diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 25fa789321..8964f4c65e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
 
 jobs:
-  publish-extension:
+  publish-vscode-extension:
+    name: Publish VSCode extension
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     environment: production
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           extensionFile: ${{ steps.publishToOpenVSX.outputs.vsixPath }}
 
   publish-neovim-extension:
+    name: Publish Neovim extension
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     environment: production
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
   push-cursorless-talon:
     name: Push cursorless-talon subrepo
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: publish-extension
+    needs: publish-vscode-extension
     environment: production
     env:
       DEPLOY_SHA: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d26c2eb9e..e5cf5b354a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.30.3",
   "type": "module",
-  "main": "index.js",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=24.14.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/cheatsheet-local/package.json b/packages/cheatsheet-local/package.json
index efb43d28c7..64108ac472 100644
--- a/packages/cheatsheet-local/package.json
+++ b/packages/cheatsheet-local/package.json
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
-  "main": "./out/index.js",
-  "types": "./out/index.d.ts",
-  "exports": {
-    ".": "./out/index.js"
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./out tsconfig.tsbuildinfo ./dist ./build",
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-everywhere-talon-e2e/package.json b/packages/cursorless-everywhere-talon-e2e/package.json
index 54276757c7..cdde669831 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-everywhere-talon-e2e/package.json
+++ b/packages/cursorless-everywhere-talon-e2e/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
-  "main": "./out/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./out tsconfig.tsbuildinfo ./dist ./build",
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-everywhere-talon/package.json b/packages/cursorless-everywhere-talon/package.json
index 22174951f7..e9c7462b65 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-everywhere-talon/package.json
+++ b/packages/cursorless-everywhere-talon/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
-  "main": "./out/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./out tsconfig.tsbuildinfo ./dist ./build",
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-neovim-e2e/package.json b/packages/cursorless-neovim-e2e/package.json
index 48b0fb09fb..dc82a86b6a 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-neovim-e2e/package.json
+++ b/packages/cursorless-neovim-e2e/package.json
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
-  "main": "./out/index.js",
-  "types": "./out/index.d.ts",
-  "exports": {
-    ".": "./out/index.js"
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./out tsconfig.tsbuildinfo ./dist ./build"
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-neovim/package.json b/packages/cursorless-neovim/package.json
index d0a949bd79..7dd316a219 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-neovim/package.json
+++ b/packages/cursorless-neovim/package.json
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "main": "./out/index.cjs",
-  "types": "./out/index.d.ts",
-  "exports": {
-    ".": "./out/index.cjs"
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./out tsconfig.tsbuildinfo ./dist ./build",
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-org-docs/package.json b/packages/cursorless-org-docs/package.json
index 9e48dc413c..88b46c0270 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-org-docs/package.json
+++ b/packages/cursorless-org-docs/package.json
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@
   "description": "Cursorless documentation website",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
-  "main": "./out/index.js",
-  "types": "./out/index.d.ts",
-  "exports": {
-    ".": "./out/index.js"
-  },
   "browserslist": {
     "production": [
       ">0.5%",
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-org/package.json b/packages/cursorless-org/package.json
index 2341333905..7aa7bf0aa2 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-org/package.json
+++ b/packages/cursorless-org/package.json
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
-  "main": "./out/index.js",
-  "types": "./out/index.d.ts",
-  "exports": {
-    ".": "./out/index.js"
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./out tsconfig.tsbuildinfo ./dist ./build",
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/package.json b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/package.json
index 3b8bc65922..1b9c9b1b98 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/package.json
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode-e2e/package.json
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
-  "main": "./out/index.js",
-  "types": "./out/index.d.ts",
-  "exports": {
-    ".": "./out/index.js"
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./out tsconfig.tsbuildinfo ./dist ./build"
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-vscode-tutorial-webview/package.json b/packages/cursorless-vscode-tutorial-webview/package.json
index 26ec95ad8c..7d3fd6c69d 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-vscode-tutorial-webview/package.json
+++ b/packages/cursorless-vscode-tutorial-webview/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
-  "main": "./out/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./out tsconfig.tsbuildinfo ./dist ./build",
diff --git a/packages/meta-updater/package.json b/packages/meta-updater/package.json
index 4b4006d9a5..397a76c708 100644
--- a/packages/meta-updater/package.json
+++ b/packages/meta-updater/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.9",
     "@types/lodash-es": "^4.17.12",
     "@types/normalize-path": "^3.0.2",
-    "esbuild": "^0.27.4",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.1",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.23",
     "normalize-path": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/meta-updater/src/metaUpdater.ts b/packages/meta-updater/src/metaUpdater.ts
index f6e7d0ee89..6a60c1664a 100644
--- a/packages/meta-updater/src/metaUpdater.ts
+++ b/packages/meta-updater/src/metaUpdater.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import { textFormat } from "./textFormat";
 import { updateLanguageMdx } from "./updateLanguageMdx";
 import { updatePackageJson } from "./updatePackageJson";
 import { getScopeTypeTypes, updateScopeMdx } from "./updateScopeMdx";
-import { updateTSConfig } from "./updateTSConfig";
 import { updatesScopeSupportFacetInfos } from "./updatesScopeSupportFacetInfos";
+import { updateTSConfig } from "./updateTSConfig";
+import { updateTSConfigBase } from "./updateTSConfigBase";
 
