diff --git a/pycodeloop/cli/flow.py b/pycodeloop/cli/flow.py
index 6b16d02..665c194 100644
--- a/pycodeloop/cli/flow.py
+++ b/pycodeloop/cli/flow.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from pycodeloop.core.codeloop import CodeLoop
 from pycodeloop.core.config import Config
 from pycodeloop.mcp import MCPServer, MCPServerRegistry, load_mcp_tools
-from pycodeloop.providers import get_provider
+from pycodeloop.providers import BUNDLED_TEMPLATES, get_provider
 from pycodeloop.settings import Settings
 from pycodeloop.store.json_store import default_store
 from pycodeloop.tools import DEFAULT_TOOLS
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ def resolve_provider(
     """Build a `Provider` from CLI-style args, returning it alongside the
     resolved provider name — shared by the interactive CLI and `serve`."""
     provider_name = provider_name or Settings.PROVIDER
-    is_json_config = provider_name.endswith(".json")
+    is_json_config = (
+        provider_name.endswith(".json") or provider_name in BUNDLED_TEMPLATES
+    )
 
     if is_json_config:
         provider_kwargs: dict = {}
diff --git a/pycodeloop/providers/__init__.py b/pycodeloop/providers/__init__.py
index 527a47e..49aa5a1 100644
--- a/pycodeloop/providers/__init__.py
+++ b/pycodeloop/providers/__init__.py
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
 
 import importlib
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from pycodeloop.constants import ENV_API_KEY
 from pycodeloop.providers.generic import GenericProvider
 
 PROVIDERS = {"generic": GenericProvider}
 
-__all__ = ["GenericProvider", "get_provider", "PROVIDERS"]
+TEMPLATES_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "templates"
+BUNDLED_TEMPLATES = {p.stem for p in TEMPLATES_DIR.glob("*.json")}
+
+__all__ = ["GenericProvider", "get_provider", "PROVIDERS", "BUNDLED_TEMPLATES"]
 
 
 def get_provider(name: str, **kwargs):
@@ -17,20 +21,18 @@ def get_provider(name: str, **kwargs):
     `name` is one of:
       - a path to a JSON config file (see `pycodeloop.providers.generic`),
         the standard way to point at any HTTP LLM API;
+      - the bare name of a template shipped in `providers/templates/`
+        (e.g. `"anthropic"`, `"ollama"`) — resolved from the installed
+        package, so it works from any directory without a path;
       - `"generic"`, paired with `url=`/`model=` kwargs for an ad-hoc
         config with no file;
       - `'module.path:ClassName'` for a custom `Provider` subclass.
     """
     if name.endswith(".json"):
-        provider = GenericProvider.from_json(name)
-
-        if kwargs.get("model"):
-            provider.model = kwargs["model"]
-
-        if kwargs.get("api_key"):
-            provider.api_key = kwargs["api_key"]
+        return _from_json_path(name, kwargs)
 
-        return provider
+    if name in BUNDLED_TEMPLATES:
+        return _from_json_path(str(TEMPLATES_DIR / f"{name}.json"), kwargs)
 
     if ":" in name:
         module_path, class_name = name.split(":", 1)
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ def get_provider(name: str, **kwargs):
     except KeyError:
         raise ValueError(
             f"Unknown provider '{name}'. Available: {list(PROVIDERS)}, "
+            f"a bundled template ({', '.join(sorted(BUNDLED_TEMPLATES))}), "
             "a path to a JSON config file, or 'module.path:ClassName' "
             "for a custom Provider."
         ) from None
@@ -51,6 +54,18 @@ def get_provider(name: str, **kwargs):
     return provider_cls(**_with_env_api_key(kwargs))
 
 
+def _from_json_path(path: str, kwargs: dict) -> GenericProvider:
+    provider = GenericProvider.from_json(path)
+
+    if kwargs.get("model"):
+        provider.model = kwargs["model"]
+
+    if kwargs.get("api_key"):
+        provider.api_key = kwargs["api_key"]
+
+    return provider
+
+
 def _with_env_api_key(kwargs: dict) -> dict:
     if kwargs.get("api_key"):
         return kwargs