diff --git a/.changeset/modern-hotels-ask.md b/.changeset/modern-hotels-ask.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d9f13e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/modern-hotels-ask.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+ensure .npmrc is included and copied for native setup
diff --git a/apps/cli/src/helpers/template-manager.ts b/apps/cli/src/helpers/template-manager.ts
index ff7fe11..d7974f6 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/helpers/template-manager.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/helpers/template-manager.ts
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ export async function handleExtras(
 	}
 
 	if (context.frontend.includes("native")) {
-		const npmrcSrc = path.join(PKG_ROOT, "templates/extras/.npmrc");
+		const npmrcSrc = path.join(PKG_ROOT, "templates/extras/_npmrc");
 		const npmrcDest = path.join(projectDir, ".npmrc");
 		if (await fs.pathExists(npmrcSrc)) {
 			await fs.copy(npmrcSrc, npmrcDest);
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/extras/.npmrc b/apps/cli/templates/extras/_npmrc
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/cli/templates/extras/.npmrc
rename to apps/cli/templates/extras/_npmrc
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/constant.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/constant.ts
index ca27921..cb43570 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/constant.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/constant.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const TECH_OPTIONS = {
 		{
 			id: "orpc",
 			name: "oRPC",
-			description: "Opinionated RPC framework",
+			description: "Typesafe APIs Made Simple",
 			icon: "/icon/orpc.svg",
 			color: "from-indigo-400 to-indigo-600",
 		},