diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index bc5583fb8..07a736fc3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ workflows:
 
       - test-main:
           name: test-core-node
-          test-params: --runtime=node-no-host src packages/micropip packages/fpcast-test packages/sharedlib-test-py/ packages/cpp-exceptions-test/
+          test-params: --runtime=node-no-host src packages/micropip packages/fpcast-test packages/sharedlib-test-py/ packages/cpp-exceptions-test/ pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests
           requires:
             - build-core
           filters:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 271fee1e7..52ee80224 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ packages/.artifacts
 packages/.libs
 packages/*/build.log*
 packages/build-logs
+dist/
+pyodide-build/**/build.log
+xbuildenv/
 pytest-pyodide
 tools/symlinks
 xbuildenv/
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 9270b1848..ab7a23c38 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ repos:
           - types-docutils
           - types-pyyaml
           - types-setuptools
+          - types-requests
           - numpy
           - build
           - pytest
           - pydantic
+          - unearth
       - id: mypy
         name: mypy-tests
         args: [--ignore-missing-imports]
diff --git a/docs/project/changelog.md b/docs/project/changelog.md
index 6777f0ba0..bd996f506 100644
--- a/docs/project/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/project/changelog.md
@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ substitutions:
   `pyodide-build mkpkg` will be replaced by `pyodide sekeleton pypi`.
   {pr}`3175`
 
+- Added a new CLI command `pyodide build-recipes` which build packages from recipe folder.
+  It replaces `pyodide-build buildall`.
+  {pr}`3196`
+
+- Added subcommands for `pyodide build` which builds packages from various sources.
+  | command | result |
+  |-------------|-------|
+  | `pyodide build pypi` | build or fetch a single package from pypi |
+  | `pyodide build source` | build the current source folder (same as pyodide build) |
+  | `pyodide build url` | build or fetch a package from a url either tgz, tar.gz zip or wheel |
+  {pr}`3196`
+
 - {{ Fix }} Fixed bug in `split` argument of {any}`repr_shorten`. Added {any}`shorten` function.
   {pr}`3178`
 
diff --git a/packages/Makefile b/packages/Makefile
index b3865e676..e99df1acb 100644
--- a/packages/Makefile
+++ b/packages/Makefile
@@ -3,15 +3,11 @@
 export PYODIDE_ROOT=$(abspath ..)
 include ../Makefile.envs
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(PYODIDE_PACKAGES)),)
-else
-	ONLY_PACKAGES=--only "$(PYODIDE_PACKAGES)"
-endif
-
 all: pyodide-build
 	mkdir -p $(HOSTINSTALLDIR) $(WASM_LIBRARY_DIR)
-	PYODIDE_ROOT=$(PYODIDE_ROOT) python -m pyodide_build buildall . $(PYODIDE_ROOT)/dist \
-	$(ONLY_PACKAGES) --n-jobs $${PYODIDE_JOBS:-4} \
+	PYODIDE_ROOT=$(PYODIDE_ROOT) pyodide build-recipes \
+	"$(PYODIDE_PACKAGES)" \
+	--n-jobs $${PYODIDE_JOBS:-4} \
 	--log-dir=./build-logs
 
 pyodide-build: ../pyodide-build/pyodide_build/**
diff --git a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/buildall.py b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/buildall.py
index 020d1c548..cf24caf69 100755
--- a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/buildall.py
+++ b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/buildall.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Build all of the packages in a given directory.
 """
 
 import argparse
+import copy
 import dataclasses
 import hashlib
 import json
@@ -569,6 +570,7 @@ def build_packages(
 
     pkg_map = generate_dependency_graph(packages_dir, packages)
 
+    output_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
     build_from_graph(pkg_map, output_dir, args)
     for pkg in pkg_map.values():
         assert isinstance(pkg, Package)
@@ -675,10 +677,9 @@ def make_parser(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     return parser
 
