diff --git a/scripts/dev.sh b/scripts/dev.sh
index e9ba788c2d4..126b41bf930 100644
--- a/scripts/dev.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 # Define an array of commands to run.
 COMMANDS=(
-  "turbo run build --filter=!./packages/docs && turbo run dev --filter=./packages/core"
+  # Ensure core builds first, then plugin-sqlite, then everything else (excluding docs)
+  "turbo run build --filter=./packages/core \
+   && turbo run build --filter=./packages/plugin-sqlite \
+   && turbo run build --filter=!./packages/docs --filter=!./packages/core --filter=!./packages/plugin-sqlite"
   "turbo run dev --filter=./packages/plugin-sqlite"
   "turbo run dev \
      --filter=!./packages/agent \