diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d680aff..3c3b65f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
     "dev": "run-p -r 'dev:*'",
     "dev:backend": "convex dev --typecheck-components",
     "dev:frontend": "cd example && vite --clearScreen false",
-    "dev:build": "chokidar 'tsconfig*.json' 'src/**/*.ts' -i '**/*.test.ts' -c 'convex codegen --component-dir ./src/component && npm run build' --initial",
-    "predev": "npm run dev:backend -- --until-success",
-    "clean": "rm -rf dist *.tsbuildinfo",
+    "dev:build": "chokidar 'tsconfig*.json' 'src/**/*.ts' -i '**/*.test.ts' -c 'npm run build:codegen' --initial",
+    "predev": "path-exists .env.local dist || (npm run build && convex dev --once)",
     "build": "tsc --project ./tsconfig.build.json",
+    "build:codegen": "npx convex codegen --component-dir ./src/component && npm run build",
+    "build:clean": "rm -rf dist *.tsbuildinfo && npm run build:codegen",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit && tsc -p example/convex",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "all": "run-p -r 'dev:*' 'test:watch'",
@@ -30,10 +31,11 @@
     "test:watch": "vitest --typecheck --clearScreen false",
     "test:debug": "vitest --inspect-brk --no-file-parallelism",
     "test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage --coverage.reporter=text",
-    "prepare": "npm run build",
-    "alpha": "npm run clean && npm ci && run-p test lint typecheck && npm version prerelease --preid alpha && npm publish --tag alpha && git push --tags",
-    "release": "npm run clean && npm ci && run-p test lint typecheck && npm version patch && npm publish && git push --tags",
-    "version": "pbcopy <<<$npm_package_version; vim CHANGELOG.md && prettier -w CHANGELOG.md && git add CHANGELOG.md"
+    "preversion": "npm ci && npm run build:clean && run-p test lint typecheck",
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm whoami || npm login",
+    "alpha": "npm version prerelease --preid alpha && npm publish --tag alpha && git push --follow-tags",
+    "release": "npm version patch && npm publish && git push --follow-tags",
+    "version": "vim -c 'normal o' -c 'normal o## '$npm_package_version CHANGELOG.md && prettier -w CHANGELOG.md && git add CHANGELOG.md"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist",