diff --git a/packages/tools/create-basic-tools/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/tools/create-basic-tools/CHANGELOG.md
index e1b8d61..b45f099 100644
--- a/packages/tools/create-basic-tools/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/tools/create-basic-tools/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # @tpmjs/create-basic-tools
 
+## 1.0.6
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- fix: correct template path resolution for npx execution
+
+  Fixed template path resolution from `../../templates` to `../templates` to work correctly when the package is run via npx. After tsup compilation, the bundle is in `dist/` and only needs to go up one level to reach the package root where templates are located.
+
 ## 1.0.0
 
 ### Major Changes
diff --git a/packages/tools/create-basic-tools/package.json b/packages/tools/create-basic-tools/package.json
index 57e2f91..579c4e4 100644
--- a/packages/tools/create-basic-tools/package.json
+++ b/packages/tools/create-basic-tools/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tpmjs/create-basic-tools",
-  "version": "1.0.5",
+  "version": "1.0.6",
   "description": "CLI generator for scaffolding production-ready TPMJS tool packages",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/packages/tools/create-basic-tools/src/utils/file-writer.ts b/packages/tools/create-basic-tools/src/utils/file-writer.ts
index f85a8da..57aec05 100644
--- a/packages/tools/create-basic-tools/src/utils/file-writer.ts
+++ b/packages/tools/create-basic-tools/src/utils/file-writer.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ export async function copyTemplate(
   destPath: string,
   replacements?: Record<string, string>
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const templatePath = path.join(__dirname, '../../templates', templateName);
+  // After tsup compilation, __dirname points to dist/
+  // Templates are at package root, so we only need to go up one level
+  const templatePath = path.join(__dirname, '../templates', templateName);
   let content = await fs.readFile(templatePath, 'utf-8');
 
   // Apply replacements if provided