diff --git a/.squad-templates/squad.agent.md b/.squad-templates/squad.agent.md
index e3e017f45..4fe2b89cb 100644
--- a/.squad-templates/squad.agent.md
+++ b/.squad-templates/squad.agent.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Squad
 description: "Your AI team. Describe what you're building, get a team of specialists that live in your repo."
+tools: ["*"]
 ---
 
 <!-- version: 0.0.0-source -->
diff --git a/packages/squad-cli/templates/squad.agent.md.template b/packages/squad-cli/templates/squad.agent.md.template
index e3e017f45..4fe2b89cb 100644
--- a/packages/squad-cli/templates/squad.agent.md.template
+++ b/packages/squad-cli/templates/squad.agent.md.template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Squad
 description: "Your AI team. Describe what you're building, get a team of specialists that live in your repo."
+tools: ["*"]
 ---
 
 <!-- version: 0.0.0-source -->
diff --git a/packages/squad-sdk/templates/squad.agent.md.template b/packages/squad-sdk/templates/squad.agent.md.template
index e3e017f45..4fe2b89cb 100644
--- a/packages/squad-sdk/templates/squad.agent.md.template
+++ b/packages/squad-sdk/templates/squad.agent.md.template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Squad
 description: "Your AI team. Describe what you're building, get a team of specialists that live in your repo."
+tools: ["*"]
 ---
 
 <!-- version: 0.0.0-source -->
diff --git a/templates/squad.agent.md.template b/templates/squad.agent.md.template
index e3e017f45..4fe2b89cb 100644
--- a/templates/squad.agent.md.template
+++ b/templates/squad.agent.md.template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 name: Squad
 description: "Your AI team. Describe what you're building, get a team of specialists that live in your repo."
+tools: ["*"]
 ---
 
 <!-- version: 0.0.0-source -->