diff --git a/.eslintrc.cjs b/.eslintrc.cjs
index 346cc5e35..07fbfb32d 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.cjs
+++ b/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module.exports = {
 			files: ["**/*.ts"],
 			parser: "@typescript-eslint/parser",
 			rules: {
-				// These off-by-default rules work well for this repo and we like them on.
+				// These off-/differently-configured-by-default rules work well for this repo and we like them on.
 				"jsdoc/informative-docs": "error",
 				"logical-assignment-operators": [
 					"error",
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ module.exports = {
 				"jsdoc/require-returns": "off",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			files: "**/*.md/*.ts",
+			rules: {
+				"n/no-missing-import": [
+					"error",
+					{ allowModules: ["create-typescript-app"] },
+				],
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			excludedFiles: ["**/*.md/*.ts"],
 			extends: [
diff --git a/script/create-test-e2e.js b/script/create-test-e2e.js
index bdff17148..552ab33c6 100644
--- a/script/create-test-e2e.js
+++ b/script/create-test-e2e.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { strict as assert } from "node:assert";
 const author = "Test Author";
 const description = "Test description.";
 const email = "test@email.com";
-const repository = "test-repository";
+const repository = "create-typescript-app";
 const owner = "TestOwner";
 const title = "Test Title";
 
diff --git a/src/bin/index.ts b/src/bin/index.ts
index 7380671ba..b8778c319 100644
--- a/src/bin/index.ts
+++ b/src/bin/index.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export async function bin(args: string[]) {
 	prompts.log.info(
 		[
 			chalk.italic(`Tip: to run again with the same input values, use:`),
-			chalk.blue(createRerunSuggestion(mode, options)),
+			chalk.blue(createRerunSuggestion(options)),
 		].join(" "),
 	);
 
diff --git a/src/create/createRerunSuggestion.test.ts b/src/create/createRerunSuggestion.test.ts
index 4ae61e24d..437d7e994 100644
--- a/src/create/createRerunSuggestion.test.ts
+++ b/src/create/createRerunSuggestion.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const options = {
 	excludeTests: undefined,
 	funding: undefined,
 	logo: undefined,
+	mode: "create",
 	owner: "TestOwner",
 	repository: "test-repository",
 	skipGitHubApi: true,
@@ -41,37 +42,39 @@ const options = {
 
 describe("createRerunSuggestion", () => {
 	it("includes key-value pairs with mixed truthy and falsy values", () => {
-		const actual = createRerunSuggestion("initialize", options);
+		const actual = createRerunSuggestion(options);
 
 		expect(actual).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-			'"npx create-typescript-app --mode initialize --base everything --access public --author TestAuthor --create-repository true --description \\"Test description.\\" --email-github github@email.com --email-npm npm@email.com --exclude-compliance true --exclude-contributors true --exclude-lint-jsdoc true --exclude-lint-json true --exclude-lint-knip true --exclude-lint-package-json true --exclude-lint-perfectionist true --owner TestOwner --repository test-repository --skip-github-api true --skip-install true --skip-removal true --title \\"Test Title\\""',
+			'"npx create-typescript-app --mode create --base everything --access public --author TestAuthor --create-repository true --description \\"Test description.\\" --email-github github@email.com --email-npm npm@email.com --exclude-compliance true --exclude-contributors true --exclude-lint-jsdoc true --exclude-lint-json true --exclude-lint-knip true --exclude-lint-package-json true --exclude-lint-perfectionist true --mode create --owner TestOwner --repository test-repository --skip-github-api true --skip-install true --skip-removal true --title \\"Test Title\\""',
 		);
 	});
 
 	it("includes stringified logo when it exists", () => {
-		const actual = createRerunSuggestion("initialize", {
+		const actual = createRerunSuggestion({
 			...options,
 			logo: {
 				alt: "Test alt.",
 				src: "test/src.png",
 			},
+			mode: "initialize",
 		});
 
 		expect(actual).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-			'"npx create-typescript-app --mode initialize --base everything --access public --author TestAuthor --create-repository true --description \\"Test description.\\" --email-github github@email.com --email-npm npm@email.com --exclude-compliance true --exclude-contributors true --exclude-lint-jsdoc true --exclude-lint-json true --exclude-lint-knip true --exclude-lint-package-json true --exclude-lint-perfectionist true --logo test/src.png --logo-alt \\"Test alt.\\" --owner TestOwner --repository test-repository --skip-github-api true --skip-install true --skip-removal true --title \\"Test Title\\""',
+			'"npx create-typescript-app --mode initialize --base everything --access public --author TestAuthor --create-repository true --description \\"Test description.\\" --email-github github@email.com --email-npm npm@email.com --exclude-compliance true --exclude-contributors true --exclude-lint-jsdoc true --exclude-lint-json true --exclude-lint-knip true --exclude-lint-package-json true --exclude-lint-perfectionist true --logo test/src.png --logo-alt \\"Test alt.\\" --mode initialize --owner TestOwner --repository test-repository --skip-github-api true --skip-install true --skip-removal true --title \\"Test Title\\""',
 		);
 	});
 
