diff --git a/crates/forest/src/cli.rs b/crates/forest/src/cli.rs
index 0c8ebc7..ce675e2 100644
--- a/crates/forest/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/forest/src/cli.rs
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@ use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use colored_json::ToColoredJson;
 use kdl::KdlDocument;
 use rusty_s3::{Bucket, Credentials, S3Action};
-use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 
 use crate::{
-    model::{Context, Plan, Project, TemplateType},
+    model::{Context, Plan, Project},
     plan_reconciler::PlanReconciler,
     state::SharedState,
 };
 
+mod template;
+
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(author, version, about, long_about = None, subcommand_required = true)]
 struct Command {
     #[command(subcommand)]
     command: Option<Commands>,
-
     #[arg(
         env = "FOREST_PROJECT_PATH",
         long = "project-path",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct Command {
 enum Commands {
     Init {},
 
-    Template {},
+    Template(template::Template),
 
     Info {},
 
@@ -101,109 +101,17 @@ pub async fn execute() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             println!("{}", output.to_colored_json_auto().unwrap_or(output));
         }
 
-        Commands::Template {} => {
-            tracing::info!("templating");
-
-            let Some(template) = context.project.templates else {
-                return Ok(());
-            };
-
-            match template.ty {
-                TemplateType::Jinja2 => {
-                    for entry in glob::glob(&format!(
-                        "{}/{}",
-                        project_path.display().to_string().trim_end_matches("/"),
-                        template.path.trim_start_matches("./"),
-                    ))
-                    .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("failed to read glob pattern: {}", e))?
-                    {
-                        let entry =
-                            entry.map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("failed to read path: {}", e))?;
-                        let entry_name = entry.display().to_string();
-
-                        let entry_rel = if entry.is_absolute() {
-                            entry.strip_prefix(project_path).map(|e| e.to_path_buf())
-                        } else {
-                            Ok(entry.clone())
-                        };
-
-                        let rel_file_path = entry_rel
-                            .map(|p| {
-                                if p.file_name()
-                                    .map(|f| f.to_string_lossy().ends_with(".jinja2"))
-                                    .unwrap_or(false)
-                                {
-                                    p.with_file_name(
-                                        p.file_stem().expect("to be able to find a filename"),
-                                    )
-                                } else {
-                                    p.to_path_buf()
-                                }
-                            })
-                            .map_err(|e| {
-                                anyhow::anyhow!(
-                                    "failed to find relative file: {}, project: {}, file: {}",
-                                    e,
-                                    project_path.display(),
-                                    entry_name
-                                )
-                            })?;
-
-                        let output_file_path = project_path
-                            .join(".forest/temp")
-                            .join(&template.output)
-                            .join(rel_file_path);
-
-                        let contents = tokio::fs::read_to_string(&entry).await.map_err(|e| {
-                            anyhow::anyhow!(
-                                "failed to read template: {}, err: {}",
-                                entry.display(),
-                                e
-                            )
-                        })?;
-
-                        let mut env = minijinja::Environment::new();
-                        env.add_template(&entry_name, &contents)?;
-                        let tmpl = env.get_template(&entry_name)?;
-
-                        let output = tmpl
-                            .render(minijinja::context! {})
-                            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("failed to render template: {}", e))?;
-
-                        tracing::info!("rendered template: {}", output);
-
-                        if let Some(parent) = output_file_path.parent() {
-                            tokio::fs::create_dir_all(parent).await.map_err(|e| {
-                                anyhow::anyhow!(
-                                    "failed to create directory (path: {}) for output: {}",
-                                    parent.display(),
-                                    e
-                                )
-                            })?;
-                        }
-
-                        let mut output_file = tokio::fs::File::create(&output_file_path)
-                            .await
-                            .map_err(|e| {
-                                anyhow::anyhow!(
-                                    "failed to create file: {}, error: {}",
-                                    output_file_path.display(),
-                                    e
-                                )
-                            })?;
-                        output_file.write_all(output.as_bytes()).await?;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+        Commands::Template(template) => {
+            template.execute(project_path, &context).await?;
         }
 
