diff --git a/scripts/index.ts b/scripts/index.ts
index ee8c12f..a48ccbe 100755
--- a/scripts/index.ts
+++ b/scripts/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bun
 import { type Options, build } from "tsup";
+import { promises as fs } from "node:fs";
 import tsupConfig from "../tsup.config";
 import { pick } from "lodash";
 import pkg from "../package.json" with { type: "json" };
@@ -18,4 +19,7 @@ await Bun.write(
   `dist/base.d.ts`,
   `/**\n * \`@tailwind base\` component.\n */\nexport {};`
 );
+await fs.copyFile("README.md", "dist/README.md");
+await fs.copyFile("LICENSE.md", "dist/LICENSE.md");
+
 process.exit(0);
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index d25bb86..3f50a99 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -332,12 +332,12 @@ const esbuildPlugin = (
     });
 
     build.onResolve({ filter: RegExp(`^${name}/base$`) }, () => ({
-      path: "directive:babel",
+      path: "directive:base",
       namespace: ESBUILD_NAMESPACE,
     }));
 
     build.onLoad({ filter: /.*/, namespace: ESBUILD_NAMESPACE }, async ({ path }) => {
-      if (path === "directive:babel") {
+      if (path === "directive:base") {
         return {
           contents: (await compile(`@tailwind base;`)).css!,
           loader: "css",
@@ -358,6 +358,13 @@ const esbuildPlugin = (
 const vitePlugin = (styleMap: Map<string, string>, compile: Compile): vite.Plugin => ({
   name: "tailwind",
   resolveId(id, importer) {
+    if (id === `${name}/base`) {
+      return {
+        id: ROLLUP_PREFIX + "directive:base",
+        moduleSideEffects: true,
+      };
+    }
+
     if (id.startsWith("tailwind:")) {
       const resolved = join(dirname(importer!), id.slice("tailwind:".length));
       if (styleMap.has(resolved)) {
@@ -371,6 +378,10 @@ const vitePlugin = (styleMap: Map<string, string>, compile: Compile): vite.Plugi
   async load(id: string) {
     if (id.startsWith(ROLLUP_PREFIX)) {
       const resolved = id.slice(ROLLUP_PREFIX.length);
+      if (resolved === "directive:base") {
+        return (await compile("@tailwind base;")).css;
+      }
+
       if (styleMap.has(resolved)) {
         const result = await compile(styleMap.get(resolved)!);
         return result.css;