diff --git a/framework/cli/simple_module_cli/templates/host/Makefile b/framework/cli/simple_module_cli/templates/host/Makefile
index 8ec1d554..ca64c1bd 100644
--- a/framework/cli/simple_module_cli/templates/host/Makefile
+++ b/framework/cli/simple_module_cli/templates/host/Makefile
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ migrate:
 	uv run alembic upgrade head
 
 gen-pages:
-	uv run sm gen-pages --host-dir=client_app
+	uv run python -m simple_module_hosting gen-pages --host-dir=client_app
diff --git a/framework/cli/simple_module_cli/templates/host/pyproject.toml.tpl b/framework/cli/simple_module_cli/templates/host/pyproject.toml.tpl
index 1801e92c..c1282d99 100644
--- a/framework/cli/simple_module_cli/templates/host/pyproject.toml.tpl
+++ b/framework/cli/simple_module_cli/templates/host/pyproject.toml.tpl
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ dependencies = [
     "simple_module_core>=1.0,<2.0",
     "simple_module_db>=1.0,<2.0",
     "simple_module_hosting>=1.0,<2.0",
+    "simple_module_settings>=1.0,<2.0",
     "alembic>=1.13",
     "uvicorn[standard]>=0.34",
 {{MODULE_DEPS}}
 ]
 
-[build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling"]
-build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+# Host is an application, not a distributable package.
+[tool.uv]
+package = false
diff --git a/framework/core/simple_module_core/diagnostics/_js_workspace.py b/framework/core/simple_module_core/diagnostics/_js_workspace.py
index 2ae8dff1..508c086f 100644
--- a/framework/core/simple_module_core/diagnostics/_js_workspace.py
+++ b/framework/core/simple_module_core/diagnostics/_js_workspace.py
@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@
 
 
 def check_js_workspace_files(mod: ModuleBase, src_dir: Path) -> list[Diagnostic]:
-    """Warn when a module ships .tsx pages but is missing npm workspace files."""
+    """Warn when a module ships .tsx pages but is missing npm workspace files.
+
+    Wheel-installed modules under ``site-packages/`` are skipped — the
+    install location is package-manager-owned, so any file we'd ask the
+    user to create there gets obliterated on the next reinstall.
+    """
+    module_dir = src_dir.parent
+    if "site-packages" in module_dir.parts:
+        return []
     pages_dir = src_dir / "pages"
     if not pages_dir.exists() or not any(pages_dir.rglob("*.tsx")):
         return []
-    module_dir = src_dir.parent
     return [
         Diagnostic(
             level=DiagnosticLevel.WARNING,
diff --git a/framework/core/tests/test_module_diagnostics.py b/framework/core/tests/test_module_diagnostics.py
index 4691ddee..1dbe6662 100644
--- a/framework/core/tests/test_module_diagnostics.py
+++ b/framework/core/tests/test_module_diagnostics.py
@@ -112,6 +112,17 @@ async def test_fires_only_for_missing_file(self, tmp_path: Path):
         assert results[0].code == "SM017"
         assert "tsconfig.json" in (results[0].file or "")
 
+    async def test_silent_when_module_lives_in_site_packages(self, tmp_path: Path):
+        site_packages = tmp_path / ".venv" / "lib" / "python3.12" / "site-packages"
+        src_dir = site_packages / "orders"
+        (src_dir / "pages").mkdir(parents=True)
+        (src_dir / "pages" / "Browse.tsx").write_text("export default function Browse() {}")
+        mod = _FakeModule(meta=_FakeMeta(name="Orders"))
+
+        results = check_js_workspace_files(mod, src_dir)  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+
+        assert results == []
+
 
 def _mk_page(src_dir: Path, filename: str, body: str) -> Path:
     pages = src_dir / "pages"
diff --git a/framework/hosting/simple_module_hosting/_inertia_setup.py b/framework/hosting/simple_module_hosting/_inertia_setup.py
index 98a1abb3..1084770b 100644
--- a/framework/hosting/simple_module_hosting/_inertia_setup.py
+++ b/framework/hosting/simple_module_hosting/_inertia_setup.py
@@ -26,19 +26,27 @@ def setup_inertia(
 ) -> InertiaConfig | None:
     """Configure fastapi-inertia and attach the dependency factory to app.state.
 
