diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 149e28a5d..8e3f2ea66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-elm-
 
-      - name: Download dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-
       - name: Build
         run: npm run build --if-present
 
diff --git a/.mise/tasks/build/cli.ts b/.mise/tasks/build/cli.ts
index 75eb7d2ea..0598d296d 100755
--- a/.mise/tasks/build/cli.ts
+++ b/.mise/tasks/build/cli.ts
@@ -6,16 +6,14 @@ import { elmMake, log, PATHS } from "../_lib.ts";
 
 log("build:cli", "Compiling CLI Elm modules...");
 
-// Build both CLI and DevCLI in parallel
-await Promise.all([
-  elmMake(["src/Morphir/Elm/CLI.elm"], {
-    cwd: PATHS.cli,
-    output: "Morphir.Elm.CLI.js",
-  }),
-  elmMake(["src/Morphir/Elm/DevCLI.elm"], {
-    cwd: PATHS.cli,
-    output: "Morphir.Elm.DevCLI.js",
-  }),
-]);
+// Sequential: concurrent elm make on a cold ~/.elm cache causes race conditions on Windows
+await elmMake(["src/Morphir/Elm/CLI.elm"], {
+  cwd: PATHS.cli,
+  output: "Morphir.Elm.CLI.js",
+});
+await elmMake(["src/Morphir/Elm/DevCLI.elm"], {
+  cwd: PATHS.cli,
+  output: "Morphir.Elm.DevCLI.js",
+});
 
 log("build:cli", "Done");
diff --git a/.mise/tasks/build/cli2.ts b/.mise/tasks/build/cli2.ts
index e447dd175..dbb6bc6fc 100755
--- a/.mise/tasks/build/cli2.ts
+++ b/.mise/tasks/build/cli2.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bun
 //MISE description="Build CLI2 (TypeScript + Elm in parallel)"
-//MISE depends=["build:check-elm-docs"]
+//MISE depends=["build:cli"]
 
 import { elmMake, log, PATHS, join } from "../_lib.ts";
 import { mkdir, rm } from "fs/promises";
diff --git a/.mise/tasks/build/dev-server.ts b/.mise/tasks/build/dev-server.ts
index dcdd7f8bd..9f07fcc41 100755
--- a/.mise/tasks/build/dev-server.ts
+++ b/.mise/tasks/build/dev-server.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bun
 //MISE description="Build development server Elm components"
-//MISE depends=["build:check-elm-docs"]
+//MISE depends=["build:cli"]
 
 import { elmMake, log, PATHS } from "../_lib.ts";
 
diff --git a/.mise/tasks/build/morphir-ts.ts b/.mise/tasks/build/morphir-ts.ts
index e9566e51b..a7380c5be 100755
--- a/.mise/tasks/build/morphir-ts.ts
+++ b/.mise/tasks/build/morphir-ts.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bun
 //MISE description="Build Morphir TypeScript library"
-//MISE depends=["build:cli"]
+//MISE depends=["build:cli", "build:cli2"]
 
 import { del, morphirMake, morphirGen, exec, log, PATHS, ROOT_DIR, copyGlob, join } from "../_lib.ts";
 
diff --git a/.mise/tasks/build/try-morphir.ts b/.mise/tasks/build/try-morphir.ts
index 773dacbd4..cd873f1c7 100755
--- a/.mise/tasks/build/try-morphir.ts
+++ b/.mise/tasks/build/try-morphir.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bun
 //MISE description="Build Try Morphir web app"
-//MISE depends=["build:check-elm-docs"]
+//MISE depends=["build:cli"]
 
 import { elmMake, log, PATHS } from "../_lib.ts";
 
diff --git a/.mise/tasks/default.ts b/.mise/tasks/default.ts
index 6c8a60945..9200b0f8a 100755
--- a/.mise/tasks/default.ts
+++ b/.mise/tasks/default.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bun
 //MISE description="Full build pipeline (clean, check, setup, build)"
-//MISE depends=["clean", "test:check-package-lock", "test:check-node-version", "setup", "build"]
+//MISE depends=["clean", "test:check-package-lock", "test:check-node-version", "setup"]
 
