diff --git a/cmd/ftl/cmd_init.go b/cmd/ftl/cmd_init.go
index e7f03634c4..fa75b7ea9b 100644
--- a/cmd/ftl/cmd_init.go
+++ b/cmd/ftl/cmd_init.go
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ func (i initGoCmd) Run(ctx context.Context, parent *initCmd) error {
 	if i.Name == "" {
 		i.Name = filepath.Base(i.Dir)
 	}
-	if err := internal.Scaffold(goruntime.Files, i.Dir, i); err != nil {
+	err := internal.UnzipDir(goruntime.Files, i.Dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
+	}
+	if err := internal.Scaffold(i.Dir, i); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 	if !parent.Hermit {
@@ -53,7 +57,11 @@ func (i *initKotlinCmd) Run(parent *initCmd) error {
 	if i.Name == "" {
 		i.Name = filepath.Base(i.Dir)
 	}
-	if err := internal.Scaffold(kotlinruntime.Files, i.Dir, i); err != nil {
+	err := internal.UnzipDir(kotlinruntime.Files, i.Dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
+	}
+	if err := internal.Scaffold(i.Dir, i); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 	if !parent.Hermit {
diff --git a/cmd/ftl/cmd_schema.go b/cmd/ftl/cmd_schema.go
index d88669d95b..6ebf2bb35f 100644
--- a/cmd/ftl/cmd_schema.go
+++ b/cmd/ftl/cmd_schema.go
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"connectrpc.com/connect"
 	"github.com/alecthomas/errors"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/otiai10/copy"
 
+	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/backend/common/log"
 	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/backend/schema"
+	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/internal"
 	ftlv1 "github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/protos/xyz/block/ftl/v1"
 	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/protos/xyz/block/ftl/v1/ftlv1connect"
 	schemapb "github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/protos/xyz/block/ftl/v1/schema"
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 type schemaCmd struct {
 	Get      getSchemaCmd      `default:"" cmd:"" help:"Retrieve the cluster FTL schema."`
 	Protobuf schemaProtobufCmd `cmd:"" help:"Generate protobuf schema mirroring the FTL schema structure."`
+	Generate schemaGenerateCmd `cmd:"" help:"Stream the schema from the cluster and generate files from the template."`
 }
 
 type schemaProtobufCmd struct{}
@@ -72,3 +76,51 @@ func (g *getSchemaCmd) generateProto(resp *connect.ServerStreamForClient[ftlv1.P
 	_, err = os.Stdout.Write(pb)
 	return errors.WithStack(err)
 }
+
+type schemaGenerateCmd struct {
+	Template string `arg:"" help:"Template directory to use." type:"existingdir"`
+	Dest     string `arg:"" help:"Destination directory to write files to (will be erased)."`
+}
+
+func (s *schemaGenerateCmd) Run(ctx context.Context, client ftlv1connect.ControllerServiceClient) error {
+	stream, err := client.PullSchema(ctx, connect.NewRequest(&ftlv1.PullSchemaRequest{}))
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
+	}
+	logger := log.FromContext(ctx)
+	modules := map[string]*schema.Module{}
+	regenerate := false
+	for stream.Receive() {
+		msg := stream.Msg()
+		switch msg.ChangeType {
+		case ftlv1.DeploymentChangeType_DEPLOYMENT_ADDED, ftlv1.DeploymentChangeType_DEPLOYMENT_CHANGED:
+			module, err := schema.ModuleFromProto(msg.Schema)
+			if err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrap(err, "invalid module schema")
+			}
+			modules[module.Name] = module
+
+		case ftlv1.DeploymentChangeType_DEPLOYMENT_REMOVED:
+			delete(modules, msg.ModuleName)
+		}
+		if !msg.More {
+			regenerate = true
+		}
+		if !regenerate {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := os.RemoveAll(s.Dest); err != nil {
+			return errors.WithStack(err)
+		}
+		for _, module := range modules {
+			if err := copy.Copy(s.Template, s.Dest); err != nil {
+				return errors.WithStack(err)
+			}
+			if err := internal.Scaffold(s.Dest, module); err != nil {
+				return errors.WithStack(err)
+			}
+		}
+		logger.Infof("Generated %d modules in %s", len(modules), s.Dest)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/scaffolder.go b/internal/scaffolder.go
index 486d5d60f7..25e8ab8024 100644
--- a/internal/scaffolder.go
+++ b/internal/scaffolder.go
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package internal
 
 import (
-	"archive/zip"
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
@@ -12,22 +12,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/iancoleman/strcase"
 )
 
-// Scaffold copies the scaffolding files from the given source to the given
-// destination, evaluating any templates against ctx in the process.
+// Scaffold evaluates the scaffolding files at the given destination against
+// ctx.
 //
 // Both paths and file contents are evaluated.
 //
 // The functions "snake", "camel", "lowerCamel", "kebab", "upper", and "lower"
 // are available.
-func Scaffold(source *zip.Reader, destination string, ctx any) error {
-	err := UnzipDir(source, destination)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithStack(err)
-	}
+func Scaffold(destination string, ctx any) error {
 	return errors.WithStack(walkDir(destination, func(path string, d fs.DirEntry) error {
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.WithStack(err)
-		}
 		info, err := d.Info()
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.WithStack(err)
@@ -100,6 +93,9 @@ func evaluate(tmpl string, ctx any) (string, error) {
 			"kebab":      strcase.ToKebab,
 			"upper":      strings.ToUpper,
 			"lower":      strings.ToLower,
+			"typename": func(v any) string {
+				return reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(v)).Type().Name()
+			},
 		},
 	).Parse(tmpl)
 	if err != nil {