diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 495d4ca8a0..18c67de3e9 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "ms-toolsai.jupyter",
     "ms-toolsai.jupyter-keymap",
     "ms-toolsai.jupyter-renderers",
+    "ms-vscode.powershell",
     "ionide.ionide-fsharp"
   ],
   // Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
   //        dotnet dev-certs https --trust; dotnet dev-certs https -ep "$env:USERPROFILE/.aspnet/https/aspnetapp.pfx" -p "SecurePwdGoesHere"
   //    * macOS/Linux terminal:
   //        dotnet dev-certs https --trust; dotnet dev-certs https -ep "${HOME}/.aspnet/https/aspnetapp.pfx" -p "SecurePwdGoesHere"
-  // 
+  //
   // 2. Uncomment these 'remoteEnv' lines:
   //    "remoteEnv": {
   // 	      "ASPNETCORE_Kestrel__Certificates__Default__Password": "SecurePwdGoesHere",
diff --git a/.devcontainer/workspace.code-workspace b/.devcontainer/workspace.code-workspace
index ec36468a84..35a0723b06 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/workspace.code-workspace
+++ b/.devcontainer/workspace.code-workspace
@@ -1,23 +1,30 @@
 {
   "folders": [
     {
-      "name": "Repo Root",
       "path": ".."
     },
     {
-      "name": "NPM Package",
-      "path": "..\\src\\dotnet-interactive-npm"
+      "path": "../src/dotnet-interactive-npm"
     },
     {
       "name": "VS Code - Stable",
-      "path": "..\\src\\dotnet-interactive-vscode\\stable"
+      "path": "../src/dotnet-interactive-vscode/stable"
     },
     {
       "name": "VS Code - Insiders",
-      "path": "..\\src\\dotnet-interactive-vscode\\insiders"
+      "path": "../src/dotnet-interactive-vscode/insiders"
     },
     {
-      "path": "..\\src\\Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Js"
+      "path": "../src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Js"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Mermaid.js"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.nteract.js"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.SandDance.js"
     }
   ],
   "settings": {}
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 4a70812f50..d36602c16b 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ variables:
     value: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/.trydotnet/packages
   - name: NodeJSVersion
     value: '16.13.0'
-  - name: _TestArgs
-    value: ''
 
 stages:
 - stage: build
@@ -78,10 +76,6 @@ stages:
             value: Test
           - name: _BuildArgs
             value: /p:SignType=$(_SignType)
-        # SkipTests
-        # - ${{ if ne(variables['SkipTests'], 'true') }}:
-        #   - name: _TestArgs
-        #     value: -test
         steps:
         - script: git config --global core.longpaths true
           displayName: Enable `git clean` to handle long paths
@@ -114,12 +108,17 @@ stages:
             exit /b 1
           displayName: Prevent test directory crawling
 
+        - pwsh: |
+            $testArg = if ($env:SKIPTESTS -ne "true") { "-test" } else { "" }
+            Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=_TestArgs]$testArg"
+          displayName: Promote variables
+
         - script: eng\CIBuild.cmd
             -configuration $(_BuildConfig)
             -prepareMachine
             -sign
-            $(_TestArgs)
             $(_BuildArgs)
+            $(_TestArgs)
           displayName: Build
           env:
             POCKETLOGGER_LOG_PATH: $(PocketLoggerLogPath)
@@ -143,40 +142,6 @@ stages:
             artifactType: container
           condition: failed()
 
