diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index 760f09ee34..0ff09a32ef 100755
Binary files a/bun.lockb and b/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/config/cli.ts b/config/cli.ts
index 62d7bc04da..c407119a78 100644
--- a/config/cli.ts
+++ b/config/cli.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ export default {
   name: 'My Custom CLI',
   command: 'custom-cli', // enables `custom-cli <command> <options>`
   description: 'This is an example command to illustrate how to create your own commands. Check out `../app/commands` for more.',
+  deploy: true, // deploys CLI setup endpoint (./bootstrap)
 } satisfies BinaryConfig
diff --git a/config/cloud.ts b/config/cloud.ts
index c37dd75b4e..50d9d57c48 100644
--- a/config/cloud.ts
+++ b/config/cloud.ts
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ export default {
     timeout: 30,
   },
 
-  ai: true, // deploys AI endpoints
-  cli: true, // deploys CLI setup endpoint (./bootstrap)
-  docs: true, // deploys documentation
   fileSystem: true, // enables file system
 
   // compute: {},
diff --git a/pkgx.yaml b/pkgx.yaml
index e36db5f7b6..a82d87c75d 100644
--- a/pkgx.yaml
+++ b/pkgx.yaml
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ dependencies:
   stedolan.github.io/jq: ^1.7
   httpie.io: ^3.2.2
   rust-lang.org: ^1.74.1 # optional, for certain dev purposes only
-  gnu.org/coreutils: ^9.4 # nproc does not ship everywhere but is included in coreutils
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/buddy/src/commands/dev.ts b/storage/framework/core/buddy/src/commands/dev.ts
index 78c52bc21d..d875b1a835 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/buddy/src/commands/dev.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/buddy/src/commands/dev.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from '@stacksjs/actions'
 import { ExitCode } from '@stacksjs/types'
 import type { CLI, DevOptions } from '@stacksjs/types'
-import { intro, log, outro, prompt, runCommand } from '@stacksjs/cli'
+import { intro, log, outro, runCommand } from '@stacksjs/cli'
 import { libsPath } from '@stacksjs/path'
 
 export function dev(buddy: CLI) {
@@ -91,39 +91,40 @@ export function dev(buddy: CLI) {
       }
 
       if (wantsInteractive(options)) {
-        const answer = await prompt.require()
-          .select(descriptions.select, {
-            options: [
-              { value: 'all', label: 'All' },
-              { value: 'frontend', label: 'Frontend' },
-              { value: 'api', label: 'Backend' },
-              { value: 'dashboard', label: 'Dashboard' },
-              { value: 'desktop', label: 'Desktop' },
-              { value: 'email', label: 'Email' },
-              { value: 'components', label: 'Components' },
-              { value: 'docs', label: 'Documentation' },
-            ],
-          })
-
-        if (answer === 'components') {
-          await runComponentsDevServer(options)
-        }
-        else if (answer === 'api') {
-          await runApiDevServer(options)
-        }
-        else if (answer === 'dashboard') {
-          await runDashboardDevServer(options)
-        }
-        // else if (answer === 'email')
-        //   await runEmailDevServer(options)
-        else if (answer === 'docs') {
-          await runDocsDevServer(options)
-        }
-
-        else {
-          log.error('Invalid option during interactive mode')
-          process.exit(ExitCode.InvalidArgument)
-        }
+        // TODO: uncomment this when prompt is available
+        // const answer = await prompt.require()
+        //   .select(descriptions.select, {
+        //     options: [
+        //       { value: 'all', label: 'All' },
+        //       { value: 'frontend', label: 'Frontend' },
+        //       { value: 'api', label: 'Backend' },
+        //       { value: 'dashboard', label: 'Dashboard' },
+        //       { value: 'desktop', label: 'Desktop' },
+        //       { value: 'email', label: 'Email' },
+        //       { value: 'components', label: 'Components' },
+        //       { value: 'docs', label: 'Documentation' },
+        //     ],
+        //   })
+        //
+        // if (answer === 'components') {
+        //   await runComponentsDevServer(options)
+        // }
+        // else if (answer === 'api') {
+        //   await runApiDevServer(options)
+        // }
+        // else if (answer === 'dashboard') {
+        //   await runDashboardDevServer(options)
+        // }
+        // // else if (answer === 'email')
+        // //   await runEmailDevServer(options)
+        // else if (answer === 'docs') {
+        //   await runDocsDevServer(options)
+        // }
+        //
+        // else {
+        //   log.error('Invalid option during interactive mode')
+        //   process.exit(ExitCode.InvalidArgument)
+        // }
       }
 
       else {
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/exec.ts b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/exec.ts
index be72ceadae..953b042cc2 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/exec.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/exec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import process from 'node:process'
 import { type Result, err, handleError, ok } from '@stacksjs/error-handling'
 import type { CliOptions, StacksError, Subprocess } from '@stacksjs/types'
 import { ExitCode } from '@stacksjs/types'
-import { italic, log, underline } from './'
+import { italic } from './utils'
+import { log } from './'
 
