diff --git a/src/cli/init/index.ts b/src/cli/init/index.ts
index ce10862..4e3373b 100644
--- a/src/cli/init/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/init/index.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ function updatePackageManager(
       packageManager === "pnpm" ? "pnpm@9.0.0" : "npm@10.0.0";
   }
 
+  // Add "type": "module" to support ES modules
+  packageJson.type = "module";
+
   writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2));
   console.log(
     chalk.green(`✓ Package manager set to ${packageJson.packageManager}`),
@@ -216,6 +219,12 @@ function installDependencies(
     stdio: "pipe",
   });
 
+  console.log(chalk.gray("  Installing zod..."));
+  execSync(`${installCmd} zod`, {
+    cwd: targetDir,
+    stdio: "pipe",
+  });
+
   // Install dev dependencies
   console.log(chalk.gray("  Installing TypeScript and type definitions..."));
   execSync(`${installDevCmd} typescript @types/node`, {