install with nuxi isn't dev dependency

[flomero]

Environment

• Operating System: Linux
• Node Version: v22.9.0
• Nuxt Version: 3.13.2
• CLI Version: 3.14.0
• Nitro Version: 2.9.7
• Package Manager: yarn@1.22.22
• Builder: -
• User Config: -
• Runtime Modules: -
• Build Modules: -

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Describe the bug

if you use npx nuxi@latest module add tailwindcss, as recommended here, it saves tailwind as a dependency in package.json

all other recommended ways install save it as a dev dependency (including the Tailwind Docs)

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[ineshbose]

Thanks for opening an issue. It may be how nuxi is configured - but Nuxt doesn't care between dependencies or devDependencies - is it causing issues to you as a bug?

[flomero]

haven't encountered any concrete bugs. just realised that it was weird that all other places recommended to use devDependency except for the "quick install"

[ineshbose]

Yes, that is a fair point though 🙂

Can track here - https://github.com/nuxt/cli/issues/454