      const result = pm["detectFromUserAgent"]()
+      expect(result.manager).toBe("npm")
+      expect(result.version).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+
+    it("should default to npm when user agent is undefined", () => {
+      delete process.env.npm_config_user_agent
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      const result = pm["detectFromUserAgent"]()
+      expect(result.manager).toBe("npm")
+      expect(result.version).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("setPackageManager", () => {
+    it("should not run if package manager is already set", async () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+
+      await pm.setPackageManager({})
+
+      expect(mockExecute).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it("should set chosen package manager if available", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "8.0.0", stderr: "" })
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, { usePnpm: true })
+
+      await pm.setPackageManager({})
+
+      expect(pm.getPackageManager()).toBe("pnpm")
+      expect(await pm.getPackageManagerString()).toBe("pnpm@8.0.0")
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ["pnpm -v", {}],
+        { verbose: false }
+      )
+    })
+
+    it("should throw error when chosen package manager is not available", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("Command not found"))
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, { usePnpm: true })
+
+      await pm.setPackageManager({})
+
+      expect(mockLogMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: "error",
+        message: expect.stringContaining('"pnpm" is not available'),
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("should detect from user agent when no package manager chosen", async () => {
+      process.env.npm_config_user_agent = "yarn/1.22.0"
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      await pm.setPackageManager({})
+
+      expect(pm.getPackageManager()).toBe("yarn")
+      expect(await pm.getPackageManagerString()).toBe("yarn@1.22.0")
+      // Detection message should not be logged in non-verbose mode
+      expect(mockLogMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: "info",
+        message: expect.stringContaining('Using detected package manager "yarn"'),
+      })
+      // Should not call getVersion since version is in user agent
+      expect(mockExecute).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it("should use detected package manager even without version in user agent", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "1.22.0", stderr: "" })
+      process.env.npm_config_user_agent = "yarn"
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      await pm.setPackageManager({})
+
+      expect(pm.getPackageManager()).toBe("yarn")
+      expect(await pm.getPackageManagerString()).toBe("yarn@1.22.0")
+      // Should call getVersion since version is not in user agent
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["yarn -v", {}], {
+        verbose: false,
+      })
+      // Fallback message should not be logged in non-verbose mode
+      expect(mockLogMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: "info",
+        message: expect.stringContaining("Falling back to"),
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("should log detection messages in verbose mode", async () => {
+      process.env.npm_config_user_agent = "yarn/1.22.0"
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, { verbose: true })
+      await pm.setPackageManager({})
+
+      expect(pm.getPackageManager()).toBe("yarn")
+      expect(mockLogMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: "info",
+        message: expect.stringContaining('Using detected package manager "yarn"'),
+      })
+      // Should not call getVersion since version is in user agent
+      expect(mockExecute).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it("should log fallback messages in verbose mode when no version in user agent", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "1.22.0", stderr: "" })
+      process.env.npm_config_user_agent = "yarn"
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, { verbose: true })
+      await pm.setPackageManager({})
+
+      expect(pm.getPackageManager()).toBe("yarn")
+      expect(mockLogMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        type: "info",
+        message: expect.stringContaining("Falling back to yarn"),
+      })
+      // Should call getVersion to get the version
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["yarn -v", {}], {
+        verbose: false,
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("removeLockFiles", () => {
+    it("should not remove files if package manager is not set", async () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+
+      await pm.removeLockFiles("/test/path")
+
+      expect(mockExistsSync).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(mockRmSync).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it("should remove yarn.lock, pnpm-lock.yaml, and .yarn when using npm", async () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "npm"
+      mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(true)
+
+      await pm.removeLockFiles("/test/path")
+
+      expect(mockExistsSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/yarn.lock")
+      expect(mockExistsSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/pnpm-lock.yaml")
+      expect(mockExistsSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/.yarn")
+      expect(mockRmSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/yarn.lock", {
+        force: true,
+        recursive: true,
+      })
+      expect(mockRmSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/pnpm-lock.yaml", {
+        force: true,
+        recursive: true,
+      })
+      expect(mockRmSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/.yarn", {
+        force: true,
+        recursive: true,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("should remove package-lock.json and pnpm-lock.yaml when using yarn", async () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+      mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(true)
+
+      await pm.removeLockFiles("/test/path")
+
+      expect(mockExistsSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/package-lock.json")
+      expect(mockExistsSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/pnpm-lock.yaml")
+      expect(mockRmSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/package-lock.json", {
+        force: true,
+        recursive: true,
+      })
+      expect(mockRmSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/pnpm-lock.yaml", {
+        force: true,
+        recursive: true,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("should remove yarn.lock, package-lock.json, and .yarn when using pnpm", async () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "pnpm"
+      mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(true)
+
+      await pm.removeLockFiles("/test/path")
+
+      expect(mockExistsSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/yarn.lock")
+      expect(mockExistsSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/package-lock.json")
+      expect(mockExistsSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/.yarn")
+      expect(mockRmSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/yarn.lock", {
+        force: true,
+        recursive: true,
+      })
+      expect(mockRmSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/package-lock.json", {
+        force: true,
+        recursive: true,
+      })
+      expect(mockRmSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/test/path/.yarn", {
+        force: true,
+        recursive: true,
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("should not remove files that don't exist", async () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "npm"
+      mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(false)
+
+      await pm.removeLockFiles("/test/path")
+
+      expect(mockExistsSync).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(mockRmSync).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("installDependencies", () => {
+    it("should set package manager before installing if not set", async () => {
+      process.env.npm_config_user_agent = "yarn/1.22.0"
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      await pm.installDependencies({ cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(pm.getPackageManager()).toBe("yarn")
+    })
+
+    it("should remove lock files before installing", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "", stderr: "" })
+      mockExistsSync.mockReturnValue(true)
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, { useNpm: true })
+      pm["packageManager"] = "npm"
+
+      await pm.installDependencies({ cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(mockRmSync).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it("should execute yarn command when using yarn", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "", stderr: "" })
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+
