diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43c97e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package-lock=false
diff --git a/.tmplr.yml b/.tmplr.yml
index f54270e..36f15d0 100644
--- a/.tmplr.yml
+++ b/.tmplr.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ steps:
 
   - read: project_name
     prompt: 'Enter project name:'
+    default:
+      from: filesystem.rootdir
 
   - read: project_description
     prompt: 'Enter project description:'
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ steps:
       eval: '{{ install_type | matches: dev }}'
     steps:
       - read: install_node
-        eval: 'node install --save-dev {{ project_name }}'
+        eval: 'npm install --save-dev {{ project_name }}'
       - read: install_yarn
         eval: 'yarn add --dev {{ project_name }}'
 
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ steps:
       eval: '{{ install_type | matches: global }}'
     steps:
       - read: install_node
-        eval: 'node install --global {{ project_name }}'
+        eval: 'npm install --global {{ project_name }}'
       - read: install_yarn
         eval: 'yarn global add {{ project_name }}'
 
@@ -46,23 +48,36 @@ steps:
       eval: '{{ install_type | matches: dep }}'
     steps:
       - read: install_node
-        eval: 'node install {{ project_name }}'
+        eval: 'npm install {{ project_name }}'
       - read: install_yarn
         eval: 'yarn add {{ project_name }}'
 
   # setup project
+  # make sure to copy "hidden"/dot files (loreanvictor/tmplr#14)
+
+  - copy: ./template/**/*
+    to: ./
 
-  - update: src/cli.ts
-  - update: test/test.ts
+  - copy: ./template/**/.**/**/*
+    to: ./
 
-  - copy: package.tmplr.json
-    to: package.json
+  - copy: ./template/**/.*
+    to: ./
 
-  - copy: readme.tmplr.md
-    to: readme.md
+  - copy: ./template/**/.**/**/.*
+    to: ./
 
   # finish
+  # temporaryily specify folders to remove (loreanvictor/tmplr#15)
+
+  - remove: ./template/**/*
+  - remove: ./template/**/.**/**/*
+  - remove: ./template/**/.*
+  - remove: ./template/**/.**/**/.*
+
+  - remove: ./template/.github
+  - remove: ./template/src
+  - remove: ./template/test
+  - remove: ./template
 
