diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index ad754cbe7..6279f93ad 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module.exports = {
         'webpack.config.js',
         'packages/babel-plugins/**/*.js',
         'packages/@glimmer/blueprint/index.js',
+        '**/babel-plugins.js'
       ],
       env: {
         es6: true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39c3acdfa..e5a6bb491 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "problems": "tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit",
     "start": "webpack-dev-server",
     "test": "npm-run-all lint test:browsers test:babel-plugins test:types",
-    "test:babel-plugins": "mocha -r esm --timeout 5000 test/babel-plugins.js",
+    "test:babel-plugins": "yarn workspace @glimmer/babel-preset test",
     "test:browsers": "testem ci",
     "test:ember": "yarn workspace @glimmer/component ember try:one",
     "test:types": "dtslint test/types",
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/.babelrc.js b/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/.babelrc.js
index 48dbfd929..297598661 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/.babelrc.js
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/.babelrc.js
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-module.exports = function (api) {
+module.exports = function () {
   return {
-    plugins: [
-      ['@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env', { DEBUG: !api.env('production') }],
-      '@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile',
-      ['@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators', { legacy: true }],
-      '@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties',
-    ],
-    presets: ['@babel/preset-env', '@babel/preset-typescript'],
+    presets: ['@glimmer/babel-preset', '@babel/preset-env', '@babel/preset-typescript'],
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/package.json b/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/package.json
index 965fe0aa0..690f43687 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/package.json
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/package.json
@@ -16,18 +16,15 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.9.0",
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "^7.8.3",
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators": "^7.8.3",
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.9.0",
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.9.0",
-    "@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env": "~2.0.0-beta.12",
-    "@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile": "~2.0.0-beta.12",
     "@glimmer/blueprint": "~2.0.0-beta.12",
     "@glimmer/component": "~2.0.0-beta.12",
     "@glimmer/core": "~2.0.0-beta.12",
     "@glimmer/env": "^0.1.7",
     "@glimmer/helper": "~2.0.0-beta.12",
     "@glimmer/modifier": "~2.0.0-beta.12",
+    "@glimmer/babel-preset": "~2.0.0-beta.12",
     "@types/qunit": "^2.9.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^2.26.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^2.26.0",
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/src/App.js b/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/src/App.js
index bdab40f68..5305e8a69 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/src/App.js
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/blueprint/files/src/App.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
-import { setComponentTemplate, createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { setComponentTemplate, precompileTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
 
 import logo from './logo.svg';
 import './App.css';
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ export default class App extends Component {
 }
 
 setComponentTemplate(
-  createTemplate(`
+  precompileTemplate(
+    `
     <div id="intro">
       <img src={{this.logo}}/>
 
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ setComponentTemplate(
         and run tests by visiting <a href="./tests">/tests</a>
       </h3>
     </div>
-  `),
+  `,
+    { strictMode: true }
+  ),
   App
 );
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/component/test/interactive/args-test.ts b/packages/@glimmer/component/test/interactive/args-test.ts
index 2c127f12c..0d548b24e 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/component/test/interactive/args-test.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/component/test/interactive/args-test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
 
-import { setComponentTemplate, createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { setComponentTemplate, precompileTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
 import { test, render, settled } from '@glimmer/core/test/utils';
 
 QUnit.module('[@glimmer/component] Component Arguments', () => {
@@ -27,14 +27,17 @@ QUnit.module('[@glimmer/component] Component Arguments', () => {
     }
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        { ChildComponent },
-        '<ChildComponent @firstName={{this.firstName}} @status={{this.status}} />'
+      precompileTemplate(
+        '<ChildComponent @firstName={{this.firstName}} @status={{this.status}} />',
+        { strictMode: true, scope: { ChildComponent } }
       ),
       ParentComponent
     );
 
-    setComponentTemplate(createTemplate('{{this.name}} {{@status}}'), ChildComponent);
+    setComponentTemplate(
+      precompileTemplate('{{this.name}} {{@status}}', { strictMode: true }),
+      ChildComponent
+    );
 
     assert.equal(await render(ParentComponent), 'Tom Dale is dope');
 
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/component/test/interactive/lifecycle-hook-test.ts b/packages/@glimmer/component/test/interactive/lifecycle-hook-test.ts
index 62aafc866..3d3cba88b 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/component/test/interactive/lifecycle-hook-test.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/component/test/interactive/lifecycle-hook-test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
 
 import { test, render, settled } from '@glimmer/core/test/utils';
-import { setComponentTemplate, createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { setComponentTemplate, precompileTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
 
 QUnit.module('[@glimmer/component] Lifecycle Hooks', () => {
   test('Lifecycle hook ordering', async function (assert) {
@@ -37,31 +37,37 @@ QUnit.module('[@glimmer/component] Lifecycle Hooks', () => {
     class Component5 extends HookLoggerComponent {}
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        { Component2, Component3 },
+      precompileTemplate(
         `
           {{#if this.showChildren}}
             <Component2 @name="component2" @firstName={{this.firstName}} />
             <Component3 @name="component3"/>
           {{/if}}
-        `
+        `,
+        {
+          strictMode: true,
+          scope: { Component2, Component3 },
+        }
       ),
       Component1
     );
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        { Component4, Component5 },
+      precompileTemplate(
         `
           {{@firstName}}
           <Component4 @name="component4"/>
           <Component5 @name="component5"/>
-        `
+        `,
+        {
+          strictMode: true,
+          scope: { Component4, Component5 },
+        }
       ),
       Component2
     );
 
-    const emptyTemplate = createTemplate('');
+    const emptyTemplate = precompileTemplate('');
 
     setComponentTemplate(emptyTemplate, Component3);
     setComponentTemplate(emptyTemplate, Component4);
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/core/index.ts b/packages/@glimmer/core/index.ts
index 52eec018c..f56c35f28 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/core/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/core/index.ts
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ export type {
   HelperManager,
 } from '@glimmer/interfaces';
 
+export { templateFactory as createTemplateFactory } from '@glimmer/opcode-compiler';
 export { templateOnlyComponent } from '@glimmer/runtime';
 
-export { TemplateArgs } from './src/interfaces';
-
 export {
   setComponentManager,
   setModifierManager,
-  modifierCapabilities,
   setHelperManager,
   componentCapabilities,
+  modifierCapabilities,
   helperCapabilities,
+  setComponentTemplate,
 } from '@glimmer/manager';
 
 export { getOwner, setOwner } from '@glimmer/owner';
 
-export { createTemplate, setComponentTemplate } from './src/template';
+export { precompileTemplate } from './src/template';
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/core/src/interfaces.ts b/packages/@glimmer/core/src/interfaces.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 50fc3e6eb..000000000
--- a/packages/@glimmer/core/src/interfaces.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import { Dict } from '@glimmer/interfaces';
-
-export interface TemplateArgs<
-  Positional extends unknown[] = unknown[],
-  Named extends Dict<unknown> = Dict<unknown>
-> {
-  named: Named;
-  positional: Positional;
-}
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/core/src/template.ts b/packages/@glimmer/core/src/template.ts
index c11de33a1..5334db094 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/core/src/template.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/core/src/template.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,19 @@
 import { DEBUG } from '@glimmer/env';
-import { setComponentTemplate as vmSetComponentTemplate } from '@glimmer/manager';
-import { SerializedTemplateWithLazyBlock, Dict } from '@glimmer/interfaces';
-import { templateFactory } from '@glimmer/opcode-compiler';
+import { TemplateFactory } from '@glimmer/interfaces';
 
-// This is provided by the `babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile` plugin
-export let createTemplate: (
-  scopeOrTemplate: Dict<unknown> | string,
-  template?: string
-) => SerializedTemplateWithLazyBlock;
+// This is provided by `@glimmer/babel-preset`
+export let precompileTemplate: (
+  template: string,
+  options?: {
+    strictMode?: boolean;
+    scope?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  }
+) => TemplateFactory;
 
 if (DEBUG) {
-  createTemplate = (): SerializedTemplateWithLazyBlock => {
+  precompileTemplate = (): TemplateFactory => {
     throw new Error(
-      'createTemplate() is meant to be preprocessed with a babel plugin, @glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile. If you are seeing this error message, it means that you do not have this babel plugin installed, or it is not enabled correctly'
+      'precompileTemplate() is meant to be preprocessed with babel, using @glimmer/babel-preset. If you are seeing this error message, it means that you do not have this babel preset installed, or it is not enabled correctly'
     );
   };
 }
-
-export function setComponentTemplate(
-  template: SerializedTemplateWithLazyBlock,
-  ComponentClass: object
-): object {
-  return vmSetComponentTemplate(templateFactory(template), ComponentClass);
-}
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/interactive/fn-test.ts b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/interactive/fn-test.ts
index 862812690..dc26ad23b 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/interactive/fn-test.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/interactive/fn-test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 import { fn } from '@glimmer/helper';
 import { on, action } from '@glimmer/modifier';
 
-import { setComponentTemplate, createTemplate, templateOnlyComponent } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { setComponentTemplate, precompileTemplate, templateOnlyComponent } from '@glimmer/core';
 
 QUnit.module('[@glimmer/core] interactive - {{fn}}', () => {
   test('can curry arguments via fn', async function (assert) {
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ QUnit.module('[@glimmer/core] interactive - {{fn}}', () => {
     }
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        { on, fn },
-        '<button {{on "click" (fn this.userDidClick "hello" @name)}}>Hello World</button>'
+      precompileTemplate(
+        '<button {{on "click" (fn this.userDidClick "hello" @name)}}>Hello World</button>',
+        {
+          strictMode: true,
+          scope: { on, fn },
+        }
       ),
       HelloWorld
     );
@@ -82,23 +85,26 @@ QUnit.module('[@glimmer/core] interactive - {{fn}}', () => {
     }
 
     const Grandchild = setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate({ on, fn }, '<button {{on "click" (fn @userDidClick 5 6)}}></button>'),
+      precompileTemplate('<button {{on "click" (fn @userDidClick 5 6)}}></button>', {
+        strictMode: true,
+        scope: { on, fn },
+      }),
       templateOnlyComponent()
     );
 
     const Child = setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        { Grandchild, fn },
-        '<div><Grandchild @userDidClick={{fn @userDidClick 3 4}} /></div>'
-      ),
+      precompileTemplate('<div><Grandchild @userDidClick={{fn @userDidClick 3 4}} /></div>', {
+        strictMode: true,
+        scope: { Grandchild, fn },
+      }),
       templateOnlyComponent()
     );
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        { Child, fn },
-        '<div><Child @userDidClick={{fn this.userDidClick 1 2}} /></div>'
-      ),
+      precompileTemplate('<div><Child @userDidClick={{fn this.userDidClick 1 2}} /></div>', {
+        strictMode: true,
+        scope: { Child, fn },
+      }),
       ParentComponent
     );
 
@@ -116,7 +122,10 @@ QUnit.module('[@glimmer/core] interactive - {{fn}}', () => {
     class Parent extends Component {}
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate({ on, fn }, '<button {{on "click" (fn this.doesntExist)}}></button>'),
+      precompileTemplate('<button {{on "click" (fn this.doesntExist)}}></button>', {
+        strictMode: true,
+        scope: { on, fn },
+      }),
       Parent
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/interactive/modifier-test.ts b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/interactive/modifier-test.ts
index 1a12237e6..048fb5a20 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/interactive/modifier-test.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/interactive/modifier-test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { test, render, settled, tracked } from '../utils';
 import { click } from '../utils/dom';
 import { on, action } from '@glimmer/modifier';
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
-import { setComponentTemplate, createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { setComponentTemplate, precompileTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
 
 QUnit.module('Modifier Tests', () => {
   test('Supports the on modifier', async (assert) => {
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ QUnit.module('Modifier Tests', () => {
     }
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        { on },
-        `<button {{on "click" this.incrementCounter}}>Count: {{@count}}</button>`
+      precompileTemplate(
+        `<button {{on "click" this.incrementCounter}}>Count: {{@count}}</button>`,
+        {
+          strictMode: true,
+          scope: { on },
+        }
       ),
       MyComponent
     );
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/interactive/render-test.ts b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/interactive/render-test.ts
index 45fbd765d..1769a1959 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/interactive/render-test.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/interactive/render-test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { precompileTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
 
 import { test, render } from '../utils';
 
@@ -11,8 +11,14 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] interactive rendering tests`, () => {
     const firstContainerElement = document.createElement('div');
     const secondContainerElement = document.createElement('div');
 
-    await render(createTemplate(`<h1>Hello Glimmer!</h1>`), firstContainerElement);
-    await render(createTemplate(`<h1>Hello Robbie!</h1>`), secondContainerElement);
+    await render(
+      precompileTemplate(`<h1>Hello Glimmer!</h1>`, { strictMode: true }),
+      firstContainerElement
+    );
+    await render(
+      precompileTemplate(`<h1>Hello Robbie!</h1>`, { strictMode: true }),
+      secondContainerElement
+    );
 
     assert.equal(firstContainerElement.innerHTML, '<h1>Hello Glimmer!</h1>');
     assert.equal(secondContainerElement.innerHTML, '<h1>Hello Robbie!</h1>');
@@ -30,7 +36,10 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] interactive rendering tests`, () => {
     containerElement.appendChild(previousSibling);
     containerElement.appendChild(document.createTextNode('bar'));
 
-    await render(createTemplate(`<h1>Hello Glimmer!</h1>`), containerElement);
+    await render(
+      precompileTemplate(`<h1>Hello Glimmer!</h1>`, { strictMode: true }),
+      containerElement
+    );
 
     assert.equal(containerElement.innerHTML, '<p>foo</p>bar<h1>Hello Glimmer!</h1>');
   });
@@ -40,7 +49,7 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] interactive rendering tests`, () => {
     containerElement.innerHTML =
       '<!--%+b:0%--><!--%+b:1%--><h1>Hello World</h1><!--%-b:1%--><!--%-b:0%-->';
 
-    await render(createTemplate(`<h1>Hello World</h1>`), {
+    await render(precompileTemplate(`<h1>Hello World</h1>`, { strictMode: true }), {
       element: containerElement,
       rehydrate: true,
     });
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] interactive rendering tests`, () => {
     containerElement.innerHTML =
       '<!--%+b:0%--><!--%+b:1%--><div id="test"><!--%+b:2%--><h1>Hello <!--%+b:3%-->World<!--%-b:3%--></h1><!--%-b:2%--></div><!--%-b:1%--><!--%-b:0%-->';
 
-    await render(createTemplate(`<h1>Hello {{@name}}</h1>`), {
+    await render(precompileTemplate(`<h1>Hello {{@name}}</h1>`, { strictMode: true }), {
       element: containerElement.querySelector('#test')!,
       rehydrate: true,
       args: {
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/non-interactive/each-test.ts b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/non-interactive/each-test.ts
index d013b4c1f..cfffd5f5a 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/non-interactive/each-test.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/non-interactive/each-test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 
 import { test, render } from '../utils';
-import { setComponentTemplate, createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { setComponentTemplate, precompileTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
 
 function freeze<T>(array: T[]): ReadonlyArray<Readonly<T>> {
   return Object.freeze(array.slice().map<T>(Object.freeze));
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ QUnit.module('[@glimmer/core] each helper', () => {
     const Component = class extends HelloWorld {};
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        `<ul>{{#each this.strings key="@unknown" as |item|}}<li>{{item}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`
+      precompileTemplate(
+        `<ul>{{#each this.strings key="@unknown" as |item|}}<li>{{item}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`,
+        {
+          strictMode: true,
+        }
       ),
       Component
     );
@@ -38,8 +41,11 @@ QUnit.module('[@glimmer/core] each helper', () => {
     const Component = class extends HelloWorld {};
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        `<ul>{{#each this.numbers key="@index" as |item|}}<li>{{item}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`
+      precompileTemplate(
+        `<ul>{{#each this.numbers key="@index" as |item|}}<li>{{item}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`,
+        {
+          strictMode: true,
+        }
       ),
       Component
     );
@@ -53,8 +59,11 @@ QUnit.module('[@glimmer/core] each helper', () => {
     const Component = class extends HelloWorld {};
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        `<ul>{{#each this.frozenNumbers key="@index" as |item|}}<li>{{item}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`
+      precompileTemplate(
+        `<ul>{{#each this.frozenNumbers key="@index" as |item|}}<li>{{item}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`,
+        {
+          strictMode: true,
+        }
       ),
       Component
     );
@@ -68,8 +77,11 @@ QUnit.module('[@glimmer/core] each helper', () => {
     const Component = class extends HelloWorld {};
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        `<ul>{{#each this.strings key="@index" as |item|}}<li>{{item}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`
+      precompileTemplate(
+        `<ul>{{#each this.strings key="@index" as |item|}}<li>{{item}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`,
+        {
+          strictMode: true,
+        }
       ),
       Component
     );
@@ -83,8 +95,11 @@ QUnit.module('[@glimmer/core] each helper', () => {
     const Component = class extends HelloWorld {};
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        `<ul>{{#each this.frozenStrings key="@index" as |item|}}<li>{{item}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`
+      precompileTemplate(
+        `<ul>{{#each this.frozenStrings key="@index" as |item|}}<li>{{item}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`,
+        {
+          strictMode: true,
+        }
       ),
       Component
     );
@@ -98,8 +113,11 @@ QUnit.module('[@glimmer/core] each helper', () => {
     const Component = class extends HelloWorld {};
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        `<ul>{{#each this.objects key="@index" as |item|}}<li>{{item.name}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`
+      precompileTemplate(
+        `<ul>{{#each this.objects key="@index" as |item|}}<li>{{item.name}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`,
+        {
+          strictMode: true,
+        }
       ),
       Component
     );
@@ -113,8 +131,11 @@ QUnit.module('[@glimmer/core] each helper', () => {
     const Component = class extends HelloWorld {};
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        `<ul>{{#each this.frozenObjects key="@index" as |item|}}<li>{{item.name}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`
+      precompileTemplate(
+        `<ul>{{#each this.frozenObjects key="@index" as |item|}}<li>{{item.name}}</li>{{/each}}</ul>`,
+        {
+          strictMode: true,
+        }
       ),
       Component
     );
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/non-interactive/render-test.ts b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/non-interactive/render-test.ts
index 9cc1aad8f..f9717124f 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/non-interactive/render-test.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/non-interactive/render-test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { on, action } from '@glimmer/modifier';
 
 import {
   setComponentTemplate,
-  createTemplate,
+  precompileTemplate,
   getOwner,
   templateOnlyComponent,
 } from '@glimmer/core';
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
   test('it renders a component', async (assert) => {
     class MyComponent extends Component {}
 
-    setComponentTemplate(createTemplate(`<h1>Hello world</h1>`), MyComponent);
+    setComponentTemplate(
+      precompileTemplate(`<h1>Hello world</h1>`, { strictMode: true }),
+      MyComponent
+    );
 
     const html = await render(MyComponent);
     assert.strictEqual(html, '<h1>Hello world</h1>', 'the template was rendered');
@@ -26,11 +29,14 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
   test('a component can render a nested component', async (assert) => {
     class OtherComponent extends Component {}
 
-    setComponentTemplate(createTemplate(`Hello world`), OtherComponent);
+    setComponentTemplate(precompileTemplate(`Hello world`, { strictMode: true }), OtherComponent);
 
     class MyComponent extends Component {}
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate({ OtherComponent }, `<h1><OtherComponent /></h1>`),
+      precompileTemplate(`<h1><OtherComponent /></h1>`, {
+        strictMode: true,
+        scope: { OtherComponent },
+      }),
       MyComponent
     );
 
@@ -41,20 +47,23 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
 
   test('a component can render multiple nested components', async (assert) => {
     class Foo extends Component {}
-    setComponentTemplate(createTemplate(`Foo`), Foo);
+    setComponentTemplate(precompileTemplate(`Foo`), Foo);
 
     class Bar extends Component {}
-    setComponentTemplate(createTemplate(`Bar`), Bar);
+    setComponentTemplate(precompileTemplate(`Bar`), Bar);
 
     class OtherComponent extends Component {}
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate({ Foo, Bar }, `Hello world <Foo /><Bar />`),
+      precompileTemplate(`Hello world <Foo /><Bar />`, { strictMode: true, scope: { Foo, Bar } }),
       OtherComponent
     );
 
     class MyComponent extends Component {}
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate({ OtherComponent }, `<h1><OtherComponent /></h1>`),
+      precompileTemplate(`<h1><OtherComponent /></h1>`, {
+        strictMode: true,
+        scope: { OtherComponent },
+      }),
       MyComponent
     );
 
@@ -65,7 +74,7 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
 
   test('custom elements are rendered', async function (assert) {
     const component = setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate('<hello-world>foo</hello-world>'),
+      precompileTemplate('<hello-world>foo</hello-world>'),
       templateOnlyComponent()
     );
 
@@ -75,7 +84,10 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
   test('a component can render with args', async (assert) => {
     class MyComponent extends Component {}
 
-    setComponentTemplate(createTemplate('<h1>{{@say}}</h1>'), MyComponent);
+    setComponentTemplate(
+      precompileTemplate('<h1>{{@say}}</h1>', { strictMode: true }),
+      MyComponent
+    );
 
     const renderOptions = {
       args: {
@@ -97,15 +109,15 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
     }
 
     const HelloWorld = setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate('{{yield @name}}!'),
+      precompileTemplate('{{yield @name}}!'),
       templateOnlyComponent()
     );
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        { HelloWorld },
-        '<HelloWorld @name={{this.salutation}} as |name|>{{name}}</HelloWorld>'
-      ),
+      precompileTemplate('<HelloWorld @name={{this.salutation}} as |name|>{{name}}</HelloWorld>', {
+        strictMode: true,
+        scope: { HelloWorld },
+      }),
       MainComponent
     );
 
@@ -132,7 +144,9 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
       }
 
       setComponentTemplate(
-        createTemplate('Hello {{if this.pred this.salutation this.alternative}}!'),
+        precompileTemplate('Hello {{if this.pred this.salutation this.alternative}}!', {
+          strictMode: true,
+        }),
         Main
       );
 
@@ -154,14 +168,14 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
   // test('can render a component with the component helper', async function(assert) {
   //   const HelloWorld = templateOnlyComponent();
 
-  //   setComponentTemplate(HelloWorld, createTemplate('<h1>Hello {{@name}}!</h1>'));
+  //   setComponentTemplate(HelloWorld, precompileTemplate('<h1>Hello {{@name}}!</h1>', { strictMode: true }));
 
   //   class MainComponent extends Component {
   //     salutation = 'Glimmer';
   //     HelloWorld = HelloWorld;
   //   }
 
-  //   setComponentTemplate(MainComponent, createTemplate('{{component this.HelloWorld name=salutation}}'));
+  //   setComponentTemplate(MainComponent, precompileTemplate('{{component this.HelloWorld name=salutation}}', { strictMode: true }));
 
   //   assert.equal(await render(MainComponent), 'Hello Glimmer!');
   // });
@@ -185,7 +199,10 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
       }
     }
 
-    setComponentTemplate(createTemplate('<h1>{{this.myLocale}}</h1>'), MyComponent);
+    setComponentTemplate(
+      precompileTemplate('<h1>{{this.myLocale}}</h1>', { strictMode: true }),
+      MyComponent
+    );
 
     const html = await render(MyComponent, {
       owner: new Owner(),
@@ -197,7 +214,7 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
   test('a component can be rendered more than once', async (assert) => {
     class MyComponent extends Component {}
 
-    setComponentTemplate(createTemplate(`<h1>Bump</h1>`), MyComponent);
+    setComponentTemplate(precompileTemplate(`<h1>Bump</h1>`, { strictMode: true }), MyComponent);
 
     let html = await render(MyComponent);
     assert.strictEqual(html, '<h1>Bump</h1>', 'the component rendered');
@@ -219,9 +236,9 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
     }
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate(
-        { on },
-        `<button {{on "click" this.incrementCounter}}>Count: {{this.count}}</button>`
+      precompileTemplate(
+        `<button {{on "click" this.incrementCounter}}>Count: {{this.count}}</button>`,
+        { strictMode: true, scope: { on } }
       ),
       MyComponent
     );
@@ -233,7 +250,10 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
   test('it can set a dynamic href on an anchor', async (assert) => {
     class MyComponent extends Component {}
 
-    setComponentTemplate(createTemplate(`<a href={{@href}}>Link</a>`), MyComponent);
+    setComponentTemplate(
+      precompileTemplate(`<a href={{@href}}>Link</a>`, { strictMode: true }),
+      MyComponent
+    );
 
     const html = await render(MyComponent, { args: { href: 'www.example.com' } });
     assert.strictEqual(html, '<a href="www.example.com">Link</a>', 'the template was rendered');
@@ -242,7 +262,10 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
   test('it can set a dynamic src on an img', async (assert) => {
     class MyComponent extends Component {}
 
-    setComponentTemplate(createTemplate(`<img src={{@src}}/>`), MyComponent);
+    setComponentTemplate(
+      precompileTemplate(`<img src={{@src}}/>`, { strictMode: true }),
+      MyComponent
+    );
 
     const html = await render(MyComponent, { args: { src: './logo.svg' } });
     assert.strictEqual(html, '<img src="./logo.svg">', 'the template was rendered');
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/non-interactive/to-bool-test.ts b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/non-interactive/to-bool-test.ts
index f30f57b61..4be0f7a76 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/non-interactive/to-bool-test.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/non-interactive/to-bool-test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 
-import { setComponentTemplate, createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { setComponentTemplate, precompileTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
 
 import { test, render } from '../utils';
 
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
     }
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate('Hello {{if this.pred this.salutation this.alternative}}!'),
+      precompileTemplate('Hello {{if this.pred this.salutation this.alternative}}!', {
+        strictMode: true,
+      }),
       Main
     );
 
@@ -26,7 +28,9 @@ QUnit.module(`[@glimmer/core] non-interactive rendering tests`, () => {
     }
 
