diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 94cf0116..c05ea287 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,28 @@ single devDependency.
 
 **CAUTION: THESE CHANGES WILL OVERWRITE ANY LOCAL FILES AND SETTINGS**
 
+### Configuration
+
+Configure the use of `template-oss` in the root `package.json`.
+
+```js
+{
+  name: 'my-package',
+  // ...
+  templateOSS: {
+    // copy repo specific files for the root pkg
+    applyRootRepoFiles: true,
+    // modify package.json and copy module specific files for the root pkg
+    applyRootModuleFiles: true,
+    // copy repo files for each whitelisted workspaces
+    applyWorkspaceRepoFiles: true,
+    // whitelist workspace by package name to modify package.json
+    // and copy module files
+    workspaces: ['workspace-package-name'],
+    version: '2.3.1'
+  }
+}
+
 ### `package.json` patches
 
 These fields will be set in the project's `package.json`:
@@ -58,13 +80,18 @@ These files will be copied, overwriting any existing files:
 - `LICENSE.md`
 - `SECURITY.md`
 
+### Dynamic Files
+
+Currently, the only dynamic file generated is a github workflow for a given workspace.
+`.github/workflows/ci-$$package-name$$.yml`
+
 #### Extending
 
 Place files in the `lib/content/` directory, use only the file name and remove
 any leading `.` characters (i.e. `.github/workflows/ci.yml` becomes `ci.yml`
 and `.gitignore` becomes `gitignore`).
 
-Modify the `content` object at the top of `lib/postinstall/copy-content.js` to include
+Modify the `repoFiles` and `moduleFiles` objects at the top of `lib/postinstall/copy-content.js` to include
 your new file. The object keys are destination paths, and values are source.
 
 ### `package.json` checks
@@ -76,4 +103,4 @@ is not configured properly, with steps to run to correct any problems.
 
 Add any unwanted packages to `unwantedPackages` in `lib/check.js`. Currently
 the best way to install any packages is to include them as `peerDependencies`
-in this repo.
\ No newline at end of file
+in this repo.
diff --git a/bin/npm-template-check.js b/bin/npm-template-check.js
index d76d499c..0f9b2599 100755
--- a/bin/npm-template-check.js
+++ b/bin/npm-template-check.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const checkPackage = require('../lib/postlint/check-package.js')
 const checkGitIgnore = require('../lib/postlint/check-gitignore.js')
+const getConfig = require('../lib/config.js')
 
 const main = async () => {
   const {
@@ -12,10 +13,19 @@ const main = async () => {
     throw new Error('This package requires npm >7.21.1')
   }
 
-  const problems = [
-    ...(await checkPackage(root)),
-    ...(await checkGitIgnore(root)),
-  ]
+  const config = await getConfig(root)
+
+  const problemSets = []
+  for (const path of config.paths) {
+    if (path !== root || config.applyRootModuleFiles) {
+      problemSets.push(await checkPackage(path))
+    }
+    if (path !== root || config.applyRootRepoFiles) {
+      problemSets.push(await checkGitIgnore(path))
+    }
+  }
+
+  const problems = problemSets.flat()
 
   if (problems.length) {
     console.error('Some problems were detected:')
diff --git a/bin/postinstall.js b/bin/postinstall.js
index 6e18c5e6..0022257d 100755
--- a/bin/postinstall.js
+++ b/bin/postinstall.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 const copyContent = require('../lib/postinstall/copy-content.js')
 const patchPackage = require('../lib/postinstall/update-package.js')
+const getConfig = require('../lib/config.js')
 
 const main = async () => {
   const {
@@ -14,12 +15,14 @@ const main = async () => {
     return
   }
 
-  const needsAction = await patchPackage(root)
-  if (!needsAction) {
-    return
-  }
+  const config = await getConfig(root)
+  for (const path of config.paths) {
+    if (!await patchPackage(path, root, config)) {
+      continue
+    }
 
-  await copyContent(root)
+    await copyContent(path, root, config)
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = main().catch((err) => {
diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf6e8478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+const PackageJson = require('@npmcli/package-json')
+const mapWorkspaces = require('@npmcli/map-workspaces')
+
+const defaultConfig = {
+  applyRootRepoFiles: true,
+  applyWorkspaceRepoFiles: true,
+  applyRootModuleFiles: true,
+  workspaces: [],
+  paths: [],
+}
+
+module.exports = async (root) => {
+  let pkg
+  let pkgError = false
+  try {
+    pkg = (await PackageJson.load(root)).content
+  } catch (e) {
+    pkgError = true
+  }
+  if (pkgError || !pkg.templateOSS) {
+    return {
+      ...defaultConfig,
+      paths: [root],
+    }
+  }
+  const config = {
+    ...defaultConfig,
+    ...pkg.templateOSS,
+  }
+  const workspaceMap = await mapWorkspaces({
+    pkg,
+    cwd: root,
+  })
+  const wsPaths = []
+  const workspaceSet = new Set(config.workspaces)
+  for (const [name, path] of workspaceMap.entries()) {
+    if (workspaceSet.has(name)) {
+      wsPaths.push(path)
+    }
+  }
+  config.workspacePaths = wsPaths
+
+  config.paths = config.paths.concat(config.workspacePaths)
+
+  config.paths.push(root)
+
+  return config
+}
diff --git a/lib/content/ci-workspace.yml b/lib/content/ci-workspace.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15560121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/content/ci-workspace.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+name: Node Workspace CI %%pkgname%%
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - %%pkgpath%%/**
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - %%pkgpath%%/**
+    branches:
+      - release-next
+      - latest
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # Checkout the npm/cli repo
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Use Node.js 16.x
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: 16.x
+          cache: npm
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          node ./bin/npm-cli.js install --ignore-scripts --no-audit
+          node ./bin/npm-cli.js rebuild
+      - name: Run linting
+        run: node ./bin/npm-cli.js run posttest -w libnpmdiff
+        env:
+          DEPLOY_VERSION: testing
+
+  test:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        node-version: ['12.13.0', 12.x, '14.15.0', 14.x, '16.0.0', 16.x]
+        platform:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            shell: bash
+          - os: macos-latest
+            shell: bash
+          - os: windows-latest
+            shell: bash
+          - os: windows-latest
+            shell: powershell
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform.os }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: ${{ matrix.platform.shell }}
+
+    steps:
+      # Checkout the npm/cli repo
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      # Installs the specific version of Node.js
+    - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        cache: npm
+
+      # Run the installer script
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        node ./bin/npm-cli.js install --ignore-scripts --no-audit
+        node ./bin/npm-cli.js rebuild
+
+      # Run the tests, but not if we're just gonna do coveralls later anyway
+    - name: Run Tap tests
+      run: node ./bin/npm-cli.js run -w libnpmdiff --ignore-scripts test -- -t600 -Rbase -c
diff --git a/lib/postinstall/copy-content.js b/lib/postinstall/copy-content.js
index 31cf813d..0c520061 100644
--- a/lib/postinstall/copy-content.js
+++ b/lib/postinstall/copy-content.js
@@ -1,44 +1,45 @@
 const { dirname, join, resolve } = require('path')
 const fs = require('@npmcli/fs')
+const PackageJson = require('@npmcli/package-json')
 
