diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c22bb24..5e08020 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Currently, there are three templates available:
 - `JavaScript`/`js`
 - `Vite`/`v`
 
-> [!NOTE]
+> [!TIP]
 > You can also specify any vite template directly, e.g. `vue-ts`
 
 To use a template, run `localpen` with the `-t` flag:
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ This prompt can be skipped by passing the `--keep` (`-k`) or the `--delete` (`-d
 ### Todo
 
 - [ ] ensure all the vite templates work
-- [ ] list the vite templates in the help message
+- [x] list the vite templates in the help message
 
 [bun]: https://bun.sh
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 9b2d407..1e4a43f 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { blue, bold, gray, magenta, yellow } from "kolorist"
+import { getViteTemplateVariantsColors } from "./create-vite"
 
 export type TemplateBuiltin = {
 	name: string
@@ -36,14 +37,28 @@ export const templates: Template[] = [
 		entry: ["bun", "run", "--watch", "index.js"],
 	},
 	{
-		name: "create-vite",
+		name: "Vite",
 		alias: "v",
 		color: magenta,
 		vite: true,
 	},
 ]
 
-export const helpMessage = `
+export const helpMessage = async () => {
+	const viteTemplateStrings = []
+	const viteVariants = await getViteTemplateVariantsColors()
+
+	for (const [name, data] of viteVariants) {
+		let variantString = data.color(name)
+
+		for (const [variant, color] of data.variants) {
+			if (variant === "TypeScript") variantString += ` (-${color("ts")})`
+		}
+
+		viteTemplateStrings.push(variantString)
+	}
+
+	return `
 Usage: localpen [options]
 
 ${gray("Options:")}
@@ -57,4 +72,8 @@ ${gray("Deletion options, pick either or get prompted:")}
 Available templates:
 ${templates
 	.map((t) => `  - ${t.color(t.name)}${t.alias ? `/${t.color(t.alias)}` : ""}`)
-	.join("\n")}`
+	.join("\n")}
+
+Vite templates:
+${viteTemplateStrings.map((t) => `  - ${t}`).join("\n")}`
+}
diff --git a/src/create-vite.ts b/src/create-vite.ts
index 486eedc..ae681b3 100644
--- a/src/create-vite.ts
+++ b/src/create-vite.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import prompts from "prompts"
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))
 export const VITE_TEMPLATES_FOLDER = join(__dirname, "../templates/vite")
 
-const COLOR_STARTS_WITH = Object.entries({
+export const VITE_COLOR_STARTS_WITH = Object.entries({
 	vanilla: colors.yellow,
 	vue: colors.green,
 	react: colors.cyan,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const getViteTemplateVariantsColors = async (): Promise<
 	const map: ViteTemplateMap = {}
 
 	for (const viteTemplate of contents) {
-		const colorMatch = COLOR_STARTS_WITH.find(([color]) =>
+		const colorMatch = VITE_COLOR_STARTS_WITH.find(([color]) =>
 			viteTemplate.startsWith(color),
 		)
 		const color = colorMatch ? colorMatch[1] : colors.gray
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 56a7137..55e1965 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const argv = minimist<{
 })
 
 if (argv.help) {
-	console.log(helpMessage)
+	console.log(await helpMessage())
 	process.exit(0)
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ if (argv.template) {
 
 if (!template) {
 	console.log(red(bold(`Template ${black(argv.template ?? "")} not found`)))
-	console.log(`${helpMessage}`)
+	console.log(await helpMessage())
 	process.exit(1)
 }