diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 155abc14b..6b7f37f70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ cd MyAssistant && agentcore project deploy
 agentcore harness invoke --id <id from the deploy outputs> --prompt "hello"
 
 # Scaffold runtime code instead (pass a template or framework flags).
-agentcore project create --name MyAgent --template strands-python
+agentcore project create --name MyAgent --template agent-python-strands
 
 # Translate an existing Amazon Bedrock Agent version into editable runtime code.
 # The selected alias identifies the immutable source version; generated code
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/python-mcp/Dockerfile.template b/src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/Dockerfile.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/python-mcp/Dockerfile.template
rename to src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/Dockerfile.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/README.md b/src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/README.md
rename to src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/README.md
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/dockerignore.template b/src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/dockerignore.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/dockerignore.template
rename to src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/dockerignore.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/python-mcp/gitignore.template b/src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/gitignore.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/python-mcp/gitignore.template
rename to src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/gitignore.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/main.py b/src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/main.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/main.py
rename to src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/main.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/memory/__init__.py b/src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/memory/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/memory/__init__.py
rename to src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/memory/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/memory/session.py b/src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/memory/session.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/memory/session.py
rename to src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/memory/session.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/mcp_client/__init__.py b/src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/model/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/mcp_client/__init__.py
rename to src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/model/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/model/load.py b/src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/model/load.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/model/load.py
rename to src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/model/load.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/pyproject.toml b/src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/pyproject.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/pyproject.toml
rename to src/assets/templates/a2a-python-strands/pyproject.toml
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/Dockerfile.template b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/Dockerfile.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/Dockerfile.template
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/Dockerfile.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/README.md b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/README.md
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/README.md
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/python-mcp/dockerignore.template b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/dockerignore.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/python-mcp/dockerignore.template
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/dockerignore.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/gitignore.template b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/gitignore.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/gitignore.template
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/gitignore.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/main.py b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/main.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/main.py
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/main.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/model/__init__.py b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/mcp_client/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/model/__init__.py
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/mcp_client/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/mcp_client/client.py b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/mcp_client/client.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/mcp_client/client.py
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/mcp_client/client.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/memory/__init__.py b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/memory/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/memory/__init__.py
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/memory/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/memory/session.py b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/memory/session.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/memory/session.py
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/memory/session.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/model/__init__.py b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/model/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/model/__init__.py
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/model/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/model/load.py b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/model/load.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/model/load.py
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/model/load.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/model/mantle_compat.py b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/model/mantle_compat.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/model/mantle_compat.py
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/model/mantle_compat.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/pyproject.toml b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/pyproject.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/pyproject.toml
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/pyproject.toml
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/skills/fetcher.py b/src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/skills/fetcher.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/skills/fetcher.py
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python-strands/skills/fetcher.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/Dockerfile.template b/src/assets/templates/agent-python/Dockerfile.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/Dockerfile.template
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python/Dockerfile.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/agent-python/README.md b/src/assets/templates/agent-python/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed945bd99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/templates/agent-python/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# agent-python
+
+A minimal AgentCore Runtime HTTP agent with no agent framework. Its
+`@app.entrypoint` returns a fixed `Hello, world!` message for every
+invocation — a starting point you own and grow into a real agent.
+
+## What's here
+
+- `main.py` — the agent. A `BedrockAgentCoreApp` wraps the entrypoint that
+  receives each invocation payload and returns the response.
+- `pyproject.toml` — Python dependencies, managed with
+  [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/). `agentcore project create` has already run
+  `uv sync` for you (unless you passed `--skip-install`), so `.venv/` is ready.
+
+## Develop
+
+Run the agent locally from the project root:
+
+```bash
+agentcore project dev
+```
+
+Environment variables for local development go in `agentcore/.env.local`
+(gitignored).
+
+## Deploy
+
+```bash
+agentcore project deploy
+agentcore project invoke runtime --payload '{"prompt":"Hello!"}'
+```
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/dockerignore.template b/src/assets/templates/agent-python/dockerignore.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-python/dockerignore.template
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python/dockerignore.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/agent-python/main.py b/src/assets/templates/agent-python/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4bf4e2213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assets/templates/agent-python/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from bedrock_agentcore.runtime import BedrockAgentCoreApp
+
+app = BedrockAgentCoreApp()
+
+
+@app.entrypoint
+def invoke(payload, context):
+    """Add agent logic here"""
+    return {"message": "Hello, world!"}
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.run()
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python/pyproject.toml b/src/assets/templates/agent-python/pyproject.toml
similarity index 73%
rename from src/assets/templates/hello-world-python/pyproject.toml
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-python/pyproject.toml
index c352cc800..684d8f604 100644
--- a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/assets/templates/agent-python/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@ requires = ["hatchling"]
 build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
-name = "hello-world"
+name = "agent-python"
 version = "0.1.0"
-description = "AgentCore Runtime application using the Strands SDK"
+description = "Minimal AgentCore Runtime HTTP agent"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
     "bedrock-agentcore ~= 1.9.1",
     "botocore[crt] ~= 1.43.0",
-    "strands-agents ~= 1.15.0",
 ]
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/Dockerfile.template b/src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/Dockerfile.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/Dockerfile.template
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/Dockerfile.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/README.md b/src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/README.md
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/README.md
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/dockerignore.template b/src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/dockerignore.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/dockerignore.template
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/dockerignore.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/gitignore.template b/src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/gitignore.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/gitignore.template
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/gitignore.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/main.ts b/src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/main.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/main.ts
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/main.ts
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/mcp_client/client.ts b/src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/mcp_client/client.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/mcp_client/client.ts
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/mcp_client/client.ts
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/memory/memory.ts b/src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/memory/memory.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/memory/memory.ts
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/memory/memory.ts
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/model/load.ts b/src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/model/load.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/model/load.ts
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/model/load.ts
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/package.json b/src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/package.json
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/package.json
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/tsconfig.json b/src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/tsconfig.json
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-http-typescript/tsconfig.json
rename to src/assets/templates/agent-typescript-strands/tsconfig.json
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/README.md b/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 190d41163..000000000
--- a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# hello-world
-
-An AgentCore Runtime agent built with the [Strands](https://strandsagents.com)
-SDK. Scaffolded by `agentcore project create`.
-
-## Layout
-
-- `main.py` — the agent: a `BedrockAgentCoreApp` entrypoint that streams
-  responses from a Strands `Agent`.
-- `pyproject.toml` — dependencies, installed with [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/).
-
-## Develop
-
-Run the agent locally from the project root:
-
-```bash
-agentcore project dev
-```
-
-Environment variables for local development go in `agentcore/.env.local`
-(gitignored).
-
-## Deploy
-
-```bash
-agentcore project deploy
-```
-
-Invoke the deployed Runtime with its native payload:
-
-```bash
-agentcore project invoke runtime --payload '{"prompt":"Hello!"}'
-```
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/main.py b/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/main.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 182bfd57e..000000000
--- a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/main.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-from bedrock_agentcore.runtime import BedrockAgentCoreApp
-from strands import Agent
-
-app = BedrockAgentCoreApp()
-agent = Agent(system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant.")
-
-
-@app.entrypoint
-async def invoke(payload, context):
-    """Stream the agent's response to the caller's prompt."""
-    prompt = payload.get("prompt", "Hello!")
-    async for event in agent.stream_async(prompt):
-        yield event
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app.run()
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/pyproject.toml b/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/pyproject.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index c352cc800..000000000
--- a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python-container/pyproject.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-[build-system]
-requires = ["hatchling"]
-build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-
-[project]
-name = "hello-world"
-version = "0.1.0"
-description = "AgentCore Runtime application using the Strands SDK"
-readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.10"
-dependencies = [
-    "aws-opentelemetry-distro ~= 0.18.0",
-    "bedrock-agentcore ~= 1.9.1",
-    "botocore[crt] ~= 1.43.0",
-    "strands-agents ~= 1.15.0",
-]
-
-[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
-packages = ["."]
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python/README.md b/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index d2cadd33d..000000000
--- a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-# hello-world
-
-A minimal AgentCore Runtime agent built with the
-[Strands Agents SDK](https://strandsagents.com) — our recommended framework
-for building agents on AWS Bedrock AgentCore.
-
-## What's here
-
-- `main.py` — the agent. A `BedrockAgentCoreApp` wraps a Strands `Agent`;
-  the `@app.entrypoint` function receives each invocation payload and streams
-  the agent's response back to the caller.
-- `pyproject.toml` — Python dependencies, managed with
-  [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/). `agentcore project create` has already run
-  `uv sync` for you (unless you passed `--skip-install`), so `.venv/` is ready.
-
-## Run it locally
-
-```bash
-uv run main.py
-```
-
-The app listens on http://localhost:8080. Invoke it:
-
-```bash
-curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/invocations \
-  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-  -d '{"prompt": "Hello!"}'
-```
-
-## Build your agent
-
-Start in `main.py`:
-
-- Change the `system_prompt` to shape your agent's behavior.
-- Give it tools — Strands ships ready-made ones and makes custom tools a
-  decorator away:
-
-  ```python
-  from strands import Agent, tool
-
-  @tool
-  def word_count(text: str) -> int:
-      """Count words in text."""
-      return len(text.split())
-
-  agent = Agent(system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant.", tools=[word_count])
-  ```
-
-- Add dependencies with `uv add <package>`.
-
-See the [Strands documentation](https://strandsagents.com/latest/documentation/docs/)
-for multi-agent patterns, MCP tools, and model configuration.
-
-## Deploy
-
-Deploy from the project root with the AgentCore CLI; the CDK app under
-`agentcore/cdk` provisions the Runtime that hosts this agent.
-
-```bash
-agentcore project deploy
-agentcore project invoke runtime --payload '{"prompt":"Hello!"}'
-```
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python/main.py b/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python/main.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 182bfd57e..000000000
--- a/src/assets/templates/hello-world-python/main.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-from bedrock_agentcore.runtime import BedrockAgentCoreApp
-from strands import Agent
-
-app = BedrockAgentCoreApp()
-agent = Agent(system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant.")
-
-
-@app.entrypoint
-async def invoke(payload, context):
-    """Stream the agent's response to the caller's prompt."""
-    prompt = payload.get("prompt", "Hello!")
-    async for event in agent.stream_async(prompt):
-        yield event
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app.run()
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/Dockerfile.template b/src/assets/templates/mcp-python-fastmcp/Dockerfile.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/Dockerfile.template
rename to src/assets/templates/mcp-python-fastmcp/Dockerfile.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/python-mcp/README.md b/src/assets/templates/mcp-python-fastmcp/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/python-mcp/README.md
rename to src/assets/templates/mcp-python-fastmcp/README.md
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/dockerignore.template b/src/assets/templates/mcp-python-fastmcp/dockerignore.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/dockerignore.template
rename to src/assets/templates/mcp-python-fastmcp/dockerignore.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/gitignore.template b/src/assets/templates/mcp-python-fastmcp/gitignore.template
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/strands-py-a2a/gitignore.template
rename to src/assets/templates/mcp-python-fastmcp/gitignore.template
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/python-mcp/main.py b/src/assets/templates/mcp-python-fastmcp/main.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/python-mcp/main.py
rename to src/assets/templates/mcp-python-fastmcp/main.py
diff --git a/src/assets/templates/python-mcp/pyproject.toml b/src/assets/templates/mcp-python-fastmcp/pyproject.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/assets/templates/python-mcp/pyproject.toml
rename to src/assets/templates/mcp-python-fastmcp/pyproject.toml
diff --git a/src/core/project/__snapshots__/manager.test.ts.snap b/src/core/project/__snapshots__/manager.test.ts.snap
index a75e5b8d7..93418d3d4 100644
--- a/src/core/project/__snapshots__/manager.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/core/project/__snapshots__/manager.test.ts.snap
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ exports[`FsProjectManager.create scaffolds the expected file tree into a fresh d
   "agentcore/cdk/package.json",
   "agentcore/cdk/test/cdk.test.ts",
   "agentcore/cdk/tsconfig.json",
-  "app/hello_world/README.md",
-  "app/hello_world/main.py",
-  "app/hello_world/pyproject.toml",
+  "app/agent_python/README.md",
+  "app/agent_python/main.py",
+  "app/agent_python/pyproject.toml",
 ]
 `;
 
