diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-vp-create.yml b/.github/workflows/test-vp-create.yml
index 29b2c3f31c..2a2973cc30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-vp-create.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-vp-create.yml
@@ -195,13 +195,6 @@ jobs:
       # `YN0016 ... are quarantined`. The migrate tool is version-pinned to the
       # bundled oxlint, so disable the gate for this test (no-op for npm/pnpm/bun).
       YARN_NPM_MINIMAL_AGE_GATE: '0'
-      # pnpm 11's default `minimumReleaseAge` (~24h) makes the bundled vitest's
-      # auto-installed `vite` peer resolve to the previous upstream release,
-      # which can predate vite's `@voidzero-dev/vite-task-client` integration and
-      # surface a false `vp test` cache miss in "Verify cache". Force 0 so the
-      # latest vite (with the integration) is used. pnpm-only (no-op elsewhere).
-      # Temporary band-aid; real fix tracked in voidzero-dev/vite-plus#1932.
-      PNPM_CONFIG_MINIMUM_RELEASE_AGE: '0'
     steps:
       - uses: taiki-e/checkout-action@7d1e50e93dc4fb3bba58f85018fadf77898aee8b # v1.4.2
 
@@ -300,6 +293,47 @@ jobs:
             esac
           fi
 
+      - name: Verify single dependency instances (pnpm only)
+        if: matrix.package-manager == 'pnpm'
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/test-project
+        run: |
+          # The `vite` override must dedupe vite-plus / vite / vitest to a single
+          # instance each. When a peer variation splits the graph (e.g. an upstream
+          # `vite` auto-installed to satisfy vitest's peer in a package without a
+          # direct `vite` dep), `vp why` reports multiple instances. Detection:
+          # - vite-plus / vitest: a split prints "Found 1 version, N instances of <pkg>".
+          # - vite: it is overridden to @voidzero-dev/vite-plus-core, so a clean tree
+          #   only summarises that package; a standalone upstream copy adds a
+          #   "Found <n> version(s) of vite" line.
+          # Regression guard for voidzero-dev/vite-plus#1932 (the pnpm dedupe fix).
+          # `-r` checks every workspace package, not just the root importer, so a
+          # duplicate confined to a sub-package (apps/website, packages/utils) is
+          # still caught.
+          fail=0
+          check() {
+            pkg="$1"; pattern="$2"
+            out=$(vp why -r "$pkg" 2>&1)
+            found=$(echo "$out" | grep '^Found' || true)
+            echo "[$pkg]"; echo "$found"
+            if echo "$found" | grep -qE "$pattern"; then
+              echo "✗ $pkg is not a single instance (override did not dedupe under pnpm)"
+              echo "----- full \`vp why -r $pkg\` output -----"
+              echo "$out"
+              echo "---------------------------------------"
+              fail=1
+            else
+              echo "✓ $pkg single instance"
+            fi
+          }
+          check vite-plus 'instances of vite-plus'
+          check vitest 'instances of vitest'
+          check vite 'of vite$'
+          if [ "$fail" -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "Expected vite-plus, vite, and vitest to each resolve to a single instance."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "✓ vite-plus, vite, vitest are all single instances"
+
       - name: Verify local tgz packages installed
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/test-project
         run: |
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-auto-create-vite-config/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-auto-create-vite-config/snap.txt
index 1192b20cdd..e8971d018f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-auto-create-vite-config/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-auto-create-vite-config/snap.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 > cat package.json # check package.json
 {
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   },
   "devEngines": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-baseurl-tsconfig/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-baseurl-tsconfig/snap.txt
index 5d31e92cc2..6b40797742 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-baseurl-tsconfig/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-baseurl-tsconfig/snap.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 > cat package.json # check package.json
 {
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   },
   "devEngines": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-lintstagedrc-json/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-lintstagedrc-json/snap.txt
index af8f1dd1f5..f7d3924f9c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-lintstagedrc-json/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-lintstagedrc-json/snap.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ Documentation: https://viteplus.dev/guide/migrate
 {
   "name": "migration-lintstagedrc",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   },
   "devEngines": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-lintstagedrc-not-support/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-lintstagedrc-not-support/snap.txt
index 5d9403d2b3..6e94aa1508 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-lintstagedrc-not-support/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-lintstagedrc-not-support/snap.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export default {
   "devDependencies": {
     "husky": "^9.1.7",
     "lint-staged": "^16.2.6",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   },
   "devEngines": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-monorepo-pnpm/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-monorepo-pnpm/snap.txt
index 4181032dc4..0b8b6f890d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-monorepo-pnpm/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-monorepo-pnpm/snap.txt
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ minimumReleaseAgeExclude:
     "lint": "vp lint --fix"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-monorepo-root-vitest-adjacent/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-monorepo-root-vitest-adjacent/snap.txt
index a4e42ec1f2..43bdcbee56 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-monorepo-root-vitest-adjacent/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-monorepo-root-vitest-adjacent/snap.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "prepare": "vp config"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest-browser-svelte": "^2.1.0",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:"
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-monorepo-skip-vite-peer-dependency/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-monorepo-skip-vite-peer-dependency/snap.txt
index 558eda8de8..30754ecc6c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-monorepo-skip-vite-peer-dependency/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-monorepo-skip-vite-peer-dependency/snap.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 {
   "name": "migration-monorepo-skip-vite-peer-dependency",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   },
   "devEngines": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-oxlintrc-json-with-comments/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-oxlintrc-json-with-comments/snap.txt
index d1718df00c..5603db72d3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-oxlintrc-json-with-comments/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-oxlintrc-json-with-comments/snap.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 > cat package.json # check package.json
 {
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   },
   "devEngines": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-oxlintrc-jsonc/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-oxlintrc-jsonc/snap.txt
index c96dc92a64..7eb27b65ed 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-oxlintrc-jsonc/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-oxlintrc-jsonc/snap.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 > cat package.json # check package.json
 {
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   },
   "devEngines": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-rewrite-declare-module/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-rewrite-declare-module/snap.txt
index e816e2f39a..052b0d5b4f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-rewrite-declare-module/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-rewrite-declare-module/snap.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ declare module 'vitest/config' {
 {
   "name": "migration-rewrite-declare-module",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   },
   "devEngines": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-subpath/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-subpath/snap.txt
index c327651108..d8e7263702 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-subpath/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/migration-subpath/snap.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   },
   "devEngines": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/new-vite-monorepo/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/new-vite-monorepo/snap.txt
index 484912d7a9..4dc309f2fe 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/new-vite-monorepo/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests-global/new-vite-monorepo/snap.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ vite.config.ts
     "prepare": "vp config"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   },
   "devEngines": {
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ website
     "@typescript/native-preview": "7.0.0-dev.20260509.2",
     "bumpp": "^11.1.0",
     "typescript": "^6.0.3",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   }
 }
@@ -250,6 +252,7 @@ vite.config.ts
     "prepare": "vp config"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   },
   "devEngines": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/snap-tests/create-org-bundled/snap.txt b/packages/cli/snap-tests/create-org-bundled/snap.txt
index 3f64ead59a..823a373320 100644
--- a/packages/cli/snap-tests/create-org-bundled/snap.txt
+++ b/packages/cli/snap-tests/create-org-bundled/snap.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "prepare": "vp config"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:"
   },
   "devEngines": {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/migration/__tests__/__snapshots__/migrator.spec.ts.snap b/packages/cli/src/migration/__tests__/__snapshots__/migrator.spec.ts.snap
index ce8b72597f..66f6192f1f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/migration/__tests__/__snapshots__/migrator.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/cli/src/migration/__tests__/__snapshots__/migrator.spec.ts.snap
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ exports[`rewritePackageJson > should rewrite devDependencies and dependencies on
     "foo": "1.0.0",
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vite-plus": "catalog:",
   },
 }
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ exports[`rewritePackageJson > should rewrite devDependencies and dependencies on
     "foo": "1.0.0",
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "vite": "npm:@voidzero-dev/vite-plus-core@latest",
     "vite-plus": "latest",
   },
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/migration/__tests__/migrator.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/migration/__tests__/migrator.spec.ts
index d240d78559..cae77d6282 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/migration/__tests__/migrator.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/migration/__tests__/migrator.spec.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,83 @@ describe('rewritePackageJson', () => {
     }
   });
 