 
-def main(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
-    packages_dir = Path(args.dir[0]).resolve()
-    outputdir = Path(args.output[0]).resolve()
-    outputdir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+def set_default_args(args: argparse.Namespace) -> argparse.Namespace:
+    args = copy.deepcopy(args)
+
     if args.cflags is None:
         args.cflags = common.get_make_flag("SIDE_MODULE_CFLAGS")
     if args.cxxflags is None:
@@ -689,6 +690,14 @@ def main(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
         args.target_install_dir = common.get_make_flag("TARGETINSTALLDIR")
     if args.host_install_dir is None:
         args.host_install_dir = common.get_make_flag("HOSTINSTALLDIR")
+
+    return args
+
+
+def main(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
+    packages_dir = Path(args.dir[0]).resolve()
+    outputdir = Path(args.output[0]).resolve()
+    args = set_default_args(args)
     build_packages(packages_dir, outputdir, args)
 
 
diff --git a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/cli/build.py b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/cli/build.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bca39c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/cli/build.py
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+import argparse
+import os
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+import requests
+import typer  # type: ignore[import]
+from unearth.evaluator import TargetPython
+from unearth.finder import PackageFinder
+
+from .. import buildall, common
+from ..out_of_tree import build
+from ..out_of_tree.utils import initialize_pyodide_root
+
+app = typer.Typer()
+
+
+def _fetch_pypi_package(package_spec, destdir):
+    PYMAJOR = common.get_make_flag("PYMAJOR")
+    PYMINOR = common.get_make_flag("PYMINOR")
+    tp = TargetPython(
+        py_ver=(int(PYMAJOR), int(PYMINOR)),
+        platforms=[common.platform()],
+        abis=[f"cp{PYMAJOR}{PYMINOR}"],
+    )
+    pf = PackageFinder(index_urls=["https://pypi.org/simple/"], target_python=tp)
+    match = pf.find_best_match(package_spec)
+    if match.best is None:
+        if len(match.candidates) != 0:
+            error = f"""Can't find version matching {package_spec}
+versions found:
+"""
+            for c in match.candidates:
+                error += "  " + str(c.version) + "\t"
+            raise RuntimeError(error)
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Can't find package: {package_spec}")
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as download_dir:
+        return pf.download_and_unpack(
+            link=match.best.link, location=destdir, download_dir=download_dir
+        )
+
+
+def pypi(
+    package: str,
+    exports: str = typer.Option(
+        "requested",
+        help="Which symbols should be exported when linking .so files?",
+    ),
+    ctx: typer.Context = typer.Context,
+) -> None:
+    """Fetch a wheel from pypi, or build from source if none available."""
+    initialize_pyodide_root()
+    common.check_emscripten_version()
+    backend_flags = ctx.args
+    curdir = Path.cwd()
+    (curdir / "dist").mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+        temppath = Path(tmpdir)
+
+        # get package from pypi
+        package_path = _fetch_pypi_package(package, temppath)
+        if not package_path.is_dir():
+            # a pure-python wheel has been downloaded - just copy to dist folder
+            shutil.copy(str(package_path), str(curdir / "dist"))
+            print(f"Successfully fetched: {package_path.name}")
+            return
+
+        # sdist - needs building
+        os.chdir(tmpdir)
+        build.run(exports, backend_flags)
+        for src in (temppath / "dist").iterdir():
+            print(f"Built {str(src.name)}")
+            shutil.copy(str(src), str(curdir / "dist"))
+
+
+def url(
+    package_url: str,
+    exports: str = typer.Option(
+        "requested",
+        help="Which symbols should be exported when linking .so files?",
+    ),
+    ctx: typer.Context = typer.Context,
+) -> None:
+    """Fetch a wheel or build sdist from url."""
+    initialize_pyodide_root()
+    common.check_emscripten_version()
+    backend_flags = ctx.args
+    curdir = Path.cwd()
+    (curdir / "dist").mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+    with requests.get(package_url, stream=True) as response:
+        parsed_url = urlparse(response.url)
+        filename = os.path.basename(parsed_url.path)
+        name_base, ext = os.path.splitext(filename)
+        if ext == ".gz" and name_base.rfind(".") != -1:
+            ext = name_base[name_base.rfind(".") :] + ext
+        if ext.lower() == ".whl":
+            # just copy wheel into dist and return
+            out_path = f"dist/{filename}"
+            with open(out_path, "b") as f:
+                for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=1048576):
+                    f.write(chunk)
+            return
+        else:
+            tf = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=ext, delete=False)
+            for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=1048576):
+                tf.write(chunk)
+            tf.close()
+            with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+                temppath = Path(tmpdir)
+                shutil.unpack_archive(tf.name, tmpdir)
+                folder_list = list(temppath.iterdir())
+                if len(folder_list) == 1 and folder_list[0].is_dir():
+                    # unzipped into subfolder
+                    os.chdir(folder_list[0])
+                else:
+                    # unzipped here
+                    os.chdir(tmpdir)
+                print(os.listdir(tmpdir))
+                build.run(exports, backend_flags)
+                for src in (temppath / "dist").iterdir():
+                    print(f"Built {str(src.name)}")
+                    shutil.copy(str(src), str(curdir / "dist"))
