diff --git a/cli/src/command/deployments/create.rs b/cli/src/command/deployments/create.rs
index 3522a5a..9f60ad0 100644
--- a/cli/src/command/deployments/create.rs
+++ b/cli/src/command/deployments/create.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ impl CreateArgs {
                     katana: Some(KatanaCreateInput {
                         provable: Some(config.provable),
                         network: config.network.clone(),
+                        saya: Some(config.saya),
                     }),
                 }
             }
diff --git a/cli/src/command/deployments/services/katana.rs b/cli/src/command/deployments/services/katana.rs
index 548be18..5cd9874 100644
--- a/cli/src/command/deployments/services/katana.rs
+++ b/cli/src/command/deployments/services/katana.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ pub struct KatanaCreateArgs {
     #[arg(long, short, value_name = "network")]
     #[arg(help = "Network to use for the service. Only in provable mode.")]
     pub network: Option<String>,
+
+    #[arg(long, short, value_name = "saya")]
+    #[arg(
+        help = "Whether to start a saya instance alongside the provable Katana. Only in provable mode."
+    )]
+    pub saya: bool,
 }
 
 impl KatanaCreateArgs {
@@ -29,6 +35,11 @@ impl KatanaCreateArgs {
                 "The `network` option can only be supplied when `--provable` is enabled.",
             ));
         }
+        if self.saya && !self.provable {
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "The `saya` option can only be supplied when `--provable` is enabled.",
+            ));
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/slot/schema.json b/slot/schema.json
index 8b69517..fbb130b 100644
--- a/slot/schema.json
+++ b/slot/schema.json
@@ -11910,6 +11910,16 @@
                 "ofType": null
               }
             },
+            {
+              "defaultValue": null,
+              "description": null,
+              "name": "saya",
+              "type": {
+                "kind": "SCALAR",
+                "name": "Boolean",
+                "ofType": null
+              }
+            },
             {
               "defaultValue": null,
               "description": null,
@@ -21856,4 +21866,4 @@
       ]
     }
   }
-}
+}
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