diff --git a/.changeset/tasty-schools-sort.md b/.changeset/tasty-schools-sort.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..285acc62b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tasty-schools-sort.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+'skuba': patch
+---
+
+template: Make all configuration values explicit
+
+Previously, `src/config.ts` included optional configuration values and inheritance between environments in the spirit of [DRY](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_repeat_yourself). While the templated file was wired up in a "safe" way—the production environment never inherited from other environments and explicitly specified all its configuration values—its pattern was misappropriated elsewhere and led to local configuration values affecting production environments.
+
+Instead, we now list all configuration values explicitly against each environment.
diff --git a/docs/cli/run.md b/docs/cli/run.md
index 74381aac4..2c46a52a1 100644
--- a/docs/cli/run.md
+++ b/docs/cli/run.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ For example, your `src/app.ts` may look like:
 import 'skuba-dive/register';
 
 // You can use the `src` module alias after registration.
-import { rootLogger } 'src/framework/logging';
+import { logger } 'src/framework/logging';
 ```
 
 ---
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ For example, your `src/app.ts` may look like:
 import 'skuba-dive/register';
 
 // You can use the `src` module alias after registration.
-import { rootLogger } 'src/framework/logging';
+import { logger } 'src/framework/logging';
 ```
 
 ### Start an executable script
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d3f1a2e5..cf9560d3a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
       "optional": true
     }
   },
-  "packageManager": "pnpm@9.0.5",
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@9.1.0",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.18.0"
   },
diff --git a/template/express-rest-api/package.json b/template/express-rest-api/package.json
index 489bf0837..de44ebfaa 100644
--- a/template/express-rest-api/package.json
+++ b/template/express-rest-api/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@seek/logger": "^6.0.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "hot-shots": "^10.0.0",
+    "seek-datadog-custom-metrics": "^4.6.3",
     "skuba-dive": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/template/express-rest-api/src/config.ts b/template/express-rest-api/src/config.ts
index 3f785b971..33be89a76 100644
--- a/template/express-rest-api/src/config.ts
+++ b/template/express-rest-api/src/config.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ interface Config {
   name: string;
   version: string;
 
-  metricsServer?: string;
-  port?: number;
+  metricsServer: string | null;
+  port: number | null;
 }
 
 type Environment = (typeof environments)[number];
@@ -26,19 +26,27 @@ const configs: Record<Environment, () => Omit<Config, 'environment'>> = {
     logLevel: 'debug',
     name: '<%- serviceName %>',
     version: 'local',
+
+    metricsServer: null,
+    port: null,
   }),
 
   test: () => ({
-    ...configs.local(),
-
     logLevel: Env.string('LOG_LEVEL', { default: 'silent' }),
+    name: '<%- serviceName %>',
     version: 'test',
+
+    metricsServer: null,
+    port: null,
   }),
 
   [dev]: () => ({
-    ...configs[prod](),
-
     logLevel: 'debug',
+    name: Env.string('SERVICE'),
+    version: Env.string('VERSION'),
+
+    metricsServer: 'localhost',
+    port: Env.nonNegativeInteger('PORT'),
   }),
 
   [prod]: () => ({
diff --git a/template/express-rest-api/src/framework/logging.ts b/template/express-rest-api/src/framework/logging.ts
index 7c16360da..3b7a70251 100644
--- a/template/express-rest-api/src/framework/logging.ts
+++ b/template/express-rest-api/src/framework/logging.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import createLogger from '@seek/logger';
 
 import { config } from 'src/config';
 
-export const rootLogger = createLogger({
+export const logger = createLogger({
   base: {
     environment: config.environment,
     version: config.version,
diff --git a/template/express-rest-api/src/framework/metrics.ts b/template/express-rest-api/src/framework/metrics.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c6fdd632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/express-rest-api/src/framework/metrics.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { StatsD } from 'hot-shots';
+import { createStatsDClient } from 'seek-datadog-custom-metrics';
+
+import { config } from 'src/config';
+
+import { logger } from './logging';
+
+/* istanbul ignore next: StatsD client is not our responsibility */
+export const metricsClient = createStatsDClient(StatsD, config, (err) =>
+  logger.error({ err }, 'StatsD error'),
+);
diff --git a/template/express-rest-api/src/listen.ts b/template/express-rest-api/src/listen.ts
index a0bcbcf0e..9739641de 100644
--- a/template/express-rest-api/src/listen.ts
+++ b/template/express-rest-api/src/listen.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import './register';
 
 import app from './app';
 import { config } from './config';
-import { rootLogger } from './framework/logging';
+import { logger } from './framework/logging';
 