 /**
  * Execute a command.
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export async function exec(command: string | string[], options?: CliOptions): Pr
   if (!cmd)
     return err(handleError(`Failed to parse command: ${cmd}`, options))
 
-  log.debug('Running exec:', italic(underline(command)))
+  log.debug('Running exec:', Array.isArray(command) ? command.join(' ') : command)
   log.debug('cmd:', cmd)
   log.debug('Options:', options)
 
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/index.ts b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/index.ts
index 1dc17e709f..6b50bbd615 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ export * from './parse'
 export * from './exec'
 export * from './run'
 export * from './spinner'
-export * from './utilities'
+export * from './utils'
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/run.ts b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/run.ts
index e87ab8b2fe..e52b270b52 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/run.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/run.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { CliOptions, CommandError, Subprocess } from '@stacksjs/types'
 import type { Result } from '@stacksjs/error-handling'
 import { exec, execSync } from './exec'
-import { italic, underline } from './utilities'
+import { italic } from './utils'
 import { log } from './console'
 
 /**
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { log } from './console'
  * ```
  */
 export async function runCommand(command: string, options?: CliOptions): Promise<Result<Subprocess, CommandError>> {
-  log.debug('runCommand:', underline(italic(command)))
+  log.debug('runCommand:', command)
   log.debug('runCommand Options:', options)
 
   return await exec(command, options)
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/utilities.ts b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/utilities.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fce6b93ad4..0000000000
--- a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/utilities.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export * as kolorist from 'kolorist'
-export { ansi256Bg, bgBlack, bgBlue, bgCyan, bgGray, bgGreen, bgLightBlue, bgLightCyan, bgLightGray, bgLightGreen, bgLightMagenta, bgLightRed, bgLightYellow, bgMagenta, bgRed, bgWhite, bgYellow, black, blue, bold, cyan, dim, gray, green, hidden, inverse, italic, lightBlue, lightCyan, lightGray, lightGreen, lightMagenta, lightRed, lightYellow, link, magenta, red, reset, strikethrough, underline, white, yellow, ansi256, trueColor, trueColorBg, stripColors } from 'kolorist'
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/utils.ts b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/utils.ts
index 599d7673b6..77199aae5b 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/cli/src/utils.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/cli/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+export * as kolorist from 'kolorist'
+
 export {
   stripAnsi,
   centerAlign,
@@ -9,3 +11,52 @@ export {
   getColor,
   colorize,
 } from 'consola/utils'
+
+export {
+  ansi256Bg,
+  bgBlack,
+  bgBlue,
+  bgCyan,
+  bgGray,
+  bgGreen,
+  bgLightBlue,
+  bgLightCyan,
+  bgLightGray,
+  bgLightGreen,
+  bgLightMagenta,
+  bgLightRed,
+  bgLightYellow,
+  bgMagenta,
+  bgRed,
+  bgWhite,
+  bgYellow,
+  black,
+  blue,
+  bold,
+  cyan,
+  dim,
+  gray,
+  green,
+  hidden,
+  inverse,
+  italic,
+  lightBlue,
+  lightCyan,
+  lightGray,
+  lightGreen,
+  lightMagenta,
+  lightRed,
+  lightYellow,
+  link,
+  magenta,
+  red,
+  reset,
+  strikethrough,
+  underline,
+  white,
+  yellow,
+  ansi256,
+  trueColor,
+  trueColorBg,
+  stripColors,
+} from 'kolorist'
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/config/src/config.ts b/storage/framework/core/config/src/config.ts
index 81f147dbf7..c5eb0de568 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/config/src/config.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/config/src/config.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export const config: StacksOptions = {
 export const {
   ai,
   analytics,
-  api,
   app,
   cache,
   cloud,
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/config/src/defaults.ts b/storage/framework/core/config/src/defaults.ts
index c9b560d8a5..1274d1f852 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/config/src/defaults.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/config/src/defaults.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export default {
     command: 'my-custom-cli',
     description: 'Stacks is a full-stack framework for TypeScript.',
     source: p.appPath('commands'),
+    deploy: false,
   },
 
   cache: {
@@ -122,8 +123,6 @@ export default {
       // version: 'v1',
     },
 
-    ai: false,
-    docs: false,
     fileSystem: false,
   },
 
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/logging/build.ts b/storage/framework/core/logging/build.ts
