diff --git a/packages/bbui/package.json b/packages/bbui/package.json
index 89f72bc46d..2caad20bf6 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/package.json
+++ b/packages/bbui/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "A UI solution used in the different Budibase projects.",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
-  "svelte": "src/index.js",
+  "svelte": "src/index.ts",
   "module": "dist/bbui.mjs",
   "exports": {
     ".": {
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "./spectrum-icons-vite.js": "./src/spectrum-icons-vite.js"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "vite build"
+    "build": "vite build",
+    "dev": "vite build --watch --mode=dev"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "1.4.0",
diff --git a/packages/bbui/src/helpers.d.ts b/packages/bbui/src/helpers.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d4e2a45186..0000000000
--- a/packages/bbui/src/helpers.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-declare module "./helpers" {
-  export const cloneDeep: <T>(obj: T) => T
-  export const copyToClipboard: (value: any) => Promise<void>
-}
diff --git a/packages/bbui/src/index.js b/packages/bbui/src/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/bbui/src/index.js
rename to packages/bbui/src/index.ts
diff --git a/packages/bbui/svelte.config.js b/packages/bbui/svelte.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d908c15d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bbui/svelte.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const { vitePreprocess } = require("@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte")
+
+const config = {
+  preprocess: vitePreprocess(),
+}
+
+module.exports = config
diff --git a/packages/bbui/tsconfig.json b/packages/bbui/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b529c199a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bbui/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.build.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "allowJs": true,
+    "outDir": "./dist",
+    "lib": ["ESNext"],
+    "baseUrl": ".",
+  },
+  "include": ["./src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "**/*.json", "**/*.spec.ts", "**/*.spec.js"]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/bbui/vite.config.js b/packages/bbui/vite.config.js
index bf0f9fc26d..bccca20e43 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/vite.config.js
+++ b/packages/bbui/vite.config.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
     build: {
       sourcemap: !isProduction,
       lib: {
-        entry: "src/index.js",
+        entry: "src/index.ts",
         formats: ["es"],
       },
     },