diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2ccbe465..f2c0271d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 /node_modules/
+/my-app/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf8f804a..1fe9d061 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,3 +9,46 @@ If you have an existing app that you would like to upgrade to use Vite consider
 ```
 pnpm dlx ember-cli@latest new my-app-name -b @ember/app-blueprint --pnpm
 ```
+
+## Options
+
+### `--no-compat`
+
+```
+pnpm dlx ember-cli@latest new my-app-name \
+  --blueprint @ember/app-blueprint@alpha \
+  --pnpm \
+  --no-compat
+```
+
+Does the following:
+- enables `type=module` in package.json (required for vite-ssr, and many ESM tools)
+- makes the build and boot _MUCH FASTER_   
+  (in large apps, this can have your app's boot be up to 1 minute faster)
+- removes `@embroider/compat`
+  - removes support for:
+    - hbs (both for component files, and testing)
+    - content-for (in the HTML files)
+    - v1 addons
+    - node-land config/environment.js
+- removes `ember-cli`
+  - ember-cli brings in a ton of old dependencies, so removing it makes installs much faster
+  - downside though is that you no longer have scaffolding (`ember g`) -- however, you could use `pnpm dlx ember-cli g ...` (or `npx ember-cli g`)
+
+### `--minimal`
+
+```
+pnpm dlx ember-cli@latest new my-app-name \
+  --blueprint @ember/app-blueprint@alpha \
+  --pnpm \
+  --minimal
+```
+
+Does the following
+- everything listed under `--no-compat`
+- Removes all linting, formatting, and testing support
+  - leaves you with a minimal app that you can use for demos, and PRing to other repositories that have multi-framework support (and probably use other testing tools for that multi-framework support)
+- different defaults:
+  - warp-drive becomes _opt-in_ (pass `--warp-drive` if you want it -- normally requires `--no-warp-drive` to remove)
+  - ember-welcome-page becomes _opt-in_ (normally requires `--no-welcome` to remove)
+
diff --git a/conditional-files/minimal/app/templates/application.gts b/conditional-files/minimal/app/templates/application.gts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dca7d7b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conditional-files/minimal/app/templates/application.gts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+<template>
+  <h1>Welcome to Ember</h1>
+
+  {{outlet}}
+
+</template>
diff --git a/conditional-files/no-compat/_js_babel.config.mjs b/conditional-files/no-compat/_js_babel.config.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb5b946c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conditional-files/no-compat/_js_babel.config.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { dirname } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { buildMacros } from '@embroider/macros/babel';
+
+const macros = buildMacros();
+
+export default {
+  plugins: [
+    [
+      'babel-plugin-ember-template-compilation',
+      {
+        compilerPath: 'ember-source/dist/ember-template-compiler.js',
+        transforms: [...macros.templateMacros],
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      'module:decorator-transforms',
+      {
+        runtime: {
+          import: import.meta.resolve('decorator-transforms/runtime-esm'),
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      '@babel/plugin-transform-runtime',
+      {
+        absoluteRuntime: dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)),
+        useESModules: true,
+        regenerator: false,
+      },
+    ],
+    ...macros.babelMacros,
+  ],
+
+  generatorOpts: {
+    compact: false,
+  },
+};
diff --git a/conditional-files/no-compat/_ts_babel.config.mjs b/conditional-files/no-compat/_ts_babel.config.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..124ffe6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conditional-files/no-compat/_ts_babel.config.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { dirname } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { buildMacros } from '@embroider/macros/babel';
+
+const macros = buildMacros();
+
+export default {
+  plugins: [
+    [
