diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 303b005f1..77f992e96 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@proto-kit/api": "*",
     "@proto-kit/common": "*",
+    "@proto-kit/indexer": "*",
     "@proto-kit/library": "*",
     "@proto-kit/module": "*",
     "@proto-kit/protocol": "*",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fcfba12f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { CommandModule } from "yargs";
+
+import type { InitArgs } from "../scripts/init";
+
+export const initCommand: CommandModule<{}, InitArgs> = {
+  command: "init [name]",
+  describe: "Create a new Protokit project from the starter-kit template",
+  builder: (yarg) =>
+    yarg.positional("name", {
+      type: "string",
+      default: "starter-kit",
+      describe: "Directory name for the new project",
+    }),
+  handler: async (args) => {
+    try {
+      const { default: init } = await import("../scripts/init");
+      await init({ name: args.name });
+      process.exit(0);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to initialize project:", error);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index eece25a14..a9bb5f0f0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { wizardCommand } from "./commands/wizard";
 import { settlementCommand } from "./commands/settlement/settlement";
 import { lightnetCommand } from "./commands/lightnet/lightnet";
 import { bridgeCommand } from "./commands/bridge/bridge";
+import { initCommand } from "./commands/init";
 import { circuitSummaryCommand } from "./commands/circuitSummary";
 
 process.removeAllListeners("warning");
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ await yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
   .command(settlementCommand)
   .command(lightnetCommand)
   .command(bridgeCommand)
+  .command(initCommand)
   .command(circuitSummaryCommand)
   .demandCommand(
     1,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/scripts/init.ts b/packages/cli/src/scripts/init.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66be329ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/scripts/init.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+
+const STARTER_KIT_REPO = "https://github.com/proto-kit/starter-kit.git";
+const REPO_BRANCH = "develop";
+
+export interface InitArgs {
+  name?: string;
+}
+
+export default async function (args: InitArgs): Promise<void> {
+  const targetDir = args.name ?? "starter-kit";
+
+  console.log(`\nCloning starter-kit into ./${targetDir}...\n`);
+
+  try {
+    execSync(
+      `git clone --depth 1 --branch ${REPO_BRANCH} ${STARTER_KIT_REPO} ${targetDir}`
+    );
+
+    console.log(`\nProject created at ./${targetDir}`);
+    console.log("\nNext steps:");
+    console.log(`  cd ${targetDir}`);
+    console.log("  pnpm install");
+    console.log("  pnpm env:development prisma:generate");
+    console.log("  pnpm env:inmemory dev");
+    console.log("  ✨ You're all set. Enjoy coding! ✨");
+    console.log(
+      "\nFor more details, see the README.md in the project directory.\n"
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Failed to initialize project:", error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}