diff --git a/packages/app/package.json b/packages/app/package.json
index 71ee806121..36eecdfebd 100644
--- a/packages/app/package.json
+++ b/packages/app/package.json
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.12.2",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
     "@material-ui/lab": "4.0.0-alpha.61",
+    "@modyfi/vite-plugin-yaml": "^1.1.0",
     "@octokit/rest": "^19.0.3",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.1",
     "history": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 4c30853803..6fa3103b48 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -193,12 +193,16 @@
     "vite-plugin-node-polyfills": "^0.22.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
+    "@modyfi/vite-plugin-yaml": "^1.1.0",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.1",
     "vite": "^5.0.0",
     "vite-plugin-html": "^3.2.2",
     "vite-plugin-node-polyfills": "^0.22.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "@modyfi/vite-plugin-yaml": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": {
       "optional": true
     },
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts
index d73bcc662e..34510f997f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/bundler/server.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ DEPRECATION WARNING: React Router Beta is deprecated and support for it will be
   if (process.env.EXPERIMENTAL_VITE) {
     const vite = require('vite');
     const { default: viteReact } = require('@vitejs/plugin-react');
+    const { default: viteYaml } = require('@modyfi/vite-plugin-yaml');
     const {
       nodePolyfills: viteNodePolyfills,
     } = require('vite-plugin-node-polyfills');
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ DEPRECATION WARNING: React Router Beta is deprecated and support for it will be
       plugins: [
         viteReact(),
         viteNodePolyfills(),
+        viteYaml(),
         viteHtml({
           entry: paths.targetEntry,
           // todo(blam): we should look at contributing to thPe plugin here
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6862360cca..c48f2b447d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4057,11 +4057,14 @@ __metadata:
     yn: ^4.0.0
     zod: ^3.22.4
   peerDependencies:
+    "@modyfi/vite-plugin-yaml": ^1.1.0
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": ^4.3.1
     vite: ^5.0.0
     vite-plugin-html: ^3.2.2
     vite-plugin-node-polyfills: ^0.22.0
   peerDependenciesMeta:
+    "@modyfi/vite-plugin-yaml":
+      optional: true
     "@vitejs/plugin-react":
       optional: true
     vite:
@@ -11578,6 +11581,19 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@modyfi/vite-plugin-yaml@npm:^1.1.0":
+  version: 1.1.0
+  resolution: "@modyfi/vite-plugin-yaml@npm:1.1.0"
+  dependencies:
+    "@rollup/pluginutils": 5.1.0
+    js-yaml: 4.1.0
+    tosource: 2.0.0-alpha.3
+  peerDependencies:
+    vite: ^3.2.7 || ^4.0.5 || ^5.0.5
+  checksum: 6989cde89323321b714b69d11b9125c8d3483a8c6ace536df313edd653180e85e6013effbc6cb8b89e6f9d6e107a10f7a82fadf6a44e81255b437702d5dd1db0
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@motionone/animation@npm:^10.12.0":
   version: 10.16.3
   resolution: "@motionone/animation@npm:10.16.3"
@@ -14908,17 +14924,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@rollup/pluginutils@npm:^4.2.0, @rollup/pluginutils@npm:^4.2.1":
-  version: 4.2.1
-  resolution: "@rollup/pluginutils@npm:4.2.1"
-  dependencies:
-    estree-walker: ^2.0.1
-    picomatch: ^2.2.2
-  checksum: 6bc41f22b1a0f1efec3043899e4d3b6b1497b3dea4d94292d8f83b4cf07a1073ecbaedd562a22d11913ff7659f459677b01b09e9598a98936e746780ecc93a12
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@rollup/pluginutils@npm:^5.0.1, @rollup/pluginutils@npm:^5.0.5, @rollup/pluginutils@npm:^5.1.0":
+"@rollup/pluginutils@npm:5.1.0, @rollup/pluginutils@npm:^5.0.1, @rollup/pluginutils@npm:^5.0.5, @rollup/pluginutils@npm:^5.1.0":
   version: 5.1.0
   resolution: "@rollup/pluginutils@npm:5.1.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -14934,6 +14940,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@rollup/pluginutils@npm:^4.2.0, @rollup/pluginutils@npm:^4.2.1":
+  version: 4.2.1
+  resolution: "@rollup/pluginutils@npm:4.2.1"
+  dependencies:
+    estree-walker: ^2.0.1
+    picomatch: ^2.2.2
+  checksum: 6bc41f22b1a0f1efec3043899e4d3b6b1497b3dea4d94292d8f83b4cf07a1073ecbaedd562a22d11913ff7659f459677b01b09e9598a98936e746780ecc93a12
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@rollup/rollup-android-arm-eabi@npm:4.22.5":
   version: 4.22.5
   resolution: "@rollup/rollup-android-arm-eabi@npm:4.22.5"
@@ -26860,6 +26876,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@material-ui/core": ^4.12.2
     "@material-ui/icons": ^4.9.1
     "@material-ui/lab": 4.0.0-alpha.61
+    "@modyfi/vite-plugin-yaml": ^1.1.0
     "@octokit/rest": ^19.0.3
     "@playwright/test": ^1.32.3
     "@testing-library/dom": ^10.0.0
@@ -31601,7 +31618,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"js-yaml@npm:=4.1.0, js-yaml@npm:^4.0.0, js-yaml@npm:^4.1.0":
+"js-yaml@npm:4.1.0, js-yaml@npm:=4.1.0, js-yaml@npm:^4.0.0, js-yaml@npm:^4.1.0":
   version: 4.1.0
   resolution: "js-yaml@npm:4.1.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -42600,7 +42617,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"tosource@npm:^2.0.0-alpha.3":
+"tosource@npm:2.0.0-alpha.3, tosource@npm:^2.0.0-alpha.3":
   version: 2.0.0-alpha.3
   resolution: "tosource@npm:2.0.0-alpha.3"
   checksum: bc03a7571de8ed4306e6721283fa891f2adcab9dd80c46f6f177d4259b34bb192fe3a2cb3e1e2ce16f9db0bc7e534acfcb5478ab094b0ba255f98abfce6dab46