diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
index 470ecb4..a9cbafc 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "source": {
         "source": "github",
         "repo": "LasVegasForTransit/repository-tooling",
-        "ref": "v0.7.1"
+        "ref": "v0.7.3"
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform.json b/.lvbt/web-platform.json
index b682377..b41e34d 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "formatVersion": 1,
   "preset": "lvbt-web",
-  "release": "v0.7.1",
-  "commit": "dfc9bddfc0a9c5d596c26496a9e6b6ed732d4ef3",
-  "contentHash": "9fc709c4ebf7edd8665cbdb81f6b5c73172b6c4fc1b8261173e975a35c359811",
+  "release": "v0.7.3",
+  "commit": "c05e7739ef28e30e0e158d9a0e6af010007ad0f0",
+  "contentHash": "3b3b940f842c060203bdf2f309130f4cc0a7b3d42581b98d71614f8e356c3f9a",
   "executables": [
     "examples/with-astro/.githooks/commit-msg",
     "examples/with-astro/.githooks/pre-commit",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/.claude/settings.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/.claude/settings.json
index 470ecb4..a9cbafc 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/.claude/settings.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/.claude/settings.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "source": {
         "source": "github",
         "repo": "LasVegasForTransit/repository-tooling",
-        "ref": "v0.7.1"
+        "ref": "v0.7.3"
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/apps/deploy/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/apps/deploy/package.json
index 9d469d8..1325b80 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/apps/deploy/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/apps/deploy/package.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
     "validate": "cf deploy --dry-run"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/eslint-config": "0.7.1",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/eslint-config": "0.7.3",
     "@lasvegasfortransit/site": "workspace:*",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/typescript-config": "0.7.1",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/typescript-config": "0.7.3",
     "cf": "catalog:",
     "eslint": "catalog:",
     "typescript": "catalog:",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/apps/site/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/apps/site/package.json
index 956b857..e1f6201 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/apps/site/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/apps/site/package.json
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@astrojs/check": "catalog:",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/eslint-config": "0.7.1",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/playwright-config": "0.7.1",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/typescript-config": "0.7.1",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/vitest-config": "0.7.1",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/eslint-config": "0.7.3",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/playwright-config": "0.7.3",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/typescript-config": "0.7.3",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/vitest-config": "0.7.3",
     "@playwright/test": "catalog:",
     "@types/node": "catalog:",
     "eslint": "catalog:",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/package.json
index cc8fcf7..c2c4cd4 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/package.json
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
     "*": "prettier --write --ignore-unknown"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/cli": "0.7.1",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/prettier-config": "0.7.1",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/cli": "0.7.3",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/prettier-config": "0.7.3",
     "lint-staged": "catalog:",
     "markdownlint-cli2": "catalog:",
     "markdownlint-rule-relative-links": "catalog:",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "typescript": "catalog:",
     "wrangler": "catalog:",
     "tsx": "catalog:",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/web-platform": "0.7.1"
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/web-platform": "0.7.3"
   },
   "packageManager": "pnpm@11.25.0",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/.claude/settings.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/.claude/settings.json
index 470ecb4..a9cbafc 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/.claude/settings.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/.claude/settings.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "source": {
         "source": "github",
         "repo": "LasVegasForTransit/repository-tooling",
-        "ref": "v0.7.1"
+        "ref": "v0.7.3"
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/apps/app/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/apps/app/package.json
index 11e8fe6..a34bfb1 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/apps/app/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/apps/app/package.json
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
     "react-dom": "catalog:"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/eslint-config": "0.7.1",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/playwright-config": "0.7.1",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/typescript-config": "0.7.1",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/vitest-config": "0.7.1",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/eslint-config": "0.7.3",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/playwright-config": "0.7.3",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/typescript-config": "0.7.3",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/vitest-config": "0.7.3",
     "@playwright/test": "catalog:",
