diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+++ b/index.js
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+const minimist = require('minimist');
+const prompts = require('prompts');
+const path = require('path');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const {
+  canSafelyOverwrite,
+  isValidPackageName,
+  toValidPackageName,
+  emptyDir,
+} = require('./utils/helpers');
+const { templateChoices } = require('./utils/templateOptions');
+
+const defaultProjectName = 'ou-app';
+
+const init = async () => {
+  console.log('init');
+
+  const cwd = process.cwd();
+
+  const argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), { boolean: true });
+
+  let targetDir;
+  let result = {};
+  try {
+    // Prompts:
+    // - Project name:
+    // - Package name:
+    // - Should create new directory:
+    // - Choose a template:
+    result = await prompts([
+      {
+        name: 'projectName',
+        type: 'text',
+        message: 'Project name:',
+        initial: defaultProjectName,
+        onState: (state) =>
+          (targetDir = String(state.value).trim() || defaultProjectName),
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'packageName',
+        type: () => (isValidPackageName(targetDir) ? null : 'text'),
+        message: 'Package name:',
+        initial: () => toValidPackageName(targetDir),
+        validate: (dir) =>
+          isValidPackageName(dir) || 'Invalid package.json name',
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'shouldCreateNewDir',
+        type: 'toggle',
+        message: 'Should create new directory:',
+        initial: false,
+        active: 'Yes',
+        inactive: 'No',
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'shouldOverwrite',
+        type: (shouldCreateNewDir) =>
+          !shouldCreateNewDir || canSafelyOverwrite(targetDir)
+            ? null
+            : 'confirm',
+        message: () => {
+          const dirForPrompt =
+            targetDir === '.'
+              ? 'Current directory'
+              : `Target directory "${targetDir}"`;
+
+          return `${dirForPrompt} is not empty. Remove existing files and continue?`;
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'template',
+        type: 'select',
+        choices: templateChoices,
+        message: 'Choose a template:',
+      },
+    ]);
+  } catch (cancelled) {
+    console.log(cancelled.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const {
+    projectName,
+    packageName,
+    shouldCreateNewDir,
+    shouldOverwrite = false,
+    template,
+  } = result;
+
+  const root = shouldCreateNewDir ? path.join(cwd, projectName) : cwd;
+
+  if (shouldCreateNewDir) {
+    if (fs.existsSync(root) && shouldOverwrite) {
+      emptyDir(root);
+    } else if (!fs.existsSync(root)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(root);
+    }
+  }
+
+  console.log(`\nScaffolding project in ${root}...`);
+
+  const pkg = { name: packageName, version: '0.0.0' };
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    path.resolve(root, 'package.json'),
+    JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2)
+  );
+};
+
+init().catch((e) => {
+  console.error(e);
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "ou",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "a cli for doing something.",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "node ./index"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/ouduidui/ou.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/ouduidui/ou/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/ouduidui/ou#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "fs-extra": "^10.0.1",
+    "minimist": "^1.2.5",
+    "prompts": "^2.4.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
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index 0000000..3b183db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
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+lockfileVersion: 5.3
+
+specifiers:
+  fs-extra: ^10.0.1
+  minimist: ^1.2.5
+  prompts: ^2.4.2
+
+dependencies:
+  fs-extra: 10.0.1
+  minimist: 1.2.5
+  prompts: 2.4.2
+
+packages:
+
+  /fs-extra/10.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-NbdoVMZso2Lsrn/QwLXOy6rm0ufY2zEOKCDzJR/0kBsb0E6qed0P3iYK+Ath3BfvXEeu4JhEtXLgILx5psUfag==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12'}