+      await pm.installDependencies({ cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ["yarn", { cwd: "/test/path" }],
+        { verbose: false }
+      )
+    })
+
+    it("should execute pnpm install when using pnpm", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "", stderr: "" })
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "pnpm"
+
+      await pm.installDependencies({ cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ["pnpm install", { cwd: "/test/path" }],
+        { verbose: false }
+      )
+    })
+
+    it("should execute npm install then npm ci when using npm", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "", stderr: "" })
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "npm"
+
+      await pm.installDependencies({ cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ["npm install", { cwd: "/test/path" }],
+        { verbose: false }
+      )
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ["npm ci", { cwd: "/test/path" }],
+        { verbose: false }
+      )
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    })
+
+    it("should re-run npm install if npm ci fails", async () => {
+      mockExecute
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({ stdout: "", stderr: "" }) // npm install succeeds
+        .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("npm ci failed")) // npm ci fails
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({ stdout: "", stderr: "" }) // npm install retry succeeds
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "npm"
+
+      await pm.installDependencies({ cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ["npm install", { cwd: "/test/path" }],
+        { verbose: false }
+      )
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ["npm ci", { cwd: "/test/path" }],
+        { verbose: false }
+      )
+      // Second npm install call
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+    })
+
+    it("should respect verbose option", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "", stderr: "" })
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, { verbose: true })
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+
+      await pm.installDependencies({ cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.anything(),
+        { verbose: true }
+      )
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("getCommandStr", () => {
+    it("should throw error if package manager is not set", () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+
+      expect(() => pm.getCommandStr("dev")).toThrow("Package manager not set")
+    })
+
+    it("should return yarn command format", () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+
+      expect(pm.getCommandStr("dev")).toBe("yarn dev")
+    })
+
+    it("should return pnpm command format", () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "pnpm"
+
+      expect(pm.getCommandStr("build")).toBe("pnpm build")
+    })
+
+    it("should return npm command format with 'run'", () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "npm"
+
+      expect(pm.getCommandStr("test")).toBe("npm run test")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("runCommand", () => {
+    it("should set package manager before running if not set", async () => {
+      process.env.npm_config_user_agent = "yarn/1.22.0"
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      await pm.runCommand("dev", { cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(pm.getPackageManager()).toBe("yarn")
+    })
+
+    it("should execute command with correct format for yarn", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "", stderr: "" })
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+
+      await pm.runCommand("dev", { cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ["yarn dev", { cwd: "/test/path" }],
+        { verbose: false }
+      )
+    })
+
+    it("should execute command with correct format for npm", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "", stderr: "" })
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "npm"
+
+      await pm.runCommand("build", { cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ["npm run build", { cwd: "/test/path" }],
+        { verbose: false }
+      )
+    })
+
+    it("should pass through verbose options", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "", stderr: "" })
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, { verbose: true })
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+
+      await pm.runCommand("dev", { cwd: "/test/path" }, { needOutput: true })
+
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.anything(),
+        { verbose: true, needOutput: true }
+      )
+    })
+
+    it("should return execution result", async () => {
+      const result = { stdout: "success", stderr: "" }
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue(result)
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+
+      const output = await pm.runCommand("dev", {})
+
+      expect(output).toEqual(result)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("runMedusaCommand", () => {
+    it("should set package manager before running if not set", async () => {
+      process.env.npm_config_user_agent = "yarn/1.22.0"
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      await pm.runMedusaCommand("migrate", { cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(pm.getPackageManager()).toBe("yarn")
+    })
+
+    it("should execute yarn medusa command for yarn", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "", stderr: "" })
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+
+      await pm.runMedusaCommand("migrate", { cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ["yarn medusa migrate", { cwd: "/test/path" }],
+        { verbose: false }
+      )
+    })
+
+    it("should execute pnpm medusa command for pnpm", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "", stderr: "" })
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "pnpm"
+
+      await pm.runMedusaCommand("seed", { cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ["pnpm medusa seed", { cwd: "/test/path" }],
+        { verbose: false }
+      )
+    })
+
+    it("should execute npx medusa command for npm", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "", stderr: "" })
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "npm"
+
+      await pm.runMedusaCommand("start", { cwd: "/test/path" })
+
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        ["npx medusa start", { cwd: "/test/path" }],
+        { verbose: false }
+      )
+    })
+
+    it("should pass through verbose options", async () => {
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue({ stdout: "", stderr: "" })
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager, { verbose: true })
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+
+      await pm.runMedusaCommand("migrate", { cwd: "/test/path" }, { needOutput: true })
+
+      expect(mockExecute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.anything(),
+        { verbose: true, needOutput: true }
+      )
+    })
+
+    it("should return execution result", async () => {
+      const result = { stdout: "migration complete", stderr: "" }
+      mockExecute.mockResolvedValue(result)
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+
+      const output = await pm.runMedusaCommand("migrate", {})
+
+      expect(output).toEqual(result)
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("getPackageManager", () => {
+    it("should return undefined when not set", () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      expect(pm.getPackageManager()).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+
+    it("should return the current package manager", () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+      expect(pm.getPackageManager()).toBe("yarn")
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("getPackageManagerString", () => {
+    it("should return undefined when version is not set", async () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+      expect(await pm.getPackageManagerString()).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+
+    it("should return packageManager@version format", async () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "yarn"
+      pm["packageManagerVersion"] = "4.9.0"
+      expect(await pm.getPackageManagerString()).toBe("yarn@4.9.0")
+    })
+
+    it("should work with pnpm", async () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "pnpm"
+      pm["packageManagerVersion"] = "8.15.0"
+      expect(await pm.getPackageManagerString()).toBe("pnpm@8.15.0")
+    })
+
+    it("should work with npm", async () => {
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      pm["packageManager"] = "npm"
+      pm["packageManagerVersion"] = "10.0.0"
+      expect(await pm.getPackageManagerString()).toBe("npm@10.0.0")
+    })
+
+    it("should call setPackageManager if package manager is not set", async () => {
+      process.env.npm_config_user_agent = "yarn/1.22.0"
+
+      const pm = new PackageManager(processManager)
+      const result = await pm.getPackageManagerString()
+
+      expect(pm.getPackageManager()).toBe("yarn")
+      expect(result).toBe("yarn@1.22.0")
+    })
+  })
+})