 export const updater = async (workspaceDir: string) => {
   const pnpmLockfile = await readWantedLockfile(workspaceDir, {
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export const updater = async (workspaceDir: string) => {
     files: {
       ["package.json"]: updatePackageJson.bind(null, context),
       ["tsconfig.json"]: updateTSConfig.bind(null, context),
+      ["tsconfig.base.json"]: updateTSConfigBase.bind(null, context),
       ["data/scopeSupportFacetInfos.md"]: updatesScopeSupportFacetInfos,
       ...Object.fromEntries(
         Object.keys(languageScopeSupport).map((languageId) => [
diff --git a/packages/meta-updater/src/updatePackageJson.ts b/packages/meta-updater/src/updatePackageJson.ts
index bab0dd56ac..cc57597def 100644
--- a/packages/meta-updater/src/updatePackageJson.ts
+++ b/packages/meta-updater/src/updatePackageJson.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { PackageJson } from "type-fest";
 import type { Context } from "./Context";
 import { getCursorlessVscodeFields } from "./getCursorlessVscodeFields";
 
-const LIB_ENTRY_POINT = "./src/index.ts";
+export const LIB_ENTRY_POINT = "src/index.ts";
 
 /**
  * Given a package.json, update it to match our conventions.  This function is
@@ -26,10 +26,15 @@ export async function updatePackageJson(
   const input: PackageJson = (rawInput ?? {}) as PackageJson;
   /** Directory of the package whose package.json we are updating */
   const packageDir = options.dir;
-
   /** Whether we are updating the top-level package.json */
   const isRoot = packageDir === workspaceDir;
 
+  const isLib = !isRoot && !input.private;
+  const isCursorlessVscode = input.name === "@cursorless/cursorless-vscode";
+  const isCursorlessNeovim = input.name === "@cursorless/cursorless-neovim";
+  const isCursorlessOrgDocs = input.name === "@cursorless/cursorless-org-docs";
+  const isCursorlessTestHarness = input.name === "@cursorless/test-harness";
+
   if (input.description == null || input.description === "") {
     throw new Error(`No description found in ${packageDir}/package.json`);
   }
@@ -39,23 +44,29 @@ export async function updatePackageJson(
       ? input.name
       : `@cursorless/${input.name}`;
 
-  const isLib = !isRoot && !input.private;
-
-  const exportFields: Partial<PackageJson> = (() => {
-    if (!isLib) {
-      return {};
-    }
+  if (isLib) {
     const exports =
       input.exports != null &&
       typeof input.exports === "object" &&
       !Array.isArray(input.exports)
         ? input.exports
         : {};
-    exports["."] = LIB_ENTRY_POINT;
-    return { exports };
-  })();
-
-  const isCursorlessVscode = input.name === "@cursorless/cursorless-vscode";
+    exports["."] = `./${LIB_ENTRY_POINT}`;
+    input.exports = exports;
+  } else {
+    delete input.types;
+    delete input.exports;
+    // Extensions need a main field, but other non-lib packages shouldn't have
+    // one. The test harness is a special case since it's technically not a
+    // library but still requires main for the neovim tests.
+    if (
+      !isCursorlessVscode &&
+      !isCursorlessNeovim &&
+      !isCursorlessTestHarness
+    ) {
+      delete input.main;
+    }
+  }
 