-        - script: npm run ciTest
-          displayName: NPM tests
-          workingDirectory: "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Js"
-          condition: ne(variables['SkipTests'], 'true')
-
-        # build and test VS Code extension
-        - script: npm install
-          displayName: npm install (VS Code stable)
-          workingDirectory: "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/dotnet-interactive-vscode/stable"
-
-        - script: npm run ciTest
-          displayName: npm test (VS Code stable)
-          workingDirectory: "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/dotnet-interactive-vscode/stable"
-          condition: ne(variables['SkipTests'], 'true')
-
-        - script: npm install
-          displayName: npm install (VS Code insiders)
-          workingDirectory: "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/dotnet-interactive-vscode/insiders"
-
-        - script: npm run ciTest
-          displayName: npm test (VS Code insiders)
-          workingDirectory: "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/dotnet-interactive-vscode/insiders"
-          condition: ne(variables['SkipTests'], 'true')
-
-        # build and test npm package
-        - script: npm install
-          displayName: npm install (npm package)
-          workingDirectory: "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/dotnet-interactive-npm"
-
-        - script: npm run ciTest
-          displayName: npm test (npm package)
-          workingDirectory: "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/dotnet-interactive-npm"
-          condition: ne(variables['SkipTests'], 'true')
-
         # publish VS Code and npm test results
         - task: PublishTestResults@2
           displayName: Publish VS Code extension and npm test results
@@ -262,10 +227,6 @@ stages:
             value: Test
           - name: _BuildArgs
             value: /p:SignType=$(_SignType)
-        # SkipTests
-        # - ${{ if ne(variables['SkipTests'], 'true') }}:
-        #   - name: _TestArgs
-        #     value: --test
         steps:
         - script: git config --global core.longpaths true
           displayName: Enable `git clean` to handle long paths
@@ -292,6 +253,11 @@ stages:
             cp eng/resources/* "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts"
           displayName: Prevent test directory crawling
 
+        - pwsh: |
+            $testArg = if ($env:SKIPTESTS -ne "true") { "--test" } else { "" }
+            Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=_TestArgs]$testArg"
+          displayName: Promote variables
+
         - script: ./eng/cibuild.sh
             --configuration $(_BuildConfig)
             --prepareMachine
@@ -319,10 +285,14 @@ stages:
             artifactType: container
           condition: failed()
 
-        - script: npm run ciTest
-          displayName: NPM tests
-          workingDirectory: "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Js"
-          condition: ne(variables['SkipTests'], 'true')
+        # publish VS Code and npm test results
+        - task: PublishTestResults@2
+          displayName: Publish VS Code extension and npm test results
+          inputs:
+            testResultsFormat: VSTest
+            testResultsFiles: '**/*.trx'
+            searchFolder: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/TestResults'
+          condition: always()
 
   - template: /eng/common/templates/jobs/jobs.yml
     parameters:
diff --git a/build-js.cmd b/build-js.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8442a57d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-js.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+powershell -noprofile -executionPolicy RemoteSigned -file "%~dp0eng\build.ps1" -noDotnet %*
diff --git a/build-js.sh b/build-js.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b0b717d3e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-js.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+
+# resolve $SOURCE until the file is no longer a symlink
+while [[ -h $source ]]; do
+  scriptroot="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$source" )" && pwd )"
+  source="$(readlink "$source")"
+
+  # if $source was a relative symlink, we need to resolve it relative to the path where 
+  # the symlink file was located
+  [[ $source != /* ]] && source="$scriptroot/$source"
+done
+scriptroot="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$source" )" && pwd)"
+
+. "$scriptroot/eng/build.sh" --no-dotnet "$@"
diff --git a/build.cmd b/build.cmd
index 3848dc97c0..4f83f6aede 100644
--- a/build.cmd
+++ b/build.cmd
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-@echo off 
+@echo off
 powershell -noprofile -executionPolicy RemoteSigned -file "%~dp0eng\build.ps1" -build -restore -binaryLog %*
diff --git a/eng/build.ps1 b/eng/build.ps1
index 9f7b1de63d..0ef7d9bdb6 100644
--- a/eng/build.ps1
+++ b/eng/build.ps1
@@ -1,41 +1,15 @@
+[CmdletBinding(PositionalBinding = $false)]
+param (
+    [switch]$ci,
+    [switch]$noDotnet,
+    [switch]$test,
+    [Parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments = $true)][String[]]$arguments
+)
+
 Set-StrictMode -version 2.0
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 
-function TestUsingNPM([string] $testPath) {
-    Write-Host "Installing packages"
-    Start-Process -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden -WorkingDirectory $testPath -Wait npm "i"
-    Write-Host "Testing"
-    $test = Start-Process -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden -WorkingDirectory $testPath -Wait npm "run ciTest"
-    Write-Host "Done with code $($test.ExitCode)"
-    return $test.ExitCode
-}
-
-$arguments = $args
-function isCi {
-    $isCi = $arguments | Select-String -Pattern '-ci' -CaseSensitive -SimpleMatch
-    return ($isCi -ne "")
-}
-$isCi = isCi
-
-function buildConfiguration {
-    $release = $arguments | Select-String -Pattern ('release', 'debug') -SimpleMatch -CaseSensitive
-    if ([System.String]::IsNullOrWhitespace($release) -eq $true) {
-        return "Debug"
-    }
-    else {
-        return "$release"
-    }
-}
-$buildConfiguration = buildConfiguration
-
 try {
-    # if (isCi -eq $true) {
-    #     . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "..\buildSqlTools.cmd") $buildConfiguration
-    #     if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
-    #         exit $LASTEXITCODE
-    #     }
-    # }
-
     $repoRoot = Resolve-Path "$PSScriptRoot\.."
     $symlinkDirectories = @(
         "$repoRoot\src\dotnet-interactive-vscode\stable\src\common",
@@ -55,10 +29,49 @@ try {
         }
     }
 