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate('Hello {{#if this.pred}}Glimmer{{else}}Glimmer.js{{/if}}!'),
+      precompileTemplate('Hello {{#if this.pred}}Glimmer{{else}}Glimmer.js{{/if}}!', {
+        strictMode: true,
+      }),
       Main
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/utils.ts b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/utils.ts
index 78c3b2a50..7ae52394a 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/core/test/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/core/test/utils.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   templateOnlyComponent,
 } from '..';
 import { renderToString } from '@glimmer/ssr';
-import { SerializedTemplateWithLazyBlock } from '@glimmer/interfaces';
+import { TemplateFactory } from '@glimmer/interfaces';
 import { tracked as glimmerTracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
 
 import TrackedObject from './utils/tracked-object';
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ export const test = QUnit.test;
 const IS_INTERACTIVE = typeof document !== 'undefined';
 
 export async function render(
-  component: ComponentDefinition | SerializedTemplateWithLazyBlock,
+  component: ComponentDefinition | TemplateFactory,
   options?: HTMLElement | Partial<RenderComponentOptions>
 ): Promise<string> {
-  if ('id' in component && 'block' in component) {
+  if ('__meta' in component) {
     const template = component;
 
     component = setComponentTemplate(template, templateOnlyComponent());
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/debug/index.ts b/packages/@glimmer/debug/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c76092b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/debug/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { assert, deprecate } from '@glimmer/global-context';
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/debug/package.json b/packages/@glimmer/debug/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5fb7b190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/debug/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "name": "@glimmer/debug",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.12",
+  "description": "Debug Functionality",
+  "main": "dist/commonjs/index.js",
+  "module": "dist/modules/index.js",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/glimmerjs/glimmer.js/tree/master/packages/@glimmer/debug",
+  "author": "Tom Dale <tom@tomdale.net>",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "private": false,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@glimmer/global-context": "0.77.3"
+  },
+  "volta": {
+    "node": "12.16.1",
+    "yarn": "1.22.4"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/ssr/test/modifiers-test.ts b/packages/@glimmer/ssr/test/modifiers-test.ts
index 33bd3ce44..22615cc44 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/ssr/test/modifiers-test.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/ssr/test/modifiers-test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
   setComponentTemplate,
-  createTemplate,
+  precompileTemplate,
   templateOnlyComponent,
   setModifierManager,
   modifierCapabilities,
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ QUnit.module('@glimmer/ssr modifiers', () => {
 
     const Component = templateOnlyComponent();
     setComponentTemplate(
-      createTemplate({ modifier: Modifier }, '<h1 {{modifier}}>hello world</h1>'),
+      precompileTemplate('<h1 {{Modifier}}>hello world</h1>', {
+        strictMode: true,
+        scope: { Modifier },
+      }),
       Component
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/@glimmer/ssr/test/render-options-tests.ts b/packages/@glimmer/ssr/test/render-options-tests.ts
index e0c503fb5..41467ed2f 100644
--- a/packages/@glimmer/ssr/test/render-options-tests.ts
+++ b/packages/@glimmer/ssr/test/render-options-tests.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
-import { setComponentTemplate, createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { setComponentTemplate, precompileTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
 import HTMLSerializer from '@simple-dom/serializer';
 import voidMap from '@simple-dom/void-map';
 import { SerializableNode } from '@simple-dom/interface';
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ QUnit.module('@glimmer/ssr rendering', () => {
 
     const options: RenderOptions = { serializer: new CustomHTMLSerializer(voidMap) };
 
-    setComponentTemplate(createTemplate(`<h1>Hello World</h1>`), MyComponent);
+    setComponentTemplate(
+      precompileTemplate(`<h1>Hello World</h1>`, { strictMode: true }),
+      MyComponent
+    );
 
     const output = await renderToString(MyComponent, options);
 
@@ -26,7 +29,10 @@ QUnit.module('@glimmer/ssr rendering', () => {
 
   QUnit.test('setting rehydrate option outputs the block stacks', async (assert) => {
     class MyComponent extends Component {}
-    setComponentTemplate(createTemplate(`<h1>Hello World</h1>`), MyComponent);
+    setComponentTemplate(
+      precompileTemplate(`<h1>Hello World</h1>`, { strictMode: true }),
+      MyComponent
+    );
     const output = await renderToString(MyComponent, { rehydrate: true });
 
