diff --git a/cmd/project/create.go b/cmd/project/create.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41c0291a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/project/create.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package project
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func CreateProjectCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	var (
+		name    string
+		project string
+	)
+
+	exampleCMD := `
+		resonate project create --name my-app --project py
+		resonate project create -n my-app -p py
+	`
+
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "create",
+		Short:   "Create a new resonate application node project",
+		Example: exampleCMD,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := validate(project, name); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if err := scaffold(project, name); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			fmt.Printf("\nproject successfully created in folder %s\n", name)
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&name, "name", "n", "", "name of the project")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&project, "project", "p", "", "name of the project, run 'resonate project list' to view available projects")
+
+	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("name")
+	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("project")
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func validate(project, name string) error {
+	if name == "" {
+		return errors.New("a folder name is required")
+	}
+
+	if project == "" {
+		return errors.New("project name is required")
+	}
+
+	err := checkFolderExists(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func checkFolderExists(name string) error {
+	info, err := os.Stat(name)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if info.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("a folder named '%s' already exists", name)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/project/list.go b/cmd/project/list.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1025b654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/project/list.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package project
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func ListProjectCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "list",
+		Short:   "List the available application node projects",
+		Example: "resonate project list",
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			templates, err := GetProjects()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			display(templates)
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func display(templates Projects) {
+	for name, t := range templates {
+		fmt.Printf("\n%s\n\t%s\n", name, t.Desc)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/project/project.go b/cmd/project/project.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f50c1c15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/project/project.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package project
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+type (
+	Project struct {
+		Href string `json:"href"`
+		Desc string `json:"desc"`
+	}
+
+	Projects map[string]Project
+)
+
+func NewCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "project",
+		Aliases: []string{"project"},
+		Short:   "Resonate application node projects",
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			_ = cmd.Help()
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Add subcommands
+	cmd.AddCommand(ListProjectCmd())   // list available projects
+	cmd.AddCommand(CreateProjectCmd()) // create a project
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func GetProjects() (Projects, error) {
+	const url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/resonatehq/templates/refs/heads/main/templates.json"
+
+	res, err := http.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	if err := checkstatus(res); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	projects, err := parse(body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return projects, nil
+}
+
+func parse(body []byte) (Projects, error) {
+	projects := Projects{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &projects); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return projects, nil
+}
+
+func GetProjectKeys(projects Projects) []string {
+	keys := make([]string, 0)
+
+	for name := range projects {
+		keys = append(keys, name)
+	}
+
+	return keys
+}
diff --git a/cmd/project/scaffold.go b/cmd/project/scaffold.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eee0b532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/project/scaffold.go
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+package project
+
+import (
+	"archive/zip"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// scaffold orchestrates the setup of the project from source to destination.
+func scaffold(tmpl, name string) error {
+	projects, err := GetProjects()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// find the project based on project (key)
+	project, exists := projects[tmpl]
+	if !exists {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown project '%s', available projects are: %v", tmpl, GetProjectKeys(projects))
+	}
+
+	if err := setup(project.Href, name); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// setup downloads and unzips the project to the destination folder.
+func setup(url, dest string) error {
+	tmp := dest + ".zip"
+	if err := download(url, tmp); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tmp)
+
+	if err := unzip(tmp, dest); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// download fetches a file from the URL and stores it locally.
+func download(url, file string) error {
+	res, err := http.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	if err := checkstatus(res); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	out, err := os.Create(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer out.Close()
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(out, res.Body)
+	return err
+}
+
+// checkstatus verifies the HTTP response for a successful status.
+func checkstatus(res *http.Response) error {
+	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch project: %s", res.Status)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// unzip extracts the contents of a zip file to the destination folder.
+func unzip(src, dest string) error {
+	r, err := zip.OpenReader(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer r.Close()
+
+	root, err := extract(r, dest)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if root != "" {
+		path := filepath.Join(dest, root)
+		return restructure(path, dest)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// extract unzips the contents and returns the root folder name.
+func extract(r *zip.ReadCloser, dest string) (string, error) {
+	var root string
+	for _, f := range r.File {
+		rel := strings.TrimPrefix(f.Name, root)
+		file := filepath.Join(dest, rel)
+
+		if root == "" {
+			root = base(f.Name)
+		}
+
+		if f.FileInfo().IsDir() {
+			if err := os.MkdirAll(file, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(file), os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+
+		if err := write(f, file); err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return root, nil
+}
+
+// base returns the root directory name from a path.
+func base(name string) string {
+	parts := strings.Split(name, "/")
+	if len(parts) > 0 {
+		return parts[0]
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
+
+// write writes a file from a zip entry to the destination path.
+func write(f *zip.File, path string) error {
+	out, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer out.Close()
+
+	rc, err := f.Open()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer rc.Close()
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(out, rc)
+	return err
+}
+
+// restructure moves extracted contents from a root directory to destination.
+func restructure(src, dest string) error {
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		if err := move(src, dest, entry); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return os.Remove(src)
+}
+
+// move moves a file or directory from the source to the destination
+func move(src, dest string, entry os.DirEntry) error {
+	old := filepath.Join(src, entry.Name())
+	new := filepath.Join(dest, entry.Name())
+
+	return os.Rename(old, new)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index c21b701d..69075b1d 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/resonatehq/resonate/cmd/callbacks"
 	"github.com/resonatehq/resonate/cmd/dst"
+	"github.com/resonatehq/resonate/cmd/project"
 	"github.com/resonatehq/resonate/cmd/promises"
 	"github.com/resonatehq/resonate/cmd/quickstart"
 	"github.com/resonatehq/resonate/cmd/schedules"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(quickstart.NewCmd())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(tasks.NewCmd())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(callbacks.NewCmd())
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(project.NewCmd())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(subscriptions.NewCmd())
 
 	// Set default output