diff --git a/scripts/build.js b/scripts/build.js
index 2d8b3a0..32219f6 100644
--- a/scripts/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build.js
@@ -64,6 +64,37 @@ async function copyDirRecursive(src, dest) {
   }
 }
 
+// Recursively inlines relative `@import "./...";` lines into a single CSS string.
+// Each file is inlined at most once per bundle (tracked in `seen`).
+async function inlineCssImports(filePath, seen) {
+  const resolved = path.resolve(filePath);
+  if (seen.has(resolved)) return '';
+  seen.add(resolved);
+
+  const source = await fs.readFile(resolved, 'utf-8');
+  const lines = source.split('\n');
+  const out = [];
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    const match = line.match(/^\s*@import\s+["'](\.{1,2}\/[^"']+)["']\s*;\s*$/);
+    if (match) {
+      const inlined = await inlineCssImports(path.join(path.dirname(resolved), match[1]), seen);
+      if (inlined) out.push(inlined.replace(/\n+$/, ''));
+    } else if (/^\s*@import\s+["']\.{1,2}\//.test(line)) {
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported relative @import (with modifiers) in ${resolved}: ${line.trim()}`);
+    } else {
+      out.push(line);
+    }
+  }
+  return out.join('\n');
+}
+
+// Writes an uncompiled single-file bundle for a dist CSS entrypoint.
+async function writeCssBundle(entryPath, outPath, label, version) {
+  const body = await inlineCssImports(entryPath, new Set());
+  const header = `/* Basecoat v${version}, ${label}, single-file source. Import after tailwindcss. */\n`;
+  await fs.writeFile(outPath, `${header}${body.replace(/\n+$/, '')}\n`);
+}
+
 // Main build function to prepare the package for publishing.
 async function build() {
   console.log('Starting build process...');
@@ -155,6 +186,20 @@ async function build() {
   await copyDirRecursive(srcCssCompatDir, cssCompatDistDir);
   console.log(`Copied split CSS folders to ${cssDistDir}`);
 
+  // Create uncompiled single-file bundles for Tailwind users without a package manager.
+  const { version } = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(path.join(projectRoot, 'package.json'), 'utf-8'));
+  for (const style of styles) {
+    await writeCssBundle(
+      path.join(cssDistDir, `basecoat-${style}.css`),
+      path.join(cssDistDir, `basecoat-${style}.bundle.css`),
+      style,
+      version,
+    );
+  }
+  await writeCssBundle(path.join(cssDistDir, 'basecoat.css'), path.join(cssDistDir, 'basecoat.bundle.css'), 'vega', version);
+  await writeCssBundle(path.join(cssDistDir, 'basecoat-base.css'), path.join(cssDistDir, 'basecoat-base.bundle.css'), 'base (no style pack)', version);
+  console.log(`Generated single-file CSS bundles in ${cssDistDir}`);
+
   await copyDirRecursive(srcNunjucksDir, path.join(cssTemplatesDir, 'nunjucks'));
   await copyDirRecursive(srcJinjaDir, path.join(cssTemplatesDir, 'jinja'));
   console.log(`Copied template assets to ${cssTemplatesDir}`);
diff --git a/site/src/docs/installation.mdx b/site/src/docs/installation.mdx
index 1c4dd50..862a972 100644
--- a/site/src/docs/installation.mdx
+++ b/site/src/docs/installation.mdx
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ Or load the Basecoat runtime once, then only the component scripts you use.
 | `dist/basecoat-{style}.cdn.min.css` | Standalone CDN stylesheet for `vega`, `nova`, `maia`, `lyra`, `mira`, `luma`, `sera`, or `rhea`. |
 | `dist/basecoat-base.cdn.min.css` | Base tokens, utilities, and component structure without a style pack. |
 | `dist/basecoat-compat.cdn.min.css` | Optional pre-1.0 compatibility aliases. Load after Basecoat. |
+| `dist/basecoat.bundle.css` | Uncompiled single-file source for use with your own Tailwind build. Alias for the Vega style. |
+| `dist/basecoat-{style}.bundle.css` | Uncompiled single-file source for use with your own Tailwind build, for `vega`, `nova`, `maia`, `lyra`, `mira`, `luma`, `sera`, or `rhea`. |
 | `dist/js/all.min.js` | All auto-initialized JavaScript components except Chart. |
 | `dist/js/basecoat.min.js` | Runtime only. Load once before individual component scripts. |
 | `dist/js/{component}.min.js` | Individual JavaScript component file. |
@@ -129,6 +131,10 @@ Or import a named style bundle.
 @import "basecoat-css/maia";
 ```
 
+<Callout title="Using the Tailwind CLI without npm?" icon="info">
+  Download a single-file bundle, for example <a href={`https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/basecoat-css@${basecoatVersion}/dist/basecoat-maia.bundle.css`}>{`basecoat-maia.bundle.css`}</a>. Save it next to your CSS and import it after Tailwind: `@import "tailwindcss"; @import "./basecoat-maia.bundle.css";`. Use `basecoat.bundle.css` for the default Vega style.
+</Callout>
+
 <Callout type="warning" title="Stylesheet order matters" icon="triangle-alert">
   Load Basecoat after any stylesheet that includes Tailwind base/preflight. Loading another full Tailwind build after Basecoat can reset borders, inputs, and other component defaults.
 </Callout>
@@ -195,7 +201,7 @@ See [Templates](/templates) for the available macros and arguments.
 | `basecoat-css/components` | All component structure without a style pack. |
 | `basecoat-css/components/button` | Individual component CSS. Replace `button` with any component file. |
 | `basecoat-css/styles/maia` | Individual style-pack CSS. Use with `basecoat-css/base` or `basecoat-css/components`. |
-| `basecoat-css/all.css` | Full default stylesheet plus all style-pack CSS. Use only when you need every style pack available at runtime. |
+| `basecoat-css/all.css` | Alias for `basecoat-css`, the default Vega stylesheet. It does not include the other style packs. |
 | `basecoat-css/compat` | Optional pre-1.0 compatibility aliases. Load after Basecoat. |
 
 ### Template files