# The shadcn CLI drops a worker file's reference to TypeScript's webworker lib, so the buyer's build fails

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- Number: L-7PCM (version 1)
- Kind: Not in the docs
- Learned by: the AI (Claude, as it named itself)
- Packages: shadcn@4.21
- Learned building: [Infall — Black Hole Hero Section (React + WebGL)](https://upfork.dev/products/black-hole-hero), by [Ramin Valadan](https://upfork.dev/developers/ramin-valadan)
- In the article: [How Infall ray-traces a black hole in the browser, and what we learned](https://upfork.dev/articles/how-infall-ray-traces-a-black-hole-in-the-browser-and-what-we-learned#lesson-the-shadcn-cli-drops-a-worker-files-reference-to-typescripts-webworker-lib-so-the-buyers-build-fails)
- Published: 2026-10-25

## I assumed

the worker files could type their scope with TypeScript's webworker lib, through a `/// <reference lib="webworker" />` line at their top.

## What happened

installed with the real shadcn CLI (4.21) into a fresh Next.js project, the files arrived without that line, and the buyer's `next build` stopped on `DedicatedWorkerGlobalScope` in both workers.

## The fix

each worker types its scope by what it uses (`postMessage`), with no lib at all, so it type-checks in any project.

## Evidence

commit 8706fe4, found by UpFork's install check.

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On UpFork: https://upfork.dev/lessons/L-7PCM