diff --git a/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/library.json b/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/library.json
index 158fc05d2a..78de6d28ce 100644
--- a/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/library.json
+++ b/docs/generated/packages/js/generators/library.json
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
         "description": "The bundler to use. Choosing 'none' means this library is not buildable.",
         "type": "string",
         "enum": ["swc", "tsc", "rollup", "vite", "esbuild", "none"],
+        "default": "tsc",
+        "x-prompt": "Which bundler would you like to use to build the library? Choose 'none' to skip build setup.",
         "x-priority": "important"
       },
       "linter": {
diff --git a/e2e/esbuild/src/esbuild.test.ts b/e2e/esbuild/src/esbuild.test.ts
index 7340d45dc2..c378b482e5 100644
--- a/e2e/esbuild/src/esbuild.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/esbuild/src/esbuild.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ describe('EsBuild Plugin', () => {
       private: true,
       type: 'commonjs',
       main: './index.cjs',
+      typings: './index.d.ts',
       dependencies: {},
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/esbuild/src/executors/esbuild/lib/normalize.ts b/packages/esbuild/src/executors/esbuild/lib/normalize.ts
index 2384f10e98..6ba0776dd8 100644
--- a/packages/esbuild/src/executors/esbuild/lib/normalize.ts
+++ b/packages/esbuild/src/executors/esbuild/lib/normalize.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,39 @@
+import { joinPathFragments, logger, type ExecutorContext } from '@nx/devkit';
+import { readTsConfig } from '@nx/js';
+import { isUsingTsSolutionSetup } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
+import * as esbuild from 'esbuild';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import {
+import * as pc from 'picocolors';
+import type {
   EsBuildExecutorOptions,
   NormalizedEsBuildExecutorOptions,
 } from '../schema';
-import { ExecutorContext, joinPathFragments, logger } from '@nx/devkit';
-import * as pc from 'picocolors';
-import * as esbuild from 'esbuild';
-import { readTsConfig } from '@nx/js';
 
 export function normalizeOptions(
   options: EsBuildExecutorOptions,
   context: ExecutorContext
 ): NormalizedEsBuildExecutorOptions {
+  const isTsSolutionSetup = isUsingTsSolutionSetup();
+  if (isTsSolutionSetup && options.generatePackageJson) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Setting 'generatePackageJson: true' is not allowed with the current TypeScript setup. Please update the 'package.json' file at the project root as needed and don't set the 'generatePackageJson' option.`
+    );
+  }
+
   const tsConfig = readTsConfig(options.tsConfig);
 
-  // If we're not generating package.json file, then copy it as-is as an asset.
-  const assets = options.generatePackageJson
-    ? options.assets
-    : [
-        ...options.assets,
-        joinPathFragments(
-          context.projectGraph.nodes[context.projectName].data.root,
-          'package.json'
-        ),
-      ];
+  // If we're not generating package.json file, then copy it as-is as an asset when not using ts solution setup.
+  const assets =
+    options.generatePackageJson || isTsSolutionSetup
+      ? options.assets
+      : [
+          ...options.assets,
+          joinPathFragments(
+            context.projectGraph.nodes[context.projectName].data.root,
+            'package.json'
+          ),
+        ];
 
   if (!options.bundle && options.thirdParty) {
     logger.info(
@@ -33,7 +42,7 @@ export function normalizeOptions(
           'bundle:false'
         )} and ${pc.bold(
           'thirdParty:true'
-        )}. Your package.json depedencies might not be generated correctly so we added an update ${pc.bold(
+        )}. Your package.json dependencies might not be generated correctly so we added an update ${pc.bold(
           'thirdParty:false'
         )}`
       )
@@ -42,8 +51,6 @@ export function normalizeOptions(
 
   const thirdParty = !options.bundle ? false : options.thirdParty;
 