 	it("includes exclusions when they exist", () => {
-		const actual = createRerunSuggestion("initialize", {
+		const actual = createRerunSuggestion({
 			...options,
 			excludeCompliance: true,
 			excludeLintMd: true,
 			excludeLintSpelling: true,
+			mode: "initialize",
 		});
 
 		expect(actual).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-			'"npx create-typescript-app --mode initialize --base everything --access public --author TestAuthor --create-repository true --description \\"Test description.\\" --email-github github@email.com --email-npm npm@email.com --exclude-compliance true --exclude-contributors true --exclude-lint-jsdoc true --exclude-lint-json true --exclude-lint-knip true --exclude-lint-md true --exclude-lint-package-json true --exclude-lint-perfectionist true --exclude-lint-spelling true --owner TestOwner --repository test-repository --skip-github-api true --skip-install true --skip-removal true --title \\"Test Title\\""',
+			'"npx create-typescript-app --mode initialize --base everything --access public --author TestAuthor --create-repository true --description \\"Test description.\\" --email-github github@email.com --email-npm npm@email.com --exclude-compliance true --exclude-contributors true --exclude-lint-jsdoc true --exclude-lint-json true --exclude-lint-knip true --exclude-lint-md true --exclude-lint-package-json true --exclude-lint-perfectionist true --exclude-lint-spelling true --mode initialize --owner TestOwner --repository test-repository --skip-github-api true --skip-install true --skip-removal true --title \\"Test Title\\""',
 		);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/src/create/createRerunSuggestion.ts b/src/create/createRerunSuggestion.ts
index 6923462ba..bdfc0a317 100644
--- a/src/create/createRerunSuggestion.ts
+++ b/src/create/createRerunSuggestion.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { Mode } from "../bin/mode.js";
 import { allArgOptions } from "../shared/options/args.js";
 import { Options } from "../shared/types.js";
 
@@ -8,10 +7,7 @@ function getFirstMatchingArg(key: string) {
 	);
 }
 
-export function createRerunSuggestion(
-	mode: Mode,
-	options: Partial<Options>,
-): string {
+export function createRerunSuggestion(options: Partial<Options>): string {
 	const optionsNormalized = {
 		...options,
 		...(options.email
@@ -42,5 +38,5 @@ export function createRerunSuggestion(
 		})
 		.join(" ");
 
-	return `npx create-typescript-app --mode ${mode} ${args}`;
+	return `npx create-typescript-app --mode ${options.mode} ${args}`;
 }
diff --git a/src/create/createWithOptions.ts b/src/create/createWithOptions.ts
index fcaceecd2..ca9ba7b78 100644
--- a/src/create/createWithOptions.ts
+++ b/src/create/createWithOptions.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export async function createWithOptions({ github, options }: GitHubAndOptions) {
 		[
 			"Writing structure",
 			async () => {
-				await writeStructure(options, "create");
+				await writeStructure(options);
 			},
 		],
 		[
diff --git a/src/create/index.ts b/src/create/index.ts
index 4b77341e4..61535d107 100644
--- a/src/create/index.ts
+++ b/src/create/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { createRerunSuggestion } from "./createRerunSuggestion.js";
 import { createWithOptions } from "./createWithOptions.js";
 
 export async function create(args: string[]): Promise<ModeResult> {
-	const inputs = await readOptions(args);
+	const inputs = await readOptions(args, "create");
 	if (inputs.cancelled) {
 		return {
 			code: StatusCodes.Cancelled,
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ export async function create(args: string[]): Promise<ModeResult> {
 										"Consider creating a GitHub repository from the new directory:",
 									lines: [
 										`cd ${inputs.options.repository}`,
-										createRerunSuggestion("initialize", {
+										createRerunSuggestion({
 											...inputs.options,
+											mode: "initialize",
 											skipGitHubApi: false,
 											skipInstall: false,
 										}),
diff --git a/src/initialize/index.ts b/src/initialize/index.ts
index d9a9d08f5..a6b7c2c8b 100644
--- a/src/initialize/index.ts
+++ b/src/initialize/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { runOrRestore } from "../shared/runOrRestore.js";
 import { initializeWithOptions } from "./initializeWithOptions.js";
 
