diff --git a/scripts/write-cli-compat.ts b/scripts/write-cli-compat.ts
index ac025fd822..e9d5b44f58 100644
--- a/scripts/write-cli-compat.ts
+++ b/scripts/write-cli-compat.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ const cliDir = path.join(distDir, "cli");
 
 const findCandidates = () =>
   fs.readdirSync(distDir).filter((entry) => {
-    if (!entry.startsWith("daemon-cli-")) {
+    const isDaemonCliBundle =
+      entry === "daemon-cli.js" || entry === "daemon-cli.mjs" || entry.startsWith("daemon-cli-");
+    if (!isDaemonCliBundle) {
       return false;
     }
     // tsdown can emit either .js or .mjs depending on bundler settings/runtime.
diff --git a/tsdown.config.ts b/tsdown.config.ts
index c299492965..b4c9d97b48 100644
--- a/tsdown.config.ts
+++ b/tsdown.config.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ export default defineConfig([
     fixedExtension: false,
     platform: "node",
   },
+  {
+    // Ensure this module is bundled as an entry so legacy CLI shims can resolve its exports.
+    entry: "src/cli/daemon-cli.ts",
+    env,
+    fixedExtension: false,
+    platform: "node",
+  },
   {
     entry: "src/infra/warning-filter.ts",
     env,