diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index cba84769ec..5e592168be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build application
         run: pnpm run docs:build
+        env:
+          NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=8192'
 
       - name: Deploy to NuxtHub
         uses: nuxt-hub/action@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/module.yml b/.github/workflows/module.yml
index 1d5027e160..1405494619 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/module.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/module.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest] # macos-latest, windows-latest
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest] # macos-latest
         node: [22]
 
     env:
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm run dev:vue:build
 
       - name: Publish
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
         run: pnpx pkg-pr-new publish --compact --no-template --pnpm
 
   starter-nuxt:
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 1c85172969..a6c380f6b3 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 shamefully-hoist=true
 auto-install-peers=true
 ignore-workspace-root-check=true
-shell-emulator=true
diff --git a/build.config.ts b/build.config.ts
index 508575c023..c3d7c4cc09 100644
--- a/build.config.ts
+++ b/build.config.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ export default defineBuildConfig({
     './src/unplugin',
     './src/vite'
   ],
-  replace: {
-    'process.env.DEV': 'false'
+  rollup: {
+    replace: {
+      delimiters: ['', ''],
+      values: {
+        'process.argv.at(-1) === \'--uiDev\'': 'false'
+      }
+    }
   },
   hooks: {
     'mkdist:entry:options'(ctx, entry, options) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a348dcc9a..5b3611d5f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "nuxt-module-build build",
     "prepack": "pnpm build",
-    "dev": "DEV=true nuxi dev playground",
+    "dev": "nuxi dev playground --uiDev",
     "dev:build": "nuxi build playground",
-    "dev:vue": "DEV=true vite playground-vue",
+    "dev:vue": "vite playground-vue -- --uiDev",
     "dev:vue:build": "vite build playground-vue",
     "dev:prepare": "nuxt-module-build build --stub && nuxt-module-build prepare && nuxi prepare playground && nuxi prepare docs && vite build playground-vue",
-    "docs": "DEV=true nuxi dev docs",
-    "docs:build": "NODE_OPTIONS='--max-old-space-size=8192' nuxi build docs",
+    "docs": "nuxi dev docs --uiDev",
+    "docs:build": "nuxi build docs",
     "docs:prepare": "nuxt-component-meta docs",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix",
diff --git a/src/templates.ts b/src/templates.ts
index 3fa2e6ec0c..e4578cfbf8 100644
--- a/src/templates.ts
+++ b/src/templates.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function getTemplates(options: ModuleOptions, uiConfig: Record<string, an
         }
 
         // For local development, import directly from theme
-        if (process.env.DEV) {
+        if (process.argv.at(-1) === '--uiDev') {
           const templatePath = fileURLToPath(new URL(`./theme/${kebabCase(component)}`, import.meta.url))
           return [
             `import template from ${JSON.stringify(templatePath)}`,