diff --git a/config/helpers.js b/config/helpers.js
index d7d679a5a5..9636f8c9d5 100644
--- a/config/helpers.js
+++ b/config/helpers.js
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ const path = require('path');
 const readline = require('readline');
 const { execSync } = require('child_process');
 
+/** @typedef {(message: string) => void} ConsoleColor */
+/** @typedef {{ orange: ConsoleColor, green: ConsoleColor, red: ConsoleColor, blue: ConsoleColor, purple: ConsoleColor, cyan: ConsoleColor, yellow: ConsoleColor, white: ConsoleColor, gray: ConsoleColor }} ColoredConsole */
+
+const coloredConsole = /** @type {Console & ColoredConsole} */ (console);
+
+/** @param {string} query @returns {Promise<string>} */
 const askQuestion = (query) => {
   const rl = readline.createInterface({
     input: process.stdin,
@@ -21,16 +27,18 @@ const askQuestion = (query) => {
   );
 };
 
+/** @param {string} query @returns {Promise<string>} */
 const askMultiLineQuestion = (query) => {
   const rl = readline.createInterface({
     input: process.stdin,
     output: process.stdout,
   });
 
-  console.cyan(query);
+  coloredConsole.cyan(query);
 
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    let lines = [];
+    /** @type {string[]} */
+    const lines = [];
     rl.on('line', (line) => {
       if (line.trim() === '.') {
         rl.close();
@@ -46,16 +54,22 @@ function isDockerRunning() {
   try {
     execSync('docker info');
     return true;
-  } catch (e) {
+  } catch (_error) {
     return false;
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Recursively removes a directory's node_modules.
+ * Retries on transient ENOTEMPTY/EBUSY errors that fs.rmSync intermittently
+ * throws on macOS (APFS) and Windows when entries are removed concurrently.
+ */
+/** @param {string} dir */
 function deleteNodeModules(dir) {
   const nodeModulesPath = path.join(dir, 'node_modules');
   if (fs.existsSync(nodeModulesPath)) {
-    console.purple(`Deleting node_modules in ${dir}`);
-    fs.rmSync(nodeModulesPath, { recursive: true });
+    coloredConsole.purple(`Deleting node_modules in ${dir}`);
+    fs.rmSync(nodeModulesPath, { recursive: true, force: true, maxRetries: 3, retryDelay: 100 });
   }
 }
 
@@ -65,15 +79,15 @@ const silentExit = (code = 0) => {
 };
 
 // Set the console colours
-console.orange = (msg) => console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
-console.green = (msg) => console.log('\x1b[32m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
-console.red = (msg) => console.log('\x1b[31m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
-console.blue = (msg) => console.log('\x1b[34m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
-console.purple = (msg) => console.log('\x1b[35m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
-console.cyan = (msg) => console.log('\x1b[36m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
-console.yellow = (msg) => console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
-console.white = (msg) => console.log('\x1b[37m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
-console.gray = (msg) => console.log('\x1b[90m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
+coloredConsole.orange = (/** @type {string} */ msg) => console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
+coloredConsole.green = (/** @type {string} */ msg) => console.log('\x1b[32m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
+coloredConsole.red = (/** @type {string} */ msg) => console.log('\x1b[31m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
+coloredConsole.blue = (/** @type {string} */ msg) => console.log('\x1b[34m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
+coloredConsole.purple = (/** @type {string} */ msg) => console.log('\x1b[35m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
+coloredConsole.cyan = (/** @type {string} */ msg) => console.log('\x1b[36m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
+coloredConsole.yellow = (/** @type {string} */ msg) => console.log('\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
+coloredConsole.white = (/** @type {string} */ msg) => console.log('\x1b[37m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
+coloredConsole.gray = (/** @type {string} */ msg) => console.log('\x1b[90m%s\x1b[0m', msg);
 
