diff --git a/packages/string-templates/package.json b/packages/string-templates/package.json
index 1a52adf38c..cb63ad0a29 100644
--- a/packages/string-templates/package.json
+++ b/packages/string-templates/package.json
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
     "manifest.json"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "tsc && rollup -c",
-    "dev": "tsc && rollup -cw",
+    "build:esbuild": "esbuild --minify --bundle src/index-helpers.js --outfile=dist/index-helpers.bundled.js --platform=node --format=esm",
+    "build": "yarn build:esbuild && tsc && rollup -c",
+    "dev": "concurrently \"yarn build:esbuild --watch\" \"tsc && rollup -cw\"",
     "test": "jest",
     "manifest": "node ./scripts/gen-collection-info.js"
   },
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^17.1.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
+    "concurrently": "^8.2.2",
     "doctrine": "^3.0.0",
     "jest": "29.7.0",
     "marked": "^4.0.10",
diff --git a/packages/string-templates/src/index-helpers.js b/packages/string-templates/src/index-helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e44e4c9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/string-templates/src/index-helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const { getHelperList } = require("./helpers")
+
+const helpers = getHelperList()
+
+module.exports = { helpers }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1ae65059a8..8be79621da 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/regjsgen/-/regjsgen-0.8.0.tgz#f0ba69b075e1f05fb2825b7fad991e7adbb18310"
   integrity sha512-x/rqGMdzj+fWZvCOYForTghzbtqPDZ5gPwaoNGHdgDfF2QA/XZbCBp4Moo5scrkAMPhB7z26XM/AaHuIJdgauA==
 
-"@babel/runtime@^7.12.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.13.10", "@babel/runtime@^7.15.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.9.2":
+"@babel/runtime@^7.12.5", "@babel/runtime@^7.13.10", "@babel/runtime@^7.15.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.21.0", "@babel/runtime@^7.7.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.8.4", "@babel/runtime@^7.9.2":
   version "7.23.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.23.8.tgz#8ee6fe1ac47add7122902f257b8ddf55c898f650"
   integrity sha512-Y7KbAP984rn1VGMbGqKmBLio9V7y5Je9GvU4rQPCPinCyNfUcToxIXl06d59URp/F3LwinvODxab5N/G6qggkw==
@@ -8272,6 +8272,21 @@ concat-with-sourcemaps@^1.1.0:
   dependencies:
     source-map "^0.6.1"
 
+concurrently@^8.2.2:
+  version "8.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/concurrently/-/concurrently-8.2.2.tgz#353141985c198cfa5e4a3ef90082c336b5851784"
+  integrity sha512-1dP4gpXFhei8IOtlXRE/T/4H88ElHgTiUzh71YUmtjTEHMSRS2Z/fgOxHSxxusGHogsRfxNq1vyAwxSC+EVyDg==
+  dependencies:
+    chalk "^4.1.2"
+    date-fns "^2.30.0"
+    lodash "^4.17.21"
+    rxjs "^7.8.1"
+    shell-quote "^1.8.1"
+    spawn-command "0.0.2"
+    supports-color "^8.1.1"
+    tree-kill "^1.2.2"
+    yargs "^17.7.2"
+
 condense-newlines@^0.2.1:
   version "0.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/condense-newlines/-/condense-newlines-0.2.1.tgz#3de985553139475d32502c83b02f60684d24c55f"
@@ -8803,6 +8818,13 @@ data-urls@^4.0.0:
     whatwg-mimetype "^3.0.0"
     whatwg-url "^12.0.0"
 
+date-fns@^2.30.0:
+  version "2.30.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/date-fns/-/date-fns-2.30.0.tgz#f367e644839ff57894ec6ac480de40cae4b0f4d0"
+  integrity sha512-fnULvOpxnC5/Vg3NCiWelDsLiUc9bRwAPs/+LfTLNvetFCtCTN+yQz15C/fs4AwX1R9K5GLtLfn8QW+dWisaAw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.21.0"
+
 dateformat@^3.0.3:
   version "3.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dateformat/-/dateformat-3.0.3.tgz#a6e37499a4d9a9cf85ef5872044d62901c9889ae"
@@ -18998,6 +19020,13 @@ rxjs@^7.5.5:
   dependencies:
     tslib "^2.1.0"
 
