diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdCreateFile.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdCreateFile.py
index 58898b67..18497b88 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdCreateFile.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdCreateFile.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import Iterable, TypeAlias
 from ...lib.log import WARNING, log
 from .Cmd import Cmd, Parent
 from .lib.pkg_relations import VersionSyntax, pkg_relations
-from .lib.templates import tmpl_render
+from .lib.templates import RenderValues, tmpl_render
 
 def key_value(s):
     try:
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ class CmdCreateFile(Cmd):  # export
             entry.append(val)
         return ret
 
+    def __render(
+        self,
+        template_name: str,
+        values: list[RenderValues],
+        li_quote = False,
+        li_delimiter = '\n',
+    ) -> str:
+        return tmpl_render(
+            template_name,
+            values,
+            li_quote = li_quote,
+            li_delimiter = li_delimiter,
+            search_path = self.app.args.search_path.split(':'),
+        )
+
     def render_pyright(self, module: str, extra_fields: TupleList) -> str:
         prereq = pkg_relations(
             self.app,
@@ -64,7 +79,7 @@ class CmdCreateFile(Cmd):  # export
         }
         self.__update_dict(values, extra_fields)
 
-        return tmpl_render(
+        return self.__render(
             'pyrightconfig.json', [values], li_quote = True, li_delimiter = ',\n'
         )
 
@@ -80,6 +95,11 @@ class CmdCreateFile(Cmd):  # export
             choices = [fmt.name.lower() for fmt in Fmt],
             help = 'Output format'
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--search-path',
+            default = '/etc/opt/jw-pkg/templates',
+            help = 'Template search path, colon separated',
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             '-f',
             '--field',