-import { log } from "./_lib.ts";
+import { exec, log, ROOT_DIR } from "./_lib.ts";
+
+// setup has completed — now run build phase (elm requires node_modules from setup)
+await exec("mise", ["run", "build"], { cwd: ROOT_DIR });
 
 log("default", "Full build pipeline completed");
diff --git a/.mise/tasks/setup.ts b/.mise/tasks/setup.ts
index a79f872fd..4b2eb358e 100755
--- a/.mise/tasks/setup.ts
+++ b/.mise/tasks/setup.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bun
 //MISE description="Run all setup tasks"
-//MISE depends=["setup:elm-tooling", "setup:morphir-jvm"]
+//MISE depends=["setup:npm", "setup:elm-tooling", "setup:morphir-jvm"]
 
 import { log } from "./_lib.ts";
 
diff --git a/.mise/tasks/setup/elm-tooling.ts b/.mise/tasks/setup/elm-tooling.ts
index b2582f7c0..f9830e0fb 100755
--- a/.mise/tasks/setup/elm-tooling.ts
+++ b/.mise/tasks/setup/elm-tooling.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bun
 //MISE description="Install Elm tooling"
+//MISE depends=["setup:npm"]
 
 import { exec, log } from "../_lib.ts";
 
diff --git a/.mise/tasks/setup/npm.ts b/.mise/tasks/setup/npm.ts
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c5dc364cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mise/tasks/setup/npm.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bun
+//MISE description="Install npm dependencies (npm ci)"
+
+import { exec, log } from "../_lib.ts";
+
+log("setup:npm", "Installing npm dependencies...");
+await exec("npm", ["ci"]);
+log("setup:npm", "Done");
diff --git a/DEVELOPING.md b/DEVELOPING.md
index 5db26b9b3..858d73bfc 100644
--- a/DEVELOPING.md
+++ b/DEVELOPING.md
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ curl https://mise.run | sh
 # Trust the project configuration
 mise trust
 
-# Install tools (node, bun) and dependencies
-mise install
-npm ci
-
-# Run the full build pipeline
+# Install tools (node, bun) and all dependencies (npm ci, elm-tooling, etc.)
 mise run default
 ```
 
@@ -70,6 +66,7 @@ This project uses [mise](https://mise.jdx.dev/) with [Bun](https://bun.sh/) for
 
 | Task | Description |
 |------|-------------|
+| `mise run setup:npm` | Install npm dependencies (`npm ci`) |
 | `mise run setup:elm-tooling` | Install Elm tooling binaries |
 | `mise run setup:morphir-jvm` | Clone and setup Morphir JVM SDK assets |
 
@@ -86,8 +83,8 @@ npm run build:cli      # Build CLI only
 npm run build:cli2     # Build CLI2 only
 ```
 
-`npm ci` automatically runs `setup-elm-tooling` via the `prepare` hook,
-which installs `elm`, `elm-test`, `elm-format`, and `elm-json` into
+`mise run setup` handles all npm and tooling setup, including running the
+`prepare` hook which installs `elm`, `elm-test`, `elm-format`, and `elm-json` into
 `node_modules/.bin/`. `mise.toml` prepends `./node_modules/.bin` to
 PATH so mise tasks resolve those binaries.
 
@@ -118,6 +115,7 @@ test file.
 │   │   ├── integration.ts
 │   │   └── ...
 │   └── setup/               # Setup subtasks
+│       ├── npm.ts
 │       ├── elm-tooling.ts
 │       └── morphir-jvm.ts
 cli/                         # CLI v1 (Elm + JavaScript)
@@ -184,7 +182,6 @@ mise run setup:elm-tooling
 ### Missing dependencies
 
 ```bash
-npm ci
 mise run setup
 ```
 
diff --git a/elm-tooling.json b/elm-tooling.json
index 39fe1cde5..abd550d16 100644
--- a/elm-tooling.json
+++ b/elm-tooling.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "tools": {
         "elm": "0.19.1",
-        "elm-format": "0.8.7",
+        "elm-format": "0.8.8",
         "elm-json": "0.2.13",
         "elm-test-rs": "3.0.0"
     }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ef4ca564a..7416003bd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         "@typespec/compiler": "^0.59.1",
         "del-cli": "^5.1.0",
         "elm-test": "^0.19.1-revision6",
-        "elm-tooling": "^1.15.0",
+        "elm-tooling": "^1.17.0",
         "json-schema": "^0.4.0",
         "node-elm-compiler": "^5.0.6",
         "package-json": "^8.1.1",
@@ -3338,9 +3338,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/elm-tooling": {
-      "version": "1.15.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/elm-tooling/-/elm-tooling-1.15.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+rRYa7gzz6l2/Ip2i197MqkW5abOwPOP/+WlyyatLDeDhh+JR0HUMlZJYenCYodBeG/xW5xW3pRYQ2onf5bIAw==",
+      "version": "1.17.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/elm-tooling/-/elm-tooling-1.17.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Y6umJYX7w/tV08pgmNF95nkvPq+xOvhirJz6LIt4YUj2I9V2W0V4Yb1E0IUZ/9X9yUgiEcFpKyObav4QMWCPrg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 52cbd52a0..84a46546f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     "@typespec/compiler": "^0.59.1",
     "del-cli": "^5.1.0",
     "elm-test": "^0.19.1-revision6",
-    "elm-tooling": "^1.15.0",
+    "elm-tooling": "^1.17.0",
     "json-schema": "^0.4.0",
     "node-elm-compiler": "^5.0.6",
     "package-json": "^8.1.1",