diff --git a/.changeset/tiny-geckos-allow.md b/.changeset/tiny-geckos-allow.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..127e8d0b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tiny-geckos-allow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/building.after-install": major
+"@pnpm/building.policy": major
+---
+
+Initial release.
diff --git a/building/after-install/README.md b/building/after-install/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d91e786f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/building/after-install/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# @pnpm/building.after-install
+
+> Rebuild packages that are already installed by running their lifecycle scripts
+
+<!--@shields('npm')-->
+[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@pnpm/building.after-install.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pnpm/building.after-install)
+<!--/@-->
+
+## Installation
+
+```sh
+pnpm add @pnpm/building.after-install
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT
diff --git a/building/after-install/package.json b/building/after-install/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9111cadff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/building/after-install/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{
+  "name": "@pnpm/building.after-install",
+  "version": "1000.0.0-0",
+  "description": "Rebuild packages that are already installed by running their lifecycle scripts",
+  "keywords": [
+    "pnpm",
+    "pnpm11",
+    "rebuild"
+  ],
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "funding": "https://opencollective.com/pnpm",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/tree/main/building/after-install",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/tree/main/building/after-install#readme",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues"
+  },
+  "type": "module",
+  "main": "lib/index.js",
+  "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./lib/index.js"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "lib",
+    "!*.map"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "lint": "eslint \"src/**/*.ts\"",
+    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm run compile",
+    "compile": "tsgo --build && pnpm run lint --fix",
+    "test": "pnpm run compile"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@pnpm/building.policy": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/calc-dep-state": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/config": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/constants": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/core-loggers": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/dependency-path": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/deps.graph-sequencer": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/error": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/exec.pkg-requires-build": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/get-context": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/lifecycle": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/link-bins": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/lockfile.types": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/lockfile.utils": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/lockfile.walker": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/modules-yaml": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/normalize-registries": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/npm-package-arg": "catalog:",
+    "@pnpm/read-package-json": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/store-connection-manager": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/store-controller-types": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/store.cafs": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/store.index": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/types": "workspace:*",
+    "load-json-file": "catalog:",
+    "p-limit": "catalog:",
+    "run-groups": "catalog:",
+    "semver": "catalog:"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@pnpm/logger": "catalog:",
+    "@pnpm/worker": "workspace:^"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@pnpm/building.after-install": "workspace:*",
+    "@types/semver": "catalog:"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22.13"
+  },
+  "jest": {
+    "preset": "@pnpm/jest-config"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/implementation/extendRebuildOptions.ts b/building/after-install/src/extendRebuildOptions.ts
similarity index 98%
rename from exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/implementation/extendRebuildOptions.ts
rename to building/after-install/src/extendRebuildOptions.ts
index a9565e1cc1..e017e636d1 100644
--- a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/implementation/extendRebuildOptions.ts
+++ b/building/after-install/src/extendRebuildOptions.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Pick<StrictRebuildOptions, 'storeDir' | 'storeController'> & Pick<Config, 'rootP
 
 const defaults = async (opts: RebuildOptions): Promise<StrictRebuildOptions> => {
   const packageManager = opts.packageManager ??
-    await loadJsonFile<{ name: string, version: string }>(path.join(import.meta.dirname, '../../package.json'))!
+    await loadJsonFile<{ name: string, version: string }>(path.join(import.meta.dirname, '../package.json'))!
