diff --git a/.changeset/storybook-pnpm-allow-build.md b/.changeset/storybook-pnpm-allow-build.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f681a269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/storybook-pnpm-allow-build.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/create': patch
+---
+
+Pass `--allow-build=esbuild` to `pnpm dlx` when running the Storybook add-on's `storybook init` command, so pnpm 10+ no longer stalls on a hidden interactive build-approval prompt during `tanstack create`. Add-on and starter `command` definitions can now declare `allowBuilds` to request the same treatment.
diff --git a/packages/create/src/create-app.ts b/packages/create/src/create-app.ts
index e72647a1..c6f8d392 100644
--- a/packages/create/src/create-app.ts
+++ b/packages/create/src/create-app.ts
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ async function runCommandsAndInstallDependencies(
       const translated = translateExecuteCommand(options.packageManager, {
         command: addOn.command!.command,
         args: addOn.command!.args || [],
+        allowBuilds: addOn.command!.allowBuilds,
       })
       const cmd = formatCommand(translated)
       environment.startStep({
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ async function runCommandsAndInstallDependencies(
     const starterTranslated = translateExecuteCommand(options.packageManager, {
       command: options.starter.command.command,
       args: options.starter.command.args || [],
+      allowBuilds: options.starter.command.allowBuilds,
     })
     const cmd = formatCommand(starterTranslated)
     environment.startStep({
diff --git a/packages/create/src/edge-create-app.ts b/packages/create/src/edge-create-app.ts
index 4586262a..326cca80 100644
--- a/packages/create/src/edge-create-app.ts
+++ b/packages/create/src/edge-create-app.ts
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ async function runCommandsAndInstallDependencies(
       const translated = translateExecuteCommand(options.packageManager, {
         command: addOn.command!.command,
         args: addOn.command!.args || [],
+        allowBuilds: addOn.command!.allowBuilds,
       })
       const cmd = formatCommand(translated)
       environment.startStep({
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@ async function runCommandsAndInstallDependencies(
     const starterTranslated = translateExecuteCommand(options.packageManager, {
       command: options.starter.command.command,
       args: options.starter.command.args || [],
+      allowBuilds: options.starter.command.allowBuilds,
     })
     const cmd = formatCommand(starterTranslated)
     environment.startStep({
diff --git a/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/add-ons/storybook/info.json b/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/add-ons/storybook/info.json
index 929d6c1a..2122c230 100644
--- a/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/add-ons/storybook/info.json
+++ b/packages/create/src/frameworks/react/add-ons/storybook/info.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   "priority": 1,
   "command": {
     "command": "npx",
-    "args": ["storybook", "init", "-y", "--no-dev"]
+    "args": ["storybook", "init", "-y", "--no-dev"],
+    "allowBuilds": ["esbuild"]
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/create/src/package-manager.ts b/packages/create/src/package-manager.ts
index c4b9eb43..1994dc45 100644
--- a/packages/create/src/package-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/create/src/package-manager.ts
@@ -63,16 +63,32 @@ export function getPackageManagerScriptCommand(
   }
 }
 
+export type ExecuteCommandOptions = {
+  /**
+   * Package names that are allowed to run postinstall/build scripts while the
+   * executed package is being installed. Only enforced by pnpm > 10.
