diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3b9d0c6..0024126 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2973,8 +2973,3 @@ dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "syn",
 ]
-
-[[patch.unused]]
-name = "shimmy-llama-cpp-2"
-version = "0.1.123"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Michael-A-Kuykendall/llama-cpp-rs?branch=main#1e727967a25b38eb4958de13080d0647d3d64fde"
diff --git a/tests/packaging_regression_test.rs b/tests/packaging_regression_test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..647ee2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/packaging_regression_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+/// CRITICAL PACKAGING REGRESSION TEST
+///
+/// This test ensures that the crates.io package contains ALL files required
+/// for compilation, specifically preventing the template files packaging disaster
+/// that broke cargo install for weeks (issues #73, #86, #88).
+///
+/// This test would have FAILED and prevented those releases if it existed.
+
+use std::process::Command;
+use std::str;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_crates_io_package_includes_all_required_files() {
+    // Run cargo package --list to get the exact file list that would be uploaded to crates.io
+    let output = Command::new("cargo")
+        .args(&["package", "--list", "--allow-dirty"])
+        .output()
+        .expect("Failed to run cargo package --list");
+
+    assert!(output.status.success(), 
+        "cargo package --list failed: {}", 
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr));
+
+    let package_files = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let files: Vec<&str> = package_files.lines().collect();
+
+    // CRITICAL: All template files that caused the packaging disaster MUST be included
+    let required_template_files = vec![
+        // Docker templates - these were the primary failure point
+        "templates/docker/Dockerfile",
+        "templates/docker/docker-compose.yml", 
+        "templates/docker/nginx.conf",
+        
+        // Kubernetes templates
+        "templates/kubernetes/deployment.yaml",
+        "templates/kubernetes/service.yaml",
+        "templates/kubernetes/configmap.yaml",
+        
+        // Framework templates
+        "templates/frameworks/fastapi/main.py",
+        "templates/frameworks/fastapi/requirements.txt",
+        "templates/frameworks/express/app.js",
+        "templates/frameworks/express/package.json",
+        
+        // Cloud deployment templates
+        "templates/railway/railway.toml",
+        "templates/fly/fly.toml",
+        
+        // Core source files
+        "src/templates.rs",
+        "Cargo.toml",
+        "README.md",
+        "LICENSE",
+    ];
+
+    // FAIL HARD if any required file is missing
+    let mut missing_files = Vec::new();
+    for required_file in &required_template_files {
+        // Normalize path separators for cross-platform compatibility
+        let normalized_required = required_file.replace("/", "\\");
+        
+        let found = files.iter().any(|&file| {
+            file == *required_file || file == normalized_required
+        });
+        
+        if !found {
+            missing_files.push(*required_file);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if !missing_files.is_empty() {
+        panic!(
+            "🚨 PACKAGING REGRESSION DETECTED! 🚨\n\
+            The following required files are MISSING from the crates.io package:\n\
+            {}\n\n\
+            This would cause 'cargo install shimmy' to FAIL with missing file errors!\n\
+            \n\
+            Root cause: Cargo.toml include/exclude patterns are broken.\n\
+            \n\
+            Fix: Update Cargo.toml to include all template files.\n\
+            Test: Run 'cargo package --list' and verify all files are present.\n\
+            \n\
+            FILES THAT WILL BE PACKAGED:\n{}\n",
+            missing_files.join("\n"),
+            files.join("\n")
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Additional validation: Ensure we have a reasonable number of files
+    assert!(files.len() >= 30, 
+        "Package contains too few files ({}), likely missing directories", 
+        files.len());
+
+    // Ensure template directory is properly included
+    let template_file_count = files.iter()
+        .filter(|file| file.contains("templates"))
+        .count();
+    
+    assert!(template_file_count >= 14, 
+        "Missing template files - expected at least 14, found {}", 
+        template_file_count);
+
+    println!("✅ Packaging regression test PASSED");
+    println!("📦 Package contains {} files", files.len());
+    println!("📁 Template files included: {}", template_file_count);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_include_str_macros_would_compile() {
+    // Test that all include_str!() macros in templates.rs can find their files
+    // This test runs at compile time, so if it compiles, the files exist
+    
+    // These are the exact include_str!() calls that were failing in production
+    let _docker_dockerfile = include_str!("../templates/docker/Dockerfile");
+    let _docker_compose = include_str!("../templates/docker/docker-compose.yml");
+    let _docker_nginx = include_str!("../templates/docker/nginx.conf");
+    
+    let _k8s_deployment = include_str!("../templates/kubernetes/deployment.yaml");
+    let _k8s_service = include_str!("../templates/kubernetes/service.yaml");
+    let _k8s_configmap = include_str!("../templates/kubernetes/configmap.yaml");
+    
+    let _fastapi_main = include_str!("../templates/frameworks/fastapi/main.py");
+    let _fastapi_requirements = include_str!("../templates/frameworks/fastapi/requirements.txt");
+    
+    let _express_app = include_str!("../templates/frameworks/express/app.js");
+    let _express_package = include_str!("../templates/frameworks/express/package.json");
+    
+    let _railway_config = include_str!("../templates/railway/railway.toml");
+    let _fly_config = include_str!("../templates/fly/fly.toml");
+
+    // Verify content is not empty (files actually exist and have content)
+    assert!(!_docker_dockerfile.is_empty(), "Docker Dockerfile is empty");
+    assert!(!_fastapi_main.is_empty(), "FastAPI main.py is empty");
+    assert!(!_express_app.is_empty(), "Express app.js is empty");
+    
+    println!("✅ All include_str!() macros compile successfully");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_cargo_install_simulation() {
+    // Simulate the conditions that cargo install would face
+    // by trying to run cargo check on the packaged source
+    
+    // This test ensures that a fresh cargo install would succeed
+    let output = Command::new("cargo")
+        .args(&["check", "--release", "--quiet"])
+        .output()
+        .expect("Failed to run cargo check");
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
+        
+        // Look for the specific template file errors that plagued users
+        if stderr.contains("couldn't read") && stderr.contains("templates/") {
+            panic!(
+                "🚨 CARGO INSTALL WOULD FAIL! 🚨\n\
+                Detected the same template file errors that broke production:\n\
+                {}\n\
+                This is exactly what users experienced with 'cargo install shimmy'",
+                stderr
+            );
+        }
+        
+        // Allow other types of build failures (like missing dependencies)
+        // but fail hard on template file issues
+        if stderr.contains("No such file or directory") && stderr.contains("include_str") {
+            panic!(
+                "🚨 INCLUDE_STR MACRO FAILURE! 🚨\n\
+                Template files are missing, cargo install would fail:\n{}",
+                stderr
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    println!("✅ Cargo install simulation passed - build would succeed");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_package_size_sanity() {
+    // Ensure the package isn't suspiciously small (which would indicate missing files)
+    let output = Command::new("cargo")
+        .args(&["package", "--list", "--allow-dirty"])
+        .output()
+        .expect("Failed to run cargo package --list");
+
+    let package_files = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    let total_size: usize = package_files.lines()
+        .filter(|line| !line.is_empty())
+        .map(|_| 1) // Count files
+        .sum();
+
+    // Based on our investigation, we know we need at least:
+    // - ~50+ source files
+    // - 14+ template files  
+    // - Core files (Cargo.toml, README, LICENSE, etc.)
+    assert!(total_size >= 50, 
+        "Package is suspiciously small ({} files) - likely missing directories", 
+        total_size);
+
+    println!("✅ Package size sanity check passed: {} files", total_size);
+}
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