diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23cbadd..1536098 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,6 +105,28 @@ Add a new service later:
 create-polyglot add service payments --type node --port 4100
 ```
 
+### New Interactive Flow (Dynamic Service Count)
+If you omit `--services`, the CLI now asks:
+1. "How many services do you want to create?" (enter a number)
+2. For each service: choose a type (Node, Python, Go, Java, Frontend)
+3. Optionally enter a custom name (blank keeps the default type name)
+4. Optionally override the suggested port (blank keeps default)
+
+Example (interactive):
+```bash
+create-polyglot init my-org
+# > How many services? 3
+# > Service #1 type: Node.js (Express)
+# > Name for node service: api
+# > Port for api (node) (default 3001): 4001
+# > Service #2 type: Python (FastAPI)
+# > Name for python service: (enter)  # keeps 'python'
+# > Port for python (python) (default 3004): (enter)
+# > Service #3 type: Frontend (Next.js)
+# ...
+```
+Non-interactive (`--yes`) still scaffolds exactly one `node` service by default for speed.
+
 ## Installation
 Global (recommended for repeated use):
 ```bash
diff --git a/bin/lib/scaffold.js b/bin/lib/scaffold.js
index ec99b90..558dfe5 100644
--- a/bin/lib/scaffold.js
+++ b/bin/lib/scaffold.js
@@ -173,16 +173,58 @@ export async function scaffoldMonorepo(projectNameArg, options) {
         services.push({ type, name, port });
       }
     } else {
-      const answer = await prompts({
-        type: 'multiselect',
-        name: 'serviceTypes',
-        message: 'Select services to include:',
-        choices: allServiceChoices,
-        instructions: false,
-        min: 1
+      // New dynamic interactive flow: ask how many services, then collect each.
+      const countAns = await prompts({
+        type: 'number',
+        name: 'svcCount',
+        message: 'How many services do you want to create?',
+        initial: 1,
+        min: 1,
+        validate: v => Number.isInteger(v) && v > 0 && v <= 50 ? true : 'Enter a positive integer (max 50)'
       });
-      const selected = answer.serviceTypes || [];
-      for (const type of selected) services.push({ type, name: type, port: defaultPorts[type] });
+      const svcCount = countAns.svcCount || 1;
+      for (let i = 0; i < svcCount; i++) {
+        const typeAns = await prompts({
+          type: 'select',
+          name: 'svcType',
+          message: `Service #${i+1} type:`,
+          choices: allServiceChoices.map(c => ({ title: c.title, value: c.value })),
+          initial: 0
+        });
+        const svcType = typeAns.svcType;
+        if (!svcType) {
+          console.log(chalk.red('No type selected; aborting.'));
+          process.exit(1);
+        }
+        const nameAns = await prompts({
+          type: 'text',
+          name: 'svcName',
+          message: `Name for ${svcType} service (leave blank for default '${svcType}'):`,
+          validate: v => !v || (/^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+$/.test(v) ? true : 'Use alphanumerics, dash, underscore, dot')
+        });
+        let svcName = nameAns.svcName && nameAns.svcName.trim() ? nameAns.svcName.trim() : svcType;
+        if (reservedNames.has(svcName) || services.find(s => s.name === svcName)) {
+          console.log(chalk.red(`Name '${svcName}' is reserved or already used. Using '${svcType}'.`));
+          svcName = svcType;
+        }
+        const portDefault = defaultPorts[svcType];
+        const portAns = await prompts({
+          type: 'text',
+          name: 'svcPort',
+          message: `Port for ${svcName} (${svcType}) (default ${portDefault}):`,
+          validate: v => !v || (/^\d+$/.test(v) && +v > 0 && +v <= 65535) ? true : 'Enter a valid port 1-65535'
+        });
+        let svcPort = portDefault;
+        if (portAns.svcPort) {
+          const parsed = Number(portAns.svcPort);
+          if (services.find(s => s.port === parsed)) {
+            console.log(chalk.red(`Port ${parsed} already used; keeping ${portDefault}.`));
+          } else if (parsed >=1 && parsed <= 65535) {
+            svcPort = parsed;
+          }
+        }
+        services.push({ type: svcType, name: svcName, port: svcPort });
+      }
     }
 
     // Always allow customization of name & port in interactive mode (not nonInteractive)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 34bd17d..a3e5f5f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "create-polyglot",
-  "version": "1.6.1",
+  "version": "1.6.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "create-polyglot",
-      "version": "1.6.1",
+      "version": "1.6.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "chalk": "^5.6.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c19fc77..96ce098 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "create-polyglot",
-  "version": "1.6.1",
+  "version": "1.6.2",
   "description": "Scaffold polyglot microservice monorepos with built-in templates for Node, Python, Go, and more.",
   "main": "bin/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/tests/smoke.test.js b/tests/smoke.test.js
index 868efad..781b1bb 100644
--- a/tests/smoke.test.js
+++ b/tests/smoke.test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('create-polyglot CLI smoke', () => {
   it('scaffolds a project with a node service', async () => {
     const repoRoot = process.cwd();
     const cliPath = path.join(repoRoot, 'bin/index.js');
-    await execa('node', [cliPath, projName, '--services', 'node', '--no-install', '--yes'], { cwd: tmpDir });
+  await execa('node', [cliPath, projName, '--services', 'node', '--no-install', '--yes'], { cwd: tmpDir });
     const projectPath = path.join(tmpDir, projName);
     expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(projectPath, 'services/node'))).toBe(true);
     expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(projectPath, 'package.json'))).toBe(true);