index e9167f3223..1a33361ee3 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/logging/build.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/logging/build.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { log, runCommand } from '../cli/src'
 
-const result = await runCommand('bun build ./src/index.ts --outdir dist --format esm --external @stacksjs/types --target bun', {
+const result = await runCommand('bun build ./src/index.ts --outdir dist --format esm --external @stacksjs/types --external @stacksjs/cli --external @stacksjs/path --external consola --target bun', {
   cwd: import.meta.dir,
 })
 
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/logging/src/index.ts b/storage/framework/core/logging/src/index.ts
index 65c52f676c..a8678ef5b3 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/logging/src/index.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/logging/src/index.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
 import process from 'node:process'
 import { consola, createConsola } from 'consola'
 import { ExitCode } from '@stacksjs/types'
-import { logger } from '@stacksjs/config'
+import { logger as logConfig } from '@stacksjs/config'
 import { logsPath } from '@stacksjs/path'
 import type { Prompt } from '@stacksjs/cli'
 import { buddyOptions, prompt as getPrompt } from '@stacksjs/cli'
 
-/**
- * This regex checks for:
- *   - --verbose true or --verbose=true exactly at the end of the string ($ denotes the end of the string).
- *   - --verbose - followed by optional spaces at the end.
- *   - --verbose followed by optional spaces at the end.
- *
- * .trim() is used on options to ensure any trailing spaces in the entire options string do not affect the regex match.
- */
-const verboseRegex = /--verbose(?!(\s*=\s*false|\s+false))(\s+|=true)?($|\s)/
-let logLevel = config.logger.level
-if (verboseRegex.test(buddyOptions().trim()))
-  logLevel = 4
+export function logLevel() {
+  /**
+   * This regex checks for:
+   *   - --verbose true or --verbose=true exactly at the end of the string ($ denotes the end of the string).
+   *   - --verbose - followed by optional spaces at the end.
+   *   - --verbose followed by optional spaces at the end.
+   *
+   * .trim() is used on options to ensure any trailing spaces in the entire options string do not affect the regex match.
+   */
+  const verboseRegex = /--verbose(?!(\s*=\s*false|\s+false))(\s+|=true)?($|\s)/
+
+  if (verboseRegex.test(buddyOptions().trim()))
+    return 4
+  return logConfig.level
+}
 
 export const logger = createConsola({
-  level: logLevel,
+  level: logLevel(),
   // fancy: true,
   // formatOptions: {
   //     columns: 80,
diff --git a/storage/framework/core/types/src/binary.ts b/storage/framework/core/types/src/binary.ts
index 569032c846..bc3a6ab066 100644
--- a/storage/framework/core/types/src/binary.ts
+++ b/storage/framework/core/types/src/binary.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export interface BinaryOptions {
   command: string
   description: string
   source: string
+  deploy: boolean
   // path: string // TODO: add this for a configurable path where the commands are located
 }
 
diff --git a/storage/framework/scripts/build b/storage/framework/scripts/build
index 9c6b469898..b23d16a683 100755
--- a/storage/framework/scripts/build
+++ b/storage/framework/scripts/build
@@ -1,28 +1,45 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# TODO: implement parallelism
+
 # Get the script's directory
 script_dir=$(readlink -f $(dirname "$0"))
 
-# Get the number of CPU cores to determine parallelism level
-# Adjust this as needed or dynamically determine it
-num_cores=$(nproc --all)
+# Get all directories in the core path & sort them alphabetically
+dirs=$(find "$script_dir/../core" -type d -maxdepth 1 | sort)
+
+# Check if no directories found
+if [ -z "$dirs" ]; then
+  echo "No core packages found"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Loop through each directory
+for dir in $dirs; do
+  # Skip the ../core directory because it has no package.json
+  if [ "$dir" = "$script_dir/../core" ] || [ "$dir" = "$script_dir/../core/bun-create" ]; then
+    continue
+  fi
 
-# Find all directories in the core path, excluding the ones without package.json
-# and pass them to xargs to run builds in parallel
-find "$script_dir/../core" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -name 'bun-create' -print0 | xargs -0 -n 1 -P $num_cores sh -c '
-dir=$1
-echo ""
-echo "🏗️  Building..."
-echo "📦 $dir"
+  echo ""
+  echo "🏗️  Building..."
+  echo "📦 $dir"
 
-# Change to the directory
-cd $dir
+  # Change to the directory
+  cd $dir
+
+  # Build the package
+  bun run build
+
+  # Check if the build command was successful
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to build $dir"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 
-# Build the package
-if bun run build; then
   echo "✅ Build complete"
-else
-  echo "❌ Failed to build $dir"
-  exit 1
-fi
-' sh
+  echo ""
+
+  # Change back to the original directory
+  cd - >/dev/null
+done