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/clone-repo.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import path from "path"
 import { isAbortError } from "./create-abort-controller.js"
 import execute from "./execute.js"
 import logMessage from "./log-message.js"
+import { execFileSync } from "child_process"
 
 type CloneRepoOptions = {
   directoryName?: string
@@ -80,13 +81,37 @@ export async function runCloneRepo({
 }
 
 function deleteGitDirectory(projectDirectory: string) {
+  try {
     fs.rmSync(path.join(projectDirectory, ".git"), {
       recursive: true,
       force: true,
     })
+  } catch (error) {
+    deleteWithCommand(projectDirectory, ".git")
+  }
 
+  try {
     fs.rmSync(path.join(projectDirectory, ".github"), {
       recursive: true,
       force: true,
     })
+  } catch (error) {
+    deleteWithCommand(projectDirectory, ".github")
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Useful for deleting directories when fs methods fail (e.g., with Yarn v3)
+ */
+function deleteWithCommand(projectDirectory: string, dirName: string) {
+  const dirPath = path.normalize(path.join(projectDirectory, dirName))
+  if (!fs.existsSync(dirPath)) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (process.platform === "win32") {
+    execFileSync("cmd", ["/c", "rmdir", "/s", "/q", dirPath])
+  } else {
+    execFileSync("rm", ["-rf", dirPath])
+  }
 }

