diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_remote_vite_plus_template/mock-manifest.json b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_remote_vite_plus_template/mock-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0f621feb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_remote_vite_plus_template/mock-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "create-vp-test-vite-plus": {
+    "name": "create-vp-test-vite-plus",
+    "dist-tags": {
+      "latest": "1.0.0"
+    },
+    "versions": {
+      "1.0.0": {
+        "name": "create-vp-test-vite-plus",
+        "version": "1.0.0",
+        "bin": {
+          "create-vp-test-vite-plus": "index.cjs"
+        },
+        "dist": {
+          "tarball": "{REGISTRY}/create-vp-test-vite-plus/-/create-vp-test-vite-plus-1.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-xvpZCYhS9b6ee0uUQC7FlICwKIR/W6nkIQfWZ1UAfd8b+gzgUjT5kR8JILcITLstgv0prAnOeAVmsgyQExbD7A=="
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_remote_vite_plus_template/snapshots.toml b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_remote_vite_plus_template/snapshots.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ce15ee705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_remote_vite_plus_template/snapshots.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# The fake `create-vp-test-vite-plus` CLI writes a project that already uses
+# Vite+, so `vp create` must leave its setup unchanged.
+[[case]]
+name = "create_remote_vite_plus_template"
+vp = "local"
+steps = [
+  { argv = ["vp", "create", "vp-test-vite-plus", "--no-interactive", "--no-agent", "--no-editor", "--no-git", "--no-hooks", "--", "my-app"], comment = "create from a template that already generates a Vite+ project", snapshot = false, continue-on-failure = true },
+  { argv = ["vpt", "print-file", "my-app/package.json"], comment = "dependencies and scripts are not rewritten", continue-on-failure = true },
+  { argv = ["vpt", "stat-file", "my-app/pnpm-workspace.yaml", "--assert-not", "file"], comment = "no Vite+ overrides are added", continue-on-failure = true },
+]
diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_remote_vite_plus_template/snapshots/create_remote_vite_plus_template.md b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_remote_vite_plus_template/snapshots/create_remote_vite_plus_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29f82ffa4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_remote_vite_plus_template/snapshots/create_remote_vite_plus_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# create_remote_vite_plus_template
+
+## `vp create vp-test-vite-plus --no-interactive --no-agent --no-editor --no-git --no-hooks -- my-app`
+
+create from a template that already generates a Vite+ project
+
+
+## `vpt print-file my-app/package.json`
+
+dependencies and scripts are not rewritten
+
+```
+{
+  "name": "my-app",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "vp dev",
+    "lint": "eslint ."
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "eslint": "^9.0.0",
+    "vite-plus": "latest"
+  },
+  "devEngines": {
+    "packageManager": {
+      "name": "pnpm",
+      "version": "<version>",
+      "onFail": "download"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## `vpt stat-file my-app/pnpm-workspace.yaml --assert-not file`
+
+no Vite+ overrides are added
+
+```
+my-app/pnpm-workspace.yaml: missing
+```
diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_remote_vite_plus_template/tarballs/create-vp-test-vite-plus-1.0.0.tgz b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/create_remote_vite_plus_template/tarballs/create-vp-test-vite-plus-1.0.0.tgz
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index 0000000000..d037e32f0d
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diff --git a/docs/guide/create.md b/docs/guide/create.md
index 1e3c258f74..1c36b98261 100644
--- a/docs/guide/create.md
+++ b/docs/guide/create.md
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ Vite+ ships with these built-in templates:
 
 Run `vp create --list` to see the built-in templates and the common shorthand templates Vite+ recognizes.
 
+After a third-party template runs, `vp create` migrates the generated project to Vite+. When a standalone project already depends on `vite-plus`, `vp create` skips this migration and keeps the template's tooling choices.
+
 ## Options
 
 - `--directory <dir>` writes the generated project into a specific target directory. Only built-in templates and bundled `@org` templates support this option.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/create/bin.ts b/packages/cli/src/create/bin.ts
index 30bd7261f5..87c1c3ada9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/create/bin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/create/bin.ts
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ import {
   resolveApproveBuildTargets,
 } from '../utils/approve-builds.ts';
 import { unwrapCliParseOutcome } from '../utils/cli-parse.ts';
+import { isForceOverrideMode } from '../utils/constants.ts';
 import { documentationUrl } from '../utils/documentation.ts';
 import { detectExistingEditors, selectEditors, writeEditorConfigs } from '../utils/editor.ts';
 import { findGitRoot, initGitRepository } from '../utils/git.ts';
 import { renderCliDoc } from '../utils/help.ts';
 import { readJsonFile } from '../utils/json.ts';
+import { hasVitePlusDependency } from '../utils/package.ts';
 import { displayRelative } from '../utils/path.ts';
 import {
   cancelAndExit,
@@ -1149,6 +1151,18 @@ Use \`vp create --list\` to list all available templates, or run \`vp create --h
     resumeCreateProgress();
   }
 
+  // A `create-xxx` CLI that already generates a Vite+ project made its own
+  // toolchain choices (e.g. keeping ESLint), so skip migration like `vp migrate`
+  // does for Vite+ projects. Monorepo packages still need the rewrite to align
+  // with the workspace catalog.
+  const packageJsonPath = path.join(fullPath, 'package.json');
+  const isVitePlusTemplate =
+    !isMonorepo &&
+    templateInfo.type === TemplateType.remote &&
+    !isForceOverrideMode() &&
+    fs.existsSync(packageJsonPath) &&
+    hasVitePlusDependency(readJsonFile(packageJsonPath));
+
   // The migrate-before-rewrite reorder is only needed when the template
   // actually ships ESLint or Prettier (e.g. `create-vite --template
   // react-ts`). Builtin templates (vite:library, vite:application,
@@ -1156,9 +1170,10 @@ Use \`vp create --list\` to list all available templates, or run \`vp create --h
   // and relies on `rewrite*Project` to add tarball overrides BEFORE the
   // first install, so install-first would break CI's local-tarball resolve.
   const shouldMigrateLintFmtTools =
-    detectEslintProject(fullPath).hasDependency ||
-    detectPrettierProject(fullPath).hasDependency ||
-    detectTsupProject(fullPath).hasDependency;
+    !isVitePlusTemplate &&
+    (detectEslintProject(fullPath).hasDependency ||
+      detectPrettierProject(fullPath).hasDependency ||
+      detectTsupProject(fullPath).hasDependency);
 
   let installSummary: CommandRunSummary | undefined;
 
@@ -1338,12 +1353,14 @@ Use \`vp create --list\` to list all available templates, or run \`vp create --h
       await installAndMigrate(fullPath);
     }
     updateCreateProgress('Applying Vite+ project setup');
-    const skipStagedMigration = shouldSkipStagedMigrationForHooks(
-      fullPath,
-      shouldSetupHooks,
-      workspaceInfo.packageManager,
-    );
-    rewriteStandaloneProject(fullPath, workspaceInfo, skipStagedMigration, compactOutput);
+    if (!isVitePlusTemplate) {
+      const skipStagedMigration = shouldSkipStagedMigrationForHooks(
+        fullPath,
+        shouldSetupHooks,
+        workspaceInfo.packageManager,
+      );
+      rewriteStandaloneProject(fullPath, workspaceInfo, skipStagedMigration, compactOutput);
+    }
     setPackageManager(fullPath, workspaceInfo.downloadPackageManager);
     for (const framework of detectFramework(fullPath)) {
       if (!hasFrameworkShim(fullPath, framework)) {