+rxjs@^7.8.1:
+  version "7.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rxjs/-/rxjs-7.8.1.tgz#6f6f3d99ea8044291efd92e7c7fcf562c4057543"
+  integrity sha512-AA3TVj+0A2iuIoQkWEK/tqFjBq2j+6PO6Y0zJcvzLAFhEFIO3HL0vls9hWLncZbAAbK0mar7oZ4V079I/qPMxg==
+  dependencies:
+    tslib "^2.1.0"
+
 safe-array-concat@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-array-concat/-/safe-array-concat-1.0.1.tgz#91686a63ce3adbea14d61b14c99572a8ff84754c"
@@ -19313,6 +19342,11 @@ shell-exec@1.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shell-exec/-/shell-exec-1.0.2.tgz#2e9361b0fde1d73f476c4b6671fa17785f696756"
   integrity sha512-jyVd+kU2X+mWKMmGhx4fpWbPsjvD53k9ivqetutVW/BQ+WIZoDoP4d8vUMGezV6saZsiNoW2f9GIhg9Dondohg==
 
+shell-quote@^1.8.1:
+  version "1.8.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shell-quote/-/shell-quote-1.8.1.tgz#6dbf4db75515ad5bac63b4f1894c3a154c766680"
+  integrity sha512-6j1W9l1iAs/4xYBI1SYOVZyFcCis9b4KCLQ8fgAGG07QvzaRLVVRQvAy85yNmmZSjYjg4MWh4gNvlPujU/5LpA==
+
 shortid@2.2.15:
   version "2.2.15"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shortid/-/shortid-2.2.15.tgz#2b902eaa93a69b11120373cd42a1f1fe4437c122"
@@ -19626,6 +19660,11 @@ sparse-bitfield@^3.0.3:
   dependencies:
     memory-pager "^1.0.2"
 
+spawn-command@0.0.2:
+  version "0.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/spawn-command/-/spawn-command-0.0.2.tgz#9544e1a43ca045f8531aac1a48cb29bdae62338e"
+  integrity sha512-zC8zGoGkmc8J9ndvml8Xksr1Amk9qBujgbF0JAIWO7kXr43w0h/0GJNM/Vustixu+YE8N/MTrQ7N31FvHUACxQ==
+
 spdx-correct@^3.0.0:
   version "3.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/spdx-correct/-/spdx-correct-3.1.1.tgz#dece81ac9c1e6713e5f7d1b6f17d468fa53d89a9"
@@ -20161,7 +20200,7 @@ supports-color@^7.0.0, supports-color@^7.1.0:
   dependencies:
     has-flag "^4.0.0"
 
-supports-color@^8.0.0:
+supports-color@^8.0.0, supports-color@^8.1.1:
   version "8.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/supports-color/-/supports-color-8.1.1.tgz#cd6fc17e28500cff56c1b86c0a7fd4a54a73005c"
   integrity sha512-MpUEN2OodtUzxvKQl72cUF7RQ5EiHsGvSsVG0ia9c5RbWGL2CI4C7EpPS8UTBIplnlzZiNuV56w+FuNxy3ty2Q==
@@ -20747,6 +20786,11 @@ tr46@~0.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tr46/-/tr46-0.0.3.tgz#8184fd347dac9cdc185992f3a6622e14b9d9ab6a"
   integrity sha512-N3WMsuqV66lT30CrXNbEjx4GEwlow3v6rr4mCcv6prnfwhS01rkgyFdjPNBYd9br7LpXV1+Emh01fHnq2Gdgrw==
 
+tree-kill@^1.2.2:
+  version "1.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tree-kill/-/tree-kill-1.2.2.tgz#4ca09a9092c88b73a7cdc5e8a01b507b0790a0cc"
+  integrity sha512-L0Orpi8qGpRG//Nd+H90vFB+3iHnue1zSSGmNOOCh1GLJ7rUKVwV2HvijphGQS2UmhUZewS9VgvxYIdgr+fG1A==
+
 trim-newlines@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/trim-newlines/-/trim-newlines-3.0.1.tgz#260a5d962d8b752425b32f3a7db0dcacd176c144"