diff --git a/.github/platform-tg-infra.code-workspace b/.github/platform-tg-infra.code-workspace
index 05b26aa..b9434ca 100644
--- a/.github/platform-tg-infra.code-workspace
+++ b/.github/platform-tg-infra.code-workspace
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"path": "../../repo-setup"
+		},
+		{
+			"path": "../../template-eks-cluster"
+		},
+		{
+			"path": "../../module-decomposition"
+		},
+		{
+			"path": "../../csvd-platform-lab-srn"
 		}
 	]
 }
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 83b9dcc..c3704ef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: help config init validate plan fmt check clean deploy-to-pipeline tail parse
+.PHONY: help config init validate plan fmt check clean deploy-to-pipeline tail parse trigger-template
 # Default values
 ENV ?= development
 REGION_DIR ?= us-gov-east-1
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ help:
 	@echo "  clean     - Clean up Terragrunt cache and temporary files"
 	@echo "  deploy-to-pipeline - Zip and upload to S3 to trigger CodePipeline"
 	@echo "  tail      - Tail the logs of the CodeBuild project"
+	@echo "  trigger-template - Trigger template automation lambda with config.json"
 
 # Shared configuration target that exports all variables
 config:
@@ -139,3 +140,28 @@ tail: config
 		--since 1m \
 		--region $(AWS_REGION) \
 		--profile $(AWS_PROFILE)
+
+# Template automation using lambda
+trigger-template: config
+	@echo "Triggering template automation lambda..."
+	@if [ ! -f "config.json" ]; then \
+		echo "Error: config.json not found in current directory"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+	
+	@echo "Invoking lambda function with config.json payload..."
+	aws lambda invoke \
+		--function-name arn:aws-us-gov:lambda:us-gov-west-1:229685449397:function:template-repos-template-automation \
+		--payload file://config.json \
+		--region us-gov-west-1 \
+		--profile $(AWS_PROFILE) \
+		--cli-binary-format raw-in-base64-out \
+		lambda-response.json
+	
+	@echo "Lambda response:"
+	@cat lambda-response.json | jq '.' 2>/dev/null || cat lambda-response.json
+	
+	@echo "Cleaning up response file..."
+	@rm -f lambda-response.json
+	
+	@echo "Template automation lambda triggered successfully!"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 248d122..1edcf29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ make plan     # Preview changes
 make fmt      # Format files
 make check    # Run all checks
 make clean    # Clean up temporary files
+make deploy-to-piepeline # zip files and push to s3 for codepipeline
+make trigger-template # trigger lambda with config.json to generate new cluster repo
 ```
 
 ### Manual Terragrunt Commands
@@ -93,15 +95,6 @@ Terragrunt configurations are organized like this:
 
 Check the environment folders for more details.
 
-## Testing
-
-The `/tests` folder has tools to check if everything works. To run tests:
-
-```bash
-cd tests
-./run_tests.sh
-```
-
 ## How to Contribute
 
 1. Make a copy of this repository
@@ -109,7 +102,3 @@ cd tests
 3. Make your updates
 4. Run `make check` to ensure everything is correct
 5. Submit a pull request
-
-## License
-
-Copyright © 2025 Your Organization. All rights reserved.
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fda6c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  "body": {
+    "project_name": "csvd-platform-lab-mcm",
+    "owning_team": "tf-module-admins",
+    "template_settings": {
+      "environment": "development",
+      "region": "us-gov-east-1",
+      "cluster_dir": "csvd-platform-lab-mcm",
+      "enable_all_modules": true,
+      "account": {
+        "account_name": "lab-dev-ew",
+        "aws_account_id": "224384469011",
+        "aws_profile": "224384469011-lab-dev-ew",
+        "environment_abbr": "dev"
+      },
+      "vpc": {
+        "vpc_name": "vpc3-lab-dev",
+        "vpc_domain_name": "dev.lab.csp2.census.gov"
+      },
+      "cluster": {
+        "cluster_name": "csvd-platform-lab-mcm",
+        "cluster_mailing_list": "matthew.c.morgan@census.gov",
+        "eks_instance_disk_size": 200,
+        "eks_ng_desired_size": 2,
+        "eks_ng_max_size": 2,
+        "eks_ng_min_size": 2,
+        "organization": "census:ocio:csvd",
+        "finops_project_name": "csvd_platformbaseline",
+        "finops_project_number": "fs0000000078",
+        "finops_project_role": "csvd_platformbaseline_eks",
+        "tags": {
+          "slim:schedule": "8:00-17:00",
+          "environment": "development",
+          "owner": "matthew.c.morgan@census.gov",
+          "managed_by": "terragrunt"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/input_vars.hcl b/input_vars.hcl
deleted file mode 100644
index dfeec7a..0000000
--- a/input_vars.hcl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-locals {
-  account_name           = "lab-dev-ew"
-  aws_account_id         = "224384469011"
-  aws_region             = "us-gov-east-1"
-  cluster_mailing_list   = "matthew.c.morgan@census.gov"
-  cluster_name           = "csvd-platform-lab-mcm"
-  eks_instance_disk_size = 100
-  eks_ng_desired_size    = 2
-  eks_ng_max_size        = 10
-  eks_ng_min_size        = 2
-  environment            = "development"
-  environment_abbr       = "dev"
-  organization           = "census:ocio:csvd"
-  finops_project_name    = "csvd_platformbaseline"
-  finops_project_number  = "fs0000000078"
-  finops_project_role    = "csvd_platformbaseline_app"
-  vpc_domain_name        = "dev.lab.csp2.census.gov"
-  vpc_name               = "vpc3-lab-dev"
-  tags = {
-    "slim:schedule" = "8:00-17:00"
-  }
-  module_enablement_overrides = {
-    "eks-arcgis"     = false
-    "eks-postgresql" = false
-  }
-}