diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_missing_typecheck/snapshots.toml b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_missing_typecheck/snapshots.toml
index a5103679fa..e0c5fe64e0 100644
--- a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_missing_typecheck/snapshots.toml
+++ b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_missing_typecheck/snapshots.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ steps = [
   { argv = ["vp", "create", "vite:monorepo", "--no-interactive"], comment = "create monorepo", snapshot = false, continue-on-failure = true },
   { argv = ["vpt", "print-file", "vite-plus-monorepo/vite.config.ts"], comment = "check monorepo root vite.config.ts has typeAware and typeCheck", continue-on-failure = true },
   { argv = ["vpt", "stat-file", "vite-plus-monorepo/apps/website/vite.config.ts", "--assert-not", "file"], comment = "sub-app should NOT have typeAware/typeCheck", continue-on-failure = true },
+  { argv = ["vpt", "print-file", "vite-plus-monorepo/packages/utils/vite.config.ts"], comment = "sub-library should NOT have nested lint config", continue-on-failure = true },
 ]
diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_missing_typecheck/snapshots/create_missing_typecheck.md b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_missing_typecheck/snapshots/create_missing_typecheck.md
index abecad003e..ce07913fb6 100644
--- a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_missing_typecheck/snapshots/create_missing_typecheck.md
+++ b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_missing_typecheck/snapshots/create_missing_typecheck.md
@@ -60,3 +60,23 @@ sub-app should NOT have typeAware/typeCheck
 ```
 vite-plus-monorepo/apps/website/vite.config.ts: missing
 ```
+
+## `vpt print-file vite-plus-monorepo/packages/utils/vite.config.ts`
+
+sub-library should NOT have nested lint config
+
+```
+import { defineConfig } from "vite-plus";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  pack: {
+    deps: { resolveDepSubpath: true },
+    dts: {
+      generator: "tsgo",
+    },
+    exports: true,
+  },
+
+  fmt: {},
+});
+```
diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_next_command_monorepo_library/snapshots.toml b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_next_command_monorepo_library/snapshots.toml
index 7dec68a174..b7973869bc 100644
--- a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_next_command_monorepo_library/snapshots.toml
+++ b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_next_command_monorepo_library/snapshots.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,11 @@ vp = "global"
 steps = [
   { argv = ["vp", "create", "vite:library", "--no-interactive"], comment = "monorepo: next command should suggest vp run", timeout = 120000, continue-on-failure = true },
 ]
+
+[[case]]
+name = "create_monorepo_library_omits_nested_lint"
+vp = "global"
+steps = [
+  { argv = ["vp", "create", "vite:library", "--no-interactive"], comment = "create a library in an existing monorepo", timeout = 120000, snapshot = false, continue-on-failure = true },
+  { argv = ["vpt", "print-file", "packages/vite-plus-library/vite.config.ts"], comment = "nested library config should omit lint", continue-on-failure = true },
+]
diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_next_command_monorepo_library/snapshots/create_monorepo_library_omits_nested_lint.md b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_next_command_monorepo_library/snapshots/create_monorepo_library_omits_nested_lint.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ef28cd61c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_next_command_monorepo_library/snapshots/create_monorepo_library_omits_nested_lint.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# create_monorepo_library_omits_nested_lint
+
+## `vp create vite:library --no-interactive`
+
+create a library in an existing monorepo
+
+
+## `vpt print-file packages/vite-plus-library/vite.config.ts`
+
+nested library config should omit lint
+
+```
+import { defineConfig } from "vite-plus";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  pack: {
+    dts: {
+      tsgo: true,
+    },
+    exports: true,
+  },
+
+  fmt: {},
+});
+```
diff --git a/crates/vp_migration/src/lib.rs b/crates/vp_migration/src/lib.rs
index 427db5ea50..f77a04b9d5 100644
--- a/crates/vp_migration/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/vp_migration/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ pub use import_rewriter::{
 };
 pub use package::{rewrite_eslint, rewrite_prettier, rewrite_scripts};
 pub use vite_config::{
-    MergeResult, has_config_key, merge_json_config, merge_tsdown_config, upsert_json_config,
-    wrap_lazy_plugins,
+    MergeResult, has_config_key, merge_json_config, merge_tsdown_config, remove_config_key,
+    upsert_json_config, wrap_lazy_plugins,
 };
diff --git a/crates/vp_migration/src/vite_config.rs b/crates/vp_migration/src/vite_config.rs
index 55adc106af..0658f1c9e5 100644
--- a/crates/vp_migration/src/vite_config.rs
+++ b/crates/vp_migration/src/vite_config.rs
@@ -324,6 +324,54 @@ pub fn has_config_key(vite_config_content: &str, config_key: &str) -> Result<boo
     Ok(false)
 }
 