-    # invoke regular build/test script
-    . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "common\build.ps1") -projects "$PSScriptRoot\..\dotnet-interactive.sln" @args
-    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
-        exit $LASTEXITCODE
+    # build and test NPM
+    $npmDirs = @(
+        "src\dotnet-interactive-npm",
+        "src\dotnet-interactive-vscode\stable",
+        "src\dotnet-interactive-vscode\insiders",
+        "src\Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Js",
+        "src\Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Mermaid.js",
+        "src\Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.nteract.js",
+        "src\Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.SandDance.js"
+    )
+    foreach ($npmDir in $npmDirs) {
+        Push-Location "$repoRoot\$npmDir"
+        Write-Host "Building NPM in directory $npmDir"
+        npm ci
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit $LASTEXITCODE }
+        npm run compile
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit $LASTEXITCODE }
+
+        if ($test) {
+            Write-Host "Testing NPM in directory $npmDir"
+            npm run ciTest
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit $LASTEXITCODE }
+        }
+
+        Pop-Location
+    }
+
+    if (-Not $noDotnet) {
+        # promote switches to arguments
+        if ($ci) {
+            $arguments += "-ci"
+        }
+        if ($test -And -Not($ci)) {
+            # CI runs unit tests elsewhere, so only promote the `-test` switch if we're not running CI
+            $arguments += '-test'
+        }
+
+        # invoke regular build/test script
+        $buildScript = (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "common\build.ps1")
+        Invoke-Expression "$buildScript -projects ""$PSScriptRoot\..\dotnet-interactive.sln"" $arguments"
+        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+            exit $LASTEXITCODE
+        }
     }
 }
 catch {
@@ -66,4 +79,4 @@ catch {
     Write-Host $_.Exception
     Write-Host $_.ScriptStackTrace
     exit 1
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/eng/build.sh b/eng/build.sh
index de38c180b2..6740cf12b5 100755
--- a/eng/build.sh
+++ b/eng/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
 source="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
 
 # resolve $source until the file is no longer a symlink
@@ -12,28 +14,61 @@ while [[ -h "$source" ]]; do
 done
 scriptroot="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$source" )" && pwd )"
 
