diff --git a/.changeset/cli-use-cli-node-utils.md b/.changeset/cli-use-cli-node-utils.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b1d6be92d..0000000000
--- a/.changeset/cli-use-cli-node-utils.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'@backstage/cli': patch
----
-
-Migrated `getHasYarnPlugin` and `SuccessCache` to use the implementations from `@backstage/cli-node`.
diff --git a/.changeset/move-utils-to-cli-node.md b/.changeset/move-utils-to-cli-node.md
index cf91e0b54f..7c14536ccf 100644
--- a/.changeset/move-utils-to-cli-node.md
+++ b/.changeset/move-utils-to-cli-node.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/cli-node': patch
 ---
 
-Added `getHasYarnPlugin` and `SuccessCache` exports, moved from `@backstage/cli`.
+Added `hasYarnPlugin` and `SuccessCache` exports, moved from `@backstage/cli`.
diff --git a/packages/cli-node/report.api.md b/packages/cli-node/report.api.md
index 372bf34206..187f56640c 100644
--- a/packages/cli-node/report.api.md
+++ b/packages/cli-node/report.api.md
@@ -93,15 +93,15 @@ export type ConcurrentTasksOptions<TItem> = {
   worker: (item: TItem) => Promise<void>;
 };
 
-// @public
-export function getHasYarnPlugin(): Promise<boolean>;
-
 // @public
 export class GitUtils {
   static listChangedFiles(ref: string): Promise<string[]>;
   static readFileAtRef(path: string, ref: string): Promise<string>;
 }
 
+// @public
+export function hasYarnPlugin(workspaceDir?: string): Promise<boolean>;
+
 // @public
 export function isMonoRepo(): Promise<boolean>;
 
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ export function runWorkerQueueThreads<TItem, TResult, TContext>(
 
 // @public
 export class SuccessCache {
-  constructor(name: string, basePath?: string);
+  // (undocumented)
+  static create(name: string, basePath?: string): SuccessCache;
   // (undocumented)
   read(): Promise<Set<string>>;
   static trimPaths(input: string): string;
diff --git a/packages/cli-node/src/cache/SuccessCache.ts b/packages/cli-node/src/cache/SuccessCache.ts
index ba5c07ea30..62bef34137 100644
--- a/packages/cli-node/src/cache/SuccessCache.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-node/src/cache/SuccessCache.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ export class SuccessCache {
     return input.replaceAll(targetPaths.rootDir, '');
   }
 
-  constructor(name: string, basePath?: string) {
+  static create(name: string, basePath?: string): SuccessCache {
+    return new SuccessCache(name, basePath);
+  }
+
+  private constructor(name: string, basePath?: string) {
     this.#path = resolvePath(basePath ?? DEFAULT_CACHE_BASE_PATH, name);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli-node/src/yarn/index.ts b/packages/cli-node/src/yarn/index.ts
index 21b2efca3a..ce4eb4231c 100644
--- a/packages/cli-node/src/yarn/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-node/src/yarn/index.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export { getHasYarnPlugin } from './yarnPlugin';
+export { hasYarnPlugin } from './yarnPlugin';
diff --git a/packages/cli-node/src/yarn/yarnPlugin.test.ts b/packages/cli-node/src/yarn/yarnPlugin.test.ts
index a07c2a2ac6..aba1dda579 100644
--- a/packages/cli-node/src/yarn/yarnPlugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-node/src/yarn/yarnPlugin.test.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 
 import { createMockDirectory } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import { overrideTargetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common/testUtils';
-import { getHasYarnPlugin } from './yarnPlugin';
+import { hasYarnPlugin } from './yarnPlugin';
 
 const mockDir = createMockDirectory();
 overrideTargetPaths(mockDir.path);
 
-describe('getHasYarnPlugin', () => {
+describe('hasYarnPlugin', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockDir.clear();
   });
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe('getHasYarnPlugin', () => {
   it('should return false when .yarnrc.yml does not exist', async () => {
     mockDir.setContent({});
 
-    const result = await getHasYarnPlugin();
+    const result = await hasYarnPlugin();
     expect(result).toBe(false);
   });
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('getHasYarnPlugin', () => {
       '.yarnrc.yml': '',
     });
 