-  const { root: projectRoot } =
-    context.projectsConfigurations.projects[context.projectName];
   const declarationRootDir = options.declarationRootDir
     ? path.join(context.root, options.declarationRootDir)
     : undefined;
diff --git a/packages/js/src/executors/swc/swc.impl.ts b/packages/js/src/executors/swc/swc.impl.ts
index 05645d52c1..7062498090 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/executors/swc/swc.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/executors/swc/swc.impl.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { ExecutorContext, readJsonFile } from '@nx/devkit';
-import { assetGlobsToFiles, FileInputOutput } from '../../utils/assets/assets';
+import { ExecutorContext, output, readJsonFile } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { sync as globSync } from 'fast-glob';
 import { rmSync } from 'node:fs';
-import { dirname, join, relative, resolve, normalize } from 'path';
+import { dirname, join, normalize, relative, resolve } from 'path';
 import { copyAssets } from '../../utils/assets';
+import { assetGlobsToFiles, FileInputOutput } from '../../utils/assets/assets';
+import type { DependentBuildableProjectNode } from '../../utils/buildable-libs-utils';
 import { checkDependencies } from '../../utils/check-dependencies';
 import {
   getHelperDependency,
@@ -13,16 +14,20 @@ import {
   handleInliningBuild,
   isInlineGraphEmpty,
   postProcessInlinedDependencies,
+  type InlineProjectGraph,
 } from '../../utils/inline';
-import { copyPackageJson } from '../../utils/package-json';
+import {
+  copyPackageJson,
+  type CopyPackageJsonResult,
+} from '../../utils/package-json';
 import {
   NormalizedSwcExecutorOptions,
-  SwcCliOptions,
   SwcExecutorOptions,
 } from '../../utils/schema';
 import { compileSwc, compileSwcWatch } from '../../utils/swc/compile-swc';
 import { getSwcrcPath } from '../../utils/swc/get-swcrc-path';
 import { generateTmpSwcrc } from '../../utils/swc/inline';
+import { isUsingTsSolutionSetup } from '../../utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup';
 
 function normalizeOptions(
   options: SwcExecutorOptions,
@@ -30,6 +35,25 @@ function normalizeOptions(
   sourceRoot: string,
   projectRoot: string
 ): NormalizedSwcExecutorOptions {
+  const isTsSolutionSetup = isUsingTsSolutionSetup();
+  if (isTsSolutionSetup) {
+    if (options.generateLockfile) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Setting 'generateLockfile: true' is not supported with the current TypeScript setup. Unset the 'generateLockfile' option and try again.`
+      );
+    }
+    if (options.generateExportsField) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Setting 'generateExportsField: true' is not supported with the current TypeScript setup. Set 'exports' field in the 'package.json' file at the project root and unset the 'generateExportsField' option.`
+      );
+    }
+    if (options.additionalEntryPoints?.length) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Setting 'additionalEntryPoints' is not supported with the current TypeScript setup. Set additional entry points in the 'package.json' file at the project root and unset the 'additionalEntryPoints' option.`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   const outputPath = join(root, options.outputPath);
 
   if (options.skipTypeCheck == null) {
@@ -87,6 +111,7 @@ function normalizeOptions(
     tsConfig: join(root, options.tsConfig),
     swcCliOptions,
     tmpSwcrcPath,
+    isTsSolutionSetup: isTsSolutionSetup,
   } as NormalizedSwcExecutorOptions;
 }
 
@@ -97,56 +122,61 @@ export async function* swcExecutor(
   const { sourceRoot, root } =
     context.projectsConfigurations.projects[context.projectName];
   const options = normalizeOptions(_options, context.root, sourceRoot, root);
-  const { tmpTsConfig, dependencies } = checkDependencies(
-    context,
-    options.tsConfig
-  );
 
-  if (tmpTsConfig) {
-    options.tsConfig = tmpTsConfig;
-  }
+  let swcHelperDependency: DependentBuildableProjectNode;
+  let inlineProjectGraph: InlineProjectGraph;
+  if (!options.isTsSolutionSetup) {
+    const { tmpTsConfig, dependencies } = checkDependencies(
+      context,
+      options.tsConfig
+    );
 
-  const swcHelperDependency = getHelperDependency(
-    HelperDependency.swc,
-    options.swcCliOptions.swcrcPath,
-    dependencies,
-    context.projectGraph
-  );
-
-  if (swcHelperDependency) {
-    dependencies.push(swcHelperDependency);
-  }
-
-  const inlineProjectGraph = handleInliningBuild(
-    context,
-    options,
-    options.tsConfig
-  );
-
-  if (!isInlineGraphEmpty(inlineProjectGraph)) {
-    if (options.stripLeadingPaths) {
-      throw new Error(`Cannot use --strip-leading-paths with inlining.`);
+    if (tmpTsConfig) {
+      options.tsConfig = tmpTsConfig;
     }
 