 const contentDir = resolve(__dirname, '..', 'content')
 
 // keys are destination paths in the target project
 // values are paths to contents relative to '../content/'
-const content = {
+const moduleFiles = {
   '.eslintrc.js': './eslintrc.js',
+  '.gitignore': './gitignore',
+  'SECURITY.md': './SECURITY.md',
+}
+
+const repoFiles = {
   '.github/workflows/ci.yml': './ci.yml',
   '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml': './bug.yml',
   '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml': './config.yml',
   '.github/CODEOWNERS': './CODEOWNERS',
-  '.gitignore': './gitignore',
-  'LICENSE.md': './LICENSE.md',
-  'SECURITY.md': './SECURITY.md',
 }
 
+// currently no workspace moduleFiles
+// const workspaceContent = {}
+// const workspaceRootContent = {}
+
 const filesToDelete = [
-  // remove any other license files
-  /^LICENSE*/,
   // remove any eslint config files that aren't local to the project
   /^\.eslintrc\.(?!(local\.)).*/,
 ]
 
-// given a root directory, copy all files in the content map
-// after purging any files we need to delete
-const copyContent = async (root) => {
-  const contents = await fs.readdir(root)
-
-  for (const file of contents) {
-    if (filesToDelete.some((p) => p.test(file))) {
-      await fs.rm(join(root, file))
-    }
-  }
+const defaultConfig = {
+  applyRootRepoFiles: true,
+  applyWorkspaceRepoFiles: true,
+  applyRootModuleFiles: true,
+}
 
-  for (let [target, source] of Object.entries(content)) {
+const copyFiles = async (targetDir, files) => {
+  for (let [target, source] of Object.entries(files)) {
     source = join(contentDir, source)
-    target = join(root, target)
-    // if the target is a subdirectory of the root, mkdirp it first
-    if (dirname(target) !== root) {
+    target = join(targetDir, target)
+    // if the target is a subdirectory of the path, mkdirp it first
+    if (dirname(target) !== targetDir) {
       await fs.mkdir(dirname(target), {
         owner: 'inherit',
         recursive: true,
@@ -48,6 +49,60 @@ const copyContent = async (root) => {
     await fs.copyFile(source, target, { owner: 'inherit' })
   }
 }
-copyContent.content = content
+
+// given a root directory, copy all files in the content map
+// after purging any files we need to delete
+const copyContent = async (path, rootPath, config) => {
+  config = { ...defaultConfig, ...config }
+  const isWorkspace = path !== rootPath
+
+  const contents = await fs.readdir(path)
+
+  if (isWorkspace || config.applyRootModuleFiles) {
+    // delete files and copy moduleFiles if it's a workspace
+    // or if we enabled doing so for the root
+    for (const file of contents) {
+      if (filesToDelete.some((p) => p.test(file))) {
+        await fs.rm(join(path, file))
+      }
+    }
+    await copyFiles(path, moduleFiles)
+  }
+
+  if (!isWorkspace) {
+    if (config.applyRootRepoFiles) {
+      await copyFiles(rootPath, repoFiles)
+    }
+    return
+  } // only workspace now
+
+  // TODO: await copyFiles(path, workspaceFiles)
+  // if we ever have workspace specific files
+
+  if (config.applyWorkspaceRepoFiles) {
+    // copy and edit workspace repo file (ci github action)
+    const workspacePkg = (await PackageJson.load(path)).content
+    const workspaceName = workspacePkg.name
+    const workflowPath = join(rootPath, '.github', 'workflows')
+    await fs.mkdir(workflowPath, {
+      owner: 'inherit',
+      recursive: true,
+      force: true,
+    })
+
+    let workflowData = await fs.readFile(
+      join(contentDir, './ci-workspace.yml'),
+      { encoding: 'utf-8' }
+    )
+
+    const relPath = path.substring(rootPath.length + 1)
+    workflowData = workflowData.replace(/%%pkgpath%%/g, relPath)
+    workflowData = workflowData.replace(/%%pkgname%%/g, workspaceName)
+
+    await fs.writeFile(join(workflowPath, `ci-${workspaceName}.yml`), workflowData)
+  }
+}
+copyContent.moduleFiles = moduleFiles
+copyContent.repoFiles = repoFiles
 
 module.exports = copyContent
diff --git a/lib/postinstall/update-package.js b/lib/postinstall/update-package.js
index 2c0834d0..cf04eff4 100644
--- a/lib/postinstall/update-package.js
+++ b/lib/postinstall/update-package.js
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ const {
 const changes = {
   author: 'GitHub Inc.',
   files: ['bin', 'lib'],
-  license: 'ISC',
-  templateVersion: TEMPLATE_VERSION,
   scripts: {
     lint: `eslint '**/*.js'`,
     postlint: 'npm-template-check',
@@ -26,33 +24,57 @@ const changes = {
   },
 }
 
