diff --git a/.changeset/grumpy-comics-boil.md b/.changeset/grumpy-comics-boil.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7be969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/grumpy-comics-boil.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+add server references in web apps
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/native/nativewind/tsconfig.json b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/native/nativewind/tsconfig.json
index 2f35dd4..487386a 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/native/nativewind/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/native/nativewind/tsconfig.json
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@
     ".expo/types/**/*.ts",
     "expo-env.d.ts",
     "nativewind-env.d.ts"
-  ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  ],
+  "references": [{
+    "path": "../server"
+  }]
+}
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/native/unistyles/tsconfig.json b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/native/unistyles/tsconfig.json
index 9b197f6..d2c4916 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/native/unistyles/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/native/unistyles/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,5 +8,8 @@
       "@/*": ["*"]
     }
   },
-  "include": ["**/*.ts", "**/*.tsx", ".expo/types/**/*.ts", "expo-env.d.ts"]
+  "include": ["**/*.ts", "**/*.tsx", ".expo/types/**/*.ts", "expo-env.d.ts"],
+  "references": [{
+    "path": "../server"
+  }]
 }
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/nuxt/tsconfig.json b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/nuxt/tsconfig.json
index a746f2a..d322c58 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/nuxt/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/nuxt/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
   // https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/concepts/typescript
-  "extends": "./.nuxt/tsconfig.json"
+  "extends": "./.nuxt/tsconfig.json",
+  "references": [{
+    "path": "../server"
+  }]
 }
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/next/tsconfig.json b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/next/tsconfig.json
index c1ecaaf..34c5485 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/next/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/next/tsconfig.json
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@
     }
   },
   "include": ["./next-env.d.ts", "./**/*.ts", "./**/*.tsx", "./.next/types/**/*.ts"],
-  "exclude": ["./node_modules"]
+  "exclude": ["./node_modules"],
+  "references": [{
+    "path": "../server"
+  }]
 }
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/react-router/tsconfig.json b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/react-router/tsconfig.json
index 61235c3..030bdbe 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/react-router/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/react-router/tsconfig.json
@@ -23,5 +23,8 @@
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "strict": true
-  }
+  },
+  "references": [{
+    "path": "../server"
+  }]
 }
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/tanstack-router/tsconfig.json b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/tanstack-router/tsconfig.json
index 5d36acb..2845b4d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/tanstack-router/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/tanstack-router/tsconfig.json
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@
     "paths": {
       "@/*": ["./src/*"]
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "references": [{
+    "path": "../server"
+  }]
 }
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/tanstack-start/tsconfig.json b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/tanstack-start/tsconfig.json
index fbb99a2..04ac163 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/tanstack-start/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/react/tanstack-start/tsconfig.json
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@
     "paths": {
       "@/*": ["./src/*"]
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "references": [{
+    "path": "../server"
+  }]
 }
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/solid/tsconfig.json b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/solid/tsconfig.json
index a805e10..b733483 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/solid/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/solid/tsconfig.json
@@ -25,5 +25,8 @@
     "paths": {
       "@/*": ["./src/*"]
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "references": [{
+    "path": "../server"
+  }]
 }
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/svelte/tsconfig.json b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/svelte/tsconfig.json
index 0b2d886..6a5b9fe 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/frontend/svelte/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/frontend/svelte/tsconfig.json
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
 		"sourceMap": true,
 		"strict": true,
 		"moduleResolution": "bundler"
-	}
+	},
+ "references": [{
+    "path": "../server"
+  }]
 	// Path aliases are handled by https://svelte.dev/docs/kit/configuration#alias
 	// except $lib which is handled by https://svelte.dev/docs/kit/configuration#files
 	//
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 058ef80..be9e809 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     },
     "apps/cli": {
       "name": "create-better-t-stack",
-      "version": "2.9.5",
+      "version": "2.9.6",
       "bin": {
         "create-better-t-stack": "dist/index.js",
       },