diff --git a/src/TALXIS.CLI.Features.Environment/Solution/SolutionBuildOutput.cs b/src/TALXIS.CLI.Features.Environment/Solution/SolutionBuildOutput.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5b00175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TALXIS.CLI.Features.Environment/Solution/SolutionBuildOutput.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+namespace TALXIS.CLI.Features.Environment.Solution;
+
+internal enum BuildOutputSeverity
+{
+    Info,
+    Warning,
+    Error,
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Helpers for interpreting <c>dotnet build</c> output and locating the solution ZIP it produced.
+/// </summary>
+internal static partial class SolutionBuildOutput
+{
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"\berror(\s+[A-Za-z]+\d+)?\s*:", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)]
+    private static partial Regex ErrorPattern();
+
+    // Older Build SDKs pack an incomplete zip and exit 0 when root components have no source
+    // files; the only trace is one of these packager lines, printed without any Error: prefix.
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"^\s*(Following root components are not defined in customizations|Following objects, required by the solution, are not present)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)]
+    private static partial Regex MissingRootComponentsPattern();
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"\bwarning(\s+[A-Za-z]+\d+)?\s*:", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase)]
+    private static partial Regex WarningPattern();
+
+    internal static BuildOutputSeverity Classify(string line)
+    {
+        if (ErrorPattern().IsMatch(line)) return BuildOutputSeverity.Error;
+        if (MissingRootComponentsPattern().IsMatch(line)) return BuildOutputSeverity.Error;
+        if (WarningPattern().IsMatch(line)) return BuildOutputSeverity.Warning;
+
+        return BuildOutputSeverity.Info;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Finds solution ZIPs under the build output directory (any target framework subfolder).
+    /// Fresh ZIPs are those written at or after <paramref name="buildStartUtc"/>, newest first.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static (string[] Fresh, string[] All) FindSolutionZips(string binConfigDir, DateTime buildStartUtc)
+    {
+        if (!Directory.Exists(binConfigDir)) return (Array.Empty<string>(), Array.Empty<string>());
+
+        var all = Directory.GetFiles(binConfigDir, "*.zip", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+        var fresh = all
+            .Where(f => File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc(f) >= buildStartUtc)
+            .OrderByDescending(File.GetLastWriteTimeUtc)
+            .ToArray();
+
+        return (fresh, all);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/TALXIS.CLI.Features.Environment/Solution/SolutionImportCliCommand.cs b/src/TALXIS.CLI.Features.Environment/Solution/SolutionImportCliCommand.cs
index 6f28374b..2716571a 100644
--- a/src/TALXIS.CLI.Features.Environment/Solution/SolutionImportCliCommand.cs
+++ b/src/TALXIS.CLI.Features.Environment/Solution/SolutionImportCliCommand.cs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync()
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Runs <c>dotnet build</c> on a Build SDK project and locates the output ZIP.
+    /// Runs <c>dotnet build</c> on a Build SDK project and locates the ZIP produced by that build.
     /// Returns the ZIP path on success, or null on failure.
     /// </summary>
     private async Task<string?> BuildAndLocateZipAsync(string csProjPath)
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync()
         var config = Managed ? "Release" : "Debug";
         Logger.LogInformation("Building '{Project}' with configuration '{Config}'...", Path.GetFileName(csProjPath), config);
 
+        var buildStartUtc = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        var errorLineCount = 0;
+
         var psi = new ProcessStartInfo
         {
             FileName = "dotnet",
@@ -219,7 +222,23 @@ protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync()
         };
 
         using var process = new Process { StartInfo = psi };
-        process.OutputDataReceived += (_, e) => { if (e.Data is not null) Logger.LogInformation("{Line}", e.Data); };
+        process.OutputDataReceived += (_, e) =>
+        {
+            if (e.Data is null) return;
+            switch (SolutionBuildOutput.Classify(e.Data))
+            {
+                case BuildOutputSeverity.Error:
+                    Interlocked.Increment(ref errorLineCount);
+                    Logger.LogError("{Line}", e.Data);
+                    break;
+                case BuildOutputSeverity.Warning:
+                    Logger.LogWarning("{Line}", e.Data);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    Logger.LogInformation("{Line}", e.Data);
+                    break;
+            }
+        };
         process.ErrorDataReceived += (_, e) => { if (e.Data is not null) Logger.LogWarning("{Line}", e.Data); };
         process.Start();
         process.BeginOutputReadLine();
@@ -232,28 +251,31 @@ protected override async Task<int> ExecuteAsync()
             return null;
         }
 
-        // Build SDK convention: output ZIP is in bin/{config}/net462/*.zip
-        var outputDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(csProjPath)!, "bin", config, "net462");
-        if (!Directory.Exists(outputDir))
+        // Older Build SDK versions report packager failures but still exit 0 (tools-devkit-build#47).
+        if (errorLineCount > 0)
         {
-            Logger.LogError("Build output directory not found: {OutputDir}.", outputDir);
+            Logger.LogError("Build succeeded but its output contains {Count} error line(s) (see above). Refusing to import.", errorLineCount);
             return null;
         }
 
-        var zipFiles = Directory.GetFiles(outputDir, "*.zip");
-        if (zipFiles.Length == 0)
+        var outputDir = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(csProjPath)!, "bin", config);
+        var (freshZips, allZips) = SolutionBuildOutput.FindSolutionZips(outputDir, buildStartUtc);
+
+        if (allZips.Length == 0)
         {
             Logger.LogError("No .zip file found in build output directory: {OutputDir}.", outputDir);
             return null;
         }
 