     assert.equal(
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/index.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 930a14913..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-const babelDebugMacros = require('babel-plugin-debug-macros');
-
-module.exports = function macros(babel, options) {
-  const debugMacros = babelDebugMacros(babel, options);
-
-  const originalProgram = debugMacros.visitor.Program;
-
-  debugMacros.visitor.Program = {
-    enter(path, state) {
-      const DEBUG = 'DEBUG' in state.opts ? state.opts.DEBUG : true;
-
-      state.opts = {
-        flags: [{ source: '@glimmer/env', flags: { DEBUG } }],
-      };
-
-      originalProgram.enter.call(this, path, state);
-    },
-
-    exit(path, state) {
-      originalProgram.exit.call(this, path, state);
-    },
-  };
-
-  return debugMacros;
-};
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/package.json b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a7445b50..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.12",
-  "description": "Compiles Glimmer component templates",
-  "repository": "https://github.com/glimmerjs/glimmer.js",
-  "author": "Tom Dale <tom@tomdale.net>",
-  "license": "MIT",
-  "private": false,
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": "mocha -r esm"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.5.5",
-    "babel-plugin-debug-macros": "^0.3.3"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.8.3",
-    "babel-plugin-tester": "^6.4.0",
-    "esm": "^3.2.25",
-    "mocha": "^6.2.0"
-  },
-  "volta": {
-    "node": "12.16.1",
-    "yarn": "1.22.4"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/basic/code.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/basic/code.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 36f4a4fcf..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/basic/code.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { DEBUG } from '@glimmer/env';
-
-if (DEBUG) {
-  console.log('foo');
-}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/basic/output.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/basic/output.js
deleted file mode 100644
index cf3d796f3..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/basic/output.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-if (true
-/* DEBUG */
-) {
-  console.log('foo');
-}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-false/.babelrc b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-false/.babelrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 45af997ab..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-false/.babelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "plugins": [
-    ["@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env", { "DEBUG": false }]
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-false/code.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-false/code.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 36f4a4fcf..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-false/code.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { DEBUG } from '@glimmer/env';
-
-if (DEBUG) {
-  console.log('foo');
-}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-false/output.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-false/output.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b707e117a..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-false/output.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-if (false
-/* DEBUG */
-) {
-  console.log('foo');
-}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-true/.babelrc b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-true/.babelrc
deleted file mode 100644
index f1b39b4e9..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-true/.babelrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "plugins": [
-    ["@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env", { "DEBUG": true }]
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-true/code.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-true/code.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 36f4a4fcf..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-true/code.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { DEBUG } from '@glimmer/env';
-
-if (DEBUG) {
-  console.log('foo');
-}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-true/output.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-true/output.js
deleted file mode 100644
index cf3d796f3..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/fixtures/explicit-true/output.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-if (true
-/* DEBUG */
-) {
-  console.log('foo');
-}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/index.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a55f4d27..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-const { precompile } = require('@glimmer/compiler');
-const { parse } = require('@babel/parser');
-const { default: generate } = require('@babel/generator');
-const t = require('@babel/types');
-
-module.exports = function strictTemplatePrecompile(babel, options) {
-  const { types: t, parse } = babel;
-  const { precompile: precompileOptions } = options || {};
-
-  return {
-    name: 'babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile',
-    visitor: {
-      ImportSpecifier(path, state) {
-        if (state.templateImportId || path.parent.source.value !== '@glimmer/core') {
-          return;
-        }
-        const importedName = path.node.imported.name;
-        const localName = path.node.local.name;
-
-        if (importedName === 'createTemplate') {
-          state.templateImportId = localName;
-
-          // remove the createTemplate named import
-          if (path.parentPath.node.specifiers.length > 1) {
-            path.remove();
-          } else {
-            path.parentPath.remove();
-          }
-        }
-      },
-
-      CallExpression(path, state) {
-        if (!state.templateImportId || path.node.callee.name !== state.templateImportId) {
-          return;
-        }
-
-        if (path.node.arguments.length === 0 || path.node.arguments.length > 2) {
-          throw new Error('`createTemplate()` must receive exactly one or two arguments');
-        }
-
-        let scopePath, templatePath;
-
-        if (path.node.arguments.length === 1) {
-          templatePath = path.get('arguments.0');
-        } else {
-          scopePath = path.get('arguments.0');
-          templatePath = path.get('arguments.1');
-        }
-
-        let scope;
-
-        if (scopePath) {
-          if (scopePath.type !== 'ObjectExpression') {
-            throw new Error(
-              `createTemplate() must receive an object literal with all of the imported values for the template as its scope parameter, received: ${scopePath.type}`
-            );
-          }
-
-          scope = scopePath.node;
-        } else {
-          scope = t.objectExpression([]);
-        }
-
-        const { type } = templatePath.node;
-
-        if (type === 'TemplateLiteral' || type === 'StringLiteral') {
-          let templateString;
-
-          if (type === 'TemplateLiteral') {
-            if (templatePath.node.quasis.length > 1 || templatePath.node.expressions.length > 0) {
-              throw new Error(
-                'template strings passed to the `createTemplate()` function may not have any dynamic segments'
-              );
-            }
-
-            templateString = templatePath.node.quasis[0].value.raw;
-          } else {
-            templateString = templatePath.node.value;
-          }
-
-          const ast = _precompileTemplate(parse, templateString, scope, precompileOptions);
-
-          path.replaceWith(ast.program.body[0].expression);
-        } else {
-          throw new Error(`createTemplate() must receive a template string, received: ${type}`);
-        }
-      },
-    },
-  };
-};
-
-function _precompileTemplate(parse, templateString, scopeNode, precompileOptions) {
-  const localsMap = scopeNode.properties.reduce((map, property) => {
-    // Object keys can either be identifiers or literals
-    const keyName = t.isIdentifier(property.key)
-      ? property.key.name
-      : property.key.value.toString();
-    if (!t.isIdentifier(property.value)) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Currently the babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile only supports identifiers as values for the imported values object literal. Received: ${property.value.type}`
-      );
-    }
-    map[keyName] = property.value.name;
-    return map;
-  }, {});
-
-  const compiled = precompile(templateString, {
-    ...precompileOptions,
-    strictMode: true,
-    locals: Object.keys(localsMap),
-  });
-  const ast = parse(`(${compiled})`);
-
-  t.traverseFast(ast, (node) => {
-    if (
-      t.isObjectProperty(node) &&
-      node.key.value === 'scope' &&
-      t.isArrowFunctionExpression(node.value)
-    ) {
-      const scopeFnNode = node.value;
-      const scopeArray = scopeFnNode.body.elements;
-      scopeArray.forEach((scopeElementNode) => {
-        if (
-          t.isIdentifier(scopeElementNode) &&
-          scopeElementNode.name !== localsMap[scopeElementNode.name]
-        ) {
-          scopeElementNode.name = localsMap[scopeElementNode.name];
-        }
-      });
-    }
-  });
-
-  return ast;
-}
-
-/**
- * Allows users to programmatically precompile a template given a list of import
- * identifiers and the template string. This is meant for usage in custom
- * template transforms and formats.
- *
- * @public
- * @param template string - the template to be compiled
- * @param importIdentifiers string[] - the identifiers to import
- * @param precompileOptions object - the options to be passed to the compiler
- */
-function precompileTemplate(templateString, importIdentifiers = [], precompileOptions = {}) {
-  const scope = t.objectExpression(
-    importIdentifiers.map((id) => t.objectProperty(t.identifier(id), t.identifier(id)))
-  );
-
-  let ast = _precompileTemplate(parse, templateString, scope, precompileOptions);
-
-  return generate(ast).code;
-}
-// TODO: Is this still required with the new strict mode precompile function from the vm?
-module.exports.precompileTemplate = precompileTemplate;
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures-options/errors/non-existent-component/code.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures-options/errors/non-existent-component/code.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 93aa35a8c..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures-options/errors/non-existent-component/code.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import { createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
-
-createTemplate(`<NonExistent/>`);
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures-options/precompile/ast-transform/code.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures-options/precompile/ast-transform/code.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 65dd9ac17..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures-options/precompile/ast-transform/code.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import { createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
-
-createTemplate('{{bad}}<h1>Hello world</h1>');
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures-options/precompile/ast-transform/options.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures-options/precompile/ast-transform/options.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5434570f8..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures-options/precompile/ast-transform/options.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// babel-plugin-test only supports options as an options.json file,
-// so we have to manually pass this through to our fixture.
-
-const precompileOptions = {
-  meta: {},
-  plugins: {
-    ast: [
-      () => {
-        return {
-          name: 'remove-bad-helper',
-          visitor: {
-            MustacheStatement(node) {
-              if (node.path.original == 'bad') {
-                return null;
-              }
-            },
-          },
-        };
-      },
-    ],
-  },
-  mode: 'precompile',
-};
-
-export default {
-  precompile: precompileOptions,
-};
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures-options/precompile/ast-transform/output.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures-options/precompile/ast-transform/output.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6cabcdfb9..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures-options/precompile/ast-transform/output.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-({
-  "id": null,
-  "block": "[[[10,\"h1\"],[12],[1,\"Hello world\"],[13]],[],false,[]]",
-  "moduleName": "(unknown template module)",
-  "scope": null,
-  "isStrictMode": true
-});
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/custom-imports/code.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/custom-imports/code.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6316d0486..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/custom-imports/code.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-import { createTemplate as foo } from '@glimmer/core';
-import Component from './component';
-
-foo({ Component }, `<Component/>`);
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/custom-imports/output.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/custom-imports/output.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b7b0f360..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/custom-imports/output.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import Component from './component';
-({
-  "id": null,
-  "block": "[[[8,[32,0],null,null,null]],[],false,[]]",
-  "moduleName": "(unknown template module)",
-  "scope": () => [Component],
-  "isStrictMode": true
-});
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/first-parameter/code.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/first-parameter/code.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 61a297625..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/first-parameter/code.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
-
-createTemplate(`<h1>Hello World</h1>`);
-
-createTemplate('<h1>Hello World</h1>');
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/first-parameter/output.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/first-parameter/output.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6482b76f4..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/first-parameter/output.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-({
-  "id": null,
-  "block": "[[[10,\"h1\"],[12],[1,\"Hello World\"],[13]],[],false,[]]",
-  "moduleName": "(unknown template module)",
-  "scope": null,
-  "isStrictMode": true
-});
-({
-  "id": null,
-  "block": "[[[10,\"h1\"],[12],[1,\"Hello World\"],[13]],[],false,[]]",
-  "moduleName": "(unknown template module)",
-  "scope": null,
-  "isStrictMode": true
-});
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/rename-scope-variable/code.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/rename-scope-variable/code.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fecc88b8..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/rename-scope-variable/code.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-import { createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
-import Component from './component';
-
-createTemplate({ MyComponent: Component }, `<MyComponent/>`);
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/rename-scope-variable/output.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/rename-scope-variable/output.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b7b0f360..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/rename-scope-variable/output.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import Component from './component';
-({
-  "id": null,
-  "block": "[[[8,[32,0],null,null,null]],[],false,[]]",
-  "moduleName": "(unknown template module)",
-  "scope": () => [Component],
-  "isStrictMode": true
-});