-const patchPackage = async (root) => {
-  const pkg = await PackageJson.load(root)
+const patchPackage = async (path, root, config) => {
+  const pkg = await PackageJson.load(path)
 
   // If we are running this on itself, we always run the script.
   // We also don't set templateVersion in package.json because
   // its not relavent and would cause git churn after running
   // `npm version`.
   const isDogfood = pkg.content.name === TEMPLATE_NAME
+  const currentVersion = (pkg.content.templateOSS === undefined) ?
+    pkg.content.templateVersion : pkg.content.templateOSS.version
 
   // if the target package.json has a templateVersion field matching our own
   // current version, we return false here so the postinstall script knows to
   // exit early instead of running everything again
-  if (pkg.content.templateVersion === TEMPLATE_VERSION && !isDogfood) {
+  if (currentVersion === TEMPLATE_VERSION && !isDogfood) {
     return false
   }
 
-  // we build a new object here so our exported set of changes is not modified
-  const update = {
-    ...changes,
-    scripts: {
-      ...pkg.content.scripts,
-      ...changes.scripts,
+  const templateConfig = {
+    templateOSS: {
+      ...pkg.content.templateOSS,
+      ...{ version: TEMPLATE_VERSION },
     },
   }
 
+  let update
+
+  if (path === root && !config.applyRootModuleFiles) {
+    // only update templateVersion if we're skipping root module files
+    update = {
+      ...templateConfig,
+    }
+  } else {
+    // we build a new object here so our exported set of changes is not modified
+    update = {
+      ...changes,
+      scripts: {
+        ...pkg.content.scripts,
+        ...changes.scripts,
+      },
+      ...templateConfig,
+    }
+  }
+
   if (isDogfood) {
     delete update.templateVersion
+    delete update.templateOSS
+  } else {
+    if (pkg.content.templateVersion) {
+      update.templateVersion = undefined
+    }
   }
 
   pkg.update(update)
diff --git a/lib/postlint/check-package.js b/lib/postlint/check-package.js
index b0a80c9e..869430eb 100644
--- a/lib/postlint/check-package.js
+++ b/lib/postlint/check-package.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 const PackageJson = require('@npmcli/package-json')
-
-const { name: TEMPLATE_NAME } = require('../../package.json')
 const patchPackage = require('../postinstall/update-package.js')
 
 const unwantedPackages = [
@@ -14,18 +12,8 @@ const hasOwn = (obj, key) => Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(obj, key)
 
