diff --git a/packages/@n8n/agents/package.json b/packages/@n8n/agents/package.json
index aee9abe0c6c..2e549352038 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/agents/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/agents/package.json
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
     "dotenv": "catalog:",
     "cross-env": "catalog:",
     "nock": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:"
   },
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/agents/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/agents/tsconfig.json
index 1e07f95211b..5dea163cf85 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/agents/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/agents/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"extends": "@n8n/typescript-config/tsconfig.common.json",
 	"compilerOptions": {
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"]
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"]
 	},
 	"include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
 	"exclude": ["dist/**/*", "node_modules/**/*"]
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/ai-utilities/package.json b/packages/@n8n/ai-utilities/package.json
index 9d7e1f6d04d..6d46f1a322f 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/ai-utilities/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/ai-utilities/package.json
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
     "@types/json-schema": "catalog:",
     "@n8n/vitest-config": "workspace:*",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:",
     "@types/mime-types": "catalog:",
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/ai-utilities/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/ai-utilities/tsconfig.json
index 2908b03a1e8..ef6d9f9c35e 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/ai-utilities/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/ai-utilities/tsconfig.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 		},
 		"emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
 		"experimentalDecorators": true,
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"]
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"]
 	},
 	"include": ["src/**/*.ts", "test/**/*.ts", "integration-tests/**/*.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/ai-workflow-builder.ee/package.json b/packages/@n8n/ai-workflow-builder.ee/package.json
index 8403ab49422..0c13fdb43e6 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/ai-workflow-builder.ee/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/ai-workflow-builder.ee/package.json
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
     "cli-table3": "^0.6.3",
     "madge": "^8.0.0",
     "tsx": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:"
   },
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/ai-workflow-builder.ee/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/ai-workflow-builder.ee/tsconfig.json
index 2ffa784905d..5308ccbc472 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/ai-workflow-builder.ee/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/ai-workflow-builder.ee/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		"paths": {
 			"@/*": ["./src/*"]
 		},
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"]
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"]
 	},
 	"include": ["src/**/*.ts", "test/**/*.ts", "evaluations/**/*.ts", "scripts/**/*.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/api-types/package.json b/packages/@n8n/api-types/package.json
index 2f25da10d51..242373482df 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/api-types/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/api-types/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "@n8n/config": "workspace:*",
     "@n8n/vitest-config": "workspace:*",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:",
     "minifaker": "1.34.1"
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/api-types/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/api-types/tsconfig.json
index 35487f800a9..f729e4443c3 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/api-types/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/api-types/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"extends": "@n8n/typescript-config/tsconfig.common.json",
 	"compilerOptions": {
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"]
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"]
 	},
 	"include": ["src/**/*.ts"],
 	"references": [
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/client-oauth2/package.json b/packages/@n8n/client-oauth2/package.json
index ba0d416a4a2..6aeace27e57 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/client-oauth2/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/client-oauth2/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "@n8n/typescript-config": "workspace:*",
     "@n8n/vitest-config": "workspace:*",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:",
     "nock": "catalog:"
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/client-oauth2/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/client-oauth2/tsconfig.json
index 36f8f0ffe6d..67684248ccb 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/client-oauth2/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/client-oauth2/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"extends": "@n8n/typescript-config/tsconfig.common.json",
 	"compilerOptions": {
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"],
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"],
 		"paths": {
 			"@/*": ["./src/*"]
 		}
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/computer-use/package.json b/packages/@n8n/computer-use/package.json
index e226aeaf007..0b426b4daa0 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/computer-use/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/computer-use/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "@types/node": "catalog:",
     "@types/yargs-parser": "21.0.0",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:"
   },
   "license": "LicenseRef-n8n-sustainable-use"
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/computer-use/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/computer-use/tsconfig.json
index 801a1e65587..84eecb91d87 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/computer-use/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/computer-use/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"extends": "@n8n/typescript-config/tsconfig.common.json",
 	"compilerOptions": {
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"]
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"]
 	},
 	"include": ["src/**/*.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/package.json b/packages/@n8n/config/package.json
index b9aa19eacf5..3fa36a50a21 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "@n8n/typescript-config": "workspace:*",
     "@n8n/vitest-config": "workspace:*",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:"
   },
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/config/tsconfig.json
index 0e71f865c75..030c4b4a073 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 		"emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
 		"experimentalDecorators": true,
 		"strictPropertyInitialization": false,
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"]
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"]
 	},
 	"include": ["src/**/*.ts", "test/**/*.ts"],
 	"references": [{ "path": "../di/tsconfig.build.json" }]
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/db/package.json b/packages/@n8n/db/package.json
index 039f14e0253..d16ea4d5eee 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/db/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/db/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "express": "catalog:",
     "testcontainers": "catalog:",
     "typescript": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:"
   },
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/db/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/db/tsconfig.json
index 16de2b4c1c4..a6780dbdae1 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/db/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/db/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"extends": "@n8n/typescript-config/tsconfig.common.json",
 	"compilerOptions": {
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"],
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"],
 		"experimentalDecorators": true,
 		"emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
 
