diff --git a/lua/config/templates.lua b/lua/config/templates.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15839fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/config/templates.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+--- Snacks picker frontend for template.nvim (<C-f>t).
+---
+--- <CR>: insert the template at the cursor when the current buffer is a
+--- named file whose filetype matches the template's; otherwise fall through
+--- to the new-file flow. <C-n>: always prompt (snacks.input) for a new file
+--- to create in the cwd and fill with the template.
+---
+--- template.nvim resolves templates by filetype + basename-without-extension
+--- using Lua-pattern substring matching, so template file names must use
+--- underscores only and never be substrings of one another.
+--- @module config.templates
+
+local M = {}
+
+local function temp_dir() return vim.fs.normalize(require("template").temp_dir) end
+
+local function tpl_name(item) return vim.fn.fnamemodify(item.file, ":t:r") end
+
+--- Insert the template at the cursor of the current buffer.
+local function insert(item) require("template"):generate_template { tpl_name(item) } end
+
+--- Prompt for a filename, create it under cwd, and fill it with the template.
+local function create(item)
+  local ext = vim.fn.fnamemodify(item.file, ":e")
+  require("snacks").input({
+    prompt = ("New .%s file (created in %s)"):format(ext, vim.fn.fnamemodify(vim.fn.getcwd(), ":~")),
+  }, function(value)
+    if not value or value == "" then return end
+    -- template.nvim detects the file argument by its extension
+    if not value:find("%.%w+$") then value = value .. "." .. ext end
+    -- template.nvim opens the file with bare uv.fs_open; make parents first
+    local parent = vim.fn.fnamemodify(vim.fn.getcwd() .. "/" .. value, ":h")
+    if vim.fn.isdirectory(parent) == 0 then vim.fn.mkdir(parent, "p") end
+    require("template"):generate_template { value, tpl_name(item) }
+  end)
+end
+
+--- Open the template picker.
+function M.pick()
+  require "template" -- lazy-loads the plugin so temp_dir is configured
+  require("snacks").picker.files {
+    title = "Templates",
+    cwd = temp_dir(),
+    actions = {
+      template_new_file = function(picker, item)
+        picker:close()
+        if item then vim.schedule(function() create(item) end) end
+      end,
+    },
+    win = {
+      input = {
+        keys = { ["<c-n>"] = { "template_new_file", mode = { "n", "i" } } },
+      },
+    },
+    confirm = function(picker, item)
+      picker:close()
+      if not item then return end
+      -- defer past the picker teardown so the target window is current again
+      vim.schedule(function()
+        local buf = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+        local named = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(buf) ~= "" and vim.bo[buf].buftype == ""
+        local tpl_ft = vim.filetype.match { filename = vim.fs.joinpath(temp_dir(), item.file) }
+        -- template.nvim silently no-ops on filetype mismatch, so route
+        -- non-matching buffers to the new-file flow instead
+        if named and vim.bo[buf].filetype == tpl_ft then
+          insert(item)
+        else
+          create(item)
+        end
+      end)
+    end,
+  }
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/plugins/astrocore.lua b/lua/plugins/astrocore.lua
index 9580009..a218432 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/astrocore.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/astrocore.lua
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ return {
           desc = "Find in line",
         },
         ["<C-f>t"] = {
-          function() require("snacks").picker.lines() end,
-          desc = "Find in line",
+          function() require("config.templates").pick() end,
+          desc = "Find templates",
         },
         ["<C-f>w"] = {
           function() require("snacks").picker.grep() end,
diff --git a/lua/plugins/template.lua b/lua/plugins/template.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8185d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/plugins/template.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- template.nvim: insert file templates with {{_expr_}} grammar
+--- Templates live in <config>/templates/<ft>/*.ext and are matched to the
+--- buffer by filetype. Picker frontend lives in config.templates (<C-f>t).
+--- @module plugins.template
+
+return {
+  "nvimdev/template.nvim",
+  cmd = "Template",
+  opts = {
+    temp_dir = vim.fn.stdpath "config" .. "/templates",
+    author = "Prad Nukala",
+    email = "prad@sonr.io",
+  },
+}