diff --git a/llama_stack/templates/dependencies.json b/llama_stack/templates/dependencies.json
index 015eaa228..d1a17e48e 100644
--- a/llama_stack/templates/dependencies.json
+++ b/llama_stack/templates/dependencies.json
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
     "sentence-transformers --no-deps",
     "torch torchvision --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu"
   ],
-  "dev": [
+  "starter": [
     "aiosqlite",
     "autoevals",
     "blobfile",
diff --git a/llama_stack/templates/starter/build.yaml b/llama_stack/templates/starter/build.yaml
index afa1614bf..35bd0c713 100644
--- a/llama_stack/templates/starter/build.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/templates/starter/build.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 version: '2'
 distribution_spec:
-  description: Distribution for running e2e tests in CI
+  description: Quick start template for running Llama Stack with several popular providers
   providers:
     inference:
     - remote::openai
diff --git a/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml b/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml
index a3b51e7bf..52d7a6a07 100644
--- a/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml
+++ b/llama_stack/templates/starter/run.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 version: '2'
-image_name: dev
+image_name: starter
 apis:
 - agents
 - datasetio
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ providers:
   - provider_id: sqlite-vec
     provider_type: inline::sqlite-vec
     config:
-      db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/dev}/sqlite_vec.db
+      db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/starter}/sqlite_vec.db
   - provider_id: ${env.ENABLE_CHROMADB+chromadb}
     provider_type: remote::chromadb
     config:
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ providers:
       persistence_store:
         type: sqlite
         namespace: null
-        db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/dev}/agents_store.db
+        db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/starter}/agents_store.db
   telemetry:
   - provider_id: meta-reference
     provider_type: inline::meta-reference
     config:
       service_name: ${env.OTEL_SERVICE_NAME:}
       sinks: ${env.TELEMETRY_SINKS:console,sqlite}
-      sqlite_db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/dev}/trace_store.db
+      sqlite_db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/starter}/trace_store.db
   eval:
   - provider_id: meta-reference
     provider_type: inline::meta-reference
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ providers:
       kvstore:
         type: sqlite
         namespace: null
-        db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/dev}/meta_reference_eval.db
+        db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/starter}/meta_reference_eval.db
   datasetio:
   - provider_id: huggingface
     provider_type: remote::huggingface
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ providers:
       kvstore:
         type: sqlite
         namespace: null
-        db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/dev}/huggingface_datasetio.db
+        db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/starter}/huggingface_datasetio.db
   - provider_id: localfs
     provider_type: inline::localfs
     config:
       kvstore:
         type: sqlite
         namespace: null
-        db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/dev}/localfs_datasetio.db
+        db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/starter}/localfs_datasetio.db
   scoring:
   - provider_id: basic
     provider_type: inline::basic
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ providers:
     config: {}
 metadata_store:
   type: sqlite
-  db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/dev}/registry.db
+  db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:~/.llama/distributions/starter}/registry.db
 models:
 - metadata: {}
   model_id: openai/gpt-4o
diff --git a/llama_stack/templates/starter/starter.py b/llama_stack/templates/starter/starter.py
index 2d76eeb71..0932bfdfe 100644
--- a/llama_stack/templates/starter/starter.py
+++ b/llama_stack/templates/starter/starter.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def get_distribution_template() -> DistributionTemplate:
             "remote::model-context-protocol",
         ],
     }
-    name = "dev"
+    name = "starter"
 
     vector_io_providers = [
         Provider(
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def get_distribution_template() -> DistributionTemplate:
     return DistributionTemplate(
         name=name,
         distro_type="self_hosted",
-        description="Distribution for running e2e tests in CI",
+        description="Quick start template for running Llama Stack with several popular providers",
         container_image=None,
         template_path=None,
         providers=providers,