+      '@babel/plugin-transform-typescript',
+      {
+        allExtensions: true,
+        onlyRemoveTypeImports: true,
+        allowDeclareFields: true,
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      'babel-plugin-ember-template-compilation',
+      {
+        compilerPath: 'ember-source/dist/ember-template-compiler.js',
+        transforms: [...macros.templateMacros()],
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      'module:decorator-transforms',
+      {
+        runtime: {
+          import: import.meta.resolve('decorator-transforms/runtime-esm'),
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    [
+      '@babel/plugin-transform-runtime',
+      {
+        absoluteRuntime: dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)),
+        useESModules: true,
+        regenerator: false,
+      },
+    ],
+    ...macros.babelMacros(),
+  ],
+
+  generatorOpts: {
+    compact: false,
+  },
+};
diff --git a/conditional-files/no-compat/app/app.ts b/conditional-files/no-compat/app/app.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60c1f1c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conditional-files/no-compat/app/app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<% if (warpDrive) { %>import '@warp-drive/ember/install';
+<% } %>import Application from 'ember-strict-application-resolver';
+import config from '<%= modulePrefix %>/config/environment';<% if (notMinimal) { %>
+import { importSync, isDevelopingApp, macroCondition } from '@embroider/macros';<% } %>
+import setupInspector from '@embroider/legacy-inspector-support/ember-source-4.12';
+
+<% if (notMinimal) { %>
+if (macroCondition(isDevelopingApp())) {
+  importSync('./deprecation-workflow');
+}
+<% } %>
+
+
+export default class App extends Application {
+  modules = {
+    ...import.meta.glob('./router.*', { eager: true }),
+    ...import.meta.glob('./templates/**/*', { eager: true }),
+    ...import.meta.glob('./services/**/*', { eager: true }),
+  }
+}
diff --git a/conditional-files/no-compat/app/config/environment.ts b/conditional-files/no-compat/app/config/environment.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0360537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conditional-files/no-compat/app/config/environment.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<% if (notMinimal) { %>
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+// @ts-expect-error
+import { getGlobalConfig } from '@embroider/macros/src/addon/runtime';
+<% } %>
+
+interface Config {
+  isTesting?: boolean;
+  environment: string;
+  modulePrefix: string;
+  podModulePrefix?: string;
+  locationType: 'history' | 'hash' | 'none' | 'auto';
+  rootURL: string;
+  EmberENV?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  APP: Record<string, unknown> & { rootElement?: string; autoboot?: boolean };
+}
+
+const ENV: Config = {
+  modulePrefix: '<%= name %>',
+  environment: import.meta.env.DEV ? 'development' : 'production',
+  rootURL: '/',
+  locationType: 'history',
+  EmberENV: {},
+  APP: {},
+};
+
+export default ENV;
+
+<% if (notMinimal) { %>
+export function enterTestMode() {
+  ENV.locationType = 'none';
+  ENV.APP.rootElement = '#ember-testing';
+  ENV.APP.autoboot = false;
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
+  const config = getGlobalConfig()['@embroider/macros'];
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
+  if (config) config.isTesting = true;
+}
+<% } %>
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 7f3a1fc2..3dbe8a43 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export default [
   {
     ignores: [
       'tests/fixtures/*',
+      'files/vite.config.*',
       'files/ember-cli-build.js',
       'conditional-files/_js_*',
       'conditional-files/_ts_*',
diff --git a/files/app/templates/application.gts b/files/app/templates/application.gts
index 0a4d1f9e..4727d1bc 100644
--- a/files/app/templates/application.gts
+++ b/files/app/templates/application.gts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { pageTitle } from 'ember-page-title';
 <% if (welcome) {%>import { WelcomePage } from 'ember-welcome-page';<% } %>
 
