diff --git a/nut/commands/setup.py b/nut/commands/setup.py
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+from nut.paths import get_templates_path
+import shutil
+import os
+
+def find_template_conflicts(dest_dir: str) -> list[str]:
+    templates_path = get_templates_path() / "project"
+
+    if not os.path.exists(templates_path):
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Project template path does not exist: {templates_path}")
+
+    conflicts = []
+
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(templates_path):
+        rel = os.path.relpath(root, templates_path)
+        target_root = os.path.join(dest_dir, rel) if rel != "." else dest_dir
+
+        for file in files:
+            target_file = os.path.join(target_root, file)
+            if os.path.exists(target_file):
+                conflicts.append(target_file)
+
+    return conflicts
+
+def copy_template_files(dest_dir: str, force: bool = False, checked: bool = False) -> None:
+    templates_path = get_templates_path() / "project"
+
+    if not os.path.exists(templates_path):
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Project template path does not exist: {templates_path}")
+
+    os.makedirs(dest_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+    if not checked:
+        conflicts = find_template_conflicts(dest_dir)
+        if conflicts and not force:
+            raise FileExistsError(
+                "Refusing to overwrite existing files:\n" +
+                "\n".join(conflicts)
+            )
+
+    shutil.copytree(
+        templates_path,
+        dest_dir,
+        dirs_exist_ok=True
+    )
+
+def is_nut_workspace(path: str) -> bool:
+    return os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, "Nutfile"))
diff --git a/nut/paths.py b/nut/paths.py
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+from pathlib import Path
+
+def get_root_path() -> Path:
+    return Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+
+def get_templates_path() -> Path:
+    return get_root_path() / "templates"