+/// Remove a top-level key from each recognized Vite config object.
+///
+/// Unrecognized config shapes are left untouched. The returned content may
+/// retain whitespace where the property was removed; callers format generated
+/// configs after migration.
+pub fn remove_config_key(
+    vite_config_content: &str,
+    config_key: &str,
+) -> Result<MergeResult, Error> {
+    let uses_function_callback = check_function_callback(vite_config_content)?;
+    let grep = SupportLang::TypeScript.ast_grep(vite_config_content);
+    let root = grep.root();
+    let mut edits = Vec::new();
+
+    for node in root.dfs() {
+        let matches_key = match node.kind().as_ref() {
+            "pair" => node.field("key").is_some_and(|key| pair_key_matches(&key, config_key)),
+            "shorthand_property_identifier" => node.text() == config_key,
+            _ => continue,
+        };
+        if !matches_key {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Some(parent_object) = node.parent() else { continue };
+        if parent_object.kind() != "object" || !is_direct_recognized_config_object(&parent_object) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let range = node.range();
+        edits.push((range.start, range.end));
+        if let Some(next) = node.next_all().find(|sibling| sibling.kind() != "comment")
+            && next.kind() == ","
+        {
+            let comma = next.range();
+            edits.push((comma.start, comma.end));
+        }
+    }
+
+    edits.sort_by_key(|(start, _)| std::cmp::Reverse(*start));
+    let updated = !edits.is_empty();
+    let mut content = vite_config_content.to_owned();
+    for (start, end) in edits {
+        content.replace_range(start..end, "");
+    }
+
+    Ok(MergeResult { content, updated, uses_function_callback })
+}
+
 /// Wrap safe inline Vite plugin arrays with `lazyPlugins(() => [...])`.
 ///
 /// This transform is intentionally conservative: it only touches direct
@@ -1069,6 +1117,38 @@ export default defineConfig({
         assert!(!has_config_key(cfg, "staged").unwrap());
     }
 
+    // ── remove_config_key ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_remove_config_key_from_define_config() {
+        let cfg = r#"export default defineConfig({
+  pack: { exports: true },
+  lint: { options: { typeAware: true, typeCheck: true } },
+  fmt: {},
+});
+"#;
+        let result = remove_config_key(cfg, "lint").unwrap();
+
+        assert!(result.updated);
+        assert!(!result.content.contains("lint:"));
+        assert!(result.content.contains("pack: { exports: true }"));
+        assert!(result.content.contains("fmt: {}"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_remove_config_key_ignores_nested_and_unrecognized_objects() {
+        for cfg in [
+            "export default defineConfig({ plugin: { lint: {} } });",
+            "export default defineConfig(() => ({ plugin: { config() { return { lint: {} } } } }));",
+            "export default defineConfig(() => config);",
+            "module.exports = { lint: {} };",
+        ] {
+            let result = remove_config_key(cfg, "lint").unwrap();
+            assert!(!result.updated);
+            assert_eq!(result.content, cfg);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_has_config_key_quoted_key() {
         let cfg = r#"import { defineConfig } from 'vite-plus';
diff --git a/packages/cli/binding/index.cjs b/packages/cli/binding/index.cjs
index 67109dc1e8..bcdb05f3bd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/binding/index.cjs
+++ b/packages/cli/binding/index.cjs
@@ -974,6 +974,7 @@ module.exports.parseCreateArgs = nativeBinding.parseCreateArgs;
 module.exports.parseHooksArgs = nativeBinding.parseHooksArgs;
 module.exports.parseMigrateArgs = nativeBinding.parseMigrateArgs;
 module.exports.parseStagedArgs = nativeBinding.parseStagedArgs;
+module.exports.removeConfigKey = nativeBinding.removeConfigKey;
 module.exports.rewriteEslint = nativeBinding.rewriteEslint;
 module.exports.rewriteImportsInDirectory = nativeBinding.rewriteImportsInDirectory;
 module.exports.rewritePrettier = nativeBinding.rewritePrettier;
diff --git a/packages/cli/binding/index.d.cts b/packages/cli/binding/index.d.cts
index 7e637156df..63c2bd2915 100644
--- a/packages/cli/binding/index.d.cts
+++ b/packages/cli/binding/index.d.cts
@@ -3754,6 +3754,12 @@ export interface PathAccess {
   readDir: boolean;
 }
 
+/** Remove a top-level key from a recognized Vite config object. */
+export declare function removeConfigKey(
+  viteConfigPath: string,
+  configKey: string,
+): MergeJsonConfigResult;
+
 /**
  * Rewrite ESLint scripts: rename `eslint` → `vp lint` and strip ESLint-only flags.
  *
diff --git a/packages/cli/binding/src/migration.rs b/packages/cli/binding/src/migration.rs
index 39501fc176..6c1be38630 100644
--- a/packages/cli/binding/src/migration.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/binding/src/migration.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,23 @@ pub fn has_config_key(vite_config_path: String, config_key: String) -> Result<bo
     Ok(vp_migration::has_config_key(&content, &config_key).map_err(anyhow::Error::from)?)
 }
 
