diff --git a/examples/social-network/.eslintrc.json b/examples/social-network/.eslintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d5b07b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/social-network/.eslintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "env": {
+    "node": true
+  },
+  "extends": "eslint:recommended",
+  "globals": {
+    "after": true,
+    "before": true,
+    "describe": true,
+    "it": true,
+    "Map": true,
+    "Promise": true,
+    "Proxy": true,
+    "Set": true,
+    "Symbol": true,
+    "WeakMap": true
+  },
+  "parser": "babel-eslint",
+  "parserOptions": {
+    "ecmaVersion": 6,
+    "sourceType": "module"
+  },
+  "rules": {
+    "no-unused-vars": 1
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/social-network/package.json b/examples/social-network/package.json
index d94a6cbf..48744b43 100644
--- a/examples/social-network/package.json
+++ b/examples/social-network/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "babel-core": "6.9.1",
     "babel-preset-lux": "1.0.0",
     "knex": "0.11.5",
-    "lux-framework": "0.0.1-beta.11",
+    "lux-framework": "0.0.1-beta.12",
     "sqlite3": "3.1.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/examples/todo/.eslintrc.json b/examples/todo/.eslintrc.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d5b07b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/todo/.eslintrc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "env": {
+    "node": true
+  },
+  "extends": "eslint:recommended",
+  "globals": {
+    "after": true,
+    "before": true,
+    "describe": true,
+    "it": true,
+    "Map": true,
+    "Promise": true,
+    "Proxy": true,
+    "Set": true,
+    "Symbol": true,
+    "WeakMap": true
+  },
+  "parser": "babel-eslint",
+  "parserOptions": {
+    "ecmaVersion": 6,
+    "sourceType": "module"
+  },
+  "rules": {
+    "no-unused-vars": 1
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/todo/package.json b/examples/todo/package.json
index da84aa23..129fb28c 100644
--- a/examples/todo/package.json
+++ b/examples/todo/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "babel-core": "6.9.1",
     "babel-preset-lux": "1.0.0",
     "knex": "0.11.5",
-    "lux-framework": "0.0.1-beta.11",
+    "lux-framework": "0.0.1-beta.12",
     "sqlite3": "3.1.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a9c1d734..6396d2be 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lux-framework",
-  "version": "0.0.1-beta.11",
+  "version": "0.0.1-beta.12",
   "description": "A MVC style Node.js framework for building lightning fast JSON APIs",
   "repository": "https://github.com/postlight/lux",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/src/packages/cli/commands/create.js b/src/packages/cli/commands/create.js
index ccdb147c..5e8bdb2e 100644
--- a/src/packages/cli/commands/create.js
+++ b/src/packages/cli/commands/create.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import routesTemplate from '../templates/routes';
 import dbTemplate from '../templates/database';
 import seedTemplate from '../templates/seed';
 import pkgJSONTemplate from '../templates/package-json';
-import babelRcTemplate from '../templates/babel-rc';
+import babelrcTemplate from '../templates/babelrc';
+import eslintrcTemplate from '../templates/eslintrc';
 import readmeTemplate from '../templates/readme';
 import licenseTemplate from '../templates/license';
 import gitignoreTemplate from '../templates/gitignore';
@@ -106,7 +107,13 @@ export default async function create(name, database) {
 
     fs.writeFileAsync(
       `${project}/.babelrc`,
-      babelRcTemplate(),
+      babelrcTemplate(),
+      'utf8'
+    ),
+
+    fs.writeFileAsync(
+      `${project}/.eslintrc.json`,
+      eslintrcTemplate(),
       'utf8'
     ),
 
@@ -131,6 +138,7 @@ export default async function create(name, database) {
     ${green('create')} LICENSE
     ${green('create')} package.json
     ${green('create')} .babelrc
+    ${green('create')} .eslintrc.json
     ${green('create')} .gitignore
   `;
 
diff --git a/src/packages/cli/templates/babel-rc.js b/src/packages/cli/templates/babelrc.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/packages/cli/templates/babel-rc.js
rename to src/packages/cli/templates/babelrc.js
diff --git a/src/packages/cli/templates/eslintrc.js b/src/packages/cli/templates/eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c3540b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/packages/cli/templates/eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// @flow
+import template from '../../template';
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ */
+export default (): string => template`
+  {
+    "env": {
+      "node": true
+    },
+    "extends": "eslint:recommended",
+    "globals": {
+      "after": true,
+      "before": true,
+      "describe": true,
+      "it": true,
+      "Map": true,
+      "Promise": true,
+      "Proxy": true,
+      "Set": true,
+      "Symbol": true,
+      "WeakMap": true
+    },
+    "parser": "babel-eslint",
+    "parserOptions": {
+      "ecmaVersion": 6,
+      "sourceType": "module"
+    },
+    "rules": {
+      "no-unused-vars": 1
+    }
+  }
+`;