+            os.unlink(tf.name)
+
+
+def source(
+    source_location: "Optional[str]" = typer.Argument(None),
+    exports: str = typer.Option(
+        "requested",
+        help="Which symbols should be exported when linking .so files?",
+    ),
+    ctx: typer.Context = typer.Context,
+) -> None:
+    """Use pypa/build to build a Python package from source"""
+    initialize_pyodide_root()
+    common.check_emscripten_version()
+    backend_flags = [source_location] + ctx.args
+    build.run(exports, backend_flags)
+
+
+@app.command()  # type: ignore[misc]
+def recipe(
+    packages: list[str] = typer.Argument(
+        ..., help="Packages to build, or * for all packages in recipe directory"
+    ),
+    output: str = typer.Option(
+        None,
+        help="Path to output built packages and repodata.json. "
+        "If not specified, the default is `PYODIDE_ROOT/dist`.",
+    ),
+    cflags: str = typer.Option(
+        None, help="Extra compiling flags. Default: SIDE_MODULE_CFLAGS"
+    ),
+    cxxflags: str = typer.Option(
+        None, help="Extra compiling flags. Default: SIDE_MODULE_CXXFLAGS"
+    ),
+    ldflags: str = typer.Option(
+        None, help="Extra linking flags. Default: SIDE_MODULE_LDFLAGS"
+    ),
+    target_install_dir: str = typer.Option(
+        None,
+        help="The path to the target Python installation. Default: TARGETINSTALLDIR",
+    ),
+    host_install_dir: str = typer.Option(
+        None,
+        help="Directory for installing built host packages. Default: HOSTINSTALLDIR",
+    ),
+    log_dir: str = typer.Option(None, help="Directory to place log files"),
+    force_rebuild: bool = typer.Option(
+        False,
+        help="Force rebuild of all packages regardless of whether they appear to have been updated",
+    ),
+    n_jobs: int = typer.Option(4, help="Number of packages to build in parallel"),
+    root: str = typer.Option(
+        None, help="The root directory of the Pyodide.", envvar="PYODIDE_ROOT"
+    ),
+    recipe_dir: str = typer.Option(
+        None,
+        help="The directory containing the recipe of packages. "
+        "If not specified, the default is `packages` in the root directory.",
+    ),
+    ctx: typer.Context = typer.Context,
+) -> None:
+    """Build packages using yaml recipes and create repodata.json"""
+    pyodide_root = common.search_pyodide_root(Path.cwd()) if not root else Path(root)
+    recipe_dir_ = pyodide_root / "packages" if not recipe_dir else Path(recipe_dir)
+    output_dir = pyodide_root / "dist" if not output else Path(output)
+
+    # Note: to make minimal changes to the existing pyodide-build entrypoint,
+    #       keep arguments of buildall unghanged.
+    # TODO: refactor this when we remove pyodide-build entrypoint.
+    args = argparse.Namespace(**ctx.params)
+    args.dir = args.recipe_dir
+
+    if len(args.packages) == 1 and "," in args.packages[0]:
+        # Handle packages passed with old comma separated syntax.
+        # This is to support `PYODIDE_PACKAGES="pkg1,pkg2,..." make` syntax.
+        args.only = args.packages[0].replace(" ", "")
+    else:
+        args.only = ",".join(args.packages)
+
+    args = buildall.set_default_args(args)
+
+    buildall.build_packages(recipe_dir_, output_dir, args)
+
+
+# simple 'pyodide build' command
+@app.command()  # type: ignore[misc]
+def main(
+    source_location: "Optional[str]" = typer.Argument(
+        "",
+        help="Build source, can be source folder, pypi version specification, or url to a source dist archive or wheel file. If this is blank, it will build the current directory.",
+    ),
+    exports: str = typer.Option(
+        "requested",
+        help="Which symbols should be exported when linking .so files?",
+    ),
+    ctx: typer.Context = typer.Context,
+) -> None:
+    """Use pypa/build to build a Python package from source, pypi or url."""
+    if not source_location:
+        # build the current folder
+        source(".", exports, ctx)
+    elif source_location.find("://") != -1:
+        url(source_location, exports, ctx)
+    elif Path(source_location).is_dir():
+        # a folder, build it
+        source(source_location, exports, ctx)
+    else:
+        # try fetch from pypi
+        pypi(source_location, exports, ctx)
+
+
+main.typer_kwargs = {
+    "context_settings": {
+        "ignore_unknown_options": True,
+        "allow_extra_args": True,
+    },
+}
diff --git a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/cli/build_oot.py b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/cli/build_oot.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 709059b4b..000000000
--- a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/cli/build_oot.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import typer  # type: ignore[import]
-
-from .. import common
-from ..out_of_tree import build
-from ..out_of_tree.utils import initialize_pyodide_root
-
-
-def main(
-    exports: str = typer.Option(
-        "requested",
-        help="Which symbols should be exported when linking .so files?",
-    ),
-    ctx: typer.Context = typer.Context,
-) -> None:
-    """Use pypa/build to build a Python package"""
-    initialize_pyodide_root()
-    common.check_emscripten_version()
-    backend_flags = ctx.args
-    build.run(exports, backend_flags)
-
-
-main.typer_kwargs = {  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-    "context_settings": {
-        "ignore_unknown_options": True,
-        "allow_extra_args": True,
-    },
-}
diff --git a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/out_of_tree/build.py b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/out_of_tree/build.py
index d55b69cce..4f48faa23 100644
--- a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/out_of_tree/build.py
+++ b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/out_of_tree/build.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from .. import common, pypabuild, pywasmcross
 