 // If your application is deployed with more than 1 vCPU you can delete this
 // file and use a clustering utility to run `lib/app`.
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const listener = app.listen(config.port, () => {
   const address = listener.address();
 
   if (typeof address === 'object' && address) {
-    rootLogger.debug(`listening on port ${address.port}`);
+    logger.debug(`listening on port ${address.port}`);
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/template/koa-rest-api/package.json b/template/koa-rest-api/package.json
index 1b4e47da5..23908ad4d 100644
--- a/template/koa-rest-api/package.json
+++ b/template/koa-rest-api/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "koa": "^2.13.4",
     "koa-bodyparser": "^4.3.0",
     "koa-compose": "^4.2.0",
-    "seek-datadog-custom-metrics": "^4.2.1",
+    "seek-datadog-custom-metrics": "^4.6.3",
     "seek-koala": "^7.0.0",
     "skuba-dive": "^2.0.0",
     "zod": "^3.19.1"
diff --git a/template/koa-rest-api/src/config.ts b/template/koa-rest-api/src/config.ts
index 3f785b971..7f0deccb7 100644
--- a/template/koa-rest-api/src/config.ts
+++ b/template/koa-rest-api/src/config.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ interface Config {
   name: string;
   version: string;
 
-  metricsServer?: string;
-  port?: number;
+  metricsServer: string | null;
+  port: number | null;
 }
 
 type Environment = (typeof environments)[number];
@@ -26,19 +26,29 @@ const configs: Record<Environment, () => Omit<Config, 'environment'>> = {
     logLevel: 'debug',
     name: '<%- serviceName %>',
     version: 'local',
+
+    metricsServer: null,
+    port: null,
   }),
 
   test: () => ({
-    ...configs.local(),
-
     logLevel: Env.string('LOG_LEVEL', { default: 'silent' }),
+    name: '<%- serviceName %>',
     version: 'test',
+
+    metricsServer: null,
+    port: null,
   }),
 
   [dev]: () => ({
     ...configs[prod](),
 
     logLevel: 'debug',
+    name: Env.string('SERVICE'),
+    version: Env.string('VERSION'),
+
+    metricsServer: 'localhost',
+    port: Env.nonNegativeInteger('PORT'),
   }),
 
   [prod]: () => ({
diff --git a/template/lambda-sqs-worker-cdk/src/config.ts b/template/lambda-sqs-worker-cdk/src/config.ts
index 022638a9d..946645108 100644
--- a/template/lambda-sqs-worker-cdk/src/config.ts
+++ b/template/lambda-sqs-worker-cdk/src/config.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ interface Config {
 
 type Environment = (typeof environments)[number];
 
-const dev = 'dev';
-const prod = 'prod';
-
-const environments = ['local', 'test', dev, prod] as const;
+const environments = ['local', 'test', 'dev', 'prod'] as const;
 
 const environment = Env.oneOf(environments)('ENVIRONMENT');
 
@@ -26,19 +23,18 @@ const configs: Record<Environment, () => Omit<Config, 'environment'>> = {
   }),
 
   test: () => ({
-    ...configs.local(),
-
     logLevel: Env.string('LOG_LEVEL', { default: 'silent' }),
+    name: '<%- serviceName %>',
     version: 'test',
   }),
 
-  [dev]: () => ({
-    ...configs[prod](),
-
+  dev: () => ({
     logLevel: 'debug',
+    name: Env.string('SERVICE'),
+    version: Env.string('VERSION'),
   }),
 
-  [prod]: () => ({
+  prod: () => ({
     logLevel: 'info',
     name: Env.string('SERVICE'),
     version: Env.string('VERSION'),
diff --git a/template/lambda-sqs-worker/src/config.ts b/template/lambda-sqs-worker/src/config.ts
index e341dafb4..34cc9ffc2 100644
--- a/template/lambda-sqs-worker/src/config.ts
+++ b/template/lambda-sqs-worker/src/config.ts
@@ -29,16 +29,21 @@ const configs: Record<Environment, () => Omit<Config, 'environment'>> = {
   }),
 
   test: () => ({
-    ...configs.local(),
-
     logLevel: Env.string('LOG_LEVEL', { default: 'silent' }),
+    metrics: false,
+    name: '<%- serviceName %>',
     version: 'test',
+
+    destinationSnsTopicArn: 'arn:aws:sns:us-east-2:123456789012:destination',
   }),
 
   dev: () => ({
-    ...configs.prod(),
-
     logLevel: 'debug',
+    metrics: true,
+    name: Env.string('SERVICE'),
+    version: Env.string('VERSION'),
+
+    destinationSnsTopicArn: Env.string('DESTINATION_SNS_TOPIC_ARN'),
   }),
 
   prod: () => ({