Cannot find module error when using pnpm

Which project does this relate to?

Create Tanstack App

Describe the bug

When creating new project via pnpm dlx @tanstack/cli@latest create, the resulting app throws Error: Cannot find module 'tanstack-start-injected-head-scripts:v' when visiting localhost:3000.

Note that if using npx @tanstack/cli@latest create,everything works as expected. This issues appears to affect pnpm only.

Your Example Website or App

Not applicable, run cli as normal

Steps to Reproduce the Bug or Issue

1. Run pnpm dlx @tanstack/cli@latest create my-app
2. Select all default settings
3. cd my-app
4. pnpm run dev
5. Navigate to localhost:3000 in browser
6. Observe error message in browser and terminal

Expected behavior

Expect to see template Tanstack Start app in browser. Browser displays {"status":500,"unhandled":true,"message":"HTTPError"} instead.

Terminal displays:

  VITE v8.0.14  ready in 2348 ms

  ➜  Local:   http://localhost:3000/
  ➜  Network: use --host to expose
  ➜  press h + enter to show help
4:06:33 pm [vite] (ssr) connected.
Error: Cannot find module 'tanstack-start-injected-head-scripts:v' imported from '/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@tanstack+start-server-core@1.169.3/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/dist/esm/router-manifest.js'
    at fetchModule (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/node.js:23110:32)
    ... 8 lines matching cause stack trace ...
    at ModuleRunner.getModuleInformation (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:1199:28) {
  cause: Error: Cannot find module 'tanstack-start-injected-head-scripts:v' imported from '/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@tanstack+start-server-core@1.169.3/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/dist/esm/router-manifest.js'
      at fetchModule (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/node.js:23110:32)
      at RunnableDevEnvironment.fetchModule (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/node.js:24798:10)
      at fetchModule (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/node.js:24748:17)
      at handleInvoke (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/node.js:26564:27)
      at EventEmitter.listenerForInvokeHandler (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/node.js:26619:19)
      at EventEmitter.emit (node:events:509:28)
      at Object.send (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/node.js:10788:37)
      at Object.invoke (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:606:31)
      at Object.invoke (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:655:31)
      at ModuleRunner.getModuleInformation (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:1199:28) {
    code: 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
    runnerError: Error: RunnerError
        at reviveInvokeError (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:547:64)
        at Object.invoke (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:620:11)
        at async ModuleRunner.getModuleInformation (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:1199:7)
        at async request (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/vite@8.0.14_jiti@2.7.0/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:1216:83)
        at async getStartManifest (/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@tanstack+start-server-core@1.169.3/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/src/router-manifest.ts:61:17)
        at async computeFinalManifest (/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@tanstack+start-server-core@1.169.3/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/src/finalManifest.ts:264:13)
        at async executeRouter (/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@tanstack+start-server-core@1.169.3/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/src/createStartHandler.ts:480:26)
        at async next (/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@tanstack+start-server-core@1.169.3/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/src/createStartHandler.ts:229:16)
        at async handleServerRoutes (/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@tanstack+start-server-core@1.169.3/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/src/createStartHandler.ts:735:15)
        at async eval (/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@tanstack+start-server-core@1.169.3/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/src/createStartHandler.ts:543:22)
  },
  status: 500,
  statusText: undefined,
  headers: undefined,
  data: undefined,
  body: undefined,
  unhandled: true
}

Screenshots or Videos

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Platform

• OS: macOS
• Browser: Safari, Chrome

Additional context

No response

Reproduce the issue with pnpm dlx @tanstack/cli@latest create my-app, then compare the generated app with one created using npx and inspect the failing router-manifest.js path and router-manifest.ts entry point shown in the trace. Done means a project scaffolded with pnpm starts with pnpm run dev and renders the template app without the missing-module error.