diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c986978b376..0839c1cf0f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ desktop.ini
 
 # Lint/cache
 .oxlintcache
+/.cache/vite/
+/.cache/vite.lock/
 
 # Logs
 *.log
diff --git a/config/build-plugins/process-host-dev-rebuild.ts b/config/build-plugins/process-host-dev-rebuild.ts
index 41e6927e055..5daf6a686bd 100644
--- a/config/build-plugins/process-host-dev-rebuild.ts
+++ b/config/build-plugins/process-host-dev-rebuild.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,18 @@ import { createRequire } from 'node:module'
 import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
 import { basename, dirname, join, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { runProcessSync } from '@orca/process-host'
-import ts from 'typescript-api'
+import type ts from 'typescript-api'
 import type { Plugin } from 'rolldown'
 import { createWorkspaceSourceResolver } from '../scripts/workspace-source-exports.mjs'
 
-function configError(diagnostic: ts.Diagnostic): Error {
-  return new Error(ts.flattenDiagnosticMessageText(diagnostic.messageText, '\n'))
+function configError(diagnostic: ts.Diagnostic, compiler: typeof ts): Error {
+  return new Error(compiler.flattenDiagnosticMessageText(diagnostic.messageText, '\n'))
 }
 
-function processHostInputs(root: string): {
+function processHostInputs(
+  root: string,
+  compiler: typeof ts
+): {
   directory: string
   files: string[]
   directories: ts.MapLike<ts.WatchDirectoryFlags>
@@ -23,14 +26,16 @@ function processHostInputs(root: string): {
   const manifest = resolve(root, source.manifest)
   const directory = dirname(manifest)
   const config = join(directory, 'tsconfig.json')
-  const parsed = ts.getParsedCommandLineOfConfigFile(config, undefined, {
-    ...ts.sys,
+  const parsed = compiler.getParsedCommandLineOfConfigFile(config, undefined, {
+    ...compiler.sys,
     onUnRecoverableConfigFileDiagnostic(diagnostic) {
-      throw configError(diagnostic)
+      throw configError(diagnostic, compiler)
     }
   })
   if (!parsed || parsed.errors.length > 0) {
-    throw parsed?.errors[0] ? configError(parsed.errors[0]) : new Error(`Cannot read ${config}`)
+    throw parsed?.errors[0]
+      ? configError(parsed.errors[0], compiler)
+      : new Error(`Cannot read ${config}`)
   }
   const configSource = parsed.options.configFile
   const inheritedConfigs =
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ function processHostInputs(root: string): {
       ? configSource.extendedSourceFiles
       : []
   // Follow explicit imports through exclusions without loading automatic type libraries.
-  const sources = ts
+  const sources = compiler
     .createProgram(parsed.fileNames, { ...parsed.options, noLib: true, types: [] })
     .getSourceFiles()
     .map((source) => source.fileName)
@@ -65,11 +70,13 @@ export function createProcessHostDevRebuildPlugin(root = process.cwd()): Plugin
         packageDirty = true
       }
     },
-    buildStart() {
+    async buildStart() {
       if (!this.meta.watchMode) {
         return
       }
-      const inputs = packageDirty || !cachedInputs ? processHostInputs(root) : cachedInputs
+      const { default: compiler } = await import('typescript-api')
+      const inputs =
+        packageDirty || !cachedInputs ? processHostInputs(root, compiler) : cachedInputs
       cachedInputs = inputs
       packageFiles = new Set(inputs.files.map((file) => resolve(file)))
       for (const file of inputs.files) {
@@ -91,16 +98,16 @@ export function createProcessHostDevRebuildPlugin(root = process.cwd()): Plugin
         }
       }
       for (const [directory, flags] of Object.entries(inputs.directories)) {
-        const recursive = flags === ts.WatchDirectoryFlags.Recursive
+        const recursive = flags === compiler.WatchDirectoryFlags.Recursive
         const previous = directoryWatchers.get(directory)
         if (previous?.recursive === recursive) {
           continue
         }
         previous?.watcher.close()
-        if (!ts.sys.watchDirectory) {
+        if (!compiler.sys.watchDirectory) {
           throw new Error('The process-host source directory watcher is unavailable')
         }
-        const watcher = ts.sys.watchDirectory(
+        const watcher = compiler.sys.watchDirectory(
           directory,
           (changedPath) => {
             if (
@@ -110,7 +117,7 @@ export function createProcessHostDevRebuildPlugin(root = process.cwd()): Plugin
               !packageFiles.has(resolve(changedPath))
             ) {
               try {
-                const next = processHostInputs(root)
+                const next = processHostInputs(root, compiler)
                 const files = new Set(next.files.map((file) => resolve(file)))
                 if (
                   files.size === packageFiles.size &&
@@ -128,7 +135,7 @@ export function createProcessHostDevRebuildPlugin(root = process.cwd()): Plugin
             }
           },
           recursive,
-          { watchDirectory: ts.WatchDirectoryKind.UseFsEvents }
+          { watchDirectory: compiler.WatchDirectoryKind.UseFsEvents }
         )
         directoryWatchers.set(directory, { recursive, watcher })
       }
diff --git a/config/build-plugins/vite-cache-retention.ts b/config/build-plugins/vite-cache-retention.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ceacb107811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/build-plugins/vite-cache-retention.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { resolve } from 'node:path'
+import type { Plugin } from 'vite'
+import { retainViteCache } from '../scripts/vite-cache-activity.mjs'
+
+export function createViteCacheRetentionPlugin(cacheRoot = resolve('.cache/vite')): Plugin {
+  return {
+    name: 'orca-vite-cache-retention',
+    apply: 'serve',
+    async configureServer(server) {
+      const release = await retainViteCache(cacheRoot)
+      const close = server.close.bind(server)
+      // Keep ownership until Vite has stopped its optimizer and outstanding requests.
+      server.close = async (...args) => {
+        try {
+          await close(...args)
+        } finally {
+          await release()
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/config/electron-builder.config.cjs b/config/electron-builder.config.cjs
index 434f5fc0ee4..a2ee7a0db5f 100644
--- a/config/electron-builder.config.cjs
+++ b/config/electron-builder.config.cjs
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ module.exports = {
     '!config{,/**/*}',
     // Release archives and other build staging are not runtime resources.
     '!.build{,/**/*}',
+    // Worktree-local Vite dependency caches are development inputs.
+    '!.cache/vite{,.lock}{,/**/*}',
     '!docs{,/**/*}',
     '!mobile{,/**/*}',
     '!native{,/**/*}',
diff --git a/config/scripts/electron-builder-config.test.mjs b/config/scripts/electron-builder-config.test.mjs
index bc0c6dfd27d..37ae87b21ed 100644
--- a/config/scripts/electron-builder-config.test.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/electron-builder-config.test.mjs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ describe('electron-builder config', () => {
 
