diff --git a/lib/crashlogger.ts b/lib/crashlogger.ts
index 092c1eeb076c9..d6e3ac5ef5abc 100644
--- a/lib/crashlogger.ts
+++ b/lib/crashlogger.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const CRASH_EMAIL_THROTTLE = 5 * 60 * 1000; // 5 minutes
 const logPath = path.resolve(
 	// not sure why this is necessary, but in Windows testing it was
 	__dirname, '../', __dirname.includes(`${path.sep}dist${path.sep}`) ? '..' : '',
-	path.join(global.Config?.logsdir || 'logs', 'errors.txt')
+	path.join((global as any).Config?.logsdir || 'logs', 'errors.txt')
 );
 let lastCrashLog = 0;
 let transport: any;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function crashlogger(
 		console.error(`\nSUBCRASH: ${err.stack}\n`);
 	});
 
-	const emailOpts = emailConfig || global.Config?.crashguardemail;
+	const emailOpts = emailConfig || (global as any).Config?.crashguardemail;
 	if (emailOpts && ((datenow - lastCrashLog) > CRASH_EMAIL_THROTTLE)) {
 		lastCrashLog = datenow;
 
diff --git a/lib/process-manager.ts b/lib/process-manager.ts
index 96248ee6399ef..792a2df030426 100644
--- a/lib/process-manager.ts
+++ b/lib/process-manager.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export class QueryProcessWrapper<T, U> implements ProcessWrapper {
 			// it's also futureproofing in case other external modfules require this
 			// we also specifically do not throw here because this json might be sensitive,
 			// so we only want it to go to emails
-			global.Monitor?.crashlog?.(e, `a ${path.basename(this.file)} process`, { result: obj });
+			(global as any).Monitor?.crashlog?.(e, `a ${path.basename(this.file)} process`, { result: obj });
 			return undefined;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/sql.ts b/lib/sql.ts
index ac308c9b8052f..6d47321079780 100644
--- a/lib/sql.ts
+++ b/lib/sql.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ type ErrorHandler = (error: Error, data: DatabaseQuery, isParentProcess: boolean
 
 function getModule() {
 	try {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+		// @ts-ignore does not exist while building NPM package???
 		return require('better-sqlite3') as typeof sqlite.default;
 	} catch {
 		return null;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 960f6e05b69b6..afed775fd428b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "description": "The server for the Pokémon Showdown battle simulator",
   "version": "0.11.9",
   "main": "dist/sim/index.js",
+  "types": "dist/sim/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
     "esbuild": "^0.16.10",
     "mysql2": "^3.9.7",
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node pokemon-showdown start",
     "build": "node build",
+    "build-npm": "npx tsc sim/global-types.ts sim/index.ts --declaration --emitDeclarationOnly --declarationDir dist/ --target es2020 --strict --moduleResolution node --types node --lib es2020",
+    "test-npm": "npx tsc sim/global-types.ts sim/index.ts --noEmit --target es2020 --strict --moduleResolution node --types node --lib es2020",
     "tsc": "tsc",
     "lint": "eslint --cache",
     "fix": "eslint --cache --fix",
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@
     "test": "mocha",
     "posttest": "npm run tsc",
     "full-test": "npm run lint && npm run tsc && mocha --timeout 8000 --forbid-only -g \".*\"",
-    "full-test-ci": "eslint --max-warnings 0 && tsc && (([ \"$SKIPSIMTESTS\" = true ] && mocha --timeout 8000 --forbid-only -g \".*\" --exclude \"test/{sim,random-battles}/**\") || mocha --timeout 8000 --forbid-only -g \".*\")",
+    "full-test-ci": "eslint --max-warnings 0 && tsc && (([ \"$SKIPSIMTESTS\" = true ] && mocha --timeout 8000 --forbid-only -g \".*\" --exclude \"test/{sim,random-battles}/**\") || mocha --timeout 8000 --forbid-only -g \".*\") && npm run test-npm",
     "postinstall": "npm run build postinstall"
   },
   "bin": "./pokemon-showdown",
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 0da0a4cfc69f8..ea1a8a364b241 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "types": ["node"],
     "exclude": [
         "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/node_modules/typescript/lib/lib.dom.d.ts",
-        "./.*-dist/**/*",
+        "./dist/**/*",
         "./server/chat-plugins/private/*/*.d.ts"
     ],
     "include": [