diff --git a/programs/create/steps/install-dependencies.ts b/programs/create/steps/install-dependencies.ts
index 8c7e595c..c253c5e8 100644
--- a/programs/create/steps/install-dependencies.ts
+++ b/programs/create/steps/install-dependencies.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export async function installDependencies(
   projectPath: string,
   projectName: string
 ) {
+  // In this case the node_modules directory is always created in the
+  // root of projectPath so no need to use cwd.
   const nodeModulesPath = path.join(projectPath, 'node_modules')
 
   const command = await utils.getInstallCommand()
diff --git a/programs/develop/commands/commands-lib/install-dependencies.ts b/programs/develop/commands/commands-lib/install-dependencies.ts
index 183c5d0c..99efbbfb 100644
--- a/programs/develop/commands/commands-lib/install-dependencies.ts
+++ b/programs/develop/commands/commands-lib/install-dependencies.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ function getInstallArgs() {
   return ['install' /*, '--silent' */]
 }
 
-export async function installDependencies(projectPath: string) {
-  const nodeModulesPath = path.join(projectPath, 'node_modules')
+export async function installDependencies(_projectPath: string) {
+  const nodeModulesPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'node_modules')
 
   const command = await getInstallCommand()
   const dependenciesArgs = getInstallArgs()
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export async function installDependencies(projectPath: string) {
 
   try {
     // Change to the project directory
-    process.chdir(projectPath)
+    process.chdir(process.cwd())
 
     // Create the node_modules directory if it doesn't exist
     await fs.promises.mkdir(nodeModulesPath, {recursive: true})
diff --git a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/less.ts b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/less.ts
index 04dd2154..d2689cbf 100644
--- a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/less.ts
+++ b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/less.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export async function maybeUseLess(
   try {
     require.resolve('less-loader')
   } catch (e) {
-    const projectName = require(path.join(projectPath, 'package.json')).name
+    const projectName = require(path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json')).name
 
     const lessDependencies = ['less', 'less-loader', 'resolve-url-loader']
 
diff --git a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/postcss.ts b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/postcss.ts
index a65ee842..3022fcb9 100644
--- a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/postcss.ts
+++ b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/postcss.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function isUsingPostCss(projectPath: string): boolean {
   }
 
   for (const configFile of postCssConfigFiles) {
-    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(projectPath, configFile))) {
+    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(process.cwd(), configFile))) {
       if (!userMessageDelivered) {
         if (process.env.EXTENSION_ENV === 'development') {
           console.log(messages.isUsingIntegration(manifestName, 'PostCSS'))
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export async function maybeUsePostCss(
   try {
     require.resolve('postcss-loader')
   } catch (e) {
-    const projectName = require(path.join(projectPath, 'package.json')).name
+    const projectName = require(path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json')).name
 
     // SASS and LESS will install PostCSS as a dependency
     // so we don't need to check for it here.
diff --git a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/sass.ts b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/sass.ts
index d5718915..d19fbf17 100644
--- a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/sass.ts
+++ b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/sass.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export async function maybeUseSass(
       'postcss-preset-env',
       'postcss-normalize'
     ]
-    const projectName = require(path.join(projectPath, 'package.json')).name
+    const projectName = require(path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json')).name
 
     await installOptionalDependencies(
       projectName,
diff --git a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/stylelint.ts b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/stylelint.ts
index 6d3e671a..77247572 100644
--- a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/stylelint.ts
+++ b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/stylelint.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function isUsingStylelint(projectPath: string) {
     return false
   }
 
-  const configFile = getStylelintConfigFile(projectPath)
+  const configFile = getStylelintConfigFile(process.cwd())
   const isUsingStylelint = !!configFile
 
   if (isUsingStylelint) {
diff --git a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/tailwind.ts b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/tailwind.ts
index af99b710..513f1bcc 100644
--- a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/tailwind.ts
+++ b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-css/css-tools/tailwind.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function isUsingTailwind(projectPath: string) {
     return false
   }
 
-  const configFile = getTailwindConfigFile(projectPath)
+  const configFile = getTailwindConfigFile(process.cwd())
   const packageJson = require(packageJsonPath)
 
   const tailwindAsDevDep =
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export function getTailwindConfigFile(projectPath: string) {
 }
 
 export async function maybeUseTailwind(projectPath: string) {
-  const projectName = require(path.join(projectPath, 'package.json')).name
+  const projectName = require(path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json')).name
 
   if (!isUsingTailwind(projectPath)) return []
   try {
diff --git a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-extension/feature-html/steps/handle-common-errors.ts b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-extension/feature-html/steps/handle-common-errors.ts
index 08770263..4975da6a 100644
--- a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-extension/feature-html/steps/handle-common-errors.ts
+++ b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-extension/feature-html/steps/handle-common-errors.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class HandleCommonErrors {
               }
             })
           }
-        )   
+        )
       }
     )
   }
diff --git a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-js-frameworks/js-tools/babel.ts b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-js-frameworks/js-tools/babel.ts
index 84e0d052..4663ba62 100644
--- a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-js-frameworks/js-tools/babel.ts
+++ b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-js-frameworks/js-tools/babel.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function isUsingBabel(projectPath: string): boolean {
 
   const isUsingBabel =
     babelConfigFiles.some((file) =>
-      fs.existsSync(path.join(projectPath, file))
+      fs.existsSync(path.join(process.cwd(), file))
     ) ||
     !!babelAsDevDep ||
     !!babelAsDep
diff --git a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-js-frameworks/js-tools/typescript.ts b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-js-frameworks/js-tools/typescript.ts
index 2d5f4b9a..a1c759c8 100644
--- a/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-js-frameworks/js-tools/typescript.ts
+++ b/programs/develop/webpack/plugin-js-frameworks/js-tools/typescript.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function isUsingTypeScript(projectPath: string) {
     return false
   }
 
-  const configFile = getUserTypeScriptConfigFile(projectPath)
+  const configFile = getUserTypeScriptConfigFile(process.cwd())
   const packageJson = require(packageJsonPath)
   const manifest = require(path.join(projectPath, 'manifest.json'))
   const manifestName = manifest.name || 'Extension.js'
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function isUsingTypeScript(projectPath: string) {
         }
       } else {
         console.log(messages.creatingTSConfig(manifest))
-        writeTsConfig(projectPath)
+        writeTsConfig(process.cwd())
       }
     }
 
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ export function defaultTypeScriptConfig(projectPath: string, _opts?: any) {
       // Issue an error if a program tries to include a file by a casing
       // different from the casing on disk.
       forceConsistentCasingInFileNames: true,
-      // Report errors on unused local variables.
-      // inlineSources: false,
       // Controls how JSX constructs are emitted in JavaScript files.
       // This only affects output of JS files that started in .tsx files.
       jsx: isUsingJSFramework(projectPath) ? 'react-jsx' : 'preserve',
@@ -75,10 +73,7 @@ export function defaultTypeScriptConfig(projectPath: string, _opts?: any) {
       moduleResolution: 'node',
       // Use ES modules, which are the standard in modern browsers
       module: 'esnext',
-      // Report errors on unused local variables.
-      // noUnusedLocals: false,
-      // Report errors on unused parameters in functions.
-      // noUnusedParameters: false,
+      noEmit: true,
       // Allow importing '.json' files
       resolveJsonModule: true,
       // Enable all strict type-checking options
@@ -87,9 +82,10 @@ export function defaultTypeScriptConfig(projectPath: string, _opts?: any) {
       target: 'esnext',
       // Ensure each file can be safely transpiled without relying
       // on other imports
-      isolatedModules: false,
+      isolatedModules: true,
       skipLibCheck: true
     },
+    include: ['**/*.ts', '**/*.tsx'],
     exclude: ['node_modules', 'dist']
   }
 }