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/second-parameter/code.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/second-parameter/code.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f7e23614c..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/second-parameter/code.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { createTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
-import Component from './component';
-
-createTemplate({ Component }, `<Component/>`);
-
-createTemplate({ Component }, '<Component/>');
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/second-parameter/output.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/second-parameter/output.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f002f541..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/fixtures/second-parameter/output.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import Component from './component';
-({
-  "id": null,
-  "block": "[[[8,[32,0],null,null,null]],[],false,[]]",
-  "moduleName": "(unknown template module)",
-  "scope": () => [Component],
-  "isStrictMode": true
-});
-({
-  "id": null,
-  "block": "[[[8,[32,0],null,null,null]],[],false,[]]",
-  "moduleName": "(unknown template module)",
-  "scope": () => [Component],
-  "isStrictMode": true
-});
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/index.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3777b8eaa..000000000
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-import plugin, { precompileTemplate } from '..';
-import pluginTester from 'babel-plugin-tester';
-import path from 'path';
-import astTransformTestPluginOptions from './fixtures-options/precompile/ast-transform/options';
-import { expect } from 'chai';
-
-// For correct .babelrc detection inside the fixture directory we need to force babel's cwd and root to be the package root.
-// This will ensure that the tests will run correctly from the mono repo root or package root.
-const packageRootPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
-
-pluginTester({
-  plugin,
-  babelOptions: {
-    cwd: packageRootPath,
-    root: packageRootPath,
-  },
-  fixtures: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures'),
-  tests: [
-    {
-      title: 'options.precompile : ast transfrom',
-      fixture: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures-options/precompile/ast-transform/code.js'),
-      outputFixture: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures-options/precompile/ast-transform/output.js'),
-      pluginOptions: astTransformTestPluginOptions,
-    },
-    {
-      fixture: path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures-options/errors/non-existent-component/code.js'),
-      error: /Attempted to invoke a component that was not in scope in a strict mode template, `<NonExistent>`. If you wanted to create an element with that name, convert it to lowercase - `<nonexistent>`/,
-    },
-  ],
-});
-
-describe('precompileTemplate', () => {
-  it('works for basic templates', () => {
-    let precompiled = precompileTemplate(`<h1>Hello World</h1>`);
-
-    expect(precompiled).to.equal(`({
-  "id": null,
-  "block": "[[[10,\\"h1\\"],[12],[1,\\"Hello World\\"],[13]],[],false,[]]",
-  "moduleName": "(unknown template module)",
-  "scope": null,
-  "isStrictMode": true
-});`);
-  });
-
-  it('works with imports', () => {
-    let precompiled = precompileTemplate(`<Component/>`, ['Component']);
-
-    expect(precompiled).to.equal(`({
-  "id": null,
-  "block": "[[[8,[32,0],null,null,null]],[],false,[]]",
-  "moduleName": "(unknown template module)",
-  "scope": () => [Component],
-  "isStrictMode": true
-});`);
-  });
-
-  it('can apply precompile transforms', () => {
-    let precompiled = precompileTemplate(
-      '{{bad}}<h1>Hello world</h1>',
-      [],
-      astTransformTestPluginOptions.precompile
-    );
-
-    expect(precompiled).to.equal(`({
-  "id": null,
-  "block": "[[[10,\\"h1\\"],[12],[1,\\"Hello world\\"],[13]],[],false,[]]",
-  "moduleName": "(unknown template module)",
-  "scope": null,
-  "isStrictMode": true
-});`);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/index.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43d742346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+const generateVmPlugins = require('@glimmer/vm-babel-plugins');
+
+function defaultTo(value, defaultVal) {
+  return value === undefined ? defaultVal : value;
+}
+
+module.exports = function (api, options) {
+  let isDebug = defaultTo(options.isDebug, api.environment ? !api.environment('production') : true);
+  let __customInlineTemplateModules = defaultTo(options.__customInlineTemplateModules, {});
+
+  return {
+    plugins: [
+      ...generateVmPlugins({ isDebug }),
+
+      [
+        require.resolve('babel-plugin-debug-macros'),
+        {
+          debugTools: {
+            source: '@glimmer/debug',
+            isDebug,
+          },
+          externalizeHelpers: {
+            module: true,
+          },
+        },
+        'glimmer-debug-macros',
+      ],
+
+      [
+        require.resolve('babel-plugin-htmlbars-inline-precompile'),
+        {
+          templateCompilerPath: require.resolve('@glimmer/compiler'),
+          isProduction: !isDebug,
+          ensureModuleApiPolyfill: false,
+          moduleOverrides: {
+            '@ember/component/template-only': {
+              default: ['templateOnlyComponent', '@glimmer/core'],
+            },
+            '@ember/template-factory': {
+              createTemplateFactory: ['createTemplateFactory', '@glimmer/core'],
+            },
+            '@ember/component': {
+              setComponentTemplate: ['setComponentTemplate', '@glimmer/core'],
+            },
+          },
+          modules: {
+            ...__customInlineTemplateModules,
+            '@glimmer/core': {
+              export: 'precompileTemplate',
+              disableTemplateLiteral: true,
+              shouldParseScope: true,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        'glimmer-inline-precompile',
+      ],
+
+      [require.resolve('@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators'), { legacy: true }],
+      require.resolve('@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties'),
+    ],
+  };
+};
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/package.json b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/package.json
similarity index 54%
rename from packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/package.json
rename to packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/package.json
index 77ea7a6c3..d9358986e 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "name": "@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile",
+  "name": "@glimmer/babel-preset",
   "version": "2.0.0-beta.12",
-  "description": "Compiles Glimmer component templates",
+  "description": "Glimmer.js Babel Preset",
   "repository": "https://github.com/glimmerjs/glimmer.js",
   "author": "Tom Dale <tom@tomdale.net>",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -10,15 +10,14 @@
     "test": "mocha -r esm"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.5.5",
-    "@babel/generator": "^7.9.4",
-    "@babel/helper-module-imports": "^7.0.0",
-    "@babel/parser": "^7.9.4",
-    "@babel/types": "^7.9.0",
-    "@glimmer/compiler": "0.77.3"
+    "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "^7.8.3",
+    "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators": "^7.8.3",
+    "@glimmer/compiler": "0.77.3",
+    "@glimmer/vm-babel-plugins": "0.77.3",
+    "babel-plugin-debug-macros": "^0.3.4",
+    "babel-plugin-htmlbars-inline-precompile": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.8.3",
     "babel-plugin-tester": "^6.4.0",
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "esm": "^3.2.25",
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/debug/.babelrc b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/debug/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c74aa0d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/debug/.babelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "presets": [
+    ["@glimmer/babel-preset", { "isDebug": true }]
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/debug/code.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/debug/code.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..490e5ed30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/debug/code.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { DEBUG } from '@glimmer/env';
+import { assert, deprecate } from '@glimmer/debug';
+import { precompileTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
+
+if (DEBUG) {
+  console.log('DEBUG!');
+}
+
+assert(true, 'is true');
+deprecate('this is deprecated', false, { id: 'foo' });
+
+
+class Test {
+  @tracked bar = 123;
+}
+
+precompileTemplate('Hello, world!', { strictMode: true, scope: { Test } });
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/debug/output.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/debug/output.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fef94e2cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/debug/output.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+var _class, _descriptor, _temp;
+
+import { createTemplateFactory as _createTemplateFactory } from "@glimmer/core";
+
+function _initializerDefineProperty(target, property, descriptor, context) { if (!descriptor) return; Object.defineProperty(target, property, { enumerable: descriptor.enumerable, configurable: descriptor.configurable, writable: descriptor.writable, value: descriptor.initializer ? descriptor.initializer.call(context) : void 0 }); }
+
+function _defineProperty(obj, key, value) { if (key in obj) { Object.defineProperty(obj, key, { value: value, enumerable: true, configurable: true, writable: true }); } else { obj[key] = value; } return obj; }
+
+function _applyDecoratedDescriptor(target, property, decorators, descriptor, context) { var desc = {}; Object.keys(descriptor).forEach(function (key) { desc[key] = descriptor[key]; }); desc.enumerable = !!desc.enumerable; desc.configurable = !!desc.configurable; if ('value' in desc || desc.initializer) { desc.writable = true; } desc = decorators.slice().reverse().reduce(function (desc, decorator) { return decorator(target, property, desc) || desc; }, desc); if (context && desc.initializer !== void 0) { desc.value = desc.initializer ? desc.initializer.call(context) : void 0; desc.initializer = undefined; } if (desc.initializer === void 0) { Object.defineProperty(target, property, desc); desc = null; } return desc; }
+
+function _initializerWarningHelper(descriptor, context) { throw new Error('Decorating class property failed. Please ensure that ' + 'proposal-class-properties is enabled and runs after the decorators transform.'); }
+
+import { assert, deprecate } from '@glimmer/debug';
+import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
+
+if (true
+/* DEBUG */
+) {
+  console.log('DEBUG!');
+}
+
+(true && assert(true, 'is true'));
+(true && !(false) && deprecate('this is deprecated', false, {
+  id: 'foo'
+}));
+let Test = (_class = (_temp = class Test {
+  constructor() {
+    _initializerDefineProperty(this, "bar", _descriptor, this);
+  }
+
+}, _temp), (_descriptor = _applyDecoratedDescriptor(_class.prototype, "bar", [tracked], {
+  configurable: true,
+  enumerable: true,
+  writable: true,
+  initializer: function () {
+    return 123;
+  }
+})), _class);
+
+_createTemplateFactory(
+/*
+  Hello, world!
+*/
+{
+  "id": null,
+  "block": "[[[1,\"Hello, world!\"]],[],false,[]]",
+  "moduleName": "(unknown template module)",
+  "scope": null,
+  "isStrictMode": true
+});
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/production/.babelrc b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/production/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b1e4c063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/production/.babelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "presets": [
+    ["@glimmer/babel-preset", { "isDebug": false }]
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/production/code.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/production/code.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..490e5ed30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/production/code.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { DEBUG } from '@glimmer/env';
+import { assert, deprecate } from '@glimmer/debug';
+import { precompileTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
+
+if (DEBUG) {
+  console.log('DEBUG!');
+}
+
+assert(true, 'is true');
+deprecate('this is deprecated', false, { id: 'foo' });
+
+
+class Test {
+  @tracked bar = 123;
+}
+
+precompileTemplate('Hello, world!', { strictMode: true, scope: { Test } });
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/production/output.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/production/output.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee4cfde20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/fixtures/production/output.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+var _class, _descriptor, _temp;
+
+import { createTemplateFactory as _createTemplateFactory } from "@glimmer/core";
+
+function _initializerDefineProperty(target, property, descriptor, context) { if (!descriptor) return; Object.defineProperty(target, property, { enumerable: descriptor.enumerable, configurable: descriptor.configurable, writable: descriptor.writable, value: descriptor.initializer ? descriptor.initializer.call(context) : void 0 }); }
+
+function _defineProperty(obj, key, value) { if (key in obj) { Object.defineProperty(obj, key, { value: value, enumerable: true, configurable: true, writable: true }); } else { obj[key] = value; } return obj; }
+
+function _applyDecoratedDescriptor(target, property, decorators, descriptor, context) { var desc = {}; Object.keys(descriptor).forEach(function (key) { desc[key] = descriptor[key]; }); desc.enumerable = !!desc.enumerable; desc.configurable = !!desc.configurable; if ('value' in desc || desc.initializer) { desc.writable = true; } desc = decorators.slice().reverse().reduce(function (desc, decorator) { return decorator(target, property, desc) || desc; }, desc); if (context && desc.initializer !== void 0) { desc.value = desc.initializer ? desc.initializer.call(context) : void 0; desc.initializer = undefined; } if (desc.initializer === void 0) { Object.defineProperty(target, property, desc); desc = null; } return desc; }
+
+function _initializerWarningHelper(descriptor, context) { throw new Error('Decorating class property failed. Please ensure that ' + 'proposal-class-properties is enabled and runs after the decorators transform.'); }
+
+import { assert, deprecate } from '@glimmer/debug';
+import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
+
+if (false
+/* DEBUG */
+) {
+  console.log('DEBUG!');
+}
+
+(false && assert(true, 'is true'));
+(false && !(false) && deprecate('this is deprecated', false, {
+  id: 'foo'
+}));
+let Test = (_class = (_temp = class Test {
+  constructor() {
+    _initializerDefineProperty(this, "bar", _descriptor, this);
+  }
+
+}, _temp), (_descriptor = _applyDecoratedDescriptor(_class.prototype, "bar", [tracked], {
+  configurable: true,
+  enumerable: true,
+  writable: true,
+  initializer: function () {
+    return 123;
+  }
+})), _class);
+
+_createTemplateFactory(
+/*
+  Hello, world!
+*/
+{
+  "id": null,
+  "block": "[[[1,\"Hello, world!\"]],[],false,[]]",
+  "moduleName": "(unknown template module)",
+  "scope": null,
+  "isStrictMode": true
+});
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/index.js b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/index.js
similarity index 88%
rename from packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/index.js
rename to packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/index.js
index 94e04164c..7e770f0a2 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-preset/test/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import plugin from '..';
 import pluginTester from 'babel-plugin-tester';
 import path from 'path';
 
