diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 27afd72710c..f8c09e75248 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -26,19 +26,16 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Start Nx Agents
-        run: npx nx-cloud start-ci-run --distribute-on=".nx/workflows/dynamic-changesets.yaml"
       - name: Setup Tools
         uses: tanstack/config/.github/setup@main
+      - name: Install Playwright browsers
+        run: pnpm exec playwright install
       - name: Get base and head commits for `nx affected`
         uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v4.4.0
         with:
           main-branch-name: main
       - name: Run Checks
         run: pnpm run test:pr --parallel=3
-      - name: Stop Nx Agents
-        if: ${{ always() }}
-        run: npx nx-cloud stop-all-agents
   preview:
     name: Preview
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -52,4 +49,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Packages
         run: pnpm run build:all
       - name: Publish Previews
+        if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'TanStack' }}
         run: pnpx pkg-pr-new publish --pnpm './packages/*' --template './examples/*/*'
diff --git a/packages/react-router/eslint.config.ts b/packages/react-router/eslint.config.ts
index 5d879181f79..d5fcd3aec86 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/eslint.config.ts
+++ b/packages/react-router/eslint.config.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ export default [
   {
     files: ['src/**/*.{ts,tsx}', 'tests/**/*.{ts,tsx}'],
   },
+  {
+    files: ['llms/rules/**/*.ts'],
+    rules: {
+      'no-useless-escape': 'off',
+    },
+  },
   {
     plugins: {
       'react-hooks': pluginReactHooks,
diff --git a/packages/start-plugin-core/src/rsbuild/plugin.ts b/packages/start-plugin-core/src/rsbuild/plugin.ts
index 79ab11ed90a..e0d9214dadf 100644
--- a/packages/start-plugin-core/src/rsbuild/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/start-plugin-core/src/rsbuild/plugin.ts
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ export function TanStackStartRsbuildPluginCore(
           )
 
           const isDev = api.context?.command === 'serve'
+          const isBuild = api.context?.command === 'build'
           const defineViteEnv = (key: string, fallback = '') => {
             const value = process.env[key] ?? fallback
             return defineReplaceEnv(key, value)
@@ -348,6 +349,13 @@ export function TanStackStartRsbuildPluginCore(
               : {}),
             ...defineViteEnv('VITE_NODE_ENV', 'production'),
             ...defineViteEnv('VITE_EXTERNAL_PORT', ''),
+            ...(isBuild && startConfig.server.build.staticNodeEnv
+              ? {
+                  'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(
+                    process.env.NODE_ENV ?? 'production',
+                  ),
+                }
+              : {}),
           }
 
           const routerPlugins = tanStackStartRouterRsbuild(
@@ -737,20 +745,20 @@ export function TanStackStartRsbuildPluginCore(
             clientOutputDir,
             serverOutputDir,
           })
-              if (routeTreeGeneratedPath && routeTreeModuleDeclaration) {
-                if (fs.existsSync(routeTreeGeneratedPath)) {
-                  const existingTree = fs.readFileSync(
-                    routeTreeGeneratedPath,
-                    'utf-8',
-                  )
-                  if (!existingTree.includes(routeTreeModuleDeclaration)) {
-                    fs.appendFileSync(
-                      routeTreeGeneratedPath,
-                      `\n\n${routeTreeModuleDeclaration}\n`,
-                    )
-                  }
-                }
+          if (routeTreeGeneratedPath && routeTreeModuleDeclaration) {
+            if (fs.existsSync(routeTreeGeneratedPath)) {
+              const existingTree = fs.readFileSync(
+                routeTreeGeneratedPath,
+                'utf-8',
+              )
+              if (!existingTree.includes(routeTreeModuleDeclaration)) {
+                fs.appendFileSync(
+                  routeTreeGeneratedPath,
+                  `\n\n${routeTreeModuleDeclaration}\n`,
+                )
               }
+            }
+          }
         })
       },
     },