npm create nuxt@latest fails to load modules when pnpm is not installed

[BinarySpike]

Following these instructions: https://nuxt.com/docs/4.x/getting-started/installation

When using the ui template, npm package manager, and installing the modules @vueuse/nuxt, @nuxtjs/seo, and @nuxtjs/tailwindcss I get a module install error ■ Error: spawn pnpm ENOENT

After installing corepack, enabling pnpm, running the creation successfully, then removing the project, disabling pnpm, and running the creation a second time, it works successfully.

Strangely it seems to find/use pnpm even after I corepack disable pnpm and even do a corepack cache clear. I cannot reproduce the error because it keeps using pnpm...🤷

This is the console output:

Which template would you like to use?
│  ui – App using Nuxt UI
│
◇  Creating project in website
│
◇  Downloaded ui template
│
◇  Which package manager would you like to use?
│  npm
│
◇  Initialize git repository?
│  No
│
◇  Dependencies installed
│
◇  Would you like to browse and install modules?
│  Yes
│
◇  Modules loaded
│
│
│
◇  Search and select modules:
│  3 items selected
│
●  Resolved @vueuse/nuxt, @nuxtjs/tailwindcss, @nuxtjs/seo, adding modules...
│
●  Installing @vueuse/nuxt@14.3.0, @nuxtjs/tailwindcss@6.14.0, @nuxtjs/seo@5.3.0 as dependencies
│
■  Error: spawn pnpm ENOENT
│
◇  Install failed for @vueuse/nuxt@14.3.0, @nuxtjs/tailwindcss@6.14.0, @nuxtjs/seo@5.3.0. Do you want to continue adding the modules to nuxt.config?
│  Yes
│
●  Adding @vueuse/nuxt to the modules
│
●  Adding @nuxtjs/tailwindcss to the modules
│
●  Adding @nuxtjs/seo to the modules
file:///home/nathan/code/presently/node_modules/@nuxt/kit/dist/index.mjs:701
        throw new TypeError(`Could not load \`${nuxtModule}\`. Is it installed?`);

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⚠️ Possible Duplicate Issue(s)

• nuxt ui template already set the package manager #1187

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