+   */
+  allowBuilds?: Array<string>
+}
+
 export function getPackageManagerExecuteCommand(
   packagerManager: PackageManager,
   pkg: string,
   args: Array<string> = [],
+  options: ExecuteCommandOptions = {},
 ) {
   switch (packagerManager) {
     case 'yarn':
       return { command: 'yarn', args: ['dlx', pkg, ...args] }
-    case 'pnpm':
-      return { command: 'pnpm', args: ['dlx', pkg, ...args] }
+    case 'pnpm': {
+      const allowBuildFlags = (options.allowBuilds || []).map(
+        (name) => `--allow-build=${name}`,
+      )
+      return {
+        command: 'pnpm',
+        args: [...allowBuildFlags, 'dlx', pkg, ...args],
+      }
+    }
     case 'bun':
       return { command: 'bunx', args: ['--bun', pkg, ...args] }
     case 'deno':
@@ -138,12 +154,21 @@ export function packageManagerInstall(
 
 export function translateExecuteCommand(
   packageManager: PackageManager,
-  command: { command: string; args?: Array<string> },
+  command: {
+    command: string
+    args?: Array<string>
+    allowBuilds?: Array<string>
+  },
 ): { command: string; args: Array<string> } {
   const args = command.args || []
   const parsed = parseExecuteCommand(command.command, args)
   if (parsed) {
-    return getPackageManagerExecuteCommand(packageManager, parsed.pkg, parsed.args)
+    return getPackageManagerExecuteCommand(
+      packageManager,
+      parsed.pkg,
+      parsed.args,
+      { allowBuilds: command.allowBuilds },
+    )
   }
   return { command: command.command, args }
 }
diff --git a/packages/create/src/types.ts b/packages/create/src/types.ts
index 27e1212f..578df98c 100644
--- a/packages/create/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/create/src/types.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export const AddOnBaseSchema = z.object({
     .object({
       command: z.string(),
       args: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+      allowBuilds: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
     })
     .optional(),
   routes: z
diff --git a/packages/create/tests/package-manager.test.ts b/packages/create/tests/package-manager.test.ts
index a69a48c8..ac89af1e 100644
--- a/packages/create/tests/package-manager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/create/tests/package-manager.test.ts
@@ -311,3 +311,88 @@ describe('translateExecuteCommand', () => {
     ).toBe('deno task dev')
   })
 })
+
+describe('allowBuilds', () => {
+  it('should add --allow-build flags before dlx for pnpm', () => {
+    expect(
+      formatCommand(
+        getPackageManagerExecuteCommand(
+          'pnpm',
+          'storybook',
+          ['init', '-y', '--no-dev'],
+          { allowBuilds: ['esbuild'] },
+        ),
+      ),
+    ).toBe('pnpm --allow-build=esbuild dlx storybook init -y --no-dev')
+  })
+  it('should emit one --allow-build flag per package for pnpm', () => {
+    expect(
+      formatCommand(
+        getPackageManagerExecuteCommand('pnpm', 'storybook', ['init'], {
+          allowBuilds: ['esbuild', 'sharp'],
+        }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe('pnpm --allow-build=esbuild --allow-build=sharp dlx storybook init')
+  })
+  it('should ignore allowBuilds for non-pnpm package managers', () => {
+    expect(
+      formatCommand(
+        getPackageManagerExecuteCommand('npm', 'storybook', ['init'], {
+          allowBuilds: ['esbuild'],
+        }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe('npx -y storybook init')
+    expect(
+      formatCommand(
+        getPackageManagerExecuteCommand('yarn', 'storybook', ['init'], {
+          allowBuilds: ['esbuild'],
+        }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe('yarn dlx storybook init')
+    expect(
+      formatCommand(
+        getPackageManagerExecuteCommand('bun', 'storybook', ['init'], {
+          allowBuilds: ['esbuild'],
+        }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe('bunx --bun storybook init')
+    expect(
+      formatCommand(
+        getPackageManagerExecuteCommand('deno', 'storybook', ['init'], {
+          allowBuilds: ['esbuild'],
+        }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe('deno run npm:storybook init')
+  })
+  it('should not add flags for pnpm when allowBuilds is empty', () => {
+    expect(
+      formatCommand(
+        getPackageManagerExecuteCommand('pnpm', 'storybook', ['init'], {
+          allowBuilds: [],
+        }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe('pnpm dlx storybook init')
+  })
+  it('should forward allowBuilds through translateExecuteCommand for pnpm', () => {
+    expect(
+      formatCommand(
+        translateExecuteCommand('pnpm', {
+          command: 'npx',
+          args: ['storybook', 'init', '-y', '--no-dev'],
+          allowBuilds: ['esbuild'],
+        }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe('pnpm --allow-build=esbuild dlx storybook init -y --no-dev')
+  })
+  it('should drop allowBuilds through translateExecuteCommand for npm', () => {
+    expect(
+      formatCommand(
+        translateExecuteCommand('npm', {
+          command: 'npx',
+          args: ['storybook', 'init', '-y', '--no-dev'],
+          allowBuilds: ['esbuild'],
+        }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe('npx -y storybook init -y --no-dev')
+  })
+})