diff --git a/.changeset/sharp-beds-lie.md b/.changeset/sharp-beds-lie.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d3ac5f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sharp-beds-lie.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+"@meilisearch/instant-meilisearch": minor
+---
+
+- exposed created `MeiliSearch` instance
+- re-exported all of `"meilisearch"` package
+
+These improvements make it so that no separate `"meilisearch"` package
+has to be installed in order to use its exports directly. This
+way a single `MeiliSearch` instance can be re-used, and we can potentially
+save on bundle size by avoiding a separate different version installation of
+`"meilisearch"`.
+
+```typescript
+import { instantMeiliSearch, meilisearch } from '@meilisearch/instant-meilisearch'
+// re-exported "meilisearch" ^
+
+const {
+  meiliSearchInstance,
+  // ^ re-usable MeiliSearch instance
+  searchClient
+} = instantMeiliSearch(/*...*/)
+```
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-client/rollup.config.js b/packages/autocomplete-client/rollup.config.js
index b910faa4..cdbd8447 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-client/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-client/rollup.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import commonjs from '@rollup/plugin-commonjs'
 import nodeResolve from '@rollup/plugin-node-resolve'
-import { resolve } from 'path'
 import babel from 'rollup-plugin-babel'
 import { terser } from 'rollup-plugin-terser'
 import typescript from 'rollup-plugin-typescript2'
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'
 const ROOT = resolve(__dirname, '.')
 const INPUT = 'src/index.ts'
 
-const PLUGINS = [
+/** @type {import('rollup').Plugin[]} */
+const COMMON_PLUGINS = [
   typescript({
     useTsconfigDeclarationDir: true,
     tsconfigOverride: {
@@ -31,7 +32,9 @@ const PLUGINS = [
     },
   }),
 ]
-module.exports = [
+
+/** @type {import('rollup').RollupOptions[]} */
+const ROLLUP_OPTIONS = [
   // browser-friendly IIFE build
   {
     input: INPUT, // directory to transpilation of typescript
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ module.exports = [
       sourcemap: env === 'production', // create sourcemap for error reporting in production mode
     },
     plugins: [
-      ...PLUGINS,
+      ...COMMON_PLUGINS,
       nodeResolve({
         mainFields: ['jsnext', 'browser', 'main'],
         preferBuiltins: true,
@@ -84,7 +87,9 @@ module.exports = [
     ],
     plugins: [
       env === 'production' ? terser() : {}, // will minify the file in production mode
-      ...PLUGINS,
+      ...COMMON_PLUGINS,
     ],
   },
 ]
+
+module.exports = ROLLUP_OPTIONS
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-client/scripts/build.js b/packages/autocomplete-client/scripts/build.js
index ae50a4b8..1df0f396 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-client/scripts/build.js
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-client/scripts/build.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * This file only purpose is to execute any build related tasks
  */
 
-const { resolve, normalize } = require('path')
-const { readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require('fs')
+const { resolve, normalize } = require('node:path')
+const { readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require('node:fs')
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
 
 const ROOT = resolve(__dirname, '..')
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-client/scripts/update_version.js b/packages/autocomplete-client/scripts/update_version.js
index c3387635..e184d592 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-client/scripts/update_version.js
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-client/scripts/update_version.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
-const fs = require('fs')
-const path = require('path')
+const fs = require('node:fs')
+const path = require('node:path')
 
 const version = pkg.version
 const fileContents = `export const PACKAGE_VERSION = '${version}'
diff --git a/packages/instant-meilisearch/rollup.config.js b/packages/instant-meilisearch/rollup.config.js
index 0cd596ea..b11ddc4d 100644
--- a/packages/instant-meilisearch/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/instant-meilisearch/rollup.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import { resolve } from 'node:path'
 import commonjs from '@rollup/plugin-commonjs'
 import nodeResolve from '@rollup/plugin-node-resolve'
-import { resolve } from 'path'
 import babel from 'rollup-plugin-babel'
 import { terser } from 'rollup-plugin-terser'
 import typescript from 'rollup-plugin-typescript2'
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'
 const ROOT = resolve(__dirname, '.')
 const INPUT = 'src/index.ts'
 