   // Why: out/electron-dev holds `pnpm dev`'s cached Electron.app copies (~270MB per branch).
   // CI never creates it, so only a local package would have hit this -- silently, as bulk.
-  it('keeps cached dev Electron bundles out of app.asar', () => {
+  it('keeps cached dev Electron bundles and Vite dependencies out of app.asar', () => {
     const matcher = new FileMatcher('/app', '/dest', (value) => value, electronBuilderConfig.files)
     matcher.prependPattern('**/*')
     const isPacked = matcher.createFilter()
@@ -173,7 +173,10 @@ describe('electron-builder config', () => {
 
     for (const devBundlePath of [
       'out/electron-dev/1a2b3c4d5e6f/Orca: dev.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron',
-      'out/electron-dev/1a2b3c4d5e6f/orca-dev-electron-app.json'
+      'out/electron-dev/1a2b3c4d5e6f/orca-dev-electron-app.json',
+      '.cache/vite/renderer/deps/react.js',
+      '.cache/vite/web/deps/react.js',
+      '.cache/vite.lock/owner'
     ]) {
       expect(packs(devBundlePath)).toBe(false)
     }
diff --git a/config/scripts/electron-vite-development-config.test.ts b/config/scripts/electron-vite-development-config.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9a6951bd65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/scripts/electron-vite-development-config.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import { resolve } from 'node:path'
+import { resolveConfig as resolveElectronConfig } from 'electron-vite'
+import { resolveConfig } from 'vite'
+import { runProcess } from '@orca/process-host'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.stubEnv('ORCA_UNMINIFIED_MAIN', '')
+  vi.stubEnv('ORCA_DEV_MAIN_SOURCEMAPS', '')
+  vi.stubEnv('NODE_ENV', process.env.NODE_ENV)
+})
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.unstubAllEnvs()
+})
+
+async function resolveMainConfig(command: 'build' | 'serve', watch = false) {
+  const resolved = await resolveElectronConfig(
+    { logLevel: 'silent', ...(watch ? { build: { watch: {} } } : {}) },
+    command,
+    command === 'serve' ? 'development' : 'production'
+  )
+  if (!resolved.config?.main) {
+    throw new Error('Electron Vite did not resolve the main-process configuration')
+  }
+  // Electron Vite runs main through Vite's build command even in development.
+  return resolveConfig({ ...resolved.config.main, configFile: false }, 'build')
+}
+
+describe('Electron Vite development compilation', () => {
+  it('keeps the watch-only TypeScript API out of production config loading', async () => {
+    const result = await runProcess({
+      program: process.execPath,
+      args: [
+        '--input-type=module',
+        '-e',
+        `import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import { resolveConfig } from 'electron-vite';
+await resolveConfig({ logLevel: 'silent' }, 'build');
+const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+console.log(JSON.stringify({ loaded: Object.hasOwn(require.cache, require.resolve('typescript-api')) }));`
+      ],
+      cwd: process.cwd()
+    })
+
+    expect(result.code, result.stderr).toBe(0)
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stdout)).toEqual({ loaded: false })
+  })
+
+  it.each([false, true])('skips main minification in development (watch=%s)', async (watch) => {
+    const resolved = await resolveMainConfig('serve', watch)
+
+    expect(resolved.build.minify).toBe(false)
+    expect(resolved.build.sourcemap).toBe('hidden')
+    expect(resolved.build.reportCompressedSize).toBe(false)
+    expect(Boolean(resolved.build.watch)).toBe(watch)
+  })
+
+  it('keeps production minification and crash source maps', async () => {
+    const resolved = await resolveMainConfig('build')
+
+    expect(resolved.build.minify).toBe('oxc')
+    expect(resolved.build.sourcemap).toBe('hidden')
+    expect(resolved.build.reportCompressedSize).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('honors the unminified main diagnostic override in production', async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('ORCA_UNMINIFIED_MAIN', '1')
+
+    const resolved = await resolveMainConfig('build')
+
+    expect(resolved.build.minify).toBe(false)
+    expect(resolved.build.sourcemap).toBe('hidden')
+  })
+
+  it('honors the development source-map override alongside unminified compilation', async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('ORCA_DEV_MAIN_SOURCEMAPS', '0')
+
+    const development = await resolveMainConfig('serve')
+    const production = await resolveMainConfig('build')
+
+    expect(development.build.minify).toBe(false)
+    expect(development.build.sourcemap).toBe(false)
+    expect(production.build.minify).toBe('oxc')
+    expect(production.build.sourcemap).toBe('hidden')
+  })
+
+  it('keeps renderer dependency caches in this worktree and skips gzip reporting', async () => {
+    const { config } = await resolveElectronConfig({ logLevel: 'silent' }, 'serve')
+    if (!config?.renderer) {
+      throw new Error('Electron Vite did not resolve the renderer configuration')
+    }
+
+    const resolved = await resolveConfig({ ...config.renderer, configFile: false }, 'serve')
+
+    expect(resolved.cacheDir).toBe(resolve('.cache/vite/renderer').replaceAll('\\', '/'))
+    expect(resolved.build.reportCompressedSize).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('gives the web client its own worktree cache and skips gzip reporting', async () => {
+    const resolved = await resolveConfig(
+      { configFile: resolve('vite.web.config.ts'), logLevel: 'silent' },
+      'serve'
+    )
+
+    expect(resolved.cacheDir).toBe(resolve('.cache/vite/web').replaceAll('\\', '/'))