 export const initialize: ModeRunner = async (args) => {
-	const inputs = await readOptions(args);
+	const inputs = await readOptions(args, "initialize");
 	if (inputs.cancelled) {
 		return {
 			code: StatusCodes.Cancelled,
diff --git a/src/initialize/initializeWithOptions.ts b/src/initialize/initializeWithOptions.ts
index c47fd832e..1a8a63b6b 100644
--- a/src/initialize/initializeWithOptions.ts
+++ b/src/initialize/initializeWithOptions.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export async function initializeWithOptions({
 		[
 			"Updating local files",
 			async () => {
-				await updateLocalFiles(options, "initialize");
+				await updateLocalFiles(options);
 			},
 		],
 		["Updating README.md", updateReadme],
diff --git a/src/migrate/index.ts b/src/migrate/index.ts
index f7698a0ef..be6cbf6e0 100644
--- a/src/migrate/index.ts
+++ b/src/migrate/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { runOrRestore } from "../shared/runOrRestore.js";
 import { migrateWithOptions } from "./migrateWithOptions.js";
 
 export const migrate: ModeRunner = async (args) => {
-	const inputs = await readOptions(args);
+	const inputs = await readOptions(args, "migrate");
 	if (inputs.cancelled) {
 		return {
 			code: StatusCodes.Cancelled,
diff --git a/src/migrate/migrateWithOptions.ts b/src/migrate/migrateWithOptions.ts
index 0fc48e89c..b862a9459 100644
--- a/src/migrate/migrateWithOptions.ts
+++ b/src/migrate/migrateWithOptions.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export async function migrateWithOptions({
 		[
 			"Writing structure",
 			async () => {
-				await writeStructure(options, "migrate");
+				await writeStructure(options);
 			},
 		],
 		[
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export async function migrateWithOptions({
 		[
 			"Updating local files",
 			async () => {
-				await updateLocalFiles(options, "migrate");
+				await updateLocalFiles(options);
 			},
 		],
 		[
diff --git a/src/shared/options/args.ts b/src/shared/options/args.ts
index 3a9d05de4..157994685 100644
--- a/src/shared/options/args.ts
+++ b/src/shared/options/args.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export const allArgOptions = {
 	funding: { type: "string" },
 	logo: { type: "string" },
 	"logo-alt": { type: "string" },
+	mode: { type: "string" },
 	owner: { type: "string" },
 	repository: { type: "string" },
 	"skip-github-api": { type: "boolean" },
diff --git a/src/shared/options/augmentOptionsWithExcludes.test.ts b/src/shared/options/augmentOptionsWithExcludes.test.ts
index fcad32346..7855426b0 100644
--- a/src/shared/options/augmentOptionsWithExcludes.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/options/augmentOptionsWithExcludes.test.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const optionsBase = {
 	excludeTests: undefined,
 	funding: undefined,
 	logo: undefined,
+	mode: "create",
 	owner: "",
 	repository: "",
 	skipGitHubApi: false,
diff --git a/src/shared/options/optionsSchema.ts b/src/shared/options/optionsSchema.ts
index 02807b75e..380419061 100644
--- a/src/shared/options/optionsSchema.ts
+++ b/src/shared/options/optionsSchema.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ export const optionsSchemaShape = {
 	funding: z.string().optional(),
 	logo: z.string().optional(),
 	logoAlt: z.string().optional(),
+	mode: z
+		.union([z.literal("create"), z.literal("initialize"), z.literal("migrate")])
+		.optional(),
 	owner: z.string().optional(),
 	repository: z.string().optional(),
 	skipGitHubApi: z.boolean().optional(),
diff --git a/src/shared/options/readOptions.test.ts b/src/shared/options/readOptions.test.ts
index b00476ca7..e1d3760b2 100644
--- a/src/shared/options/readOptions.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/options/readOptions.test.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe("readOptions", () => {
 			.object({ base: optionsSchemaShape.base })
 			.safeParse({ base: "b" });
 
-		const actual = await readOptions(["--base", "b"]);
+		const actual = await readOptions(["--base", "b"], "create");
 
 		expect(actual).toStrictEqual({
 			cancelled: true,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ describe("readOptions", () => {
 		mockDetectEmailRedundancy.mockReturnValue(error);
 		mockGetPrefillOrPromptedOption.mockImplementation(() => undefined);
 
-		expect(await readOptions([])).toStrictEqual({
+		expect(await readOptions([], "create")).toStrictEqual({
 			cancelled: true,
 			error,
 			options: {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe("readOptions", () => {
 		mockDetectEmailRedundancy.mockReturnValue(false);
 		mockGetPrefillOrPromptedOption.mockImplementation(() => undefined);
 
