diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ed26ce17348..b93691d2693 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 		"vsix:nightly": "turbo vsix:nightly --log-order grouped --output-logs new-only",
 		"clean": "turbo clean --log-order grouped --output-logs new-only && rimraf dist out bin .vite-port .turbo",
 		"install:vsix": "pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm clean && pnpm vsix && node scripts/install-vsix.js",
+		"install:vsix:nightly": "pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm clean && pnpm vsix:nightly && node scripts/install-vsix.js --nightly",
 		"changeset:version": "cp CHANGELOG.md src/CHANGELOG.md && changeset version && cp -vf src/CHANGELOG.md .",
 		"knip": "knip --include files",
 		"evals": "dotenvx run -f packages/evals/.env.development packages/evals/.env.local -- docker compose -f packages/evals/docker-compose.yml --profile server --profile runner up --build --scale runner=0",
diff --git a/scripts/install-vsix.js b/scripts/install-vsix.js
index 0ed9b6d3762..1f58c70c328 100644
--- a/scripts/install-vsix.js
+++ b/scripts/install-vsix.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ const readline = require("readline")
 // detect "yes" flags
 const autoYes = process.argv.includes("-y")
 
+// detect nightly flag
+const isNightly = process.argv.includes("--nightly")
+
 // detect editor command from args or default to "code"
 const editorArg = process.argv.find((arg) => arg.startsWith("--editor="))
 const defaultEditor = editorArg ? editorArg.split("=")[1] : "code"
@@ -24,14 +27,29 @@ const askQuestion = (question) => {
 
 async function main() {
 	try {
-		const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("./src/package.json", "utf-8"))
-		const name = packageJson.name
-		const version = packageJson.version
+		let name, version, publisher
+
+		if (isNightly) {
+			// For nightly, read the nightly-specific package.json and get publisher from src
+			const nightlyPackageJson = JSON.parse(
+				fs.readFileSync("./apps/vscode-nightly/package.nightly.json", "utf-8"),
+			)
+			const srcPackageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("./src/package.json", "utf-8"))
+			name = nightlyPackageJson.name
+			version = nightlyPackageJson.version
+			publisher = srcPackageJson.publisher
+		} else {
+			const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("./src/package.json", "utf-8"))
+			name = packageJson.name
+			version = packageJson.version
+			publisher = packageJson.publisher
+		}
+
 		const vsixFileName = `./bin/${name}-${version}.vsix`
-		const publisher = packageJson.publisher
 		const extensionId = `${publisher}.${name}`
+		const buildType = isNightly ? "Nightly" : "Regular"
 
-		console.log("\n🚀 Roo Code VSIX Installer")
+		console.log(`\n🚀 Roo Code VSIX Installer (${buildType})`)
 		console.log("========================")
 		console.log("\nThis script will:")
 		console.log("1. Uninstall any existing version of the Roo Code extension")