diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 10b0210..5b5be99 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@
     "@unrouted/preset-api": "^0.6.0",
     "@unrouted/preset-node": "^0.6.0",
     "axios": "^1.7.7",
-    "boxen": "^8.0.1",
-    "chalk": "^5.3.0",
     "cheerio": "1.0.0",
     "chrome-launcher": "^1.1.2",
     "consola": "^3.2.3",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/puppeteer/worker.ts b/packages/core/src/puppeteer/worker.ts
index 44896fb..3381736 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/puppeteer/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/puppeteer/worker.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type {
 } from '../types'
 import fs from 'node:fs'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
-import chalk from 'chalk'
+import { colorize } from 'consola/utils'
 import { get, sortBy, uniqBy } from 'lodash-es'
 import { matchPathToRule } from '../discovery'
 import { useLogger } from '../logger'
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export async function createUnlighthouseWorker(tasks: Record<UnlighthouseTask, T
               reportData.push(formatBytes(response.seo.htmlSize))
           }
           reportData.push(`${monitor().donePercStr}% complete`)
-          logger.success(`Completed \`${taskName}\` for \`${routeReport.route.path}\`. ${chalk.gray(`(${reportData.join(' ')})`)}`)
+          logger.success(`Completed \`${taskName}\` for \`${routeReport.route.path}\`. ${colorize('gray', `(${reportData.join(' ')})`)}`)
           // run the next task
           runTaskIndex(idx + 1)
         })
diff --git a/packages/core/src/unlighthouse.ts b/packages/core/src/unlighthouse.ts
index 9840df8..2792036 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/unlighthouse.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/unlighthouse.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type {
 } from './types'
 import { existsSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { isAbsolute, join } from 'node:path'
-import chalk from 'chalk'
+import { colorize } from 'consola/utils'
 import { defu } from 'defu'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import { createHooks } from 'hookable'
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export async function createUnlighthouse(userConfig: UserConfig, provider?: Prov
 
     if (provider?.name !== 'ci') {
       // fancy CLI banner when we start
-      const label = (name: string) => chalk.bold.magenta(`▸ ${name}:`)
+      const label = (name: string) => colorize('bold', colorize('magenta', (`▸ ${name}:`)))
       let mode = ''
       if (resolvedConfig.urls?.length)
         mode = 'Manual'
@@ -347,21 +347,21 @@ export async function createUnlighthouse(userConfig: UserConfig, provider?: Prov
       catch (e) {}
 
       const title = [
-        `⛵  ${chalk.bold.blueBright(AppName)} ${chalk.dim(`${provider?.name} @ v${version}`)}`,
+        `⛵  ${colorize('bold', colorize('blueBright', AppName))} ${colorize('dim', `${provider?.name} @ v${version}`)}`,
       ]
       if (Number(latestTag.replace('v', '').replace('.', '')) > Number(version.replace('.', ''))) {
         title.push(...[
           '',
           `🎉 New version ${latestTag} available! Use the latest:`,
-          chalk.gray(` > ${chalk.underline(`npx unlighthouse@^${latestTag} --site ${resolvedConfig.site}`)}`),
+          colorize('gray', ` > ${colorize('underline', `npx unlighthouse@^${latestTag} --site ${resolvedConfig.site}`)}`),
         ])
       }
       title.push(...[
         '',
         `${label('Scanning')} ${resolvedConfig.site}`,
-        `${label('Route Discovery')} ${mode} ${ctx.routes.length > 1 ? (chalk.dim(`${ctx.routes.length} initial URLs`)) : ''}`,
+        `${label('Route Discovery')} ${mode} ${ctx.routes.length > 1 ? (colorize('dim', (`${ctx.routes.length} initial URLs`))) : ''}`,
         '',
-        chalk.dim(' 💖 Like Unlighthouse? Support the development: https://github.com/sponsors/harlan-zw'),
+        colorize('dim', (' 💖 Like Unlighthouse? Support the development: https://github.com/sponsors/harlan-zw')),
       ])
       if (ctx.routeDefinitions?.length)
         title.push(`${label('Route Definitions')} ${ctx.routeDefinitions.length}`)
@@ -369,13 +369,13 @@ export async function createUnlighthouse(userConfig: UserConfig, provider?: Prov
       process.stdout.write(successBox(
         // messages
         [
-          ctx.runtimeSettings.clientUrl ? chalk.whiteBright(`Report: ${ctx.runtimeSettings.clientUrl}`) : '',
+          ctx.runtimeSettings.clientUrl ? colorize('whiteBright', `Report: ${ctx.runtimeSettings.clientUrl}`) : '',
         ].join('\n'),
         // title
         title.join('\n'),
       ))
       if (existsSync(join(ctx.runtimeSettings.generatedClientPath, 'reports', 'lighthouse.json')) && ctx.resolvedConfig.cache)
-        logger.info(`Restoring reports from cache. ${chalk.gray('You can disable this behavior by passing --no-cache.')}`)
+        logger.info(`Restoring reports from cache. ${colorize('gray', 'You can disable this behavior by passing --no-cache.')}`)
     }
     return ctx
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/util/cliFormatting.ts b/packages/core/src/util/cliFormatting.ts
index 70e5b1f..153370c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/util/cliFormatting.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/util/cliFormatting.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import boxen from 'boxen'
-import chalk from 'chalk'
+import type { BoxOpts } from 'consola/utils'
+import { colorize, box as makeBox } from 'consola/utils'
 import wrapAnsi from 'wrap-ansi'
 
 /**
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ export function foldLines(string: string, spaces: number, firstLineSpaces: numbe
   return indentLines(wrapAnsi(string, charsPerLine), spaces, firstLineSpaces)
 }
 
-export function box(message: string, title: string, options: any) {
-  return `${boxen([
-    title || chalk.white('Nuxt Message'),
+export function box(message: string, title: string, options?: BoxOpts) {
+  return `${makeBox([
+    title,
     '',
-    chalk.white(foldLines(message, 0, 0, maxCharsPerLine())),
+    colorize('white', foldLines(message, 0, 0, maxCharsPerLine())),
   ].join('\n'), Object.assign({
     borderColor: 'white',
     borderStyle: 'round',
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ export function box(message: string, title: string, options: any) {
 }
 
 export function successBox(message: string, title: string) {
-  return box(message, title || chalk.green('✔ Nuxt Success'), {
-    borderColor: 'green',
+  return box(message, title, {
+    style: {
+      borderColor: 'green',
+    },
   })
 }