   const dir = opts.dir ?? process.cwd()
   const lockfileDir = opts.lockfileDir ?? dir
   return {
diff --git a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/implementation/index.ts b/building/after-install/src/index.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/implementation/index.ts
rename to building/after-install/src/index.ts
index 8f03c669c8..a81f47f557 100644
--- a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/implementation/index.ts
+++ b/building/after-install/src/index.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import type {
   ProjectId,
   ProjectRootDir,
 } from '@pnpm/types'
-import { createAllowBuildFunction } from '@pnpm/builder.policy'
+import { createAllowBuildFunction } from '@pnpm/building.policy'
 import { pkgRequiresBuild } from '@pnpm/exec.pkg-requires-build'
 import * as dp from '@pnpm/dependency-path'
 import { StoreIndex } from '@pnpm/store.index'
diff --git a/building/after-install/tsconfig.json b/building/after-install/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae77206c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/building/after-install/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@pnpm/tsconfig",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "lib",
+    "rootDir": "src"
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+    "../../__typings__/**/*.d.ts"
+  ],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../../config/config"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../config/normalize-registries"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../deps/graph-sequencer"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../exec/lifecycle"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../exec/pkg-requires-build"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../lockfile/types"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../lockfile/utils"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../lockfile/walker"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../packages/calc-dep-state"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../packages/constants"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../packages/core-loggers"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../packages/dependency-path"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../packages/error"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../packages/types"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../pkg-manager/get-context"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../pkg-manager/link-bins"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../pkg-manager/modules-yaml"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../pkg-manifest/read-package-json"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../store/cafs"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../store/index"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../store/store-connection-manager"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../store/store-controller-types"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../worker"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../policy"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/builder/policy/tsconfig.lint.json b/building/after-install/tsconfig.lint.json
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/policy/tsconfig.lint.json
rename to building/after-install/tsconfig.lint.json
diff --git a/builder/policy/CHANGELOG.md b/building/policy/CHANGELOG.md
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/policy/CHANGELOG.md
rename to building/policy/CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/builder/policy/README.md b/building/policy/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/policy/README.md
rename to building/policy/README.md
diff --git a/builder/policy/package.json b/building/policy/package.json
similarity index 79%
rename from builder/policy/package.json
rename to building/policy/package.json
index cb57926198..4952fbf787 100644
--- a/builder/policy/package.json
+++ b/building/policy/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "name": "@pnpm/builder.policy",
-  "version": "1000.0.0",
+  "name": "@pnpm/building.policy",
+  "version": "1000.0.0-0",
   "description": "Create a function for filtering out dependencies that are not allowed to be built",
   "keywords": [
     "pnpm",
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "funding": "https://opencollective.com/pnpm",
-  "repository": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/tree/main/builder/policy",
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/tree/main/builder/policy#readme",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/tree/main/building/policy",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/tree/main/building/policy#readme",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues"
   },
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "@pnpm/types": "workspace:*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@pnpm/builder.policy": "workspace:*"
+    "@pnpm/building.policy": "workspace:*"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=22.13"
diff --git a/builder/policy/src/index.ts b/building/policy/src/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/policy/src/index.ts
rename to building/policy/src/index.ts
diff --git a/builder/policy/test/index.ts b/building/policy/test/index.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from builder/policy/test/index.ts
rename to building/policy/test/index.ts
index 63cdd18125..e3a4691e4e 100644
--- a/builder/policy/test/index.ts
+++ b/building/policy/test/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createAllowBuildFunction } from '@pnpm/builder.policy'
+import { createAllowBuildFunction } from '@pnpm/building.policy'
 
 it('should allowBuilds with true value', () => {
   const allowBuild = createAllowBuildFunction({
diff --git a/builder/policy/test/onlyBuild.json b/building/policy/test/onlyBuild.json
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/policy/test/onlyBuild.json
rename to building/policy/test/onlyBuild.json
diff --git a/builder/policy/test/tsconfig.json b/building/policy/test/tsconfig.json
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/policy/test/tsconfig.json
rename to building/policy/test/tsconfig.json
diff --git a/builder/policy/tsconfig.json b/building/policy/tsconfig.json
similarity index 100%
rename from builder/policy/tsconfig.json
rename to building/policy/tsconfig.json
diff --git a/building/policy/tsconfig.lint.json b/building/policy/tsconfig.lint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bbe711971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/building/policy/tsconfig.lint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+    "test/**/*.ts",