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/decorators/vitest.config.ts b/packages/@n8n/decorators/vitest.config.ts
index 0dc81b94b75..24fd17cd0a1 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/decorators/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/decorators/vitest.config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 import { createVitestConfigWithDecorators } from '@n8n/vitest-config/node-decorators';
 
-export default createVitestConfigWithDecorators({
-	coveragePathIgnorePatterns: ['index.ts'],
-});
+export default createVitestConfigWithDecorators({});
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/instance-ai/package.json b/packages/@n8n/instance-ai/package.json
index 095bdfc8b3a..661c7517909 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/instance-ai/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/instance-ai/package.json
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     "@types/turndown": "catalog:",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "catalog:",
     "tsx": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:"
   },
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/instance-ai/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/instance-ai/tsconfig.json
index 04180dd9ab8..4568ab2ab90 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/instance-ai/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/instance-ai/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		"paths": {
 			"@/*": ["./src/*"]
 		},
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"]
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"]
 	},
 	"include": ["src/**/*.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/node-cli/vite.config.ts b/packages/@n8n/node-cli/vite.config.ts
index a99f7251d2f..196d1aa438d 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/node-cli/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/node-cli/vite.config.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
 						enabled: true,
 						provider: 'v8',
 						reporter: process.env.CI === 'true' ? ['cobertura'] : ['text-summary'],
-						all: true,
 					},
 				}
 			: {}),
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/permissions/package.json b/packages/@n8n/permissions/package.json
index ef4aadb7fbd..43c39cbe4cd 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/permissions/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/permissions/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     "@n8n/typescript-config": "workspace:*",
     "@n8n/vitest-config": "workspace:*",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:"
   },
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/permissions/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/permissions/tsconfig.json
index 6c32c1071e4..2dd279da359 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/permissions/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/permissions/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"extends": "@n8n/typescript-config/tsconfig.common.json",
 	"compilerOptions": {
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"],
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"],
 		"paths": {
 			"@/*": ["./src/*"]
 		}
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/syslog-client/package.json b/packages/@n8n/syslog-client/package.json
index 5f299c89ee4..dbcb3ec69db 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/syslog-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/syslog-client/package.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     "@n8n/typescript-config": "workspace:*",
     "@n8n/vitest-config": "workspace:*",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:",
     "get-port": "^7.1.0"
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/syslog-client/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/syslog-client/tsconfig.json
index 0e71f865c75..030c4b4a073 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/syslog-client/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/syslog-client/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 		"emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
 		"experimentalDecorators": true,
 		"strictPropertyInitialization": false,
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"]
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"]
 	},
 	"include": ["src/**/*.ts", "test/**/*.ts"],
 	"references": [{ "path": "../di/tsconfig.build.json" }]
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/task-runner/package.json b/packages/@n8n/task-runner/package.json
index 31f4dda1df7..c18b495e03e 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/task-runner/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/task-runner/package.json
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     "@types/luxon": "catalog:",
     "@types/ws": "catalog:",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:"
   },
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/task-runner/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/task-runner/tsconfig.json
