diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b40ba0a..e4f894a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2255,7 +2255,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_yaml",
  "time",
  "tokio",
- "toml",
+ "toml 0.7.8",
  "tracing",
  "url",
  "winapi",
@@ -3467,6 +3467,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "smallvec",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rust_scaffolding_utils"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "build-fs-tree",
+ "clap 4.5.4",
+ "colored",
+ "dialoguer",
+ "file_tree_utils",
+ "ignore",
+ "regex",
+ "serde",
+ "thiserror",
+ "toml 0.8.13",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc-demangle"
 version = "0.1.24"
@@ -4444,6 +4461,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "toml_edit 0.19.15",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.8.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a4e43f8cc456c9704c851ae29c67e17ef65d2c30017c17a9765b89c382dc8bba"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_edit 0.22.13",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_datetime"
 version = "0.6.6"
@@ -4463,7 +4492,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_spanned",
  "toml_datetime",
- "winnow",
+ "winnow 0.5.40",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4474,7 +4503,20 @@ checksum = "6a8534fd7f78b5405e860340ad6575217ce99f38d4d5c8f2442cb5ecb50090e1"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap 2.2.6",
  "toml_datetime",
- "winnow",
+ "winnow 0.5.40",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_edit"
+version = "0.22.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c127785850e8c20836d49732ae6abfa47616e60bf9d9f57c43c250361a9db96c"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap 2.2.6",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "winnow 0.6.8",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5306,6 +5348,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winnow"
+version = "0.6.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c3c52e9c97a68071b23e836c9380edae937f17b9c4667bd021973efc689f618d"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winreg"
 version = "0.52.0"
diff --git a/crates/rust_scaffolding_utils/Cargo.toml b/crates/rust_scaffolding_utils/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5d44b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rust_scaffolding_utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[package]
+name = "rust_scaffolding_utils"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+name = "rust_scaffolding_utils"
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.81"
+ignore = "0.4"
+toml = "0.8"
+serde = "1"
+clap = {version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive"]}
+regex = "1.10.4"
+thiserror = "1.0.58"
+file_tree_utils = { path = "../file_tree_utils" }
+build-fs-tree = "0.4"
+dialoguer = "0.11"
+colored = "2.1.0"
diff --git a/crates/rust_scaffolding_utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/rust_scaffolding_utils/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..072cdfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rust_scaffolding_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use dialoguer::{theme::ColorfulTheme, Select};
+use file_tree_utils::{
+    file_content, file_exists, find_files_by_name, map_file, FileTree, FileTreeError,
+};
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum RustScaffoldingUtilsError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    FileTreeError(#[from] FileTreeError),
+
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    DialoguerError(#[from] dialoguer::Error),
+
+    #[error("TOML deserialization error: {0}")]
+    TomlDeError(#[from] toml::de::Error),
+
+    #[error("TOML serialization error: {0}")]
+    TomlSerError(#[from] toml::ser::Error),
+
+    #[error("Malformed Cargo.toml {0}: {1}")]
+    MalformedCargoTomlError(PathBuf, String),
+}
+
+pub fn add_member_to_workspace(
+    cargo_toml: &(PathBuf, String),
+    new_workspace_member: String,
+) -> Result<String, RustScaffoldingUtilsError> {
+    let mut workspace_cargo_toml: toml::Value = toml::from_str(cargo_toml.1.as_str())?;
+
+    let workspace_table = workspace_cargo_toml
+        .as_table_mut()
+        .ok_or(RustScaffoldingUtilsError::MalformedCargoTomlError(
+            cargo_toml.0.clone(),
+            String::from("file does not conform to toml"),
+        ))?
+        .get_mut("workspace")
+        .ok_or(RustScaffoldingUtilsError::MalformedCargoTomlError(
+            cargo_toml.0.clone(),
+            String::from("no workspace table found in workspace root"),
+        ))?
+        .as_table_mut()
+        .ok_or(RustScaffoldingUtilsError::MalformedCargoTomlError(
+            cargo_toml.0.clone(),
+            String::from("workspace key is not a table"),
+        ))?;
+
+    let members = workspace_table
+        .get_mut("members")
+        .ok_or(RustScaffoldingUtilsError::MalformedCargoTomlError(
+            cargo_toml.0.clone(),
+            String::from("should have a members field in the workspace table"),
+        ))?
+        .as_array_mut()
+        .ok_or(RustScaffoldingUtilsError::MalformedCargoTomlError(
+            cargo_toml.0.clone(),
+            String::from("the members field in the workspace table should be an array"),
+        ))?;
+
+    members.push(toml::Value::String(new_workspace_member));
+
+    let cargo_toml_str = toml::to_string(&workspace_cargo_toml)?;
+
+    Ok(cargo_toml_str)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn add_member_to_workspace_test() {
+        let cargo_toml = r#"[workspace]
+members = ["tauri-plugin-holochain", "crates/*"]
+resolver = "2"
+"#;
+        assert_eq!(
+            add_member_to_workspace(
+                &(PathBuf::from("/"), cargo_toml.to_string()),
+                String::from("src-tauri")
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
+            r#"[workspace]
+members = ["tauri-plugin-holochain", "crates/*", "src-tauri"]
+resolver = "2"
+"#
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/templates_scaffolding_utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/templates_scaffolding_utils/src/lib.rs
index 5fd16b6..ab337d5 100644
--- a/crates/templates_scaffolding_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/templates_scaffolding_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -242,3 +242,26 @@ pub fn register_case_helpers<'a>(mut h: Handlebars<'a>) -> Handlebars<'a> {
 
     h
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use handlebars::{no_escape, Context, Handlebars};
+    use serde_json::json;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_render_with_quotes_quotes() {
+        let mut h = Handlebars::new();
+        h.register_escape_fn(no_escape);
+
+        let code = r#""With quotes""#;
+        let value = json!({"previous_file_content": code});
+        println!("value, {value:?}");
+        let context = Context::from(value);
+        let template = r#"{{previous_file_content}}"#;
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            h.render_template_with_context(template, &context).unwrap(),
+            code
+        );
+    }
+}