+
 <template>
   {{pageTitle "<%= namespace %>"}}<% if (welcome) { %>
 
diff --git a/files/index.html b/files/index.html
index 05f81312..e5b7dd9a 100644
--- a/files/index.html
+++ b/files/index.html
@@ -5,25 +5,26 @@
     <title><%= namespace %></title>
     <meta name="description" content="">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+<% if (compat) { %>
 
     {{content-for "head"}}
-
     <link integrity="" rel="stylesheet" href="/@embroider/virtual/vendor.css">
     <link integrity="" rel="stylesheet" href="/@embroider/virtual/app.css">
 
     {{content-for "head-footer"}}
-  </head>
+<% } %></head>
   <body>
-    {{content-for "body"}}
+<% if (compat) { %>{{content-for "body"}}
 
     <script src="/@embroider/virtual/vendor.js"></script>
-    <script type="module">
+<% } %>  <script type="module">
       import Application from './app/app';
       import environment from './app/config/environment';
 
       Application.create(environment.APP);
     </script>
+<% if (compat) { %>{{content-for "body"}}
 
     {{content-for "body-footer"}}
-  </body>
+<% } %> </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/files/tests/index.html b/files/tests/index.html
index d90c7b3b..23481b3e 100644
--- a/files/tests/index.html
+++ b/files/tests/index.html
@@ -5,22 +5,24 @@
     <title><%= namespace %> Tests</title>
     <meta name="description" content="">
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-
+<% if (compat) { %>
     {{content-for "head"}}
     {{content-for "test-head"}}
 
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/@embroider/virtual/vendor.css">
+<% } %>    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/@embroider/virtual/vendor.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/@embroider/virtual/app.css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/@embroider/virtual/test-support.css">
+<% if (compat) { %>
 
     {{content-for "head-footer"}}
     {{content-for "test-head-footer"}}
-  </head>
+ <% } %> </head>
   <body>
+<% if (compat) { %>
     {{content-for "body"}}
     {{content-for "test-body"}}
 
-    <div id="qunit"></div>
+ <% } %>   <div id="qunit"></div>
     <div id="qunit-fixture">
       <div id="ember-testing-container">
         <div id="ember-testing"></div>
@@ -28,8 +30,10 @@
     </div>
 
     <script src="/testem.js" integrity="" data-embroider-ignore></script>
+<% if (compat) { %>
     <script src="/@embroider/virtual/vendor.js"></script>
     <script src="/@embroider/virtual/test-support.js"></script>
+<% } %>
     <script type="module">import "ember-testing";</script>
 
     <script type="module">
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@
       start();
     </script>
 
+<% if (compat) { %>
     {{content-for "body-footer"}}
+<% } %>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/files/vite.config.mjs b/files/vite.config.mjs
index 219253db..4d25021f 100644
--- a/files/vite.config.mjs
+++ b/files/vite.config.mjs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
-import { extensions, classicEmberSupport, ember } from '@embroider/vite';
+import { extensions<% if (!noCompat) { %>, classicEmberSupport<% } %>, ember } from '@embroider/vite';
 import { babel } from '@rollup/plugin-babel';
 
 export default defineConfig({
-  plugins: [
-    classicEmberSupport(),
+  plugins: [<% if (!noCompat) { %>
+    classicEmberSupport(),<% } %>
     ember(),
     // extra plugins here
     babel({
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8da9e21a..dffed6bf 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,41 @@ function stringifyAndNormalize(contents) {
  * (see `conditional-files`)
  */
 const replacers = {
+  'app/app.ts'(locals, contents) {
+    if (locals.noCompat) {
+      let filePath = join(CONDITIONAL_FILES, 'no-compat', 'app/app.ts');
+      let raw = readFileSync(filePath).toString();
+      return ejs.render(raw, locals);
+    }
+
+    return ejs.render(contents, locals);
+  },
+  'app/config/environment.ts'(locals, contents) {
+    if (locals.noCompat) {
+      let filePath = join(
+        CONDITIONAL_FILES,
+        'no-compat',
+        'app/config/environment.ts',
+      );
+      let raw = readFileSync(filePath).toString();
+      return ejs.render(raw, locals);
+    }
+
+    return ejs.render(contents, locals);
+  },
+  'app/templates/application.gts'(locals, contents) {
+    if (locals.minimal) {
+      let filePath = join(
+        CONDITIONAL_FILES,
+        'minimal',
+        'app/templates/application.gts',
+      );
+      let raw = readFileSync(filePath).toString();
+      return ejs.render(raw, locals);
+    }
+
+    return ejs.render(contents, locals);
+  },
   'package.json'(...args) {
     return this.updatePackageJson(...args);
   },
@@ -37,7 +72,14 @@ const replacers = {
   },
   'babel.config.mjs'(locals) {
     let prefix = locals.typescript ? '_ts_' : '_js_';
-    let filePath = join(CONDITIONAL_FILES, prefix + 'babel.config.mjs');
+
+    let filePath = join(
+      ...[
+        CONDITIONAL_FILES,
+        locals.noCompat && 'no-compat',
+        prefix + 'babel.config.mjs',
+      ].filter(Boolean),
+    );
 
     let raw = readFileSync(filePath).toString();
 