@@ -41,23 +41,23 @@ exports[`FsProjectManager.create snapshots the Strands project manifest and runt
     "agentcore/cdk/package.json",
     "agentcore/cdk/test/cdk.test.ts",
     "agentcore/cdk/tsconfig.json",
-    "app/strands_agent/.gitignore",
-    "app/strands_agent/README.md",
-    "app/strands_agent/main.py",
-    "app/strands_agent/mcp_client/__init__.py",
-    "app/strands_agent/mcp_client/client.py",
-    "app/strands_agent/memory/__init__.py",
-    "app/strands_agent/memory/session.py",
-    "app/strands_agent/model/__init__.py",
-    "app/strands_agent/model/load.py",
-    "app/strands_agent/model/mantle_compat.py",
-    "app/strands_agent/pyproject.toml",
-    "app/strands_agent/skills/fetcher.py",
+    "app/agent_python_strands/.gitignore",
+    "app/agent_python_strands/README.md",
+    "app/agent_python_strands/main.py",
+    "app/agent_python_strands/mcp_client/__init__.py",
+    "app/agent_python_strands/mcp_client/client.py",
+    "app/agent_python_strands/memory/__init__.py",
+    "app/agent_python_strands/memory/session.py",
+    "app/agent_python_strands/model/__init__.py",
+    "app/agent_python_strands/model/load.py",
+    "app/agent_python_strands/model/mantle_compat.py",
+    "app/agent_python_strands/pyproject.toml",
+    "app/agent_python_strands/skills/fetcher.py",
   ],
   "memories": [
     {
       "eventExpiryDuration": 30,
-      "name": "strands_agentMemory",
+      "name": "agent_python_strandsMemory",
       "strategies": [
         {
           "namespaceTemplates": [
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ exports[`FsProjectManager.create snapshots the Strands project manifest and runt
   "runtimes": [
     {
       "build": "CodeZip",
-      "codeLocation": "app/strands_agent",
+      "codeLocation": "app/agent_python_strands",
       "entrypoint": "main.py",
-      "name": "strands_agent",
+      "name": "agent_python_strands",
       "protocol": "HTTP",
       "runtimeVersion": "PYTHON_3_14",
     },
@@ -120,19 +120,19 @@ exports[`FsProjectManager.create snapshots the Strands TypeScript project manife
     "agentcore/cdk/package.json",
     "agentcore/cdk/test/cdk.test.ts",
     "agentcore/cdk/tsconfig.json",
-    "app/strands_agent/.gitignore",
-    "app/strands_agent/README.md",
-    "app/strands_agent/main.ts",
-    "app/strands_agent/mcp_client/client.ts",
-    "app/strands_agent/memory/memory.ts",
-    "app/strands_agent/model/load.ts",
-    "app/strands_agent/package.json",
-    "app/strands_agent/tsconfig.json",
+    "app/agent_typescript_strands/.gitignore",
+    "app/agent_typescript_strands/README.md",
+    "app/agent_typescript_strands/main.ts",
+    "app/agent_typescript_strands/mcp_client/client.ts",
+    "app/agent_typescript_strands/memory/memory.ts",
+    "app/agent_typescript_strands/model/load.ts",
+    "app/agent_typescript_strands/package.json",
+    "app/agent_typescript_strands/tsconfig.json",
   ],
   "memories": [
     {
       "eventExpiryDuration": 30,
-      "name": "strands_agentMemory",
+      "name": "agent_typescript_strandsMemory",
       "strategies": [
         {
           "namespaceTemplates": [
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ exports[`FsProjectManager.create snapshots the Strands TypeScript project manife
   "runtimes": [
     {
       "build": "CodeZip",
-      "codeLocation": "app/strands_agent",
+      "codeLocation": "app/agent_typescript_strands",
       "entrypoint": "main.js",
-      "name": "strands_agent",
+      "name": "agent_typescript_strands",
       "protocol": "HTTP",
       "runtimeVersion": "NODE_22",
     },
@@ -195,19 +195,19 @@ exports[`FsProjectManager.create snapshots the Strands A2A project manifest and
     "agentcore/cdk/package.json",
     "agentcore/cdk/test/cdk.test.ts",
     "agentcore/cdk/tsconfig.json",
-    "app/a2a_agent/.gitignore",
-    "app/a2a_agent/README.md",
-    "app/a2a_agent/main.py",
-    "app/a2a_agent/memory/__init__.py",
-    "app/a2a_agent/memory/session.py",
-    "app/a2a_agent/model/__init__.py",
-    "app/a2a_agent/model/load.py",
-    "app/a2a_agent/pyproject.toml",
+    "app/a2a_python_strands/.gitignore",
+    "app/a2a_python_strands/README.md",
+    "app/a2a_python_strands/main.py",
+    "app/a2a_python_strands/memory/__init__.py",
+    "app/a2a_python_strands/memory/session.py",
+    "app/a2a_python_strands/model/__init__.py",
+    "app/a2a_python_strands/model/load.py",
+    "app/a2a_python_strands/pyproject.toml",
   ],
   "memories": [
     {
       "eventExpiryDuration": 30,
-      "name": "a2a_agentMemory",
+      "name": "a2a_python_strandsMemory",
       "strategies": [
         {
           "namespaceTemplates": [
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ exports[`FsProjectManager.create snapshots the Strands A2A project manifest and
   "runtimes": [
     {
       "build": "CodeZip",
-      "codeLocation": "app/a2a_agent",
+      "codeLocation": "app/a2a_python_strands",
       "entrypoint": "main.py",
-      "name": "a2a_agent",
+      "name": "a2a_python_strands",
       "protocol": "A2A",
       "runtimeVersion": "PYTHON_3_14",
     },
diff --git a/src/core/project/manager.export.test.ts b/src/core/project/manager.export.test.ts
index 1c54253cd..6ba6099f7 100644
--- a/src/core/project/manager.export.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/project/manager.export.test.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ async function projectWithHarness(
       name: "orders",
       skipInstall: true,
       skipGit: true,
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("hello-world-python"),
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("agent-python"),
     }),
   );
   project = await drain(
diff --git a/src/core/project/manager.test.ts b/src/core/project/manager.test.ts
index a9aa4f9e1..47b11e5fa 100644
--- a/src/core/project/manager.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/project/manager.test.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ import {
 import { createSilentLogger, TestIdentityClient } from "../../testing";
 import type { DeployBackendInput, ProjectBackend } from "./backends/types";
 