+  // Under pnpm, a package that depends on vite-plus needs a direct `vite` so
+  // vitest's required `vite` peer binds to the override (@voidzero-dev/vite-plus-core);
+  // otherwise pnpm's autoInstallPeers installs a second upstream vite and splits
+  // vite-plus / vite / vitest into duplicate instances.
+  describe('pnpm direct-vite dedupe (#1932)', () => {
+    it('adds a direct `vite` devDep when a package depends on vite-plus under pnpm', () => {
+      // monorepo sub-package -> catalog: (catalog.vite is written by rewriteCatalog)
+      const sub: { devDependencies: Record<string, string> } = {
+        devDependencies: { 'vite-plus': 'catalog:' },
+      };
+      rewritePackageJson(sub, PackageManager.pnpm, true);
+      expect(sub.devDependencies.vite).toBe('catalog:');
+      // inserted in sorted position (oxfmt sorts package.json), not appended
+      expect(Object.keys(sub.devDependencies)).toEqual(['vite', 'vite-plus']);
+
+      // standalone (no catalog) -> mirror the override target directly
+      const standalone: { devDependencies: Record<string, string> } = {
+        devDependencies: { 'vite-plus': 'latest' },
+      };
+      rewritePackageJson(standalone, PackageManager.pnpm);
+      expect(standalone.devDependencies.vite).toBe(VITE_PLUS_OVERRIDE_PACKAGES.vite);
+    });
+
+    it('does not add a direct `vite` for npm/yarn/bun (they dedupe via overrides/resolutions)', () => {
+      for (const pm of [PackageManager.npm, PackageManager.yarn, PackageManager.bun]) {
+        const pkg: { devDependencies: Record<string, string> } = {
+          devDependencies: { 'vite-plus': pm === PackageManager.npm ? '^0.1.20' : 'catalog:' },
+        };
+        rewritePackageJson(pkg, pm, true);
+        expect(pkg.devDependencies.vite).toBeUndefined();
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('does not add `vite` for a pnpm package that does not depend on vite-plus', () => {
+      const pkg: { devDependencies: Record<string, string> } = {
+        devDependencies: { typescript: '^5' },
+      };
+      rewritePackageJson(pkg, PackageManager.pnpm, true);
+      expect(pkg.devDependencies.vite).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('keeps an existing direct `vite` instead of overwriting it under pnpm', () => {
+      const pkg: { devDependencies: Record<string, string> } = {
+        devDependencies: { 'vite-plus': 'catalog:', vite: 'catalog:vite7' },
+      };
+      rewritePackageJson(pkg, PackageManager.pnpm, true);
+      expect(pkg.devDependencies.vite).toBe('catalog:vite7');
+    });
+
+    it('does not inject a direct vite when vite is only a peerDependency under pnpm', () => {
+      // A vite plugin that pins `vite` as a peer must keep its own contract;
+      // injecting vite-plus-core as a concrete devDep would conflict with it.
+      const pkg: {
+        devDependencies: Record<string, string>;
+        peerDependencies: Record<string, string>;
+      } = {
+        devDependencies: { 'vite-plus': 'catalog:' },
+        peerDependencies: { vite: '^6.0.0' },
+      };
+      rewritePackageJson(pkg, PackageManager.pnpm, true);
+      expect(pkg.devDependencies.vite).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(pkg.peerDependencies.vite).toBe('^6.0.0');
+    });
+
+    it('does not add a second vite when an empty-string vite spec is already declared under pnpm', () => {
+      const pkg: {
+        dependencies: Record<string, string>;
+        devDependencies: Record<string, string>;
+      } = {
+        dependencies: { vite: '' },
+        devDependencies: { 'vite-plus': 'catalog:' },
+      };
+      rewritePackageJson(pkg, PackageManager.pnpm, true);
+      expect(pkg.devDependencies.vite).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
   it('preserves protocol-prefixed vite-plus specs (catalog:named, workspace:, link:, github:) in catalog-supporting monorepos', async () => {
     for (const existing of [
       'catalog:next',
@@ -425,19 +502,26 @@ describe('rewritePackageJson', () => {
     expect(pkg.devDependencies).not.toHaveProperty('vite');
   });
 
-  it('does not inject a direct vite devDependency for non-npm provider projects', async () => {
-    // pnpm/yarn use symlink/PnP layouts that already expose the `vite` override
-    // to the provider subtree, so the npm-only direct-`vite` workaround must not
-    // fire for them.
-    const pkg = {
-      devDependencies: {
-        '@vitest/browser-playwright': '^4.0.0',
-        playwright: '^1.60.0',
-        vitest: '^4.0.0',
-      },
-    };
-    rewritePackageJson(pkg, PackageManager.pnpm);
-    expect(pkg.devDependencies).not.toHaveProperty('vite');
+  it('injects a direct vite devDependency for pnpm projects depending on vite-plus, but not yarn/bun', async () => {
+    // pnpm needs a direct `vite` so vitest's `vite` peer binds to the override
+    // instead of pnpm auto-installing a separate upstream vite. yarn/bun redirect
+    // the transitive/peer vite via resolutions/overrides, so they do not get a
+    // direct `vite` here (the bun workspace root is handled separately).
+    for (const pm of [PackageManager.pnpm, PackageManager.yarn, PackageManager.bun]) {
+      const pkg: { devDependencies: Record<string, string> } = {
+        devDependencies: {
+          '@vitest/browser-playwright': '^4.0.0',
+          playwright: '^1.60.0',
+          vitest: '^4.0.0',
+        },
+      };
+      rewritePackageJson(pkg, pm);
+      if (pm === PackageManager.pnpm) {
+        expect(pkg.devDependencies).toHaveProperty('vite', VITE_PLUS_OVERRIDE_PACKAGES.vite);
+      } else {
+        expect(pkg.devDependencies).not.toHaveProperty('vite');
+      }
+    }
   });
 
