[Bug]: npx medusa plugin:develop not listening for new files

[fredrik-bravo]

Package.json file

{
  "name": "my-plugin",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "description": "A starter for Medusa plugins.",
  "author": "Medusa (https://medusajs.com)",
  "license": "MIT",
  "files": [
    ".medusa/server"
  ],
  "exports": {
    "./package.json": "./package.json",
    "./workflows": "./.medusa/server/src/workflows/index.js",
    "./.medusa/server/src/modules/*": "./.medusa/server/src/modules/*/index.js",
    "./modules/*": "./.medusa/server/src/modules/*/index.js",
    "./providers/*": "./.medusa/server/src/providers/*/index.js",
    "./*": "./.medusa/server/src/*.js"
  },
  "keywords": [
    "medusa",
    "plugin",
    "medusa-plugin-other",
    "medusa-plugin",
    "medusa-v2"
  ],
  "scripts": {
    "build": "medusa plugin:build",
    "dev": "medusa plugin:develop",
    "prepublishOnly": "medusa plugin:build"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@medusajs/admin-sdk": "2.4.0",
    "@medusajs/cli": "2.4.0",
    "@medusajs/framework": "2.4.0",
    "@medusajs/medusa": "2.4.0",
    "@medusajs/test-utils": "2.4.0",
    "@medusajs/ui": "4.0.4",
    "@medusajs/icons": "2.4.0",
    "@mikro-orm/cli": "6.4.3",
    "@mikro-orm/core": "6.4.3",
    "@mikro-orm/knex": "6.4.3",
    "@mikro-orm/migrations": "6.4.3",
    "@mikro-orm/postgresql": "6.4.3",
    "@swc/core": "1.5.7",
    "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
    "@types/react": "^18.3.2",
    "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.25",
    "awilix": "^8.0.1",
    "pg": "^8.13.0",
    "prop-types": "^15.8.1",
    "react": "^18.2.0",
    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
    "typescript": "^5.6.2",
    "vite": "^5.2.11",
    "yalc": "^1.0.0-pre.53"
  },
  "peerDependencies": {
    "@medusajs/admin-sdk": "2.4.0",
    "@medusajs/cli": "2.4.0",
    "@medusajs/framework": "2.4.0",
    "@medusajs/test-utils": "2.4.0",
    "@medusajs/medusa": "2.4.0",
    "@medusajs/ui": "4.0.3",
    "@medusajs/icons": "2.4.0",
    "@mikro-orm/cli": "6.4.3",
    "@mikro-orm/core": "6.4.3",
    "@mikro-orm/knex": "6.4.3",
    "@mikro-orm/migrations": "6.4.3",
    "@mikro-orm/postgresql": "6.4.3",
    "awilix": "^8.0.1",
    "pg": "^8.13.0"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=20"
  }
}

Node.js version

v22.13.1

Database and its version

16.6

Operating system name and version

Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

Browser name

No response

What happended?

npx medusa plugin:develop is running but new files are not published in the medusa project.

Expected behavior

New files expected to be added in the node_modules plugin folder.

Actual behavior

New files are not published in the medusa project.

Link to reproduction repo

none

[SteelRazor47]

Are the files inside src/admin? Those do not get copied if using plugin:develop. They are referenced directly so you can have HMR for the admin dashboard without restarting the server.