diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b787d708..10a327f7 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@
           ];
         };
       };
+      templates = {
+        uv.description = "Python template flake that uses uv";
+      };
 
       outputs-builder = channels: {
         # Define default packages to use everywhere
diff --git a/templates/uv/.envrc b/templates/uv/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f3e46ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/uv/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 3.0.6; then
+  source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/3.0.6/direnvrc" "sha256-RYcUJaRMf8oF5LznDrlCXbkOQrywm0HDv1VjYGaJGdM="
+fi
+
+# uncomment all commented lines once uv venv has been set up
+
+# if test -n "$FISH_VERSION"; then
+#   source ./.venv/bin/activate.fish
+# elif test -n "$BASH_VERSION"; then
+#   source ./.venv/bin/activate
+# elif test -n "$NU_VERSION"; then
+#   source ./.venv/bin/activate.nu
+# fi
+
+# export UV_PYTHON=${PWD}/.venv/bin/python3
+
+use flake
diff --git a/templates/uv/README.md b/templates/uv/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9a2abf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/uv/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# dish's `uv` project template
diff --git a/templates/uv/flake.nix b/templates/uv/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c5eeb7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/uv/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+    pre-commit-hooks.url = "github:cachix/git-hooks.nix";
+    pre-commit-hooks.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+  };
+  outputs =
+    {
+      self,
+      nixpkgs,
+      pre-commit-hooks,
+      ...
+    }:
+    let
+      eachSystem = nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+    in
+    {
+      devShells = eachSystem (
+        system:
+        let
+          pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
+        in
+        {
+          default = pkgs.mkShell {
+            inherit (self.checks.${system}.pre-commit-check) shellHook;
+            buildInputs =
+              with pkgs;
+              [
+                python3
+                just
+                nixfmt-rfc-style
+                ruff
+                uv
+              ]
+              ++ self.checks.${system}.pre-commit-check.enabledPackages;
+          };
+        }
+      );
+      checks = eachSystem (system: {
+        pre-commit-check = pre-commit-hooks.lib.${system}.run {
+          src = ./.;
+          hooks = {
+            check-added-large-files.enable = true;
+            check-executables-have-shebangs.enable = true;
+            check-shebang-scripts-are-executable.enable = true;
+            check-symlinks.enable = true;
+            end-of-file-fixer.enable = true;
+            nixfmt-rfc-style.enable = true;
+            pyright.enable = true;
+            ruff-format.enable = true;
+            ruff.enable = true;
+            # Uncomment for django projects
+            # ruff-format.excludes = [ "^.*migrations/" ];
+            # pyright.excludes = [ "^.*migrations/" ];
+          };
+        };
+      });
+    };
+}
diff --git a/templates/uv/pyproject.toml b/templates/uv/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eaa32d71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/uv/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "uv-template"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "project description"
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.12"
+authors = [{ name = "Pyrox/dish", email = "pyrox@pyrox.dev" }]
+maintainers = [{ name = "Pyrox/dish", email = "pyrox@pyrox.dev" }]
+keywords = []
+classifiers = []
+dependencies = []
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://git.pyrox.dev/pyrox/nix"
+Documentation = "https://git.pyrox.dev/pyrox/nix"
+Repository = "https://git.pyrox.dev/pyrox/nix"
+Issues = "https://git.pyrox.dev/pyrox/nix/issues"
+
+[dependency-groups]
+dev = []
+
+# Uncomment for django
+# [tool.djlint]
+# ignore = "H006"
+# indent = 2
+# profile = "django"
+# use_gitignore = true
+
+[tool.pyright]
+venvPath = "."
+venv = ".venv"
+# Uncomment for django
+# exclude = ["**/migrations/*.py", "manage.py", "scripts/*.py"]
+
+[tool.ruff]
+indent-width = 4
+
+[tool.ruff.format]
+# Uncomment for django
+# exclude = ["**/migrations/*.py", "manage.py", "scripts/*.py"]
+line-ending = "lf"
+indent-style = "space"
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+select = [
+  "A",
+  "ANN",
+  "ARG",
+  "COM",
+  "DTZ",
+  "ERA",
+  "E4",
+  "E7",
+  "E9",
+  "F",
+  "FURB",
+  "FLY",
+  "INP",
+  "LOG",
+  "PERF",
+  "PIE",
+  "PTH",
+  "Q",
+  "RET",
+  "RUF",
+  "S",
+  "SIM",
+  "T20",
+  "TCH",
+  "TID",
+  "UP",
+]
+ignore = ["ANN003", "COM812"]
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+packages = [""]
+
+[tool.uv]
+compile-bytecode = true
+package = false
+
+[tool.uv.sources]