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ def run(exports, args):
     cxxflags += f" {os.environ.get('CXXFLAGS', '')}"
     ldflags = common.get_make_flag("SIDE_MODULE_LDFLAGS")
     ldflags += f" {os.environ.get('LDFLAGS', '')}"
+
+    curdir = Path.cwd()
+    (curdir / "dist").mkdir(exist_ok=True)
     build_env_ctx = pywasmcross.get_build_env(
         env=os.environ.copy(),
         pkgname="",
diff --git a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph1/meta.yaml b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph1/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75c45c15c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph1/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package:
+  name: pkg_test_graph1
+  version: "1.0.0"
+requirements:
+  run:
+    - pkg_test_graph2
+source:
+  path: src
diff --git a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph1/src/pyproject.toml b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph1/src/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d7616aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph1/src/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=42", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "pkg_test_graph1"
+version = "1.0.0"
+authors = []
diff --git a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph2/meta.yaml b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph2/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acef61625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph2/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package:
+  name: pkg_test_graph2
+  version: "1.0.0"
+source:
+  path: src
diff --git a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph2/src/pyproject.toml b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph2/src/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7cb0c14a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph2/src/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "pkg_test_graph2"
+version = "1.0.0"
+authors = []
diff --git a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph3/meta.yaml b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph3/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8422dc345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph3/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package:
+  name: pkg_test_graph3
+  version: "1.0.0"
+source:
+  path: src
diff --git a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph3/src/pyproject.toml b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph3/src/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93cfca4a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/_test_recipes/pkg_test_graph3/src/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "pkg_test_graph3"
+version = "1.0.0"
+authors = []
diff --git a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/test_cli.py b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/test_cli.py
index eb76f9a8f..4dce5ccdd 100644
--- a/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/pyodide-build/pyodide_build/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
 from typer.testing import CliRunner  # type: ignore[import]
 
-from pyodide_build.cli import skeleton
+from pyodide_build import __version__ as pyodide_build_version
+from pyodide_build import common
+from pyodide_build.cli import build, skeleton
+
+only_node = pytest.mark.xfail_browsers(
+    chrome="node only", firefox="node only", safari="node only"
+)
+
 
 runner = CliRunner()
 