-		expect(await readOptions([])).toStrictEqual({
+		expect(await readOptions([], "create")).toStrictEqual({
 			cancelled: true,
 			options: {
 				...emptyOptions,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe("readOptions", () => {
 			.mockImplementationOnce(() => "MockOwner")
 			.mockImplementation(() => undefined);
 
-		expect(await readOptions([])).toStrictEqual({
+		expect(await readOptions([], "create")).toStrictEqual({
 			cancelled: true,
 			options: {
 				...emptyOptions,
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ describe("readOptions", () => {
 			.mockImplementation(() => undefined);
 		mockEnsureRepositoryExists.mockResolvedValue({});
 
-		expect(await readOptions([])).toStrictEqual({
+		expect(await readOptions([], "create")).toStrictEqual({
 			cancelled: true,
 			options: {
 				...emptyOptions,
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe("readOptions", () => {
 			repository: mockOptions.repository,
 		});
 
-		expect(await readOptions([])).toStrictEqual({
+		expect(await readOptions([], "create")).toStrictEqual({
 			cancelled: true,
 			options: {
 				...emptyOptions,
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe("readOptions", () => {
 			repository: mockOptions.repository,
 		});
 
-		expect(await readOptions([])).toStrictEqual({
+		expect(await readOptions([], "create")).toStrictEqual({
 			cancelled: true,
 			options: {
 				...emptyOptions,
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ describe("readOptions", () => {
 			repository: mockOptions.repository,
 		});
 
-		expect(await readOptions(["--logo", "logo.svg"])).toStrictEqual({
+		expect(await readOptions(["--logo", "logo.svg"], "create")).toStrictEqual({
 			cancelled: true,
 			options: {
 				...emptyOptions,
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ describe("readOptions", () => {
 			repository: mockOptions.repository,
 		});
 
-		expect(await readOptions([])).toStrictEqual({
+		expect(await readOptions([], "create")).toStrictEqual({
 			cancelled: true,
 			options: {
 				...emptyOptions,
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ describe("readOptions", () => {
 		});
 		mockAugmentOptionsWithExcludes.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 
-		expect(await readOptions([])).toStrictEqual({
+		expect(await readOptions([], "create")).toStrictEqual({
 			cancelled: true,
 			options: {
 				...emptyOptions,
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ describe("readOptions", () => {
 		});
 		mockGetPrefillOrPromptedOption.mockImplementation(() => "mock");
 
-		expect(await readOptions(["--base", mockOptions.base])).toStrictEqual({
+		expect(
+			await readOptions(["--base", mockOptions.base], "create"),
+		).toStrictEqual({
 			cancelled: false,
 			github: mockOptions.github,
 			options: {
diff --git a/src/shared/options/readOptions.ts b/src/shared/options/readOptions.ts
index 877d77e81..eb01a9db8 100644
--- a/src/shared/options/readOptions.ts
+++ b/src/shared/options/readOptions.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { parseArgs } from "node:util";
 import { titleCase } from "title-case";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
+import { Mode } from "../../bin/mode.js";
 import { withSpinner } from "../cli/spinners.js";
 import { Options, OptionsLogo } from "../types.js";
 import { allArgOptions } from "./args.js";
@@ -30,7 +31,10 @@ export interface OptionsParseSuccess extends GitHubAndOptions {
 
 export type OptionsParseResult = OptionsParseCancelled | OptionsParseSuccess;
 
-export async function readOptions(args: string[]): Promise<OptionsParseResult> {
+export async function readOptions(
+	args: string[],
+	mode: Mode,
+): Promise<OptionsParseResult> {
 	const defaults = readOptionDefaults();
 	const { values } = parseArgs({
 		args,
@@ -193,6 +197,7 @@ export async function readOptions(args: string[]): Promise<OptionsParseResult> {
 		email: typeof email === "string" ? { github: email, npm: email } : email,
 		funding: options.funding ?? (await defaults.funding()),
 		logo,
+		mode,
 		owner: options.owner,
 		repository,
 		title: options.title,
diff --git a/src/shared/types.ts b/src/shared/types.ts
index dc550aca3..a85730e4e 100644
--- a/src/shared/types.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Mode } from "../bin/mode.js";
+
 export interface AllContributorContributor {
 	contributions: string[];
 	login: string;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ export interface Options {
 	excludeTests?: boolean;
 	funding?: string;
 	logo: OptionsLogo | undefined;
+	mode: Mode;
 	owner: string;
 	repository: string;
 	skipGitHubApi?: boolean;
diff --git a/src/steps/finalizeDependencies.test.ts b/src/steps/finalizeDependencies.test.ts
index bb1aebc7d..7b2714c6b 100644
--- a/src/steps/finalizeDependencies.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/finalizeDependencies.test.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const options = {
 	excludeTests: undefined,
 	funding: undefined,
 	logo: undefined,
+	mode: "create",
 	owner: "StubOwner",
 	repository: "stub-repository",
 	skipGitHubApi: false,
diff --git a/src/steps/updateLocalFiles.test.ts b/src/steps/updateLocalFiles.test.ts
index 453599734..86e28e949 100644
--- a/src/steps/updateLocalFiles.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/updateLocalFiles.test.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const options = {
 	excludeTests: undefined,
 	funding: undefined,
 	logo: undefined,
+	mode: "create",
 	owner: "StubOwner",
 	repository: "stub-repository",
 	skipGitHubApi: false,
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ describe("updateLocalFiles", () => {
 		mockReplaceInFile.mockRejectedValue(error);
 
