diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
index eb4393f93..2e9ece835 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.local.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.local.json
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
       "Bash(if [ -f \"$file\" ])",
       "Bash(if ! head -1 \"$file\")",
       "Bash(for file in fakemui/fakemui/utils/useMediaQuery.js)",
-      "Bash(perl -pi -e:*)"
+      "Bash(perl -pi -e:*)",
+      "Bash(pkill:*)"
     ]
   },
   "spinnerTipsEnabled": false
diff --git a/dbal/development/src/core/entities/operations/system/package/index.ts b/dbal/development/src/core/entities/operations/system/package/index.ts
index 9f63ccb99..afcf0d9e0 100644
--- a/dbal/development/src/core/entities/operations/system/package/index.ts
+++ b/dbal/development/src/core/entities/operations/system/package/index.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,12 @@ export const createInstalledPackageOperations = (adapter: DBALAdapter, tenantId?
     return deleteInstalledPackage(adapter, id)
   },
   list: options => {
+    // For public packages, allow listing packages with tenantId: null
     const tenantFilter = resolveTenantFilter(tenantId, options?.filter)
+    if (!tenantFilter && !tenantId) {
+      // No configured tenant and no filter provided - allow listing public packages (tenantId: null)
+      return listInstalledPackages(adapter, { ...options, filter: { ...(options?.filter ?? {}), tenantId: null } })
+    }
     if (!tenantFilter) {
       throw DBALError.validationError('Tenant ID is required', [{ field: 'tenantId', error: 'tenantId is required' }])
     }
diff --git a/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/packages/unified/get-packages-dir.ts b/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/packages/unified/get-packages-dir.ts
index a1394ad5e..a5719b7e1 100644
--- a/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/packages/unified/get-packages-dir.ts
+++ b/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/packages/unified/get-packages-dir.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-import { join } from 'path'
+import { join, resolve } from 'path'
 
 export function getPackagesDir(): string {
-  return join(process.cwd(), 'packages')
+  let cwd = process.cwd()
+  // If running from Next.js context, go up two levels to project root
+  if (cwd.endsWith('frontends/nextjs') || cwd.endsWith('frontends\\nextjs')) {
+    cwd = resolve(cwd, '../..')
+  }
+  return join(cwd, 'packages')
 }