-    options.projectRoot = '.'; // set to root of workspace to include other libs for type check
-
-    // remap paths for SWC compilation
-    options.inline = true;
-    options.swcCliOptions.swcCwd = '.';
-    options.swcCliOptions.srcPath = options.swcCliOptions.swcCwd;
-    options.swcCliOptions.destPath = join(
-      options.swcCliOptions.destPath.split(normalize('../')).at(-1),
-      options.swcCliOptions.srcPath
-    );
-
-    // tmp swcrc with dependencies to exclude
-    // - buildable libraries
-    // - other libraries that are not dependent on the current project
-    options.swcCliOptions.swcrcPath = generateTmpSwcrc(
-      inlineProjectGraph,
+    swcHelperDependency = getHelperDependency(
+      HelperDependency.swc,
       options.swcCliOptions.swcrcPath,
-      options.tmpSwcrcPath
+      dependencies,
+      context.projectGraph
     );
+
+    if (swcHelperDependency) {
+      dependencies.push(swcHelperDependency);
+    }
+
+    inlineProjectGraph = handleInliningBuild(
+      context,
+      options,
+      options.tsConfig
+    );
+
+    if (!isInlineGraphEmpty(inlineProjectGraph)) {
+      if (options.stripLeadingPaths) {
+        throw new Error(`Cannot use --strip-leading-paths with inlining.`);
+      }
+
+      options.projectRoot = '.'; // set to root of workspace to include other libs for type check
+
+      // remap paths for SWC compilation
+      options.inline = true;
+      options.swcCliOptions.swcCwd = '.';
+      options.swcCliOptions.srcPath = options.swcCliOptions.swcCwd;
+      options.swcCliOptions.destPath = join(
+        options.swcCliOptions.destPath.split(normalize('../')).at(-1),
+        options.swcCliOptions.srcPath
+      );
+
+      // tmp swcrc with dependencies to exclude
+      // - buildable libraries
+      // - other libraries that are not dependent on the current project
+      options.swcCliOptions.swcrcPath = generateTmpSwcrc(
+        inlineProjectGraph,
+        options.swcCliOptions.swcrcPath,
+        options.tmpSwcrcPath
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   function determineModuleFormatFromSwcrc(
@@ -163,16 +193,19 @@ export async function* swcExecutor(
 
     return yield* compileSwcWatch(context, options, async () => {
       const assetResult = await copyAssets(options, context);
-      const packageJsonResult = await copyPackageJson(
-        {
-          ...options,
-          additionalEntryPoints: createEntryPoints(options, context),
-          format: [
-            determineModuleFormatFromSwcrc(options.swcCliOptions.swcrcPath),
-          ],
-        },
-        context
-      );
+      let packageJsonResult: CopyPackageJsonResult;
+      if (!options.isTsSolutionSetup) {
+        packageJsonResult = await copyPackageJson(
+          {
+            ...options,
+            additionalEntryPoints: createEntryPoints(options, context),
+            format: [
+              determineModuleFormatFromSwcrc(options.swcCliOptions.swcrcPath),
+            ],
+          },
+          context
+        );
+      }
       removeTmpSwcrc(options.swcCliOptions.swcrcPath);
       disposeFn = () => {
         assetResult?.stop();
@@ -182,23 +215,25 @@ export async function* swcExecutor(
   } else {
     return yield compileSwc(context, options, async () => {
       await copyAssets(options, context);
-      await copyPackageJson(
-        {
-          ...options,
-          additionalEntryPoints: createEntryPoints(options, context),
-          format: [
-            determineModuleFormatFromSwcrc(options.swcCliOptions.swcrcPath),
-          ],
-          extraDependencies: swcHelperDependency ? [swcHelperDependency] : [],
-        },
-        context
-      );
+      if (!options.isTsSolutionSetup) {
+        await copyPackageJson(
+          {
+            ...options,
+            additionalEntryPoints: createEntryPoints(options, context),
+            format: [
+              determineModuleFormatFromSwcrc(options.swcCliOptions.swcrcPath),
+            ],
+            extraDependencies: swcHelperDependency ? [swcHelperDependency] : [],
+          },
+          context
+        );
+        postProcessInlinedDependencies(
+          options.outputPath,
+          options.originalProjectRoot,
+          inlineProjectGraph
+        );
+      }
       removeTmpSwcrc(options.swcCliOptions.swcrcPath);
-      postProcessInlinedDependencies(
-        options.outputPath,
-        options.originalProjectRoot,
-        inlineProjectGraph
-      );
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
index 6089f45741..ae74a4d8fa 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.spec.ts
@@ -1561,6 +1561,7 @@ describe('lib', () => {
           "name": "@proj/my-lib",
           "nx": {
             "name": "my-lib",
+            "sourceRoot": "my-lib/src",
           },
           "private": true,
           "version": "0.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.ts b/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.ts
index 5d790a88ac..7ddd9a26c0 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/library/library.ts
@@ -266,31 +266,6 @@ async function configureProject(
     updateNxJson(tree, nxJson);
   }
 