@@ -80,6 +122,8 @@ module.exports = {
           options.packageManager === 'pnpm' && '"--pnpm"',
           options.ciProvider && `"--ci-provider=${options.ciProvider}"`,
           options.typescript && `"--typescript"`,
+          options.minimal && `"--minimal"`,
+          options.noCompat && `"--no-compat"`,
           !options.emberData && `"--no-ember-data"`,
           !options.warpDrive && `"--no-warp-drive"`,
         ]
@@ -101,6 +145,37 @@ module.exports = {
       execBinPrefix = 'pnpm';
     }
 
+    let welcome = options.welcome;
+    let warpDrive = options.warpDrive ?? options.emberData;
+    let minimal = false;
+    let compat = true;
+    /**
+     * --minimal overrides compat/no-compat
+     */
+    if (options.minimal) {
+      minimal = true;
+      compat = false;
+
+      // Invert defaults
+      {
+        welcome = options.welcome = process.argv.includes('--welcome');
+        warpDrive =
+          options.emberData =
+          options.warpDrive =
+            process.argv.includes('--ember-data') ||
+            process.argv.includes('--warp-drive');
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!minimal) {
+      if (options.noCompat) {
+        compat = false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    let noCompat = !compat;
+    let notMinimal = !minimal;
+
     return {
       appDirectory: directoryForPackageName(name),
       name,
@@ -113,14 +188,18 @@ module.exports = {
         options.packageManager !== 'yarn' && options.packageManager !== 'pnpm',
       invokeScriptPrefix,
       execBinPrefix,
-      welcome: options.welcome,
+      welcome,
       blueprint: 'app',
       blueprintOptions,
       lang: options.lang,
-      warpDrive: options.warpDrive ?? options.emberData,
+      warpDrive: warpDrive,
       ciProvider: options.ciProvider,
       typescript: options.typescript,
       packageManager: options.packageManager ?? 'npm',
+      compat,
+      noCompat,
+      minimal,
+      notMinimal,
     };
   },
 
@@ -131,6 +210,10 @@ module.exports = {
 
     let files = this._super();
 
+    // Locals is where we calculate defaults and such.
+    // Let's not duplicate that work here
+    options = this.locals(options);
+
     if (options.ciProvider !== 'github') {
       files = files.filter((file) => file.indexOf('.github') < 0);
     }
@@ -150,6 +233,43 @@ module.exports = {
       files = files.filter((file) => !file.includes('services/.gitkeep'));
     }
 
+    if (options.noCompat) {
+      files = files.filter((file) => {
+        return (
+          !file.includes('deprecation-workflow') &&
+          !file.includes('ember-cli') &&
+          !file.includes('ember-cli-build.js') &&
+          !file.includes('controllers/') &&
+          !file.includes('config/environment.js') &&
+          !file.includes('config/optional-features') &&
+          !file.includes('config/targets') &&
+          !file.includes('helpers/')
+        );
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (options.minimal) {
+      files = files.filter((file) => {
+        return (
+          !file.includes('.github/') &&
+          !file.includes('.prettierignore') &&
+          !file.includes('README') &&
+          !file.includes('components/') &&
+          !file.includes('eslint.config') &&
+          !file.includes('prettierrc') &&
+          !file.includes('public/') &&
+          !file.includes('routes/') &&
+          !file.includes('services/') &&
+          !file.includes('stylelint') &&
+          !file.includes('styles/') &&
+          !file.includes('template-lintrc') &&
+          !file.includes('testem') &&
+          !file.includes('tests/') &&
+          !file.includes('watchman')
+        );
+      });
+    }
+
     this._files = files;
 
     return this._files;
@@ -182,6 +302,87 @@ module.exports = {
   updatePackageJson(options, content) {
     let contents = JSON.parse(content);
 