   const extraFields = isCursorlessVscode
     ? getCursorlessVscodeFields(input)
@@ -65,13 +76,8 @@ export async function updatePackageJson(
     ...input,
     name,
     license: "MIT",
-    type:
-      name === "@cursorless/cursorless-org-docs" ||
-      name === "@cursorless/cursorless-neovim"
-        ? undefined
-        : "module",
+    type: isCursorlessOrgDocs || isCursorlessNeovim ? undefined : "module",
     scripts: await getScripts(input.scripts, name, packageDir, isRoot, isLib),
-    ...exportFields,
     ...extraFields,
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/meta-updater/src/updateTSConfigBase.ts b/packages/meta-updater/src/updateTSConfigBase.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7f0c153c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/meta-updater/src/updateTSConfigBase.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import type { FormatPluginFnOptions } from "@pnpm/meta-updater";
+import * as fs from "fs/promises";
+import type { PackageJson, TsConfigJson } from "type-fest";
+import type { Context } from "./Context";
+import { LIB_ENTRY_POINT } from "./updatePackageJson";
+
+export async function updateTSConfigBase(
+  { workspaceDir, pnpmLockfile }: Context,
+  rawInput: object | null,
+  options: FormatPluginFnOptions,
+): Promise<TsConfigJson | undefined> {
+  /** Directory of the package whose tsconfig.json we are updating */
+  const packageDir = options.dir;
+
+  if (packageDir !== workspaceDir) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  /** The input tsconfig.json that should be checked / updated */
+  const input: TsConfigJson = (rawInput ?? {}) as TsConfigJson;
+
+  const packages = Object.keys(pnpmLockfile.importers).filter(
+    (importer) => importer !== ".",
+  );
+
+  const paths: Record<string, string[]> = {};
+
+  for (const packagePath of packages) {
+    const packageName = packagePath.replace("packages/", "@cursorless/");
+    const packageJsonPath = `${packageDir}/${packagePath}/package.json`;
+    const packageJson = JSON.parse(
+      await fs.readFile(packageJsonPath, "utf-8"),
+    ) as PackageJson;
+
+    if (!packageJson.private) {
+      paths[packageName] = [`./${packagePath}/${LIB_ENTRY_POINT}`];
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...rawInput,
+    compilerOptions: {
+      ...input.compilerOptions,
+      paths,
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/test-harness/README.md b/packages/test-harness/README.md
index 0b64f2fcb6..5ed7beb20f 100644
--- a/packages/test-harness/README.md
+++ b/packages/test-harness/README.md
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ This package contains the machinery used to test Cursorless, both in CI and loca
 
 This package bundles tests into `.mjs` files and includes scripts used to run tests.
 
-Note that we currently have a hack where the `package.json` here appears as if it is only used for Neovim. That is because none of our other test runners require a `package.json`, so they are happy to ignore fields such as `main` and `types` that are required for Neovim to be able to import the test harness. See [#2564](https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless/issues/2564) to track progress on a more elegant solution.
+Note that we currently have a hack where the `package.json` here appears as if it is only used for Neovim. That is because none of our other test runners require a `package.json`, so they are happy to ignore fields such as `main` that are required for Neovim to be able to import the test harness. See [#2564](https://github.com/cursorless-dev/cursorless/issues/2564) to track progress on a more elegant solution.
diff --git a/packages/test-harness/package.json b/packages/test-harness/package.json
index 85688908a6..938513020c 100644
--- a/packages/test-harness/package.json
+++ b/packages/test-harness/package.json
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./out/extensionTestsNeovim.cjs",
-  "types": "./out/extensionTestsNeovim.d.ts",
-  "exports": {
-    ".": {
-      "default": "./out/extensionTestsNeovim.cjs"
-    }
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc",
     "clean": "rm -rf ./out tsconfig.tsbuildinfo ./dist ./build",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 5e2a09a62c..5e28ad14dc 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -764,9 +764,6 @@ importers:
       '@types/normalize-path':
         specifier: ^3.0.2
         version: 3.0.2
-      esbuild:
-        specifier: ^0.27.4
-        version: 0.27.4
       js-yaml:
         specifier: ^4.1.1
         version: 4.1.1