+    expect(resolved.build.reportCompressedSize).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/config/scripts/electron-vite-output-contract.test.ts b/config/scripts/electron-vite-output-contract.test.ts
index 631fdc42cc5..467ce6a3edd 100644
--- a/config/scripts/electron-vite-output-contract.test.ts
+++ b/config/scripts/electron-vite-output-contract.test.ts
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ describe('Electron Vite output contract', () => {
   it('can skip main source maps during development without changing build output settings', () => {
     try {
       vi.stubEnv('ORCA_DEV_MAIN_SOURCEMAPS', undefined)
-      expect(configureElectronVite({ command: 'serve', mode: 'development' })).toBe(
-        electronViteConfig
-      )
+      const defaults = configureElectronVite({ command: 'serve', mode: 'development' })
+      expect(defaults.main?.build?.sourcemap).toBe('hidden')
+      expect(defaults.main?.build?.minify).toBe(false)
       vi.stubEnv('ORCA_DEV_MAIN_SOURCEMAPS', '0')
       const development = configureElectronVite({ command: 'serve', mode: 'development' })
       expect(development.main?.build?.sourcemap).toBe(false)
-      expect(development.main?.build?.minify).toBe(electronViteConfig.main?.build?.minify)
+      expect(development.main?.build?.minify).toBe(false)
       expect(development.main?.build?.rollupOptions).toBe(
         electronViteConfig.main?.build?.rollupOptions
       )
diff --git a/config/scripts/local-repository-worktrees.mjs b/config/scripts/local-repository-worktrees.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..130bccc8f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/scripts/local-repository-worktrees.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { realpath } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { resolve } from 'node:path'
+import { runProcess } from '@orca/process-host'
+import { decodeGitCQuotedPath } from '../../src/shared/git-cquoted-path.ts'
+
+async function git(repoRoot, args) {
+  const result = await runProcess({
+    program: 'git',
+    args,
+    cwd: repoRoot,
+    timeoutMs: 30_000,
+    maxOutputBytes: 4 * 1024 * 1024,
+    terminationBarrier: true
+  })
+  if (result.code !== 0 || result.timedOut) {
+    throw new Error('Could not read the local Git repository')
+  }
+  return result.stdout
+}
+
+export async function localRepositoryWorktrees(repoRoot) {
+  const common = (await git(repoRoot, ['rev-parse', '--git-common-dir'])).replace(
+    process.platform === 'win32' ? /\r?\n$/ : /\n$/,
+    ''
+  )
+  if (!common || common.includes('\n')) {
+    throw new Error('Unrecognised Git common directory')
+  }
+  const output = await git(repoRoot, [
+    '-c',
+    'core.quotePath=false',
+    'worktree',
+    'list',
+    '--porcelain'
+  ])
+  const worktrees = []
+  for (const block of output.split(/\r?\n\r?\n/)) {
+    const lines = block.split(/\r?\n/).filter(Boolean)
+    if (lines.length === 0) {
+      continue
+    }
+    if (
+      lines.some(
+        (line) =>
+          !/^(worktree |HEAD |branch |bare$|detached$|locked(?: |$)|prunable(?: |$))/.test(line)
+      )
+    ) {
+      throw new Error('Ambiguous worktree listing; refusing cleanup')
+    }
+    const field = lines.find((line) => line.startsWith('worktree '))
+    if (field && !lines.includes('bare')) {
+      worktrees.push(decodeGitCQuotedPath(field.slice(9)))
+    }
+  }
+  return { commonDirectory: await realpath(resolve(repoRoot, common)), worktrees }
+}
diff --git a/config/scripts/process-host-dev-rebuild.test.ts b/config/scripts/process-host-dev-rebuild.test.ts
index 1ae1d5e5fab..1b6514b65a7 100644
--- a/config/scripts/process-host-dev-rebuild.test.ts
+++ b/config/scripts/process-host-dev-rebuild.test.ts
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ describe('External process-host development rebuilds', () => {
     if (typeof buildStart !== 'function') {
       throw new Error('The process-host rebuild plugin must have a buildStart hook')
     }
-    rebuildPlugin.buildStart = function (...args) {
+    rebuildPlugin.buildStart = async function (...args) {
       const addWatchFile = this.addWatchFile.bind(this)
       const registration = vi.spyOn(this, 'addWatchFile').mockImplementation((file) => {
         addWatchFile(file)
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ describe('External process-host development rebuilds', () => {
         }
       })
       try {
-        return buildStart.apply(this, args)
+        return await buildStart.apply(this, args)
       } finally {
         registration.mockRestore()
       }
diff --git a/config/scripts/reclaim-release-test-caches.mjs b/config/scripts/reclaim-release-test-caches.mjs
index b064ba453ff..56a22ce0409 100644
--- a/config/scripts/reclaim-release-test-caches.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/reclaim-release-test-caches.mjs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-import { lstat, readFile, readdir, realpath, rm } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { lstat, readFile, readdir, rm } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import { join, resolve } from 'node:path'
-import { runProcess } from '@orca/process-host'
 import { lock } from 'proper-lockfile'
-import { decodeGitCQuotedPath } from '../../src/shared/git-cquoted-path.ts'
+import { localRepositoryWorktrees } from './local-repository-worktrees.mjs'
 import { CHECKOUT_FORMAT } from '../../tests/e2e/cross-version-wire/release-checkout-publication.ts'
 import { withReleaseSourceFormatLease } from '../../tests/e2e/cross-version-wire/release-source-retention.ts'
 
