diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 34f3cbff..6088feb1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The format is based on Keep a Changelog and the project follows Semantic Version
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **create-rezi/cli**: Fixed `npm create rezi` / `bun create rezi` no-op scaffolding by making CLI main-entry detection symlink-safe.
+
 ## [0.1.0-alpha.58] - 2026-03-06
 ### Breaking Changes
 
diff --git a/packages/create-rezi/src/__tests__/mainEntry.test.ts b/packages/create-rezi/src/__tests__/mainEntry.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..487caa42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-rezi/src/__tests__/mainEntry.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { mkdtemp, symlink, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+import { assert, test } from "@rezi-ui/testkit";
+import { isMainModuleEntry } from "../mainEntry.js";
+
+test("isMainModuleEntry returns true for direct script execution", async () => {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "rezi-main-entry-"));
+  const scriptPath = join(root, "create-rezi.mjs");
+  await writeFile(scriptPath, "export {};\n", "utf8");
+
+  const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(scriptPath).href;
+  assert.equal(isMainModuleEntry(scriptPath, moduleUrl), true);
+});
+
+test("isMainModuleEntry resolves symlinked launchers", async () => {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "rezi-main-entry-"));
+  const scriptPath = join(root, "dist-index.mjs");
+  const launcherPath = join(root, "launcher.mjs");
+  await writeFile(scriptPath, "export {};\n", "utf8");
+  await symlink(scriptPath, launcherPath);
+
+  const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(scriptPath).href;
+  assert.equal(isMainModuleEntry(launcherPath, moduleUrl), true);
+});
+
+test("isMainModuleEntry rejects non-matching entry paths", async () => {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "rezi-main-entry-"));
+  const scriptPath = join(root, "dist-index.mjs");
+  const otherPath = join(root, "other.mjs");
+  await writeFile(scriptPath, "export {};\n", "utf8");
+  await writeFile(otherPath, "export {};\n", "utf8");
+
+  const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(scriptPath).href;
+  assert.equal(isMainModuleEntry(otherPath, moduleUrl), false);
+  assert.equal(isMainModuleEntry(undefined, moduleUrl), false);
+});
diff --git a/packages/create-rezi/src/index.ts b/packages/create-rezi/src/index.ts
index 422f594b..31cced61 100644
--- a/packages/create-rezi/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-rezi/src/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { relative, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { cwd, exit, stdin, stdout } from "node:process";
 import { createInterface } from "node:readline/promises";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { isMainModuleEntry } from "./mainEntry.js";
 import {
   TEMPLATE_DEFINITIONS,
   createProject,
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
-const isMain = process.argv[1] && fileURLToPath(import.meta.url) === resolve(process.argv[1]);
+const isMain = isMainModuleEntry(process.argv[1], import.meta.url);
 if (isMain) {
   main().catch((err) => {
     stdout.write(`\ncreate-rezi error: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}\n`);
diff --git a/packages/create-rezi/src/mainEntry.ts b/packages/create-rezi/src/mainEntry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac993ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-rezi/src/mainEntry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { realpathSync } from "node:fs";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+function resolveCanonicalPath(pathValue: string): string {
+  try {
+    return realpathSync(pathValue);
+  } catch {
+    return pathValue;
+  }
+}
+
+export function isMainModuleEntry(argvPath: string | undefined, moduleUrl: string): boolean {
+  if (!argvPath) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const modulePath = resolveCanonicalPath(fileURLToPath(moduleUrl));
+  const entryPath = resolveCanonicalPath(resolve(argvPath));
+  return modulePath === entryPath;
+}