+/// Remove a top-level key from a recognized Vite config object.
+#[napi]
+pub fn remove_config_key(
+    vite_config_path: String,
+    config_key: String,
+) -> Result<MergeJsonConfigResult> {
+    let content = std::fs::read_to_string(&vite_config_path).map_err(anyhow::Error::from)?;
+    let result =
+        vp_migration::remove_config_key(&content, &config_key).map_err(anyhow::Error::from)?;
+
+    Ok(MergeJsonConfigResult {
+        content: result.content,
+        updated: result.updated,
+        uses_function_callback: result.uses_function_callback,
+    })
+}
+
 /// Error from batch import rewriting
 #[napi(object)]
 pub struct BatchRewriteError {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/create/__tests__/monorepo.spec.ts b/packages/cli/src/create/__tests__/monorepo.spec.ts
index ecc8093792..adff06b93a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/create/__tests__/monorepo.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/create/__tests__/monorepo.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { PackageManager } from '../../types/index.js';
 import {
   alignMonorepoTypeScriptVersion,
   dropAliasedRuntimeDevDeps,
+  removeNestedLibraryLintConfig,
 } from '../templates/monorepo.js';
 
 function writePackageJson(directory: string, devDependencies: Record<string, string>): void {
@@ -113,6 +114,62 @@ describe('alignMonorepoTypeScriptVersion', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('removeNestedLibraryLintConfig', () => {
+  let tmpDir: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'vp-monorepo-lint-config-'));
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it('removes root-only lint options from the nested library config', () => {
+    const configPath = path.join(tmpDir, 'vite.config.ts');
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      configPath,
+      `import { defineConfig } from 'vite-plus';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  pack: { exports: true },
+  lint: {
+    options: {
+      typeAware: true,
+      typeCheck: true,
+    },
+  },
+  fmt: {},
+});
+`,
+    );
+
+    removeNestedLibraryLintConfig(tmpDir);
+
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(configPath, 'utf8');
+    expect(content).not.toContain('lint:');
+    expect(content).toContain('pack: { exports: true }');
+    expect(content).toContain('fmt: {}');
+  });
+
+  it('removes the complete nested lint config', () => {
+    const configPath = path.join(tmpDir, 'vite.config.ts');
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      configPath,
+      `import { defineConfig } from 'vite-plus';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  lint: { rules: { 'no-console': 'error' } },
+});
+`,
+    );
+
+    removeNestedLibraryLintConfig(tmpDir);
+
+    expect(fs.readFileSync(configPath, 'utf8')).not.toContain('lint:');
+  });
+});
+
 describe('dropAliasedRuntimeDevDeps', () => {
   let tmpDir: string;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/create/templates/builtin.ts b/packages/cli/src/create/templates/builtin.ts
index 3766f65bc3..29b6b329d3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/create/templates/builtin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/create/templates/builtin.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type { ExecutionWithProjectDir } from '../command.ts';
 import { discoverTemplate } from '../discovery.ts';
 import { setPackageName } from '../utils.ts';
 import { executeGeneratorScaffold } from './generator.ts';
+import { removeNestedLibraryLintConfig } from './monorepo.ts';
 import { runRemoteTemplateCommand } from './remote.ts';
 import { BuiltinTemplate, type BuiltinTemplateInfo, LibraryTemplateRepo } from './types.ts';
 
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ export async function executeBuiltinTemplate(
     }
     const fullPath = path.join(workspaceInfo.rootDir, templateInfo.targetDir);
     setPackageName(fullPath, templateInfo.packageName);
+    if (workspaceInfo.isMonorepo) {
+      removeNestedLibraryLintConfig(fullPath);
+    }
     return { ...result, projectDir: templateInfo.targetDir };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/create/templates/monorepo.ts b/packages/cli/src/create/templates/monorepo.ts
index 159a3086b9..ffcdf56d0d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/create/templates/monorepo.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/create/templates/monorepo.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 
 import * as prompts from '@voidzero-dev/vite-plus-prompts';
 
+import { removeConfigKey } from '../../../binding/index.js';
 import { rewriteMonorepoProject } from '../../migration/migrator.ts';
 import { PackageManager, type WorkspaceInfo } from '../../types/index.ts';
 import { editJsonFile } from '../../utils/json.ts';
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ export async function executeMonorepoTemplate(
     : 'utils';
   const libraryProjectPath = path.join(fullPath, libraryDir);
   setPackageName(libraryProjectPath, libraryPackageName);
+  removeNestedLibraryLintConfig(libraryProjectPath);
   // Perform auto-migration on the created library
   rewriteMonorepoProject(
     libraryProjectPath,
@@ -165,6 +167,25 @@ export async function executeMonorepoTemplate(
   return { exitCode: 0, projectDir: templateInfo.targetDir };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Remove the root-only lint options shipped by the standalone library template.
+ *
+ * The same remote template is also used by `vite:library`, where this config is
+ * valid. A library created as a workspace member, however, gets its lint config
+ * from the monorepo root, so retaining it here creates an invalid nested config.
+ */
+export function removeNestedLibraryLintConfig(projectPath: string): void {
+  const configPath = path.join(projectPath, 'vite.config.ts');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const result = removeConfigKey(configPath, 'lint');
+  if (result.updated) {
+    fs.writeFileSync(configPath, result.content);
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Keep every scaffolded workspace member on the same TypeScript version.
  *