diff --git a/docs/turbo/generators/utils.ts b/docs/turbo/generators/utils.ts
index 43dbd14f50c10..ddba993433a8e 100644
--- a/docs/turbo/generators/utils.ts
+++ b/docs/turbo/generators/utils.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ interface Answers extends Object {
   turboYearsSaved: string;
 }
 
+const MINUTES_IN_YEAR = 60 * 24 * 365;
+
 const PUBLIC_TB_TOKEN =
   "p.eyJ1IjogIjAzYzA0Y2MyLTM1YTAtNDhhNC05ZTZjLThhMWE0NGNhNjhkZiIsICJpZCI6ICJmOWIzMTU5Yi0wOTVjLTQyM2UtOWIwNS04ZDZlNzIyNjEwNzIifQ.A3TOPdm3Lhmn-1x5m6jNvulCQbbgUeQfAIO3IaaAt5k";
 
@@ -37,7 +39,9 @@ export async function releasePostStats(answers: Answers): Promise<string> {
   const totalMinutesSaved: number =
     timeSavedData.data[0].remote_cache_minutes_saved +
     timeSavedData.data[0].local_cache_minutes_saved;
-  const totalYearsSaved: number = Math.floor(totalMinutesSaved / 60 / 24 / 365);
+  const totalYearsSaved: number = Math.floor(
+    totalMinutesSaved / MINUTES_IN_YEAR
+  );
   const weeklyDownloads: number = Object.keys(downloadsData.downloads).reduce(
     (sum, version) => sum + downloadsData.downloads[version],
     0
diff --git a/packages/turbo-gen/src/commands/generate/prompts.ts b/packages/turbo-gen/src/commands/generate/prompts.ts
index ade3f80116b26..36b95df80d662 100644
--- a/packages/turbo-gen/src/commands/generate/prompts.ts
+++ b/packages/turbo-gen/src/commands/generate/prompts.ts
@@ -45,3 +45,30 @@ export async function customGenerators({
 
   return generatorAnswer;
 }
+
+export async function chooseGeneratorTemplate() {
+  return await inquirer.prompt<{ answer: "ts" | "js" }>({
+    type: "list",
+    name: "answer",
+    message: "Should the generator config be created with TS or JS?",
+    default: "ts",
+    choices: [
+      {
+        name: "js",
+        value: "js",
+      },
+      {
+        name: "ts",
+        value: "ts",
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+}
+
+export async function confirm({ message }: { message: string }) {
+  return await inquirer.prompt<{ answer: boolean }>({
+    type: "confirm",
+    name: "answer",
+    message,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/turbo-gen/src/generators/custom.ts b/packages/turbo-gen/src/generators/custom.ts
index 656ea394e646c..eeb52dd4f7768 100644
--- a/packages/turbo-gen/src/generators/custom.ts
+++ b/packages/turbo-gen/src/generators/custom.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,39 @@ import { getCustomGenerators, runCustomGenerator } from "../utils/plop";
 import * as prompts from "../commands/generate/prompts";
 import type { CustomGeneratorArguments } from "./types";
 import { GeneratorError } from "../utils/error";
+import { setupFromTemplate } from "../utils/setupFromTemplate";
 
 export async function generate({
   generator,
   project,
   opts,
 }: CustomGeneratorArguments) {
-  const generators = getCustomGenerators({ project, configPath: opts.config });
+  let generators = getCustomGenerators({ project, configPath: opts.config });
   if (!generators.length) {
     logger.error(`No custom generators found.`);
     console.log();
-    return;
+
+    const { answer } = await prompts.confirm({
+      message: `Would you like to add generators to ${project.name}?`,
+    });
+
+    if (answer) {
+      const { answer: template } = await prompts.chooseGeneratorTemplate();
+      try {
+        await setupFromTemplate({ project, template });
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof GeneratorError) {
+          throw err;
+        }
+        logger.error(`Failed to create generator config`);
+        throw err;
+      }
+
+      // fetch generators again, and continue to selection prompt
+      generators = getCustomGenerators({ project, configPath: opts.config });
+    } else {
+      return;
+    }
   }
   const { selectedGenerator } = await prompts.customGenerators({
     generators,
diff --git a/packages/turbo-gen/src/templates/simple-js/config.js b/packages/turbo-gen/src/templates/simple-js/config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4b2f3aaa09e41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/turbo-gen/src/templates/simple-js/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+module.exports = function generator(plop) {
+  plop.setGenerator("example", {
+    description:
+      "An example Turborepo generator - creates a new file at the root of the project",
+    prompts: [
+      {
+        type: "input",
+        name: "file",
+        message: "What is the name of the file to create?",
+      },
+      {
+        type: "input",
+        name: "author",
+        message: "What is your name? (Will be added as the file author)",
+      },
+      {
+        type: "list",
+        name: "type",
+        message: "What type of file should be created?",
+        choices: [".md", ".txt"],
+      },
+    ],
+    actions: [
+      {
+        type: "add",
+        path: "{{ turbo.paths.root }}/{{ dashCase file }}{{ type }}",
+        templateFile: "templates/turborepo-generators.hbs",
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+};
diff --git a/packages/turbo-gen/src/templates/simple-js/templates/turborepo-generators.hbs b/packages/turbo-gen/src/templates/simple-js/templates/turborepo-generators.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2b7e200b2f0e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/turbo-gen/src/templates/simple-js/templates/turborepo-generators.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Turborepo Generators
+
+Read the docs at [turbo.build](https://turbo.build/repo/docs).
+
+Created by {{ author }}.
diff --git a/packages/turbo-gen/src/templates/simple-ts/config.ts b/packages/turbo-gen/src/templates/simple-ts/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ae6a49b933d25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/turbo-gen/src/templates/simple-ts/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { PlopTypes } from "@turbo/gen";
+
+export default function generator(plop: PlopTypes.NodePlopAPI): void {
+  plop.setGenerator("example", {
+    description:
+      "An example Turborepo generator - creates a new file at the root of the project",
+    prompts: [
+      {
+        type: "input",
+        name: "file",
+        message: "What is the name of the file to create?",
+      },
+      {
+        type: "input",
+        name: "author",
+        message: "What is your name? (Will be added as the file author)",
+      },
+      {
+        type: "list",
+        name: "type",
+        message: "What type of file should be created?",
+        choices: [".md", ".txt"],
+      },
+    ],
+    actions: [
+      {
+        type: "add",
+        path: "{{ turbo.paths.root }}/{{ dashCase file }}{{ type }}",
+        templateFile: "templates/turborepo-generators.hbs",
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/turbo-gen/src/templates/simple-ts/templates/turborepo-generators.hbs b/packages/turbo-gen/src/templates/simple-ts/templates/turborepo-generators.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2b7e200b2f0e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/turbo-gen/src/templates/simple-ts/templates/turborepo-generators.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Turborepo Generators
+
+Read the docs at [turbo.build](https://turbo.build/repo/docs).
+
+Created by {{ author }}.
diff --git a/packages/turbo-gen/src/utils/error.ts b/packages/turbo-gen/src/utils/error.ts
index d01273c64da4c..13dc78bab8020 100644
--- a/packages/turbo-gen/src/utils/error.ts
+++ b/packages/turbo-gen/src/utils/error.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export type GenerateErrorType =
   | "plop_error_running_generator"
   | "plop_unable_to_load_config"
   | "plop_generator_not_found"
+  | "config_directory_already_exists"
   // default
   | "unknown";
 