+    "../../__typings__/**/*.d.ts"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/package.json b/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/package.json
index f958fac61f..0fbef5b657 100644
--- a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/package.json
+++ b/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/package.json
@@ -32,59 +32,35 @@
     "compile": "tsgo --build && pnpm run lint --fix"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@pnpm/builder.policy": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/calc-dep-state": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/building.after-install": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/cli-utils": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/common-cli-options-help": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/config": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/constants": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/core-loggers": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/dependency-path": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/deps.graph-sequencer": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/error": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/exec.pkg-requires-build": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/get-context": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/lifecycle": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/link-bins": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/lockfile.types": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/lockfile.utils": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/lockfile.walker": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/modules-yaml": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/normalize-registries": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/npm-package-arg": "catalog:",
-    "@pnpm/read-package-json": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/sort-packages": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/store-connection-manager": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/store-controller-types": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/store.cafs": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/store.index": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/types": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/workspace.find-packages": "workspace:*",
-    "load-json-file": "catalog:",
-    "memoize": "catalog:",
     "p-limit": "catalog:",
     "ramda": "catalog:",
-    "render-help": "catalog:",
-    "run-groups": "catalog:",
-    "semver": "catalog:"
+    "render-help": "catalog:"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@pnpm/logger": "catalog:",
-    "@pnpm/worker": "workspace:^"
+    "@pnpm/logger": "catalog:"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@jest/globals": "catalog:",
     "@pnpm/assert-project": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/constants": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/crypto.object-hasher": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/logger": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/plugin-commands-rebuild": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/prepare": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/registry-mock": "catalog:",
+    "@pnpm/store.cafs": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/store.index": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/test-fixtures": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/test-ipc-server": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/workspace.filter-packages-from-dir": "workspace:*",
     "@types/ramda": "catalog:",
-    "@types/semver": "catalog:",
     "execa": "catalog:",
     "write-yaml-file": "catalog:"
   },
diff --git a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/index.ts b/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/index.ts
index b40f98e540..0a935a9958 100644
--- a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/index.ts
+++ b/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/index.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ import * as rebuild from './rebuild.js'
 export { type RebuildCommandOpts } from './rebuild.js'
 export { rebuild }
 
-export { rebuildProjects, rebuildSelectedPkgs } from './implementation/index.js'
diff --git a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/rebuild.ts b/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/rebuild.ts
index 19ff6add8f..2e68aebf88 100644
--- a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/rebuild.ts
+++ b/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/rebuild.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import {
+  rebuildProjects,
+  rebuildSelectedPkgs,
+} from '@pnpm/building.after-install'
 import { docsUrl, readProjectManifestOnly } from '@pnpm/cli-utils'
 import { FILTERING, UNIVERSAL_OPTIONS } from '@pnpm/common-cli-options-help'
 import { type Config, types as allTypes } from '@pnpm/config'
@@ -9,10 +13,6 @@ import {
 import type { ProjectRootDir } from '@pnpm/types'
 import { pick } from 'ramda'
 import renderHelp from 'render-help'
-import {
-  rebuildProjects,
-  rebuildSelectedPkgs,
-} from './implementation/index.js'
 import { recursiveRebuild } from './recursive.js'
 
 export function rcOptionsTypes (): Record<string, unknown> {
diff --git a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/recursive.ts b/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/recursive.ts
index e303f2eacc..087a1feabc 100755
--- a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/recursive.ts
+++ b/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/src/recursive.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import assert from 'assert'
 import util from 'util'
+import { rebuildProjects as rebuildAll, type RebuildOptions, rebuildSelectedPkgs } from '@pnpm/building.after-install'
 import {
   type RecursiveSummary,
   throwOnCommandFail,
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ import { sortPackages } from '@pnpm/sort-packages'
 import { createStoreController, type CreateStoreControllerOptions } from '@pnpm/store-connection-manager'
 import type { Project, ProjectManifest, ProjectRootDir } from '@pnpm/types'
 import pLimit from 'p-limit'
-import { rebuildProjects as rebuildAll, type RebuildOptions, rebuildSelectedPkgs } from './implementation/index.js'
 
 type RecursiveRebuildOpts = CreateStoreControllerOptions & Pick<Config,
 | 'hoistPattern'
diff --git a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/tsconfig.json b/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/tsconfig.json
index 3fbc1bfc4d..abfa71b838 100644
--- a/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/tsconfig.json