 		await expect(async () => {
-			await updateLocalFiles(options, "initialize");
+			await updateLocalFiles({ ...options, mode: "initialize" });
 		}).rejects.toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
 			'"Failed to replace /Create TypeScript App/g with Stub Title in ./.github/**/*,./*.*"',
 		);
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ describe("updateLocalFiles", () => {
 		mockReadFileSafeAsJson.mockResolvedValue(null);
 		mockReplaceInFile.mockResolvedValue([]);
 
-		await updateLocalFiles(options, "initialize");
+		await updateLocalFiles({ ...options, mode: "initialize" });
 
 		expect(mockReplaceInFile.mock.calls).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
 			[
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ describe("updateLocalFiles", () => {
 		mockReadFileSafeAsJson.mockResolvedValue({});
 		mockReplaceInFile.mockResolvedValue([]);
 
-		await updateLocalFiles(options, "initialize");
+		await updateLocalFiles({ ...options, mode: "initialize" });
 
 		expect(mockReplaceInFile.mock.calls).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
 			[
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ describe("updateLocalFiles", () => {
 		mockReadFileSafeAsJson.mockResolvedValue({});
 		mockReplaceInFile.mockResolvedValue([]);
 
-		await updateLocalFiles(options, "initialize");
+		await updateLocalFiles({ ...options, mode: "initialize" });
 
 		expect(mockReplaceInFile).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith({
 			files: ["./.github/**/*", "./*.*"],
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ describe("updateLocalFiles", () => {
 		});
 		mockReplaceInFile.mockResolvedValue([]);
 
-		await updateLocalFiles(options, "initialize");
+		await updateLocalFiles({ ...options, mode: "initialize" });
 
 		expect(mockReplaceInFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
 			files: ["./.github/**/*", "./*.*"],
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ describe("updateLocalFiles", () => {
 		});
 		mockReplaceInFile.mockResolvedValue([]);
 
-		await updateLocalFiles(options, "initialize");
+		await updateLocalFiles({ ...options, mode: "initialize" });
 
 		expect(mockReplaceInFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
 			files: "./package.json",
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ describe("updateLocalFiles", () => {
 		});
 		mockReplaceInFile.mockResolvedValue([]);
 
-		await updateLocalFiles(options, "migrate");
+		await updateLocalFiles({ ...options, mode: "migrate" });
 
 		expect(mockReplaceInFile).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith({
 			files: "./package.json",
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ describe("updateLocalFiles", () => {
 		});
 		mockReplaceInFile.mockResolvedValue([]);
 
-		await updateLocalFiles(options, "initialize");
+		await updateLocalFiles({ ...options, mode: "initialize" });
 
 		expect(mockReplaceInFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
 			files: "./package.json",
@@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ describe("updateLocalFiles", () => {
 		});
 		mockReplaceInFile.mockResolvedValue([]);
 
-		await updateLocalFiles(options, "migrate");
+		await updateLocalFiles({ ...options, mode: "migrate" });
 
 		expect(mockReplaceInFile).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith({
 			files: "./package.json",
diff --git a/src/steps/updateLocalFiles.ts b/src/steps/updateLocalFiles.ts
index 741aa7bfd..dc15fcc3b 100644
--- a/src/steps/updateLocalFiles.ts
+++ b/src/steps/updateLocalFiles.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import replaceInFile from "replace-in-file";
 
-import { Mode } from "../bin/mode.js";
 import { readFileSafeAsJson } from "../shared/readFileSafeAsJson.js";
 import { Options } from "../shared/types.js";
 
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ interface ExistingPackageData {
 	version?: string;
 }
 