 const check = async (root) => {
   const pkg = (await PackageJson.load(root)).content
-
-  // templateVersion doesn't apply if we're on this repo
-  // since we always run the scripts here
-  const changes = Object.entries(patchPackage.changes).filter(([key]) => {
-    if (pkg.name === TEMPLATE_NAME && key === 'templateVersion') {
-      return false
-    }
-    return true
-  })
-
+  const changes = Object.entries(patchPackage.changes)
   const problems = []
-
   const incorrectFields = []
   // 1. ensure package.json changes have been applied
   for (const [key, value] of changes) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 408e1b6a..3e8ef521 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@npmcli/fs": "^1.0.0",
+        "@npmcli/map-workspaces": "^2.0.0",
         "@npmcli/package-json": "^1.0.1",
+        "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^2.3.1",
         "which": "^2.0.2"
       },
       "bin": {
@@ -573,6 +575,25 @@
         "semver": "^7.3.5"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@npmcli/map-workspaces": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/map-workspaces/-/map-workspaces-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QBJfpCY1NOAkkW3lFfru9VTdqvMB2TN0/vrevl5xBCv5Fi0XDVcA6rqqSau4Ysi4Iw3fBzyXV7hzyTBDfadf7g==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@npmcli/name-from-folder": "^1.0.1",
+        "glob": "^7.1.6",
+        "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
+        "read-package-json-fast": "^2.0.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^12.13.0 || ^14.15.0 || >=16"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@npmcli/name-from-folder": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/name-from-folder/-/name-from-folder-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qq3oEfcLFwNfEYOQ8HLimRGKlD8WSeGEdtUa7hmzpR8Sa7haL1KVQrvgO6wqMjhWFFVjgtrh1gIxDz+P8sjUaA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/package-json": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/package-json/-/package-json-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -765,8 +786,7 @@
     "node_modules/balanced-match": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3oSeUO0TMV67hN1AmbXsK4yaqU7tjiHlbxRDZOpH0KW9+CeX4bRAaX0Anxt0tx2MrpRpWwQaPwIlISEJhYU5Pw==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-3oSeUO0TMV67hN1AmbXsK4yaqU7tjiHlbxRDZOpH0KW9+CeX4bRAaX0Anxt0tx2MrpRpWwQaPwIlISEJhYU5Pw=="
     },
     "node_modules/bcrypt-pbkdf": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
@@ -799,7 +819,6 @@
       "version": "1.1.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
         "concat-map": "0.0.1"
@@ -1058,8 +1077,7 @@
     "node_modules/concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s="
     },
     "node_modules/convert-source-map": {
       "version": "1.8.0",
@@ -1723,8 +1741,7 @@
     "node_modules/fs.realpath": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-FQStJSMVjKpA20onh8sBQRmU6k8=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-FQStJSMVjKpA20onh8sBQRmU6k8="
     },
     "node_modules/fsevents": {
       "version": "2.3.2",
@@ -1798,7 +1815,6 @@
       "version": "7.1.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.1.7.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-OvD9ENzPLbegENnYP5UUfJIirTg4+XwMWGaQfQTY0JenxNvvIKP3U3/tAQSPIu/lHxXYSZmpXlUHeqAIdKzBLQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "fs.realpath": "^1.0.0",
         "inflight": "^1.0.4",
@@ -1984,7 +2000,6 @@
       "version": "1.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-Sb1jMdfQLQwJvJEKEHW6gWW1bfk=",
-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "once": "^1.3.0",
         "wrappy": "1"
@@ -1993,8 +2008,7 @@
     "node_modules/inherits": {
       "version": "2.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-k/vGaX4/Yla3WzyMCvTQOXYeIHvqOKtnqBduzTHpzpQZzAskKMhZ2K+EnBiSM9zGSoIFeMpXKxa4dYeZIQqewQ==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-k/vGaX4/Yla3WzyMCvTQOXYeIHvqOKtnqBduzTHpzpQZzAskKMhZ2K+EnBiSM9zGSoIFeMpXKxa4dYeZIQqewQ=="
     },
     "node_modules/is-binary-path": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
@@ -2473,7 +2487,6 @@
       "version": "3.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
       },
@@ -2550,6 +2563,11 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/npm-normalize-package-bin": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-normalize-package-bin/-/npm-normalize-package-bin-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EPfafl6JL5/rU+ot6P3gRSCpPDW5VmIzX959Ob1+ySFUuuYHWHekXpwdUZcKP5C+DS4GEtdJluwBjnsNDl+fSA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/number-is-nan": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/number-is-nan/-/number-is-nan-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2631,7 +2649,6 @@
       "version": "1.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-WDsap3WWHUsROsF9nFC6753Xa9E=",
-      "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "wrappy": "1"
       }
@@ -2765,7 +2782,6 @@
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-F0uSaHNVNP+8es5r9TpanhtcX18=",
-      "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
@@ -2900,6 +2916,18 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-24e6ynE2H+OKt4kqsOvNd8kBpV65zoxbA4BVsEOB3ARVWQki/DHzaUoC5KuON/BiccDaCCTZBuOcfZs70kR8bQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/read-package-json-fast": {
+      "version": "2.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-package-json-fast/-/read-package-json-fast-2.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-W/BKtbL+dUjTuRL2vziuYhp76s5HZ9qQhd/dKfWIZveD0O40453QNyZhC0e63lqZrAQ4jiOapVoeJ7JrszenQQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^2.3.0",
+        "npm-normalize-package-bin": "^1.0.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/readdirp": {
       "version": "3.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readdirp/-/readdirp-3.6.0.tgz",
@@ -5580,8 +5608,7 @@
     "node_modules/wrappy": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8="
     },
     "node_modules/write-file-atomic": {
       "version": "3.0.3",
@@ -6108,6 +6135,22 @@
         "semver": "^7.3.5"
       }
     },
+    "@npmcli/map-workspaces": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/map-workspaces/-/map-workspaces-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QBJfpCY1NOAkkW3lFfru9VTdqvMB2TN0/vrevl5xBCv5Fi0XDVcA6rqqSau4Ysi4Iw3fBzyXV7hzyTBDfadf7g==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@npmcli/name-from-folder": "^1.0.1",
+        "glob": "^7.1.6",
+        "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
+        "read-package-json-fast": "^2.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "@npmcli/name-from-folder": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/name-from-folder/-/name-from-folder-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qq3oEfcLFwNfEYOQ8HLimRGKlD8WSeGEdtUa7hmzpR8Sa7haL1KVQrvgO6wqMjhWFFVjgtrh1gIxDz+P8sjUaA=="
+    },
     "@npmcli/package-json": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/package-json/-/package-json-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -6127,11 +6170,13 @@
       "requires": {
         "@npmcli/eslint-config": "*",
         "@npmcli/fs": "^1.0.0",
+        "@npmcli/map-workspaces": "^2.0.0",
         "@npmcli/package-json": "^1.0.1",
         "@npmcli/promise-spawn": "^2.0.0",
         "@npmcli/template-oss": "file:",
-        "eslint": "8.1.0",
+        "eslint": "^8.1.0",
         "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
+        "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^2.3.1",
         "tap": "*",
         "which": "^2.0.2"
       },
@@ -6561,6 +6606,22 @@
             "semver": "^7.3.5"