   - remove: .tmplr.yml
-  - remove: package.tmplr.json
-  - remove: readme.tmplr.md
diff --git a/license b/license.md
similarity index 100%
rename from license
rename to license.md
diff --git a/package.tmplr.json b/package.tmplr.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e8f7468..0000000
--- a/package.tmplr.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"name": "{{ tmplr.project_name }}",
-	"version": "0.0.0",
-	"description": "{{ tmplr.project_description }}",
-	"keywords": [
-		"cli",
-		"cli-app",
-		"command line"
-	],
-	"license": "MIT",
-	"repository": "tommy-mitchell/{{ tmplr.project_name | skip: @tommy-mitchell/ }}",
-	"author": {
-		"name": "Tommy Mitchell",
-		"url": "https://tommymitchell.io"
-	},
-	"type": "module",
-	"bin": {
-		"{{ tmplr.command_name }}": "dist/cli.js"
-	},
-	"files": [
-		"dist"
-	],
-	"scripts": {
-		"build": "tsc && chmod +x dist/cli.js",
-		"test": "listr xo tsd 'c8 ava'"
-	},
-	"dependencies": {
-		"meow": "^11.0.0"
-	},
-	"devDependencies": {
-		"@tommy-mitchell/tsconfig": "^0.1.0",
-		"ava": "^5.2.0",
-		"c8": "^7.13.0",
-		"execa": "^7.1.1",
-		"get-bin-path": "^8.0.0",
-		"listr-cli": "^0.2.0",
-		"tsd": "^0.28.0",
-		"tsx": "^3.12.5",
-		"typescript": "~5.0.2",
-		"xo": "^0.53.1"
-	},
-	"engines": {
-		"node": ">=14.8.0"
-	},
-	"ava": {
-		"files": [
-			"test/*.ts"
-		],
-		"extensions": {
-			"ts": "module"
-		},
-		"nodeArguments": [
-			"--loader=tsx"
-		]
-	},
-	"xo": {
-		"rules": {
-			"@typescript-eslint/quotes": [
-				"error",
-				"double"
-			],
-			"object-shorthand": [
-				"error",
-				"always",
-				{
-					"avoidExplicitReturnArrows": false
-				}
-			],
-			"@typescript-eslint/keyword-spacing": [
-				"error",
-				{
-					"overrides": {
-						"if": {
-							"after": false
-						},
-						"for": {
-							"after": false
-						},
-						"while": {
-							"after": false
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			],
-			"arrow-parens": "off"
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c2a87a7..5c7e56f 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ npx tmplr tommy-mitchell/cli-template
 yarn install
 ```
 
-Run inside of desired installation directory.
+Run inside of desired installation directory, then add `test/tsconfig.json` to git exclude. Requires `tmplr` v0.2.4 or higher.
diff --git a/template/.github/workflows/main.yml b/template/.github/workflows/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86f4abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: CI
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [16, 18, 20]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - run: npm install
+      - run: npm run ci
diff --git a/.gitignore b/template/.gitignore
similarity index 83%
rename from .gitignore
rename to template/.gitignore
index 35ce849..02860b1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/template/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 node_modules
+coverage
 dist
 package-lock.json
 yarn.lock
diff --git a/template/.xo-config.json b/template/.xo-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19b43e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/.xo-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+	"rules": {
+		"arrow-parens": "off",
+		"quotes": "off",
+		"@typescript-eslint/quotes": ["error", "double"],
+		"object-curly-spacing": "off",
+	    "@typescript-eslint/object-curly-spacing": ["error", "always"],
+		"@typescript-eslint/no-confusing-void-expression": ["error", { "ignoreArrowShorthand": true }],
+		"object-shorthand": ["error", "always", { "avoidExplicitReturnArrows": false }],
+		"@typescript-eslint/keyword-spacing": ["error", { "overrides": {
+			"if": { "after": false },
+			"for": {"after": false },
+			"while": {"after": false },
+			"catch": {"after": false }
+		}}]
+	}
+}
diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f25fa30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{
+	"name": "{{ tmplr.project_name }}",
+	"version": "0.0.0",
+	"description": "{{ tmplr.project_description }}",
+	"keywords": [
+		"cli",
+		"cli-app",
+		"command line"
+	],
+	"license": "MIT",
+	"repository": "tommy-mitchell/{{ tmplr.project_name | skip: @tommy-mitchell/ }}",
+	"author": {
+		"name": "Tommy Mitchell",
+		"url": "https://tommymitchell.io"
+	},
+	"type": "module",
+	"bin": {
+		"{{ tmplr.command_name }}": "dist/cli.js"
+	},
+	"files": [
+		"dist"
+	],
+	"scripts": {
+		"prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
+		"build": "tsc && chmodx --package",
+		"postbuild": "replace-in-files dist/cli.js --string='#!/usr/bin/env tsx' --replacement='#!/usr/bin/env node'",
+		"test": "listr xo 'c8 ava'"
+	},
+	"dependencies": {
+		"meow": "^12.0.1"
+	},
+	"devDependencies": {
+		"@johnowennixon/chmodx": "1.1.0",
+		"@tommy-mitchell/tsconfig": "^1.0.0",
+		"@types/node": "^16",
+		"ava": "^5.3.1",
+		"c8": "^8.0.0",
+		"execa": "^7.1.1",
+		"get-bin-path": "^10.0.0",
+		"is-executable": "^2.0.1",
+		"listr-cli": "^0.3.0",
+		"replace-in-files-cli": "^2.2.0",
+		"tsx": "^3.12.7",
+		"typescript": "~5.1.6",
+		"xo": "^0.54.2"
+	},
+	"engines": {
+		"node": ">=16"
+	},
+	"ava": {
+		"files": [
+			"test/*.ts"
+		],
+		"extensions": {
+			"ts": "module"
+		},
+		"nodeArguments": [
+			"--loader=tsx"
+		]
+	}
+}
diff --git a/readme.tmplr.md b/template/readme.md
similarity index 85%
rename from readme.tmplr.md
rename to template/readme.md
index c29962c..b7b27f9 100644
--- a/readme.tmplr.md
+++ b/template/readme.md
@@ -16,21 +16,19 @@
 ```
 </details>
 