@@ -70,58 +69,6 @@ async function logicalBytes(root) {
   return bytes
 }
 
-async function git(repoRoot, args) {
-  const result = await runProcess({
-    program: 'git',
-    args,
-    cwd: repoRoot,
-    timeoutMs: 30_000,
-    maxOutputBytes: 4 * 1024 * 1024,
-    terminationBarrier: true
-  })
-  if (result.code !== 0 || result.timedOut) {
-    throw new Error('Could not read the local Git repository')
-  }
-  return result.stdout
-}
-
-async function repositoryTargets(repoRoot) {
-  const common = (await git(repoRoot, ['rev-parse', '--git-common-dir'])).replace(
-    process.platform === 'win32' ? /\r?\n$/ : /\n$/,
-    ''
-  )
-  if (!common || common.includes('\n')) {
-    throw new Error('Unrecognised Git common directory')
-  }
-  const output = await git(repoRoot, [
-    '-c',
-    'core.quotePath=false',
-    'worktree',
-    'list',
-    '--porcelain'
-  ])
-  const worktrees = []
-  for (const block of output.split(/\r?\n\r?\n/)) {
-    const lines = block.split(/\r?\n/).filter(Boolean)
-    if (lines.length === 0) {
-      continue
-    }
-    if (
-      lines.some(
-        (line) =>
-          !/^(worktree |HEAD |branch |bare$|detached$|locked(?: |$)|prunable(?: |$))/.test(line)
-      )
-    ) {
-      throw new Error('Ambiguous worktree listing; refusing cleanup')
-    }
-    const field = lines.find((line) => line.startsWith('worktree '))
-    if (field && !lines.includes('bare')) {
-      worktrees.push(decodeGitCQuotedPath(field.slice(9)))
-    }
-  }
-  return { commonDirectory: await realpath(resolve(repoRoot, common)), worktrees }
-}
-
 export async function reclaimReleaseTestCaches({
   repoRoot = process.cwd(),
   apply = false,
@@ -139,7 +86,7 @@ export async function reclaimReleaseTestCaches({
       'Stop cross-version tests in this repository, then pass --tests-stopped with --apply'
     )
   }
-  const { commonDirectory, worktrees } = targets ?? (await repositoryTargets(repoRoot))
+  const { commonDirectory, worktrees } = targets ?? (await localRepositoryWorktrees(repoRoot))
   const cutoff = nowMs - minAgeDays * DAY_MS
   const result = { entries: 0, logicalBytes: 0, protected: 0 }
 