index f2b56412047..cd7b90f0dc4 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/task-runner/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/task-runner/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	"compilerOptions": {
 		"emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
 		"experimentalDecorators": true,
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"],
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"],
 		"paths": {
 			"@/*": ["./src/*"]
 		}
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/tournament/package.json b/packages/@n8n/tournament/package.json
index c3e23d65ea7..00c35aadeab 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/tournament/package.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/tournament/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^18.13.0",
     "@n8n/vitest-config": "workspace:*",
     "@vitest/coverage-v8": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:",
     "nodemon": "^2.0.20",
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/tournament/tsconfig.json b/packages/@n8n/tournament/tsconfig.json
index 923bc2beb81..cb0f863d9a5 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/tournament/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/tournament/tsconfig.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		"sourceMap": true,
 		"skipLibCheck": true,
 		"tsBuildInfoFile": "dist/typecheck.tsbuildinfo",
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"]
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"]
 	},
 	"include": ["src/**/*.ts", "test/**/*.ts"],
 	"exclude": ["**/dist/**/*", "**/node_modules/**/*"]
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/typescript-config/tsconfig.backend.json b/packages/@n8n/typescript-config/tsconfig.backend.json
index 77e27254fae..57c1cd3c3c4 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/typescript-config/tsconfig.backend.json
+++ b/packages/@n8n/typescript-config/tsconfig.backend.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"extends": "./tsconfig.common.json",
 	"compilerOptions": {
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"]
+		"types": ["node"]
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 68ade720486..364d7a71589 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "axios": "catalog:",
     "nock": "catalog:",
     "reflect-metadata": "catalog:",
+    "vite": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:",
     "vitest-mock-extended": "catalog:"
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/tsconfig.json
index d477f4d23fe..4b561af66b6 100644
--- a/packages/core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/core/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 		},
 		"emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
 		"experimentalDecorators": true,
-		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals"],
 		// TODO: remove all options below this line
-		"useUnknownInCatchVariables": false
+		"useUnknownInCatchVariables": false,
+		"types": ["node", "vitest/globals", "vite/client"]
 	},
 	"include": ["src/**/*.ts", "test/**/*.ts"],
 	"references": [
diff --git a/packages/node-dev/tsconfig.json b/packages/node-dev/tsconfig.json
index 85e6bc12b4e..aee8a3343c7 100644
--- a/packages/node-dev/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/node-dev/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 		"outDir": "dist",
 		"preserveSymlinks": true,
 		// TODO: remove all options below this line
-		"useUnknownInCatchVariables": false
+		"useUnknownInCatchVariables": false,
+		"types": ["node"]
 	},
 	"include": ["commands/**/*.ts", "src/**/*.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/bench-options.ts b/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/bench-options.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c5b95f51a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/bench-options.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import type { BenchOptions } from 'vitest';
+
+/**
+ * Shared tinybench tuning for every `bench()` call.
+ *
+ * In Vitest 4 these knobs are per-benchmark options (3rd arg to `bench()`),
+ * not `test.benchmark` config — setting them there is a silent no-op.
+ */
+export const BENCH_OPTIONS: BenchOptions = {
+	// Run each benchmark longer for more stable results (default 500ms) — ~2x more samples.
+	time: 1000,
+	// Ensure JIT compilation is complete before measuring (default 5 iterations).
+	warmupIterations: 100,
+	// Longer warmup for stability (default 100ms).
+	warmupTime: 500,
+};
diff --git a/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/expression-engine/fixtures/pattern-benchmarks.ts b/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/expression-engine/fixtures/pattern-benchmarks.ts
index 542b745c35a..2ea3b97b1f7 100644
--- a/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/expression-engine/fixtures/pattern-benchmarks.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/expression-engine/fixtures/pattern-benchmarks.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import { bench } from 'vitest';
 import type { Workflow, INodeExecutionData } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
+import { BENCH_OPTIONS } from '../../bench-options';
 import {
 	SIMPLE_PROPERTY,
 	NESTED_PROPERTY,
@@ -28,59 +29,111 @@ export function definePatternBenchmarks(