     "@tailwindcss/vite": "catalog:",
     "@types/node": "catalog:",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/apps/deploy/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/apps/deploy/package.json
index 3fa5396..0bc8fe7 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/apps/deploy/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/apps/deploy/package.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
     "validate": "cf deploy --dry-run"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/eslint-config": "0.7.1",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/eslint-config": "0.7.3",
     "@lasvegasfortransit/app": "workspace:*",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/typescript-config": "0.7.1",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/typescript-config": "0.7.3",
     "cf": "catalog:",
     "eslint": "catalog:",
     "typescript": "catalog:",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/package.json
index 3b251f9..449dc65 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-vite-react/package.json
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
     "*": "prettier --write --ignore-unknown"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/cli": "0.7.1",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/prettier-config": "0.7.1",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/cli": "0.7.3",
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/prettier-config": "0.7.3",
     "lint-staged": "catalog:",
     "markdownlint-cli2": "catalog:",
     "markdownlint-rule-relative-links": "catalog:",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "typescript": "catalog:",
     "wrangler": "catalog:",
     "tsx": "catalog:",
-    "@lasvegasfortransit/web-platform": "0.7.1"
+    "@lasvegasfortransit/web-platform": "0.7.3"
   },
   "packageManager": "pnpm@11.25.0",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/package.json
index c150bff..f98fb83 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lasvegasfortransit/cli",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.7.3",
   "description": "The lvbt command every LVBT repository runs for bootstrap, preflight, and deploy, plus the production platform setup, the shared git hooks, and the lvbt-contributions agent plugin.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/plugins/lvbt-contributions/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/plugins/lvbt-contributions/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 38058b2..15f79cc 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/plugins/lvbt-contributions/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/plugins/lvbt-contributions/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lvbt-contributions",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.7.3",
   "description": "Create readable LVBT contributions and reconcile trusted audit and recurring issues through the organization workflow.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Las Vegans for Better Transit",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/plugins/lvbt-contributions/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/plugins/lvbt-contributions/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index 9e69a2a..f458240 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/plugins/lvbt-contributions/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/plugins/lvbt-contributions/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lvbt-contributions",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.7.3",
   "description": "Create readable LVBT contributions and reconcile trusted audit and recurring issues through the organization workflow.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Las Vegans for Better Transit",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/src/lib/release/runner.mjs b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/src/lib/release/runner.mjs
index 81b0391..db8b7c2 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/src/lib/release/runner.mjs
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/cli/src/lib/release/runner.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
 import { access } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
 import { CliError } from '../arguments.mjs';
 import { readTooling } from '../tooling.mjs';
 
@@ -37,10 +37,15 @@ export async function runRelease({ cwd, mode, args = [] }) {
     throw new CliError('Configure release in .lvbt/tooling.json before releasing.', 2);
   const entry = await releaseEntry(cwd);
   await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const child = spawn('pnpm', ['exec', 'tsx', entry, mode, cwd, ...args], {
-      cwd,
-      stdio: 'inherit',
-    });
+    const runtime = createRequire(import.meta.url).resolve('tsx');
+    const child = spawn(
+      process.execPath,
+      ['--import', pathToFileURL(runtime).href, entry, mode, cwd, ...args],
+      {
+        cwd,
+        stdio: 'inherit',
+      },
+    );
     child.once('error', reject);
     child.once('exit', (code, signal) =>
       code === 0
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/eslint-config/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/eslint-config/package.json
index 96a7546..dff3034 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/eslint-config/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/eslint-config/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lasvegasfortransit/eslint-config",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.7.3",
   "description": "The ESLint configurations every LVBT repository uses.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/playwright-config/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/playwright-config/package.json
index 7161be1..de076a8 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/playwright-config/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/playwright-config/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lasvegasfortransit/playwright-config",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.7.3",