-const HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON = resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("hello-world-python");
-const HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON_CONTAINER = resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("hello-world-python-container");
-const STRANDS_PYTHON = resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("strands-python");
-const STRANDS_TS = resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("strands-ts");
-const STRANDS_PY_A2A = resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("strands-py-a2a");
-const STRANDS_PY_A2A_CONTAINER = resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("strands-py-a2a", {
+const AGENT_PYTHON = resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("agent-python");
+const AGENT_PYTHON_CONTAINER = resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("agent-python", {
+  build: "Container",
+});
+const AGENT_PYTHON_STRANDS = resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("agent-python-strands");
+const AGENT_TYPESCRIPT_STRANDS = resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("agent-typescript-strands");
+const A2A_PYTHON_STRANDS = resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("a2a-python-strands");
+const A2A_PYTHON_STRANDS_CONTAINER = resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("a2a-python-strands", {
   build: "Container",
 });
 
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
     await runCreate(manager().manager, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON,
     });
 
     const projectRoot = join(directory, "example");
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
     await runCreate(manager().manager, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: STRANDS_PYTHON,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON_STRANDS,
     });
 
     const projectRoot = join(directory, "example");
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
     await runCreate(manager().manager, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: STRANDS_TS,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_TYPESCRIPT_STRANDS,
     });
 
     const projectRoot = join(directory, "example");
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
     await runCreate(manager().manager, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: STRANDS_PY_A2A,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: A2A_PYTHON_STRANDS,
     });
 
     const projectRoot = join(directory, "example");
@@ -156,27 +158,27 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
     await runCreate(manager().manager, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: STRANDS_PY_A2A,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: A2A_PYTHON_STRANDS,
     });
 
     const spec = await Bun.file(join(directory, "example", "agentcore", "agentcore.json")).json();
     expect(spec.runtimes[0]).toMatchObject({
-      name: "a2a_agent",
+      name: "a2a_python_strands",
       build: "CodeZip",
       protocol: "A2A",
       entrypoint: "main.py",
     });
-    expect(spec.memories).toMatchObject([{ name: "a2a_agentMemory" }]);
+    expect(spec.memories).toMatchObject([{ name: "a2a_python_strandsMemory" }]);
   });
 
   test("scaffolds the Strands A2A runtime as a container with --build Container", async () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
     await runCreate(manager().manager, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: STRANDS_PY_A2A_CONTAINER,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: A2A_PYTHON_STRANDS_CONTAINER,
     });
 
-    const appDir = join(directory, "example", "app", "a2a_agent");
+    const appDir = join(directory, "example", "app", "a2a_python_strands");
     expect(await Bun.file(join(appDir, "Dockerfile")).exists()).toBe(true);
     expect(await Bun.file(join(appDir, ".dockerignore")).exists()).toBe(true);
 
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
     await runCreate(manager().manager, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON,
     });
 
     const configDir = join(directory, "example", "agentcore");
@@ -200,10 +202,10 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     expect(spec.name).toBe("example");
     expect(spec.runtimes).toEqual([
       {
-        name: "hello_world",
+        name: "agent_python",
         build: "CodeZip",
         entrypoint: "main.py",
-        codeLocation: "app/hello_world",
+        codeLocation: "app/agent_python",
         runtimeVersion: "PYTHON_3_14",
       },
     ]);
@@ -214,10 +216,10 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
     await runCreate(manager().manager, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON_CONTAINER,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON_CONTAINER,
     });
 
-    const appDir = join(directory, "example", "app", "hello_world");
+    const appDir = join(directory, "example", "app", "agent_python");
     // dockerignore.template must render to .dockerignore (the fsTree regex fix).
     expect(await Bun.file(join(appDir, ".dockerignore")).exists()).toBe(true);
     expect(await Bun.file(join(appDir, "dockerignore.template")).exists()).toBe(false);
@@ -231,7 +233,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     await inTempDirectory();
     const input: CreateProjectInput = {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON,
     };
 
     await runCreate(manager().manager, input);
@@ -263,13 +265,13 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     const { manager: subject, commands } = manager();
     await runCreate(subject, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON,
     });
 
     const projectRoot = join(directory, "example");
     expect(commands).toEqual([
       { command: ["npm", "install"], cwd: join(projectRoot, "agentcore", "cdk") },
-      { command: ["uv", "sync"], cwd: join(projectRoot, "app", "hello_world") },
+      { command: ["uv", "sync"], cwd: join(projectRoot, "app", "agent_python") },
       { command: ["git", "init"], cwd: projectRoot },
     ]);
   });
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     const { manager: subject, commands } = manager();
     await runCreate(subject, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON,
       skipInstall: true,
     });
 
@@ -289,17 +291,19 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
   test.each([
     [
       "Python",
-      resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("strands-python", { build: "Container" }),
+      resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("agent-python-strands", { build: "Container" }),
       ["uv", "lock"],
+      "agent_python_strands",
     ],
     [
       "TypeScript",
-      resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("strands-ts", { build: "Container" }),
+      resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("agent-typescript-strands", { build: "Container" }),
       ["npm", "install", "--package-lock-only"],
+      "agent_typescript_strands",
     ],
   ])(
     "skipInstall still generates the container lockfile for %s",
-    async (_label, scaffoldRuntimeInput, lockCommand) => {
+    async (_label, scaffoldRuntimeInput, lockCommand, runtimeName) => {
       const directory = await inTempDirectory();
       const { manager: subject, commands } = manager();
       await runCreate(subject, {
@@ -310,7 +314,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
       });
 
       expect(commands).toEqual([
-        { command: lockCommand, cwd: join(directory, "example", "app", "strands_agent") },
+        { command: lockCommand, cwd: join(directory, "example", "app", runtimeName) },
       ]);
     },
   );
@@ -320,7 +324,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     const { manager: subject, commands } = manager();
     await runCreate(subject, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON,
       skipGit: true,
     });
 
@@ -331,7 +335,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     await inTempDirectory();
     const { events, project } = await runCreate(manager().manager, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON,
     });
 
     expect(events.flatMap((event) => (event.type === "step" ? [event.message] : []))).toEqual([
@@ -357,7 +361,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     });
 
     await expect(
-      runCreate(failing, { name: "example", scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON }),
+      runCreate(failing, { name: "example", scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON }),
     ).rejects.toThrow("npm exploded");
     expect(await Bun.file(join(directory, "example", "agentcore", "agentcore.json")).exists()).toBe(
       true,
@@ -368,14 +372,14 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.create", () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
     await runCreate(manager().manager, {
       name: "root",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON,
     });
 
     process.chdir(join(directory, "root"));
     await expect(
       runCreate(manager().manager, {
         name: "child",
-        scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON,
+        scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON,
       }),
     ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(ProjectStateError);
   });
@@ -391,7 +395,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.build", () => {
   ): Promise<Project> {
     const { project } = await runCreate(subject, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON,
       skipInstall: true,
       skipGit: true,
     });
@@ -772,7 +776,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.resolve", () => {
     const subject = manager().manager;
     await runCreate(subject, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON,
     });
 
     // Resolve from a nested path to prove the walk-up to the project root.
@@ -810,10 +814,10 @@ describe("FsProjectManager.resolve", () => {
         version: 1,
         runtimes: [
           {
-            name: "hello_world",
+            name: "agent_python",
             build: "CodeZip",
             entrypoint: "main.py",
-            codeLocation: "app/hello_world",
+            codeLocation: "app/agent_python",
           },
         ],
       }),
@@ -843,7 +847,7 @@ describe("FsProjectManager removal", () => {
     const subject = manager().manager;
     const { project } = await runCreate(subject, {
       name: "example",
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: HELLO_WORLD_PYTHON,
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: AGENT_PYTHON,
     });
     return { subject, project };
   }
diff --git a/src/core/project/templates/export.ts b/src/core/project/templates/export.ts
index fd882b04a..fb0c37d0e 100644
--- a/src/core/project/templates/export.ts
+++ b/src/core/project/templates/export.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export interface HarnessExportInput {
 