 	largeData: INodeExecutionData[],
 ) {
 	// Simple Property
-	bench(`${engine}: Simple Property - small data`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, SIMPLE_PROPERTY[0], smallData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Simple Property - small data`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, SIMPLE_PROPERTY[0], smallData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
-	bench(`${engine}: Simple Property - medium data`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, SIMPLE_PROPERTY[0], mediumData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Simple Property - medium data`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, SIMPLE_PROPERTY[0], mediumData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
-	bench(`${engine}: Simple Property - large data`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, SIMPLE_PROPERTY[0], largeData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Simple Property - large data`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, SIMPLE_PROPERTY[0], largeData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
 	// Nested Property
-	bench(`${engine}: Nested Property - depth 3`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, NESTED_PROPERTY[0], smallData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Nested Property - depth 3`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, NESTED_PROPERTY[0], smallData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
-	bench(`${engine}: Nested Property - depth 4`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, NESTED_PROPERTY[1], smallData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Nested Property - depth 4`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, NESTED_PROPERTY[1], smallData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
 	// Extension Call
-	bench(`${engine}: Extension Call - toUpperCase`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, EXTENSION_CALL[0], smallData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Extension Call - toUpperCase`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, EXTENSION_CALL[0], smallData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
-	bench(`${engine}: Extension Call - isEmpty`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, EXTENSION_CALL[1], smallData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Extension Call - isEmpty`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, EXTENSION_CALL[1], smallData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
 	// Array Iteration
-	bench(`${engine}: Array Iteration - map 100 items`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, ARRAY_ITERATION[0], mediumData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Array Iteration - map 100 items`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, ARRAY_ITERATION[0], mediumData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
-	bench(`${engine}: Array Iteration - filter 100 items`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, ARRAY_ITERATION[1], mediumData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Array Iteration - filter 100 items`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, ARRAY_ITERATION[1], mediumData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
-	bench(`${engine}: Array Iteration - filter+map 100 items`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, ARRAY_ITERATION[2], mediumData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Array Iteration - filter+map 100 items`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, ARRAY_ITERATION[2], mediumData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
-	bench(`${engine}: Array Iteration - map 10k items`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, ARRAY_ITERATION[0], largeData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Array Iteration - map 10k items`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, ARRAY_ITERATION[0], largeData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
 	// Conditional
-	bench(`${engine}: Conditional - nullish coalescing`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, CONDITIONAL[0], smallData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Conditional - nullish coalescing`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, CONDITIONAL[0], smallData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
-	bench(`${engine}: Conditional - ternary`, () => {
-		evalFn(workflow, CONDITIONAL[1], smallData);
-	});
+	bench(
+		`${engine}: Conditional - ternary`,
+		() => {
+			evalFn(workflow, CONDITIONAL[1], smallData);
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 }
diff --git a/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/expression-engine/micro.bench.ts b/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/expression-engine/micro.bench.ts
index fd550ff38c6..613165767c3 100644
--- a/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/expression-engine/micro.bench.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/expression-engine/micro.bench.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import {
 	ThisSanitizer,
 } from 'n8n-workflow/expression-sandboxing';
 