   "description": "The Playwright configuration every LVBT repository spreads into its own: end-to-end tests under tests/e2e, desktop and mobile projects, traces on failure.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/prettier-config/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/prettier-config/package.json
index df07b57..973da7d 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/prettier-config/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/prettier-config/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lasvegasfortransit/prettier-config",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.7.3",
   "description": "The Prettier configuration every LVBT repository uses.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/typescript-config/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/typescript-config/package.json
index 1c88eee..39c5ecd 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/typescript-config/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/typescript-config/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lasvegasfortransit/typescript-config",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.7.3",
   "description": "TypeScript configurations every LVBT repository extends.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/vitest-config/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/vitest-config/package.json
index 3570548..eb4a888 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/vitest-config/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/vitest-config/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lasvegasfortransit/vitest-config",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.7.3",
   "description": "The Vitest configuration every LVBT repository spreads into its own.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/web-platform/package.json b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/web-platform/package.json
index 2e4906c..7dcc837 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/web-platform/package.json
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/packages/web-platform/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lasvegasfortransit/web-platform",
-  "version": "0.7.1",
+  "version": "0.7.3",
   "description": "Provider-neutral deployment, provisioning, and validation primitives for LVBT web repositories.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/process-contract.ts b/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/process-contract.ts
index be4bd93..a77d34f 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/process-contract.ts
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/process-contract.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ export function inventoryPaths(paths: string[]): string[] {
       ...paths.filter(
         (file) =>
           !file.startsWith('.lvbt/web-platform/') &&
-          (configurationFamily(file) !== undefined ||
+          (file.endsWith('/package.json') ||
+            configurationFamily(file) !== undefined ||
             /^\.github\/workflows\/[^/]+\.ya?ml$/u.test(file)),
       ),
     ]),
@@ -60,6 +61,33 @@ function json(input: string | null | undefined): unknown {
     return undefined;
   }
 }
+/** Resolve only declared local modules; an unproven external wrapper remains a diagnostic. */
+export function configurationTargets(files: ProcessSnapshot['files'], file: string): string[] {
+  const targets: string[] = [];
+  const content = files[file] ?? '';
+  for (const match of content.matchAll(/['"]([^'"]+)['"]/gu)) {
+    const specifier = match[1] ?? '';
+    if (specifier.startsWith('.')) {
+      const base = path.posix.normalize(path.posix.join(path.posix.dirname(file), specifier));
+      targets.push(base, `${base}.json`, `${base}.js`, `${base}.mjs`, `${base}.ts`);
+      if (base.endsWith('.js')) targets.push(base.slice(0, -3) + '.ts');
+      continue;
+    }
+    for (const [manifest, source] of Object.entries(files)) {
+      if (!manifest.endsWith('/package.json')) continue;
+      const pkg = json(source) as { name?: string; exports?: Record<string, unknown> } | undefined;
+      if (!pkg?.name || !specifier.startsWith(`${pkg.name}/`)) continue;
+      const entry = pkg.exports?.[`./${specifier.slice(pkg.name.length + 1)}`];
+      const visit = (value: unknown): void => {
+        if (typeof value === 'string' && value.startsWith('./'))
+          targets.push(path.posix.normalize(path.posix.join(path.posix.dirname(manifest), value)));
+        else if (value && typeof value === 'object') Object.values(value).forEach(visit);
+      };
+      visit(entry);
+    }
+  }
+  return [...new Set(targets)];
+}
 function sharedConfiguration(
   files: ProcessSnapshot['files'],
   file: string,
@@ -71,16 +99,9 @@ function sharedConfiguration(
   const content = files[file];
   if (!content) return false;
   if (content.includes(`@lasvegasfortransit/${family}-config`)) return true;
-  for (const match of content.matchAll(/['"](\.[^'"]+)['"]/gu)) {
-    const base = path.posix.normalize(path.posix.join(path.posix.dirname(file), match[1] ?? ''));
-    if (
-      [base, `${base}.json`, `${base}.js`, `${base}.mjs`, `${base}.ts`].some((target) =>
-        sharedConfiguration(files, target, family, seen),
-      )
-    )
-      return true;
-  }
-  return false;
+  return configurationTargets(files, file).some((target) =>
+    sharedConfiguration(files, target, family, seen),
+  );
 }
 function commandFindings(
   snapshot: ProcessSnapshot,
@@ -141,7 +162,12 @@ function auditFindings(
     !tooling?.audits ||
     !audit.includes('schedule:') ||
     !audit.includes('workflow_dispatch:') ||
-    !/audit\s+(?:report|--target\s+production)/u.test(audit)
+    !(
+      /audit\s+(?:report|--target\s+production)/u.test(audit) ||