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/execute.ts

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import { getAbortError } from "./create-abort-controller.js"
 
 const promiseExec = util.promisify(exec)
 
-type ExecuteOptions = {
+export type ExecuteResult = {
   stdout?: string
   stderr?: string
 }
 
-type VerboseOptions = {
+export type VerboseOptions = {
   verbose?: boolean
   // Since spawn doesn't allow us to both retrieve the
   // output and output it live without using events,
@@ -26,21 +26,27 @@ type SpawnParams = [string, SpawnSyncOptions]
 const execute = async (
   command: SpawnParams | PromiseExecParams,
   { verbose = false, needOutput = false }: VerboseOptions
-): Promise<ExecuteOptions> => {
+): Promise<ExecuteResult> => {
   if (verbose) {
     const [commandStr, options] = command as SpawnParams
     const childProcess = spawnSync(commandStr, {
       ...options,
       shell: true,
-      stdio: needOutput ? 
-        "pipe" : 
-        [process.stdin, process.stdout, process.stderr],
+      stdio: needOutput
+        ? "pipe"
+        : [process.stdin, process.stdout, process.stderr],
+      env: {
+        ...process.env,
+        ...(options.env || {}),
+      },
     })
 
     if (childProcess.error || childProcess.status !== 0) {
-      throw childProcess.error || 
+      throw (
+        childProcess.error ||
         childProcess.stderr?.toString() ||
         `${commandStr} failed with status ${childProcess.status}`
+      )
     }
 
     if (
@@ -61,7 +67,14 @@ const execute = async (
       stderr: childProcess.stderr?.toString() || "",
     }
   } else {
-    const childProcess = await promiseExec(...(command as PromiseExecParams))
+    const [commandStr, options] = command as PromiseExecParams
+    const childProcess = await promiseExec(commandStr, {
+      ...options,
+      env: {
+        ...process.env,
+        ...(options?.env || {}),
+      },
+    })
 
     return {
       stdout: childProcess.stdout as string,

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/nextjs-utils.ts

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import { isAbortError } from "./create-abort-controller.js"
 import execute from "./execute.js"
 import { displayFactBox, FactBoxOptions } from "./facts.js"
 import logMessage from "./log-message.js"
-import ProcessManager from "./process-manager.js"
 import { updatePackageVersions } from "./update-package-versions.js"
+import PackageManager from "./package-manager.js"
 
 const NEXTJS_REPO = "https://github.com/medusajs/nextjs-starter-medusa"
 const NEXTJS_BRANCH = "main"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type InstallOptions = {
   abortController?: AbortController
   factBoxOptions: FactBoxOptions
   verbose?: boolean
-  processManager: ProcessManager
+  packageManager: PackageManager
   version?: string
 }
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export async function installNextjsStarter({
   abortController,
   factBoxOptions,
   verbose = false,
-  processManager,
+  packageManager,
   version,
 }: InstallOptions): Promise<string> {
   factBoxOptions.interval = displayFactBox({
@@ -83,20 +83,7 @@ export async function installNextjsStarter({
       signal: abortController?.signal,
       cwd: nextjsDirectory,
     }
-    await processManager.runProcess({
-      process: async () => {
-        try {
-          await execute([`yarn`, execOptions], { verbose })
-        } catch (e) {
-          // yarn isn't available
-          // use npm
-          await execute([`npm install`, execOptions], {
-            verbose,
-          })
-        }
-      },
-      ignoreERESOLVE: true,
-    })
+    await packageManager.installDependencies(execOptions)
   } catch (e) {
     if (isAbortError(e)) {
       process.exit()
@@ -130,14 +117,17 @@ type StartOptions = {
   directory: string
   abortController?: AbortController
   verbose?: boolean
+  packageManager: PackageManager
 }
 
 export function startNextjsStarter({
   directory,
   abortController,
   verbose = false,
+  packageManager,
 }: StartOptions) {
-  const childProcess = exec(`npm run dev`, {
+  const command = packageManager.getCommandStr(`dev`)
+  const childProcess = exec(command, {
     cwd: directory,
     signal: abortController?.signal,
   })

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/package-manager.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,113 @@
-import execute from "./execute.js"
+import path from "path"
+import execute, { VerboseOptions } from "./execute.js"
+import logMessage from "./log-message.js"
 import ProcessManager from "./process-manager.js"
+import { existsSync, rmSync } from "fs"
+
+export type PackageManagerType = "npm" | "yarn" | "pnpm"
+
+type PackageManagerOptions = {
+  verbose?: boolean
+  useNpm?: boolean
+  usePnpm?: boolean
+  useYarn?: boolean
+}
 
 export default class PackageManager {
-  protected packageManager?: "npm" | "yarn"
+  protected packageManager?: PackageManagerType
+  protected packageManagerVersion?: string
   protected processManager: ProcessManager
   protected verbose
+  protected chosenPackageManager?: PackageManagerType
 
