Workaround for CLI-driven init tasks (when using vite)?

[kbzowski]

I'm using Nitro v3 alpha as a Vite plugin (nitro/vite) and I've run into an issue with tasks CLI.
When Nitro runs as a Vite plugin, nitro task list and nitro task run fail with:
Missing info file: node_modules/.nitro/nitro.dev.json (is dev server running?)
This makes sense - in Vite plugin mode, Nitro doesn't spin up its own dev server, so the .nitro/nitro.json file that the CLI relies on never gets created.
I know I can hit /_nitro/tasks and /_nitro/tasks/:name endpoints directly via HTTP as a workaround in dev, but my use case requires running tasks from the CLI - specifically for system initialization/installation steps that need to happen before the app is fully up and usable.

Am I missing something in the setup? Is there a way to make the CLI work in Vite plugin mode, or a recommended pattern for this kind of init workflow?
Any pointers appreciated. Thanks!