diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 568fa0644..a25eeb94f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3519,6 +3519,13 @@
         "tslib": "^2.4.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@epic-web/invariant": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@epic-web/invariant/-/invariant-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lrTPqgvfFQtR/eY/qkIzp98OGdNJu0m5ji3q/nJI8v3SXkRKEnWiOxMmbvcSoAIzv/cGiuvRy57k4suKQSAdwA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@esbuild/aix-ppc64": {
       "version": "0.27.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@esbuild/aix-ppc64/-/aix-ppc64-0.27.3.tgz",
@@ -15434,6 +15441,24 @@
       "optional": true,
       "peer": true
     },
+    "node_modules/cross-env": {
+      "version": "10.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-env/-/cross-env-10.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GsYosgnACZTADcmEyJctkJIoqAhHjttw7RsFrVoJNXbsWWqaq6Ym+7kZjq6mS45O0jij6vtiReppKQEtqWy6Dw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@epic-web/invariant": "^1.0.0",
+        "cross-spawn": "^7.0.6"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "cross-env": "dist/bin/cross-env.js",
+        "cross-env-shell": "dist/bin/cross-env-shell.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/cross-fetch": {
       "version": "3.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-fetch/-/cross-fetch-3.2.0.tgz",
@@ -35468,6 +35493,7 @@
         "@types/uuid": "^9.0.7",
         "@types/ws": "^8.5.8",
         "@vitest/ui": "^3.2.4",
+        "cross-env": "^10.1.0",
         "playwright": "^1.56.1",
         "tsx": "^4.6.0",
         "typescript": "^5.2.2",
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index e6dbf781c..37de5c142 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "NODE_ENV=development tsx scripts/dev-runner.ts",
-    "dev:tsx": "NODE_ENV=development tsx watch --ignore '**/*.timestamp-*' src/server/index.ts",
+    "dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development tsx scripts/dev-runner.ts",
+    "dev:tsx": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development tsx watch --ignore '**/*.timestamp-*' src/server/index.ts",
     "build": "node -e \"require('node:fs').rmSync('dist',{ recursive: true, force: true })\" && npm run build:lib && npm run build:scripts",
     "build:lib": "tsc -p tsconfig.server.json --incremental false && node -e \"const fs=require('node:fs'); fs.mkdirSync('dist/server/server/speech/providers/local/sherpa/assets',{recursive:true}); fs.copyFileSync('src/server/speech/providers/local/sherpa/assets/silero_vad.onnx','dist/server/server/speech/providers/local/sherpa/assets/silero_vad.onnx');\"",
     "build:scripts": "tsc -p tsconfig.scripts.json --incremental false && node -e \"const fs=require('node:fs'); fs.mkdirSync('dist/scripts',{recursive:true}); fs.copyFileSync('scripts/mcp-stdio-socket-bridge-cli.mjs','dist/scripts/mcp-stdio-socket-bridge-cli.mjs');\"",
     "prepack": "npm run build",
-    "start": "NODE_ENV=production node dist/server/server/index.js",
+    "start": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node dist/server/server/index.js",
     "typecheck": "tsc -p tsconfig.server.typecheck.json --noEmit",
     "generate:config-schema": "tsx scripts/generate-config-schema.ts",
     "speech:models": "tsx scripts/list-speech-models.ts",
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     "@types/uuid": "^9.0.7",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.8",
     "@vitest/ui": "^3.2.4",
+    "cross-env": "^10.1.0",
     "playwright": "^1.56.1",
     "tsx": "^4.6.0",
     "typescript": "^5.2.2",