-  constructor(processManager: ProcessManager, verbose = false) {
+  constructor(
+    processManager: ProcessManager,
+    options: PackageManagerOptions = {}
+  ) {
     this.processManager = processManager
-    this.verbose = verbose
+    this.verbose = options.verbose || false
+
+    if (options.useNpm) {
+      this.chosenPackageManager = "npm"
+    } else if (options.usePnpm) {
+      this.chosenPackageManager = "pnpm"
+    } else if (options.useYarn) {
+      this.chosenPackageManager = "yarn"
+    }
+  }
+
+  private detectFromUserAgent(): {
+    manager: PackageManagerType
+    version?: string
+  } {
+    const userAgent = process.env.npm_config_user_agent
+
+    if (!userAgent) {
+      return { manager: "npm" }
+    }
+
+    // Extract package manager and version (e.g., "yarn/4.9.0" -> ["yarn", "4.9.0"])
+    const match = userAgent.match(/(pnpm|pnpx|yarn|npm)\/(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)/)
+    if (match) {
+      const [, manager, version] = match
+
+      if (this.verbose) {
+        logMessage({
+          type: "info",
+          message: `Detected from user agent: ${manager}@${version}`,
+        })
+      }
+
+      // pnpx is an alias for pnpm
+      if (manager === "pnpx") {
+        return { manager: "pnpm", version }
+      }
+
+      return { manager: manager as PackageManagerType, version }
+    }
+
+    // Fallback detection without version
+    if (userAgent.includes("pnpm") || userAgent.includes("pnpx")) {
+      return { manager: "pnpm" }
+    }
+    if (userAgent.includes("yarn")) {
+      return { manager: "yarn" }
+    }
+
+    return { manager: "npm" }
+  }
+
+  private async getVersion(
+    pm: PackageManagerType,
+    execOptions: Record<string, unknown>
+  ): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    const commands: Record<PackageManagerType, string> = {
+      yarn: "yarn -v",
+      pnpm: "pnpm -v",
+      npm: "npm -v",
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const result = await execute([commands[pm], execOptions], {
+        verbose: false,
+      })
+      const version = result.stdout?.trim()
+      if (this.verbose) {
+        logMessage({
+          type: "info",
+          message: `Detected ${pm} version: ${version}`,
+        })
+      }
+      return version
+    } catch {
+      if (this.verbose) {
+        logMessage({
+          type: "info",
+          message: `Failed to get version for package manager: ${pm}`,
+        })
+      }
+      return undefined
+    }
   }
 
   async setPackageManager(execOptions: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<void> {
@@ -16,38 +115,127 @@ export default class PackageManager {
       return
     }
 
-    // check whether yarn is available
+    // check whether package manager is available and get version
     await this.processManager.runProcess({
       process: async () => {
-        try {
-          await execute([`yarn -v`, execOptions], { verbose: this.verbose })
-          // yarn is available
-          this.packageManager = "yarn"
-        } catch (e) {
-          // yarn isn't available
-          // use npm
-          this.packageManager = "npm"
+        if (this.chosenPackageManager) {
+          const version = await this.getVersion(
+            this.chosenPackageManager,
+            execOptions
+          )
+
+          if (version) {
+            this.packageManager = this.chosenPackageManager
+            // Store version if we don't have it from user agent
+            if (!this.packageManagerVersion) {
+              this.packageManagerVersion = version
+            }
+            return
+          }
+
+          // Error logs exit the process, so command execution will stop here
+          logMessage({
+            type: "error",
+            message: `The specified package manager "${this.chosenPackageManager}" is not available. Please install it or choose another package manager.`,
+          })
+        }
+
+        const detectedResult = this.detectFromUserAgent()
+        // fallback to npm if detection fails
+        this.packageManager = detectedResult.manager || "npm"
+        this.packageManagerVersion = detectedResult.version
+        if (!this.packageManagerVersion) {
+          // get version for the detected package manager (or npm fallback)
+          this.packageManagerVersion = await this.getVersion(
+            this.packageManager,
+            execOptions
+          )
+
+          if (this.verbose) {
+            logMessage({
+              type: "info",
+              message: `Falling back to ${this.packageManager} as the package manager.`,
+            })
+          }
+        } else {
+          if (this.verbose) {
+            logMessage({
+              type: "info",
+              message: `Using detected package manager "${this.packageManager}".`,
+            })
+          }
         }
       },
       ignoreERESOLVE: true,
     })
   }
 