 /** The pure mapping result; the project manager executes it against the filesystem. */
 export interface HarnessExportPlan {
-  /** Handlebars context for rendering the strands-http-python template. */
+  /** Handlebars context for rendering the export-harness-python template. */
   context: Record<string, unknown>;
   /** The runtimes[] entry to append to agentcore.json. */
   runtime: ProjectRuntime;
diff --git a/src/core/project/templates/runtime.ts b/src/core/project/templates/runtime.ts
index b3fc98117..98c733ff8 100644
--- a/src/core/project/templates/runtime.ts
+++ b/src/core/project/templates/runtime.ts
@@ -90,16 +90,18 @@ const importBedrockAgentResolver = () => async (input: RuntimeResourceConfig) =>
 const getTemplateResolvers = (assetSource: AssetSource, templateRenderer: TemplateRenderer) => ({
   [buildResolverKey("none", "Python", "HTTP")]: async (input: RuntimeResourceConfig) => {
     if (input.scaffoldRuntimeInput.memory !== undefined)
-      throw new InputValidationError(`memory is not supported with the hello-world template`);
+      throw new InputValidationError(`memory is not supported with the agent-python template`);
+    const isContainer = input.scaffoldRuntimeInput.build === "Container";
     const tree = await FsTreeNode.fromAssetSource(
       { assetSource },
+      { assetDir: "templates/agent-python" },
       {
-        assetDir:
-          input.scaffoldRuntimeInput.build === "Container"
-            ? "templates/hello-world-python-container"
-            : "templates/hello-world-python",
+        rootDirName: input.name,
+        filter: (name) => {
+          if (name === "Dockerfile" || name === ".dockerignore") return isContainer;
+          return true;
+        },
       },
-      { rootDirName: input.name },
     );
     return { tree, spec: { runtimes: [buildRuntimeSpec(input)] } };
   },
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ const getTemplateResolvers = (assetSource: AssetSource, templateRenderer: Templa
     const isContainer = input.scaffoldRuntimeInput.build === "Container";
     const tree = await FsTreeNode.fromAssetSource(
       { assetSource },
-      { assetDir: "templates/strands-http-python" },
+      { assetDir: "templates/agent-python-strands" },
       {
         rootDirName: input.name,
         transformContent: (raw) => templateRenderer.render(raw, context),
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ const getTemplateResolvers = (assetSource: AssetSource, templateRenderer: Templa
   },
   [buildResolverKey("strands", "TypeScript", "HTTP")]: async (input: RuntimeResourceConfig) => {
     if (input.protocol !== undefined && input.protocol !== "HTTP")
-      throw new InputValidationError("the strands-ts template only supports HTTP");
+      throw new InputValidationError("the agent-typescript-strands template only supports HTTP");
 
     const memory = input.scaffoldRuntimeInput.memory;
     // The TypeScript strands SDK's createAgentCoreMemoryStores requires at least one
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ const getTemplateResolvers = (assetSource: AssetSource, templateRenderer: Templa
     // https://github.com/aws/bedrock-agentcore-sdk-typescript/blob/v0.3.0/src/memory/integrations/strands/factory.ts#L130-L133
     if (memory !== undefined && memory.strategies.length === 0)
       throw new InputValidationError(
-        "the strands-ts template does not support short-term-only memory; add long-term strategies or use --memory none",
+        "the agent-typescript-strands template does not support short-term-only memory; add long-term strategies or use --memory none",
       );
 
     const context = {
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ const getTemplateResolvers = (assetSource: AssetSource, templateRenderer: Templa
     const isContainer = input.scaffoldRuntimeInput.build === "Container";
     const tree = await FsTreeNode.fromAssetSource(
       { assetSource },
-      { assetDir: "templates/strands-http-typescript" },
+      { assetDir: "templates/agent-typescript-strands" },
       {
         rootDirName: input.name,
         transformContent: (raw) => templateRenderer.render(raw, context),
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ const getTemplateResolvers = (assetSource: AssetSource, templateRenderer: Templa
     const isContainer = input.scaffoldRuntimeInput.build === "Container";
     const tree = await FsTreeNode.fromAssetSource(
       { assetSource },
-      { assetDir: "templates/python-mcp" },
+      { assetDir: "templates/mcp-python-fastmcp" },
       {
         rootDirName: input.name,
         transformContent: (raw) => templateRenderer.render(raw, context),
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ const getTemplateResolvers = (assetSource: AssetSource, templateRenderer: Templa
     const isContainer = input.scaffoldRuntimeInput.build === "Container";
     const tree = await FsTreeNode.fromAssetSource(
       { assetSource },
-      { assetDir: "templates/strands-py-a2a" },
+      { assetDir: "templates/a2a-python-strands" },
       {
         rootDirName: input.name,
         transformContent: (raw) => templateRenderer.render(raw, context),
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/add/gateway-target/index.test.ts b/src/handlers/project/add/gateway-target/index.test.ts
index 211b5c27d..747b8410c 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/add/gateway-target/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/project/add/gateway-target/index.test.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe("project add gateway-target", () => {
       "--name",
       "runtime",
       "--runtime",
-      "hello_world",
+      "agent_python",
       "--runtime-endpoint",
       "DEFAULT",
     ]);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe("project add gateway-target", () => {
       {
         name: "runtime",
         targetType: "httpRuntime",
-        httpRuntime: { runtime: "hello_world", runtimeEndpoint: "DEFAULT" },
+        httpRuntime: { runtime: "agent_python", runtimeEndpoint: "DEFAULT" },
       },
     ]);
   });
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ describe("project add gateway-target", () => {
     ["no Target mode", ["--gateway", "tools", "--name", "target"], "specify exactly one"],
     [
       "multiple Target modes",
-      [...endpointFlags(), "--runtime", "hello_world"],
+      [...endpointFlags(), "--runtime", "agent_python"],
       "specify exactly one",
     ],
     [
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/add/gateway-test-support.ts b/src/handlers/project/add/gateway-test-support.ts
index 9a422baff..e60f9976c 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/add/gateway-test-support.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/project/add/gateway-test-support.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function createGatewayProjectTestHarness(directoryPrefix: string) {
       "--name",
       name,
       "--template",
-      "hello-world-python",
+      "agent-python",
       "--skip-install",
       "--skip-git",
     ]);
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/add/online-eval/index.test.ts b/src/handlers/project/add/online-eval/index.test.ts
index 10ca3dd73..aa7154fe2 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/add/online-eval/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/project/add/online-eval/index.test.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async function inProject(name = "TestProject"): Promise<string> {
     "--name",
     name,
     "--template",
-    "hello-world-python",
+    "agent-python",
     "--skip-install",
     "--skip-git",
   ]);
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ describe("project add online-eval", () => {
         "--name",
         "x",
         "--agent",
-        "hello_world",
+        "agent_python",
         "--evaluator",
         "Builtin.Correctness",
         "--sampling-rate",
         "50",
       ],
-      { agent: "hello_world", evaluators: ["Builtin.Correctness"], samplingRate: 50 },
+      { agent: "agent_python", evaluators: ["Builtin.Correctness"], samplingRate: 50 },
     ],
     [
       "custom log-group source",
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe("project add online-eval", () => {
         "--name",
         "x",
         "--agent",
-        "hello_world",
+        "agent_python",
         "--endpoint",
         "PROD",
         "--evaluator",
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe("project add online-eval", () => {
         "--sampling-rate",
         "10",
       ],
-      { agent: "hello_world", endpoint: "PROD" },
+      { agent: "agent_python", endpoint: "PROD" },
     ],
     [
       "service-name filter on a custom source",
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe("project add online-eval", () => {
         "--name",
         "x",
         "--agent",
-        "hello_world",
+        "agent_python",
         "--evaluator",
         "Builtin.Correctness",
         "--sampling-rate",
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/add/online-insight/index.test.ts b/src/handlers/project/add/online-insight/index.test.ts
index 69f943cc5..89551811f 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/add/online-insight/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/project/add/online-insight/index.test.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async function inProject(name = "TestProject"): Promise<string> {
     "--name",
     name,
     "--template",
-    "hello-world-python",
+    "agent-python",
     "--skip-install",
     "--skip-git",
   ]);
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ describe("project add online-insight", () => {
   test.each<[string, string[], Record<string, unknown>]>([
     [
       "minimal — agent source",
-      ["--name", "x", "--agent", "hello_world", "--insight", INSIGHT, "--sampling-rate", "50"],
-      { agent: "hello_world", insights: [INSIGHT], samplingRate: 50 },
+      ["--name", "x", "--agent", "agent_python", "--insight", INSIGHT, "--sampling-rate", "50"],
+      { agent: "agent_python", insights: [INSIGHT], samplingRate: 50 },
     ],
     [
       "custom log-group source",
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe("project add online-insight", () => {
         "--name",
         "x",
         "--agent",
-        "hello_world",
+        "agent_python",
         "--endpoint",
         "PROD",
         "--insight",
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe("project add online-insight", () => {
         "--sampling-rate",
         "10",
       ],
-      { agent: "hello_world", endpoint: "PROD" },
+      { agent: "agent_python", endpoint: "PROD" },
     ],
     [
       "clustering frequencies",
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe("project add online-insight", () => {
         "--name",
         "x",
         "--agent",
-        "hello_world",
+        "agent_python",
         "--insight",
         INSIGHT,
         "--sampling-rate",
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ describe("project add online-insight", () => {
         "--name",
         "x",
         "--agent",
-        "hello_world",
+        "agent_python",
         "--insight",
         INSIGHT,
         "--sampling-rate",
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ describe("project add online-insight", () => {
       "--name",
       "x",
       "--agent",
-      "hello_world",
+      "agent_python",
       "--insight",
       INSIGHT,
       "--sampling-rate",
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe("project add online-insight", () => {
         "--name",
         "x",
         "--agent",
-        "hello_world",
+        "agent_python",
         "--insight",
         INSIGHT,
         "--sampling-rate",
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/add/payment-test-support.ts b/src/handlers/project/add/payment-test-support.ts
index 66665c647..0e2322802 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/add/payment-test-support.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/project/add/payment-test-support.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function createPaymentProjectTestHarness(directoryPrefix: string) {
       "--name",
       name,
       "--template",
-      "hello-world-python",
+      "agent-python",
       "--skip-install",
       "--skip-git",
     ]);
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/add/runtime/index.test.ts b/src/handlers/project/add/runtime/index.test.ts
index b0bcf0e42..17869ac44 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/add/runtime/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/project/add/runtime/index.test.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function translatedImportPlan(
 }
 