+++ b/exec/plugin-commands-rebuild/tsconfig.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       "path": "../../__utils__/test-ipc-server"
     },
     {
-      "path": "../../builder/policy"
+      "path": "../../building/after-install"
     },
     {
       "path": "../../cli/cli-utils"
@@ -33,57 +33,18 @@
     {
       "path": "../../config/config"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "../../config/normalize-registries"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../../crypto/object-hasher"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "../../deps/graph-sequencer"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../lockfile/types"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../lockfile/utils"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../lockfile/walker"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../packages/calc-dep-state"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../../packages/constants"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "../../packages/core-loggers"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../packages/dependency-path"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../packages/error"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../../packages/logger"
     },
     {
       "path": "../../packages/types"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "../../pkg-manager/get-context"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../pkg-manager/link-bins"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../pkg-manager/modules-yaml"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../pkg-manifest/read-package-json"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../../store/cafs"
     },
@@ -93,26 +54,11 @@
     {
       "path": "../../store/store-connection-manager"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "../../store/store-controller-types"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../worker"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../../workspace/filter-packages-from-dir"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "../../workspace/find-packages"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../../workspace/sort-packages"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../lifecycle"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../pkg-requires-build"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/pkg-manager/core/package.json b/pkg-manager/core/package.json
index 49c68dc126..d50592dfc2 100644
--- a/pkg-manager/core/package.json
+++ b/pkg-manager/core/package.json
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@pnpm/build-modules": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/builder.policy": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/building.after-install": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/building.policy": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/calc-dep-state": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/catalogs.protocol-parser": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/catalogs.resolver": "workspace:*",
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@
     "@pnpm/parse-wanted-dependency": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/patching.config": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/pkg-manager.direct-dep-linker": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/plugin-commands-rebuild": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/read-modules-dir": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/read-project-manifest": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/remove-bins": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/pkg-manager/core/src/install/index.ts b/pkg-manager/core/src/install/index.ts
index 26bd79bfae..71b9496b26 100644
--- a/pkg-manager/core/src/install/index.ts
+++ b/pkg-manager/core/src/install/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import path from 'path'
 import { buildModules, type DepsStateCache, linkBinsOfDependencies } from '@pnpm/build-modules'
-import { createAllowBuildFunction } from '@pnpm/builder.policy'
+import { createAllowBuildFunction } from '@pnpm/building.policy'
+import { rebuildSelectedPkgs } from '@pnpm/building.after-install'
 import { parseCatalogProtocol } from '@pnpm/catalogs.protocol-parser'
 import { resolveFromCatalog, matchCatalogResolveResult, type CatalogResultMatcher } from '@pnpm/catalogs.resolver'
 import type { Catalogs } from '@pnpm/catalogs.types'
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ import { logger, globalInfo, streamParser } from '@pnpm/logger'
 import { getAllDependenciesFromManifest, getAllUniqueSpecs } from '@pnpm/manifest-utils'
 import { writeModulesManifest } from '@pnpm/modules-yaml'
 import { type PatchGroupRecord, groupPatchedDependencies } from '@pnpm/patching.config'
-import { rebuildSelectedPkgs } from '@pnpm/plugin-commands-rebuild'
 import { safeReadProjectManifestOnly } from '@pnpm/read-project-manifest'
 import {
   getWantedDependencies,
diff --git a/pkg-manager/core/tsconfig.json b/pkg-manager/core/tsconfig.json
index 2e379d367b..e0b240c048 100644
--- a/pkg-manager/core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/pkg-manager/core/tsconfig.json
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@
       "path": "../../__utils__/test-ipc-server"
     },
     {
-      "path": "../../builder/policy"
+      "path": "../../building/after-install"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../../building/policy"
     },
     {
       "path": "../../catalogs/protocol-parser"
@@ -60,9 +63,6 @@
     {
       "path": "../../exec/lifecycle"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "../../exec/plugin-commands-rebuild"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../../fs/msgpack-file"
     },
diff --git a/pkg-manager/headless/package.json b/pkg-manager/headless/package.json
index ab906e4eb6..55386c356b 100644
--- a/pkg-manager/headless/package.json
+++ b/pkg-manager/headless/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@pnpm/build-modules": "workspace:*",
-    "@pnpm/builder.policy": "workspace:*",
+    "@pnpm/building.policy": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/calc-dep-state": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/constants": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/core-loggers": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/pkg-manager/headless/src/index.ts b/pkg-manager/headless/src/index.ts
index be2101c24f..3327f3c426 100644
--- a/pkg-manager/headless/src/index.ts
+++ b/pkg-manager/headless/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { promises as fs } from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 import { buildModules } from '@pnpm/build-modules'