         Commands::Serve {
-            host,
             s3_endpoint,
             s3_bucket,
             s3_region,
             s3_user,
             s3_password,
+            ..
         } => {
             tracing::info!("Starting server");
             let creds = Credentials::new(s3_user, s3_password);
diff --git a/crates/forest/src/cli/template.rs b/crates/forest/src/cli/template.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5caf0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/forest/src/cli/template.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
+
+use crate::model::{Context, TemplateType};
+
+#[derive(clap::Parser)]
+pub struct Template {}
+
+impl Template {
+    pub async fn execute(self, project_path: &Path, context: &Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        tracing::info!("templating");
+
+        let Some(template) = &context.project.templates else {
+            return Ok(());
+        };
+
+        match template.ty {
+            TemplateType::Jinja2 => {
+                for entry in glob::glob(&format!(
+                    "{}/{}",
+                    project_path.display().to_string().trim_end_matches("/"),
+                    template.path.trim_start_matches("./"),
+                ))
+                .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("failed to read glob pattern: {}", e))?
+                {
+                    let entry = entry.map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("failed to read path: {}", e))?;
+                    let entry_name = entry.display().to_string();
+
+                    let entry_rel = if entry.is_absolute() {
+                        entry.strip_prefix(project_path).map(|e| e.to_path_buf())
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(entry.clone())
+                    };
+
+                    let rel_file_path = entry_rel
+                        .map(|p| {
+                            if p.file_name()
+                                .map(|f| f.to_string_lossy().ends_with(".jinja2"))
+                                .unwrap_or(false)
+                            {
+                                p.with_file_name(
+                                    p.file_stem().expect("to be able to find a filename"),
+                                )
+                            } else {
+                                p.to_path_buf()
+                            }
+                        })
+                        .map_err(|e| {
+                            anyhow::anyhow!(
+                                "failed to find relative file: {}, project: {}, file: {}",
+                                e,
+                                project_path.display(),
+                                entry_name
+                            )
+                        })?;
+
+                    let output_file_path = project_path
+                        .join(".forest/temp")
+                        .join(&template.output)
+                        .join(rel_file_path);
+
+                    let contents = tokio::fs::read_to_string(&entry).await.map_err(|e| {
+                        anyhow::anyhow!("failed to read template: {}, err: {}", entry.display(), e)
+                    })?;
+
+                    let mut env = minijinja::Environment::new();
+                    env.add_template(&entry_name, &contents)?;
+                    env.add_global("global", &context.project.global);
+
+                    let tmpl = env.get_template(&entry_name)?;
+
+                    let output = tmpl
+                        .render(minijinja::context! {})
+                        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("failed to render template: {}", e))?;
+
+                    tracing::info!("rendered template: {}", output);
+
+                    if let Some(parent) = output_file_path.parent() {
+                        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(parent).await.map_err(|e| {
+                            anyhow::anyhow!(
+                                "failed to create directory (path: {}) for output: {}",
+                                parent.display(),
+                                e
+                            )
+                        })?;
+                    }
+
+                    let mut output_file = tokio::fs::File::create(&output_file_path)
+                        .await
+                        .map_err(|e| {
+                            anyhow::anyhow!(
+                                "failed to create file: {}, error: {}",
+                                output_file_path.display(),
+                                e
+                            )
+                        })?;
+                    output_file.write_all(output.as_bytes()).await?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/forest/src/model.rs b/crates/forest/src/model.rs
index 3d1eb29..cc9fb0a 100644
--- a/crates/forest/src/model.rs
+++ b/crates/forest/src/model.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, fmt::Debug, path::PathBuf};
 
-use kdl::{KdlDocument, KdlEntry, KdlNode, KdlValue};
+use kdl::{KdlDocument, KdlNode, KdlValue};
 use serde::Serialize;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ pub struct Global {
     items: BTreeMap<String, GlobalVariable>,
 }
 
+impl From<&Global> for minijinja::Value {
+    fn from(value: &Global) -> Self {
+        Self::from_serialize(&value.items)
+    }
+}
+
 impl TryFrom<&KdlNode> for Global {
     type Error = anyhow::Error;
 
@@ -197,7 +203,10 @@ impl TryFrom<&KdlNode> for Templates {
                     match val.to_lowercase().as_str() {
                         "jinja2" => templates.ty = TemplateType::Jinja2,
                         e => {
-                            anyhow::bail!("failed to find a template matching the required type: {}, only 'jinja2' is supported", e);
+                            anyhow::bail!(
+                                "failed to find a template matching the required type: {}, only 'jinja2' is supported",
+                                e
+                            );
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/examples/project/templates/something.yaml.jinja2 b/examples/project/templates/something.yaml.jinja2
index deba01f..8f64ed9 100644
--- a/examples/project/templates/something.yaml.jinja2
+++ b/examples/project/templates/something.yaml.jinja2
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 something
+
+val is mapping: {{ global.someKey.some.key.val is mapping  }}