diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/builders.ts b/packages/nitro/src/builders.ts
index 3f8b62dc9..888399f7f 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/src/builders.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/builders.ts
@@ -82,11 +82,14 @@ ${webhookRouteContent}`;
 }
 
 export function getWorkflowDirs(nitro: Nitro) {
+  const srcDir = nitro.options.srcDir || nitro.options.rootDir;
+
   return unique(
     [
       ...(nitro.options.workflow?.dirs ?? []),
-      join(nitro.options.rootDir, 'workflows'),
-      ...nitro.options.scanDirs.map((dir) => join(dir, 'workflows')),
+      join(srcDir, 'workflows'),
+      join(srcDir, nitro.options.routesDir || 'routes'),
+      join(srcDir, nitro.options.apiDir || 'api'),
     ].map((dir) => resolve(nitro.options.rootDir, dir))
   ).sort();
 }
diff --git a/packages/nitro/test/dirs.test.ts b/packages/nitro/test/dirs.test.ts
index 233f86b8a..b50270e8e 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/test/dirs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/test/dirs.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const nitroMock = (dirs: string[]) => {
 describe('nitro:getWorkflowDirs', () => {
   test('default dirs', () => {
     const result = getWorkflowDirs(nitroMock([]));
-    expect(result).toEqual(['/root/server/workflows', '/root/workflows']);
+    expect(result).toEqual(['/root/api', '/root/routes', '/root/workflows']);
   });
 
   test('custom dirs', () => {
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ describe('nitro:getWorkflowDirs', () => {
     );
     expect(result).toEqual([
       '/custom/dir2',
+      '/root/api',
       '/root/relative/dir1',
-      '/root/server/workflows',
+      '/root/routes',
       '/root/workflows',
     ]);
   });
diff --git a/packages/sveltekit/src/builder.ts b/packages/sveltekit/src/builder.ts
index 23f6e808b..51b8efe2b 100644
--- a/packages/sveltekit/src/builder.ts
+++ b/packages/sveltekit/src/builder.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,16 @@ async function convertSvelteKitRequest(request) {
 export class SvelteKitBuilder extends BaseBuilder {
   constructor(config?: Partial<SvelteKitConfig>) {
     const workingDir = config?.workingDir || process.cwd();
-    const dirs = getWorkflowDirs({ dirs: config?.dirs });
+
+    // Merge user-provided dirs with framework defaults
+    // User dirs are included if provided, then framework defaults are added
+    const defaultDirs = ['workflows', 'src/workflows', 'routes', 'src/routes'];
+    const userDirs = config?.dirs ?? [];
+    const allDirs = Array.from(new Set([...userDirs, ...defaultDirs]));
 
     super({
       ...config,
-      dirs,
+      dirs: allDirs,
       buildTarget: 'sveltekit' as const,
       stepsBundlePath: '', // unused in base
       workflowsBundlePath: '', // unused in base
@@ -232,24 +237,3 @@ export const OPTIONS = createSvelteKitHandler('OPTIONS');`
     }
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Gets the list of directories to scan for workflow files.
- */
-export function getWorkflowDirs(options?: { dirs?: string[] }): string[] {
-  return unique([
-    // User-provided directories take precedence
-    ...(options?.dirs ?? []),
-    // Scan routes directories (like Next.js does with app/pages directories)
-    // This allows workflows to be placed anywhere in the routes tree
-    'routes',
-    'src/routes',
-    // Also scan dedicated workflow directories for organization
-    'workflows',
-    'src/workflows',
-  ]).sort();
-}
-
-function unique<T>(array: T[]): T[] {
-  return Array.from(new Set(array));
-}