-  async installDependencies(
-    execOptions: Record<string, unknown>,
-  ) {
+  async removeLockFiles(directory: string): Promise<void> {
+    const lockFiles: Record<PackageManagerType, string[]> = {
+      npm: ["yarn.lock", "pnpm-lock.yaml", ".yarn"],
+      yarn: ["package-lock.json", "pnpm-lock.yaml"],
+      pnpm: ["yarn.lock", "package-lock.json", ".yarn"],
+    }
+
+    if (!this.packageManager) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const filesToRemove = lockFiles[this.packageManager] || []
+    for (const file of filesToRemove) {
+      const filePath = path.join(directory, file)
+      if (existsSync(filePath)) {
+        rmSync(filePath, {
+          force: true,
+          recursive: true,
+        })
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async installDependencies(execOptions: Record<string, unknown>) {
     if (!this.packageManager) {
       await this.setPackageManager(execOptions)
     }
 
-    const command = this.packageManager === "yarn" ? 
-      `yarn` : `npm install`
+    // Remove lock files from other package managers
+    if (execOptions.cwd && typeof execOptions.cwd === "string") {
+      await this.removeLockFiles(execOptions.cwd)
+    }
+
+    const commands: Record<PackageManagerType, string> = {
+      yarn: "yarn",
+      pnpm: "pnpm install",
+      npm: "npm install",
+    }
+
+    const command = commands[this.packageManager || "npm"]
 
     await this.processManager.runProcess({
       process: async () => {
         await execute([command, execOptions], {
-          verbose: this.verbose
+          verbose: this.verbose,
         })
+
+        // For npm, run npm ci after npm install to validate installation
+        if (this.packageManager === "npm") {
+          try {
+            await execute(["npm ci", execOptions], {
+              verbose: this.verbose,
+            })
+          } catch (error) {
+            // If npm ci fails, re-run npm install
+            if (this.verbose) {
+              logMessage({
+                type: "info",
+                message: "npm ci validation failed, re-running npm install...",
+              })
+            }
+            await execute(["npm install", execOptions], {
+              verbose: this.verbose,
+            })
+          }
+        }
       },
       ignoreERESOLVE: true,
     })
@@ -56,6 +244,7 @@ export default class PackageManager {
   async runCommand(
     command: string,
     execOptions: Record<string, unknown>,
+    verboseOptions: VerboseOptions = {}
   ) {
     if (!this.packageManager) {
       await this.setPackageManager(execOptions)
@@ -63,25 +252,83 @@ export default class PackageManager {
 
     const commandStr = this.getCommandStr(command)
 
-    await this.processManager.runProcess({
+    return await this.processManager.runProcess({
       process: async () => {
-          await execute([commandStr, execOptions], {
-            verbose: this.verbose
+        return await execute([commandStr, execOptions], {
+          verbose: this.verbose,
+          ...verboseOptions,
         })
       },
       ignoreERESOLVE: true,
     })
   }
 
-  getCommandStr(
+  async runMedusaCommand(
     command: string,
-  ): string {
+    execOptions: Record<string, unknown>,
+    verboseOptions: VerboseOptions = {}
+  ) {
+    if (!this.packageManager) {
+      await this.setPackageManager(execOptions)
+    }
+
+    const formats: Record<PackageManagerType, string> = {
+      yarn: `yarn medusa ${command}`,
+      pnpm: `pnpm medusa ${command}`,
+      npm: `npx medusa ${command}`,
+    }
+
+    const commandStr = formats[this.packageManager || "npm"]
+
+    return await this.processManager.runProcess({
+      process: async () => {
+        return await execute([commandStr, execOptions], {
+          verbose: this.verbose,
+          ...verboseOptions,
+        })
+      },
+      ignoreERESOLVE: true,
+    })
+  }
+
+  getCommandStr(command: string): string {
     if (!this.packageManager) {
       throw new Error("Package manager not set")
     }
 
