diff --git a/.changeset/mean-pans-study.md b/.changeset/mean-pans-study.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96f3a51a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mean-pans-study.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@latticexyz/cli": patch
+"@latticexyz/std-client": patch
+---
+
+Generated `contractComponents` now properly import `World` as type
diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
index 50f1dc1280..cb96b10c21 100644
--- a/.prettierignore
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 dist
 **/types/ethers-contracts
 **/.next
-templates/phaser/packages/art
\ No newline at end of file
+templates/phaser/packages/art
+**/contractComponents.ts
diff --git a/e2e/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/contractComponents.ts b/e2e/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
index 9ffa13a377..4c59ed6f18 100644
--- a/e2e/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
+++ b/e2e/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* Autogenerated file. Do not edit manually. */
 
-import { defineComponent, Type as RecsType, World } from "@latticexyz/recs";
+import {
+  defineComponent,
+  Type as RecsType,
+  type World,
+} from "@latticexyz/recs";
 
 export function defineContractComponents(world: World) {
   return {
diff --git a/examples/minimal/packages/client-phaser/src/mud/contractComponents.ts b/examples/minimal/packages/client-phaser/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
index 5ab7b05983..e9ccad3633 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/packages/client-phaser/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
+++ b/examples/minimal/packages/client-phaser/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* Autogenerated file. Do not edit manually. */
 
-import { defineComponent, Type as RecsType, World } from "@latticexyz/recs";
+import {
+  defineComponent,
+  Type as RecsType,
+  type World,
+} from "@latticexyz/recs";
 
 export function defineContractComponents(world: World) {
   return {
diff --git a/examples/minimal/packages/client-react/src/mud/contractComponents.ts b/examples/minimal/packages/client-react/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
index 5ab7b05983..e9ccad3633 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/packages/client-react/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
+++ b/examples/minimal/packages/client-react/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* Autogenerated file. Do not edit manually. */
 
-import { defineComponent, Type as RecsType, World } from "@latticexyz/recs";
+import {
+  defineComponent,
+  Type as RecsType,
+  type World,
+} from "@latticexyz/recs";
 
 export function defineContractComponents(world: World) {
   return {
diff --git a/examples/minimal/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/contractComponents.ts b/examples/minimal/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
index 5ab7b05983..e9ccad3633 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
+++ b/examples/minimal/packages/client-vanilla/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* Autogenerated file. Do not edit manually. */
 
-import { defineComponent, Type as RecsType, World } from "@latticexyz/recs";
+import {
+  defineComponent,
+  Type as RecsType,
+  type World,
+} from "@latticexyz/recs";
 
 export function defineContractComponents(world: World) {
   return {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/render-ts/renderRecsV1Tables.ts b/packages/cli/src/render-ts/renderRecsV1Tables.ts
index e3b53d0609..39c015e853 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/render-ts/renderRecsV1Tables.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/render-ts/renderRecsV1Tables.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export function renderRecsV1Tables(options: RecsV1TableOptions) {
 
   return `/* Autogenerated file. Do not edit manually. */
 
-import { defineComponent, Type as RecsType, World } from "@latticexyz/recs";
+import { defineComponent, Type as RecsType, type World } from "@latticexyz/recs";
 
 export function defineContractComponents(world: World) {
   return {
diff --git a/packages/std-client/src/mud-definitions/store/contractComponents.ts b/packages/std-client/src/mud-definitions/store/contractComponents.ts
index 30372c5ff5..76d47f99bc 100644
--- a/packages/std-client/src/mud-definitions/store/contractComponents.ts
+++ b/packages/std-client/src/mud-definitions/store/contractComponents.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* Autogenerated file. Do not edit manually. */
 
-import { defineComponent, Type as RecsType, World } from "@latticexyz/recs";
+import {
+  defineComponent,
+  Type as RecsType,
+  type World,
+} from "@latticexyz/recs";
 
 export function defineContractComponents(world: World) {
   return {
diff --git a/packages/std-client/src/mud-definitions/world/contractComponents.ts b/packages/std-client/src/mud-definitions/world/contractComponents.ts
index f697d8a359..09bde1b123 100644
--- a/packages/std-client/src/mud-definitions/world/contractComponents.ts
+++ b/packages/std-client/src/mud-definitions/world/contractComponents.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* Autogenerated file. Do not edit manually. */
 
-import { defineComponent, Type as RecsType, World } from "@latticexyz/recs";
+import {
+  defineComponent,
+  Type as RecsType,
+  type World,
+} from "@latticexyz/recs";
 
 export function defineContractComponents(world: World) {
   return {
diff --git a/templates/phaser/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts b/templates/phaser/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
index 943b86184e..4b8147ca25 100644
--- a/templates/phaser/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
+++ b/templates/phaser/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* Autogenerated file. Do not edit manually. */
 
-import { defineComponent, Type as RecsType, World } from "@latticexyz/recs";
+import {
+  defineComponent,
+  Type as RecsType,
+  type World,
+} from "@latticexyz/recs";
 
 export function defineContractComponents(world: World) {
   return {
diff --git a/templates/react/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts b/templates/react/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
index 943b86184e..4b8147ca25 100644
--- a/templates/react/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
+++ b/templates/react/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* Autogenerated file. Do not edit manually. */
 
-import { defineComponent, Type as RecsType, World } from "@latticexyz/recs";
+import {
+  defineComponent,
+  Type as RecsType,
+  type World,
+} from "@latticexyz/recs";
 
 export function defineContractComponents(world: World) {
   return {
diff --git a/templates/threejs/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts b/templates/threejs/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
index 40e0720d05..4aa48fd895 100644
--- a/templates/threejs/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
+++ b/templates/threejs/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* Autogenerated file. Do not edit manually. */
 
-import { defineComponent, Type as RecsType, World } from "@latticexyz/recs";
+import {
+  defineComponent,
+  Type as RecsType,
+  type World,
+} from "@latticexyz/recs";
 
 export function defineContractComponents(world: World) {
   return {
diff --git a/templates/vanilla/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts b/templates/vanilla/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
index 943b86184e..4b8147ca25 100644
--- a/templates/vanilla/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
+++ b/templates/vanilla/packages/client/src/mud/contractComponents.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* Autogenerated file. Do not edit manually. */
 
-import { defineComponent, Type as RecsType, World } from "@latticexyz/recs";
+import {
+  defineComponent,
+  Type as RecsType,
+  type World,
+} from "@latticexyz/recs";
 
 export function defineContractComponents(world: World) {
   return {