diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli-start.ts b/packages/cli/src/cli-start.ts
index 2e14b6bc17..b604dbefe2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli-start.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli-start.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export async function startCli(cwd = process.cwd(), argv = process.argv, options
     })
     .option('-c, --config [file]', 'Config file')
     .option('-w, --watch', 'Watch for file changes')
+    .option('--preflights', 'Enable preflights', { default: true })
+    .option('-m, --minify', 'Minify generated CSS', { default: false })
     .action(async (patterns: Array<string>, flags) => {
       Object.assign(options, {
         cwd,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index 3d45f98354..e52214f98d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,13 @@ export async function build(_options: CliOptions) {
 
   async function generate(options: ResolvedCliOptions) {
     const outFile = resolve(options.cwd || process.cwd(), options.outFile ?? 'uno.css')
-    const { css, matched } = await uno.generate([...fileCache].join('\n'))
+    const { css, matched } = await uno.generate(
+      [...fileCache].join('\n'),
+      {
+        preflights: options.preflights,
+        minify: options.minify,
+      },
+    )
 
     const dir = dirname(outFile)
     if (!existsSync(dir))
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/types.ts
index 373ee1a4e8..8846b96ea5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ export interface CliOptions {
   outFile?: string
   watch?: boolean
   config?: string
+
+  // genreate options
+  preflights?: boolean
+  minify?: boolean
 }
 
 export type ResolvedCliOptions = MarkRequired<CliOptions, 'patterns'>
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/cli.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/cli.test.ts.snap
index 40eb9ea06f..553fed1f4d 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/cli.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/cli.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 // Vitest Snapshot v1
 
 exports[`cli > builds uno.css 1`] = `
-"/* layer: preflights */
-*,::before,::after{--un-rotate:0;--un-rotate-x:0;--un-rotate-y:0;--un-rotate-z:0;--un-scale-x:1;--un-scale-y:1;--un-scale-z:1;--un-skew-x:0;--un-skew-y:0;--un-translate-x:0;--un-translate-y:0;--un-translate-z:0;--un-pan-x:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-pan-y:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-pinch-zoom:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--un-ordinal:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-slashed-zero:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-numeric-figure:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-numeric-spacing:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-numeric-fraction:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-border-spacing-x:0;--un-border-spacing-y:0;--un-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--un-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--un-shadow-inset:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-shadow:0 0 #0000;--un-ring-inset:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-ring-offset-width:0px;--un-ring-offset-color:#fff;--un-ring-width:0px;--un-ring-color:rgba(147,197,253,0.5);--un-blur:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-brightness:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-contrast:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-drop-shadow:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-grayscale:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-hue-rotate:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-invert:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-saturate:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-sepia:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-blur:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-brightness:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-contrast:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-grayscale:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-hue-rotate:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-invert:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-opacity:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-saturate:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-sepia:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);}
-/* layer: default */
+"/* layer: default */
 .max-w-screen-md{max-width:768px;}
 .p-4{padding:1rem;}"
 `;
 
 exports[`cli > supports unocss.config.js 1`] = `
-"/* layer: preflights */
-*,::before,::after{--un-rotate:0;--un-rotate-x:0;--un-rotate-y:0;--un-rotate-z:0;--un-scale-x:1;--un-scale-y:1;--un-scale-z:1;--un-skew-x:0;--un-skew-y:0;--un-translate-x:0;--un-translate-y:0;--un-translate-z:0;--un-pan-x:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-pan-y:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-pinch-zoom:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-scroll-snap-strictness:proximity;--un-ordinal:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-slashed-zero:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-numeric-figure:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-numeric-spacing:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-numeric-fraction:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-border-spacing-x:0;--un-border-spacing-y:0;--un-ring-offset-shadow:0 0 #0000;--un-ring-shadow:0 0 #0000;--un-shadow-inset:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-shadow:0 0 #0000;--un-ring-inset:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-ring-offset-width:0px;--un-ring-offset-color:#fff;--un-ring-width:0px;--un-ring-color:rgba(147,197,253,0.5);--un-blur:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-brightness:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-contrast:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-drop-shadow:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-grayscale:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-hue-rotate:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-invert:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-saturate:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-sepia:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-blur:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-brightness:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-contrast:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-grayscale:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-hue-rotate:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-invert:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-opacity:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-saturate:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);--un-backdrop-sepia:var(--un-empty,/*!*/ /*!*/);}
-/* layer: shortcuts */
+"/* layer: shortcuts */
 .box{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;max-width:80rem;border-radius:0.375rem;--un-bg-opacity:1;background-color:rgba(243,244,246,var(--un-bg-opacity));padding:1rem;--un-shadow:var(--un-shadow-inset) 0 1px 2px 0 var(--un-shadow-color, rgba(0,0,0,0.05));box-shadow:var(--un-ring-offset-shadow, 0 0 #0000), var(--un-ring-shadow, 0 0 #0000), var(--un-shadow);}"
 `;
diff --git a/test/cli.test.ts b/test/cli.test.ts
index b7c10edd82..f707765d8b 100644
--- a/test/cli.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli.test.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function initOutputFiles(testDir: string, files: Record<string, string>) {
 }
 
 function runAsyncChildProcess(cwd: string, ...args: string[]) {
-  return startCli(cwd, ['', '', ...args])
+  return startCli(cwd, ['', '', ...args, '--no-preflights'])
 }
 
 function readUnocssFile(testDir: string) {