diff --git a/config/scripts/reclaim-vite-caches.mjs b/config/scripts/reclaim-vite-caches.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb625cad185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/scripts/reclaim-vite-caches.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { lstat, readdir, realpath, rm } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { join, resolve } from 'node:path'
+import { localRepositoryWorktrees } from './local-repository-worktrees.mjs'
+import { isProcessAlive } from './remote-agent-session-process-cleanup.mjs'
+import { parseReclaimArguments } from './reclaim-worktree-command.mjs'
+import {
+  VITE_CACHE_HOST_ID,
+  VITE_CACHE_USAGE_DIRECTORY,
+  withViteCacheLock
+} from './vite-cache-activity.mjs'
+
+const OWNER = /^([\da-f]{64})-([1-9]\d*)-[\da-f]{8}-[\da-f]{4}-[\da-f]{4}-[\da-f]{4}-[\da-f]{12}$/
+
+async function directory(path) {
+  try {
+    return (await lstat(path)).isDirectory()
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === 'ENOENT') {
+      return false
+    }
+    throw error
+  }
+}
+
+async function cacheDirectory(worktree) {
+  if (!(await directory(join(worktree, '.cache')))) {
+    return null
+  }
+  const root = join(worktree, '.cache', 'vite')
+  return (await directory(root)) ? root : null
+}
+
+async function unusedCache(cacheRoot, cutoff, isAlive) {
+  try {
+    const marker = join(cacheRoot, VITE_CACHE_USAGE_DIRECTORY)
+    const info = await lstat(marker)
+    if (!info.isDirectory() || info.mtimeMs > cutoff) {
+      return false
+    }
+    for (const name of await readdir(marker)) {
+      const match = OWNER.exec(name)
+      if (!match || match[1] !== VITE_CACHE_HOST_ID) {
+        return false
+      }
+      const pid = Number(match[2])
+      const info = await lstat(join(marker, name))
+      if (!Number.isSafeInteger(pid) || !info.isFile() || info.size !== 0 || isAlive(pid)) {
+        return false
+      }
+    }
+    return true
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.code === 'ENOENT') {
+      return false
+    }
+    throw error
+  }
+}
+
+export async function reclaimViteCaches({
+  repoRoot = process.cwd(),
+  apply = false,
+  excludeWorktree,
+  minAgeDays = 30,
+  nowMs = Date.now(),
+  worktrees,
+  isAlive = isProcessAlive,
+  report = console.log
+} = {}) {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(minAgeDays) || minAgeDays < 0) {
+    throw new Error('Vite cache age must be a non-negative number')
+  }
+  const excluded = excludeWorktree ? await realpath(excludeWorktree) : null
+  const roots = worktrees ?? (await localRepositoryWorktrees(repoRoot)).worktrees
+  const result = { entries: 0, protected: 0 }
+  for (const worktree of new Set(roots)) {
+    if (!(await directory(worktree))) {
+      continue
+    }
+    const canonical = await realpath(worktree)
+    if (canonical === excluded) {
+      continue
+    }
+    const cacheRoot = await cacheDirectory(canonical)
+    if (!cacheRoot) {
+      continue
+    }
+    try {
+      await withViteCacheLock(
+        cacheRoot,
+        async (verify) => {
+          if (
+            (await cacheDirectory(canonical)) !== cacheRoot ||
+            !(await unusedCache(cacheRoot, nowMs - minAgeDays * 86_400_000, isAlive))
+          ) {
+            result.protected += 1
+            return
+          }
+          verify()
+          if (apply) {
+            await rm(cacheRoot, { recursive: true, force: true })
+          }
+          result.entries += 1
+          report(`${apply ? 'removed' : 'would remove'} Vite cache ${JSON.stringify(cacheRoot)}`)
+        },
+        0
+      )
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error.code !== 'ELOCKED') {
+        throw error
+      }
+      result.protected += 1
+    }
+  }
+  report(
+    `${apply ? 'Removed' : 'Would remove'} ${result.entries} Vite cache(s); retained ${result.protected} recent, active, or unverifiable cache(s).`
+  )
+  return result
+}
+
+if (process.argv[1] && resolve(process.argv[1]) === resolve(import.meta.filename)) {
+  const options = parseReclaimArguments(process.argv.slice(2))
+  if (options.help) {
+    console.log('Usage: pnpm reclaim-space [--apply] [--repo DIRECTORY]')
+  } else {
+    reclaimViteCaches(options).catch((error) => {
+      console.error(error.message)
+      process.exitCode = 1
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/config/scripts/reclaim-vite-caches.test.mjs b/config/scripts/reclaim-vite-caches.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2036e86f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/scripts/reclaim-vite-caches.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+import {
+  mkdir,
+  mkdtemp,
+  readFile,
+  readdir,
+  rename,
+  rm,
+  symlink,
+  utimes,
+  writeFile
+} from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { join, resolve } from 'node:path'
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
+import { runProcess } from '@orca/process-host'
+import { createServer } from 'vite'
+import { afterEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { createViteCacheRetentionPlugin } from '../build-plugins/vite-cache-retention'
+import { reclaimViteCaches } from './reclaim-vite-caches.mjs'
+import {
+  retainViteCache,
+  VITE_CACHE_USAGE_DIRECTORY,
+  withViteCacheLock
+} from './vite-cache-activity.mjs'
+
+const roots = []
+const nowMs = Date.now()
+const dayMs = 86_400_000
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  vi.restoreAllMocks()
+  for (const root of roots.splice(0)) {
+    await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true })
+  }
+})
+
+async function age(cacheRoot, days = 31) {
+  const time = new Date(nowMs - days * dayMs)
+  await utimes(join(cacheRoot, VITE_CACHE_USAGE_DIRECTORY), time, time)
+}
+
+async function fixture(days = 31) {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'orca-vite-cache-'))
+  roots.push(root)
+  const worktree = join(root, 'worktree')
+  const cacheRoot = join(worktree, '.cache', 'vite')
+  const release = await retainViteCache(cacheRoot)
+  await release()
+  const files = ['renderer', 'web'].map((target) => join(cacheRoot, target, 'deps', 'react.js'))
+  for (const file of files) {
+    await mkdir(resolve(file, '..'), { recursive: true })
+    await writeFile(file, 'export const cached = true')
+  }
+  await age(cacheRoot, days)
+  return {
+    root,
+    worktree,
+    cacheRoot,
+    files,
+    worktrees: [worktree, worktree],
+    nowMs,
+    report: vi.fn()
+  }
+}
+
+it('previews and removes old owned caches for both build targets', async () => {
+  const options = await fixture()
+  expect(await reclaimViteCaches(options)).toMatchObject({ entries: 1 })
+  for (const file of options.files) {
+    expect(await readFile(file, 'utf8')).toContain('cached')
+  }
+  expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({ entries: 1 })
+  for (const file of options.files) {
+    await expect(readFile(file)).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: 'ENOENT' })
+  }
+})
+
+it('retains a recently used cache even when its dependency outputs are old', async () => {
+  const options = await fixture(1)
+  for (const file of options.files) {