 describe("project add runtime", () => {
-  const template = ["--template", "hello-world-python"];
+  const template = ["--template", "agent-python"];
 
   const allScaffoldingFlags = [
     "--build",
@@ -125,18 +125,15 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
       build: "Container",
       dockerfile: "Dockerfile",
     },
-    "container template build override to CodeZip": {
-      build: "CodeZip",
-    },
     "strands template overrides to Container": {
       build: "Container",
       dockerfile: "Dockerfile",
     },
-    "py-mcp template preset": {
+    "mcp-python-fastmcp template preset": {
       build: "CodeZip",
       protocol: "MCP",
     },
-    "py-mcp overrides to Container": {
+    "mcp-python-fastmcp overrides to Container": {
       build: "Container",
       dockerfile: "Dockerfile",
       protocol: "MCP",
@@ -145,11 +142,11 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
       build: "CodeZip",
       protocol: "MCP",
     },
-    "strands-py-a2a template preset": {
+    "a2a-python-strands template preset": {
       build: "CodeZip",
       protocol: "A2A",
     },
-    "strands-py-a2a overrides to Container": {
+    "a2a-python-strands overrides to Container": {
       build: "Container",
       dockerfile: "Dockerfile",
       protocol: "A2A",
@@ -188,17 +185,16 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
   test.each<[string, string[]]>([
     ["template preset", ["--name", "my_agent", ...template]],
     [
-      "container template preset",
-      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "hello-world-python-container"],
+      "agent-python-strands template preset",
+      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "agent-python-strands"],
     ],
-    ["strands-python template preset", ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "strands-python"]],
     [
       "template overrides to Container",
       [
         "--name",
         "my_agent",
         "--template",
-        "hello-world-python",
+        "agent-python",
         "--build",
         "Container",
         "--model-provider",
@@ -208,22 +204,24 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
       ],
     ],
     [
-      "container template build override to CodeZip",
-      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "hello-world-python-container", "--build", "CodeZip"],
+      "strands template overrides to Container",
+      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "agent-python-strands", "--build", "Container"],
     ],
     [
-      "strands template overrides to Container",
-      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "strands-python", "--build", "Container"],
+      "mcp-python-fastmcp template preset",
+      ["--name", "my_mcp", "--template", "mcp-python-fastmcp"],
     ],
-    ["py-mcp template preset", ["--name", "my_mcp", "--template", "py-mcp"]],
     [
-      "py-mcp overrides to Container",
-      ["--name", "my_mcp", "--template", "py-mcp", "--build", "Container"],
+      "mcp-python-fastmcp overrides to Container",
+      ["--name", "my_mcp", "--template", "mcp-python-fastmcp", "--build", "Container"],
     ],
-    ["strands-py-a2a template preset", ["--name", "my_a2a", "--template", "strands-py-a2a"]],
     [
-      "strands-py-a2a overrides to Container",
-      ["--name", "my_a2a", "--template", "strands-py-a2a", "--build", "Container"],
+      "a2a-python-strands template preset",
+      ["--name", "my_a2a", "--template", "a2a-python-strands"],
+    ],
+    [
+      "a2a-python-strands overrides to Container",
+      ["--name", "my_a2a", "--template", "a2a-python-strands", "--build", "Container"],
     ],
     [
       "custom A2A runtime",
@@ -245,12 +243,12 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
       ],
     ],
     [
-      "strands-python with session, EFS, and S3 mounts",
+      "agent-python-strands with session, EFS, and S3 mounts",
       [
         "--name",
         "fs_agent",
         "--template",
-        "strands-python",
+        "agent-python-strands",
         "--network-mode",
         "VPC",
         "--network-config",
@@ -260,12 +258,12 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
       ],
     ],
     [
-      "py-mcp with session, EFS, and S3 mounts",
+      "mcp-python-fastmcp with session, EFS, and S3 mounts",
       [
         "--name",
         "fs_mcp",
         "--template",
-        "py-mcp",
+        "mcp-python-fastmcp",
         "--network-mode",
         "VPC",
         "--network-config",
@@ -275,12 +273,12 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
       ],
     ],
     [
-      "strands-py-a2a with session, EFS, and S3 mounts",
+      "a2a-python-strands with session, EFS, and S3 mounts",
       [
         "--name",
         "fs_a2a",
         "--template",
-        "strands-py-a2a",
+        "a2a-python-strands",
         "--network-mode",
         "VPC",
         "--network-config",
@@ -467,10 +465,7 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
     expect(runtime).toMatchObject({ entrypoint: "main.py", ...expectedSpecByLabel[label] });
     expect(await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "app", name, "main.py")).exists()).toBe(true);
     const buildFlagIndex = flags.indexOf("--build");
-    const isContainer =
-      buildFlagIndex >= 0
-        ? flags[buildFlagIndex + 1] === "Container"
-        : flags.includes("hello-world-python-container");
+    const isContainer = buildFlagIndex >= 0 && flags[buildFlagIndex + 1] === "Container";
     expect(runtime.runtimeVersion).toBe(isContainer ? undefined : "PYTHON_3_14");
     expect(await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "app", name, "Dockerfile")).exists()).toBe(isContainer);
     expect(await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "app", name, ".dockerignore")).exists()).toBe(
@@ -525,15 +520,15 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
   test.each<[string, string[], string[]]>([
     [
       "template preset defaults to long and short-term memory",
-      ["--name", "my_a2a", "--template", "strands-py-a2a"],
+      ["--name", "my_a2a", "--template", "a2a-python-strands"],
       ["SEMANTIC", "USER_PREFERENCE", "SUMMARIZATION", "EPISODIC"],
     ],
     [
       "template preset with --memory none",
-      ["--name", "my_a2a", "--template", "strands-py-a2a", "--memory", "none"],
+      ["--name", "my_a2a", "--template", "a2a-python-strands", "--memory", "none"],
       [],
     ],
-  ])("strands-py-a2a %s", async (_label, flags, expectedStrategies) => {
+  ])("a2a-python-strands %s", async (_label, flags, expectedStrategies) => {
     const projectRoot = await inProject();
     await run(["add", "runtime", ...flags]);
 
