diff --git a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/link.ts b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/link.ts
index 5db8d2cbd930..55a89d1a380c 100644
--- a/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/link.ts
+++ b/code/lib/cli-storybook/src/link.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { mkdir, readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { basename, extname, join } from 'node:path';
 
 import { logger } from 'storybook/internal/node-logger';
@@ -108,14 +108,23 @@ export const link = async ({ target, local, start }: LinkOptions) => {
   await exec(`yarn link --all --relative ${storybookDir}`, { cwd: reproDir });
 
   logger.info(`Installing ${reproName}`);
-  await exec(`yarn install`, { cwd: reproDir });
 
   if (!reproPackageJson.devDependencies?.vite) {
-    await exec(`yarn add -D webpack-hot-middleware`, { cwd: reproDir });
+    reproPackageJson.devDependencies = {
+      ...reproPackageJson.devDependencies,
+      'webpack-hot-middleware': '*',
+    };
   }
 
   // ensure that linking is possible
-  await exec(`yarn add @types/node@22`, { cwd: reproDir });
+  reproPackageJson.devDependencies = {
+    ...reproPackageJson.devDependencies,
+    '@types/node': '^22',
+  };
+
+  await writeFile(join(reproDir, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify(reproPackageJson, null, 2));
+
+  await exec(`yarn install`, { cwd: reproDir });
 
   if (start) {
     logger.info(`Running ${reproName} storybook`);
diff --git a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/NUXT/index.ts b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/NUXT/index.ts
index a7d7be640eb7..89c775cbd82f 100644
--- a/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/NUXT/index.ts
+++ b/code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/NUXT/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import type { Generator } from '../types';
 const generator: Generator = async (packageManager, npmOptions, options) => {
   await baseGenerator(
     packageManager,
-    npmOptions,
+    {
+      ...npmOptions,
+    },
     options,
     'vue3',
     {
@@ -19,6 +21,14 @@ const generator: Generator = async (packageManager, npmOptions, options) => {
     },
     'nuxt'
   );
+
+  if (npmOptions.skipInstall === true) {
+    console.log(
+      'The --skip-install flag is not supported for generating Storybook for Nuxt. We will continue to install dependencies.'
+    );
+    await packageManager.installDependencies();
+  }
+
   // Add nuxtjs/storybook to nuxt.config.js
   await packageManager.runPackageCommand('nuxi', [
     'module',
diff --git a/scripts/tasks/sandbox-parts.ts b/scripts/tasks/sandbox-parts.ts
index 21c36dc67bd0..db467ca67d70 100644
--- a/scripts/tasks/sandbox-parts.ts
+++ b/scripts/tasks/sandbox-parts.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   writeFile,
   writeJson,
 } from 'fs-extra';
+import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import JSON5 from 'json5';
 import { createRequire } from 'module';
 import { join, relative, resolve, sep } from 'path';
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ export const init: Task['run'] = async (
 
   await executeCLIStep(steps.init, {
     cwd,
-    optionValues: { debug, yes: true, ...extra },
+    optionValues: { debug, yes: true, 'skip-install': true, ...extra },
     dryRun,
     debug,
   });
@@ -538,17 +539,24 @@ export async function addExtraDependencies({
     return;
   }
 
+  const packageJson = JSON.parse(await readFile(join(cwd, 'package.json'), { encoding: 'utf8' }));
+
   const packageManager = JsPackageManagerFactory.getPackageManager({}, cwd);
-  await packageManager.addDependencies({ installAsDevDependencies: true }, extraDevDeps);
+  await packageManager.addDependencies(
+    { installAsDevDependencies: true, skipInstall: true, packageJson },
+    extraDevDeps
+  );
 
   if (extraDeps) {
     const versionedExtraDeps = await packageManager.getVersionedPackages(extraDeps);
     if (debug) {
       logger.log('\uD83C\uDF81 Adding extra deps', versionedExtraDeps);
     }
-    await packageManager.addDependencies({ installAsDevDependencies: true }, versionedExtraDeps);
+    await packageManager.addDependencies(
+      { installAsDevDependencies: true, skipInstall: true, packageJson },
+      versionedExtraDeps
+    );
   }
-  await packageManager.installDependencies();
 }
 
 export const addStories: Task['run'] = async (
diff --git a/scripts/tasks/sandbox.ts b/scripts/tasks/sandbox.ts
index cbf8856e0373..06d9d8e0418c 100644
--- a/scripts/tasks/sandbox.ts
+++ b/scripts/tasks/sandbox.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ export const sandbox: Task = {
 
     await setImportMap(details.sandboxDir);
 
+    const { JsPackageManagerFactory } = await import('../../code/core/src/common');
+
+    const packageManager = JsPackageManagerFactory.getPackageManager({}, details.sandboxDir);
+
+    await packageManager.installDependencies();
+
     logger.info(`✅ Storybook sandbox created at ${details.sandboxDir}`);
   },
 };
diff --git a/scripts/utils/cli-step.ts b/scripts/utils/cli-step.ts
index ce57896aeddf..188cb1a68449 100644
--- a/scripts/utils/cli-step.ts
+++ b/scripts/utils/cli-step.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export const steps = {
       yes: { type: 'boolean' },
       type: { type: 'string' },
       debug: { type: 'boolean' },
+      'skip-install': { type: 'boolean' },
     }),
   },
   add: {