diff --git a/cookbooks/trees/foundary.yaml b/cookbooks/trees/foundary.yaml
index b6ccd19..110faf9 100644
--- a/cookbooks/trees/foundary.yaml
+++ b/cookbooks/trees/foundary.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ steps:
     body:
       name: "{{ .vars.project_name }}"
       description: "Foundary Studio: Conversational product development"
-      template: "default"
+      template: "skeleton"
       prompt: "Set up the monorepo workspace. Ensure the root README describes a product studio for conversational product development."
       auto_commit: true
       auto_push: true