-export async function updateLocalFiles(options: Options, mode: Mode) {
+export async function updateLocalFiles(options: Options) {
 	const existingPackage = ((await readFileSafeAsJson("./package.json")) ??
 		{}) as ExistingPackageData;
 
@@ -19,7 +18,9 @@ export async function updateLocalFiles(options: Options, mode: Mode) {
 		[/create-typescript-app/g, options.repository],
 		[/\/\*\n.+\*\/\n\n/gs, ``, ".eslintrc.cjs"],
 		[/"author": ".+"/g, `"author": "${options.author}"`, "./package.json"],
-		...(mode === "migrate" ? [] : [[/"bin": ".+\n/g, ``, "./package.json"]]),
+		...(options.mode === "migrate"
+			? []
+			: [[/"bin": ".+\n/g, ``, "./package.json"]]),
 		[/"test:create": ".+\n/g, ``, "./package.json"],
 		[/"test:initialize": ".*/g, ``, "./package.json"],
 		[/"initialize": ".*/g, ``, "./package.json"],
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ export async function updateLocalFiles(options: Options, mode: Mode) {
 		replacements.push([existingPackage.description, options.description]);
 	}
 
-	if (mode === "initialize" && existingPackage.version) {
+	if (options.mode === "initialize" && existingPackage.version) {
 		replacements.push([
 			new RegExp(`"version": "${existingPackage.version}"`, "g"),
 			`"version": "0.0.0"`,
diff --git a/src/steps/writeReadme/findIntroSectionClose.test.ts b/src/steps/writeReadme/findIntroSectionClose.test.ts
index 5dae9e73a..60da73e68 100644
--- a/src/steps/writeReadme/findIntroSectionClose.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writeReadme/findIntroSectionClose.test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe("findIntroSectionClose", () => {
 
 Next line.
 `,
-			13,
+			14,
 		],
 	])("%s", (contents, expected) => {
 		expect(findIntroSectionClose(contents)).toEqual(expected);
diff --git a/src/steps/writeReadme/findIntroSectionClose.ts b/src/steps/writeReadme/findIntroSectionClose.ts
index 913a5843e..e910b5f3b 100644
--- a/src/steps/writeReadme/findIntroSectionClose.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writeReadme/findIntroSectionClose.ts
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ export function findIntroSectionClose(contents: string) {
 	}
 
 	// Lastly, go for the second line altogether
-	return contents.indexOf("\n", 2);
+	return contents.indexOf("\n", 1) + 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.test.ts b/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.test.ts
index e654015aa..030a4bb9d 100644
--- a/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const optionsBase = {
 	excludeTests: undefined,
 	funding: undefined,
 	logo: undefined,
+	mode: "create",
 	owner: "",
 	repository: "",
 	skipGitHubApi: false,
@@ -64,7 +65,18 @@ describe("findExistingBadges", () => {
 				</a>
 				<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
-			</p>"
+			</p>
+
+			## Usage
+
+			\`\`\`shell
+			npm i 
+			\`\`\`
+			\`\`\`ts
+			import { greet } from \\"\\";
+
+			greet(\\"Hello, world! 💖\\");
+			\`\`\`"
 		`);
 	});
 
@@ -97,11 +109,22 @@ describe("findExistingBadges", () => {
 				</a>
 				<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
-			</p>"
+			</p>
+
+			## Usage
+
+			\`\`\`shell
+			npm i 
+			\`\`\`
+			\`\`\`ts
+			import { greet } from \\"\\";
+
+			greet(\\"Hello, world! 💖\\");
+			\`\`\`"
 		`);
 	});
 
