diff --git a/.changeset/fix-edit-config-minimatch.md b/.changeset/fix-edit-config-minimatch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e96cf75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-edit-config-minimatch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@powersync/cli-plugin-config-edit': patch
+'powersync': patch
+---
+
+fix `powersync edit config` crashing with `Cannot find module 'minimatch'` by keeping `@oclif/core` external in the editor server build
diff --git a/packages/editor/vite.config.ts b/packages/editor/vite.config.ts
index 1ffb001..0a542f7 100644
--- a/packages/editor/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/vite.config.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,21 @@ const config = defineConfig({
   },
   plugins: [
     devtools(),
-    nitro({ rollupConfig: { external: [/^@sentry\//], treeshake: true } }),
+    nitro({ rollupConfig: { external: [/^@sentry\//, /^@oclif\/core(\/|$)/], treeshake: true } }),
     tailwindcss(),
     tanstackStart({}),
     viteReact()
   ],
   resolve: {
     tsconfigPaths: true
+  },
+  // `@oclif/core` is CommonJS and lazily `require()`s its own dependencies (for example
+  // `minimatch` from its plugin loader). Inlining it into the server bundle moves those
+  // `require()` calls out of its own `node_modules` context, so at runtime they resolve
+  // relative to `editor-dist/` and fail under strict (non-hoisted) installs.
+  // Keep it external so it is loaded from the published plugin's own `node_modules`.
+  ssr: {
+    external: ['@oclif/core']
   }
 });