+    dependencies:
+      graceful-fs: 4.2.9
+      jsonfile: 6.1.0
+      universalify: 2.0.0
+    dev: false
+
+  /graceful-fs/4.2.9:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-NtNxqUcXgpW2iMrfqSfR73Glt39K+BLwWsPs94yR63v45T0Wbej7eRmL5cWfwEgqXnmjQp3zaJTshdRW/qC2ZQ==}
+    dev: false
+
+  /jsonfile/6.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-5dgndWOriYSm5cnYaJNhalLNDKOqFwyDB/rr1E9ZsGciGvKPs8R2xYGCacuf3z6K1YKDz182fd+fY3cn3pMqXQ==}
+    dependencies:
+      universalify: 2.0.0
+    optionalDependencies:
+      graceful-fs: 4.2.9
+    dev: false
+
+  /kleur/3.0.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-eTIzlVOSUR+JxdDFepEYcBMtZ9Qqdef+rnzWdRZuMbOywu5tO2w2N7rqjoANZ5k9vywhL6Br1VRjUIgTQx4E8w==}
+    engines: {node: '>=6'}
+    dev: false
+
+  /minimist/1.2.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-FM9nNUYrRBAELZQT3xeZQ7fmMOBg6nWNmJKTcgsJeaLstP/UODVpGsr5OhXhhXg6f+qtJ8uiZ+PUxkDWcgIXLw==}
+    dev: false
+
+  /prompts/2.4.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-NxNv/kLguCA7p3jE8oL2aEBsrJWgAakBpgmgK6lpPWV+WuOmY6r2/zbAVnP+T8bQlA0nzHXSJSJW0Hq7ylaD2Q==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 6'}
+    dependencies:
+      kleur: 3.0.3
+      sisteransi: 1.0.5
+    dev: false
+
+  /sisteransi/1.0.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-bLGGlR1QxBcynn2d5YmDX4MGjlZvy2MRBDRNHLJ8VI6l6+9FUiyTFNJ0IveOSP0bcXgVDPRcfGqA0pjaqUpfVg==}
+    dev: false
+
+  /universalify/2.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-hAZsKq7Yy11Zu1DE0OzWjw7nnLZmJZYTDZZyEFHZdUhV8FkH5MCfoU1XMaxXovpyW5nq5scPqq0ZDP9Zyl04oQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10.0.0'}
+    dev: false
diff --git a/utils/helpers.js b/utils/helpers.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/helpers.js
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+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const canSafelyOverwrite = (dir) =>
+  !fs.existsSync(dir) || fs.readdirSync(dir).length === 0;
+
+const isValidPackageName = (projectName) =>
+  /^(?:@[a-z0-9-*~][a-z0-9-*._~]*\/)?[a-z0-9-~][a-z0-9-._~]*$/.test(
+    projectName
+  );
+
+const toValidPackageName = (projectName) =>
+  projectName
+    .trim()
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/\s+/g, '-')
+    .replace(/^[._]/, '')
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9-~]+/g, '-');
+
+const emptyDir = (dir) => {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  postOrderDirectoryTraverse(
+    dir,
+    (dir) => fs.rmdirSync(dir),
+    (file) => fs.unlinkSync(file)
+  );
+};
+
+function preOrderDirectoryTraverse(dir, dirCallback, fileCallback) {
+  for (const filename of fs.readdirSync(dir)) {
+    const fullpath = path.resolve(dir, filename);
+    if (fs.lstatSync(fullpath).isDirectory()) {
+      dirCallback(fullpath);
+      // in case the dirCallback removes the directory entirely
+      if (fs.existsSync(fullpath)) {
+        preOrderDirectoryTraverse(fullpath, dirCallback, fileCallback);
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    fileCallback(fullpath);
+  }
+}
+
+function postOrderDirectoryTraverse(dir, dirCallback, fileCallback) {
+  for (const filename of fs.readdirSync(dir)) {
+    const fullpath = path.resolve(dir, filename);
+    if (fs.lstatSync(fullpath).isDirectory()) {
+      postOrderDirectoryTraverse(fullpath, dirCallback, fileCallback);
+      dirCallback(fullpath);
+      continue;
+    }
+    fileCallback(fullpath);
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  canSafelyOverwrite,
+  isValidPackageName,
+  toValidPackageName,
+  emptyDir,
+};
diff --git a/utils/templateOptions.js b/utils/templateOptions.js
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+++ b/utils/templateOptions.js
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+const templateOptions = [
+  { id: 'NODE', label: 'node-ts-template' },
+  { id: 'VUE3', label: 'vue3-template' },
+  { id: 'VUE3_LITE', label: 'vue3-lite-template  (without router and store)' },
+  { id: 'REACT', label: 'react-template' },
+  { id: 'REACT_LITE', label: 'react-lite-template' },
+];
+
+const optionsToChoices = () =>
+  templateOptions.map((o) => ({ title: o.label, value: o.id }));
+
+module.exports = {
+  templateOptions,
+  templateChoices: optionsToChoices(),
+};