@@ -556,7 +551,7 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
   test.each<[string, string[], string[]]>([
     [
       "template preset",
-      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "strands-ts"],
+      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "agent-typescript-strands"],
       ["SEMANTIC", "USER_PREFERENCE", "SUMMARIZATION", "EPISODIC"],
     ],
     [
@@ -579,43 +574,46 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
     ],
     [
       "template overrides to Container",
-      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "strands-ts", "--build", "Container"],
+      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "agent-typescript-strands", "--build", "Container"],
       ["SEMANTIC", "USER_PREFERENCE", "SUMMARIZATION", "EPISODIC"],
     ],
-  ])("strands-ts %s scaffolds a TypeScript agent", async (_label, flags, expectedStrategies) => {
-    const projectRoot = await inProject();
-    await run(["add", "runtime", ...flags]);
-
-    const buildFlagIndex = flags.indexOf("--build");
-    const isContainer = buildFlagIndex >= 0 && flags[buildFlagIndex + 1] === "Container";
-
-    const spec = await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "agentcore", "agentcore.json")).json();
-    const runtime = spec.runtimes.find(
-      (candidate: { name: string }) => candidate.name === "my_agent",
-    );
-    expect(runtime).toMatchObject({
-      entrypoint: "main.js",
-      ...(isContainer
-        ? { build: "Container", dockerfile: "Dockerfile" }
-        : { build: "CodeZip", runtimeVersion: "NODE_22" }),
-    });
-    expect(runtime.runtimeVersion).toBe(isContainer ? undefined : "NODE_22");
-    expect(await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "app", "my_agent", "Dockerfile")).exists()).toBe(
-      isContainer,
-    );
-    expect(await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "app", "my_agent", ".dockerignore")).exists()).toBe(
-      isContainer,
-    );
-
-    const memory = (spec.memories ?? []).find(
-      (candidate: { name: string }) => candidate.name === "my_agentMemory",
-    );
-    const strategies = memory?.strategies.map(({ type }: { type: string }) => type) ?? [];
-    expect(strategies).toEqual(expectedStrategies);
-  });
+  ])(
+    "agent-typescript-strands %s scaffolds a TypeScript agent",
+    async (_label, flags, expectedStrategies) => {
+      const projectRoot = await inProject();
+      await run(["add", "runtime", ...flags]);
+
+      const buildFlagIndex = flags.indexOf("--build");
+      const isContainer = buildFlagIndex >= 0 && flags[buildFlagIndex + 1] === "Container";
+
+      const spec = await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "agentcore", "agentcore.json")).json();
+      const runtime = spec.runtimes.find(
+        (candidate: { name: string }) => candidate.name === "my_agent",
+      );
+      expect(runtime).toMatchObject({
+        entrypoint: "main.js",
+        ...(isContainer
+          ? { build: "Container", dockerfile: "Dockerfile" }
+          : { build: "CodeZip", runtimeVersion: "NODE_22" }),
+      });
+      expect(runtime.runtimeVersion).toBe(isContainer ? undefined : "NODE_22");
+      expect(await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "app", "my_agent", "Dockerfile")).exists()).toBe(
+        isContainer,
+      );
+      expect(await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "app", "my_agent", ".dockerignore")).exists()).toBe(
+        isContainer,
+      );
+
+      const memory = (spec.memories ?? []).find(
+        (candidate: { name: string }) => candidate.name === "my_agentMemory",
+      );
+      const strategies = memory?.strategies.map(({ type }: { type: string }) => type) ?? [];
+      expect(strategies).toEqual(expectedStrategies);
+    },
+  );
 
   test.each<[string, string[]]>([
-    ["missing --name", ["--template", "hello-world-python"]],
+    ["missing --name", ["--template", "agent-python"]],
     [
       "missing --build without --template",
       [
@@ -632,8 +630,8 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
       ],
     ],
     [
-      "--protocol cannot override the strands-python template",
-      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "strands-python", "--protocol", "MCP"],
+      "--protocol cannot override the agent-python-strands template",
+      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "agent-python-strands", "--protocol", "MCP"],
     ],
     [
       "TypeScript without a strands template has no resolver",
@@ -651,7 +649,7 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
       ],
     ],
     [
-      "strands-ts rejects short-term-only memory",
+      "agent-typescript-strands rejects short-term-only memory",
       [
         "--name",
         "my_agent",
@@ -672,12 +670,12 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
       ["--name", "my_agent", ...template, "--network-config", "{bad}"],
     ],
     [
-      "--protocol cannot override the hello-world-python template",
-      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "hello-world-python", "--protocol", "MCP"],
+      "--protocol cannot override the agent-python template",
+      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "agent-python", "--protocol", "MCP"],
     ],
     [
-      "py-mcp does not support memory",
-      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "py-mcp", "--memory", "shortTerm"],
+      "mcp-python-fastmcp does not support memory",
+      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "mcp-python-fastmcp", "--memory", "shortTerm"],
     ],
     [
       "--protocol alone requires --framework and --language",
@@ -685,7 +683,7 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
     ],
     [
       "--protocol cannot override a template",
-      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "py-mcp", "--protocol", "MCP"],
+      ["--name", "my_agent", "--template", "mcp-python-fastmcp", "--protocol", "MCP"],
     ],
     [
       "custom MCP runtime does not support memory",
@@ -758,7 +756,7 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
         "--name",
         "my_agent",
         "--template",
-        "hello-world-python",
+        "agent-python",
         `--${flagName}`,
         value,
       ]),
@@ -777,7 +775,7 @@ describe("project add runtime", () => {
         "--name",
         "my_agent",
         "--template",
-        "hello-world-python",
+        "agent-python",
         "--api-key",
         `file://${apiKeyPath}`,
       ]),
@@ -925,7 +923,7 @@ describe("project add runtime --type import", () => {
     const core = new TestCoreClient();
     core.bedrockAgentImportPlans["A1B2C3D4E5/TSTALIASID"] = translatedImportPlan();
     await expect(run([...importArgs, "--framework", "strands"], { core })).resolves.toBeDefined();
-    await expect(run([...importArgs, "--template", "hello-world-python"])).rejects.toThrow(
+    await expect(run([...importArgs, "--template", "agent-python"])).rejects.toThrow(
       /--template cannot be combined/,
     );
     await expect(run([...importArgs, "--build", "Container"])).rejects.toThrow(
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/add/runtime/index.ts b/src/handlers/project/add/runtime/index.ts
index f3148e219..4f629e7c5 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/add/runtime/index.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/project/add/runtime/index.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export const createAddRuntimeHandler = (config: AddProjectResourceConfig) =>
                     ? LANGUAGE_VERSION_DEFAULTS[flags.language ?? "Python"]
                     : undefined,
               })
-            : resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("hello-world-python", { runtimeName: flags.name });
+            : resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("agent-python", { runtimeName: flags.name });
 
       const inputEnvironmentVariables = parseJsonFlag<Record<string, string>>(
         "environment-variables",
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/create/create.screen.test.tsx b/src/handlers/project/create/create.screen.test.tsx
index 10cb73945..c56259bed 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/create/create.screen.test.tsx
+++ b/src/handlers/project/create/create.screen.test.tsx
@@ -282,14 +282,14 @@ describe("project create wizard", () => {
     await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "● scaffolded agent code");
     await r.press("return");
 
-    // Template step: the three refactor-supported templates are offered.
+    // Template step: the supported templates are offered.
     await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "choose a template");
-    expect(r.lastFrame()).toContain("hello-world-python");
-    expect(r.lastFrame()).toContain("hello-world-python-container");
-    expect(r.lastFrame()).toContain("● strands-python (recommended)");
+    expect(r.lastFrame()).toContain("mcp-python-fastmcp");
+    expect(r.lastFrame()).toContain("a2a-python-strands");
+    expect(r.lastFrame()).toContain("● agent-python-strands (recommended)");
     const templateFrame = r.lastFrame() ?? "";
-    expect(templateFrame.indexOf("strands-python")).toBeLessThan(
-      templateFrame.indexOf("hello-world-python"),
+    expect(templateFrame.indexOf("agent-python-strands")).toBeLessThan(
+      templateFrame.indexOf("mcp-python-fastmcp"),
     );
     await r.press("return");
 
@@ -306,18 +306,18 @@ describe("project create wizard", () => {
       line.includes("this project will be created"),
     );
     expect(reviewLines[reviewHeading + 1] ?? "").toContain("─");
-    expect(r.lastFrame()).toContain("strands-python");
+    expect(r.lastFrame()).toContain("agent-python-strands");
     expect(r.lastFrame()).toContain("long and short-term");
     await r.press("return");
     await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "project created in ./StrandsApp", 5000);
 
-    // Identical to the flag-driven `--template strands-python` input.
+    // Identical to the flag-driven `--template agent-python-strands` input.
     expect(inputs).toEqual([
       {
         name: "StrandsApp",
         skipInstall: false,
         skipGit: false,
-        scaffoldRuntimeInput: resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("strands-python"),
+        scaffoldRuntimeInput: resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("agent-python-strands"),
       },
     ]);
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ describe("project create wizard", () => {
       join(directory, "StrandsApp", "agentcore", "agentcore.json"),
     ).json();
     expect(spec.runtimes.map((runtime: { name: string }) => runtime.name)).toEqual([
-      "strands_agent",
+      "agent_python_strands",
     ]);
     expect(spec.memories).toHaveLength(1);
     r.unmount();
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ describe("project create wizard", () => {
     await r.press("down");
     await r.press("return");
     await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "choose a template");
-    await r.press("return"); // strands-python is preselected
+    await r.press("return"); // agent-python-strands is preselected
     await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "choose a memory configuration");
     await r.press("down"); // none
     await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "● none");
@@ -357,7 +357,9 @@ describe("project create wizard", () => {
       name: "BareStrands",
       skipInstall: false,
       skipGit: false,
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("strands-python", { memory: "none" }),
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("agent-python-strands", {
+        memory: "none",
+      }),
     });
     r.unmount();
   }, 10000);
@@ -375,8 +377,8 @@ describe("project create wizard", () => {
     await r.press("down");
     await r.press("return");
     await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "choose a template");
-    await r.press("down"); // hello-world-python
-    await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "● hello-world-python ");
+    await r.press("down"); // agent-python
+    await waitForText(r.lastFrame, "● agent-python ");
     await r.press("return");
 
