diff --git a/.changeset/fix-cli-bundling.md b/.changeset/fix-cli-bundling.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b146b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-cli-bundling.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+'@kidd-cli/cli': patch
+'@kidd-cli/core': patch
+'@kidd-cli/config': patch
+'@kidd-cli/utils': patch
+'@kidd-cli/bundler': patch
+---
+
+fix(cli): bundle @kidd-cli/* deps so published CLI is self-contained
+
+The published CLI had bare imports to workspace packages whose npm exports maps
+were stale (renamed subpaths like `./loader` → `./utils`, `./fs` → `./node`).
+Commands silently disappeared because the autoloader swallowed import errors.
+
+- Bundle all `@kidd-cli/*` packages into CLI dist via `deps.alwaysBundle`
+- Add `KIDD_DEBUG` env var support to surface autoload import failures
+- Add integration test asserting all commands appear in `--help` output
+- Republish all packages to sync npm exports maps with source
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 58a30d64..7c4ef122 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@
     "liquidjs": "catalog:",
     "picocolors": "^1.1.1",
     "react": "^19.2.4",
+    "tsdown": "catalog:",
     "yaml": "^2.8.3",
     "zod": "catalog:"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/fs-extra": "^11.0.4",
     "@types/react": "^19.2.14",
-    "tsdown": "catalog:",
     "typescript": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:"
   },
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli.integration.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/cli.integration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24d3c0d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli.integration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { execFile } from 'node:child_process'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+const CLI_BIN = join(import.meta.dirname, '..', 'bin', 'kidd.js')
+
+const EXPECTED_COMMANDS = ['add', 'build', 'commands', 'dev', 'doctor', 'init', 'run', 'stories']
+
+/**
+ * Run the CLI binary with the given args and return stdout.
+ *
+ * @param args - CLI arguments.
+ * @returns A promise resolving to the stdout string.
+ */
+function runCli(args: readonly string[]): Promise<string> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    execFile('node', [CLI_BIN, ...args], (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+      if (error) {
+        reject(new Error(`CLI exited with code ${String(error.code)}: ${stderr}`))
+        return
+      }
+      resolve(stdout)
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+describe('kidd CLI integration', () => {
+  it('should display all commands in --help output', async () => {
+    const output = await runCli(['--help'])
+
+    EXPECTED_COMMANDS.map((cmd) =>
+      expect(output, `missing command: ${cmd}`).toContain(`kidd ${cmd}`)
+    )
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/cli/tsdown.config.ts b/packages/cli/tsdown.config.ts
index e1d0c30d..507dff8d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tsdown.config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tsdown.config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'tsdown'
 
 export default defineConfig({
   clean: true,
+  deps: {
+    // Bundle @kidd-cli/* packages so the published CLI is self-contained and
+    // does not depend on workspace packages being published with correct exports.
+    alwaysBundle: [/^@kidd-cli\//],
+    // Keep packages with native bindings external — they cannot be inlined.
+    neverBundle: ['tsdown', /^@rolldown\//, /^rolldown/],
+  },
   dts: true,
   fixedExtension: false,
   outDir: 'dist',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/autoload.test.ts b/packages/core/src/autoload.test.ts
index abfc115a..15cadd66 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/autoload.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/autoload.test.ts
@@ -241,6 +241,28 @@ describe('autoload()', () => {
     expect(result).toEqual({})
   })
 
+  it('should log import errors when KIDD_DEBUG is enabled', async () => {
+    process.env.KIDD_DEBUG = 'true'
+    const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => undefined)
+
+    mockedReaddir.mockResolvedValue([makeDirent('broken.ts', true)] as unknown as Dirent[])
+
+    vi.doMock('/tmp/commands/broken.ts', () =>
+      Promise.reject(new Error('Module has no valid export'))
+    )
+
+    const result = await autoload({ dir: '/tmp/commands' })
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({})
+    expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining('[kidd] failed to import command from'),
+      expect.any(Error)
+    )
+
+    delete process.env.KIDD_DEBUG
+    warnSpy.mockRestore()
+  })
+
   it('should ignore non-ts/js files', async () => {
     mockedReaddir.mockResolvedValue([
       makeDirent('readme.md', true),
diff --git a/packages/core/src/autoload.ts b/packages/core/src/autoload.ts
index 725d2a33..4eebdcdd 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/autoload.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/autoload.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { isPlainObject, isString } from '@kidd-cli/utils/fp'
 import { hasTag, withTag } from '@kidd-cli/utils/tag'
 import { match } from 'ts-pattern'
 
+import { isDebug } from './lib/debug.js'
 import type { AutoloadOptions, Command, CommandMap } from './types/index.js'
 
 const VALID_EXTENSIONS = new Set(['.ts', '.js', '.mjs', '.tsx', '.jsx'])
@@ -141,7 +142,10 @@ async function importCommand(filePath: string): Promise<Command | undefined> {
       return mod.default
     }
     return undefined
-  } catch {
+  } catch (error: unknown) {
+    if (isDebug()) {
+      console.warn(`[kidd] failed to import command from ${filePath}:`, error)
+    }
     return undefined
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/cli.ts b/packages/core/src/cli.ts
index 38f5eed7..e25db6b7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/cli.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import { isCommandsConfig } from './command.js'
 import { createRuntime, registerCommands } from './runtime/index.js'
 import type { ErrorRef, ResolvedRef } from './runtime/index.js'
 
-
 /**
  * Bootstrap and run the CLI application.
  *
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/debug.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/debug.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..337a5bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/debug.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * Check whether debug mode is enabled via the `KIDD_DEBUG` environment variable.
+ *
+ * Truthy values: `"true"`, `"1"`
+ * Falsy values: `"false"`, `"0"`, `undefined`, `null`
+ *
+ * @returns `true` when `KIDD_DEBUG` is set to a truthy value.
+ */
+export function isDebug(): boolean {
+  const value = process.env.KIDD_DEBUG
+  return value === 'true' || value === '1'
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 32089d15..227f435c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ importers:
       react:
         specifier: ^19.2.4
         version: 19.2.4
+      tsdown:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 0.21.7(@emnapi/core@1.9.2)(@emnapi/runtime@1.9.2)(@typescript/native-preview@7.0.0-dev.20260401.1)(typescript@6.0.2)
       yaml:
         specifier: ^2.8.3
         version: 2.8.3
@@ -332,9 +335,6 @@ importers:
       '@types/react':
         specifier: ^19.2.14
         version: 19.2.14
-      tsdown:
-        specifier: 'catalog:'
-        version: 0.21.7(@emnapi/core@1.9.2)(@emnapi/runtime@1.9.2)(@typescript/native-preview@7.0.0-dev.20260401.1)(typescript@6.0.2)
       typescript:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 6.0.2