diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index 0dc83ead5..f95122382 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     "citty": "^0.2.0",
     "h3-next": "npm:h3@^2.0.1-rc.11",
     "obug": "^2.1.1",
-    "picocolors": "^1.1.1",
     "srvx": "^0.10.1",
     "valibot": "^1.2.0",
     "validate-npm-package-name": "^7.0.2"
diff --git a/cli/src/cli.ts b/cli/src/cli.ts
index d589c77f0..d648bff19 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import process from 'node:process'
 import { spawn } from 'node:child_process'
+import { styleText } from 'node:util'
 import * as p from '@clack/prompts'
-import pc from 'picocolors'
 import { defineCommand, runMain } from 'citty'
 import { serve } from 'srvx'
 import { createConnectorApp, generateToken, CONNECTOR_VERSION } from './server.ts'
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const main = defineCommand({
 
     // Warning message and accept prompt
     logWarning(
-      `This allows ${pc.underline('npmx.dev')} to access your npm cli and any authenticated contexts.`,
+      `This allows ${styleText('underline', 'npmx.dev')} to access your npm cli and any authenticated contexts.`,
     )
     const accept = await p.confirm({
       message: 'Do you accept?',
diff --git a/cli/src/logger.ts b/cli/src/logger.ts
index f6a63a2a0..0cbce4adc 100644
--- a/cli/src/logger.ts
+++ b/cli/src/logger.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import { styleText } from 'node:util'
 import * as p from '@clack/prompts'
-import pc from 'picocolors'
 import { createDebug } from 'obug'
 
 let isInitialized = false
@@ -10,35 +10,35 @@ let isInitialized = false
 export function initLogger(): void {
   if (isInitialized) return
   isInitialized = true
-  p.intro(pc.bgCyan(pc.black(' npmx connector ')))
+  p.intro(styleText(['bgCyan', 'black'], ' npmx connector '))
 }
 
 /**
  * Log when starting to execute a command
  */
 export function logCommand(command: string): void {
-  p.log.step(pc.dim('$ ') + pc.cyan(command))
+  p.log.step(`${styleText('dim', '$ ')}${styleText('cyan', command)}`)
 }
 
 /**
  * Log successful command completion
  */
 export function logSuccess(message: string): void {
-  p.log.success(pc.green(message))
+  p.log.success(styleText('green', message))
 }
 
 /**
  * Log command failure
  */
 export function logError(message: string): void {
-  p.log.error(pc.red(message))
+  p.log.error(styleText('red', message))
 }
 
 /**
  * Log warning
  */
 export function logWarning(message: string): void {
-  p.log.warn(pc.yellow(message))
+  p.log.warn(styleText('yellow', message))
 }
 
 /**
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ export function showToken(token: string, port: number, frontendUrl: string): voi
 
   p.note(
     [
-      `Open: ${pc.bold(pc.underline(pc.cyan(connectUrl)))}`,
+      `Open: ${styleText(['bold', 'underline', 'cyan'], connectUrl)}`,
       '',
-      pc.dim(`Or paste token manually: ${token}`),
+      styleText('dim', `Or paste token manually: ${token}`),
     ].join('\n'),
     'Click to connect',
   )
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 79d94fb3a..b69725cf1 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ importers:
       obug:
         specifier: ^2.1.1
         version: 2.1.1
-      picocolors:
-        specifier: ^1.1.1
-        version: 1.1.1
       srvx:
         specifier: ^0.10.1
         version: 0.10.1