Issue Review: cloudflare/workers-sdk#7226

Summary

Creating a new TypeScript project with wrangler init or create-cloudflare fails with generic "Error" message and missing @cloudflare/workers-types dependency.

Findings

• Created: 2024-11-11
• Updated: 2025-10-30
• Version: wrangler 3.60.3 (reported), 4.61.0 (current), C3 2.32.1
• Component: c3, wrangler
• Labels: bug
• Comments: 7

Key Evidence

• npx wrangler init fails with generic "Error" during dependency installation on Linux/Node.js v22-23
• npx create-cloudflare@latest also fails at same step
• Missing @cloudflare/workers-types dependency in generated package.json even though tsconfig.json references it
• Reporter running on CFLinux (Cloudflare's internal Linux)
• Maintainer @vicb couldn't reproduce on macOS
• Issue appears to be Linux + Node.js v22/v23 specific
• Last activity Nov 2024, reporter @anonrig is a Cloudflare employee

Recommendation

Status: NEEDS VERIFICATION

Reasoning: Issue is over a year old, reported against old versions (wrangler 3.60.3, C3 2.32.1). Current versions are significantly newer (wrangler 4.61.0, C3 2.62.4). The Linux + Node.js v23 specific nature may have been fixed. Reporter is internal employee who may have unique environment.

Action: Request verification with current versions. If still reproducible on Node.js v22/v23 + Linux, investigate npm install subprocess handling in C3.

Suggested Comment

This issue was reported over a year ago against wrangler 3.60.3 and create-cloudflare 2.32.1. Current versions are wrangler 4.61.0 and create-cloudflare 2.62.4 with many fixes in between.

Can anyone verify if this still occurs with the latest versions on Linux with Node.js v22 or v23? If still reproducible, please provide:

• Full output with --verbose flag
• Exact Node.js version
• Linux distribution