-const PLUGINS = [
+/** @type {import('rollup').Plugin[]} */
+const COMMON_PLUGINS = [
   typescript({
     useTsconfigDeclarationDir: true,
     tsconfigOverride: {
@@ -31,7 +32,9 @@ const PLUGINS = [
     },
   }),
 ]
-module.exports = [
+
+/** @type {import('rollup').RollupOptions[]} */
+const ROLLUP_OPTIONS = [
   // browser-friendly IIFE build
   {
     input: INPUT, // directory to transpilation of typescript
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = [
       },
     },
     plugins: [
-      ...PLUGINS,
+      ...COMMON_PLUGINS,
       nodeResolve({
         mainFields: ['jsnext', 'browser', 'main'],
         preferBuiltins: true,
@@ -89,7 +92,9 @@ module.exports = [
     ],
     plugins: [
       env === 'production' ? terser() : {}, // will minify the file in production mode
-      ...PLUGINS,
+      ...COMMON_PLUGINS,
     ],
   },
 ]
+
+module.exports = ROLLUP_OPTIONS
diff --git a/packages/instant-meilisearch/scripts/build.js b/packages/instant-meilisearch/scripts/build.js
index ae50a4b8..1df0f396 100644
--- a/packages/instant-meilisearch/scripts/build.js
+++ b/packages/instant-meilisearch/scripts/build.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * This file only purpose is to execute any build related tasks
  */
 
-const { resolve, normalize } = require('path')
-const { readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require('fs')
+const { resolve, normalize } = require('node:path')
+const { readFileSync, writeFileSync } = require('node:fs')
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
 
 const ROOT = resolve(__dirname, '..')
diff --git a/packages/instant-meilisearch/scripts/update_version.js b/packages/instant-meilisearch/scripts/update_version.js
index c3387635..e184d592 100644
--- a/packages/instant-meilisearch/scripts/update_version.js
+++ b/packages/instant-meilisearch/scripts/update_version.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const pkg = require('../package.json')
-const fs = require('fs')
-const path = require('path')
+const fs = require('node:fs')
+const path = require('node:path')
 
 const version = pkg.version
 const fileContents = `export const PACKAGE_VERSION = '${version}'
diff --git a/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/client/instant-meilisearch-client.ts b/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/client/instant-meilisearch-client.ts
index 1db62faa..e64a89f0 100644
--- a/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/client/instant-meilisearch-client.ts
+++ b/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/client/instant-meilisearch-client.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export function instantMeiliSearch(
   )
 
   return {
+    meiliSearchInstance: meilisearchClient,
     setMeiliSearchParams: (params): void => {
       const { meiliSearchParams } = instantMeiliSearchOptions
 
diff --git a/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/index.ts b/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/index.ts
index edfed4a6..2b1d1a7a 100644
--- a/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from './client'
 export * from './types'
+export * as meilisearch from 'meilisearch'
diff --git a/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/types/types.ts b/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/types/types.ts
index 2f24d581..114638a1 100644
--- a/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/types/types.ts
+++ b/packages/instant-meilisearch/src/types/types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type {
   MultiSearchQuery as MeiliSearchMultiSearchParams,
   MultiSearchResult,
   Config as MeilisearchConfig,
+  MeiliSearch,
 } from 'meilisearch'
 
 // Turns readonly types into mutable ones
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ export type InstantMeiliSearchInstance = SearchClient & {
 }
 
 export type InstantMeiliSearchObject = {
+  meiliSearchInstance: MeiliSearch
   setMeiliSearchParams: (params: OverridableMeiliSearchSearchParameters) => void
   searchClient: InstantMeiliSearchInstance
 }
diff --git a/packages/instant-meilisearch/tsconfig.test.json b/packages/instant-meilisearch/tsconfig.test.json
index 07da0c60..0ace77c3 100644
--- a/packages/instant-meilisearch/tsconfig.test.json
+++ b/packages/instant-meilisearch/tsconfig.test.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
     "suppressImplicitAnyIndexErrors": true,
-    "resolveJsonModule": true
   },
   "include": [
     "./**/*"