-	it("push existing badges to the end when there is an existing unknown badge", () => {
+	it("push existing badges to the end when there is an existing unknown badge", () => {
 		expect(
 			generateTopContent(optionsBase, [
 				`<img alt="Unknown Badge" src="unknown.svg" />`,
@@ -131,7 +154,48 @@ describe("findExistingBadges", () => {
 				<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"Unknown Badge\\" src=\\"unknown.svg\\" />
-			</p>"
+			</p>
+
+			## Usage
+
+			\`\`\`shell
+			npm i 
+			\`\`\`
+			\`\`\`ts
+			import { greet } from \\"\\";
+
+			greet(\\"Hello, world! 💖\\");
+			\`\`\`"
 		`);
 	});
+
+	it("does not include a greet section when the mode is migrate", () => {
+		expect(generateTopContent({ ...optionsBase, mode: "migrate" }, []))
+			.toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+				"<h1 align=\\"center\\"></h1>
+
+				<p align=\\"center\\"></p>
+
+				<p align=\\"center\\">
+					<a href=\\"#contributors\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
+				<img alt=\\"All Contributors: 2\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-21bb42.svg\\" />
+				<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
+				<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
+				</a>
+					<a href=\\"https://codecov.io/gh//\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
+						<img alt=\\"Codecov Test Coverage\\" src=\\"https://codecov.io/gh///branch/main/graph/badge.svg\\"/>
+					</a>
+					<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
+						<img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" />
+					</a>
+					<a href=\\"https://github.com///blob/main/LICENSE.md\\" target=\\"_blank\\">
+						<img alt=\\"License: MIT\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/github/license//?color=21bb42\\">
+					</a>
+					<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
+					<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
+				</p>"
+			`);
+	});
 });
diff --git a/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.ts b/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.ts
index c7f631708..7fdb5f90f 100644
--- a/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writeReadme/generateTopContent.ts
@@ -79,5 +79,20 @@ export function generateTopContent(options: Options, existingBadges: string[]) {
 ${[...badges, ...remainingExistingBadges]
 	.map((badge) => `\t${badge}`)
 	.join("\n")}
-</p>`;
+</p>${
+		options.mode === "migrate"
+			? ""
+			: `
+
+## Usage
+
+\`\`\`shell
+npm i ${options.repository}
+\`\`\`
+\`\`\`ts
+import { greet } from "${options.repository}";
+
+greet("Hello, world! 💖");
+\`\`\``
+	}`;
 }
diff --git a/src/steps/writeReadme/index.test.ts b/src/steps/writeReadme/index.test.ts
index 4c3646bf3..32aa3528e 100644
--- a/src/steps/writeReadme/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writeReadme/index.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const options = {
 	excludeTests: undefined,
 	funding: "TestFunding",
 	logo: undefined,
+	mode: "create",
 	owner: "TestOwner",
 	repository: "test-repository",
 	skipGitHubApi: false,
@@ -96,6 +97,17 @@ describe("writeReadme", () => {
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
 			</p>
 
+			## Usage
+
+			\`\`\`shell
+			npm i test-repository
+			\`\`\`
+			\`\`\`ts
+			import { greet } from \\"test-repository\\";
+
+			greet(\\"Hello, world! 💖\\");
+			\`\`\`
+
 			## Contributors
 			<!-- spellchecker: disable -->
 			<!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
@@ -120,7 +132,7 @@ describe("writeReadme", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("adds sections when the README.md already exists and is sparse", async () => {
-		mockReadFileSafe.mockResolvedValueOnce(`# ${options.title}`);
+		mockReadFileSafe.mockResolvedValueOnce(`# ${options.title}\n`);
 
 		await writeReadme(options);
 
@@ -154,7 +166,18 @@ describe("writeReadme", () => {
 				</a>
 				<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
-			</p>e
+			</p>
+
+			## Usage
+
+			\`\`\`shell
+			npm i test-repository
+			\`\`\`
+			\`\`\`ts
+			import { greet } from \\"test-repository\\";
+
+			greet(\\"Hello, world! 💖\\");
+			\`\`\`
 
 			## Contributors
 			<!-- spellchecker: disable -->
@@ -180,7 +203,7 @@ describe("writeReadme", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("adds all-contributors content when directed to and the indicator does not yet exist", async () => {
-		mockReadFileSafe.mockResolvedValueOnce(`# ${options.title}`);
+		mockReadFileSafe.mockResolvedValueOnce(`# ${options.title}\n`);
 
 		await writeReadme({
 			...options,
@@ -217,7 +240,18 @@ describe("writeReadme", () => {
 				</a>
 				<img alt=\\"Style: Prettier\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/style-prettier-21bb42.svg\\" />
 				<img alt=\\"TypeScript: Strict\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/typescript-strict-21bb42.svg\\" />
-			</p>e
+			</p>
+
+			## Usage
+
+			\`\`\`shell
+			npm i test-repository
+			\`\`\`
+			\`\`\`ts
+			import { greet } from \\"test-repository\\";
+
+			greet(\\"Hello, world! 💖\\");
+			\`\`\`
 
 			## Contributors
 			<!-- spellchecker: disable -->
@@ -326,6 +360,17 @@ describe("writeReadme", () => {
 				<img alt=\\"Contributor Covenant\\" src=\\"https://img.shields.io/badge/code_of_conduct-enforced-21bb42\\" />
 			</p>
 
+			## Usage
+
+			\`\`\`shell
+			npm i test-repository
+			\`\`\`
+			\`\`\`ts
+			import { greet } from \\"test-repository\\";
+
+			greet(\\"Hello, world! 💖\\");
+			\`\`\`
+
 			## Contributors
 