+    await utimes(file, new Date(0), new Date(0))
+  }
+  expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({ entries: 0 })
+})
+
+it('retains every live owner and refreshes last use when a server closes', async () => {
+  const options = await fixture()
+  const first = await retainViteCache(options.cacheRoot)
+  const second = await retainViteCache(options.cacheRoot)
+  await age(options.cacheRoot)
+  expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({ entries: 0 })
+  await first()
+  await age(options.cacheRoot)
+  expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({ entries: 0 })
+  await second()
+  expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({ entries: 0 })
+  await age(options.cacheRoot)
+  expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({ entries: 1 })
+})
+
+it.each([false, true])(
+  'reclaims exited owners only on this host (foreign: %s)',
+  async (foreign) => {
+    const options = await fixture()
+    const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(resolve(import.meta.dirname, 'vite-cache-activity.mjs')).href
+    const child = await runProcess({
+      program: process.env.ORCA_TEST_NODE_EXECUTABLE ?? process.execPath,
+      args: [
+        '--input-type=module',
+        '-e',
+        `import { retainViteCache } from ${JSON.stringify(moduleUrl)}; await retainViteCache(${JSON.stringify(options.cacheRoot)});`
+      ],
+      env: foreign
+        ? { ...process.env, WSL_DISTRO_NAME: `${process.env.WSL_DISTRO_NAME ?? ''}-other` }
+        : process.env,
+      timeoutMs: 10_000,
+      terminationBarrier: true
+    })
+    expect(child.code, child.stderr).toBe(0)
+    await age(options.cacheRoot)
+    expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({
+      entries: foreign ? 0 : 1
+    })
+  }
+)
+
+it.each(['foreign-host', 'corrupt', 'permission-denied'])(
+  'retains unverifiable ownership: %s',
+  async (kind) => {
+    const options = await fixture()
+    const release = await retainViteCache(options.cacheRoot)
+    const owners = join(options.cacheRoot, VITE_CACHE_USAGE_DIRECTORY)
+    const [name] = await readdir(owners)
+    const owner = join(owners, name)
+    if (kind === 'foreign-host') {
+      await rename(owner, join(owners, name.replace(/^[\da-f]{64}/, '0'.repeat(64))))
+    } else if (kind === 'corrupt') {
+      await writeFile(owner, '{')
+    } else {
+      vi.spyOn(process, 'kill').mockImplementation(() => {
+        throw Object.assign(new Error('denied'), { code: 'EPERM' })
+      })
+    }
+    try {
+      await age(options.cacheRoot)
+      expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({ entries: 0 })
+    } finally {
+      vi.restoreAllMocks()
+      await release()
+    }
+  }
+)
+
+it('retains untracked caches and the worktree being launched', async () => {
+  const options = await fixture()
+  expect(
+    await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true, excludeWorktree: options.worktree })
+  ).toMatchObject({ entries: 0 })
+  await rm(join(options.cacheRoot, VITE_CACHE_USAGE_DIRECTORY), { recursive: true })
+  expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({ entries: 0 })
+})
+
+it.each(['.cache', 'vite'])('does not follow a %s directory link during cleanup', async (part) => {
+  const options = await fixture()
+  const source = part === '.cache' ? join(options.worktree, '.cache') : options.cacheRoot
+  const target = join(options.root, 'outside')
+  await rename(source, target)
+  await symlink(target, source, 'junction')
+  expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({ entries: 0 })
+  expect(await readdir(target)).not.toEqual([])
+})
+
+it('does not sweep while cache initialization holds the maintenance lock', async () => {
+  const options = await fixture()
+  await withViteCacheLock(options.cacheRoot, async () => {
+    expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({
+      entries: 0,
+      protected: 1
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+it('tracks a real Vite server until shutdown has completed', async () => {
+  const options = await fixture()
+  const server = await createServer({
+    configFile: false,
+    root: options.worktree,
+    cacheDir: join(options.cacheRoot, 'renderer'),
+    logLevel: 'silent',
+    server: { middlewareMode: true, watch: null, hmr: false },
+    optimizeDeps: { noDiscovery: true, include: [] },
+    plugins: [createViteCacheRetentionPlugin(options.cacheRoot)]
+  })
+  try {
+    await age(options.cacheRoot)
+    expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({ entries: 0 })
+  } finally {
+    await server.close()
+  }
+  expect(await readdir(join(options.cacheRoot, VITE_CACHE_USAGE_DIRECTORY))).toEqual([])
+  expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({ entries: 0 })
+  await age(options.cacheRoot)
+  expect(await reclaimViteCaches({ ...options, apply: true })).toMatchObject({ entries: 1 })
+})
diff --git a/config/scripts/reclaim-worktree-command.mjs b/config/scripts/reclaim-worktree-command.mjs
index b4bac4116fa..ed33d1f700c 100644
--- a/config/scripts/reclaim-worktree-command.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/reclaim-worktree-command.mjs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export async function runReclaimCommand(
       'Usage: pnpm reclaim-space [--apply] [--repo DIRECTORY] [--tests-stopped] [--release-cache-min-age-days 30]\n'
     )
     output.write(
-      'Shares Electron installs and removes idle dev bundles across local Git worktrees.\n'
+      'Shares Electron installs and removes idle dev bundles and Vite caches unused for 30 days across local Git worktrees.\n'
     )
     output.write('Without --apply, previews cleanup and offers [y/N] in an interactive terminal.\n')
     output.write(
diff --git a/config/scripts/reclaim-worktree-space.mjs b/config/scripts/reclaim-worktree-space.mjs
index b9e8e7ea72a..d46482c50f1 100644
--- a/config/scripts/reclaim-worktree-space.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/reclaim-worktree-space.mjs
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ export async function reclaimWorktreeSpace({
   let cleanupFailed = false
   let cleanupError
   try {
-    const scripts = ['reclaim-electron-dists.mjs', 'reclaim-dev-electron-bundles.mjs']
+    const scripts = [
+      'reclaim-electron-dists.mjs',
+      'reclaim-dev-electron-bundles.mjs',
+      'reclaim-vite-caches.mjs'
+    ]
     if (!automatic && testsStopped) {
       scripts.unshift('reclaim-release-test-caches.mjs')
     }
diff --git a/config/scripts/reclaim-worktree-space.test.mjs b/config/scripts/reclaim-worktree-space.test.mjs
index 37babcf3750..c810a45e7da 100644
--- a/config/scripts/reclaim-worktree-space.test.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/reclaim-worktree-space.test.mjs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { join, resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { afterEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { reclaimWorktreeSpace } from './reclaim-worktree-space.mjs'
 import { runProcess } from '@orca/process-host'
+import { retainViteCache, VITE_CACHE_USAGE_DIRECTORY } from './vite-cache-activity.mjs'
 