+    if (options.minimal) {
+      // Remove linting
+      {
+        delete contents.scripts['format'];
+        delete contents.scripts['lint'];
+        delete contents.scripts['lint:format'];
+        delete contents.scripts['lint:fix'];
+        delete contents.scripts['lint:js'];
+        delete contents.scripts['lint:js:fix'];
+        delete contents.scripts['lint:css'];
+        delete contents.scripts['lint:css:fix'];
+        delete contents.scripts['lint:hbs'];
+        delete contents.scripts['lint:hbs:fix'];
+
+        delete contents.devDependencies['@babel/eslint-parser'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['@eslint/js'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['concurrently'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['ember-template-lint'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['eslint'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['eslint-config-prettier'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['eslint-plugin-ember'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['eslint-plugin-n'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['eslint-plugin-qunit'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['eslint-plugin-warp-drive'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['globals'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['prettier'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['prettier-plugin-ember-template-tag'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['stylelint'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['stylelint-config-standard'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['typescript-eslint'];
+      }
+      // Remove testing
+      {
+        delete contents.scripts['test'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['@ember/test-helpers'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['@ember/test-waiters'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['ember-qunit'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['qunit'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['qunit-dom'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['testem'];
+      }
+      // Extraneous / non-core deps.
+      // if folks go minimal, they know what they are doing
+      {
+        delete contents.devDependencies['ember-welcome-page'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['tracked-built-ins'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['ember-page-title'];
+        delete contents.devDependencies['ember-modifier'];
+      }
+      // common-in-the-vite-ecosystem alias
+      {
+        contents.scripts.dev = contents.scripts.start;
+      }
+    }
+    if (options.noCompat) {
+      contents.type = 'module';
+      contents.engines.node = '>= 24';
+      delete contents.directories;
+      delete contents.devDependencies['@ember/string'];
+      delete contents.devDependencies['@ember/optional-features'];
+      delete contents.devDependencies['@embroider/compat'];
+      delete contents.devDependencies['@embroider/config-meta-loader'];
+      delete contents.devDependencies['ember-resolver'];
+      // Users should use npx ember-cli instead
+      delete contents.devDependencies['ember-cli'];
+      delete contents.devDependencies['ember-cli-babel'];
+      delete contents.devDependencies['ember-load-initializers'];
+      // This arguable should still exist, but it's a v1 addon
+      delete contents.devDependencies['ember-cli-deprecation-workflow'];
+
+      // A nice feature of modern apps is using sub-path imports
+      // Why specify the whole app name, when you can use `#`?
+      contents.imports = {
+        '#app/*': './app/*',
+        '#config': './app/config/environment',
+        '#components/*': './app/components/*',
+      };
+
+      contents.devDependencies['ember-strict-application-resolver'] = '^0.1.0';
+    }
+
     return stringifyAndNormalize(sortPackageJson(contents));
   },
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 41fc20c0..b908f790 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     "lint:eslint": "eslint .",
     "lint:prettier": "prettier . --check",
     "format": "prettier . --write",
-    "test": "vitest"
+    "test": "vitest",
+    "new:app": "pnpm dlx ember-cli@latest new my-app --blueprint ."
   },
   "release-plan": {
     "semverIncrementAs": {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
     "ejs": "^3.1.10",
     "ember-cli-string-utils": "^1.1.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "sort-package-json": "^3.5.1",
     "walk-sync": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8bdc9a8a..3479e1c5 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ importers:
       lodash:
         specifier: ^4.17.21
         version: 4.17.21
+      sort-package-json:
+        specifier: ^3.5.1
+        version: 3.5.1
       walk-sync:
         specifier: ^3.0.0
         version: 3.0.0
@@ -1642,6 +1645,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Mc7QhQ8s+cLrnUfU/Ji94vG/r8M26m8f++vyres4ZoojaRDpZ1eSIh/EpzLNwlWuvzSZ3UbDFspjFvTDXe6e/g==}
     engines: {node: '>=12.20'}
 
+  detect-indent@7.0.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-y+8xyqdGLL+6sh0tVeHcfP/QDd8gUgbasolJJpY7NgeQGSZ739bDtSiaiDgtoicy+mtYB81dKLxO9xRhCyIB3A==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12.20'}
+
   detect-newline@4.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-qE3Veg1YXzGHQhlA6jzebZN2qVf6NX+A7m7qlhCGG30dJixrAQhYOsJjsnBjJkCSmuOPpCk30145fr8FV0bzog==}
     engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0}
@@ -2152,6 +2159,9 @@ packages:
   git-hooks-list@3.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ZHG9a1gEhUMX1TvGrLdyWb9kDopCBbTnI8z4JgRMYxsijWipgjSEYoPWqBuIB0DnRnvqlQSEeVmzpeuPm7NdFQ==}
 