-  if (!options.useProjectJson) {
-    // we create a cleaner project configuration for the package.json file
-    const projectConfiguration: ProjectConfiguration = {
-      root: options.projectRoot,
-    };
-
-    if (options.name !== options.importPath) {
-      // if the name is different than the package.json name, we need to set
-      // the proper name in the configuration
-      projectConfiguration.name = options.name;
-    }
-
-    if (options.parsedTags?.length) {
-      projectConfiguration.tags = options.parsedTags;
-    }
-
-    if (options.publishable) {
-      await addProjectToNxReleaseConfig(tree, options, projectConfiguration);
-    }
-
-    updateProjectConfiguration(tree, options.name, projectConfiguration);
-
-    return;
-  }
-
   const projectConfiguration: ProjectConfiguration = {
     root: options.projectRoot,
     sourceRoot: joinPathFragments(options.projectRoot, 'src'),
@@ -300,34 +275,42 @@ async function configureProject(
   };
 
   if (
-    options.bundler &&
-    options.bundler !== 'none' &&
-    options.config !== 'npm-scripts'
+    options.config !== 'npm-scripts' &&
+    (options.bundler === 'swc' ||
+      options.bundler === 'esbuild' ||
+      (!options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig && options.bundler === 'tsc'))
   ) {
-    if (options.bundler !== 'rollup') {
-      const outputPath = getOutputPath(options);
-      const executor = getBuildExecutor(options.bundler);
-      addBuildTargetDefaults(tree, executor);
+    const outputPath = getOutputPath(options);
+    const executor = getBuildExecutor(options.bundler);
+    addBuildTargetDefaults(tree, executor);
 
-      projectConfiguration.targets.build = {
-        executor,
-        outputs: ['{options.outputPath}'],
-        options: {
-          outputPath,
-          main:
-            `${options.projectRoot}/src/index` + (options.js ? '.js' : '.ts'),
-          tsConfig: `${options.projectRoot}/tsconfig.lib.json`,
-          assets: [],
-        },
-      };
+    projectConfiguration.targets.build = {
+      executor,
+      outputs: ['{options.outputPath}'],
+      options: {
+        outputPath,
+        main: `${options.projectRoot}/src/index` + (options.js ? '.js' : '.ts'),
+        tsConfig: `${options.projectRoot}/tsconfig.lib.json`,
+      },
+    };
+
+    if (options.bundler === 'esbuild') {
+      projectConfiguration.targets.build.options.format = ['cjs'];
+    }
+
+    if (options.bundler === 'swc' && options.skipTypeCheck) {
+      projectConfiguration.targets.build.options.skipTypeCheck = true;
+    }
+
+    if (options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig) {
+      if (options.bundler === 'esbuild') {
+        projectConfiguration.targets.build.options.declarationRootDir = `${options.projectRoot}/src`;
+      }
+    } else {
+      projectConfiguration.targets.build.options.assets = [];
 
       if (options.bundler === 'esbuild') {
         projectConfiguration.targets.build.options.generatePackageJson = true;
-        projectConfiguration.targets.build.options.format = ['cjs'];
-      }
-
-      if (options.bundler === 'swc' && options.skipTypeCheck) {
-        projectConfiguration.targets.build.options.skipTypeCheck = true;
       }
 
       if (!options.minimal) {
@@ -337,8 +320,10 @@ async function configureProject(
         );
       }
     }
+  }
 