-        // Pick the most recently written ZIP to avoid using stale build artifacts
-        var zipPath = zipFiles
-            .OrderByDescending(f => new FileInfo(f).LastWriteTimeUtc)
-            .First();
+        if (freshZips.Length == 0)
+        {
+            Logger.LogError("The build did not produce a solution ZIP; only stale artifacts from a previous build exist in '{OutputDir}'. Refusing to import a stale ZIP.", outputDir);
+            return null;
+        }
 
-        if (zipFiles.Length > 1)
-            Logger.LogWarning("Multiple .zip files found in '{OutputDir}'. Using newest: {ZipPath}", outputDir, Path.GetFileName(zipPath));
+        var zipPath = freshZips[0];
+        if (freshZips.Length > 1)
+            Logger.LogWarning("Multiple .zip files produced in '{OutputDir}'. Using newest: {ZipPath}", outputDir, Path.GetFileName(zipPath));
 
         Logger.LogInformation("Using build output: {ZipPath}", zipPath);
         return zipPath;
diff --git a/tests/TALXIS.CLI.Tests/Environment/Solution/SolutionBuildOutputTests.cs b/tests/TALXIS.CLI.Tests/Environment/Solution/SolutionBuildOutputTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f33d1cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TALXIS.CLI.Tests/Environment/Solution/SolutionBuildOutputTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+using TALXIS.CLI.Features.Environment.Solution;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace TALXIS.CLI.Tests.Environment.Solution;
+
+public class SolutionBuildOutputTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("  Error: RootComponent validation failed.", nameof(BuildOutputSeverity.Error))]
+    [InlineData(@"C:\proj\proj.csproj(4,5): error MSB4018: task failed", nameof(BuildOutputSeverity.Error))]
+    [InlineData("MSBUILD : error MSB1009: Project file does not exist.", nameof(BuildOutputSeverity.Error))]
+    [InlineData("Following root components are not defined in customizations:", nameof(BuildOutputSeverity.Error))]
+    [InlineData("  Following objects, required by the solution, are not present. ", nameof(BuildOutputSeverity.Error))]
+    [InlineData("proj.csproj : warning NU1903: Package has a known vulnerability", nameof(BuildOutputSeverity.Warning))]
+    [InlineData("  Warning: LocalBranchBuildVersionNumber is null", nameof(BuildOutputSeverity.Warning))]
+    [InlineData("    0 Warning(s)", nameof(BuildOutputSeverity.Info))]
+    [InlineData("    0 Error(s)", nameof(BuildOutputSeverity.Info))]
+    [InlineData("Build succeeded.", nameof(BuildOutputSeverity.Info))]
+    [InlineData("  Solution: bin\\Debug\\net462\\Sln.zip packed successfully", nameof(BuildOutputSeverity.Info))]
+    public void Classify_ReturnsExpectedSeverity(string line, string expected)
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(Enum.Parse<BuildOutputSeverity>(expected), SolutionBuildOutput.Classify(line));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FindZips_ReturnsEmpty_WhenDirectoryMissing()
+    {
+        var (fresh, all) = SolutionBuildOutput.FindSolutionZips(Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N")), DateTime.UtcNow);
+        Assert.Empty(fresh);
+        Assert.Empty(all);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FindZips_FindsZipInAnyTfmSubfolder()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        var zip = dir.CreateFile(Path.Combine("net472", "Sln.zip"));
+
+        var (fresh, all) = SolutionBuildOutput.FindSolutionZips(dir.Path, DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-1));
+
+        Assert.Equal([zip], fresh);
+        Assert.Equal([zip], all);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FindZips_ExcludesStaleZipsFromFresh()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        var stale = dir.CreateFile(Path.Combine("net462", "Old.zip"));
+        File.SetLastWriteTimeUtc(stale, DateTime.UtcNow.AddHours(-2));
+
+        var (fresh, all) = SolutionBuildOutput.FindSolutionZips(dir.Path, DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-1));
+
+        Assert.Empty(fresh);
+        Assert.Equal([stale], all);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FindZips_OrdersFreshNewestFirst()
+    {
+        using var dir = new TempDir();
+        var older = dir.CreateFile(Path.Combine("net462", "Older.zip"));
+        var newer = dir.CreateFile(Path.Combine("net472", "Newer.zip"));
+        File.SetLastWriteTimeUtc(older, DateTime.UtcNow.AddSeconds(-30));
+        File.SetLastWriteTimeUtc(newer, DateTime.UtcNow);
+
+        var (fresh, _) = SolutionBuildOutput.FindSolutionZips(dir.Path, DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-1));
+
+        Assert.Equal([newer, older], fresh);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class TempDir : IDisposable
+    {
+        public string Path { get; } = System.IO.Path.Combine(System.IO.Path.GetTempPath(), "txc-tests-" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"));
+
+        public TempDir() => Directory.CreateDirectory(Path);
+
+        public string CreateFile(string relativePath)
+        {
+            var fullPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(Path, relativePath);
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(fullPath)!);
+            File.WriteAllBytes(fullPath, [0x50, 0x4B]);
+            return fullPath;
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose() => Directory.Delete(Path, recursive: true);
+    }
+}