 const roots = []
 afterEach(async () => {
@@ -18,17 +19,17 @@ async function fixture() {
   return { commonDirectory: root, repoRoot: root, execute }
 }
 
-it('previews historical test caches and both Electron cleanup operations', async () => {
+it('previews historical test caches, Electron cleanup, and Vite caches', async () => {
   const options = { ...(await fixture()), testsStopped: true }
   await reclaimWorktreeSpace(options)
-  expect(options.execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+  expect(options.execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4)
   expect(options.execute.mock.calls.flatMap(([spec]) => spec.args)).not.toContain('--apply')
 })
 
 it('forwards apply and repository selection to all cleanup operations', async () => {
   const options = { ...(await fixture()), apply: true, testsStopped: true }
   await reclaimWorktreeSpace(options)
-  expect(options.execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+  expect(options.execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4)
   for (const [spec] of options.execute.mock.calls) {
     expect(spec.args).toContain('--apply')
     expect(spec.args).toContain(options.repoRoot)
@@ -42,10 +43,10 @@ it('forwards apply and repository selection to all cleanup operations', async ()
   }
 })
 
-it('applies Electron cleanup while retaining unacknowledged test caches', async () => {
+it('applies Electron and Vite cleanup while retaining unacknowledged test caches', async () => {
   const options = { ...(await fixture()), apply: true }
   await reclaimWorktreeSpace(options)
-  expect(options.execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  expect(options.execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
   expect(options.execute.mock.calls.flatMap(([spec]) => spec.args).join(' ')).not.toContain(
     'reclaim-release-test-caches'
   )
@@ -110,6 +111,13 @@ it('runs the CLI outside the repository and retains historical caches until ackn
   const marker = join(cache, 'checkout-stamp.json')
   await writeFile(marker, JSON.stringify({ commit, format: 4 }))
   await utimes(cache, new Date(0), new Date(0))
+  const viteCache = join(options.repoRoot, '.cache', 'vite')
+  const releaseCache = await retainViteCache(viteCache)
+  await releaseCache()
+  await mkdir(join(viteCache, 'renderer', 'deps'), { recursive: true })
+  const dependency = join(viteCache, 'renderer', 'deps', 'react.js')
+  await writeFile(dependency, 'export const cached = true')
+  await utimes(join(viteCache, VITE_CACHE_USAGE_DIRECTORY), new Date(0), new Date(0))
   const run = (flags = []) =>
     runProcess({
       program: process.env.ORCA_TEST_NODE_EXECUTABLE ?? process.execPath,
@@ -128,10 +136,13 @@ it('runs the CLI outside the repository and retains historical caches until ackn
   expect(preview.code, preview.stderr).toBe(0)
   expect(preview.stdout).toContain('Would remove 1 cache(s)')
   expect(await readFile(marker, 'utf8')).toContain(commit)
+  expect(await readFile(dependency, 'utf8')).toContain('cached')
   const safe = await run(['--apply'])
   expect(safe.code, safe.stderr).toBe(0)
   expect(safe.stdout).toContain('Historical test caches retained')
   expect(await readFile(marker, 'utf8')).toContain(commit)
+  expect(safe.stdout).toContain('Removed 1 Vite cache(s)')
+  await expect(readFile(dependency)).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: 'ENOENT' })
   const applied = await run(['--apply', '--tests-stopped'])
   expect(applied.code, applied.stderr).toBe(0)
   expect(applied.stdout).toContain('Removed 1 cache(s)')
@@ -161,7 +172,7 @@ it('rejects competing sweeps and releases the lock after a failed operation', as
   await rejected
   options.execute.mockResolvedValue({ code: 0, timedOut: false })
   await reclaimWorktreeSpace(options)
-  expect(options.execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4)
+  expect(options.execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(5)
 })
 
 it('preserves the cleanup failure and reports a concurrent lock release failure separately', async () => {
@@ -188,5 +199,5 @@ it('fails if cleanup succeeds but the repository lock cannot be released', async
   await expect(reclaimWorktreeSpace({ ...options, acquireLock: async () => release })).rejects.toBe(
     failure
   )
-  expect(options.execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+  expect(options.execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4)
 })
diff --git a/config/scripts/vite-cache-activity.mjs b/config/scripts/vite-cache-activity.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..efecd8a7b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/scripts/vite-cache-activity.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { createHash, randomUUID } from 'node:crypto'
+import { mkdir, rm, utimes, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { hostname } from 'node:os'
+import { dirname, join } from 'node:path'
+import { lock } from 'proper-lockfile'
+
+export const VITE_CACHE_USAGE_DIRECTORY = '.orca-vite-cache-v1'
+// Windows and WSL can share a hostname while using separate PID namespaces.
+export const VITE_CACHE_HOST_ID = createHash('sha256')
+  .update(JSON.stringify([process.platform, hostname(), process.env.WSL_DISTRO_NAME ?? '']))
+  .digest('hex')
+
+export async function withViteCacheLock(cacheRoot, action, retries = 100) {
+  await mkdir(dirname(cacheRoot), { recursive: true })
+  let compromised
+  const release = await lock(cacheRoot, {
+    realpath: false,
+    stale: 60_000,
+    retries: { retries, minTimeout: 50, maxTimeout: 250 },
+    onCompromised: (error) => {
+      compromised = error
+    }
+  })
+  const verify = () => {
+    if (compromised) {
+      throw compromised
+    }
+  }
+  try {
+    verify()
+    const result = await action(verify)
+    verify()
+    return result
+  } finally {
+    if (!compromised) {
+      await release()
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export async function retainViteCache(cacheRoot) {
+  const usage = join(cacheRoot, VITE_CACHE_USAGE_DIRECTORY)
+  const owner = join(usage, `${VITE_CACHE_HOST_ID}-${process.pid}-${randomUUID()}`)
+  await withViteCacheLock(cacheRoot, async (verify) => {
+    await mkdir(dirname(owner), { recursive: true })
+    verify()
+    await writeFile(owner, '', { flag: 'wx' })
+    await utimes(usage, new Date(), new Date())
+  })
+  return () =>
+    withViteCacheLock(cacheRoot, async (verify) => {
+      verify()
+      await rm(owner, { force: true })
+      await utimes(usage, new Date(), new Date())
+    })
+}
diff --git a/docs/readme/worktree-storage-maintenance.md b/docs/readme/worktree-storage-maintenance.md
index 636d6d65358..33dd9cfa2ce 100644
--- a/docs/readme/worktree-storage-maintenance.md
+++ b/docs/readme/worktree-storage-maintenance.md
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ pnpm reclaim-space --tests-stopped
 
 Answer `Y` to apply that preview, or use `pnpm reclaim-space --apply --tests-stopped` to apply directly.
 
-The command reuses the historical test cache, Electron distribution, and dev bundle cleanup scripts.
+The command reuses the historical test cache, Electron distribution, dev bundle, and Vite cache cleanup scripts.
 It shares complete Electron distributions through the repository cache and removes idle
-`out/electron-dev` bundles, which development rebuilds on demand. With `--tests-stopped`, it also
+`out/electron-dev` bundles, which development rebuilds on demand. It also removes tracked
+`.cache/vite` dependency caches unused for 30 days. With `--tests-stopped`, it also
 removes stamped historical test checkouts and shared seeds older than 30 days; tests regenerate them when needed. It leaves source files,
 dependency installs, worktree registrations, and other build output alone. Reported sizes are
 logical file data; APFS clones and hardlinks mean actual disk savings can be smaller.
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ checkout is unused. Without that flag, historical caches are excluded from both
 Cache cleanup skips symlinks, malformed stamps, future formats, and publication/copy locks.
 See [release source sharing](./release-source-sharing.md) for the cache and locking details.
 
