diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/inline-import/vite.config.outside-pkg-import.mts b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/inline-import/vite.config.outside-pkg-import.mts
deleted file mode 100644
index 401aadce8bf803..00000000000000
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/inline-import/vite.config.outside-pkg-import.mts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import parent from 'parent'
-
-export default {
-  __injected: parent.child,
-}
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/inline-import/basic.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/runner-import/basic.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/inline-import/basic.ts
rename to packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/runner-import/basic.ts
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/inline-import/cjs.js b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/runner-import/cjs.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/inline-import/cjs.js
rename to packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/runner-import/cjs.js
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/inline-import/plugin.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/runner-import/plugin.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/inline-import/plugin.ts
rename to packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/runner-import/plugin.ts
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/runner-import/vite.config.outside-pkg-import.mts b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/runner-import/vite.config.outside-pkg-import.mts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..21bff5f0bf9a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/runner-import/vite.config.outside-pkg-import.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// @ts-expect-error not typed
+import parent from '@vitejs/parent'
+
+export default {
+  __injected: parent.child,
+}
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/inline-import/vite.config.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/runner-import/vite.config.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/inline-import/vite.config.ts
rename to packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/runner-import/vite.config.ts
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/package.json b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/package.json
index 605363e5411c6a..4f6f029f385542 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/package.json
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "parent": "link:./packages/parent",
+    "@vitejs/parent": "link:./packages/parent",
     "@vitejs/cjs-ssr-dep": "link:./fixtures/cjs-ssr-dep",
     "@vitejs/test-dep-conditions": "file:./fixtures/test-dep-conditions"
   }
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/child/package.json b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/child/package.json
index ea0965b5b6d53d..77e2aa64615b63 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/child/package.json
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/child/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "child",
+  "name": "@vitejs/child",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./index.js"
 }
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/parent/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/parent/index.ts
index 0a8feb5e9b1992..747305283cadb2 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/parent/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/parent/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // @ts-expect-error not typed
-import child from 'child'
+import child from '@vitejs/child'
 
 export default {
   child,
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/parent/package.json b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/parent/package.json
index bbb7f8414e4a55..d966448a0560a8 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/parent/package.json
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/parent/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "name": "parent",
+  "name": "@vitejs/parent",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./index.ts",
   "dependencies": {
-    "child": "link:../child"
+    "@vitejs/child": "link:../child"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/inlineImport.spec.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/runnerImport.spec.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/inlineImport.spec.ts
rename to packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/runnerImport.spec.ts
index b876c9debdda09..b847d6e2d871f2 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/inlineImport.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/runnerImport.spec.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest'
 import { loadConfigFromFile } from 'vite'
-import { inlineImport } from '../ssr/inlineImport'
+import { runnerImport } from '../ssr/runnerImport'
 import { slash } from '../../shared/utils'
 
 describe('importing files using inlined environment', () => {
   const fixture = (name: string) =>
-    resolve(import.meta.dirname, './fixtures/inline-import', name)
+    resolve(import.meta.dirname, './fixtures/runner-import', name)
 
   test('importing a basic file works', async () => {
-    const { module } = await inlineImport<
-      typeof import('./fixtures/inline-import/basic')
+    const { module } = await runnerImport<
+      typeof import('./fixtures/runner-import/basic')
     >(fixture('basic'))
     expect(module.test).toEqual({
       field: true,
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ describe('importing files using inlined environment', () => {
 
   test("cannot import cjs, 'inlineImport' doesn't support CJS syntax at all", async () => {
     await expect(() =>
-      inlineImport<typeof import('./fixtures/inline-import/basic')>(
+      runnerImport<typeof import('./fixtures/runner-import/basic')>(
         fixture('cjs.js'),
       ),
     ).rejects.toThrow('module is not defined')
   })
 
   test('can import vite config', async () => {
-    const { module, dependencies } = await inlineImport<
-      typeof import('./fixtures/inline-import/vite.config')
+    const { module, dependencies } = await runnerImport<
+      typeof import('./fixtures/runner-import/vite.config')
     >(fixture('vite.config'))
     expect(module.default).toEqual({
       root: './test',
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ describe('importing files using inlined environment', () => {
   })
 
   test('can import vite config that imports a TS external module', async () => {
-    const { module, dependencies } = await inlineImport<
-      typeof import('./fixtures/inline-import/vite.config.outside-pkg-import.mjs')
+    const { module, dependencies } = await runnerImport<
+      typeof import('./fixtures/runner-import/vite.config.outside-pkg-import.mjs')
     >(fixture('vite.config.outside-pkg-import.mts'))
 
     expect(module.default.__injected).toBe(true)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('importing files using inlined environment', () => {
 
     // confirm that it fails with a bundle approach
     await expect(async () => {
-      const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, './fixtures/inline-import')
+      const root = resolve(import.meta.dirname, './fixtures/runner-import')
       await loadConfigFromFile(
         { mode: 'production', command: 'serve' },
         resolve(root, './vite.config.outside-pkg-import.mts'),
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts
index ae3b2608259807..228f36b6426ab6 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ import type { ResolvedSSROptions, SSROptions } from './ssr'
 import { resolveSSROptions, ssrConfigDefaults } from './ssr'
 import { PartialEnvironment } from './baseEnvironment'
 import { createIdResolver } from './idResolver'
-import { inlineImport } from './ssr/inlineImport'
+import { runnerImport } from './ssr/runnerImport'
 
 const debug = createDebugger('vite:config', { depth: 10 })
 const promisifiedRealpath = promisify(fs.realpath)
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ export async function loadConfigFromFile(
 }
 
 async function importConfigFile(resolvedPath: string) {
-  const { module, dependencies } = await inlineImport<{
+  const { module, dependencies } = await runnerImport<{
     default: UserConfigExport
   }>(resolvedPath)
   return {
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/index.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/index.ts
index 6f9b7d240766db..4e74ee6ed45638 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/index.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export {
   DevEnvironment,
   type DevEnvironmentContext,
 } from './server/environment'
-export { inlineImport } from './ssr/inlineImport'
+export { runnerImport as inlineImport } from './ssr/runnerImport'
 export { BuildEnvironment } from './build'
 
 export { fetchModule, type FetchModuleOptions } from './ssr/fetchModule'
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/ssr/inlineImport.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/ssr/runnerImport.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/vite/src/node/ssr/inlineImport.ts
rename to packages/vite/src/node/ssr/runnerImport.ts
index 3099c09c92dc56..a8267f6abd7655 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/ssr/inlineImport.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/ssr/runnerImport.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ interface InlineImportResult<T> {
  * Import any file using the default Vite environment.
  * @experimental
  */
-export async function inlineImport<T>(
+export async function runnerImport<T>(
   moduleId: string,
   inlineConfig?: InlineConfig,
 ): Promise<InlineImportResult<T>> {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4258a658d38cac..683ca86bee4d62 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -417,12 +417,12 @@ importers:
       '@vitejs/cjs-ssr-dep':
         specifier: link:./fixtures/cjs-ssr-dep
         version: link:fixtures/cjs-ssr-dep
+      '@vitejs/parent':
+        specifier: link:./packages/parent
+        version: link:packages/parent
       '@vitejs/test-dep-conditions':
         specifier: file:./fixtures/test-dep-conditions
         version: file:packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/test-dep-conditions
-      parent:
-        specifier: link:./packages/parent
-        version: link:packages/parent
 
   packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/fixtures/cjs-ssr-dep: {}
 
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ importers:
 
   packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages/parent:
     dependencies:
-      child:
+      '@vitejs/child':
         specifier: link:../child
         version: link:../child