@@ -7,7 +6,11 @@ import path from 'path';
 const packageRootPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
 
 pluginTester({
-  plugin,
+  plugin() {
+    return {
+      name: 'dummy plugin',
+    };
+  },
   babelOptions: {
     cwd: packageRootPath,
     root: packageRootPath,
diff --git a/packages/example-apps/basic/src/MyComponent.ts b/packages/example-apps/basic/src/MyComponent.ts
index 4ffcae4d5..c99aa4050 100644
--- a/packages/example-apps/basic/src/MyComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/example-apps/basic/src/MyComponent.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
 import {
-  createTemplate,
+  precompileTemplate,
   setComponentTemplate,
   getOwner,
   templateOnlyComponent,
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ const isCJK = helper(function (_args, _hash, services) {
 });
 
 const TemplateOnlyComponent = setComponentTemplate(
-  createTemplate(`<h1>I am rendered by a template only component: {{@name}}</h1>`),
+  precompileTemplate(`<h1>I am rendered by a template only component: {{@name}}</h1>`, {
+    strictMode: true,
+  }),
   templateOnlyComponent()
 );
 
@@ -46,8 +48,7 @@ class MyComponent extends Component {
 }
 
 setComponentTemplate(
-  createTemplate(
-    { OtherComponent, TemplateOnlyComponent, myHelper, isCJK, on },
+  precompileTemplate(
     `
       <h1>Hello {{this.message}}</h1> <br/>
       {{myHelper "foo" greeting="Hello"}}
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ setComponentTemplate(
       <button {{on "click" this.increment}}>Increment</button>
       <TemplateOnlyComponent @name="For Glimmer"/>
 
-    `
+    `,
+    { strictMode: true, scope: { OtherComponent, TemplateOnlyComponent, myHelper, isCJK, on } }
   ),
   MyComponent
 );
diff --git a/packages/example-apps/basic/src/OtherComponent.ts b/packages/example-apps/basic/src/OtherComponent.ts
index 2bbf37a14..6e29b3311 100644
--- a/packages/example-apps/basic/src/OtherComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/example-apps/basic/src/OtherComponent.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
-import { createTemplate, setComponentTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { precompileTemplate, setComponentTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
 
 export default class OtherComponent extends Component {}
 
-setComponentTemplate(createTemplate(`<b>Counter Val: {{@count}}</b>`), OtherComponent);
+setComponentTemplate(
+  precompileTemplate(`<b>Counter Val: {{@count}}</b>`, { strictMode: true }),
+  OtherComponent
+);
diff --git a/packages/example-apps/partial-rehydration/src/RehydratableCounter.ts b/packages/example-apps/partial-rehydration/src/RehydratableCounter.ts
index 9fd23e703..8529ad1fe 100644
--- a/packages/example-apps/partial-rehydration/src/RehydratableCounter.ts
+++ b/packages/example-apps/partial-rehydration/src/RehydratableCounter.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
-import { createTemplate, setComponentTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { precompileTemplate, setComponentTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
 import { on, action } from '@glimmer/modifier';
 import RehydratableRegion from './RehydratableRegion';
 
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ class RehydratableCounter extends Component {
 }
 
 setComponentTemplate(
-  createTemplate(
-    { on, RehydratableRegion },
+  precompileTemplate(
     `<RehydratableRegion @name="RehydratableCounter" @data={{this.args}}>
       <h1>{{@message}}</h1>
       <p>{{@foo.bar}}</p>
       <p>You have clicked the button {{this.count}} times.</p>
       <button {{on "click" this.increment}}>Click</button>
      </RehydratableRegion>
-    `
+    `,
+    { strictMode: true, scope: { on, RehydratableRegion } }
   ),
   RehydratableCounter
 );
diff --git a/packages/example-apps/partial-rehydration/src/RehydratableRegion.ts b/packages/example-apps/partial-rehydration/src/RehydratableRegion.ts
index 425fc5706..0bbc95ca1 100644
--- a/packages/example-apps/partial-rehydration/src/RehydratableRegion.ts
+++ b/packages/example-apps/partial-rehydration/src/RehydratableRegion.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-import { createTemplate, setComponentTemplate, templateOnlyComponent } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { precompileTemplate, setComponentTemplate, templateOnlyComponent } from '@glimmer/core';
 
 function toJSON(args): string {
   return JSON.stringify(args);
 }
 
 export default setComponentTemplate(
-  createTemplate(
-    { toJSON },
+  precompileTemplate(
     `<div data-hydrate="{{@name}}" ...attributes>
       <script type="application/hydrate">{{toJSON @data}}</script>
       {{yield}}
      </div>
-    `
+    `,
+    { strictMode: true, scope: { toJSON } }
   ),
   templateOnlyComponent()
 );
diff --git a/packages/example-apps/partial-rehydration/src/StaticComponent.ts b/packages/example-apps/partial-rehydration/src/StaticComponent.ts
index a4ca2d770..d9e27ef98 100644
--- a/packages/example-apps/partial-rehydration/src/StaticComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/example-apps/partial-rehydration/src/StaticComponent.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import { createTemplate, setComponentTemplate, templateOnlyComponent } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { precompileTemplate, setComponentTemplate, templateOnlyComponent } from '@glimmer/core';
 import RehydratableCounter from './RehydratableCounter';
 
 const StaticComponent = setComponentTemplate(
-  createTemplate(
-    { RehydratableCounter },
+  precompileTemplate(
     `<div class="static-component">
       <h1>Hello I am a static component. I don't change after page load.</h1>
       <div><RehydratableCounter @message="Hello World" @foo={{@foo}} /></div>
@@ -17,7 +16,8 @@ const StaticComponent = setComponentTemplate(
       <div><RehydratableCounter @message="Hey5" /></div>
       <div><RehydratableCounter @message="Hey6" /></div>
      </div>
-    `
+    `,
+    { strictMode: true, scope: { RehydratableCounter } }
   ),
   templateOnlyComponent()
 );
diff --git a/packages/example-apps/rehydration/src/MyComponent.ts b/packages/example-apps/rehydration/src/MyComponent.ts
index a9dc48859..79ec0267a 100644
--- a/packages/example-apps/rehydration/src/MyComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/example-apps/rehydration/src/MyComponent.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
-import { createTemplate, setComponentTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
+import { precompileTemplate, setComponentTemplate } from '@glimmer/core';
 import { on, action } from '@glimmer/modifier';
 
 class MyComponent extends Component {
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ class MyComponent extends Component {
 }
 
 setComponentTemplate(
-  createTemplate(
-    { on },
+  precompileTemplate(
     `<p>You have clicked the button {{this.count}} times.</p>
      <button {{on "click" this.increment}}>Click</button>
-    `
+    `,
+    { strictMode: true, scope: { on } }
   ),
   MyComponent
 );
diff --git a/test/babel-plugins.js b/test/babel-plugins.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b07f74086..000000000
--- a/test/babel-plugins.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-import '../packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env/test';
-import '../packages/babel-plugins/@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile/test';
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index e10b2ae27..2d3744323 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const TsconfigPathsPlugin = require('tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin');
 
