diff --git a/.changeset/red-rules-turn.md b/.changeset/red-rules-turn.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..becc31f97e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/red-rules-turn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-t3-app": patch
+---
+
+Add more scripts in `package.json`
diff --git a/cli/src/installers/tailwind.ts b/cli/src/installers/tailwind.ts
index e692392823..c50ab68dc7 100644
--- a/cli/src/installers/tailwind.ts
+++ b/cli/src/installers/tailwind.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs-extra";
+import { type PackageJson } from "type-fest";
 
 import { PKG_ROOT } from "~/consts.js";
 import { type Installer } from "~/installers/index.js";
@@ -31,8 +32,21 @@ export const tailwindInstaller: Installer = ({ projectDir }) => {
   const cssSrc = path.join(extrasDir, "src/styles/globals.css");
   const cssDest = path.join(projectDir, "src/styles/globals.css");
 
+  // add format:* scripts to package.json
+  const packageJsonPath = path.join(projectDir, "package.json");
+
+  const packageJsonContent = fs.readJSONSync(packageJsonPath) as PackageJson;
+  packageJsonContent.scripts = {
+    ...packageJsonContent.scripts,
+    "format:write": 'prettier --write "**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,mdx}" --cache',
+    "format:check": 'prettier --check "**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,mdx}" --cache',
+  };
+
   fs.copySync(twCfgSrc, twCfgDest);
   fs.copySync(postcssCfgSrc, postcssCfgDest);
   fs.copySync(cssSrc, cssDest);
   fs.copySync(prettierSrc, prettierDest);
+  fs.writeJSONSync(packageJsonPath, packageJsonContent, {
+    spaces: 2,
+  });
 };
diff --git a/cli/template/base/package.json b/cli/template/base/package.json
index e13a5485ef..fff75519f8 100644
--- a/cli/template/base/package.json
+++ b/cli/template/base/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@
     "dev": "next dev",
     "build": "next build",
     "start": "next start",
-    "lint": "next lint"
+    "lint": "next lint",
+    "lint:fix": "next lint --fix",
+    "check": "next lint && tsc --noEmit",
+    "preview": "next build && next start",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@t3-oss/env-nextjs": "^0.10.1",