-    const result = await getHasYarnPlugin();
+    const result = await hasYarnPlugin();
     expect(result).toBe(false);
   });
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('getHasYarnPlugin', () => {
       '.yarnrc.yml': 'plugins: []',
     });
 
-    const result = await getHasYarnPlugin();
+    const result = await hasYarnPlugin();
     expect(result).toBe(false);
   });
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ plugins:
 `,
     });
 
-    const result = await getHasYarnPlugin();
+    const result = await hasYarnPlugin();
     expect(result).toBe(false);
   });
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ plugins:
 `,
     });
 
-    const result = await getHasYarnPlugin();
+    const result = await hasYarnPlugin();
     expect(result).toBe(true);
   });
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ plugins:
 `,
     });
 
-    const result = await getHasYarnPlugin();
+    const result = await hasYarnPlugin();
     expect(result).toBe(true);
   });
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ plugins:
       '.yarnrc.yml': 'invalid: yaml: content: [',
     });
 
-    await expect(getHasYarnPlugin()).rejects.toThrow();
+    await expect(hasYarnPlugin()).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
   it('should throw error when .yarnrc.yml has unexpected structure', async () => {
@@ -105,21 +105,22 @@ plugins: "not an array"
 `,
     });
 
-    await expect(getHasYarnPlugin()).rejects.toThrow(
+    await expect(hasYarnPlugin()).rejects.toThrow(
       'Unexpected content in .yarnrc.yml',
     );
   });
 
-  it('should handle plugins with different structure', async () => {
+  it('should resolve from a custom workspace directory', async () => {
     mockDir.setContent({
-      '.yarnrc.yml': `
+      'custom-dir': {
+        '.yarnrc.yml': `
 plugins:
   - path: .yarn/plugins/@yarnpkg/plugin-backstage.cjs
-  - path: .yarn/plugins/@yarnpkg/plugin-typescript.cjs
 `,
+      },
     });
 
-    const result = await getHasYarnPlugin();
+    const result = await hasYarnPlugin(mockDir.resolve('custom-dir'));
     expect(result).toBe(true);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli-node/src/yarn/yarnPlugin.ts b/packages/cli-node/src/yarn/yarnPlugin.ts
index 5be89704ea..87a3b98973 100644
--- a/packages/cli-node/src/yarn/yarnPlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-node/src/yarn/yarnPlugin.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import { resolve as resolvePath } from 'node:path';
 import yaml from 'yaml';
 import z from 'zod';
 import { targetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
@@ -30,13 +31,17 @@ const yarnRcSchema = z.object({
 });
 
 /**
- * Detects whether the Backstage Yarn plugin is installed in the target repository.
+ * Detects whether the Backstage Yarn plugin is installed in the given workspace directory.
  *
- * @returns Promise<boolean> - true if the plugin is installed, false otherwise
+ * @param workspaceDir - The workspace root directory to check. Defaults to the target root.
+ * @returns Promise resolving to true if the plugin is installed, false otherwise
  * @public
  */
-export async function getHasYarnPlugin(): Promise<boolean> {
-  const yarnRcPath = targetPaths.resolveRoot('.yarnrc.yml');
+export async function hasYarnPlugin(workspaceDir?: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const yarnRcPath = resolvePath(
+    workspaceDir ?? targetPaths.rootDir,
+    '.yarnrc.yml',
+  );
   const yarnRcContent = await fs.readFile(yarnRcPath, 'utf-8').catch(e => {
     if (e.code === 'ENOENT') {
       return '';
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/lint/commands/repo/lint.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/lint/commands/repo/lint.ts
index ad560935cd..4351725d57 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/lint/commands/repo/lint.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/lint/commands/repo/lint.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ import {
   BackstagePackageJson,
   Lockfile,
   runWorkerQueueThreads,
+  SuccessCache,
 } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import { targetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
 
 import { createScriptOptionsParser } from '../../lib/optionsParser';
-import { SuccessCache } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 
 function depCount(pkg: BackstagePackageJson) {
   const deps = pkg.dependencies ? Object.keys(pkg.dependencies).length : 0;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function depCount(pkg: BackstagePackageJson) {
 export async function command(opts: OptionValues, cmd: Command): Promise<void> {
   let packages = await PackageGraph.listTargetPackages();
 
