diff --git a/packages/cli/.size-snapshot.json b/packages/cli/.size-snapshot.json
index a3459ae43..7da8c73b2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/.size-snapshot.json
+++ b/packages/cli/.size-snapshot.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     "gzipped": 153
   },
   "bin/curi-cli.js": {
-    "bundled": 28641,
-    "minified": 13134,
-    "gzipped": 4071
+    "bundled": 28630,
+    "minified": 13135,
+    "gzipped": 4072
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/create.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/install.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/src/commands/create.ts
rename to packages/cli/src/commands/install.ts
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index 413d85a02..4e596f697 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import commander from "commander";
 import init from "./commands/init";
-import create from "./commands/create";
+import install from "./commands/install";
 import staticCommand from "./commands/static";
 
 commander
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ commander
   .description("Create a Curi config module")
   .action(init);
 
-commander.command("create").action(create);
+commander.command("install").action(install);
 
 commander
   .command("static <command>")
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/prompts/existingFiles.ts b/packages/cli/src/prompts/existingFiles.ts
index 24fe2946d..7b921167e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/prompts/existingFiles.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/prompts/existingFiles.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { prompt } from "inquirer";
 import * as fs from "fs-extra";
 import path from "path";
 
-import { overwriteRouter, overwriteRoutes } from "../questions/create/files";
+import { overwriteRouter, overwriteRoutes } from "../questions/install/files";
 
 import { CuriConfig } from "../types";
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/prompts/packages.ts b/packages/cli/src/prompts/packages.ts
index 89394b895..7a6a241fa 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/prompts/packages.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/prompts/packages.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   interactionQuestions,
   sideEffectQuestions,
   webHistoryQuestions
-} from "../questions/create/deps";
+} from "../questions/install/deps";
 
 // if anything in here throws, let this fns caller catch and handle it
 export default async function packagesPrompts() {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/questions/create/deps.ts b/packages/cli/src/questions/install/deps.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/src/questions/create/deps.ts
rename to packages/cli/src/questions/install/deps.ts
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/questions/create/files.ts b/packages/cli/src/questions/install/files.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/src/questions/create/files.ts
rename to packages/cli/src/questions/install/files.ts
diff --git a/packages/cli/types/commands/create.d.ts b/packages/cli/types/commands/install.d.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/types/commands/create.d.ts
rename to packages/cli/types/commands/install.d.ts
diff --git a/packages/cli/types/questions/create/deps.d.ts b/packages/cli/types/questions/install/deps.d.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/types/questions/create/deps.d.ts
rename to packages/cli/types/questions/install/deps.d.ts
diff --git a/packages/cli/types/questions/create/files.d.ts b/packages/cli/types/questions/install/files.d.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/types/questions/create/files.d.ts
rename to packages/cli/types/questions/install/files.d.ts