diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/realtime/channel/channel.test.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/realtime/channel/channel.test.ts.hbs
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+// packages/{{kebabCase feature}}/src/realtime/{{kebabCase channelSlug}}.channel.test.ts
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import {
+  {{camelCase channelSlug}}Channel,
+  {{camelCase channelSlug}}Schema,
+} from "@/realtime/{{kebabCase channelSlug}}.channel";
+
+describe("{{camelCase channelSlug}}Channel", () => {
+  it("has the expected wire name", () => {
+    expect({{camelCase channelSlug}}Channel.name).toBe(
+      "{{kebabCase feature}}.{{kebabCase channelSlug}}",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("validates an empty payload (stub schema)", () => {
+    expect(() => {{camelCase channelSlug}}Schema.parse({})).not.toThrow();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/turbo/generators/templates/realtime/channel/channel.ts.hbs b/turbo/generators/templates/realtime/channel/channel.ts.hbs
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+// packages/{{kebabCase feature}}/src/realtime/{{kebabCase channelSlug}}.channel.ts
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { defineRealtimeChannel } from "@repo/core-realtime";
+
+export const {{camelCase channelSlug}}Schema = z.object({}).strict();
+
+export type {{pascalCase channelSlug}}Payload = z.infer<typeof {{camelCase channelSlug}}Schema>;
+
+export const {{camelCase channelSlug}}Channel = defineRealtimeChannel(
+  "{{kebabCase feature}}.{{kebabCase channelSlug}}",
+  {{camelCase channelSlug}}Schema,
+  { scope: {{{scopeLiteral}}} },
+);