diff --git a/_scripts/check-templates.rs b/_scripts/check-templates.rs
index c3a73769..4dfd599c 100644
--- a/_scripts/check-templates.rs
+++ b/_scripts/check-templates.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 //! ```cargo
 //! [dependencies]
 //! shuttle-common = "*" # always use latest version
-//! toml = "0.8"
+//! # for local use
+//! # shuttle-common = { path = "../../common" }
+//! toml = "0.9"
 //! ignore = "0.4"
 //! ```
 
@@ -13,6 +15,8 @@ fn main() {
     let s = std::fs::read_to_string("templates.toml").expect("to find file");
     let schema: TemplatesSchema = toml::from_str(&s).expect("to parse toml file");
 
+    let print_template_repos = std::env::args().any(|a| a == "--list-template-repos");
+
     let (tx, rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel::<String>();
 
     let thread =
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ fn main() {
             std::process::exit(1);
         }
 
-        let path = t.path.unwrap_or_default();
+        let path = t.path.expect("template to have a path field");
 
         if !set.insert(path.clone()) {
             eprintln!("Path '{}' referenced in two places", path);
@@ -84,6 +88,10 @@ fn main() {
             );
             std::process::exit(1);
         }
+
+        if print_template_repos && t.has_template_repo.is_some_and(|t| t) {
+            println!("{}|{}", name, path);
+        }
     }
 
     if !manifests.is_empty() {
@@ -94,5 +102,5 @@ fn main() {
         std::process::exit(1);
     }
 
-    println!("Template definitions verified ✅")
+    eprintln!("Template definitions verified ✅")
 }
diff --git a/_scripts/ci.sh b/_scripts/ci.sh
index e141c13b..2f27b2db 100755
--- a/_scripts/ci.sh
+++ b/_scripts/ci.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ DIRS=$(find . -name Cargo.toml -exec dirname {} \; | sort | awk -v from="$FROM"
 
 # Loop through each directory and run cargo fmt and cargo clippy, exit on failure
 for dir in $DIRS; do
+    # skip workspace roots
     grep "\[workspace\]" "$dir/Cargo.toml" > /dev/null && continue
- 
+
     echo "Checking $dir"
     cargo fmt --all --manifest-path "$dir/Cargo.toml" -- --check
     cargo clippy --no-deps --manifest-path "$dir/Cargo.toml" -- -D warnings
diff --git a/_scripts/sync-all-template-repos.sh b/_scripts/sync-all-template-repos.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..74d0b11a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_scripts/sync-all-template-repos.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Run with:
+#   bash _scripts/sync-all-template-repos.sh
+# Dependencies:
+# - rust-script
+# - + all dependencies of _scripts/sync-template-repo.sh
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+for line in $(rust-script _scripts/check-templates.rs -- --list-template-repos); do
+    name="$(echo "$line" | cut -d'|' -f1)"
+    path="$(echo "$line" | cut -d'|' -f2)"
+    echo "Synching $name $path"
+    bash _scripts/sync-template-repo.sh "$name" "$path"
+done
diff --git a/_scripts/sync-template-repo.sh b/_scripts/sync-template-repo.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8b1d3c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_scripts/sync-template-repo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Run with:
+#   bash _scripts/sync-template-repo.sh [template name] [path]
+#     where [template name] is the hashmap key in templates.toml
+#     and [path] is the path attribute of the template
+# Dependencies:
+# - shuttle CLI (no auth)
+# - gh CLI (authenticated with sufficient permissions for the org)
+# - git (will create commits with your default name+email)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+OWNER="shuttle-hq"
+NAME="$1"
+TEMPLATE_PATH="$2"
+
+export GH_PAGER=""
+
+set +e
+repo=$(gh repo create "$OWNER/$NAME" --public)
+if echo "$repo" | grep "Name already exists" -q; then
+    # GraphQL: Name already exists on this account (createRepository)
+    echo "already exists"
+fi
+set -e
+
+# add admin permission for core and devrel teams
+gh api -X PUT -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" "/orgs/$OWNER/teams/core/repos/$OWNER/$NAME" -f permission=admin
+gh api -X PUT -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" "/orgs/$OWNER/teams/devrel/repos/$OWNER/$NAME" -f permission=admin
+
+# set repo to be a template
+gh api -X PATCH -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" "/repos/$OWNER/$NAME" -f is_template=true
+
+tmp=$(mktemp -d)
+
+shuttle init --from "./$TEMPLATE_PATH" --name "$NAME" $tmp
+pushd $tmp
+
+# get a fresh Cargo.lock
+cargo update
+
+# add template info to end of README
+echo "
+
+## Shuttle template: $NAME
+
+This template ([repo](https://github.com/$OWNER/$NAME)) is a synced replica from [shuttle-examples](https://github.com/shuttle-hq/shuttle-examples/tree/main/$TEMPLATE_PATH).
+
+[Deploy on Shuttle with just a few clicks!](https://console.shuttle.dev/templates/$NAME)
+
+" >> README.md
+
+git add .
+git commit -am "Sync $NAME with shuttle-hq/shuttle-examples repo"
+
+git remote add origin git@github.com:$OWNER/$NAME.git
+git branch -M main
+git push -u origin main --force
+
+popd
diff --git a/templates.toml b/templates.toml
index 6798b9ba..5ba469f8 100644
--- a/templates.toml
+++ b/templates.toml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ path = "actix-web/hello-world"
 use_cases = ["Web app"]
 tags = ["actix-web"]
 template = "actix-web"
+has_template_repo = true
 
