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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Bug: Tailwind CSS installed despite selecting \"No\" in CLI prompt","articleBody":"### Which project does this relate to?\n\nCreate Tanstack App\n\n### Describe the bug\n\nWhn running pnpm create @tanstack/start@latest, if I select \"No\" for the Tailwind CSS prompt, the CLI still installs Tailwind dependencies and adds the Tailwind plugin to vite.config.ts.\n\nduplicate:\n- #270\n- #257\n- #242\n- #85 \n\nThis issue has been reported multiple times but appears to still be unresolved. I'd like to help fix this if confirmed as a bug.\n\n### Your Example Website or App\n\n.\n\n### Steps to Reproduce the Bug or Issue\n\n## Steps to Resproduce\n\n1. Run the following command:\n  ```bash\npnpm create @tanstack/start@latest\n```\n2. Select these options:\n  ```bash\n- Project name: `your-project-name`\n- Tailwind CSS: No // Key selection\n- Toolchain: ESLint\n- Deployment adapter: Nitro\n- Add-ons: Query\n- Examples: none\n```\n3. Check the generated files:\n  ```bash\ncd your-project-name\ncat package.json | grep tailwind\ncat vite.config.ts | grep tailwind\n```\n\n**Actual Result:**\nDespite selecting \"No\", Tailwind dependencies are still present:\n\n**package.json:**\n```json\n\"dependencies\": {\n  \"@tailwindcss/vite\": \"^4.0.6\",\n  \"tailwindcss\": \"^4.0.6\"\n}\n```\n\n**vite.config.ts:**\n```typescript\nimport tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite'\n\nexport default defineConfig({\n  plugins: [\n    tailwindcss(), // Should not be here\n  ],\n})\n```\n\n### Expected behavior\n\nWhen selecting \"No\" for Tailwind CSS:\n- `@tailwindcss/vite` and `tailwindcss` should NOT be in `package.json`\n- `tailwindcss()` plugin should NOT be in `vite.config.ts`\n\n\n### Screenshots or Videos\n\n\u003cimg width=\"512\" height=\"490\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8a43b9d2-d287-447a-8cb9-d95c33bceb88\" />\n\n\u003cimg width=\"465\" height=\"457\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f9e275bc-b571-4eb9-bf75-c69cba29b83b\" />\n\n### Platform\n\n- @tanstack/react-start: 1.132.0\n- OS: macOS\n- Node.js: v22.19.0\n- Package Manager: pnpm 10.28.0\n\n### Additional context\n\nI'd like to help fix this issue if confirmed as a bug.\nWould you be open to a PR that fixes this? I can!","author":{"url":"https://github.com/unhhyyeexx","@type":"Person","name":"unhhyyeexx"},"datePublished":"2026-01-10T08:48:23Z","url":"https://github.com/TanStack/cli/issues/279"}