           }
         },
+        "@npmcli/map-workspaces": {
+          "version": "2.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/map-workspaces/-/map-workspaces-2.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-QBJfpCY1NOAkkW3lFfru9VTdqvMB2TN0/vrevl5xBCv5Fi0XDVcA6rqqSau4Ysi4Iw3fBzyXV7hzyTBDfadf7g==",
+          "requires": {
+            "@npmcli/name-from-folder": "^1.0.1",
+            "glob": "^7.1.6",
+            "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
+            "read-package-json-fast": "^2.0.1"
+          }
+        },
+        "@npmcli/name-from-folder": {
+          "version": "1.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/name-from-folder/-/name-from-folder-1.0.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-qq3oEfcLFwNfEYOQ8HLimRGKlD8WSeGEdtUa7hmzpR8Sa7haL1KVQrvgO6wqMjhWFFVjgtrh1gIxDz+P8sjUaA=="
+        },
         "@npmcli/package-json": {
           "version": "1.0.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/package-json/-/package-json-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -6707,8 +6768,7 @@
         "balanced-match": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-3oSeUO0TMV67hN1AmbXsK4yaqU7tjiHlbxRDZOpH0KW9+CeX4bRAaX0Anxt0tx2MrpRpWwQaPwIlISEJhYU5Pw==",
-          "dev": true
+          "integrity": "sha512-3oSeUO0TMV67hN1AmbXsK4yaqU7tjiHlbxRDZOpH0KW9+CeX4bRAaX0Anxt0tx2MrpRpWwQaPwIlISEJhYU5Pw=="
         },
         "bcrypt-pbkdf": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
@@ -6735,7 +6795,6 @@
           "version": "1.1.11",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
-          "dev": true,
           "requires": {
             "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
             "concat-map": "0.0.1"
@@ -6932,8 +6991,7 @@
         "concat-map": {
           "version": "0.0.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s=",
-          "dev": true
+          "integrity": "sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s="
         },
         "convert-source-map": {
           "version": "1.8.0",
@@ -7429,8 +7487,7 @@
         "fs.realpath": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-FQStJSMVjKpA20onh8sBQRmU6k8=",
-          "dev": true
+          "integrity": "sha1-FQStJSMVjKpA20onh8sBQRmU6k8="
         },
         "fsevents": {
           "version": "2.3.2",
@@ -7488,7 +7545,6 @@
           "version": "7.1.7",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.1.7.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha512-OvD9ENzPLbegENnYP5UUfJIirTg4+XwMWGaQfQTY0JenxNvvIKP3U3/tAQSPIu/lHxXYSZmpXlUHeqAIdKzBLQ==",
-          "dev": true,
           "requires": {
             "fs.realpath": "^1.0.0",
             "inflight": "^1.0.4",
@@ -7620,7 +7676,6 @@
           "version": "1.0.6",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-Sb1jMdfQLQwJvJEKEHW6gWW1bfk=",
-          "dev": true,
           "requires": {
             "once": "^1.3.0",
             "wrappy": "1"
@@ -7629,8 +7684,7 @@
         "inherits": {
           "version": "2.0.4",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.4.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-k/vGaX4/Yla3WzyMCvTQOXYeIHvqOKtnqBduzTHpzpQZzAskKMhZ2K+EnBiSM9zGSoIFeMpXKxa4dYeZIQqewQ==",
-          "dev": true
+          "integrity": "sha512-k/vGaX4/Yla3WzyMCvTQOXYeIHvqOKtnqBduzTHpzpQZzAskKMhZ2K+EnBiSM9zGSoIFeMpXKxa4dYeZIQqewQ=="
         },
         "is-binary-path": {
           "version": "2.1.0",
@@ -8001,7 +8055,6 @@
           "version": "3.0.4",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
-          "dev": true,
           "requires": {
             "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
           }
@@ -8060,6 +8113,11 @@
           "integrity": "sha512-6eZs5Ls3WtCisHWp9S2GUy8dqkpGi4BVSz3GaqiE6ezub0512ESztXUwUB6C6IKbQkY2Pnb/mD4WYojCRwcwLA==",
           "dev": true
         },
+        "npm-normalize-package-bin": {
+          "version": "1.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-normalize-package-bin/-/npm-normalize-package-bin-1.0.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-EPfafl6JL5/rU+ot6P3gRSCpPDW5VmIzX959Ob1+ySFUuuYHWHekXpwdUZcKP5C+DS4GEtdJluwBjnsNDl+fSA=="
+        },
         "number-is-nan": {
           "version": "1.0.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/number-is-nan/-/number-is-nan-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -8125,7 +8183,6 @@
           "version": "1.4.0",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-WDsap3WWHUsROsF9nFC6753Xa9E=",
-          "dev": true,
           "requires": {
             "wrappy": "1"
           }
@@ -8228,8 +8285,7 @@
         "path-is-absolute": {
           "version": "1.0.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-F0uSaHNVNP+8es5r9TpanhtcX18=",
-          "dev": true
+          "integrity": "sha1-F0uSaHNVNP+8es5r9TpanhtcX18="
         },
         "path-key": {
           "version": "3.1.1",
@@ -8331,6 +8387,15 @@
           "integrity": "sha512-24e6ynE2H+OKt4kqsOvNd8kBpV65zoxbA4BVsEOB3ARVWQki/DHzaUoC5KuON/BiccDaCCTZBuOcfZs70kR8bQ==",
           "dev": true
         },
+        "read-package-json-fast": {
+          "version": "2.0.3",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-package-json-fast/-/read-package-json-fast-2.0.3.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-W/BKtbL+dUjTuRL2vziuYhp76s5HZ9qQhd/dKfWIZveD0O40453QNyZhC0e63lqZrAQ4jiOapVoeJ7JrszenQQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^2.3.0",
+            "npm-normalize-package-bin": "^1.0.1"
+          }
+        },
         "readdirp": {
           "version": "3.6.0",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readdirp/-/readdirp-3.6.0.tgz",
@@ -10184,8 +10249,7 @@
         "wrappy": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8=",
-          "dev": true
+          "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8="
         },
         "write-file-atomic": {
           "version": "3.0.3",
@@ -10409,8 +10473,7 @@
     "balanced-match": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3oSeUO0TMV67hN1AmbXsK4yaqU7tjiHlbxRDZOpH0KW9+CeX4bRAaX0Anxt0tx2MrpRpWwQaPwIlISEJhYU5Pw==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-3oSeUO0TMV67hN1AmbXsK4yaqU7tjiHlbxRDZOpH0KW9+CeX4bRAaX0Anxt0tx2MrpRpWwQaPwIlISEJhYU5Pw=="
     },
     "bcrypt-pbkdf": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
@@ -10437,7 +10500,6 @@
       "version": "1.1.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
         "concat-map": "0.0.1"
@@ -10634,8 +10696,7 @@
     "concat-map": {
       "version": "0.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s="
     },
     "convert-source-map": {
       "version": "1.8.0",
@@ -11131,8 +11192,7 @@
     "fs.realpath": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-FQStJSMVjKpA20onh8sBQRmU6k8=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-FQStJSMVjKpA20onh8sBQRmU6k8="
     },
     "fsevents": {
       "version": "2.3.2",
@@ -11190,7 +11250,6 @@
       "version": "7.1.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.1.7.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-OvD9ENzPLbegENnYP5UUfJIirTg4+XwMWGaQfQTY0JenxNvvIKP3U3/tAQSPIu/lHxXYSZmpXlUHeqAIdKzBLQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "fs.realpath": "^1.0.0",
         "inflight": "^1.0.4",
@@ -11322,7 +11381,6 @@
       "version": "1.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-Sb1jMdfQLQwJvJEKEHW6gWW1bfk=",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "once": "^1.3.0",
         "wrappy": "1"
@@ -11331,8 +11389,7 @@
     "inherits": {
       "version": "2.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-k/vGaX4/Yla3WzyMCvTQOXYeIHvqOKtnqBduzTHpzpQZzAskKMhZ2K+EnBiSM9zGSoIFeMpXKxa4dYeZIQqewQ==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-k/vGaX4/Yla3WzyMCvTQOXYeIHvqOKtnqBduzTHpzpQZzAskKMhZ2K+EnBiSM9zGSoIFeMpXKxa4dYeZIQqewQ=="