 [starters.axum-hello-world]
 title = "Axum"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ path = "axum/hello-world"
 use_cases = ["Web app"]
 tags = ["axum"]
 template = "axum"
+has_template_repo = true
 
 [starters.bevy-hello-world]
 title = "Bevy"
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ description = "Data driven game engine that compiles to WASM"
 path = "bevy/hello-world"
 use_cases = ["Web app", "Game"]
 tags = ["bevy", "axum"]
+has_template_repo = true
 
 [starters.loco-hello-world]
 title = "Loco"
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ path = "loco/hello-world"
 use_cases = ["Web app"]
 tags = ["loco"]
 template = "loco"
+has_template_repo = true
 
 [starters.poem-hello-world]
 title = "Poem"
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ path = "rocket/hello-world"
 use_cases = ["Web app"]
 tags = ["rocket"]
 template = "rocket"
+has_template_repo = true
 
 [starters.salvo-hello-world]
 title = "Salvo"
@@ -233,6 +238,7 @@ description = "CRUD API, Postgres database, and static file server combined into
 path = "axum/todo-list"
 use_cases = ["Web app", "Storage"]
 tags = ["axum", "postgres", "database"]
+has_template_repo = true
 
 [templates.axum-todo-app]
 title = "Todo app"
@@ -254,6 +260,7 @@ description = "Health monitoring service using websockets"
 path = "axum/websocket"
 use_cases = ["Web app", "Monitoring"]
 tags = ["axum", "websocket"]
+has_template_repo = true
 
 [templates.axum-next-fullstack-saas]
 title = "Fullstack SaaS"
@@ -261,6 +268,7 @@ description = "Opinionated fullstack web app with pre-made routes and assets"
 path = "fullstack-templates/saas"
 use_cases = ["Web app", "Authentication", "Storage", "Monetization"]
 tags = ["nextjs", "axum", "database", "postgres", "typescript", "tailwind"]
+has_template_repo = true
 
 [templates.rama-hello-world-tcp]
 title = "Rama TCP"
@@ -324,6 +332,7 @@ description = "Use the image library to rescale the Shuttle logo"
 path = "salvo/image-rescaler"
 use_cases = ["Web app", "Image processing"]
 tags = ["salvo", "image"]
+has_template_repo = true
 
 [templates.serenity-postgres]
 title = "Postgres"
@@ -359,6 +368,7 @@ description = "Model Context Protocol server with Server-Sent Events transport"
 path = "mcp/mcp-sse"
 use_cases = ["Web app", "MCP"]
 tags = ["axum", "mcp", "sse"]
+has_template_repo = true
 
 [templates.mcp-sse-oauth]
 title = "SSE MCP Server with OAuth"