diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 4cfcd207..c3191de3 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -39,14 +39,16 @@
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-┃                         \x1b[1mInstall the package\x1b[0m                          ┃
+┃                          \x1b[1mLocal development\x1b[0m                           ┃
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-To run tests or build the documentation locally, you need to install
-your package and its dependencies. You can do so with
+To run tests or build the documentation locally, get familiar with \x1b]8;id=707150;https://hatch.pypa.io/latest/tutorials/environment/basic-usage/\x1b\\\x1b[4;34mhatch\x1b[0m\x1b]8;;\x1b\\
+\x1b]8;id=707150;https://hatch.pypa.io/latest/tutorials/environment/basic-usage/\x1b\\\x1b[4;34menvironments\x1b[0m\x1b]8;;\x1b\\, and see \x1b[1;36;40m[tool.hatch.envs.*]\x1b[0m in \x1b[1;36;40mpyproject.toml\x1b[0m:
 
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diff --git a/scripts/src/scverse_template_scripts/make_rich_output.py b/scripts/src/scverse_template_scripts/make_rich_output.py
index a7418717..f72059a7 100644
--- a/scripts/src/scverse_template_scripts/make_rich_output.py
+++ b/scripts/src/scverse_template_scripts/make_rich_output.py
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@
 
 All CI checks should pass, you are ready to start developing your new tool!
 
-# Install the package
+# Local development
 
-To run tests or build the documentation locally, you need to install your package and its dependencies.
-You can do so with
+To run tests or build the documentation locally, get familiar with [hatch environments][hatch-envs],
+and see `[tool.hatch.envs.*]` in `pyproject.toml`:
 
 ```bash
-pip install ".[test,dev,doc]"
+hatch run pre-commit run --all-files  # tool.hatch.envs.default
+hatch test                            # tool.hatch.envs.hatch-test
+hatch run docs:build                  # tool.hatch.envs.docs
 ```
 
 # Customizations
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@
 [setup-pre-commit]: {dev_docs_url}#pre-commit-checks
 [setup-rtd]: {dev_docs_url}#documentation-on-readthedocs
 [setup-codecov]: {dev_docs_url}#coverage-tests-with-codecov
+[hatch-envs]: https://hatch.pypa.io/latest/tutorials/environment/basic-usage/
 [write-tests]: {dev_docs_url}#writing-tests
 [write-docs]: {dev_docs_url}#writing-documentation
 [scverse discourse]: https://discourse.scverse.org/