diff --git a/.changeset/dns-scripts-package-manager.md b/.changeset/dns-scripts-package-manager.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fcc6503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dns-scripts-package-manager.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@bunny.net/cli": patch
+---
+
+fix(dns): `dns scripts init` detects and uses any installed package manager (bun, pnpm, yarn, npm) instead of assuming bun, and warns clearly when none is on PATH
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ba04cdec..4d07be1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       cli-version: ${{ steps.check-cli.outputs.version }}
       database-shell-version: ${{ steps.check-database-shell.outputs.version }}
       openapi-client-version: ${{ steps.check-openapi-client.outputs.version }}
+      scriptable-dns-types-version: ${{ steps.check-scriptable-dns-types.outputs.version }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Check openapi-client version
@@ -52,6 +53,17 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo "No version change: $VERSION"
           fi
+      - name: Check scriptable-dns-types version
+        id: check-scriptable-dns-types
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(node -p "require('./packages/scriptable-dns-types/package.json').version")
+          PUBLISHED=$(npm view @bunny.net/scriptable-dns-types version 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
+          if [ "$VERSION" != "$PUBLISHED" ]; then
+            echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "New version detected: $VERSION (published: $PUBLISHED)"
+          else
+            echo "No version change: $VERSION"
+          fi
       - name: Check CLI version
         id: check-cli
         run: |
@@ -415,3 +427,23 @@ jobs:
           npm publish --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+  publish-scriptable-dns-types:
+    name: Publish scriptable-dns-types
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: version
+    if: needs.version.outputs.scriptable-dns-types-version
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v5
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+
+      - name: Publish @bunny.net/scriptable-dns-types
+        run: |
+          cd packages/scriptable-dns-types
+          npm publish --access public
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/dns/scripts/init.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/dns/scripts/init.ts
index 505b1631..e41f5cec 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/dns/scripts/init.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/dns/scripts/init.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { defineCommand } from "../../../core/define-command.ts";
 import { UserError } from "../../../core/errors.ts";
 import { logger } from "../../../core/logger.ts";
 import { saveManifestAt } from "../../../core/manifest.ts";
+import { pickPackageManager } from "../../../core/package-manager.ts";
 import { confirm, spinner } from "../../../core/ui.ts";
 import { createDnsScript } from "./api.ts";
 import {
@@ -157,29 +158,36 @@ export const dnsScriptsInitCommand = defineCommand<InitArgs>({
 
     if (args[ARG_SKIP_INSTALL] !== true) {
       const install = interactive
-        ? await confirm("Install editor type dependencies with bun?")
+        ? await confirm("Install editor type dependencies?")
         : false;
       if (install) {
-        const spin = spinner("Installing dependencies (bun)...");
-        spin.start();
-        let code = 1;
-        try {
-          const proc = Bun.spawn(["bun", "install"], {
-            cwd: dirPath,
-            stdout: "ignore",
-            stderr: "ignore",
-          });
-          code = await proc.exited;
-        } catch {
-          // bun missing or vanished; warn below.
-        }
-        spin.stop();
-        if (code === 0) {
-          logger.success("Dependencies installed.");
-        } else {
+        const pm = await pickPackageManager(dirPath);
+        if (!pm) {
           logger.warn(
-            "Could not install dependencies. Run `bun install` later.",
+            "No package manager found on PATH. Install bun, npm, pnpm, or yarn, then install dependencies in the new project.",
           );
+        } else {
+          const spin = spinner(`Installing dependencies (${pm})...`);
+          spin.start();
+          let code = 1;
+          try {
+            const proc = Bun.spawn([pm, "install"], {
+              cwd: dirPath,
+              stdout: "ignore",
+              stderr: "ignore",
+            });
+            code = await proc.exited;
+          } catch {
+            // Binary vanished between detection and spawn; warn below.
+          }
+          spin.stop();
+          if (code === 0) {
+            logger.success("Dependencies installed.");
+          } else {
+            logger.warn(
+              `Could not install dependencies. Run \`${pm} install\` later.`,
+            );
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/scripts/init.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/scripts/init.ts
index 072fa556..671fd107 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/scripts/init.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/scripts/init.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import { UserError } from "../../core/errors.ts";
 import { normalizeHostname } from "../../core/hostnames/index.ts";
 import { logger } from "../../core/logger.ts";
 import { saveManifestAt } from "../../core/manifest.ts";
+import {
+  detectFromLockfile,
+  pickPackageManager,
+} from "../../core/package-manager.ts";
 import { confirm, spinner } from "../../core/ui.ts";
 import { promptOpenInBrowser } from "./api.ts";
 import {
@@ -18,7 +22,6 @@ import {
   type Template,
 } from "./constants.ts";
 import { createScript, setupCustomDomain } from "./create.ts";
-import { detectFromLockfile, pickPackageManager } from "./package-manager.ts";
 
 const COMMAND = "init";
 const DESCRIPTION = "Create a new Edge Script project.";
@@ -308,7 +311,7 @@ export const scriptsInitCommand = defineCommand<InitArgs>({
         const pm = await pickPackageManager(dirPath);
         if (!pm) {
           logger.warn(
-            "No package manager found on PATH. Install bun, npm, pnpm, or yarn, then run `<pm> install` in the new project.",
+            "No package manager found on PATH. Install bun, npm, pnpm, or yarn, then install dependencies in the new project.",
           );
         } else {
           const lockfilePm = detectFromLockfile(dirPath);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/scripts/package-manager.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/core/package-manager.test.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/cli/src/commands/scripts/package-manager.test.ts
rename to packages/cli/src/core/package-manager.test.ts
index ea6f58e9..990f5b51 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/scripts/package-manager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/core/package-manager.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import { writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { join } from "node:path";
-import { useTempDir } from "../../test-utils/temp-dir.ts";
+import { useTempDir } from "../test-utils/temp-dir.ts";
 import { detectFromLockfile, detectFromUserAgent } from "./package-manager.ts";
 
 describe("detectFromLockfile", () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/scripts/package-manager.ts b/packages/cli/src/core/package-manager.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/src/commands/scripts/package-manager.ts
rename to packages/cli/src/core/package-manager.ts