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Cannot find module error when using pnpm

Author: bradenmitchellCreated May 26, 2026Updated May 26, 2026

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/@[email protected]/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/dist/esm/router-manifest.js'
    at fetchModule (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected][email protected]/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/[email protected][email protected]/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/@[email protected]/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/dist/esm/router-manifest.js'
      at fetchModule (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected][email protected]/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/node.js:23110:32)
      at RunnableDevEnvironment.fetchModule (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected][email protected]/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/node.js:24798:10)
      at fetchModule (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected][email protected]/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/node.js:24748:17)
      at handleInvoke (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected][email protected]/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/node.js:26564:27)
      at EventEmitter.listenerForInvokeHandler (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected][email protected]/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/[email protected][email protected]/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/node.js:10788:37)
      at Object.invoke (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected][email protected]/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:606:31)
      at Object.invoke (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected][email protected]/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:655:31)
      at ModuleRunner.getModuleInformation (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected][email protected]/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/[email protected][email protected]/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:547:64)
        at Object.invoke (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected][email protected]/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:620:11)
        at async ModuleRunner.getModuleInformation (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected][email protected]/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:1199:7)
        at async request (file:///Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/[email protected][email protected]/node_modules/vite/dist/node/module-runner.js:1216:83)
        at async getStartManifest (/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@[email protected]/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/src/router-manifest.ts:61:17)
        at async computeFinalManifest (/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@[email protected]/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/src/finalManifest.ts:264:13)
        at async executeRouter (/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@[email protected]/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/src/createStartHandler.ts:480:26)
        at async next (/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@[email protected]/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/src/createStartHandler.ts:229:16)
        at async handleServerRoutes (/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@[email protected]/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/src/createStartHandler.ts:735:15)
        at async eval (/Users/Braden/Projects/my-app/node_modules/.pnpm/@[email protected]/node_modules/@tanstack/start-server-core/src/createStartHandler.ts:543:22)
  },
  status: 500,
  statusText: undefined,
  headers: undefined,
  data: undefined,
  body: undefined,
  unhandled: true
}

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Platform

  • OS: macOS
  • Browser: Safari, Chrome

Additional context

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Source: TanStack/cli

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