+Vite dev servers record cache use at startup and shutdown. Cleanup retains recent caches,
+caches owned by a live process, and caches whose ownership cannot be verified, including caches
+created before tracking was added. A maintenance lock prevents cleanup racing with server startup.
+Desktop and web caches are reclaimed together; the next dev launch regenerates them as needed.
+
 Use `--repo DIRECTORY` to choose another local repository. Git's worktree list determines scope,
 including registered worktrees outside Orca's workspace directory. Folder workspaces without Git
 have no repository-wide sweep. These commands run on the local host: they do not inspect or delete
@@ -45,9 +51,9 @@ without waiting for an Electron upgrade. The manual command migrates older insta
 Read-only Electron package directories are retained and reported as skipped. Cache publication
 or copying failures are also reported as skipped rather than silently omitted.
 
-`pnpm dev` and `pnpm dev-stable-name` start an automatic repository-wide Electron cleanup worker
+`pnpm dev` and `pnpm dev-stable-name` start an automatic repository-wide Electron and Vite cleanup worker
 in the background after the dev process starts. It never prompts or waits before launching the app.
-The worktree being launched is excluded from both Electron sharing and dev bundle removal; active
+The worktree being launched is excluded from Electron sharing, dev bundle removal, and Vite cleanup; active
 sibling apps and recent unfinished builds remain protected by the existing bundle checks.
 Background sweep output is suppressed; worker start or exit failures are reported without stopping dev. Set `ORCA_SKIP_DEV_STORAGE_RECLAIM=1` to opt out.
 The worker finishes independently if the dev app exits, and each cleanup operation has a ten-minute limit.
diff --git a/electron.vite.config.ts b/electron.vite.config.ts
index 225c30415f1..443c2e2b2e9 100644
--- a/electron.vite.config.ts
+++ b/electron.vite.config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite'
 import { createBootstrapFatalExitBanner } from './config/build-plugins/bootstrap-fatal-exit-banner'
 import { createPdfjsViewerAssetsPlugin } from './config/build-plugins/pdfjs-viewer-assets'
 import { createProcessHostDevRebuildPlugin } from './config/build-plugins/process-host-dev-rebuild'
+import { createViteCacheRetentionPlugin } from './config/build-plugins/vite-cache-retention'
 import { MAIN_BUILD_ENTRY_POINTS } from './config/build-plugins/main-build-entry-points'
 import { createPlainNodeEntryGuardPlugin } from './config/build-plugins/plain-node-entry-guard'
 import { resolveBuildSourceCommit } from './config/scripts/build-source-commit.mjs'
@@ -294,6 +295,8 @@ export const electronViteConfig: UserConfig = {
     }
   },
   renderer: {
+    // Shared node_modules installs must not share dependency optimization state across worktrees.
+    cacheDir: resolve('.cache/vite/renderer'),
     define: {
       ORCA_BUILD_COMMIT: ORCA_BUILD_COMMIT_LITERAL,
       ORCA_LAYOUT_OWNER: ORCA_LAYOUT_OWNER_LITERAL
@@ -305,12 +308,18 @@ export const electronViteConfig: UserConfig = {
         '@': resolve('src/renderer/src')
       }
     },
-    plugins: [react(), tailwindcss(), createPdfjsViewerAssetsPlugin()],
+    plugins: [
+      react(),
+      tailwindcss(),
+      createPdfjsViewerAssetsPlugin(),
+      createViteCacheRetentionPlugin()
+    ],
     worker: {
       format: 'es'
     },
     build: {
       manifest: true,
+      reportCompressedSize: false,
       modulePreload: { polyfill: true },
       minify: 'oxc',
       target: 'es2020',
@@ -334,14 +343,22 @@ export const electronViteConfig: UserConfig = {
 }
 
 export default defineConfig(({ command }) => {
-  if (command !== 'serve' || process.env.ORCA_DEV_MAIN_SOURCEMAPS !== '0') {
+  if (command !== 'serve') {
     return electronViteConfig
   }
+  // Electron Vite also uses Vite's build command for the development main process.
   return {
     ...electronViteConfig,
     main: {
       ...electronViteConfig.main,
-      build: { ...electronViteConfig.main?.build, sourcemap: false }
+      build: {
+        ...electronViteConfig.main?.build,
+        minify: false,
+        sourcemap:
+          process.env.ORCA_DEV_MAIN_SOURCEMAPS === '0'
+            ? false
+            : electronViteConfig.main?.build?.sourcemap
+      }
     }
   }
 })
diff --git a/vite.web.config.ts b/vite.web.config.ts
index 4d6d90e60bf..c23c946771f 100644
--- a/vite.web.config.ts
+++ b/vite.web.config.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,21 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
 import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
 import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite'
 import { createPdfjsViewerAssetsPlugin } from './config/build-plugins/pdfjs-viewer-assets'
+import { createViteCacheRetentionPlugin } from './config/build-plugins/vite-cache-retention'
 import { resolveBuildSourceCommit } from './config/scripts/build-source-commit.mjs'
 
 export default defineConfig({
   root: resolve('src/renderer'),
+  cacheDir: resolve('.cache/vite/web'),
   // Why: pairing URLs may live under a reverse-proxy path prefix like
   // /orca/web-index.html, so built assets must resolve relative to the page.
   base: './',
-  plugins: [react(), tailwindcss(), createPdfjsViewerAssetsPlugin()],
+  plugins: [
+    react(),
+    tailwindcss(),
+    createPdfjsViewerAssetsPlugin(),
+    createViteCacheRetentionPlugin()
+  ],
   define: {
     ORCA_FEATURE_WALL_ENABLED: 'true',
     ORCA_BUILD_COMMIT: JSON.stringify(resolveBuildSourceCommit())
@@ -26,6 +33,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   build: {
     outDir: resolve('out/web'),
     emptyOutDir: true,
+    reportCompressedSize: false,
     rollupOptions: {
       input: resolve('src/renderer/web-index.html')
     }