diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index eaea2ba10..455c4bc15 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "prebuild": "bun run scripts/validate-env.js",
     "build": "bun build src/index.ts --outdir ./dist --target bun",
     "dev": "bun --max-old-space-size=512 run --hot src/index.ts",
     "lint": "biome check",
diff --git a/apps/server/scripts/validate-env.js b/apps/server/scripts/validate-env.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e4d236e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/server/scripts/validate-env.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+// Load environment variables from .env file
+import { config } from 'dotenv';
+config();
+
+// Build-time environment validation
+
+console.log('🔍 Validating environment variables...');
+
+const env = {
+  PORT: process.env.PORT,
+  SUPABASE_URL: process.env.SUPABASE_URL,
+  SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY: process.env.SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY,
+  ELECTRIC_PROXY_URL: process.env.ELECTRIC_PROXY_URL,
+  DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+  NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
+};
+
+let hasErrors = false;
+
+for (const [envKey, value] of Object.entries(env)) {
+  if (!value) {
+    console.error(`❌ Missing required environment variable: ${envKey}`);
+    hasErrors = true;
+  } else {
+    console.log(`✅ ${envKey} is set`);
+  }
+}
+
+if (hasErrors) {
+  console.error('');
+  console.error('❌ Build cannot continue with missing environment variables.');
+  console.error('Please check your .env file and ensure all required variables are set.');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+console.log('✅ All required environment variables are present');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eac3f8153..61ffcda4f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "check": "biome check ${1:-.}",
     "check:fix": "biome check --write ${1:-.}",
     "ci:check": "pnpm run check && pnpm run typecheck",
+    "new:package": "bun run scripts/new-package.ts",
     "db:check": "pnpm --filter @buster/database run db:check",
     "db:generate": "pnpm --filter @buster/database run db:generate",
     "db:introspect": "pnpm --filter @buster/database run db:introspect",
diff --git a/scripts/new-package.ts b/scripts/new-package.ts
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4ccda5818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/new-package.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bun
+
+import { mkdir, writeFile } from "fs/promises";
+import { join } from "path";
+import { createInterface } from "readline";
+
+interface PackageConfig {
+  name: string;
+  directory: string;
+}
+
+function createReadlineInterface() {
+  return createInterface({
+    input: process.stdin,
+    output: process.stdout,
+  });
+}
+
+function askQuestion(rl: any, question: string): Promise<string> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    rl.question(question, (answer: string) => {
+      resolve(answer);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const rl = createReadlineInterface();
+  
+  console.log("🚀 Creating a new package in the packages/ directory\n");
+
+  // Get package name from user
+  let packageName = "";
+  while (!packageName) {
+    const answer = await askQuestion(rl, "What should the package be called? ");
+    const trimmed = answer.trim();
+    
+    if (!trimmed) {
+      console.log("❌ Package name is required");
+      continue;
+    }
+    
+    if (!/^[a-z0-9-]+$/.test(trimmed)) {
+      console.log("❌ Package name should only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens");
+      continue;
+    }
+    
+    packageName = trimmed;
+  }
+
+  const config: PackageConfig = {
+    name: packageName,
+    directory: join(process.cwd(), "packages", packageName),
+  };
+
+  // Check if directory already exists
+  try {
+    await mkdir(config.directory, { recursive: false });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`❌ Directory packages/${config.name} already exists!`);
+    rl.close();
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  console.log(`\n📁 Creating package: @buster/${config.name}`);
+  console.log(`📍 Location: packages/${config.name}\n`);
+
+  // Confirm before proceeding
+  const shouldProceed = await askQuestion(rl, "Continue with package creation? (y/N) ");
+  rl.close();
+
+  if (shouldProceed.toLowerCase() !== 'y' && shouldProceed.toLowerCase() !== 'yes') {
+    console.log("❌ Package creation cancelled");