+# parse args
 args=""
+is_ci=false
+no_dotnet=false
 run_tests=false
 
-# scan for `--test` or `-t`
+# scan for `--test` or `--ci` switches
 while [[ $# > 0 ]]; do
   opt="$(echo "$1" | awk '{print tolower($0)}')"
   case "$opt" in
+    --ci)
+      is_ci=true
+      args="$args --ci"
+      ;;
+    --no-dotnet)
+      no_dotnet=true
+      ;;
     --test|-t)
       run_tests=true
       ;;
+    *)
+      args="$args $1"
+      ;;
   esac
-  args="$args $1"
   shift
 done
 
-function TestUsingNPM() {
-    test_path=$1
-    pushd "$test_path"
-    npm i
+# build and test NPM
+npmDirs='src/dotnet-interactive-npm
+         src/dotnet-interactive-vscode/stable
+         src/dotnet-interactive-vscode/insiders
+         src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Js
+         src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Mermaid.js
+         src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.nteract.js
+         src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.SandDance.js'
+for npmDir in $npmDirs;
+do
+  echo "Building NPM in directory $npmDir"
+  pushd $npmDir
+  npm ci
+  npm run compile
+  if [[ "$run_tests" == true ]]; then
+    echo "Testing NPM in directory $npmDir"
     npm run ciTest
-    popd
-}
+  fi
+  popd
+done
+
+if [[ "$no_dotnet" != true ]]; then
+  # promote switches to arguments
+  if [[ "$run_tests" == true ]] && [[ "$is_ci" != true ]]; then
+    # CI runs unit tests elsewhere, so only promote the `--test` switch if we're not running CI
+    args="$args --test"
+  fi
 
-# invoke regular build/test script
-. "$scriptroot/common/build.sh" "/p:Projects=$scriptroot/../dotnet-interactive.sln" $args
\ No newline at end of file
+  # invoke regular build/test script
+  . "$scriptroot/common/build.sh" "/p:Projects=$scriptroot/../dotnet-interactive.sln" $args
+fi
diff --git a/eng/cibuild.sh b/eng/cibuild.sh
index 290f7ebaa5..b90eb50ed3 100755
--- a/eng/cibuild.sh
+++ b/eng/cibuild.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+set -e
+
 source="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
 
 # resolve $SOURCE until the file is no longer a symlink
diff --git a/eng/common/build.sh b/eng/common/build.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.ExtensionLab/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.ExtensionLab.csproj b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.ExtensionLab/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.ExtensionLab.csproj
index b2746116e7..3cf8d907d5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.ExtensionLab/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.ExtensionLab.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.ExtensionLab/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.ExtensionLab.csproj
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-
-
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Remove="bin\**" />
     <EmbeddedResource Remove="bin\**" />
@@ -28,13 +26,8 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <nteractJsApiRoot>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/../Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.nteract.js/</nteractJsApiRoot>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
+
   <ItemGroup>
-    <nteractTypescriptInputs Include="$(nteractJsApiRoot)package.json" />
-    <nteractTypescriptInputs Include="$(nteractJsApiRoot)package-lock.json" />
-    <nteractTypescriptInputs Include="$(nteractJsApiRoot)rollup.config.js" />
-    <nteractTypescriptInputs Include="$(nteractJsApiRoot)tsconfig.json" />
-    <nteractTypescriptInputs Include="$(nteractJsApiRoot)src/**/*.ts" />
     <None Include="Inspector\LICENSE.SharpLab" />
     <None Include="Inspector\README.md" />
 
@@ -50,16 +43,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <mermaidJavascriptInputs Include="$(mermaidJsApiRoot)package.json" />
-    <mermaidJavascriptInputs Include="$(mermaidJsApiRoot)package-lock.json" />
-    <mermaidJavascriptInputs Include="$(mermaidJsApiRoot)webpack.config.js" />
-    <mermaidJavascriptInputs Include="$(mermaidJsApiRoot)**/*.js" />
-
-
     <mermaidJavascriptOutputFiles Include="$(mermaidJsApiRoot)dist/mermaidapi.js" />
 
