Cannot find module '@crxjs/vite-plugin' error after running npm run dev

[s-surineni]

Build tool

Vite

Where do you see the problem?

• In the browser
• In the terminal

Describe the bug

I am following the documentation for https://crxjs.dev/vite-plugin/getting-started/react/dev-basics
When I ran npm run dev I got an error Cannot find module '@crxjs/vite-plugin'

Reproduction

Just follow the documentation steps to create new project with vite react

Logs

No response

System Info

System:
    OS: Linux 6.2 Ubuntu 23.04 23.04 (Lunar Lobster)
    CPU: (16) x64 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1340P
    Memory: 6.25 GB / 15.30 GB
    Container: Yes
    Shell: 5.9 - /usr/bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 22.11.0 - ~/.volta/tools/image/node/22.11.0/bin/node
    npm: 10.9.0 - ~/.volta/tools/image/node/22.11.0/bin/npm
    pnpm: 9.12.3 - ~/.volta/bin/pnpm
  Browsers:
    Chrome: 131.0.6778.85
  npmPackages:
    @crxjs/vite-plugin: ^1.0.14 => 1.0.14 
    vite: ^2.9.15 => 2.9.18

Severity

annoyance

[s-surineni]

The issue resolved after I installed
npm i -S @crxjs/vite-plugin

Please update the document to include this step

[daybreaker42]

I had same problem and thanks to you, i finally could fix it!
Thank you!!

+ The document really needs to be fixed

[alizainaslam]

Hey, I am getting this error too during running dev command. I am followed this but issue is not being solved: npm init vite@latest, npm i @crxjs/vite-plugin, npm i -S @crxjs/vite-plugin . My node version is >18 and following properly CRXJS docs. (It is React template).