+  git-hooks-list@4.1.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-cmP497iLq54AZnv4YRAEMnEyQ1eIn4tGKbmswqwmFV4GBnAqE8NLtWxxdXa++AalfgL5EBH4IxTPyquEuGY/jA==}
+
   git-repo-info@2.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8aCohiDo4jwjOwma4FmYFd3i97urZulL8XL24nIPxuE+GZnfsAyy/g2Shqx6OjUiFKUXZM+Yy+KHnOmmA3FVcg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 4.0'}
@@ -3520,6 +3530,11 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
     hasBin: true
 
+  semver@7.7.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-SdsKMrI9TdgjdweUSR9MweHA4EJ8YxHn8DFaDisvhVlUOe4BF1tLD7GAj0lIqWVl+dPb/rExr0Btby5loQm20Q==}
+    engines: {node: '>=10'}
+    hasBin: true
+
   send@0.19.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dW41u5VfLXu8SJh5bwRmyYUbAoSB3c9uQh6L8h/KtsFREPWpbX1lrljJo186Jc4nmci/sGUZ9a0a0J2zgfq2hw==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.8.0'}
@@ -3635,10 +3650,18 @@ packages:
   sort-object-keys@1.1.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-855pvK+VkU7PaKYPc+Jjnmt4EzejQHyhhF33q31qG8x7maDzkeFhAAThdCYay11CISO+qAMwjOBP+fPZe0IPyg==}
 
+  sort-object-keys@2.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-R89fO+z3x7hiKPXX5P0qim+ge6Y60AjtlW+QQpRozrrNcR1lw9Pkpm5MLB56HoNvdcLHL4wbpq16OcvGpEDJIg==}
+
   sort-package-json@2.15.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-9x9+o8krTT2saA9liI4BljNjwAbvUnWf11Wq+i/iZt8nl2UGYnf3TH5uBydE7VALmP7AGwlfszuEeL8BDyb0YA==}
     hasBin: true
 
+  sort-package-json@3.5.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-LfwyHQuTnJ3336Sexi6yDz1QxvSjXKbc78pOw2HQy8BJHFXzONu+zLvLald0NpLWM0exsYyI7M8PeJAngNgpbA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20'}
+    hasBin: true
+
   source-map-js@1.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-UXWMKhLOwVKb728IUtQPXxfYU+usdybtUrK/8uGE8CQMvrhOpwvzDBwj0QhSL7MQc7vIsISBG8VQ8+IDQxpfQA==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
@@ -5798,6 +5821,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   detect-indent@7.0.1: {}
 
+  detect-indent@7.0.2: {}
+
   detect-newline@4.0.1: {}
 
   diff@7.0.0: {}
@@ -6618,6 +6643,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   git-hooks-list@3.2.0: {}
 
+  git-hooks-list@4.1.1: {}
+
   git-repo-info@2.1.1: {}
 
   github-changelog@2.1.2:
@@ -8023,6 +8050,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   semver@7.7.1: {}
 
+  semver@7.7.3: {}
+
   send@0.19.0:
     dependencies:
       debug: 2.6.9
@@ -8198,6 +8227,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   sort-object-keys@1.1.3: {}
 
+  sort-object-keys@2.0.1: {}
+
   sort-package-json@2.15.1:
     dependencies:
       detect-indent: 7.0.1
@@ -8209,6 +8240,16 @@ snapshots:
       sort-object-keys: 1.1.3
       tinyglobby: 0.2.13
 