     // Straight to review: hello-world does not support memory.
@@ -389,7 +391,7 @@ describe("project create wizard", () => {
       name: "HelloApp",
       skipInstall: false,
       skipGit: false,
-      scaffoldRuntimeInput: resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("hello-world-python"),
+      scaffoldRuntimeInput: resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut("agent-python"),
     });
     r.unmount();
   }, 10000);
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/create/screen.tsx b/src/handlers/project/create/screen.tsx
index bb31f661f..55048312a 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/create/screen.tsx
+++ b/src/handlers/project/create/screen.tsx
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function emptyCreateProjectForm(): CreateProjectFormValues {
     name: "",
     kind: "harness",
     model: emptyProjectModel(),
-    template: "strands-python",
+    template: "agent-python-strands",
     memory: "longAndShortTerm",
   };
 }
@@ -123,28 +123,23 @@ const TEMPLATE_OPTIONS: {
   description: string;
 }[] = [
   {
-    template: "strands-python",
-    label: "strands-python (recommended)",
+    template: "agent-python-strands",
+    label: "agent-python-strands (recommended)",
     description: "Strands agent on Bedrock with memory (CodeZip build)",
   },
   {
-    template: "hello-world-python",
-    label: "hello-world-python",
+    template: "agent-python",
+    label: "agent-python",
     description: "minimal Python agent on Bedrock, no framework (CodeZip build)",
   },
   {
-    template: "hello-world-python-container",
-    label: "hello-world-python-container",
-    description: "the hello-world agent packaged as a container image",
-  },
-  {
-    template: "py-mcp",
-    label: "py-mcp",
+    template: "mcp-python-fastmcp",
+    label: "mcp-python-fastmcp",
     description: "MCP server exposing tools via FastMCP (CodeZip build)",
   },
   {
-    template: "strands-py-a2a",
-    label: "strands-py-a2a",
+    template: "a2a-python-strands",
+    label: "a2a-python-strands",
     description: "Strands agent speaking the A2A protocol on Bedrock (CodeZip build)",
   },
 ];
@@ -195,9 +190,9 @@ export function buildCreateInput(values: CreateProjectFormValues): CreateProject
     skipGit: false,
     scaffoldRuntimeInput: resolveRuntimeTemplateShortcut(
       values.template,
-      // Memory is a strands question; the hello-world templates keep their own
+      // Memory is a strands question; the non-strands templates keep their own
       // (memory-less) defaults, exactly like `--template` without `--memory`.
-      values.template === "strands-python" ? { memory: values.memory } : undefined,
+      values.template === "agent-python-strands" ? { memory: values.memory } : undefined,
     ),
   };
 }
@@ -219,7 +214,7 @@ function summaryOf(values: CreateProjectFormValues): Record<string, string> {
     };
   }
   const withTemplate = { ...base, type: "agent code", template: values.template };
-  return values.template === "strands-python"
+  return values.template === "agent-python-strands"
     ? {
         ...withTemplate,
         memory: MEMORY_OPTIONS.find((option) => option.memory === values.memory)!.label,
@@ -263,7 +258,9 @@ export function ProjectCreateScreen({ core }: ScreenProps) {
         ? [{ key: "model", title: "model" }]
         : [
             { key: "template", title: "template" },
-            ...(values.template === "strands-python" ? [{ key: "memory", title: "memory" }] : []),
+            ...(values.template === "agent-python-strands"
+              ? [{ key: "memory", title: "memory" }]
+              : []),
           ];
     return [
       { key: "name", title: "name" },
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/export/harness.test.ts b/src/handlers/project/export/harness.test.ts
index c3e2f9000..e2dcebe06 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/export/harness.test.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/project/export/harness.test.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async function inProjectWithHarness(
     "--name",
     "orders",
     "--template",
-    "hello-world-python",
+    "agent-python",
     "--skip-install",
     "--skip-git",
   ]);
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ describe("project export harness handler", () => {
 
     // The scaffolded template runtime already owns its name.
     await expect(
-      subject.run(["--name", "exportme", "--target-agent-name", "hello_world"]),
-    ).rejects.toThrow(/runtime with name 'hello_world' already exists/);
+      subject.run(["--name", "exportme", "--target-agent-name", "agent_python"]),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/runtime with name 'agent_python' already exists/);
     // A harness name is just as taken.
     await expect(
       subject.run(["--name", "exportme", "--target-agent-name", "exportme"]),
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/project.test.ts b/src/handlers/project/project.test.ts
index 74c185ce1..200f55ce6 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/project.test.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/project/project.test.ts
@@ -241,26 +241,19 @@ describe("project create", () => {
       run(["create", "--name", "MyAgent", "--framework", "strands", "--model-id", "x"]),
     ).rejects.toThrow(/Cannot mix runtime scaffolding flags \(--framework\)/);
     await expect(
-      run(["create", "--name", "MyAgent", "--template", "hello-world-python", "--timeout", "9"]),
+      run(["create", "--name", "MyAgent", "--template", "agent-python", "--timeout", "9"]),
     ).rejects.toThrow(/harness-only flags \(--timeout\)/);
     await expect(
-      run([
-        "create",
-        "--name",
-        "MyAgent",
-        "--template",
-        "hello-world-python",
-        "--no-harness-memory",
-      ]),
+      run(["create", "--name", "MyAgent", "--template", "agent-python", "--no-harness-memory"]),
     ).rejects.toThrow(/harness-only flags \(--no-harness-memory\)/);
   });
 
   test("--defaults is ignored when a runtime path flag routes to scaffolding", async () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
-    await run(["create", "--name", "MyAgent", "--defaults", "--template", "hello-world-python"]);
+    await run(["create", "--name", "MyAgent", "--defaults", "--template", "agent-python"]);
 
     const spec = await Bun.file(join(directory, "MyAgent", "agentcore", "agentcore.json")).json();
-    expect(spec.runtimes[0]).toMatchObject({ name: "hello_world" });
+    expect(spec.runtimes[0]).toMatchObject({ name: "agent_python" });
     expect(spec.harnesses).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
@@ -368,18 +361,12 @@ describe("project create", () => {
 
   test("runs the post-scaffold steps and reports progress on stderr", async () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
-    const { io, core } = await run([
-      "create",
-      "--name",
-      "MyAgent",
-      "--template",
-      "hello-world-python",
-    ]);
+    const { io, core } = await run(["create", "--name", "MyAgent", "--template", "agent-python"]);
 
     const projectRoot = join(directory, "MyAgent");
     expect(core.projectCommands).toEqual([
       { command: ["npm", "install"], cwd: join(projectRoot, "agentcore", "cdk") },
-      { command: ["uv", "sync"], cwd: join(projectRoot, "app", "hello_world") },
+      { command: ["uv", "sync"], cwd: join(projectRoot, "app", "agent_python") },
       { command: ["git", "init"], cwd: projectRoot },
     ]);
     expect(io.stderr()).toContain("Creating project tree");
@@ -402,15 +389,7 @@ describe("project create", () => {
   ])("rejects --%s as a template override", async (flagName, value) => {
     await inTempDirectory();
     await expect(
-      run([
-        "create",
-        "--name",
-        "MyAgent",
-        "--template",
-        "hello-world-python",
-        `--${flagName}`,
-        value,
-      ]),
+      run(["create", "--name", "MyAgent", "--template", "agent-python", `--${flagName}`, value]),
     ).rejects.toThrow(`--${flagName} cannot override a template`);
   });
 