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+
+  await createPackageFiles(config);
+
+  console.log("\n✅ Package created successfully!");
+  console.log(`\n📋 Next steps:`);
+  console.log(`   1. cd packages/${config.name}`);
+  console.log(`   2. Update the env.d.ts file with your environment variables`);
+  console.log(`   3. Add your source code in the src/ directory`);
+  console.log(`   4. Run 'npm run build' to build the package`);
+}
+
+async function createPackageFiles(config: PackageConfig) {
+  const { name, directory } = config;
+
+  // Create src directory
+  await mkdir(join(directory, "src"), { recursive: true });
+  await mkdir(join(directory, "scripts"), { recursive: true });
+  await mkdir(join(directory, "tests"), { recursive: true });
+
+  // Create package.json
+  const packageJson = {
+    name: `@buster/${name}`,
+    version: "1.0.0",
+    type: "module",
+    main: "dist/index.js",
+    types: "dist/index.d.ts",
+    exports: {
+      ".": {
+        types: "./dist/index.d.ts",
+        default: "./dist/index.js",
+      },
+      "./*": {
+        types: "./dist/*.d.ts",
+        default: "./dist/*.js",
+      },
+    },
+    scripts: {
+      prebuild: "node scripts/validate-env.js",
+      build: "tsc",
+      typecheck: "tsc --noEmit",
+      dev: "tsc --watch",
+      lint: "biome check",
+      test: "vitest run",
+      "test:watch": "vitest watch",
+      "test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage",
+    },
+    dependencies: {
+      "@buster/typescript-config": "workspace:*",
+      "@buster/vitest-config": "workspace:*",
+    },
+    devDependencies: {
+      typescript: "catalog:",
+      vitest: "catalog:",
+    },
+  };
+
+  await writeFile(
+    join(directory, "package.json"),
+    JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2) + "\n"
+  );
+
+  // Create env.d.ts
+  const envDts = `declare global {
+  namespace NodeJS {
+    interface ProcessEnv {
+      NODE_ENV?: 'development' | 'production' | 'test';
+      // Add your environment variables here
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export {};
+`;
+
+  await writeFile(join(directory, "env.d.ts"), envDts);
+
+  // Create tsconfig.json
+  const tsconfig = {
+    extends: "@buster/typescript-config/base.json",
+    compilerOptions: {
+      tsBuildInfoFile: "dist/.cache/tsbuildinfo.json",
+      outDir: "dist",
+      rootDir: "src",
+    },
+    include: ["src/**/*", "env.d.ts"],
+    exclude: ["node_modules", "dist", "tests", "**/*.test.ts", "**/*.spec.ts"],
+  };
+
+  await writeFile(
+    join(directory, "tsconfig.json"),
+    JSON.stringify(tsconfig, null, 2) + "\n"
+  );
+
+  // Create biome.json
+  const biomeJson = {
+    $schema: "https://biomejs.dev/schemas/1.9.4/schema.json",
+    extends: ["../../biome.json"],
+    files: {
+      include: ["src/**/*", "scripts/**/*"],
+    },
+  };
+
+  await writeFile(
+    join(directory, "biome.json"),
+    JSON.stringify(biomeJson, null, 2) + "\n"
+  );
+
+  // Create basic index.ts file
+  const indexTs = `export * from './lib/index.js';
+`;
+
+  await writeFile(join(directory, "src", "index.ts"), indexTs);
+
+  // Create lib directory and basic lib file
+  await mkdir(join(directory, "src", "lib"), { recursive: true });
+  const libIndex = `// Export your library functions here
+export function example() {
+  return 'Hello from @buster/${name}!';
+}
+`;
+
+  await writeFile(join(directory, "src", "lib", "index.ts"), libIndex);
+
+  // Create a basic validate-env.js script
+  const validateEnv = `// Validate environment variables here
+console.log('Environment validation passed');
+`;
+
+  await writeFile(join(directory, "scripts", "validate-env.js"), validateEnv);
+
+  // Create a basic test file
+  const testFile = `import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { example } from '../src/lib/index.js';
+
+describe('${name}', () => {
+  it('should work', () => {
+    expect(example()).toBe('Hello from @buster/${name}!');
+  });
+});
+`;
+
+  await writeFile(join(directory, "tests", "index.test.ts"), testFile);
+
+  console.log("📄 Created package.json");
+  console.log("📄 Created env.d.ts");
+  console.log("📄 Created tsconfig.json");
+  console.log("📄 Created biome.json");
+  console.log("📄 Created src/index.ts");
+  console.log("📄 Created src/lib/index.ts");
+  console.log("📄 Created scripts/validate-env.js");
+  console.log("📄 Created tests/index.test.ts");
+}
+
+// Run the CLI
+main().catch((error) => {
+  console.error("❌ Error creating package:", error);
+  process.exit(1);
+});