diff --git a/src/cvx/cradle/cli.py b/src/cvx/cradle/cli.py
index 3ea3254..a0b7f43 100644
--- a/src/cvx/cradle/cli.py
+++ b/src/cvx/cradle/cli.py
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@
 from .utils.shell import run_shell_command
 
 
+def load_templates(yaml_path: Path) -> dict[str, str]:
+    """
+    Load templates from YAML file and return a dictionary mapping display names to URLs.
+    """
+    with open(yaml_path) as f:
+        config = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+    return {details["display_name"]: details["url"] for template_name, details in config["templates"].items()}
+
+
 def append_to_yaml_file(new_data, file_path):
     # Check if the file exists
     if os.path.exists(file_path):
@@ -68,21 +78,17 @@ def cli(template: str = None, dst_path: str = None, vcs_ref: str | None = None,
     logger.info("cradle will ask a group of questions to create a repository for you")
 
     if template is None:
-        # which template you want to pick?
-        templates = {
-            "(Marimo) Experiments": "git@github.com:tschm/experiments.git",
-            "A package (complete with a release process)": "git@github.com:tschm/package.git",
-            "A paper": "git@github.com:tschm/paper.git",
-        }
-
-        # result is the value related to the key you pick
+        # Load templates from YAML file
+        yaml_path = Path(__file__).parent / "templates.yaml"  # Adjust path as needed
+        templates = load_templates(yaml_path)
+
+        # Let user select from the display names
         result = questionary.select(
             "What kind of project do you want to create?",
             choices=list(templates.keys()),
         ).ask()
 
         template = templates[result]
-
     remove_path = False
     # Create a random path
     if not dst_path:
diff --git a/src/cvx/cradle/templates.yaml b/src/cvx/cradle/templates.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..109d6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cvx/cradle/templates.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+templates:
+  marimo_experiments:
+    url: "git@github.com:tschm/experiments.git"
+    display_name: "(Marimo) Experiments"
+  package:
+    url: "git@github.com:tschm/package.git"
+    display_name: "A python package"
+  paper:
+    url: "git@github.com:tschm/paper.git"
+    display_name: "A LaTeX document"
diff --git a/src/tests/test_cli.py b/src/tests/test_cli.py
index 9ce4f9b..7becede 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def ask(self):
 
 
 def test_no_template(mock_context, mocker, tmp_path, mock_run_shell_command):
-    mocker.patch("cvx.cradle.cli.questionary.select", return_value=Answer("A paper"))
+    mocker.patch("cvx.cradle.cli.questionary.select", return_value=Answer("A LaTeX document"))
     mocker.patch("cvx.cradle.cli.ask", return_value=mock_context)
     mocker.patch("cvx.cradle.cli.copier.run_copy", return_value=None)
     cli(dst_path=str(tmp_path))
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_no_template(mock_context, mocker, tmp_path, mock_run_shell_command):
 
 
 def test_runtime_error(mock_context, mocker, tmp_path):
-    mocker.patch("cvx.cradle.cli.questionary.select", return_value=Answer("A paper"))
+    mocker.patch("cvx.cradle.cli.questionary.select", return_value=Answer("A LaTeX document"))
     mocker.patch("cvx.cradle.cli.ask", return_value=mock_context)
     mocker.patch("cvx.cradle.cli.copier.run_copy", return_value=None)
     mocker.patch("cvx.cradle.cli.run_shell_command", side_effect=RuntimeError("An error occurred"))