diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c838d9..5f68c32 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ npx git+https://git.kotikot.com/lib/claddcn-svelte.git init --strip-vars
 1. copies `claddcn.css` next to your Tailwind entry and `@import`s it;
 2. `--strip-vars` removes your old `:root` / `.dark` / `@theme inline` token blocks
    (claddcn defines every shadcn token, and blocks after the import would win);
-3. overwrites `$lib/components/ui/*` with the cladd versions and backs up the old
+3. overwrites the `ui` alias from `components.json` with the cladd versions, imports
+   rewritten to your aliases (`$lib` or the SvelteKit 3 `#lib`), and backs up the old
    files to `.claddcn-backup/<timestamp>/`;
 4. extends `cn()` so tailwind-merge understands `text-cladd-xs`, `h-cladd-md`, etc.;
 5. installs `@fontsource-variable/geist` and `geist-mono`, using bun, pnpm, yarn or npm.
diff --git a/bin/claddcn.mjs b/bin/claddcn.mjs
index ebf23ca..6c03546 100755
--- a/bin/claddcn.mjs
+++ b/bin/claddcn.mjs
@@ -41,12 +41,29 @@ function write(file, content) {
 	fs.writeFileSync(file, content);
 }
 
-function copyDir(src, dest) {
+function rewriteImports(source, aliases = {}) {
+	const lib = aliases.lib ?? '$lib';
+	const targets = [
+		['$lib/components/ui', aliases.ui ?? `${lib}/components/ui`],
+		['$lib/components', aliases.components ?? `${lib}/components`],
+		['$lib/hooks', aliases.hooks ?? `${lib}/hooks`],
+		['$lib/utils', aliases.utils ?? `${lib}/utils`],
+		['$lib', lib]
+	];
+	return source.replace(/(['"])(\$lib(?:[/.][^'"]*)?)\1/g, (_, quote, spec) => {
+		const [from, to] = targets.find(
+			([from]) => spec.startsWith(from) && /^([/.]|$)/.test(spec.slice(from.length))
+		);
+		return `${quote}${to}${spec.slice(from.length)}${quote}`;
+	});
+}
+
+function copyDir(src, dest, aliases) {
 	for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(src, { withFileTypes: true })) {
 		const from = path.join(src, entry.name);
 		const to = path.join(dest, entry.name);
-		if (entry.isDirectory()) copyDir(from, to);
-		else write(to, fs.readFileSync(from));
+		if (entry.isDirectory()) copyDir(from, to, aliases);
+		else write(to, rewriteImports(fs.readFileSync(from, 'utf8'), aliases));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -135,7 +152,7 @@ function patchUtils(utilsFile) {
 	const ours = fs.readFileSync(UTILS_TS, 'utf8');
 	const block = ours.slice(0, ours.indexOf('export function cn'));
 	const next = src.replace(
-		/import \{ clsx, type ClassValue \} from 'clsx';\s*\nimport \{ twMerge \} from 'tailwind-merge';\s*\n/,
+		/import \{[^}]*\} from ['"]clsx['"];?\s*\nimport \{ twMerge \} from ['"]tailwind-merge['"];?\s*\n/,
 		block
 	);
 	if (next === src) {
@@ -192,7 +209,7 @@ function init() {
 			fs.mkdirSync(backup, { recursive: true });
 			fs.cpSync(target, path.join(backup, name), { recursive: true });
 		}
-		copyDir(path.join(REGISTRY_UI, name), target);
+		copyDir(path.join(REGISTRY_UI, name), target, config.aliases);
 	}
 	log(`${components.length} components written to ${path.relative(cwd, uiDir)}`);
 	if (fs.existsSync(backup)) log(`previous versions saved in ${path.relative(cwd, backup)}`);