diff --git a/src/runtime/generator.ts b/src/runtime/generator.ts
index a4996bf..14119de 100644
--- a/src/runtime/generator.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/generator.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const runGenerator = async (generator: Fig.Generator, tokens: string[]):
     }
 
     if (template != null) {
-      suggestions.push(...runTemplates(template));
+      suggestions.push(...(await runTemplates(template)));
     }
     return suggestions;
   } catch (e) {}
diff --git a/src/runtime/suggestion.ts b/src/runtime/suggestion.ts
index 7b4321e..e0baf50 100644
--- a/src/runtime/suggestion.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/suggestion.ts
@@ -137,8 +137,12 @@ const generatorSuggestions = async (
   return filter<Fig.Suggestion>(suggestions, filterStrategy, partialCmd, undefined);
 };
 
-const templateSuggestions = (templates: Fig.Template | undefined, filterStrategy: FilterStrategy | undefined, partialCmd: string | undefined): Suggestion[] => {
-  return filter<Fig.Suggestion>(runTemplates(templates ?? []), filterStrategy, partialCmd, undefined);
+const templateSuggestions = async (
+  templates: Fig.Template | undefined,
+  filterStrategy: FilterStrategy | undefined,
+  partialCmd: string | undefined
+): Promise<Suggestion[]> => {
+  return filter<Fig.Suggestion>(await runTemplates(templates ?? []), filterStrategy, partialCmd, undefined);
 };
 
 const suggestionSuggestions = (
@@ -201,7 +205,7 @@ export const getSubcommandDrivenRecommendation = async (
     const activeArg = subcommand.args instanceof Array ? subcommand.args[0] : subcommand.args;
     suggestions.push(...(await generatorSuggestions(activeArg?.generators, acceptedTokens, activeArg?.filterStrategy, partialCmd)));
     suggestions.push(...suggestionSuggestions(activeArg?.suggestions, activeArg?.filterStrategy, partialCmd));
-    suggestions.push(...templateSuggestions(activeArg?.template, activeArg?.filterStrategy, partialCmd));
+    suggestions.push(...(await templateSuggestions(activeArg?.template, activeArg?.filterStrategy, partialCmd)));
   }
 
   return {
@@ -227,7 +231,7 @@ export const getArgDrivenRecommendation = async (
   const suggestions = [
     ...(await generatorSuggestions(args[0].generators, acceptedTokens, activeArg?.filterStrategy, partialCmd)),
     ...suggestionSuggestions(args[0].suggestions, activeArg?.filterStrategy, partialCmd),
-    ...templateSuggestions(args[0].template, activeArg?.filterStrategy, partialCmd),
+    ...(await templateSuggestions(args[0].template, activeArg?.filterStrategy, partialCmd)),
   ];
 
   if ((activeArg.isOptional && !activeArg.isVariadic) || (activeArg.isVariadic && activeArg.isOptional && !variadicArgBound)) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/template.ts b/src/runtime/template.ts
index f7c5897..35f316e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/template.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/template.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,42 @@
-const filepathsTemplate = (): Fig.Suggestion[] => {
-  return [];
+import fsAsync from "fs/promises";
+import process from "node:process";
+
+const filepathsTemplate = async (): Promise<Fig.Suggestion[]> => {
+  const files = await fsAsync.readdir(process.cwd(), { withFileTypes: true });
+  return files.filter((f) => f.isFile() || f.isDirectory()).map((f) => ({ name: f.name, priority: 90 }));
 };
 
-const foldersTemplate = (): Fig.Suggestion[] => {
-  return [];
+const foldersTemplate = async (): Promise<Fig.Suggestion[]> => {
+  const files = await fsAsync.readdir(process.cwd(), { withFileTypes: true });
+  return files.filter((f) => f.isDirectory()).map((f) => ({ name: f.name, priority: 90 }));
 };
 
+// TODO: implement history template
 const historyTemplate = (): Fig.Suggestion[] => {
   return [];
 };
 
+// TODO: implement help template
 const helpTemplate = (): Fig.Suggestion[] => {
   return [];
 };
 
-export const runTemplates = (template: Fig.TemplateStrings[] | Fig.Template): Fig.Suggestion[] => {
+export const runTemplates = async (template: Fig.TemplateStrings[] | Fig.Template): Promise<Fig.Suggestion[]> => {
   const templates = template instanceof Array ? template : [template];
-  return templates
-    .map((t) => {
-      switch (t) {
-        case "filepaths":
-          return filepathsTemplate();
-        case "folders":
-          return foldersTemplate();
-        case "history":
-          return historyTemplate();
-        case "help":
-          return helpTemplate();
-      }
-    })
-    .flat();
+  return (
+    await Promise.all(
+      templates.map(async (t) => {
+        switch (t) {
+          case "filepaths":
+            return await filepathsTemplate();
+          case "folders":
+            return await foldersTemplate();
+          case "history":
+            return historyTemplate();
+          case "help":
+            return helpTemplate();
+        }
+      })
+    )
+  ).flat();
 };