+import { BENCH_OPTIONS } from '../bench-options';
+
 // Top-level await — vitest bench doesn't support beforeAll
 const evaluator = new ExpressionEvaluator({
 	createBridge: () => new IsolatedVmBridge({ timeout: 5000 }),
@@ -38,14 +40,22 @@ const testData: Record<string, unknown> = {
 };
 
 // Script Compilation
-bench('vm micro: Script Compilation - cache hit (repeated expression)', () => {
-	evaluator.evaluate('$json.id', testData, caller);
-});
+bench(
+	'vm micro: Script Compilation - cache hit (repeated expression)',
+	() => {
+		evaluator.evaluate('$json.id', testData, caller);
+	},
+	BENCH_OPTIONS,
+);
 
 let counter = 0;
-bench('vm micro: Script Compilation - cache miss (unique expressions)', () => {
-	evaluator.evaluate(`$json.id + ${counter++}`, testData, caller);
-});
+bench(
+	'vm micro: Script Compilation - cache miss (unique expressions)',
+	() => {
+		evaluator.evaluate(`$json.id + ${counter++}`, testData, caller);
+	},
+	BENCH_OPTIONS,
+);
 
 // Data Complexity
 const shallowData: Record<string, unknown> = {
@@ -56,13 +66,21 @@ const deepData: Record<string, unknown> = {
 	$json: { a: { b: { c: { d: { e: { value: 42 } } } } } },
 };
 
-bench('vm micro: Data Complexity - shallow access (depth 1)', () => {
-	evaluator.evaluate('$json.value', shallowData, caller);
-});
+bench(
+	'vm micro: Data Complexity - shallow access (depth 1)',
+	() => {
+		evaluator.evaluate('$json.value', shallowData, caller);
+	},
+	BENCH_OPTIONS,
+);
 
-bench('vm micro: Data Complexity - deep access (depth 6)', () => {
-	evaluator.evaluate('$json.a.b.c.d.e.value', deepData, caller);
-});
+bench(
+	'vm micro: Data Complexity - deep access (depth 6)',
+	() => {
+		evaluator.evaluate('$json.a.b.c.d.e.value', deepData, caller);
+	},
+	BENCH_OPTIONS,
+);
 
 // Array Element Access
 const arrayData: Record<string, unknown> = {
@@ -71,10 +89,18 @@ const arrayData: Record<string, unknown> = {
 	},
 };
 
-bench('vm micro: Array Element Access - single element', () => {
-	evaluator.evaluate('$json.items[0].id', arrayData, caller);
-});
+bench(
+	'vm micro: Array Element Access - single element',
+	() => {
+		evaluator.evaluate('$json.items[0].id', arrayData, caller);
+	},
+	BENCH_OPTIONS,
+);
 
-bench('vm micro: Array Element Access - map 100 elements', () => {
-	evaluator.evaluate('$json.items.map(i => i.id)', arrayData, caller);
-});
+bench(
+	'vm micro: Array Element Access - map 100 elements',
+	() => {
+		evaluator.evaluate('$json.items.map(i => i.id)', arrayData, caller);
+	},
+	BENCH_OPTIONS,
+);
diff --git a/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/workflow-graph/traversal.bench.ts b/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/workflow-graph/traversal.bench.ts
index 5a79e867dad..ab79df1861d 100644
--- a/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/workflow-graph/traversal.bench.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/performance/benchmarks/workflow-graph/traversal.bench.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { bench, describe } from 'vitest';
 import { getChildNodes, getParentNodes, mapConnectionsByDestination } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import type { IConnections } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
+import { BENCH_OPTIONS } from '../bench-options';
+
 const MAIN = 'main';
 
 function link(conn: IConnections, from: string, to: string): void {
@@ -53,23 +55,39 @@ function wideFanOut(width: number): IConnections {
 
