diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 00e7c6ad..3ccdd516 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ footnote:[I don't know why did I put it there but eh...]
 * `homeManagerModules` are where my link:./modules/home-manager[custom home-manager modules] to be exported.
 footnote:[This is more useful than my NixOS modules.]
 
+* `templates` which contains my templates.
+Though, these are just templates mostly for my own purposes so it is not as useful as the other outputs.
+
+* `defaultTemplate` which is my go-to template.
+Ehhh, same comment as `templates`.
+
 * `devShell` is the development shell for this project.
 It's just there for convenience purposes.
 
@@ -75,6 +81,7 @@ nixos-config
 ├── pkgs/
 ├── secrets/
 ├── shells/
+├── templates/
 ├── users/
 ├── flake.lock
 ├── flake.nix
@@ -98,6 +105,8 @@ footnote:[It is advised you should minimize SSH keys with passphrases since it i
 Setting this up can bring benefits outside of NixOS (unless you're interacting with projects with any OpenGL-related stuff).
 footnote:[Since packages brought from Nix shells can only work with the store, a container might be better at some situations.]
 
+* link:./templates/[`./templates/`] contains my custom templates handy for quickly initializing for various types of projects.
+
 * link:./users/[`./users/`] contains my link:https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager[home-manager] configurations.
 It is exported in the flakes at `outputs.homeConfigurations`.
 For more information, see the link:./users/README.adoc[related documentation].
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index cbead12c..74ddda3f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -189,4 +189,15 @@
           pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system overlays; };
         });
     };
+
+      # It is my go-to so it is the default template.
+      defaultTemplate = self.templates.basic-devshell;
+
+      # Cookiecutter templates for your mama.
+      templates = {
+        basic-devshell = {
+          path = ./templates/basic-devshell;
+          description = "Basic development shell template";
+        };
+      };
 }
diff --git a/templates/basic-devshell/flake.nix b/templates/basic-devshell/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23f86b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/basic-devshell/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  description = "Basic flake template for setting up development shells";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+  };
+
+  outputs = inputs@{ self, nixpkgs, ... }:
+    let systems = inputs.flake-utils.lib.defaultSystems;
+    in inputs.flake-utils.lib.eachSystem systems (system: {
+      devShell =
+        import ./shell.nix { pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; }; };
+    });
+}
diff --git a/templates/basic-devshell/shell.nix b/templates/basic-devshell/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb0d07c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/basic-devshell/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }:
+
+with pkgs;
+
+mkShell { packages = [ ]; }