 			<!-- spellchecker: disable -->
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.test.ts b/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.test.ts
index 7c4d7e52d..16c9bd716 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.test.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function fakeOptions(getExcludeValue: (exclusionName: string) => boolean) {
 			].map((key) => [key, getExcludeValue(key)]),
 		),
 		logo: undefined,
+		mode: "create",
 		owner: "TestOwner",
 		repository: "test-repository",
 		skipGitHubApi: true,
@@ -73,6 +74,15 @@ describe("createESLintRC", () => {
 				        \\"operator-assignment\\": \\"error\\",
 				      },
 				    },
+				    {
+				      files: \\"**/*.md/*.ts\\",
+				      rules: {
+				        \\"n/no-missing-import\\": [
+				          \\"error\\",
+				          { allowModules: [\\"create-typescript-app\\"] },
+				        ],
+				      },
+				    },
 				    {
 				      extends: [\\"plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended-type-checked\\"],
 				      files: [\\"**/*.ts\\"],
@@ -148,6 +158,15 @@ describe("createESLintRC", () => {
 				        \\"jsdoc/require-returns\\": \\"off\\",
 				      },
 				    },
+				    {
+				      files: \\"**/*.md/*.ts\\",
+				      rules: {
+				        \\"n/no-missing-import\\": [
+				          \\"error\\",
+				          { allowModules: [\\"create-typescript-app\\"] },
+				        ],
+				      },
+				    },
 				    {
 				      excludedFiles: [\\"**/*.md/*.ts\\"],
 				      extends: [
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.ts b/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.ts
index 9a5948482..33197e7d5 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/creation/createESLintRC.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ module.exports = {
 				}
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			files: "**/*.md/*.ts",
+			rules: {
+				"n/no-missing-import": [
+					"error",
+					{ allowModules: ["create-typescript-app"] },
+				],
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			${
 				options.excludeLintMd
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/creation/dotGitHub/createDevelopment.test.ts b/src/steps/writing/creation/dotGitHub/createDevelopment.test.ts
index 80163acc9..9fdbbb403 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/creation/dotGitHub/createDevelopment.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/creation/dotGitHub/createDevelopment.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const options = {
 	excludeTests: undefined,
 	funding: undefined,
 	logo: undefined,
+	mode: "create",
 	owner: "TestOwner",
 	repository: "test-repository",
 	skipGitHubApi: false,
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/creation/index.ts b/src/steps/writing/creation/index.ts
index 4b2ac3f71..897e6b350 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/creation/index.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/creation/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { Mode } from "../../../bin/mode.js";
 import { Options } from "../../../shared/types.js";
 import { Structure } from "../types.js";
 import { createDotGitHub } from "./dotGitHub/index.js";
@@ -7,15 +6,12 @@ import { createDotVSCode } from "./dotVSCode.js";
 import { createRootFiles } from "./rootFiles.js";
 import { createSrc } from "./src.js";
 
-export async function createStructure(
-	options: Options,
-	mode: Mode,
-): Promise<Structure> {
+export async function createStructure(options: Options): Promise<Structure> {
 	return {
 		".github": await createDotGitHub(options),
 		".husky": createDotHusky(),
 		".vscode": await createDotVSCode(options),
-		...(mode !== "migrate" && { src: await createSrc(options) }),
+		...(options.mode !== "migrate" && { src: await createSrc(options) }),
 		...(await createRootFiles(options)),
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/creation/writePackageJson.test.ts b/src/steps/writing/creation/writePackageJson.test.ts
index 90b83eed8..dc2d8fb56 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/creation/writePackageJson.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/creation/writePackageJson.test.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const options = {
 	excludeTests: false,
 	funding: undefined,
 	logo: undefined,
+	mode: "create",
 	owner: "test-owner",
 	repository: "test-repository",
 	skipGitHubApi: false,
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/writeStructure.ts b/src/steps/writing/writeStructure.ts
index 71d2ab1ac..6ac110464 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/writeStructure.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/writeStructure.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import { $ } from "execa";
 
-import { Mode } from "../../bin/mode.js";
 import { Options } from "../../shared/types.js";
 import { createStructure } from "./creation/index.js";
 import { writeStructureWorker } from "./writeStructureWorker.js";
 
-export async function writeStructure(options: Options, mode: Mode) {
-	await writeStructureWorker(await createStructure(options, mode), ".");
+export async function writeStructure(options: Options) {
+	await writeStructureWorker(await createStructure(options), ".");
 
 	// https://github.com/JoshuaKGoldberg/create-typescript-app/issues/718
 	await $`chmod ug+x .husky/pre-commit`;