 describe('Workflow graph traversal', () => {
 	const linear = linearChain(500);
-	bench('getChildNodes: linear chain (501 nodes)', () => {
-		getChildNodes(linear, 'n0');
-	});
+	bench(
+		'getChildNodes: linear chain (501 nodes)',
+		() => {
+			getChildNodes(linear, 'n0');
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
 	const wide = wideFanOut(184);
-	bench('getChildNodes: wide fan-out (184 branches into one sink)', () => {
-		getChildNodes(wide, 'trigger');
-	});
+	bench(
+		'getChildNodes: wide fan-out (184 branches into one sink)',
+		() => {
+			getChildNodes(wide, 'trigger');
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
 	// exponential paths, must stay linear.
 	const diamonds = diamondChain(14); // 2^14 ≈ 16k paths, 43 nodes
-	bench('getChildNodes: diamond chain (14 diamonds, 43 nodes)', () => {
-		getChildNodes(diamonds, 'start');
-	});
+	bench(
+		'getChildNodes: diamond chain (14 diamonds, 43 nodes)',
+		() => {
+			getChildNodes(diamonds, 'start');
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 
 	const diamondsByDestination = mapConnectionsByDestination(diamonds);
-	bench('getParentNodes: diamond chain (14 diamonds, 43 nodes)', () => {
-		getParentNodes(diamondsByDestination, 'm13');
-	});
+	bench(
+		'getParentNodes: diamond chain (14 diamonds, 43 nodes)',
+		() => {
+			getParentNodes(diamondsByDestination, 'm13');
+		},
+		BENCH_OPTIONS,
+	);
 });
diff --git a/packages/testing/performance/vitest.config.ts b/packages/testing/performance/vitest.config.ts
index ec80db965f0..af3eca8419d 100644
--- a/packages/testing/performance/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/performance/vitest.config.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
 	test: {
 		benchmark: {
 			include: ['benchmarks/**/*.bench.ts'],
-			// Run each benchmark longer for more stable results
-			// Default is 500ms - we use 1000ms for ~2x more samples
-			time: 1000,
-			// Warmup: ensure JIT compilation is complete before measuring
-			// Default is 5 iterations - we use 100 for more thorough warmup
-			warmupIterations: 100,
-			// Default warmup time is 100ms - we use 500ms for stability
-			warmupTime: 500,
 		},
 	},
 });
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index acfd67a99ac..ba5d52a7bfd 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -984,6 +984,9 @@ importers:
       nock:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 14.0.14
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -1097,6 +1100,9 @@ importers:
       tsx:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.19.3
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -1224,6 +1230,9 @@ importers:
       tsx:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.19.3
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -1264,6 +1273,9 @@ importers:
       minifaker:
         specifier: 1.34.1
         version: 1.34.1(patch_hash=bc707e2c34a2464da2c9c93ead33e80fd9883a00434ef64907ddc45208a08b33)
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -1544,6 +1556,9 @@ importers:
       nock:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 14.0.14
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -1737,6 +1752,9 @@ importers:
       '@vitest/coverage-v8':
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@vitest/browser@4.1.9)(vitest@4.1.9)
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -1765,6 +1783,9 @@ importers:
       '@vitest/coverage-v8':
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@vitest/browser@4.1.9)(vitest@4.1.9)
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -1900,6 +1921,9 @@ importers:
       typescript:
         specifier: 6.0.2
         version: 6.0.2
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -2411,6 +2435,9 @@ importers:
       tsx:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.19.3
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -3106,6 +3133,9 @@ importers:
       '@vitest/coverage-v8':
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@vitest/browser@4.1.9)(vitest@4.1.9)
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -3236,6 +3266,9 @@ importers:
       get-port:
         specifier: ^7.1.0
         version: 7.1.0
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -3303,6 +3336,9 @@ importers:
       '@vitest/coverage-v8':
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@vitest/browser@4.1.9)(vitest@4.1.9)
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -3343,6 +3379,9 @@ importers:
       typescript:
         specifier: 6.0.2
         version: 6.0.2
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
@@ -4373,6 +4412,9 @@ importers:
       reflect-metadata:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 0.2.2
+      vite:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3)
       vitest:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 4.1.9(@opentelemetry/api@1.9.0)(@types/node@20.19.41)(@vitest/browser-playwright@4.1.9)(@vitest/coverage-v8@4.1.9)(jsdom@23.0.1(bufferutil@4.0.9)(utf-8-validate@5.0.10))(vite@8.0.2(@types/node@20.19.41)(esbuild@0.28.1)(jiti@2.6.1)(sass-embedded@1.98.0)(sass@1.98.0)(terser@5.16.1)(tsx@4.19.3)(yaml@2.8.3))
diff --git a/tsconfig.configs.json b/tsconfig.configs.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8ae9ba1e920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.configs.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "include": [
+    "**/vite.config.ts",
+    "**/vitest.config.ts"
+  ],
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+    "types": ["node"]
+  }
+}