-    if (options.publishable) {
+  if (options.publishable) {
+    if (!options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig) {
       const packageRoot = joinPathFragments(
         defaultOutputDirectory,
         '{projectRoot}'
@@ -361,12 +346,22 @@ async function configureProject(
           },
         },
       };
-
-      await addProjectToNxReleaseConfig(tree, options, projectConfiguration);
     }
+
+    await addProjectToNxReleaseConfig(tree, options, projectConfiguration);
   }
 
-  if (options.config === 'workspace' || options.config === 'project') {
+  if (!options.useProjectJson) {
+    // we want the package.json as clean as possible, with the bare minimum
+    if (!projectConfiguration.tags?.length) {
+      delete projectConfiguration.tags;
+    }
+    // automatically inferred as `library`
+    delete projectConfiguration.projectType;
+
+    // empty targets are cleaned up automatically by `updateProjectConfiguration`
+    updateProjectConfiguration(tree, options.name, projectConfiguration);
+  } else if (options.config === 'workspace' || options.config === 'project') {
     addProjectConfiguration(tree, options.name, projectConfiguration);
   } else {
     addProjectConfiguration(tree, options.name, {
@@ -716,30 +711,6 @@ async function normalizeOptions(
   const isUsingTsSolutionConfig = isUsingTsSolutionSetup(tree);
 
   if (isUsingTsSolutionConfig) {
-    if (options.bundler === 'esbuild' || options.bundler === 'swc') {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Cannot use the "${options.bundler}" bundler when using the @nx/js/typescript plugin.`
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (options.bundler === undefined && options.compiler === undefined) {
-      options.bundler = await promptWhenInteractive<{ bundler: Bundler }>(
-        {
-          type: 'select',
-          name: 'bundler',
-          message: `Which bundler would you like to use to build the library? Choose 'none' to skip build setup.`,
-          choices: [
-            { name: 'tsc' },
-            { name: 'rollup' },
-            { name: 'vite' },
-            { name: 'none' },
-          ],
-          initial: 0,
-        },
-        { bundler: 'tsc' }
-      ).then(({ bundler }) => bundler);
-    }
-
     options.linter ??= await promptWhenInteractive<{
       linter: 'none' | 'eslint';
     }>(
@@ -766,50 +737,6 @@ async function normalizeOptions(
       { unitTestRunner: 'none' }
     ).then(({ unitTestRunner }) => unitTestRunner);
   } else {
-    if (options.bundler === undefined && options.compiler === undefined) {
-      options.bundler = await promptWhenInteractive<{ bundler: Bundler }>(
-        {
-          type: 'select',
-          name: 'bundler',
-          message: `Which bundler would you like to use to build the library? Choose 'none' to skip build setup.`,
-          choices: [
-            { name: 'swc' },
-            { name: 'tsc' },
-            { name: 'rollup' },
-            { name: 'vite' },
-            { name: 'esbuild' },
-            { name: 'none' },
-          ],
-          initial: 1,
-        },
-        { bundler: 'tsc' }
-      ).then(({ bundler }) => bundler);
-    } else {
-      /**
-       * We are deprecating the compiler and the buildable options.
-       * However, we want to keep the existing behavior for now.
-       *
-       * So, if the user has not provided a bundler, we will use the compiler option, if any.
-       *
-       * If the user has not provided a bundler and no compiler, but has set buildable to true,
-       * we will use tsc, since that is the compiler the old generator used to default to, if buildable was true
-       * and no compiler was provided.
-       *
-       * If the user has not provided a bundler and no compiler, and has not set buildable to true, then
-       * set the bundler to tsc, to preserve old default behaviour (buildable: true by default).
-       *
-       * If it's publishable, we need to build the code before publishing it, so again
-       * we default to `tsc`. In the previous version of this, it would set `buildable` to true
-       * and that would default to `tsc`.
-       *
-       * In the past, the only way to get a non-buildable library was to set buildable to false.
-       * Now, the only way to get a non-buildble library is to set bundler to none.
-       * By default, with nothing provided, libraries are buildable with `@nx/js:tsc`.
-       */
-
-      options.bundler ??= options.compiler;
-    }
-
     options.linter ??= await promptWhenInteractive<{
       linter: 'none' | 'eslint';
     }>(
@@ -843,6 +770,29 @@ async function normalizeOptions(
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * We are deprecating the compiler and the buildable options.
+   * However, we want to keep the existing behavior for now.
+   *
+   * So, if the user has not provided a bundler, we will use the compiler option, if any.
+   *
+   * If the user has not provided a bundler and no compiler, but has set buildable to true,
+   * we will use tsc, since that is the compiler the old generator used to default to, if buildable was true
+   * and no compiler was provided.
+   *
+   * If the user has not provided a bundler and no compiler, and has not set buildable to true, then
+   * set the bundler to tsc, to preserve old default behaviour (buildable: true by default).
+   *
+   * If it's publishable, we need to build the code before publishing it, so again
+   * we default to `tsc`. In the previous version of this, it would set `buildable` to true
+   * and that would default to `tsc`.
+   *
+   * In the past, the only way to get a non-buildable library was to set buildable to false.
+   * Now, the only way to get a non-buildble library is to set bundler to none.
+   * By default, with nothing provided, libraries are buildable with `@nx/js:tsc`.
+   */
+  options.bundler ??= options.compiler ?? 'tsc';
+
   // ensure programmatic runs have an expected default
   if (!options.config) {
     options.config = 'project';
@@ -994,6 +944,11 @@ function getBuildExecutor(bundler: Bundler) {
 }
 