     <EmbeddedResource Include="@(mermaidJavascriptOutputFiles)" LogicalName="$(AssemblyName).resources.%(FileName)%(Extension)" />
-
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- sanddance resources -->
@@ -69,18 +55,12 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <SandDanceTypescriptInputs Include="$(sanddanceJsApiRoot)package.json" />
-    <SandDanceTypescriptInputs Include="$(sanddanceJsApiRoot)package-lock.json" />
-    <SandDanceTypescriptInputs Include="$(sanddanceJsApiRoot)rollup.config.js" />
-    <SandDanceTypescriptInputs Include="$(sanddanceJsApiRoot)tsconfig.json" />
-    <SandDanceTypescriptInputs Include="$(sanddanceJsApiRoot)src/**/*.ts" />
     <None Include="Inspector\LICENSE.SharpLab" />
     <None Include="Inspector\README.md" />
 
     <SandDanceTypescriptOutputFiles Include="$(sanddanceJsApiRoot)dist/sanddanceapi.js" />
 
     <EmbeddedResource Include="@(SandDanceTypescriptOutputFiles)" LogicalName="$(AssemblyName).resources.%(FileName)%(Extension)" />
-
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -107,22 +87,4 @@
     <None Include="$(OutputPath)/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.ExtensionLab.dll" Pack="true" PackagePath="interactive-extensions/dotnet" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="InstallNodeModules">
-    <Exec Command="npm i" WorkingDirectory="$(nteractJsApiRoot)" />
-    <Exec Command="npm i" WorkingDirectory="$(sanddanceJsApiRoot)" />
-    <Exec Command="npm i" WorkingDirectory="$(mermaidJsApiRoot)" />
-  </Target>
-
-  <Target Name="Compilenteract" Inputs="@(nteractTypescriptInputs)" Outputs="@(nteractTypescriptOutputFiles)" DependsOnTargets="InstallNodeModules" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild" Condition="'$(NCrunch)' != '1' And '$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' != 'true'">
-    <Exec Command="npm run build" WorkingDirectory="$(nteractJsApiRoot)" />
-  </Target>
-
-  <Target Name="CompileSandDance" Inputs="@(SandDanceTypescriptInputs)" Outputs="@(SandDanceTypescriptOutputFiles)" DependsOnTargets="InstallNodeModules" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild" Condition="'$(NCrunch)' != '1' And '$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' != 'true'">
-    <Exec Command="npm run build" WorkingDirectory="$(sanddanceJsApiRoot)" />
-  </Target>
-
-  <Target Name="CompileMermaid" Inputs="@(mermaidJavascriptInputs)" Outputs="@(mermaidJavascriptOutputFiles)" DependsOnTargets="InstallNodeModules" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild" Condition="'$(NCrunch)' != '1' And '$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' != 'true'">
-    <Exec Command="npm run build" WorkingDirectory="$(mermaidJsApiRoot)" />
-  </Target>
-
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Js/package.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Js/package.json
index 19e6b923d4..a8275d37c0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Js/package.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Js/package.json
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     "dist"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "npm run rollup-dotnet-interactive && npm run rollup-dotnet-interactive-vscode",
-    "build-ci": "rollup -c rollup.config.js",
+    "compile": "npm run rollup-dotnet-interactive && npm run rollup-dotnet-interactive-vscode",
+    "compile-ci": "rollup -c rollup.config.js",
     "test": "mocha tests/**/*.test.ts",
     "ciTest": "npm test -- --reporter mocha-multi-reporters --reporter-options configFile=testConfig.json",
-    "rollup-dotnet-interactive": "npm run build-ci -- -i src/dotnet-interactive.ts -o dist/dotnet-interactive.js",
-    "rollup-dotnet-interactive-vscode": "npm run build-ci -- -i src/dotnet-interactive-vscode.ts -o dist/dotnet-interactive-vscode.js",
+    "rollup-dotnet-interactive": "npm run compile-ci -- -i src/dotnet-interactive.ts -o dist/dotnet-interactive.js",
+    "rollup-dotnet-interactive-vscode": "npm run compile-ci -- -i src/dotnet-interactive-vscode.ts -o dist/dotnet-interactive-vscode.js",
     "watch": "tsc -watch -p ./"
   },
   "repository": {
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@
       "tests/**/*.test.ts"
     ]