     },
     "is-binary-path": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
@@ -11703,7 +11760,6 @@
       "version": "3.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
       }
@@ -11762,6 +11818,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-6eZs5Ls3WtCisHWp9S2GUy8dqkpGi4BVSz3GaqiE6ezub0512ESztXUwUB6C6IKbQkY2Pnb/mD4WYojCRwcwLA==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "npm-normalize-package-bin": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-normalize-package-bin/-/npm-normalize-package-bin-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EPfafl6JL5/rU+ot6P3gRSCpPDW5VmIzX959Ob1+ySFUuuYHWHekXpwdUZcKP5C+DS4GEtdJluwBjnsNDl+fSA=="
+    },
     "number-is-nan": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/number-is-nan/-/number-is-nan-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -11827,7 +11888,6 @@
       "version": "1.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-WDsap3WWHUsROsF9nFC6753Xa9E=",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "wrappy": "1"
       }
@@ -11930,8 +11990,7 @@
     "path-is-absolute": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-F0uSaHNVNP+8es5r9TpanhtcX18=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-F0uSaHNVNP+8es5r9TpanhtcX18="
     },
     "path-key": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
@@ -12033,6 +12092,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-24e6ynE2H+OKt4kqsOvNd8kBpV65zoxbA4BVsEOB3ARVWQki/DHzaUoC5KuON/BiccDaCCTZBuOcfZs70kR8bQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "read-package-json-fast": {
+      "version": "2.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-package-json-fast/-/read-package-json-fast-2.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-W/BKtbL+dUjTuRL2vziuYhp76s5HZ9qQhd/dKfWIZveD0O40453QNyZhC0e63lqZrAQ4jiOapVoeJ7JrszenQQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^2.3.0",
+        "npm-normalize-package-bin": "^1.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "readdirp": {
       "version": "3.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readdirp/-/readdirp-3.6.0.tgz",
@@ -13886,8 +13954,7 @@
     "wrappy": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8=",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8="
     },
     "write-file-atomic": {
       "version": "3.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f111c80..27c78b9a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
     "@npmcli/fs": "^1.0.0",
+    "@npmcli/map-workspaces": "^2.0.0",
     "@npmcli/package-json": "^1.0.1",
+    "json-parse-even-better-errors": "^2.3.1",
     "which": "^2.0.2"
   },
   "files": [
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/postlint/check-package.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/postlint/check-package.js.test.cjs
index 74835441..4243e0b5 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/postlint/check-package.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/postlint/check-package.js.test.cjs
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ Array [
   Object {
     "message": String(
       The following package.json fields are incorrect:
-        Field: "author" Expected: "GitHub Inc." Found: undefined
+        Field: "author" Expected: "GitHub Inc." Found: "Bob"
         Field: "files" Expected: ["bin","lib"] Found: undefined
-        Field: "license" Expected: "ISC" Found: "MIT"
-        Field: "templateVersion" Expected: "$TEMPLATE_VERSION" Found: undefined
         Field: "scripts" Expected: {"lint":"eslint '**/*.js'","postlint":"npm-template-check","lintfix":"npm run lint -- --fix","preversion":"npm test","postversion":"npm publish","prepublishOnly":"git push origin --follow-tags","snap":"tap","test":"tap","posttest":"npm run lint"} Found: undefined
         Field: "engines" Expected: {"node":"^12.13.0 || ^14.15.0 || >=16"} Found: undefined
     ),
@@ -29,8 +27,6 @@ Array [
       The following package.json fields are incorrect:
         Field: "author" Expected: "GitHub Inc." Found: undefined
         Field: "files" Expected: ["bin","lib"] Found: undefined
-        Field: "license" Expected: "ISC" Found: undefined
-        Field: "templateVersion" Expected: "$TEMPLATE_VERSION" Found: undefined
         Field: "scripts.lint" Expected: "eslint '**/*.js'" Found: undefined
         Field: "scripts.postlint" Expected: "npm-template-check" Found: undefined
         Field: "scripts.lintfix" Expected: "npm run lint -- --fix" Found: undefined
@@ -54,8 +50,6 @@ Array [
       The following package.json fields are incorrect:
         Field: "author" Expected: "GitHub Inc." Found: undefined
         Field: "files" Expected: ["bin","lib"] Found: undefined
-        Field: "license" Expected: "ISC" Found: undefined
-        Field: "templateVersion" Expected: "$TEMPLATE_VERSION" Found: undefined
         Field: "scripts" Expected: {"lint":"eslint '**/*.js'","postlint":"npm-template-check","lintfix":"npm run lint -- --fix","preversion":"npm test","postversion":"npm publish","prepublishOnly":"git push origin --follow-tags","snap":"tap","test":"tap","posttest":"npm run lint"} Found: undefined
         Field: "engines" Expected: {"node":"^12.13.0 || ^14.15.0 || >=16"} Found: undefined
     ),
@@ -71,8 +65,6 @@ Array [
       The following package.json fields are incorrect:
         Field: "author" Expected: "GitHub Inc." Found: undefined
         Field: "files" Expected: ["bin","lib"] Found: undefined
-        Field: "license" Expected: "ISC" Found: undefined
-        Field: "templateVersion" Expected: "$TEMPLATE_VERSION" Found: undefined
         Field: "scripts" Expected: {"lint":"eslint '**/*.js'","postlint":"npm-template-check","lintfix":"npm run lint -- --fix","preversion":"npm test","postversion":"npm publish","prepublishOnly":"git push origin --follow-tags","snap":"tap","test":"tap","posttest":"npm run lint"} Found: undefined
         Field: "engines" Expected: {"node":"^12.13.0 || ^14.15.0 || >=16"} Found: undefined
     ),
diff --git a/test/bin/npm-template-check.js b/test/bin/npm-template-check.js
index 93851683..7c845b9f 100644
--- a/test/bin/npm-template-check.js
+++ b/test/bin/npm-template-check.js
@@ -81,3 +81,41 @@ t.test('with mocks', (t) => {
     t.strictSame(errors, [], 'errors')
   })
 })
+
+t.test('workspace without root module files', async (t) => {
+  const pkgWithWorkspaces = {
+    'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+      name: 'testpkg',
+      templateOSS: {
+        applyRootRepoFiles: false,
+        applyWorkspaceRepoFiles: true,
+        applyRootModuleFiles: false,
+
+        workspaces: ['amazinga'],
+      },
+    }),
+    workspace: {
+      a: {
+        'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+          name: 'amazinga',
+        }),
+      },
+    },
+  }
+  const root = t.testdir(pkgWithWorkspaces)
+  process.env.npm_config_local_prefix = root
+
+  await check({
+    package: (path, root, config) => [{
+      message: 'package',
+      solution: `${path} ${root} ${config.applyRootModuleFiles}`,
+    }],
+    gitignore: (path, root, config) => [{
+      message: 'gitignore',
+      solution: `${path} ${root} ${config.applyRootRepoFiles}`,
+    }],
+  })
+
+  t.strictSame(logs, [], 'logs')
+  t.strictSame(errors, [], 'errors')
+})
diff --git a/test/postinstall/copy-content.js b/test/postinstall/copy-content.js
index 254859ed..fe6c425f 100644
--- a/test/postinstall/copy-content.js
+++ b/test/postinstall/copy-content.js
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 const { join } = require('path')
 const fs = require('@npmcli/fs')
 const t = require('tap')
+const getConfig = require('../../lib/config.js')
 
