diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1fcba23..b84156c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
     "build": "scripty",
     "watch:build": "scripty",
+    "copy": "scripty",
+    "watch:copy": "scripty",
     "lint": "scripty",
     "run": "scripty",
     "watch:run": "scripty",
diff --git a/script/build.sh b/script/build.sh
index 0961259..5d284bc 100755
--- a/script/build.sh
+++ b/script/build.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # --delete-dir-on-start breaks nodemon
-swc src -d dist --strip-leading-paths $@
+swc \
+  src --strip-leading-paths -d dist \
+  $@
diff --git a/script/copy.sh b/script/copy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6777086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/copy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# hopefully excluding all ts files
+# instead of including all node_modules
+# doesn't come to bite me in the ass
+# later
+rsync \
+  --verbose \
+  -a --del src/ dist \
+  --exclude "*.ts" \
+  $@
diff --git a/script/watch/copy.sh b/script/watch/copy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1f72931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/watch/copy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+nodemon --watch src --exec "./script/copy.sh $@"
diff --git a/src/m3/command/init.ts b/src/m3/command/init.ts
index 8dacc9d..6699e04 100644
--- a/src/m3/command/init.ts
+++ b/src/m3/command/init.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ async function init(options: InitOptions): Promise<void> {
         task.output = 'validating schema...';
         const safe = PackageJsonSchema.parse(unsafe);
 
+        delete safe.index;
+        safe.type = 'module';
         safe.name = options.name;
         safe.author = options.author;
         safe.license = options.license;