+  sort-package-json@3.5.1:
+    dependencies:
+      detect-indent: 7.0.2
+      detect-newline: 4.0.1
+      git-hooks-list: 4.1.1
+      is-plain-obj: 4.1.0
+      semver: 7.7.3
+      sort-object-keys: 2.0.1
+      tinyglobby: 0.2.15
+
   source-map-js@1.2.1: {}
 
   source-map-resolve@0.5.3:
diff --git a/tests/minimal.test.mjs b/tests/minimal.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edb86685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/minimal.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { join } from 'path';
+import { existsSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs';
+import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi';
+import { newProjectWithFixtures } from './helpers.mjs';
+
+const SCENARIOS = [
+  {
+    name: 'no-compat',
+    flags: ['--no-compat'],
+    fixturePath: join(import.meta.dirname, 'fixture-gjs-only'),
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'minimal',
+    flags: ['--minimal'],
+    fixturePath: join(import.meta.dirname, 'fixture-gjs-only'),
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'typescript + no-compat',
+    flags: ['--typescript', '--no-compat'],
+    fixturePath: join(import.meta.dirname, 'fixture-gts-only'),
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'typescript + minimal',
+    flags: ['--typescript', '--minimal'],
+    fixturePath: join(import.meta.dirname, 'fixture-gts-only'),
+  },
+];
+
+describe('basic functionality', function () {
+  for (let { name, flags, packageJson, fixturePath } of SCENARIOS) {
+    describe(name, function () {
+      let project = newProjectWithFixtures({
+        fixturePath,
+        flags,
+        packageJson,
+      });
+
+      it('verify files', async function () {
+        expect(
+          !existsSync(join(project.dir(), 'app/index.html')),
+          'the app index.html has been removed',
+        );
+        expect(
+          existsSync(join(project.dir(), 'index.html')),
+          'the root index.html has been added',
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('successfully lints', async function () {
+        let result = await project.execa('pnpm', ['lint']);
+
+        console.log(result.stdout);
+      });
+
+      it('successfully builds', async function () {
+        let result = await project.execa('pnpm', ['build']);
+
+        console.log(result.stdout);
+      });
+
+      it('successfully runs tests', async function () {
+        let result;
+
+        try {
+          result = await project.execa('pnpm', ['test']);
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.log(err.stdout, err.stderr);
+          throw 'Failed to successfully run test';
+        }
+
+        // make sure that each of the tests that we expect actually show up
+        // alternatively we can change this to search for `pass 3`
+        expect(result.stdout).to.contain(
+          'Acceptance | welcome page: visiting /index shows the welcome page',
+        );
+        expect(result.stdout).to.contain(
+          'Acceptance | styles: visiting /styles',
+        );
+
+        console.log(result.stdout);
+      });
+
+      it('successfully runs tests in dev mode', async function () {
+        await project.$`pnpm install --save-dev testem http-proxy`;
+        let appURL;
+
+        let server;
+
+        try {
+          server = project.execa('pnpm', ['start']);
+
+          await new Promise((resolve) => {
+            server.stdout.on('data', (line) => {
+              let result = /Local:\s+(https?:\/\/.*)\//g.exec(
+                stripAnsi(line.toString()),
+              );
+
+              if (result) {
+                appURL = result[1];
+                resolve();
+              }
+            });
+          });
+
+          writeFileSync(
+            join(project.dir(), 'testem-dev.js'),
+            `module.exports = {
+  test_page: 'tests/index.html?hidepassed',
+  disable_watching: true,
+  launch_in_ci: ['Chrome'],
+  launch_in_dev: ['Chrome'],
+  browser_start_timeout: 120,
+  browser_args: {
+    Chrome: {
+      ci: [
+        // --no-sandbox is needed when running Chrome inside a container
+        process.env.CI ? '--no-sandbox' : null,
+        '--headless',
+        '--disable-dev-shm-usage',
+        '--disable-software-rasterizer',
+        '--mute-audio',
+        '--remote-debugging-port=0',
+        '--window-size=1440,900',
+      ].filter(Boolean),
+    },
+  },
+  middleware: [
+    require(__dirname + '/testem-proxy.js')('${appURL}')
+  ],
+};
+`,
+          );
+
+          let testResult = await project.execa('pnpm', [
+            'testem',
+            '--file',
+            'testem-dev.js',
+            'ci',
+          ]);
+          expect(testResult.exitCode).to.eq(0, testResult.output);
+        } finally {
+          server?.kill('SIGINT');
+        }
+      });
+
+      it('successfully optimizes deps', function () {
+        return project.execa('pnpm', ['vite', 'optimize', '--force']);
+      });
+
+      it('can run generators', function () {
+        return project.execa('pnpm', ['ember', 'g', 'route', 'fancy']);
+      });
+    });
+  }
+});