diff --git a/packages/turbo-gen/src/utils/setupFromTemplate.ts b/packages/turbo-gen/src/utils/setupFromTemplate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5be65fca32b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/turbo-gen/src/utils/setupFromTemplate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import type { Project } from "@turbo/workspaces";
+import path from "path";
+import fs from "fs-extra";
+import { GeneratorError } from "./error";
+
+export async function setupFromTemplate({
+  project,
+  template,
+}: {
+  project: Project;
+  template: "ts" | "js";
+}) {
+  const configDirectory = path.join(project.paths.root, "turbo", "generators");
+
+  // TODO: could create some more complex starters in the future
+  const toCopy = `simple-${template}`;
+
+  // required to ensure we don't overwrite any existing files at this location
+  if (await fs.pathExists(configDirectory)) {
+    throw new GeneratorError(
+      `Generator config directory already exists at ${configDirectory}`,
+      { type: "config_directory_already_exists" }
+    );
+  }
+
+  // copy templates to project
+  await fs.copy(path.join(__dirname, "templates", toCopy), configDirectory, {
+    recursive: true,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/turbo-gen/tsup.config.ts b/packages/turbo-gen/tsup.config.ts
index 8188f75886a34..9e4678cd7221d 100644
--- a/packages/turbo-gen/tsup.config.ts
+++ b/packages/turbo-gen/tsup.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { defineConfig, Options } from "tsup";
+import fs from "fs-extra";
+import chalk from "chalk";
 
 export default defineConfig((options: Options) => ({
   entry: ["src/cli.ts", "src/types.ts"],
@@ -6,5 +8,16 @@ export default defineConfig((options: Options) => ({
   dts: true,
   clean: true,
   minify: true,
+  onSuccess: async () => {
+    // start time
+    const start = Date.now();
+    await fs.copy("src/templates", "dist/templates");
+    // make the output match
+    console.log(
+      chalk.hex("#7c5cad")("TEMPLATES"),
+      "copied in",
+      chalk.green(`${Date.now() - start}ms`)
+    );
+  },
   ...options,
 }));
diff --git a/turbo/generators/config.ts b/turbo/generators/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4fab73712ab6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { PlopTypes } from "@turbo/gen";
+
+export default function generator(plop: PlopTypes.NodePlopAPI): void {
+  plop.setGenerator("example", {
+    description:
+      "An example Turborepo generator - creates a new file at the root of the project",
+    prompts: [
+      {
+        type: "input",
+        name: "file",
+        placeholder: "generator-docs",
+        message: "What is the name of the file to create?",
+      },
+      {
+        type: "input",
+        name: "author",
+        default: "turbobot",
+        message: "What is your name? (Will be added as the file author)",
+      },
+      {
+        type: "list",
+        name: "type",
+        message: "What type of file should be created?",
+        choices: [".md", ".txt"],
+        default: ".md",
+      },
+    ],
+    actions: [
+      {
+        type: "add",
+        path: "{{ turbo.paths.root }}/{{ dashCase file }}{{ type }}",
+        templateFile: "templates/turborepo-generators.hbs",
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+}
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/turborepo-generators.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/turborepo-generators.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2b7e200b2f0e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/turbo/generators/templates/turborepo-generators.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Turborepo Generators
+
+Read the docs at [turbo.build](https://turbo.build/repo/docs).
+
+Created by {{ author }}.