 const copyContent = require('../../lib/postinstall/copy-content.js')
 
 t.test('copies content', async (t) => {
   const root = t.testdir()
 
-  await copyContent(root)
-  for (let target of Object.keys(copyContent.content)) {
+  await copyContent(root, root)
+  for (let target of Object.keys(copyContent.moduleFiles)) {
+    target = join(root, target)
+    await t.resolves(fs.stat(target))
+  }
+  for (let target of Object.keys(copyContent.repoFiles)) {
     target = join(root, target)
     await t.resolves(fs.stat(target))
   }
@@ -20,17 +25,23 @@ t.test('removes files', async (t) => {
     '.eslintrc.yml': '',
     '.eslintrc.local.json': '{}',
     'something.txt': '',
-    LICENSE: '',
-    'LICENSE.txt': '',
   }
   const keepContent = [
     '.eslintrc.local.json',
     'something.txt',
   ]
-  const root = t.testdir(content)
+  const root = t.testdir(content, {
+    applyRootRepoFiles: true,
+    applyWorkspaceRepoFiles: true,
+    applyRootModuleFiles: true,
+  })
 
-  await copyContent(root)
-  for (const target of Object.keys(copyContent.content)) {
+  await copyContent(root, root)
+  for (const target of Object.keys(copyContent.moduleFiles)) {
+    const fullTarget = join(root, target)
+    await t.resolves(fs.stat(fullTarget), `copied ${target}`)
+  }
+  for (const target of Object.keys(copyContent.repoFiles)) {
     const fullTarget = join(root, target)
     await t.resolves(fs.stat(fullTarget), `copied ${target}`)
   }
@@ -44,3 +55,168 @@ t.test('removes files', async (t) => {
     }
   }
 })
+
+t.test('handles workspaces', async (t) => {
+  const pkgWithWorkspaces = {
+    'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+      name: 'testpkg',
+      templateOSS: {
+        applyRootRepoFiles: true,
+        applyWorkspaceRepoFiles: true,
+        applyRootModuleFiles: true,
+        workspaces: ['workspace/a', 'workspace/b'],
+      },
+    }),
+    workspace: {
+      a: {
+        'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+          name: 'amazinga',
+        }),
+      },
+      b: {
+        'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+          name: 'amazingb',
+        }),
+      },
+    },
+  }
+  const root = t.testdir(pkgWithWorkspaces)
+  const workspacea = join(root, 'workspace', 'a')
+  const config = await getConfig(root)
+  await copyContent(workspacea, root, config)
+
+  // change should have applied to the workspace, not the root
+  await t.resolves(fs.stat(join(root, 'workspace', 'a', '.eslintrc.js')))
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, 'workspace', 'b', '.eslintrc.js')))
+
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, '.eslintrc.js')))
+  await copyContent(root, root, config)
+  await t.resolves(fs.stat(join(root, '.eslintrc.js')))
+  // should have made the workspace action in the root
+  await t.resolves(fs.stat(join(root, '.github', 'workflows', 'ci-amazinga.yml')))
+  await t.resolves(fs.stat(join(root, '.github', 'ISSUE_TEMPLATE', 'bug.yml')))
+})
+
+t.test('handles workspaces with no root repo files', async (t) => {
+  const pkgWithWorkspaces = {
+    'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+      name: 'testpkg',
+      templateOSS: {
+        applyRootRepoFiles: false,
+        applyWorkspaceRepoFiles: true,
+        applyRootModuleFiles: true,
+
+        workspaces: ['workspace/a', 'workspace/b'],
+      },
+    }),
+    workspace: {
+      a: {
+        'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+          name: 'amazinga',
+        }),
+      },
+      b: {
+        'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+          name: 'amazingb',
+        }),
+      },
+    },
+  }
+
+  const root = t.testdir(pkgWithWorkspaces)
+  const workspacea = join(root, 'workspace', 'a')
+  const config = await getConfig(root)
+  await copyContent(workspacea, root, config)
+  await copyContent(root, root, config)
+
+  await t.resolves(fs.stat(join(root, '.github', 'workflows', 'ci-amazinga.yml')))
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, '.github', 'ISSUE_TEMPLATE', 'bug.yml')))
+  await t.resolves(fs.stat(join(root, 'workspace', 'a', '.eslintrc.js')))
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, 'workspace', 'b', '.eslintrc.js')))
+  await t.resolves(fs.stat(join(root, '.eslintrc.js')))
+})
+
+t.test('handles workspaces with no root repo and repo files', async (t) => {
+  const pkgWithWorkspaces = {
+    'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+      name: 'testpkg',
+      templateOSS: {
+        applyRootRepoFiles: false,
+        applyWorkspaceRepoFiles: false,
+        applyRootModuleFiles: true,
+
+        workspaces: ['workspace/a', 'workspace/b'],
+      },
+    }),
+    workspace: {
+      a: {
+        'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+          name: 'amazinga',
+        }),
+      },
+      b: {
+        'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+          name: 'amazingb',
+        }),
+      },
+    },
+  }
+
+  const root = t.testdir(pkgWithWorkspaces)
+  const workspacea = join(root, 'workspace', 'a')
+  const config = await getConfig(root)
+  await copyContent(workspacea, root, config)
+
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, '.github', 'workflows', 'ci-amazinga.yml')))
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, '.github', 'ISSUE_TEMPLATE', 'bug.yml')))
+  await t.resolves(fs.stat(join(root, 'workspace', 'a', '.eslintrc.js')))
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, 'workspace', 'b', '.eslintrc.js')))
+
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, '.eslintrc.js')))
+  await copyContent(root, root, config)
+  await t.resolves(fs.stat(join(root, '.eslintrc.js')))
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, '.github', 'ISSUE_TEMPLATE', 'bug.yml')))
+})
+
+t.test('handles workspaces with no root files', async (t) => {
+  const pkgWithWorkspaces = {
+    'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+      name: 'testpkg',
+      templateOSS: {
+        applyRootRepoFiles: false,
+        applyWorkspaceRepoFiles: false,
+        applyRootModuleFiles: false,
+
+        workspaces: ['workspace/a', 'workspace/b'],
+      },
+    }),
+    workspace: {
+      a: {
+        'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+          name: 'amazinga',
+        }),
+      },
+      b: {
+        'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+          name: 'amazingb',
+        }),
+      },
+    },
+  }
+
+  const root = t.testdir(pkgWithWorkspaces)
+  const workspacea = join(root, 'workspace', 'a')
+  const config = await getConfig(root)
+  await copyContent(workspacea, root, config)
+
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, '.github', 'workflows', 'ci-amazinga.yml')))
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, '.github', 'ISSUE_TEMPLATE', 'bug.yml')))
+  await t.resolves(fs.stat(join(root, 'workspace', 'a', '.eslintrc.js')))
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, 'workspace', 'b', '.eslintrc.js')))
+
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, '.eslintrc.js')))
+  await copyContent(root, root, config)
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, '.eslintrc.js')))
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, '.github', 'workflows', 'ci-amazinga.yml')))
+  await t.rejects(fs.stat(join(root, '.github', 'ISSUE_TEMPLATE', 'bug.yml')))
+})
diff --git a/test/postinstall/update-package.js b/test/postinstall/update-package.js
index 2821fcbb..1268cb0b 100644
--- a/test/postinstall/update-package.js
+++ b/test/postinstall/update-package.js
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ t.test('can patch a package.json', async (t) => {
 t.test('returns false when templateVersion matches own version', async (t) => {
   const pkg = {
     name: '@npmcli/foo',
-    templateVersion: TEMPLATE_VERSION,
+    templateOSS: {
+      version: TEMPLATE_VERSION,
+    },
     version: '1.0.0',
     author: 'someone else',
     files: [],
@@ -71,8 +73,65 @@ t.test('doesnt set templateVersion on own repo', async (t) => {
   const needsAction = await patchPackage(project)
   t.equal(needsAction, true, 'needs action')
 