 module.exports = {
   askQuestion,
@@ -81,4 +95,5 @@ module.exports = {
   silentExit,
   isDockerRunning,
   deleteNodeModules,
+  coloredConsole,
 };
diff --git a/config/invite-user.js b/config/invite-user.js
index 7dfa38e454..6025d99629 100644
--- a/config/invite-user.js
+++ b/config/invite-user.js
@@ -3,27 +3,29 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 const { checkEmailConfig, createInvite } = require('@librechat/api');
 const { User } = require('@librechat/data-schemas').createModels(mongoose);
 require('module-alias')({ base: path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'api') });
-const { askQuestion, silentExit } = require('./helpers');
-const { createToken, findToken } = require('~/models');
-const { sendEmail } = require('~/server/utils');
+const { askQuestion, silentExit, coloredConsole } = require('./helpers');
+const { createToken, findToken } = require('../api/models');
+const { sendEmail } = require('../api/server/utils');
 const connect = require('./connect');
 
 (async () => {
   await connect();
 
-  console.purple('--------------------------');
-  console.purple('Invite a new user account!');
-  console.purple('--------------------------');
+  coloredConsole.purple('--------------------------');
+  coloredConsole.purple('Invite a new user account!');
+  coloredConsole.purple('--------------------------');
 
   if (process.argv.length < 5) {
-    console.orange('Usage: npm run invite-user <email>');
-    console.orange('Note: if you do not pass in the arguments, you will be prompted for them.');
-    console.purple('--------------------------');
+    coloredConsole.orange('Usage: npm run invite-user <email>');
+    coloredConsole.orange(
+      'Note: if you do not pass in the arguments, you will be prompted for them.',
+    );
+    coloredConsole.purple('--------------------------');
   }
 
   // Check if email service is enabled
   if (!checkEmailConfig()) {
-    console.red('Error: Email service is not enabled!');
+    coloredConsole.red('Error: Email service is not enabled!');
     silentExit(1);
   }
 
@@ -40,20 +42,20 @@ const connect = require('./connect');
   email = email.trim().toLowerCase();
   // Validate the email
   if (!email.includes('@')) {
-    console.red('Error: Invalid email address!');
+    coloredConsole.red('Error: Invalid email address!');
     silentExit(1);
   }
 
   // Check if the user already exists
   const userExists = await User.findOne({ email });
   if (userExists) {
-    console.red('Error: A user with that email already exists!');
+    coloredConsole.red('Error: A user with that email already exists!');
     silentExit(1);
   }
 
   const token = await createInvite(email, { createToken, findToken });
   if (typeof token !== 'string') {
-    console.red('Error: Failed to create the invite token!');
+    coloredConsole.red('Error: Failed to create the invite token!');
     silentExit(1);
   }
 
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ const connect = require('./connect');
   const appName = process.env.APP_TITLE || 'LibreChat';
 
   if (!checkEmailConfig()) {
-    console.green('Send this link to the user:', inviteLink);
+    coloredConsole.green(`Send this link to the user: ${inviteLink}`);
     silentExit(0);
   }
 
@@ -73,17 +75,17 @@ const connect = require('./connect');
       payload: {
         appName: appName,
         inviteLink: inviteLink,
-        year: new Date().getFullYear(),
+        year: String(new Date().getFullYear()),
       },
       template: 'inviteUser.handlebars',
     });
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error: ' + error.message);
+    console.error(`Error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
     silentExit(1);
   }
 
   // Done!
-  console.green('Invitation sent successfully!');
+  coloredConsole.green('Invitation sent successfully!');
   silentExit(0);
 })();
 
diff --git a/config/update.js b/config/update.js
index d6ffd55904..ed560d1f47 100644
--- a/config/update.js
+++ b/config/update.js
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ async function validateDockerRunning() {
     const imageName = singleCompose ? 'librechat_single' : 'librechat';
     try {
       execSync(`${sudo}docker rmi ${imageName}:latest`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
-    } catch (e) {
+    } catch (_error) {
       console.purple('Failed to remove Docker image librechat:latest. It might not exist.');
     }
     console.purple('Removing all unused dangling Docker images...');