-const commonBabelPlugins = [
-  ['@glimmer/babel-plugin-glimmer-env', { DEBUG: true }],
-  '@glimmer/babel-plugin-strict-template-precompile',
-  ['@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators', { legacy: true }],
-  '@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties',
-];
-
 const commonConfig = {
   mode: 'development',
   externals: {
@@ -57,8 +50,7 @@ const browserConfig = {
         use: {
           loader: 'babel-loader',
           options: {
-            plugins: commonBabelPlugins,
-            presets: ['@babel/preset-typescript', '@babel/preset-env'],
+            presets: ['@glimmer/babel-preset', '@babel/preset-typescript', '@babel/preset-env'],
           },
         },
       },
@@ -89,8 +81,8 @@ const nodeServerConfig = {
         use: {
           loader: 'babel-loader',
           options: {
-            plugins: commonBabelPlugins,
             presets: [
+              '@glimmer/babel-preset',
               '@babel/preset-typescript',
               [
                 '@babel/preset-env',
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 72c1139e0..5234485ff 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     invariant "^2.2.4"
     semver "^5.5.0"
 
-"@babel/core@^7.3.4", "@babel/core@^7.5.5", "@babel/core@^7.8.3", "@babel/core@^7.8.4", "@babel/core@^7.9.0":
+"@babel/core@^7.3.4", "@babel/core@^7.8.3", "@babel/core@^7.8.4", "@babel/core@^7.9.0":
   version "7.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/core/-/core-7.9.0.tgz#ac977b538b77e132ff706f3b8a4dbad09c03c56e"
   integrity sha512-kWc7L0fw1xwvI0zi8OKVBuxRVefwGOrKSQMvrQ3dW+bIIavBY3/NpXmpjMy7bQnLgwgzWQZ8TlM57YHpHNHz4w==
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     source-map "^0.5.0"
     trim-right "^1.0.1"
 
-"@babel/generator@^7.9.0", "@babel/generator@^7.9.4":
+"@babel/generator@^7.9.0":
   version "7.9.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/generator/-/generator-7.9.4.tgz#12441e90c3b3c4159cdecf312075bf1a8ce2dbce"
   integrity sha512-rjP8ahaDy/ouhrvCoU1E5mqaitWrxwuNGU+dy1EpaoK48jZay4MdkskKGIMHLZNewg8sAsqpGSREJwP0zH3YQA==
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
     esutils "^2.0.2"
     js-tokens "^4.0.0"
 
-"@babel/parser@^7.4.5", "@babel/parser@^7.8.6", "@babel/parser@^7.9.0", "@babel/parser@^7.9.4":
+"@babel/parser@^7.4.5", "@babel/parser@^7.8.6", "@babel/parser@^7.9.0":
   version "7.9.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/parser/-/parser-7.9.4.tgz#68a35e6b0319bbc014465be43828300113f2f2e8"
   integrity sha512-bC49otXX6N0/VYhgOMh4gnP26E9xnDZK3TmbNpxYzzz9BQLBosQwfyOe9/cXUU3txYhTzLCbcqd5c8y/OmCjHA==
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@
     core-js "^2.6.5"
     regenerator-runtime "^0.13.2"
 
-"@babel/preset-env@^7.8.3", "@babel/preset-env@^7.8.4", "@babel/preset-env@^7.9.0":
+"@babel/preset-env@^7.8.4", "@babel/preset-env@^7.9.0":
   version "7.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/preset-env/-/preset-env-7.9.0.tgz#a5fc42480e950ae8f5d9f8f2bbc03f52722df3a8"
   integrity sha512-712DeRXT6dyKAM/FMbQTV/FvRCms2hPCx+3weRjZ8iQVQWZejWWk1wwG6ViWMyqb/ouBbGOl5b6aCk0+j1NmsQ==
@@ -1284,6 +1284,13 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@glimmer/validator/-/validator-0.44.0.tgz#03d127097dc9cb23052cdb7fcae59d0a9dca53e1"
   integrity sha512-i01plR0EgFVz69GDrEuFgq1NheIjZcyTy3c7q+w7d096ddPVeVcRzU3LKaqCfovvLJ+6lJx40j45ecycASUUyw==
 
+"@glimmer/vm-babel-plugins@0.77.3":
+  version "0.77.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@glimmer/vm-babel-plugins/-/vm-babel-plugins-0.77.3.tgz#0671fa09828ba0e2c204e4ca2586651928c32ace"
+  integrity sha512-m1RUfiTlxPSRGML1QkRl5VSjkLHIaFPjeRaz3NzT+B3mjTlEjusCm9q9fQS6doQRGgz4Rwl3vXi9hZHmMJal+Q==
+  dependencies:
+    babel-plugin-debug-macros "^0.3.4"
+
 "@glimmer/vm@0.77.3":
   version "0.77.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@glimmer/vm/-/vm-0.77.3.tgz#5132d65ef1910beeb300253a3a8b7ed892c12a3f"
@@ -2663,6 +2670,13 @@ babel-plugin-debug-macros@^0.3.0, babel-plugin-debug-macros@^0.3.3:
   dependencies:
     semver "^5.3.0"
 
+babel-plugin-debug-macros@^0.3.4:
+  version "0.3.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-plugin-debug-macros/-/babel-plugin-debug-macros-0.3.4.tgz#22961d0cb851a80654cece807a8b4b73d85c6075"
+  integrity sha512-wfel/vb3pXfwIDZUrkoDrn5FHmlWI96PCJ3UCDv2a86poJ3EQrnArNW5KfHSVJ9IOgxHbo748cQt7sDU+0KCEw==
+  dependencies:
+    semver "^5.3.0"
+
 babel-plugin-dynamic-import-node@^2.3.0:
   version "2.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-plugin-dynamic-import-node/-/babel-plugin-dynamic-import-node-2.3.0.tgz#f00f507bdaa3c3e3ff6e7e5e98d90a7acab96f7f"
@@ -2684,6 +2698,13 @@ babel-plugin-ember-modules-api-polyfill@^2.12.0, babel-plugin-ember-modules-api-
   dependencies:
     ember-rfc176-data "^0.3.12"
 
+babel-plugin-ember-modules-api-polyfill@^3.4.0:
+  version "3.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-plugin-ember-modules-api-polyfill/-/babel-plugin-ember-modules-api-polyfill-3.5.0.tgz#27b6087fac75661f779f32e60f94b14d0e9f6965"
+  integrity sha512-pJajN/DkQUnStw0Az8c6khVcMQHgzqWr61lLNtVeu0g61LRW0k9jyK7vaedrHDWGe/Qe8sxG5wpiyW9NsMqFzA==
+  dependencies:
+    ember-rfc176-data "^0.3.17"
+
 babel-plugin-filter-imports@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-plugin-filter-imports/-/babel-plugin-filter-imports-3.0.0.tgz#a849683837ad29960da17492fb32789ab6b09a11"
@@ -2702,6 +2723,13 @@ babel-plugin-htmlbars-inline-precompile@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-plugin-htmlbars-inline-precompile/-/babel-plugin-htmlbars-inline-precompile-1.0.0.tgz#a9d2f6eaad8a3f3d361602de593a8cbef8179c22"
   integrity sha512-4jvKEHR1bAX03hBDZ94IXsYCj3bwk9vYsn6ux6JZNL2U5pvzCWjqyrGahfsGNrhERyxw8IqcirOi9Q6WCo3dkQ==
 
+babel-plugin-htmlbars-inline-precompile@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-plugin-htmlbars-inline-precompile/-/babel-plugin-htmlbars-inline-precompile-5.0.0.tgz#b3a3008bdedbd3543e745fc953769cc10d4a7021"
+  integrity sha512-ZPIV7zVwVcwRyTWCp29HSwIPcvqX7PoslpKlNu53AzAx5X4QBwuMb9fFsUYY3JcriNZb5xWFOM4AE95XW0UYeA==
+  dependencies:
+    babel-plugin-ember-modules-api-polyfill "^3.4.0"
+
 babel-plugin-module-resolver@^3.1.1:
   version "3.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-plugin-module-resolver/-/babel-plugin-module-resolver-3.2.0.tgz#ddfa5e301e3b9aa12d852a9979f18b37881ff5a7"
@@ -5628,6 +5656,11 @@ ember-rfc176-data@^0.3.12, ember-rfc176-data@^0.3.5:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ember-rfc176-data/-/ember-rfc176-data-0.3.12.tgz#90d82878e69e2ac9a5438e8ce14d12c6031c5bd2"
   integrity sha512-g9HeZj/gU5bfIIrGXkP7MhS2b3Vu5DfNUrYr14hy99TgIvtZETO+96QF4WOEUXGjIJdfTRjerVnQlqngPQSv1g==
 
+ember-rfc176-data@^0.3.17:
+  version "0.3.17"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ember-rfc176-data/-/ember-rfc176-data-0.3.17.tgz#d4fc6c33abd6ef7b3440c107a28e04417b49860a"
+  integrity sha512-EVzTTKqxv9FZbEh6Ktw56YyWRAA0MijKvl7H8C06wVF+8f/cRRz3dXxa4nkwjzyVwx4rzKGuIGq77hxJAQhWWw==
+
 ember-router-generator@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ember-router-generator/-/ember-router-generator-2.0.0.tgz#d04abfed4ba8b42d166477bbce47fccc672dbde0"