-  const contents = await fs.readFile(join(project, 'package.json'), {
+  const contents = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(join(project, 'package.json'), {
     encoding: 'utf8',
+  }))
+  const version = (contents.templateOSS) ?
+    contents.templateOSS.version : contents.templateVersion
+  t.equal(version, undefined, 'did not get template version')
+})
+
+t.test('only sets templateVersion on root pkg when configured', async (t) => {
+  const pkgWithWorkspaces = {
+    'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+      name: 'testpkg',
+      templateOSS: {
+        applyRootRepoFiles: false,
+        applyWorkspaceRepoFiles: true,
+        applyRootModuleFiles: false,
+
+        workspaces: ['amazinga'],
+      },
+    }),
+    workspace: {
+      a: {
+        'package.json': JSON.stringify({
+          name: 'amazinga',
+        }),
+      },
+    },
+  }
+  const root = t.testdir(pkgWithWorkspaces)
+  await patchPackage(root, root, {
+    applyRootRepoFiles: false,
+    applyWorkspaceRepoFiles: true,
+    applyRootModuleFiles: false,
   })
-  t.equal(JSON.parse(contents).templateVersion, undefined, 'did not get template version')
+
+  const contents = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(join(root, 'package.json'), {
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+  }))
+
+  t.not(contents.templateOSS.version, undefined, 'should set templateVersion')
+  t.equal(contents.author, undefined, 'should not set other fields')
+})
+
+t.test('converts template Version', async (t) => {
+  const pkg = {
+    name: 'testpkg',
+    templateVersion: '2.0.0',
+  }
+
+  const project = t.testdir({
+    'package.json': JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2),
+  })
+
+  const needsAction = await patchPackage(project)
+  t.equal(needsAction, true, 'needs action')
+
+  const contents = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(join(project, 'package.json'), {
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+  }))
+  t.equal(contents.templateVersion, undefined, 'did not get template version')
+  t.equal(contents.templateOSS.version, TEMPLATE_VERSION, 'did not get template version')
 })
diff --git a/test/postlint/check-package.js b/test/postlint/check-package.js
index 8fa9c276..1e3befec 100644
--- a/test/postlint/check-package.js
+++ b/test/postlint/check-package.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const { name } = require('../../package.json')
 
 t.cleanSnapshot = (snapshot) => {
   return snapshot.replace(
-    /("templateVersion" Expected: ").*(" Found)/g,
+    /("version" Expected: ").*(" Found)/g,
     '$1$TEMPLATE_VERSION$2'
   )
 }
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ t.test('checks a package.json', (t) => {
   t.test('incorrect fields', async (t) => {
     const project = t.testdir({
       'package.json': JSON.stringify({
-        license: 'MIT',
+        author: 'Bob',
       }),
     })
 
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ t.test('this repo doesnt get version', async (t) => {
   }
 
   delete pkg.templateVersion
+  delete pkg.templateOSS
 
   const project = t.testdir({
     'package.json': JSON.stringify(pkg),