diff --git a/.changeset/fix-local-auth-token.md b/.changeset/fix-local-auth-token.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8deab40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-local-auth-token.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"seamless-cli": patch
+---
+
+Fix local auth mode regenerating the auth server's `.env` a second time with fresh secrets, which left the scaffolded API's `API_SERVICE_TOKEN` mismatched with the auth server's when services run outside Docker. The compose builder now reads the already-written auth env instead of rewriting it.
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 32fed16..a14aa2b 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ The entry point is [src/index.ts](src/index.ts), which dispatches to a command m
   template's `template.json` env contract. The auth, docker, and config pieces are still generated
   locally in `src/generators/*`. Override the template source for development with
   `SEAMLESS_TEMPLATES_DIR` (a local checkout) or `SEAMLESS_TEMPLATES_REF` (a different ref).
+  - A `--<alias>` flag (e.g. `seamless init --oauth`) preselects the template whose registry
+    `alias` matches, skipping the web prompt. Aliases live in the registry, so no per-flag code.
+  - A template can declare `setup.oauth` in its `template.json` to trigger the OAuth provider
+    prompts ([src/prompts/oauthSetup.ts](src/prompts/oauthSetup.ts), catalog in
+    [src/core/oauthProviders.ts](src/core/oauthProviders.ts)). The chosen providers are wired into
+    the auth server env (`OAUTH_PROVIDERS`, per-provider `*_CLIENT_SECRET`, the `oauth` login
+    method) by `buildAuthEnv` in [src/generators/docker/docker.ts](src/generators/docker/docker.ts).
 - **check** health-checks a running stack.
 - **bootstrap-admin** mints the first admin invite.
 - **verify** ([src/commands/verify.ts](src/commands/verify.ts)) runs the conformance harness (below).
@@ -74,6 +81,13 @@ Modes and sibling repos:
 - **Releases use Changesets.** A user-facing change needs a changeset (`npm run changeset`). A push to
   `main` opens a "version packages" PR that bumps the version and writes `CHANGELOG.md`; merging that
   PR publishes to npm. Do not hand-edit the version or `CHANGELOG.md`.
+- **npm publish token.** The release workflow publishes with the `NPM_TOKEN` repo secret. It must be a
+  classic **Automation** token (full publish rights, bypasses 2FA) owned by an account with publish
+  access to `seamless-cli`; a granular token restricted to a package allowlist cannot create or
+  publish it and the registry returns a confusing `E404` on the `PUT`.
+- **Templates ref bump.** Shipping a change that depends on a new templates release is a two-step,
+  cross-repo dance: release `seamless-templates` first, then bump `SEAMLESS_TEMPLATES_REF`
+  ([src/core/images.ts](src/core/images.ts)) to that tag.
 - **Commits**: Conventional Commits (`feat:`, `fix:`, `chore:`, `ci:`, `test:`, `docs:`).
 - **Do not use em dashes** in public-facing text: commit messages, code comments, PR and issue
   descriptions, changesets, and docs. Use a comma, parentheses, or a separate sentence instead.
diff --git a/src/commands/help.ts b/src/commands/help.ts
index 680e9fe..5b778a3 100644
--- a/src/commands/help.ts
+++ b/src/commands/help.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ COMMANDS
 
     With an example flag (e.g. --oauth):
       • Scaffolds that use-case starter and skips the web prompt
+      • --oauth also prompts for OIDC providers (Google, GitHub, Microsoft,
+        GitLab) and wires the ones you configure into the auth server
       • Run an unknown flag to see the available examples
 
   check
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ GETTING STARTED
 
 WHAT YOU GET
 
-  • Web application (React starter)
+  • Web application (React starter, or a use-case example like --oauth)
   • API server (Express)
   • SeamlessAuth server (Docker or local)
   • Admin dashboard (Docker or source)
diff --git a/src/core/images.ts b/src/core/images.ts
index 2350be1..b132201 100644
--- a/src/core/images.ts
+++ b/src/core/images.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ export const SEAMLESS_AUTH_ADMIN_DASHBOARD_IMAGE = `ghcr.io/fells-code/seamless-
 // SEAMLESS_TEMPLATES_REF, or point at a local checkout with SEAMLESS_TEMPLATES_DIR.
 export const SEAMLESS_TEMPLATES_REPO = "fells-code/seamless-templates";
 
-export const SEAMLESS_TEMPLATES_REF = "v0.2.1";
+export const SEAMLESS_TEMPLATES_REF = "v0.2.2";
diff --git a/src/generators/docker/docker.ts b/src/generators/docker/docker.ts
index 822544e..40189f1 100644
--- a/src/generators/docker/docker.ts
+++ b/src/generators/docker/docker.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ async function authService(
   oauth: CollectedOAuthProvider[] = [],
 ) {
   if (mode === "local") {
-    const shared = await configureAuthLocalEnv(root, oauth);
+    // auth/.env was already written by generateAuthServer (with its secrets and any
+    // OAuth config). Read those values back rather than regenerating, which would mint
+    // a new API_SERVICE_TOKEN that no longer matches the one the API was given.
+    const shared = extractSharedFromExistingEnv(root);
 
     return {
       service: `