diff --git a/templates/basic-ts/package.json b/templates/basic-ts/package.json
index fc878eb6eaf..1333ab51786 100644
--- a/templates/basic-ts/package.json
+++ b/templates/basic-ts/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "dev": "esbuild src/main.ts --bundle --platform=node --outfile=dist/main.js --format=esm && node dist/main.js",
     "start": "node dist/main.js",
     "build": "esbuild src/main.ts --bundle --platform=node --outfile=dist/main.js --format=esm",
+    "generate": "cargo run -p gen-bindings -- --out-dir src/module_bindings --module-path spacetimedb && prettier --write src/module_bindings",
     "spacetime:generate": "spacetime generate --lang typescript --out-dir src/module_bindings --module-path spacetimedb",
     "spacetime:publish:local": "spacetime publish --module-path spacetimedb --server local",
     "spacetime:publish": "spacetime publish --module-path spacetimedb --server maincloud"
diff --git a/templates/basic-ts/spacetimedb/pnpm-lock.yaml b/templates/basic-ts/spacetimedb/pnpm-lock.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b8b7739cda8..00000000000
--- a/templates/basic-ts/spacetimedb/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-lockfileVersion: '9.0'
-
-settings:
-  autoInstallPeers: true
-  excludeLinksFromLockfile: false
-
-importers:
-
-  .:
-    dependencies:
-      spacetimedb:
-        specifier: 1.*
-        version: 1.9.0
-
-packages:
-
-  base64-js@1.5.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-AKpaYlHn8t4SVbOHCy+b5+KKgvR4vrsD8vbvrbiQJps7fKDTkjkDry6ji0rUJjC0kzbNePLwzxq8iypo41qeWA==}
-
-  fast-text-encoding@1.0.6:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-VhXlQgj9ioXCqGstD37E/HBeqEGV/qOD/kmbVG8h5xKBYvM1L3lR1Zn4555cQ8GkYbJa8aJSipLPndE1k6zK2w==}
-
-  prettier@3.6.2:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-I7AIg5boAr5R0FFtJ6rCfD+LFsWHp81dolrFD8S79U9tb8Az2nGrJncnMSnys+bpQJfRUzqs9hnA81OAA3hCuQ==}
-    engines: {node: '>=14'}
-    hasBin: true
-
-  spacetimedb@1.9.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cl/HeO50A1z6JgUZpA7pJcTspBE4IfH1SJJU8f1DpZ4hYHvQesbbYFHPPIC181s8zexdVAj5NnvFOPwQnSrcXg==}
-    peerDependencies:
-      react: ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0-0 || ^19.0.0
-      undici: ^6.19.2
-    peerDependenciesMeta:
-      react:
-        optional: true
-      undici:
-        optional: true
-
-snapshots:
-
-  base64-js@1.5.1: {}
-
-  fast-text-encoding@1.0.6: {}
-
-  prettier@3.6.2: {}
-
-  spacetimedb@1.9.0:
-    dependencies:
-      base64-js: 1.5.1
-      fast-text-encoding: 1.0.6
-      prettier: 3.6.2
diff --git a/templates/basic-ts/src/main.ts b/templates/basic-ts/src/main.ts
index ff4c9cf3594..f46399a68e4 100644
--- a/templates/basic-ts/src/main.ts
+++ b/templates/basic-ts/src/main.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ import {
   tables,
 } from './module_bindings/index.js';
 
+// `spacetime init` and `spacetime dev` write the connection settings to
+// `.env.local`. Variables already set in the environment take precedence.
+try {
+  process.loadEnvFile?.('.env.local');
+} catch {
+  // No `.env.local`: fall back to the defaults below.
+}
+
 const HOST = process.env.SPACETIMEDB_HOST ?? 'ws://localhost:3000';
 const DB_NAME = process.env.SPACETIMEDB_DB_NAME ?? 'basic-ts';
 
diff --git a/templates/basic-ts/src/module_bindings/index.ts b/templates/basic-ts/src/module_bindings/index.ts
index 6c6ffeb31f4..f018be7d58a 100644
--- a/templates/basic-ts/src/module_bindings/index.ts
+++ b/templates/basic-ts/src/module_bindings/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED BY SPACETIMEDB. EDITS TO THIS FILE
 // WILL NOT BE SAVED. MODIFY TABLES IN YOUR MODULE SOURCE CODE INSTEAD.
 
-// This was generated using spacetimedb cli version 2.0.0 (commit 098afaf1a5ed935bce5a32c88620e829506effe7).
+// This was generated using spacetimedb cli version 2.11.0 (commit e3c44516f104cd029a3b0efdaaedad091367196c).
 
 /* eslint-disable */
 /* tslint:disable */
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ const proceduresSchema = __procedures();
 /** The remote SpacetimeDB module schema, both runtime and type information. */
 const REMOTE_MODULE = {
   versionInfo: {
-    cliVersion: '2.0.0' as const,
+    cliVersion: '2.11.0' as const,
   },
   tables: tablesSchema.schemaType.tables,
   reducers: reducersSchema.reducersType.reducers,
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ export const reducers = __convertToAccessorMap(
   reducersSchema.reducersType.reducers
 );
 
+/** The procedures available in this remote SpacetimeDB module. */
+export const procedures = __convertToAccessorMap(proceduresSchema.procedures);
+
 /** The context type returned in callbacks for all possible events. */
 export type EventContext = __EventContextInterface<typeof REMOTE_MODULE>;
 /** The context type returned in callbacks for reducer events. */