+      /^[\t ]*uses:[\t ]*([\x22\x27]?)LasVegasForTransit\/repository-tooling\/\.github\/workflows\/audit\.ya?ml@[a-f0-9]{40}\1[\t ]*(?:#.*)?$/mu.test(
+        audit,
+      )
+    )
   )
     add(
       'audit-workflow',
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/propagate.ts b/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/propagate.ts
index 62a5764..8039af8 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/propagate.ts
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/propagate.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export const run: Runner = (command, args, cwd) =>
     cwd,
     encoding: 'utf8',
     stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'inherit'],
-  }).trim();
+  }).trimEnd();
 
 async function currentRelease(target: string): Promise<string | null> {
   const file = path.join(target, '.lvbt/web-platform.json');
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ async function publishTemplate(options: {
       entry.example,
       '--release',
       tag,
+      '--skip-install',
     ],
     target,
   );
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ export async function applyRelease(options: {
     );
   else throw new Error(`${entry.name} does not receive releases.`);
 
-  if (install) runner('pnpm', ['install', '--lockfile-only', '--no-frozen-lockfile'], target);
+  if (install) runner('pnpm', ['install', '--no-frozen-lockfile'], target);
   const skippedWorkflows = skipWorkflows ? restoreWorkflows(target, runner) : [];
   if (!runner('git', ['status', '--porcelain'], target))
     return { changed: false, from: release, skippedWorkflows };
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/status.ts b/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/status.ts
index 1c1fd6e..ca3ef8c 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/status.ts
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/status.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ import {
   latestRelease,
   readRegistry,
 } from './propagate.ts';
-import { inventoryPaths, processFindings, type ProcessSnapshot } from './process-contract.ts';
+import {
+  configurationTargets,
+  configurationFamily,
+  inventoryPaths,
+  processFindings,
+  type ProcessSnapshot,
+} from './process-contract.ts';
 import { OWNED_FILES } from './owned-files.ts';
 
 /** Days a repository may trail the latest release while its update pull request runs. */
@@ -168,7 +174,7 @@ export function pluginRef(settings: string | null): string | null {
 function readFiles(repository: string, commit: string, paths: string[], read: typeof gh) {
   const requested = inventoryPaths(paths);
   requested.push(...OWNED_FILES.map((file) => `.lvbt/web-platform/examples/with-astro/${file}`));
-  return Object.fromEntries(
+  const files = Object.fromEntries(
     requested.map((file) => {
       const content = paths.includes(file) ? readRaw(repository, file, commit, read) : null;
       if (paths.includes(file) && content === null)
@@ -178,6 +184,22 @@ function readFiles(repository: string, commit: string, paths: string[], read: ty
       return [file, content];
     }),
   );
+  let pending = Object.keys(files).filter((file) => configurationFamily(file) !== undefined);
+  while (pending.length) {
+    const next = [...new Set(pending.flatMap((file) => configurationTargets(files, file)))].filter(
+      (file) => paths.includes(file) && !Object.hasOwn(files, file),
+    );
+    for (const file of next) {
+      const content = readRaw(repository, file, commit, read);
+      if (content === null)
+        throw new Error(
+          `Cannot inventory ${repository}/${file} at ${commit}; GitHub contents are unavailable.`,
+        );
+      files[file] = content;
+    }
+    pending = next;
+  }
+  return files;
 }
 export function readState(entry: RegistryEntry, read = gh): RepositoryState {
   const repository = JSON.parse(read(['api', `repos/${OWNER}/${entry.name}`])) as {
diff --git a/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/template-publication.ts b/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/template-publication.ts
index 874839a..3c52934 100644
--- a/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/template-publication.ts
+++ b/.lvbt/web-platform/standards/template-publication.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process';
-import { realpathSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { existsSync, realpathSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { cp, readFile, readdir, rm, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export async function main(args: string[]): Promise<void> {
       target: { type: 'string' },
       example: { type: 'string' },
       release: { type: 'string' },
+      'skip-install': { type: 'boolean', default: false },
     },
   });
   if (!values.source || !values.target || !values.example || !values.release) {
@@ -118,12 +119,24 @@ export async function main(args: string[]): Promise<void> {
       'Usage: --source <repository> --target <directory> --example <name> --release <tag>',
     );
   }
+  // Published update drivers run this incoming entry point before their lockfile-only install.
+  // Restore real hooks for those drivers; current callers explicitly own installation themselves.
+  const lockfile = path.join(values.target, 'pnpm-lock.yaml');
+  const published =
+    !values['skip-install'] && existsSync(lockfile) ? await readFile(lockfile, 'utf8') : undefined;
   await materializeTemplate({
     source: values.source,
     target: values.target,
     example: values.example,
     release: values.release,
   });
+  if (!values['skip-install']) {
+    if (published !== undefined) await writeFile(lockfile, published);
+    execFileSync('pnpm', ['install', '--no-frozen-lockfile'], {
+      cwd: values.target,
+      stdio: 'inherit',
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 if (process.argv[1] && import.meta.url === pathToFileURL(realpathSync(process.argv[1])).href) {