   it('normalizes a pre-existing direct vite dep to the override target for an npm provider project', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/migration/migrator.ts b/packages/cli/src/migration/migrator.ts
index ef6e6c94f1..8d41d2344e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/migration/migrator.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/migration/migrator.ts
@@ -1629,6 +1629,13 @@ export function rewriteStandaloneProject(
         [VITE_PLUS_NAME]: version,
       };
     }
+    // This caller injects vite-plus after rewritePackageJson returned, so the
+    // direct-`vite` pass must run here too.
+    ensureDirectViteForPnpm(
+      pkg,
+      packageManager,
+      usePnpmWorkspaceYaml && packageManager !== PackageManager.npm,
+    );
     return pkg;
   });
 
@@ -2559,6 +2566,62 @@ function getCatalogDependencySpec(
   return currentValue?.startsWith('catalog:') ? currentValue : 'catalog:';
 }
 
+/**
+ * #1932: under pnpm, an importer that depends on `vite-plus` (which bundles
+ * `vitest`) needs a DIRECT `vite` devDep so the `vite` override binds vitest's
+ * required `vite` peer to @voidzero-dev/vite-plus-core. Without a direct edge,
+ * pnpm's `autoInstallPeers` fabricates a separate upstream `vite` to satisfy the
+ * peer, splitting vite-plus / vite / vitest into duplicate instances (the extra
+ * vite also lacks vite's `@voidzero-dev/vite-task-client` integration, breaking
+ * the `vp test` cache). npm/yarn/bun redirect transitive/peer vite via root
+ * overrides/resolutions (and drop the aliased vite), so this is pnpm-only,
+ * mirroring the bun root-package branch in `rewriteRootWorkspacePackageJson`.
+ *
+ * A package that already declares `vite` in ANY dependency field, including
+ * `peerDependencies` (e.g. a vite plugin pinning `vite ^6`), is left untouched
+ * so its existing version contract is preserved. Call this AFTER `vite-plus`
+ * has been ensured in the package, so the dependency check sees it.
+ */
+function ensureDirectViteForPnpm(
+  pkg: {
+    dependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+    devDependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+    optionalDependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+    peerDependencies?: Record<string, string>;
+  },
+  packageManager: PackageManager,
+  supportCatalog: boolean,
+): boolean {
+  const viteOverride = VITE_PLUS_OVERRIDE_PACKAGES.vite;
+  if (packageManager !== PackageManager.pnpm || !viteOverride) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const dependsOnVitePlus =
+    pkg.dependencies?.[VITE_PLUS_NAME] !== undefined ||
+    pkg.devDependencies?.[VITE_PLUS_NAME] !== undefined;
+  const viteAlreadyDirect =
+    pkg.dependencies?.vite !== undefined ||
+    pkg.devDependencies?.vite !== undefined ||
+    pkg.optionalDependencies?.vite !== undefined ||
+    pkg.peerDependencies?.vite !== undefined;
+  if (!dependsOnVitePlus || viteAlreadyDirect) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  // The catalog-vs-alias choice is driven entirely by supportCatalog and the
+  // (file:/npm:) override spec; the extra getCatalogDependencySpec options only
+  // matter for an existing value or a peerDependencies field, neither of which
+  // applies here (we only reach this for a fresh devDependencies entry).
+  const viteSpec = getCatalogDependencySpec(undefined, viteOverride, supportCatalog);
+  // Insert `vite` in sorted position rather than appending it: oxfmt sorts
+  // package.json dependencies and `vp migrate` has no later format pass, so an
+  // out-of-order key would fail a follow-up `vp check`.
+  const entries: [string, string][] = Object.entries(pkg.devDependencies ?? {});
+  const insertAt = entries.findIndex(([name]) => name > 'vite');
+  entries.splice(insertAt === -1 ? entries.length : insertAt, 0, ['vite', viteSpec]);
+  pkg.devDependencies = Object.fromEntries(entries);
+  return true;
+}
+
 function isVitePlusOverrideSpec(value: string): boolean {
   return (
     Object.values(VITE_PLUS_OVERRIDE_PACKAGES).includes(value) ||
@@ -2985,6 +3048,7 @@ function rewriteRootWorkspacePackageJson(
             : 'catalog:',
       };
     }
+    ensureDirectViteForPnpm(pkg, packageManager, true);
     return pkg;
   });
 
@@ -4077,6 +4141,7 @@ export function rewritePackageJson(
       [VITE_PLUS_NAME]: canonicalVitePlusSpec,
     };
   }
+  ensureDirectViteForPnpm(pkg, packageManager, supportCatalog);
   // Add `vitest` as a direct devDependency when:
   //  - a remaining dependency likely peer-depends on vitest (e.g.
   //    vitest-browser-svelte), OR