diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ee727abf..f499d5c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build package
         run: npm run build
 
+      - name: Verify CLI via npm exec
+        run: |
+          package_archive=$(npm pack | tail -n 1)
+          temp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+          cd "$temp_dir"
+          output=$(npm exec --yes --package "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${package_archive}" code-ollama -- --help)
+          printf '%s\n' "$output"
+          grep -F "code-ollama" <<< "$output"
+          grep -F "run <model> <prompt>" <<< "$output"
+
       - name: Setup Ollama
         uses: ai-action/setup-ollama@v2
 
diff --git a/vite.config.mts b/vite.config.mts
index 15ecd0e9..47505985 100644
--- a/vite.config.mts
+++ b/vite.config.mts
@@ -5,23 +5,19 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
 export default defineConfig({
   build: {
     target: 'node24',
-    lib: {
-      entry: 'src/cli.ts',
-      formats: ['es'],
-      fileName: 'cli',
-    },
+    ssr: 'src/cli.ts',
     rolldownOptions: {
+      output: {
+        entryFileNames: 'cli.js',
+      },
       external: [
-        '@inkjs/ui',
         'cac',
-        'ink',
         'node:child_process',
         'node:fs',
         'node:os',
         'node:path',
         'node:util',
         'ollama',
-        'react',
       ],
     },
   },