-import { createAllowBuildFunction } from '@pnpm/builder.policy'
+import { createAllowBuildFunction } from '@pnpm/building.policy'
 import { calcDepState, type DepsStateCache } from '@pnpm/calc-dep-state'
 import {
   LAYOUT_VERSION,
diff --git a/pkg-manager/headless/tsconfig.json b/pkg-manager/headless/tsconfig.json
index 9af8800bc3..176eb1c7d0 100644
--- a/pkg-manager/headless/tsconfig.json
+++ b/pkg-manager/headless/tsconfig.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       "path": "../../__utils__/test-ipc-server"
     },
     {
-      "path": "../../builder/policy"
+      "path": "../../building/policy"
     },
     {
       "path": "../../config/package-is-installable"
diff --git a/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/package.json b/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/package.json
index 74aabd2738..7acabc8d43 100644
--- a/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/package.json
+++ b/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "compile": "tsgo --build && pnpm run lint --fix"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@pnpm/building.after-install": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/catalogs.types": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/cli-utils": "workspace:*",
     "@pnpm/colorize-semver-diff": "catalog:",
diff --git a/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/src/installDeps.ts b/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/src/installDeps.ts
index da4565e65f..5777cddc09 100644
--- a/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/src/installDeps.ts
+++ b/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/src/installDeps.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path'
+import { rebuildProjects } from '@pnpm/building.after-install'
 import {
   readProjectManifestOnly,
   tryReadProjectManifest,
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ import { filterPkgsBySelectorObjects } from '@pnpm/filter-workspace-packages'
 import { filterDependenciesByType } from '@pnpm/manifest-utils'
 import { findWorkspacePackages } from '@pnpm/workspace.find-packages'
 import type { LockfileObject } from '@pnpm/lockfile.types'
-import { rebuildProjects } from '@pnpm/plugin-commands-rebuild'
 import { createStoreController, type CreateStoreControllerOptions } from '@pnpm/store-connection-manager'
 import type { IncludedDependencies, Project, ProjectsGraph, ProjectRootDir } from '@pnpm/types'
 import {
diff --git a/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/tsconfig.json b/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/tsconfig.json
index 2d46310d20..e797b50ddd 100644
--- a/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/tsconfig.json
+++ b/pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation/tsconfig.json
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
     {
       "path": "../../__utils__/test-ipc-server"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../../building/after-install"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../../catalogs/types"
     },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index bf9873ba22..05954b5e19 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1216,7 +1216,107 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: 'link:'
 
-  builder/policy:
+  building/after-install:
+    dependencies:
+      '@pnpm/building.policy':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../policy
+      '@pnpm/calc-dep-state':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/calc-dep-state
+      '@pnpm/config':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../config/config
+      '@pnpm/constants':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/constants
+      '@pnpm/core-loggers':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/core-loggers
+      '@pnpm/dependency-path':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/dependency-path
+      '@pnpm/deps.graph-sequencer':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../deps/graph-sequencer
+      '@pnpm/error':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/error
+      '@pnpm/exec.pkg-requires-build':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../exec/pkg-requires-build
+      '@pnpm/get-context':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../pkg-manager/get-context
+      '@pnpm/lifecycle':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../exec/lifecycle
+      '@pnpm/link-bins':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../pkg-manager/link-bins
+      '@pnpm/lockfile.types':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../lockfile/types
+      '@pnpm/lockfile.utils':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../lockfile/utils
+      '@pnpm/lockfile.walker':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../lockfile/walker
+      '@pnpm/logger':
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 1001.0.1
+      '@pnpm/modules-yaml':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../pkg-manager/modules-yaml
+      '@pnpm/normalize-registries':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../config/normalize-registries
+      '@pnpm/npm-package-arg':
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 2.0.0
+      '@pnpm/read-package-json':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../pkg-manifest/read-package-json
+      '@pnpm/store-connection-manager':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../store/store-connection-manager
+      '@pnpm/store-controller-types':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../store/store-controller-types
+      '@pnpm/store.cafs':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../store/cafs
+      '@pnpm/store.index':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../store/index
+      '@pnpm/types':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/types
+      '@pnpm/worker':
+        specifier: workspace:^
+        version: link:../../worker
+      load-json-file:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 7.0.1
+      p-limit:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 7.3.0
+      run-groups:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 4.0.0
+      semver:
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 7.7.4
+    devDependencies:
+      '@pnpm/building.after-install':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: 'link:'
+      '@types/semver':
+        specifier: 'catalog:'
+        version: 7.7.1
+
+  building/policy:
     dependencies:
       '@pnpm/config.version-policy':
         specifier: workspace:*
@@ -1225,7 +1325,7 @@ importers:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/types
     devDependencies:
-      '@pnpm/builder.policy':
