diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c6097d6..58e5c86 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -74,3 +74,4 @@ doc/api/
 pubspec.lock
 /sample_project/lib/src/services/
 /sample_project/test/services/
+/sample_project/
diff --git a/.idea/runConfigurations/Init.xml b/.idea/runConfigurations/Init.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c074007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/runConfigurations/Init.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
+  <configuration default="false" name="Init" type="DartCommandLineRunConfigurationType" factoryName="Dart Command Line Application" singleton="true">
+    <option name="arguments" value="init sample_project" />
+    <option name="filePath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/bin/angel.dart" />
+    <option name="workingDirectory" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
+    <method />
+  </configuration>
+</component>
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diff --git a/bin/angel.dart b/bin/angel.dart
index dff43cd..0433165 100644
--- a/bin/angel.dart
+++ b/bin/angel.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ main(List<String> args) {
 
   runner.addCommand(new DoctorCommand());
   runner.addCommand(new ServiceCommand());
+  runner.addCommand(new InitCommand());
 
   return runner.run(args).then((_) {}).catchError((exc) {
     stderr.writeln("Oops, something went wrong: $exc");
diff --git a/lib/src/commands/commands.dart b/lib/src/commands/commands.dart
index f3c15b7..e6c5fae 100644
--- a/lib/src/commands/commands.dart
+++ b/lib/src/commands/commands.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 library angel_cli.commands;
 
 export "doctor.dart";
+export "init.dart";
 export "service.dart";
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diff --git a/lib/src/commands/init.dart b/lib/src/commands/init.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cd2030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/commands/init.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import "dart:convert";
+import "dart:io";
+import "package:args/command_runner.dart";
+import "package:console/console.dart";
+
+class InitCommand extends Command {
+  final TextPen _pen = new TextPen();
+
+  @override
+  String get name => "init";
+
+  @override
+  String get description =>
+      "Initializes a new Angel project in the current directory.";
+
+  InitCommand() {}
+
+  @override
+  run() async {
+    Directory projectDir = new Directory(
+        argResults.arguments.isEmpty ? "." : argResults.arguments[0]);
+    print("Creating new Angel project in ${projectDir.absolute.path}...");
+    await _cloneRepo(projectDir);_pen.green();
+    _pen("${Icon.CHECKMARK} Successfully initialized Angel project. Now running pub get...");
+    _pen();
+    await _pubGet();
+  }
+
+  _cloneRepo(Directory projectDir) async {
+    try {
+      if (await projectDir.exists()) {
+        var chooser = new Chooser(["Yes", "No"],
+            message:
+                "Directory '${projectDir.absolute.path}' exists. Overwrite it? (Yes/No)");
+
+        if (await chooser.choose() != "Yes")
+          throw new Exception("Chose not to overwrite existing directory.");
+        await projectDir.delete(recursive: true);
+      }
+
+      var git = await Process.start("git", [
+        "clone",
+        "--depth",
+        "1",
+        "https://github.com/angel-dart/angel",
+        projectDir.absolute.path
+      ]);
+
+      git.stdout.transform(UTF8.decoder).listen(stdout.write);
+      git.stderr.transform(UTF8.decoder).listen(stderr.write);
+
+      if (await git.exitCode != 0) {
+        throw new Exception("Could not clone repo.");
+      }
+
+      var gitDir = new Directory.fromUri(projectDir.uri.resolve(".git"));
+
+      if (await gitDir.exists())
+        await gitDir.delete(recursive: true);
+    } catch (e) {
+      print(e);
+      _pen.red();
+      _pen("${Icon.BALLOT_X} Could not initialize Angel project.");
+      _pen();
+      rethrow;
+    }
+  }
+
+  _pubGet() async {
+    var pub = await Process.start("pub", ["get"]);
+    pub.stdout.pipe(stdout);
+    pub.stderr.pipe(stderr);
+    var code = await pub.exitCode;
+    print("Pub process exited with code $code");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sample_project/angel.dart b/sample_project/angel.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 67acefc..0000000
--- a/sample_project/angel.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import "dart:async";
-import "dart:io";
-import "package:angel_framework/angel_framework.dart";
-import "package:angel/src/services/services.dart";
-
-class SampleServer extends Angel {
-  @override
-  startServer(address, port) async {
-    return await super.startServer(address, port);
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/sample_project/pubspec.yaml b/sample_project/pubspec.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9731a80..0000000
--- a/sample_project/pubspec.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-name: angel
-publish_to: none
-dependencies:
-  angel_framework: ^1.0.0-dev
-  angel_mongo: ^1.0.0-dev
-dev_dependencies:
-  http: ^0.11.3
-  test: ^0.12.13
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