-    return this.packageManager === "yarn"
-      ? `yarn ${command}`
-      : `npm run ${command}`
+    const formats: Record<PackageManagerType, string> = {
+      yarn: `yarn ${command}`,
+      pnpm: `pnpm ${command}`,
+      npm: `npm run ${command}`,
+    }
+
+    return formats[this.packageManager]
+  }
+
+  getPackageManager(): PackageManagerType | undefined {
+    return this.packageManager
+  }
+
+  async getPackageManagerString(): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    if (!this.packageManager) {
+      await this.setPackageManager({})
+    }
+    if (!this.packageManagerVersion) {
+      if (this.verbose) {
+        logMessage({
+          type: "info",
+          message: `No version detected for package manager: ${this.packageManager}`,
+        })
+      }
+      return undefined
+    }
+    const result = `${this.packageManager}@${this.packageManagerVersion}`
+    if (this.verbose) {
+      logMessage({
+        type: "info",
+        message: `Package manager string: ${result}`,
+      })
+    }
+    return result
   }
 }

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/prepare-project.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import fs from "fs"
 import path from "path"
 import { Ora } from "ora"
-import execute from "./execute.js"
+import { ExecuteResult } from "./execute.js"
 import { EOL } from "os"
 import { displayFactBox, FactBoxOptions } from "./facts.js"
 import ProcessManager from "./process-manager.js"
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ async function preparePlugin({
   // Update name
   packageJson.name = projectName
 
+  // Add packageManager field to ensure consistent version usage
+  const packageManagerString = await packageManager.getPackageManagerString()
+  if (packageManagerString) {
+    packageJson.packageManager = packageManagerString
+  }
+
   fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2))
 
   factBoxOptions.interval = displayFactBox({
@@ -162,6 +168,12 @@ async function prepareProject({
   // Update name
   packageJson.name = projectName
 
+  // Add packageManager field to ensure consistent version usage
+  const packageManagerString = await packageManager.getPackageManagerString()
+  if (packageManagerString) {
+    packageJson.packageManager = packageManagerString
+  }
+
   // Update medusa dependencies versions
   if (version) {
     updatePackageVersions(packageJson, version)
@@ -210,12 +222,14 @@ async function prepareProject({
     })
 
     // run migrations
-    await processManager.runProcess({
-      process: async () => {
-        const proc = await execute(["npx medusa db:migrate", npxOptions], {
+    const migrationExecResult = await packageManager.runMedusaCommand(
+      "db:migrate",
+      npxOptions,
+      {
         verbose,
         needOutput: true,
-        })
+      }
+    )
 
     if (client) {
       // check the migrations table is in the database
@@ -223,7 +237,7 @@ async function prepareProject({
       let errorOccurred = false
       try {
         const migrations = await client.query(
-              `SELECT * FROM "mikro_orm_migrations"`
+          `SELECT count(tablename) from pg_tables WHERE tablename = 'mikro_orm_migrations'`
         )
         errorOccurred = migrations.rowCount == 0
       } catch (e) {
@@ -233,36 +247,34 @@ async function prepareProject({
       }
 
       // ensure that migrations actually ran in case of an uncaught error
-          if (errorOccurred && (proc.stderr || proc.stdout)) {
+      if (
+        errorOccurred &&
+        (migrationExecResult.stderr || migrationExecResult.stdout)
+      ) {
         throw new Error(
           `An error occurred while running migrations: ${
-                proc.stderr || proc.stdout
+            migrationExecResult.stderr || migrationExecResult.stdout
           }`
         )
       }
     }
-      },
-    })
 
     factBoxOptions.interval = displayFactBox({
       ...factBoxOptions,
       message: "Ran Migrations",
     })
 
-    await processManager.runProcess({
-      process: async () => {
-        const proc = await execute(
-          [`npx medusa user -e ${ADMIN_EMAIL} --invite`, npxOptions],
+    const userExecResult = (await packageManager.runMedusaCommand(
+      `user -e ${ADMIN_EMAIL} --invite`,
+      npxOptions,
       { verbose, needOutput: true }
-        )
+    )) as ExecuteResult
 
     // get invite token from stdout
-        const match = (proc.stdout as string).match(
+    const match = (userExecResult.stdout as string).match(
       /Invite token: (?<token>.+)/
     )
     inviteToken = match?.groups?.token
-      },
-    })
 
     // TODO for now we just seed the default data
     // we should add onboarding seeding again if it makes

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/process-manager.ts

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ export default class ProcessManager {
   }
 
   onTerminated(fn: () => Promise<void> | void) {
-    process.on("SIGTERM", () => fn())
-    process.on("SIGINT", () => fn())
+    process.on("SIGTERM", async () => fn())
+    process.on("SIGINT", async () => fn())
   }
 
   addInterval(interval: NodeJS.Timeout) {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default class ProcessManager {
     do {
       ++retries
       try {
-        await process()
+        return await process()
       } catch (error) {
         if (
           typeof error === "object" &&