@@ -421,7 +400,7 @@ describe("project create", () => {
       "--name",
       "MyProject",
       "--template",
-      "strands-python",
+      "agent-python-strands",
       "--runtime-name",
       "custom_agent",
       "--build",
@@ -453,7 +432,7 @@ describe("project create", () => {
         "--name",
         "MyProject",
         "--template",
-        "strands-python",
+        "agent-python-strands",
         "--model-provider",
         "open_ai",
       ]),
@@ -468,7 +447,7 @@ describe("project create", () => {
       "--name",
       "MyProject",
       "--template",
-      "strands-python",
+      "agent-python-strands",
       "--build",
       "Container",
       "--skip-install",
@@ -478,13 +457,13 @@ describe("project create", () => {
     const projectRoot = join(directory, "MyProject");
     const spec = await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "agentcore", "agentcore.json")).json();
     expect(spec.runtimes[0]).toMatchObject({
-      name: "strands_agent",
+      name: "agent_python_strands",
       build: "Container",
-      codeLocation: "app/strands_agent",
+      codeLocation: "app/agent_python_strands",
       dockerfile: "Dockerfile",
     });
     expect(spec.runtimes[0].runtimeVersion).toBeUndefined();
-    const runtimeRoot = join(projectRoot, "app", "strands_agent");
+    const runtimeRoot = join(projectRoot, "app", "agent_python_strands");
     expect(await Bun.file(join(runtimeRoot, "Dockerfile")).exists()).toBe(true);
     expect(await Bun.file(join(runtimeRoot, ".dockerignore")).exists()).toBe(true);
   });
@@ -496,12 +475,12 @@ describe("project create", () => {
       "--name",
       "MyProject",
       "--template",
-      "strands-python",
+      "agent-python-strands",
       "--skip-install",
       "--skip-git",
     ]);
 
-    const runtimeRoot = join(directory, "MyProject", "app", "strands_agent");
+    const runtimeRoot = join(directory, "MyProject", "app", "agent_python_strands");
     expect(await Bun.file(join(runtimeRoot, "Dockerfile")).exists()).toBe(false);
     expect(await Bun.file(join(runtimeRoot, ".dockerignore")).exists()).toBe(false);
   });
@@ -513,7 +492,7 @@ describe("project create", () => {
       "--name",
       "MyProject",
       "--template",
-      "strands-python",
+      "agent-python-strands",
       "--build",
       "Container",
       "--skip-install",
@@ -522,18 +501,18 @@ describe("project create", () => {
 
     expect(core.projectCommands).toContainEqual({
       command: ["uv", "lock"],
-      cwd: join(directory, "MyProject", "app", "strands_agent"),
+      cwd: join(directory, "MyProject", "app", "agent_python_strands"),
     });
   });
 
-  test("scaffolds an MCP server from the py-mcp template (CodeZip default)", async () => {
+  test("scaffolds an MCP server from the mcp-python-fastmcp template (CodeZip default)", async () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
     await run([
       "create",
       "--name",
       "MyProject",
       "--template",
-      "py-mcp",
+      "mcp-python-fastmcp",
       "--skip-install",
       "--skip-git",
     ]);
@@ -541,27 +520,27 @@ describe("project create", () => {
     const projectRoot = join(directory, "MyProject");
     const spec = await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "agentcore", "agentcore.json")).json();
     expect(spec.runtimes[0]).toMatchObject({
-      name: "mcp_server",
+      name: "mcp_python_fastmcp",
       build: "CodeZip",
       protocol: "MCP",
-      codeLocation: "app/mcp_server",
+      codeLocation: "app/mcp_python_fastmcp",
       runtimeVersion: "PYTHON_3_14",
     });
-    const runtimeRoot = join(projectRoot, "app", "mcp_server");
+    const runtimeRoot = join(projectRoot, "app", "mcp_python_fastmcp");
     const mainPy = await Bun.file(join(runtimeRoot, "main.py")).text();
     expect(mainPy).toContain("FastMCP");
     expect(mainPy).toContain('mcp.run(transport="streamable-http")');
     expect(await Bun.file(join(runtimeRoot, "Dockerfile")).exists()).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  test("scaffolds a Container MCP server from the py-mcp template", async () => {
+  test("scaffolds a Container MCP server from the mcp-python-fastmcp template", async () => {
     const directory = await inTempDirectory();
     await run([
       "create",
       "--name",
       "MyProject",
       "--template",
-      "py-mcp",
+      "mcp-python-fastmcp",
       "--build",
       "Container",
       "--skip-install",
@@ -571,15 +550,15 @@ describe("project create", () => {
     const projectRoot = join(directory, "MyProject");
     const spec = await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "agentcore", "agentcore.json")).json();
     expect(spec.runtimes[0]).toMatchObject({
-      name: "mcp_server",
+      name: "mcp_python_fastmcp",
       build: "Container",
       protocol: "MCP",
       dockerfile: "Dockerfile",
     });
     expect(spec.runtimes[0].runtimeVersion).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "app", "mcp_server", "Dockerfile")).exists()).toBe(
-      true,
-    );
+    expect(
+      await Bun.file(join(projectRoot, "app", "mcp_python_fastmcp", "Dockerfile")).exists(),
+    ).toBe(true);
   });
 
   test.each([
@@ -768,7 +747,7 @@ describe("project create", () => {
           "--name",
           "MyProject",
           "--template",
-          "hello-world-python",
+          "agent-python",
           "--api-key",
           "-",
           "--skip-install",
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/remove/index.test.ts b/src/handlers/project/remove/index.test.ts
index 137b88a20..ef54af689 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/remove/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/project/remove/index.test.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ async function inProject(name = "TestProject"): Promise<string> {
     "--name",
     name,
     "--template",
-    "hello-world-python",
+    "agent-python",
     "--skip-install",
     "--skip-git",
   ]);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe("project remove", () => {
     },
     {
       label: "runtime",
-      commands: [["remove", "runtime", "--name", "hello_world"]],
+      commands: [["remove", "runtime", "--name", "agent_python"]],
       specKey: "runtimes",
       expectedRemaining: [],
     },
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe("project remove", () => {
           "--name",
           "quality",
           "--agent",
-          "hello_world",
+          "agent_python",
           "--evaluator",
           "Builtin.Correctness",
           "--sampling-rate",
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ describe("project remove", () => {
           "--name",
           "failures",
           "--agent",
-          "hello_world",
+          "agent_python",
           "--insight",
           "Builtin.Insight.FailureAnalysis",
           "--sampling-rate",
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ describe("project remove all", () => {
     expect(spec.managedBy).toBe(before.managedBy);
 
     // Removal stays spec-level: scaffolded code and the credential's env entry.
-    expect(existsSync(join(projectRoot, "app", "hello_world"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(projectRoot, "app", "agent_python"))).toBe(true);
     expect(await Bun.file(envPath).text()).not.toContain(envKey);
     expect(io.stderr()).toContain(`removed '${envKey}' from ${ENV_LOCAL_RELATIVE_PATH}`);
     expect(io.stdout()).toContain("removed all resources from project");
diff --git a/src/handlers/project/shortcuts.ts b/src/handlers/project/shortcuts.ts
index 5a783fd5e..72a6e08da 100644
--- a/src/handlers/project/shortcuts.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/project/shortcuts.ts
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ type RuntimeTemplateShortcut = Omit<ScaffoldRuntimeInput, "memory"> & {
 };
 
 export const RUNTIME_TEMPLATE_SHORTCUTS = {
-  "hello-world-python": {
-    runtimeName: "hello_world",
+  "agent-python": {
+    runtimeName: "agent_python",
     build: "CodeZip",
     language: "Python",
     framework: "none",
@@ -59,16 +59,8 @@ export const RUNTIME_TEMPLATE_SHORTCUTS = {
     memory: "none",
     runtimeVersion: "PYTHON_3_14",
   },
-  "hello-world-python-container": {
-    runtimeName: "hello_world",
-    build: "Container",
-    language: "Python",
-    framework: "none",
-    modelProvider: "Bedrock",
-    memory: "none",
-  },
-  "strands-python": {
-    runtimeName: "strands_agent",
+  "agent-python-strands": {
+    runtimeName: "agent_python_strands",
     build: "CodeZip",
     language: "Python",
     framework: "strands",
@@ -76,8 +68,8 @@ export const RUNTIME_TEMPLATE_SHORTCUTS = {
     memory: "longAndShortTerm",
     runtimeVersion: "PYTHON_3_14",
   },
-  "strands-ts": {
-    runtimeName: "strands_agent",
+  "agent-typescript-strands": {
+    runtimeName: "agent_typescript_strands",
     build: "CodeZip",
     language: "TypeScript",
     framework: "strands",
@@ -85,8 +77,8 @@ export const RUNTIME_TEMPLATE_SHORTCUTS = {
     memory: "longAndShortTerm",
     runtimeVersion: "NODE_22",
   },
-  "py-mcp": {
-    runtimeName: "mcp_server",
+  "mcp-python-fastmcp": {
+    runtimeName: "mcp_python_fastmcp",
     build: "CodeZip",
     language: "Python",
     framework: "none",
@@ -95,8 +87,8 @@ export const RUNTIME_TEMPLATE_SHORTCUTS = {
     memory: "none",
     runtimeVersion: "PYTHON_3_14",
   },
-  "strands-py-a2a": {
-    runtimeName: "a2a_agent",
+  "a2a-python-strands": {
+    runtimeName: "a2a_python_strands",
     build: "CodeZip",
     language: "Python",
     framework: "strands",