+      '@pnpm/building.policy':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: 'link:'
 
@@ -2636,12 +2736,9 @@ importers:
 
   exec/plugin-commands-rebuild:
     dependencies:
-      '@pnpm/builder.policy':
+      '@pnpm/building.after-install':
         specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../builder/policy
-      '@pnpm/calc-dep-state':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../packages/calc-dep-state
+        version: link:../../building/after-install
       '@pnpm/cli-utils':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../cli/cli-utils
@@ -2651,84 +2748,15 @@ importers:
       '@pnpm/config':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../config/config
-      '@pnpm/constants':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../packages/constants
-      '@pnpm/core-loggers':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../packages/core-loggers
-      '@pnpm/dependency-path':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../packages/dependency-path
-      '@pnpm/deps.graph-sequencer':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../deps/graph-sequencer
-      '@pnpm/error':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../packages/error
-      '@pnpm/exec.pkg-requires-build':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../pkg-requires-build
-      '@pnpm/get-context':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../pkg-manager/get-context
-      '@pnpm/lifecycle':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../lifecycle
-      '@pnpm/link-bins':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../pkg-manager/link-bins
-      '@pnpm/lockfile.types':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../lockfile/types
-      '@pnpm/lockfile.utils':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../lockfile/utils
-      '@pnpm/lockfile.walker':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../lockfile/walker
-      '@pnpm/modules-yaml':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../pkg-manager/modules-yaml
-      '@pnpm/normalize-registries':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../config/normalize-registries
-      '@pnpm/npm-package-arg':
-        specifier: 'catalog:'
-        version: 2.0.0
-      '@pnpm/read-package-json':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../pkg-manifest/read-package-json
       '@pnpm/sort-packages':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../workspace/sort-packages
       '@pnpm/store-connection-manager':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../store/store-connection-manager
-      '@pnpm/store-controller-types':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../store/store-controller-types
-      '@pnpm/store.cafs':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../store/cafs
-      '@pnpm/store.index':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../store/index
       '@pnpm/types':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/types
-      '@pnpm/worker':
-        specifier: workspace:^
-        version: link:../../worker
-      '@pnpm/workspace.find-packages':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../workspace/find-packages
-      load-json-file:
-        specifier: 'catalog:'
-        version: 7.0.1
-      memoize:
-        specifier: 'catalog:'
-        version: 10.2.0
       p-limit:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 7.3.0
@@ -2738,12 +2766,6 @@ importers:
       render-help:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 1.0.3
-      run-groups:
-        specifier: 'catalog:'
-        version: 4.0.0
-      semver:
-        specifier: 'catalog:'
-        version: 7.7.4
     devDependencies:
       '@jest/globals':
         specifier: 'catalog:'
@@ -2751,6 +2773,9 @@ importers:
       '@pnpm/assert-project':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../__utils__/assert-project
+      '@pnpm/constants':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/constants
       '@pnpm/crypto.object-hasher':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../crypto/object-hasher
@@ -2766,6 +2791,12 @@ importers:
       '@pnpm/registry-mock':
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 5.2.2(verdaccio@6.2.7(encoding@0.1.13)(typanion@3.14.0))
+      '@pnpm/store.cafs':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../store/cafs
+      '@pnpm/store.index':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../store/index
       '@pnpm/test-fixtures':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../__utils__/test-fixtures
@@ -2778,9 +2809,6 @@ importers:
       '@types/ramda':
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 0.29.12
-      '@types/semver':
-        specifier: 'catalog:'
-        version: 7.7.1
       execa:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: safe-execa@0.2.0
@@ -4983,9 +5011,12 @@ importers:
       '@pnpm/build-modules':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../exec/build-modules
-      '@pnpm/builder.policy':
+      '@pnpm/building.after-install':
         specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../builder/policy
+        version: link:../../building/after-install
+      '@pnpm/building.policy':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../building/policy
       '@pnpm/calc-dep-state':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/calc-dep-state
@@ -5100,9 +5131,6 @@ importers:
       '@pnpm/pkg-manager.direct-dep-linker':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../direct-dep-linker
-      '@pnpm/plugin-commands-rebuild':
-        specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../exec/plugin-commands-rebuild
       '@pnpm/read-modules-dir':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../fs/read-modules-dir
@@ -5355,9 +5383,9 @@ importers:
       '@pnpm/build-modules':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../exec/build-modules
-      '@pnpm/builder.policy':
+      '@pnpm/building.policy':
         specifier: workspace:*
-        version: link:../../builder/policy
+        version: link:../../building/policy
       '@pnpm/calc-dep-state':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../packages/calc-dep-state
@@ -5875,6 +5903,9 @@ importers:
 
   pkg-manager/plugin-commands-installation:
     dependencies:
+      '@pnpm/building.after-install':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../building/after-install
       '@pnpm/catalogs.types':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../catalogs/types
diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index ba1332a86c..0348b98364 100644
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ packages:
   - __typings__
   - __utils__/*
   - '!__utils__/build-artifacts'
-  - builder/*
+  - building/*
   - cache/*
   - catalogs/*
   - cli/*