diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e596e59c8..4c4b12064 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     },
     "patchedDependencies": {
       "@langchain/core": "patches/@langchain__core.patch",
-      "react-native-track-player@4.1.2": "patches/react-native-track-player@4.1.2.patch"
+      "react-native-track-player@4.1.2": "patches/react-native-track-player@4.1.2.patch",
+      "@expo/cli@54.0.23": "patches/@expo__cli@54.0.23.patch"
     }
   },
   "packageManager": "pnpm@9.15.0"
diff --git a/patches/@expo__cli@54.0.23.patch b/patches/@expo__cli@54.0.23.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..588827a38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/@expo__cli@54.0.23.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+diff --git a/build/src/utils/filePath.js b/build/src/utils/filePath.js
+index 68eed166a8061d9a2488a454aeaa13487416d53b..6ff1ae8b6a1a37c722aa0e71182d2835a5eca9a6 100644
+--- a/build/src/utils/filePath.js
++++ b/build/src/utils/filePath.js
+@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ function _fs() {
+     };
+     return data;
+ }
++function _path() {
++    const data = /*#__PURE__*/ _interop_require_default(require("path"));
++    _path = function() {
++        return data;
++    };
++    return data;
++}
+ function _interop_require_default(obj) {
+     return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : {
+         default: obj
+@@ -30,6 +37,13 @@ function _interop_require_default(obj) {
+ }
+ const REGEXP_REPLACE_SLASHES = /\\/g;
+ function resolveRealEntryFilePath(projectRoot, entryFile) {
++    // A relative --entry-file is relative to the project root (not the server
++    // root). Resolve it to an absolute path first so Metro gets a correct
++    // mainModuleName in pnpm monorepos on Windows. Mirrors the fix in
++    // expo/expo#44414 (SDK 55), not backported to SDK 54.
++    if (!_path().default.isAbsolute(entryFile)) {
++        entryFile = _path().default.resolve(process.cwd(), projectRoot, entryFile);
++    }
+     if (projectRoot.startsWith('/private/var') && entryFile.startsWith('/var')) {
+         return _fs().default.realpathSync(entryFile);
+     }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8aed804ec..f22d8a4e6 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ overrides:
   '@types/react': 19.1.17
 
 patchedDependencies:
+  '@expo/cli@54.0.23':
+    hash: xnnprts3wgwjemoo7wbqe2veuy
+    path: patches/@expo__cli@54.0.23.patch
   '@langchain/core':
     hash: fsq4dynshckwono4lsk3t4tbui
     path: patches/@langchain__core.patch
@@ -11025,7 +11028,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       uuid: 8.3.2
 
-  '@expo/cli@54.0.23(expo@54.0.33(@babel/core@7.29.0)(graphql@16.8.1)(react-native-webview@13.15.0(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0))(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0))(graphql@16.8.1)(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))':
+  '@expo/cli@54.0.23(patch_hash=xnnprts3wgwjemoo7wbqe2veuy)(expo@54.0.33(@babel/core@7.29.0)(graphql@16.8.1)(react-native-webview@13.15.0(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0))(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0))(graphql@16.8.1)(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))':
     dependencies:
       '@0no-co/graphql.web': 1.2.0(graphql@16.8.1)
       '@expo/code-signing-certificates': 0.0.6
@@ -15798,7 +15801,7 @@ snapshots:
   expo@54.0.33(@babel/core@7.29.0)(graphql@16.8.1)(react-native-webview@13.15.0(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0))(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0):
     dependencies:
       '@babel/runtime': 7.28.6
-      '@expo/cli': 54.0.23(expo@54.0.33(@babel/core@7.29.0)(graphql@16.8.1)(react-native-webview@13.15.0(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0))(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0))(graphql@16.8.1)(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))
+      '@expo/cli': 54.0.23(patch_hash=xnnprts3wgwjemoo7wbqe2veuy)(expo@54.0.33(@babel/core@7.29.0)(graphql@16.8.1)(react-native-webview@13.15.0(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0))(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0))(graphql@16.8.1)(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))
       '@expo/config': 12.0.13
       '@expo/config-plugins': 54.0.4
       '@expo/devtools': 0.1.8(react-native@0.81.5(@babel/core@7.29.0)(@types/react@19.1.17)(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0)