 function getOutputPath(options: NormalizedLibraryGeneratorOptions) {
+  if (options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig) {
+    // Executors expect paths relative to workspace root, so we prepend the project root
+    return joinPathFragments(options.projectRoot, 'dist');
+  }
+
   const parts = [defaultOutputDirectory];
   if (options.projectRoot === '.') {
     parts.push(options.name);
@@ -1170,8 +1125,12 @@ function determineEntryFields(
     case 'swc':
       return {
         type: 'commonjs',
-        main: './src/index.js',
-        typings: './src/index.d.ts',
+        main: options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig
+          ? './dist/src/index.js'
+          : './src/index.js',
+        typings: options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig
+          ? './dist/src/index.d.ts'
+          : './src/index.d.ts',
       };
     case 'rollup':
       return {
@@ -1202,8 +1161,12 @@ function determineEntryFields(
       // For libraries intended for Node, use CJS.
       return {
         type: 'commonjs',
-        main: './index.cjs',
-        // typings is missing for esbuild currently
+        main: options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig
+          ? './dist/index.cjs'
+          : './index.cjs',
+        typings: options.isUsingTsSolutionConfig
+          ? './dist/index.d.ts'
+          : './index.d.ts',
       };
     default: {
       return {
diff --git a/packages/js/src/generators/library/schema.json b/packages/js/src/generators/library/schema.json
index 04cecb924f..f7242d1e7c 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/generators/library/schema.json
+++ b/packages/js/src/generators/library/schema.json
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
       "description": "The bundler to use. Choosing 'none' means this library is not buildable.",
       "type": "string",
       "enum": ["swc", "tsc", "rollup", "vite", "esbuild", "none"],
+      "default": "tsc",
+      "x-prompt": "Which bundler would you like to use to build the library? Choose 'none' to skip build setup.",
       "x-priority": "important"
     },
     "linter": {
diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/schema.d.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/schema.d.ts
index e4cc475ba5..a492eaca9c 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/schema.d.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export interface NormalizedSwcExecutorOptions
   skipTypeCheck: boolean;
   swcCliOptions: SwcCliOptions;
   tmpSwcrcPath: string;
+  isTsSolutionSetup: boolean;
   sourceRoot?: string;
   // TODO(v21): remove inline feature
   inline?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup.ts
index 10b8d3a089..8b544b9788 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/typescript/ts-solution-setup.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { output, readJson, readNxJson, type Tree } from '@nx/devkit';
+import {
+  output,
+  readJson,
+  readNxJson,
+  workspaceRoot,
+  type Tree,
+} from '@nx/devkit';
+import { FsTree } from 'nx/src/generators/tree';
 import { isUsingPackageManagerWorkspaces } from '../package-manager-workspaces';
 
 export function isUsingTypeScriptPlugin(tree: Tree): boolean {
@@ -13,7 +20,9 @@ export function isUsingTypeScriptPlugin(tree: Tree): boolean {
   );
 }
 
-export function isUsingTsSolutionSetup(tree: Tree): boolean {
+export function isUsingTsSolutionSetup(tree?: Tree): boolean {
+  tree ??= new FsTree(workspaceRoot, false);
+
   return (
     isUsingPackageManagerWorkspaces(tree) &&
     isWorkspaceSetupWithTsSolution(tree)