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/project-creator/creator.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export interface ProjectOptions {
   verbose?: boolean
   plugin?: boolean
   version?: string
+  useNpm?: boolean
+  usePnpm?: boolean
+  useYarn?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface ProjectCreator {
@@ -42,7 +45,12 @@ export abstract class BaseProjectCreator {
   ) {
     this.spinner = ora()
     this.processManager = new ProcessManager()
-    this.packageManager = new PackageManager(this.processManager)
+    this.packageManager = new PackageManager(this.processManager, {
+      verbose: options.verbose,
+      useNpm: options.useNpm,
+      usePnpm: options.usePnpm,
+      useYarn: options.useYarn,
+    })
     this.abortController = createAbortController(this.processManager)
     this.projectName = projectName
     const basePath =

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/project-creator/medusa-plugin-creator.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import boxen from "boxen"
 import chalk from "chalk"
 import { emojify } from "node-emoji"
 import { EOL } from "os"
-import slugifyType from "slugify"
 import { runCloneRepo } from "../clone-repo.js"
 import { isAbortError } from "../create-abort-controller.js"
 import { displayFactBox } from "../facts.js"
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ export class PluginProjectCreator
     logMessage({
       message: boxen(
         chalk.green(
-          `Change to the \`${this.projectName}\` directory to explore your Medusa plugin.${EOL}${EOL}Check out the Medusa plugin documentation to start your development:${EOL}${EOL}https://docs.medusajs.com/${EOL}${EOL}Star us on GitHub if you like what we're building:${EOL}${EOL}https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/stargazers`
+          `Change to the \`${this.projectName}\` directory to explore your Medusa plugin.${EOL}${EOL}Check out the Medusa plugin documentation to start your development:${EOL}${EOL}https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/plugins${EOL}${EOL}Star us on GitHub if you like what we're building:${EOL}${EOL}https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/stargazers`
         ),
         {
           titleAlignment: "center",

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/project-creator/medusa-project-creator.ts

@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ export class MedusaProjectCreator
       title: "Setting up project...",
     })
 
-    try {
     await runCloneRepo({
       projectName: this.projectPath,
       repoUrl: this.options.repoUrl ?? "",
@@ -95,13 +94,10 @@ export class MedusaProjectCreator
         abortController: this.abortController,
         factBoxOptions: this.factBoxOptions,
         verbose: this.options.verbose,
-          processManager: this.processManager,
+        packageManager: this.packageManager,
         version: this.options.version,
       })
     }
-    } catch (e) {
-      throw e
-    }
   }
 
   private async setupDatabase(): Promise<void> {
@@ -177,6 +173,7 @@ export class MedusaProjectCreator
     startMedusa({
       directory: this.projectPath,
       abortController: this.abortController,
+      packageManager: this.packageManager,
     })
 
     if (this.nextjsDirectory) {
@@ -184,6 +181,7 @@ export class MedusaProjectCreator
         directory: this.nextjsDirectory,
         abortController: this.abortController,
         verbose: this.options.verbose,
+        packageManager: this.packageManager,
       })
     }
 
@@ -195,13 +193,13 @@ export class MedusaProjectCreator
   private async openBrowser(): Promise<void> {
     await waitOn({
       resources: ["http://localhost:9000/health"],
-    }).then(async () => {
+    }).then(async () =>
       open(
         this.inviteToken
           ? `http://localhost:9000/app/invite?token=${this.inviteToken}&first_run=true`
           : "http://localhost:9000/app"
       )
-    })
+    )
   }
 
   private handleError(e: Error): void {

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/start-medusa.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 import { exec } from "child_process"
+import PackageManager from "./package-manager.js"
 
 type StartOptions = {
   directory: string
   abortController?: AbortController
+  packageManager: PackageManager
 }
 
-export default ({ directory, abortController }: StartOptions) => {
-  const childProcess = exec(`npm run dev`, {
+export default ({
+  directory,
+  abortController,
+  packageManager,
+}: StartOptions) => {
+  const command = packageManager.getCommandStr(`dev`)
+  const childProcess = exec(command, {
     cwd: directory,
     signal: abortController?.signal,
     env: {

packages/cli/create-medusa-app/tsconfig.json

@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
     "resolveJsonModule": true
   },
   "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": [
+    "dist",
+    "src/**/__tests__",
+    "src/**/__mocks__",
+    "src/**/__fixtures__",
+    "node_modules"
+  ],
   "ts-node": {
     "esm": true,
     "experimentalSpecifierResolution": "node",