diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/event/publish/event.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/event/publish/event.test.ts.hbs
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+// packages/{{kebabCase feature}}/src/events/{{kebabCase event}}.event.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { {{camelCase event}}EventSchema, {{camelCase event}}Event } from "@/events/{{kebabCase event}}.event";
+
+describe("{{camelCase event}}Event", () => {
+  it("has the correct wire name", () => {
+    expect({{camelCase event}}Event.name).toBe("{{kebabCase feature}}.{{event}}");
+  });
+
+  it("validates an empty payload (stub schema)", () => {
+    expect(() => {{camelCase event}}EventSchema.parse({})).not.toThrow();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/event/publish/event.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/event/publish/event.ts.hbs
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+// packages/{{kebabCase feature}}/src/events/{{kebabCase event}}.event.ts
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { defineEvent } from "@repo/core-events";
+
+export const {{camelCase event}}EventSchema = z.object({}).strict();
+
+export type {{pascalCase event}}Event = z.infer<typeof {{camelCase event}}EventSchema>;
+
+export const {{camelCase event}}Event = defineEvent(
+  "{{kebabCase feature}}.{{event}}",
+  {{camelCase event}}EventSchema,
+);