diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3941ef809..95ba237f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 📦 release pkg.pr.new
         if: github.event_name != 'push'
-        run: pnpm pkg-pr-new publish --compact --template './playground' ./packages/create-nuxt-app ./packages/nuxi ./packages/nuxt-cli
+        run: pnpm pkg-pr-new publish --compact --template './playground' ./packages/create-nuxt ./packages/nuxi ./packages/nuxt-cli
 
       - name: 📦 release nightly
         if: github.event_name == 'push'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/size.yml b/.github/workflows/size.yml
index b753af289..23aedc1f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/size.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/size.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        package: [nuxi, nuxt-cli, create-nuxt-app]
+        package: [nuxi, nuxt-cli, create-nuxt]
     steps:
       - name: ⏬ Download stats.json
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c8d915835..11db5ac7a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   "resolutions": {
     "@nuxt/cli": "workspace:*",
     "@nuxt/schema": "3.15.4",
+    "create-nuxt": "workspace:*",
     "create-nuxt-app": "workspace:*",
     "h3": "^1.15.0",
     "nitropack": "npm:nitropack-nightly",
diff --git a/packages/create-nuxt-app/bin/create-nuxt-app.mjs b/packages/create-nuxt-app/bin/create-nuxt-app.mjs
index 7a5eaeffa..b5ebb89d0 100755
--- a/packages/create-nuxt-app/bin/create-nuxt-app.mjs
+++ b/packages/create-nuxt-app/bin/create-nuxt-app.mjs
@@ -1,11 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import { runMain } from '../dist/index.mjs'
-
-globalThis.__nuxt_cli__ = {
-  startTime: Date.now(),
-  entry: fileURLToPath(import.meta.url),
-}
-
-runMain()
+import 'create-nuxt/cli'
diff --git a/packages/create-nuxt-app/package.json b/packages/create-nuxt-app/package.json
index fdbae159c..116463dd8 100644
--- a/packages/create-nuxt-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-nuxt-app/package.json
@@ -9,35 +9,13 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/nuxt/cli.git",
     "directory": "packages/create-nuxt-app"
   },
-  "exports": {
-    ".": "./dist/index.mjs",
-    "./cli": "./bin/create-nuxt-app.mjs"
-  },
-  "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "bin": {
     "create-nuxt-app": "bin/create-nuxt-app.mjs"
   },
   "files": [
-    "bin",
-    "dist"
+    "bin"
   ],
-  "engines": {
-    "node": "^16.10.0 || >=18.0.0"
-  },
-  "scripts": {
-    "dev:prepare": "unbuild --stub",
-    "build": "unbuild",
-    "prepack": "unbuild"
-  },
   "dependencies": {
-    "citty": "^0.1.6"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^22.13.2",
-    "rollup": "^4.34.6",
-    "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^5.14.0",
-    "typescript": "^5.7.3",
-    "unbuild": "^3.3.1",
-    "unplugin-purge-polyfills": "^0.0.7"
+    "create-nuxt": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/create-nuxt/bin/create-nuxt.mjs b/packages/create-nuxt/bin/create-nuxt.mjs
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7a5eaeffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-nuxt/bin/create-nuxt.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+import { runMain } from '../dist/index.mjs'
+
+globalThis.__nuxt_cli__ = {
+  startTime: Date.now(),
+  entry: fileURLToPath(import.meta.url),
+}
+
+runMain()
diff --git a/packages/create-nuxt-app/build.config.ts b/packages/create-nuxt/build.config.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/create-nuxt-app/build.config.ts
rename to packages/create-nuxt/build.config.ts
diff --git a/packages/create-nuxt/package.json b/packages/create-nuxt/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc443ac60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/create-nuxt/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  "name": "create-nuxt",
+  "type": "module",
+  "version": "6.0.0",
+  "description": "Create a Nuxt app in seconds",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/nuxt/cli.git",
+    "directory": "packages/create-nuxt"
+  },
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./dist/index.mjs",
+    "./cli": "./bin/create-nuxt.mjs"
+  },
+  "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
+  "bin": {
+    "create-nuxt": "bin/create-nuxt.mjs"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "bin",
+    "dist"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "^16.10.0 || >=18.0.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev:prepare": "unbuild --stub",
+    "build": "unbuild",
+    "prepack": "unbuild"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "citty": "^0.1.6"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^22.13.2",
+    "rollup": "^4.34.6",
+    "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^5.14.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.7.3",
+    "unbuild": "^3.3.1",
+    "unplugin-purge-polyfills": "^0.0.7"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/create-nuxt-app/src/index.ts b/packages/create-nuxt/src/index.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/create-nuxt-app/src/index.ts
rename to packages/create-nuxt/src/index.ts
diff --git a/packages/create-nuxt-app/src/main.ts b/packages/create-nuxt/src/main.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/create-nuxt-app/src/main.ts
rename to packages/create-nuxt/src/main.ts
diff --git a/packages/create-nuxt-app/src/run.ts b/packages/create-nuxt/src/run.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/create-nuxt-app/src/run.ts
rename to packages/create-nuxt/src/run.ts
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 5032d028e..4fab68370 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ settings:
 overrides:
   '@nuxt/cli': workspace:*
   '@nuxt/schema': 3.15.4
+  create-nuxt: workspace:*
   create-nuxt-app: workspace:*
   h3: ^1.15.0
   nitropack: npm:nitropack-nightly
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^3.5.13
         version: 3.5.13(typescript@5.7.3)
 
-  packages/create-nuxt-app:
+  packages/create-nuxt:
     dependencies:
       citty:
         specifier: ^0.1.6
@@ -87,6 +88,12 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^0.0.7
         version: 0.0.7(rollup@4.34.6)
 
+  packages/create-nuxt-app:
+    dependencies:
+      create-nuxt:
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../create-nuxt
+
   packages/nuxi:
     devDependencies:
       '@nuxt/kit':
diff --git a/scripts/release.mjs b/scripts/release.mjs
index 30a1e2f4e..d6404e621 100644
--- a/scripts/release.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { x } from 'tinyexec'
 
 const isNightly = process.env.RELEASE_TYPE === 'nightly'
 
-const dirs = ['create-nuxt-app', 'nuxi', 'nuxt-cli']
+const dirs = ['create-nuxt', 'nuxi', 'nuxt-cli']
 
 for (const dir of dirs) {
   if (isNightly) {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ for (const dir of dirs) {
     })
   }
   else {
-    if (dir === 'create-nuxt-app') {
+    if (dir === 'create-nuxt') {
       // skip publishing for now
       continue
     }