-    The host's own ``host/templates`` directory is first in the search path so
-    it can override module-contributed templates. Each installed module
-    contributes additional directories via ``ModuleBase.template_dirs()``.
+    Two host layouts are supported: ``host/templates`` (the framework's
+    own host package) and ``templates`` at the project root (what
+    ``sm new`` produces). The first one found wins so it can override
+    module-contributed templates.
     """
     from fastapi.templating import Jinja2Templates
 
-    host_templates = project_root / "host" / "templates"
+    candidate_dirs = [
+        project_root / "host" / "templates",
+        project_root / "templates",
+    ]
     directories: list[Path] = []
 
-    if host_templates.is_dir():
+    host_templates = next((p for p in candidate_dirs if p.is_dir()), None)
+    if host_templates is not None:
         directories.append(host_templates)
     else:
-        logger.warning("Host templates directory not found at %s", host_templates)
+        logger.warning(
+            "Host templates directory not found (looked in %s)",
+            ", ".join(str(p) for p in candidate_dirs),
+        )
 
     for mod in modules:
         for path in mod.template_dirs():
diff --git a/modules/background_tasks/pyproject.toml b/modules/background_tasks/pyproject.toml
index 0c15db0d..b20b3186 100644
--- a/modules/background_tasks/pyproject.toml
+++ b/modules/background_tasks/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "simple_module_core==0.0.6",
     "simple_module_db==0.0.6",
     "simple_module_hosting==0.0.6",
+    "simple_module_settings==0.0.6",
     "celery[redis]>=5.4",
     "redis>=5",
 ]
@@ -53,3 +54,4 @@ packages = ["background_tasks"]
 simple_module_core = { workspace = true }
 simple_module_db = { workspace = true }
 simple_module_hosting = { workspace = true }
+simple_module_settings = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/modules/file_storage/pyproject.toml b/modules/file_storage/pyproject.toml
index 267b589f..833d4b99 100644
--- a/modules/file_storage/pyproject.toml
+++ b/modules/file_storage/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "simple_module_core==0.0.6",
     "simple_module_db==0.0.6",
     "simple_module_hosting==0.0.6",
+    "simple_module_settings==0.0.6",
     "aiofiles>=23",
 ]
 
@@ -55,3 +56,4 @@ packages = ["file_storage"]
 simple_module_core = { workspace = true }
 simple_module_db = { workspace = true }
 simple_module_hosting = { workspace = true }
+simple_module_settings = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/modules/users/pyproject.toml b/modules/users/pyproject.toml
index 196f48cd..a99d9ea3 100644
--- a/modules/users/pyproject.toml
+++ b/modules/users/pyproject.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "simple_module_core==0.0.6",
     "simple_module_db==0.0.6",
     "simple_module_hosting==0.0.6",
-    "simple_module_auth==0.0.6",             # workspace module — contracts
+    "simple_module_settings==0.0.6",
+    "simple_module_auth==0.0.6",
     # Pinned to a narrow range: `deps.py` relies on mutating CookieTransport
     # fields after construction (see reconfigure_cookie_transport in backend.py).
     # Bumping the major version requires re-checking those field names.
@@ -60,4 +61,5 @@ packages = ["users"]
 simple_module_core = { workspace = true }
 simple_module_db = { workspace = true }
 simple_module_hosting = { workspace = true }
+simple_module_settings = { workspace = true }
 simple_module_auth = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/packages/ui/package.json b/packages/ui/package.json
index d2cce0ce..fd01f720 100644
--- a/packages/ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
       "types": "./src/index.ts",
       "default": "./src/index.ts"
     },
+    "./components/ui/*": "./src/components/ui/*.tsx",
+    "./components/*": "./src/components/*.tsx",
+    "./layouts/*": "./src/layouts/*.tsx",
+    "./hooks/*": "./src/hooks/*.ts",
+    "./lib/*": "./src/lib/*.ts",
+    "./styles/*": "./src/styles/*",
     "./*": "./src/*"
   },
   "files": [