diff --git a/docs/content/1.get-started/1.installation.md b/docs/content/1.get-started/1.installation.md
index 7454df310b..d02b50c19e 100644
--- a/docs/content/1.get-started/1.installation.md
+++ b/docs/content/1.get-started/1.installation.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Recommended setup is:
 From visual studio code, open an [integrated terminal](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/integrated-terminal) and use the following command to create a new starter project:
 
 ```bash
-npx degit "nuxt/starter#v3" my-nuxt3-project
+npx nuxi my-nuxt3-project
 ```
 
 Open `my-nuxt3-project` folder in visual studio code:
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/package.json b/packages/nuxi/package.json
index aebeb8d5fe..73372fe1be 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/package.json
+++ b/packages/nuxi/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "colorette": "^2.0.14",
     "debounce-promise": "^3.1.2",
     "deep-object-diff": "^1.1.0",
+    "degit": "^2.8.4",
     "destr": "^1.1.0",
     "flat": "^5.0.2",
     "jiti": "^1.12.6",
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
     "mri": "^1.2.0",
     "pathe": "^0.2.0",
     "scule": "^0.2.1",
-    "unbuild": "latest",
-    "v8-compile-cache": "^2.3.0"
+    "superb": "^4.0.0",
+    "unbuild": "latest"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/index.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/index.ts
index 621653c745..f2c4e95396 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ export const commands = {
   build: () => import('./build').then(_rDefault),
   prepare: () => import('./prepare').then(_rDefault),
   usage: () => import('./usage').then(_rDefault),
-  info: () => import('./info').then(_rDefault)
+  info: () => import('./info').then(_rDefault),
+  init: () => import('./init').then(_rDefault),
+  create: () => import('./init').then(_rDefault)
 }
 
 export type Command = keyof typeof commands
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccd42e166d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { existsSync, readdirSync } from 'fs'
+import createDegit from 'degit'
+import { relative, resolve } from 'pathe'
+import superb from 'superb'
+import { warn, info, error } from '../utils/log'
+import { defineNuxtCommand } from './index'
+
+const rpath = p => relative(process.cwd(), p)
+
+const knownTemplates = {
+  nuxt3: 'nuxt/starter#v3',
+  v3: 'nuxt/starter#v3',
+  bridge: 'nuxt/starter#bridge'
+}
+
+export default defineNuxtCommand({
+  meta: {
+    name: 'init',
+    usage: 'npx nuxi init [--verbose|-v] [--template,-t] <dir>',
+    description: 'Initialize a fresh project'
+  },
+  async invoke (args) {
+    // Clone template
+    const t = args.template || args.t
+    const src = knownTemplates[t] || t || 'nuxt/starter#v3'
+    const dstDir = resolve(process.cwd(), args._[0] || 'nuxt-app')
+    const degit = createDegit(src, { cache: false /* TODO: buggy */, verbose: (args.verbose || args.v) })
+    if (existsSync(dstDir) && readdirSync(dstDir).length) {
+      error(`Directory ${dstDir} is not empty. Please pick another name or remove it first. Aborting.`)
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
+    const formatArgs = msg => msg.replace('options.', '--')
+    degit.on('warn', event => warn(formatArgs(event.message)))
+    degit.on('info', event => info(formatArgs(event.message)))
+    await degit.clone(dstDir)
+
+    // Show neet steps
+    console.log(`\n 🎉  Another Nuxt project just made. ${superb.random()}! Next steps:` + [
+      '',
+      `📁  \`cd ${rpath(dstDir)}\``,
+      '💿  Install dependencies with `npm install` or `yarn install`',
+      '🚀  Start development server with `npm run dev` or `yarn dev`',
+      ''
+    ].join('\n\n     '))
+  }
+})
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 352b8fa9f9..6496535136 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5566,6 +5566,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"degit@npm:^2.8.4":
+  version: 2.8.4
+  resolution: "degit@npm:2.8.4"
+  bin:
+    degit: degit
+  checksum: bb58c48ff1ae3828825d7e614db703afd69905abc2d666009bb4affecb8d87be993511556395889dffc99a5eba7a058117402050c509a6e2c3dd56a579120236
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "delayed-stream@npm:~1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.0
   resolution: "delayed-stream@npm:1.0.0"
@@ -9929,6 +9938,7 @@ fsevents@~2.3.2:
     colorette: ^2.0.14
     debounce-promise: ^3.1.2
     deep-object-diff: ^1.1.0
+    degit: ^2.8.4
     destr: ^1.1.0
     flat: ^5.0.2
     fsevents: ~2.3.2
@@ -9938,8 +9948,8 @@ fsevents@~2.3.2:
     mri: ^1.2.0
     pathe: ^0.2.0
     scule: ^0.2.1
+    superb: ^4.0.0
     unbuild: latest
-    v8-compile-cache: ^2.3.0
   dependenciesMeta:
     fsevents:
       optional: true
@@ -13040,6 +13050,15 @@ fsevents@~2.3.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"superb@npm:^4.0.0":
+  version: 4.0.0
+  resolution: "superb@npm:4.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    unique-random-array: ^2.0.0
+  checksum: b80b4d347954ac994863386f6f6ebe176b93ebe8a14258191c118d92ab78296095b8195ae23f4b21e83519ac7eec36cc553fc2672914dd5d3ee98418e93a6bdc
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "supports-color@npm:8.1.1, supports-color@npm:^8.0.0":
   version: 8.1.1
   resolution: "supports-color@npm:8.1.1"
@@ -13677,6 +13696,22 @@ fsevents@~2.3.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"unique-random-array@npm:^2.0.0":
+  version: 2.0.0
+  resolution: "unique-random-array@npm:2.0.0"
+  dependencies:
+    unique-random: ^2.1.0
+  checksum: c983e511fe6f45b9ee9b78d26a78e94ba798a4afaa2ca289948e694bc6ad75efca0dd1944e94a010ab56dd574daf4ebcf72727c6d581693610d3b0a8192ef2e5
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"unique-random@npm:^2.1.0":
+  version: 2.1.0
+  resolution: "unique-random@npm:2.1.0"
+  checksum: 7bc33f364f288172a948c82c0bbb7393fd175f3a78932aa3a77f070d786d5e86db869dc72f7cb9e0a26e5d3142bfd5c3c9d134a68473a3b1f4e2300d84dbf39d
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "unique-slug@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.2
   resolution: "unique-slug@npm:2.0.2"
@@ -13838,7 +13873,7 @@ fsevents@~2.3.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"v8-compile-cache@npm:^2.0.3, v8-compile-cache@npm:^2.3.0":
+"v8-compile-cache@npm:^2.0.3":
   version: 2.3.0
   resolution: "v8-compile-cache@npm:2.3.0"
   checksum: adb0a271eaa2297f2f4c536acbfee872d0dd26ec2d76f66921aa7fc437319132773483344207bdbeee169225f4739016d8d2dbf0553913a52bb34da6d0334f8e