-  const cache = new SuccessCache('lint', opts.successCacheDir);
+  const cache = SuccessCache.create('lint', opts.successCacheDir);
   const cacheContext = opts.successCache
     ? {
         entries: await cache.read(),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/commands/versions/bump.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/commands/versions/bump.ts
index 943bd3ab71..4b15da4676 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/commands/versions/bump.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/migrate/commands/versions/bump.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { isError, NotFoundError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { resolve as resolvePath } from 'node:path';
 
 import {
-  getHasYarnPlugin,
+  hasYarnPlugin,
   Lockfile,
   runConcurrentTasks,
 } from '@backstage/cli-node';
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function extendsDefaultPattern(pattern: string): boolean {
 export default async (opts: OptionValues) => {
   const lockfilePath = targetPaths.resolveRoot('yarn.lock');
   const lockfile = await Lockfile.load(lockfilePath);
-  const hasYarnPlugin = await getHasYarnPlugin();
+  const yarnPluginEnabled = await hasYarnPlugin();
 
   let pattern = opts.pattern;
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export default async (opts: OptionValues) => {
     });
   }
 
-  if (hasYarnPlugin) {
+  if (yarnPluginEnabled) {
     console.log();
     console.log(
       `Updating yarn plugin to v${releaseManifest.releaseVersion}...`,
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export default async (opts: OptionValues) => {
               const oldLockfileRange = await asLockfileVersion(oldRange);
 
               const useBackstageRange =
-                hasYarnPlugin &&
+                yarnPluginEnabled &&
                 // Only use backstage:^ versions if the package is present in
                 // the manifest for the release we're bumping to.
                 releaseManifest.packages.find(
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export default async (opts: OptionValues) => {
     if (extendsDefaultPattern(pattern)) {
       await bumpBackstageJsonVersion(
         releaseManifest.releaseVersion,
-        hasYarnPlugin,
+        yarnPluginEnabled,
       );
     } else {
       console.log(
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ export default async (opts: OptionValues) => {
       console.log();
     }
 
-    if (hasYarnPlugin) {
+    if (yarnPluginEnabled) {
       console.log();
       console.log(
         chalk.blue(
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/new/lib/execution/PortableTemplater.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/new/lib/execution/PortableTemplater.ts
index bc8ff19307..2c94e3639d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/new/lib/execution/PortableTemplater.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/new/lib/execution/PortableTemplater.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { Lockfile } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 import { targetPaths } from '@backstage/cli-common';
 
 import { createPackageVersionProvider } from '../../../../lib/version';
-import { getHasYarnPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
+import { hasYarnPlugin } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 
 const builtInHelpers = {
   camelCase,
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ export class PortableTemplater {
       /* ignored */
     }
 
-    const hasYarnPlugin = await getHasYarnPlugin();
+    const yarnPluginEnabled = await hasYarnPlugin();
     const versionProvider = createPackageVersionProvider(lockfile, {
-      preferBackstageProtocol: hasYarnPlugin,
+      preferBackstageProtocol: yarnPluginEnabled,
     });
 
     const templater = new PortableTemplater(
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/test/commands/repo/test.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/test/commands/repo/test.ts
index 2e4095f88a..0ccac5c9b5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/test/commands/repo/test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/test/commands/repo/test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import yargs from 'yargs';
 import { run as runJest, yargsOptions as jestYargsOptions } from 'jest-cli';
 import { relative as relativePath } from 'node:path';
 import { Command, OptionValues } from 'commander';
-import { Lockfile, PackageGraph } from '@backstage/cli-node';
+import { Lockfile, PackageGraph, SuccessCache } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 
 import {
   runCheck,
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import {
   findOwnPaths,
   isChildPath,
 } from '@backstage/cli-common';
-import { SuccessCache } from '@backstage/cli-node';
 
 type JestProject = {
   displayName: string;
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ export async function command(opts: OptionValues, cmd: Command): Promise<void> {
       );
     }
 
-    const cache = new SuccessCache('test', opts.successCacheDir);
+    const cache = SuccessCache.create('test', opts.successCacheDir);
     const graph = await getPackageGraph();
 
     // Shared state for the bridge