@@ -44,3 +56,79 @@ def test_skeleton_pypi(tmp_path):
     )
     assert result.exit_code != 0
     assert "already exists" in str(result.exception)
+
+
+def test_build_recipe_with_pyodide(tmp_path, monkeypatch, request, runtime):
+    if runtime != "node":
+        pytest.xfail("node only")
+    test_build_recipe(tmp_path, monkeypatch, request)
+
+
+def test_build_recipe(tmp_path, monkeypatch, request):
+    if "dev" in pyodide_build_version:
+        if "EMSDK" not in os.environ or "PYODIDE_ROOT" not in os.environ:
+            pytest.skip(
+                reason="Can't build recipe in dev mode without building pyodide first"
+            )
+    output_dir = tmp_path / "dist"
+    recipe_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "_test_recipes"
+
+    pkgs = {
+        "pkg_test_graph1": {"pkg_test_graph2"},
+        "pkg_test_graph3": {},
+    }
+
+    pkgs_to_build = pkgs.keys() | {p for v in pkgs.values() for p in v}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(common, "ALWAYS_PACKAGES", {})
+
+    for build_dir in recipe_dir.rglob("build"):
+        shutil.rmtree(build_dir)
+
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        build.app,
+        [
+            "recipe",
+            *pkgs.keys(),
+            "--recipe-dir",
+            recipe_dir,
+            "--output",
+            output_dir,
+        ],
+    )
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.stdout
+
+    for pkg in pkgs_to_build:
+        assert f"built {pkg} in" in result.stdout
+
+    built_wheels = set(output_dir.glob("*.whl"))
+    assert len(built_wheels) == len(pkgs_to_build)
+
+
+def test_fetch_or_build_pypi_with_pyodide(tmp_path, runtime):
+    if runtime != "node":
+        pytest.xfail("node only")
+    test_fetch_or_build_pypi(tmp_path)
+
+
+def test_fetch_or_build_pypi(tmp_path):
+    if "dev" in pyodide_build_version:
+        if "EMSDK" not in os.environ or "PYODIDE_ROOT" not in os.environ:
+            pytest.skip(
+                reason="Can't build recipe in dev mode without building pyodide first. Skipping test"
+            )
+    output_dir = tmp_path / "dist"
+    # one pure-python package (doesn't need building) and one sdist package (needs building)
+    pkgs = ["pytest-pyodide", "pycryptodome==3.15.0"]
+
+    os.chdir(tmp_path)
+    for p in pkgs:
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            build.app,
+            ["main", p],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0, result.stdout
+
+    built_wheels = set(output_dir.glob("*.whl"))
+    assert len(built_wheels) == len(pkgs)
diff --git a/pyodide-build/setup.cfg b/pyodide-build/setup.cfg
index 9c6a66d3e..17ed42360 100644
--- a/pyodide-build/setup.cfg
+++ b/pyodide-build/setup.cfg
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ install_requires =
     pydantic>=1.10.2
     pyodide-cli>=0.2.0
     cmake
+    unearth~=0.6
+    requests
+    types-requests
+    typer
     auditwheel-emscripten==0.0.8
 
 [options.entry_points]
@@ -38,7 +42,8 @@ console_scripts =
     pyodide-build = pyodide_build.__main__:main
     _pywasmcross = pyodide_build.pywasmcross:compiler_main
 pyodide.cli =
-    build = pyodide_build.cli.build_oot:main
+    build = pyodide_build.cli.build:main
+    build-recipes = pyodide_build.cli.build:recipe
     venv = pyodide_build.cli.venv:main
     skeleton = pyodide_build.cli.skeleton:app
 
diff --git a/run_docker b/run_docker
index 2872f5575..d667a0d66 100755
--- a/run_docker
+++ b/run_docker
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ CONTAINER=$(\
         --groups sudo  \
         $USER_NAME \
       ; \
+      echo 'export PATH=\$PATH:$USER_HOME/.local/bin' >> /etc/profile; \
       echo '%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' >> /etc/sudoers ; \
       echo '$HEALTHCHECK_MESSAGE'; \
       tail -f /dev/null \
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ docker exec \
   "$DOCKER_INTERACTIVE" --tty \
   "${USER_FLAG[@]}" \
   "$CONTAINER" \
-  /bin/bash -c "${DOCKER_COMMAND}" || EXIT_STATUS=$?
+  /bin/bash -lc "${DOCKER_COMMAND}" || EXIT_STATUS=$?
 
 docker kill "$CONTAINER" > /dev/null
 exit $EXIT_STATUS