diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/templateSelector.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/templateSelector.ts
index 542e0cf440..4a7f651065 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/templateSelector.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/templateSelector.ts
@@ -19,19 +19,11 @@ import { parse } from 'yaml';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 
 import { paths } from '../paths';
-import { Template, TemplateLocation } from './types';
+import { Template, TemplateLocation, CliConfig } from './types';
 
 import defaultTemplates from '../../../templates/all-default-templates';
 
-export function readCliConfig(
-  cliConfig:
-    | {
-        defaults?: boolean;
-        templates?: TemplateLocation[];
-        globals?: Record<string, string>;
-      }
-    | undefined,
-) {
+export function readCliConfig(cliConfig: CliConfig) {
   let templates: TemplateLocation[] = [];
 
   if (!cliConfig || cliConfig?.defaults) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/types.ts
index 82a13a8b2d..74c67897c2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/new/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/new/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@
 
 import { Answers, DistinctQuestion } from 'inquirer';
 
+export type CliConfig =
+  | {
+      /** Setting this to false will omit default backstage-cli new templates */
+      defaults?: boolean;
+      /** Where you can explicitly declare templates */
+      templates?: TemplateLocation[];
+      /** For configuring global values that applies to all new plugins/packages */
+      globals?: Record<string, string>;
+    }
+  | undefined;
+
 export interface CreateContext {
   /** Whether we are creating something in a monorepo or not */
   isMonoRepo: boolean;