-*Uses top-level await. Requires Node 14.8 or higher.*
-
 ## Usage
 
 ```sh
 $ {{ tmplr.command_name }}
 
   Usage
-    $ {{ tmplr.command_name }}
+    $ {{ tmplr.command_name }} […]
 
   Options
 
 
   Examples
-
+    $ {{ tmplr.command_name }}
 ```
 
 ## Related
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/template/src/cli.ts
similarity index 53%
rename from src/cli.ts
rename to template/src/cli.ts
index b75c66f..aea1575 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/template/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+import process from "node:process";
 import meow from "meow";
 
 const cli = meow(`
 	Usage
-	  $ {{ tmplr.command_name }}
+	  $ {{ tmplr.command_name }} […]
 
 	Options
 
 
 	Examples
-
+	  $ {{ tmplr.command_name }}
 `, {
 	importMeta: import.meta,
+	description: false,
+	help: {
+		type: "boolean",
+		shortFlag: "h",
+	}
 });
 
-const {input} = cli;
-const {help: helpShortFlag} = cli.flags;
+const { input, flags: { help: helpShortFlag } } = cli;
 
 if(input.length === 0 || helpShortFlag) {
 	cli.showHelp(0);
diff --git a/template/test/_utils.ts b/template/test/_utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62a12e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/test/_utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { type Options as ExecaOptions } from "execa";
+
+export const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+
+export const atFixture = (name: string): ExecaOptions => ({cwd: `${__dirname}/fixtures/${name}`});
diff --git a/template/test/cli.ts b/template/test/cli.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1039faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/test/cli.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import anyTest, { type TestFn } from "ava";
+import { getBinPath } from "get-bin-path";
+import { isExecutable } from "is-executable";
+import {execa, type ExecaError} from "execa";
+import { __dirname, atFixture } from "./_utils.js";
+
+const test = anyTest as TestFn<{
+	binPath: string;
+	helpText: string[];
+}>;
+
+test.before("setup context", async t => {
+	const binPath = await getBinPath();
+	t.truthy(binPath, "No bin path found!");
+
+	t.context.binPath = binPath!.replace("dist", "src").replace(".js", ".ts");
+	t.true(await isExecutable(t.context.binPath), "Source binary not executable!");
+
+	t.context.helpText = [];
+});
+
+test("main", async t => {
+	const {exitCode} = await execa(t.context.binPath);
+
+	t.is(exitCode, 0);
+});
diff --git a/template/test/fixtures/.gitkeep b/template/test/fixtures/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/template/test/tsconfig.json b/template/test/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca1253b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+	"extends": "../tsconfig.test.json"
+}
diff --git a/template/tsconfig.json b/template/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65907cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+	"extends": "@tommy-mitchell/tsconfig",
+	"exclude": ["node_modules", "coverage", "dist"],
+	"include": ["src"],
+	"compilerOptions": {
+		"outDir": "dist",
+		"declaration": false
+	},
+}
diff --git a/template/tsconfig.test.json b/template/tsconfig.test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba54f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/tsconfig.test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+	"extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+	"exclude": ["src"],
+	"include": ["test"],
+	"compilerOptions": {
+		"noEmit": true,
+		"noUnusedLocals": false,
+	},
+}
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f6ec01..0000000
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import test from "ava";
-import {execa} from "execa";
-import {getBinPath} from "get-bin-path";
-
-const binPath = await getBinPath();
-
-test("main", async t => {
-	await execa(binPath);
-});
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2535e5b..0000000
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"extends": "@tommy-mitchell/tsconfig",
-	"exclude": [
-		"node_modules",
-		"dist",
-	],
-	"compilerOptions": {
-		"outDir": "dist",
-	},
-}