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Mermaid.js/package.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Mermaid.js/package.json
index 9036e90f9f..2b8149cd32 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Mermaid.js/package.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.Mermaid.js/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "webpack-cli": "4.6.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "webpack-cli --mode=production"
+    "compile": "webpack-cli --mode=production",
+    "ciTest": "echo \"nothing to do\" && exit 0"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.SandDance.js/package.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.SandDance.js/package.json
index 8a30ba78aa..3450d88d2b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.SandDance.js/package.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.SandDance.js/package.json
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@
     "css/*.css"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build:lib": "tsc",
-    "build:extension": "webpack",
-    "build": "npm run build:extension",
+    "compile:lib": "tsc",
+    "compile:extension": "webpack",
+    "compile": "npm run compile:extension",
     "clean:lib": "rimraf lib",
-    "prepack": "npm run build:lib"
+    "prepack": "npm run compile:lib",
+    "ciTest": "echo \"nothing to do\" && exit 0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -77,4 +78,4 @@
       "tests/**/*.spec.ts"
     ]
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.nteract.js/package.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.nteract.js/package.json
index c3a0d72077..88dd4b4794 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.nteract.js/package.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Interactive.nteract.js/package.json
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@
     "css/*.css"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build:lib": "tsc",
-    "build:extension": "webpack-cli --mode=production",
-    "build": "npm run build:extension",
+    "compile:lib": "tsc",
+    "compile:extension": "webpack-cli --mode=production",
+    "compile": "npm run compile:extension",
     "clean:lib": "rimraf lib",
-    "prepack": "npm run build:lib",
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "prepack": "npm run compile:lib",
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "ciTest": "echo \"nothing to do\" && exit 0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -53,4 +54,4 @@
     "webpack": "5.62.1",
     "webpack-cli": "4.9.1"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dotnet-interactive/dotnet-interactive.csproj b/src/dotnet-interactive/dotnet-interactive.csproj
index 6f59b8c713..307ab148e8 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-interactive/dotnet-interactive.csproj
+++ b/src/dotnet-interactive/dotnet-interactive.csproj
@@ -119,11 +119,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <TypescriptInputs Include="$(JsApiRoot)package.json" />
-    <TypescriptInputs Include="$(JsApiRoot)package-lock.json" />
-    <TypescriptInputs Include="$(JsApiRoot)rollup.config.js" />
-    <TypescriptInputs Include="$(JsApiRoot)tsconfig.json" />
-    <TypescriptInputs Include="$(JsApiRoot)src/**/*.ts" />
     <None Remove="resources\logo-456x456.png" />
     <None Remove="resources\logo-64x64.png" />
 
@@ -146,14 +141,6 @@
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="InstallNodeModules">
-    <Exec Command="npm i" WorkingDirectory="$(JsApiRoot)" />
-  </Target>
-
-  <Target Name="CompileTypescript" Inputs="@(TypescriptInputs)" Outputs="@(TypescriptOutputFiles)" DependsOnTargets="InstallNodeModules" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild" Condition="'$(NCrunch)' != '1' And '$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' != 'true'">
-    <Exec Command="npm run build" WorkingDirectory="$(JsApiRoot)" />
-  </Target>
-
   <Target Name="CopyKernelSpecificFiles" DependsOnTargets="PrepareKernels;CopyLogoFiles">
     <CreateItem Include="%(KernelFolders.Identity)/**/*.json" AdditionalMetadata="Destination=$([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName(%(KernelFolders.Identity)))">
       <Output TaskParameter="Include" ItemName="KernelSpecificJsonFiles" />