diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index df29b70895..9f01f61e60 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
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+version = "1.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "93fc1dc3aaa9bfed95e02e6eadabb4baf7e3078b0bd1b4d7b6b0b68378900502"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sanitize-filename"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "08c502bdb638f1396509467cb0580ef3b29aa2a45c5d43e5d84928241280296c"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+ "regex",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "schannel"
 version = "0.1.20"
@@ -4285,6 +4828,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest 0.10.5",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sha1_smol"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ae1a47186c03a32177042e55dbc5fd5aee900b8e0069a8d70fba96a9375cd012"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sha2"
 version = "0.9.9"
@@ -4405,11 +4954,23 @@ version = "1.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2fd0db749597d91ff862fd1d55ea87f7855a744a8425a64695b6fca237d1dad1"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "smartstring"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3fb72c633efbaa2dd666986505016c32c3044395ceaf881518399d2f4127ee29"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "static_assertions",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "smdk"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "cargo-generate",
  "cargo_metadata",
  "clap",
  "convert_case 0.6.0",
@@ -4422,6 +4983,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "fluvio-smartengine",
  "fluvio-smartmodule",
  "fluvio-smartmodule-package",
+ "include_dir",
+ "tempdir",
  "thiserror",
  "tracing",
 ]
@@ -4560,7 +5123,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "15f2b5fb00ccdf689e0149d1b1b3c03fead81c2b37735d812fa8bddbbf41b6d8"
 dependencies = [
  "rand 0.4.6",
- "remove_dir_all",
+ "remove_dir_all 0.5.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4573,7 +5136,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fastrand",
  "libc",
  "redox_syscall",
- "remove_dir_all",
+ "remove_dir_all 0.5.3",
  "winapi",
 ]
 
@@ -4918,6 +5481,12 @@ version = "0.3.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "099b7128301d285f79ddd55b9a83d5e6b9e97c92e0ea0daebee7263e932de992"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-bom"
+version = "1.1.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "63ec69f541d875b783ca40184d655f2927c95f0bffd486faa83cd3ac3529ec32"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.4"
@@ -5022,6 +5591,17 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9d5b2c62b4012a3e1eca5a7e077d13b3bf498c4073e33ccd58626607748ceeca"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "walkdir"
+version = "2.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "808cf2735cd4b6866113f648b791c6adc5714537bc222d9347bb203386ffda56"
+dependencies = [
+ "same-file",
+ "winapi",
+ "winapi-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "want"
 version = "0.3.0"
@@ -5528,17 +6108,30 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows"
+version = "0.37.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "57b543186b344cc61c85b5aab0d2e3adf4e0f99bc076eff9aa5927bcc0b8a647"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.37.0",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.37.0",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.37.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.37.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.37.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.36.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ea04155a16a59f9eab786fe12a4a450e75cdb175f9e0d80da1e17db09f55b8d2"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_msvc",
- "windows_i686_gnu",
- "windows_i686_msvc",
- "windows_x86_64_gnu",
- "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.36.1",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.36.1",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.36.1",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.36.1",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.36.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5547,30 +6140,60 @@ version = "0.36.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9bb8c3fd39ade2d67e9874ac4f3db21f0d710bee00fe7cab16949ec184eeaa47"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.37.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2623277cb2d1c216ba3b578c0f3cf9cdebeddb6e66b1b218bb33596ea7769c3a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.36.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "180e6ccf01daf4c426b846dfc66db1fc518f074baa793aa7d9b9aaeffad6a3b6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.37.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d3925fd0b0b804730d44d4b6278c50f9699703ec49bcd628020f46f4ba07d9e1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e2e7917148b2812d1eeafaeb22a97e4813dfa60a3f8f78ebe204bcc88f12f024"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.37.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ce907ac74fe331b524c1298683efbf598bb031bc84d5e274db2083696d07c57c"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.36.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4dcd171b8776c41b97521e5da127a2d86ad280114807d0b2ab1e462bc764d9e1"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.37.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2babfba0828f2e6b32457d5341427dcbb577ceef556273229959ac23a10af33d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c811ca4a8c853ef420abd8592ba53ddbbac90410fab6903b3e79972a631f7680"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.37.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f4dd6dc7df2d84cf7b33822ed5b86318fb1781948e9663bacd047fc9dd52259d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winreg"
 version = "0.10.1"
@@ -5663,6 +6286,12 @@ version = "0.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "09041cd90cf85f7f8b2df60c646f853b7f535ce68f85244eb6731cf89fa498ec"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zeroize"
+version = "1.5.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c394b5bd0c6f669e7275d9c20aa90ae064cb22e75a1cad54e1b34088034b149f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zstd"
 version = "0.11.2+zstd.1.5.2"
diff --git a/crates/smdk/Cargo.toml b/crates/smdk/Cargo.toml
index 54dc3a31ee..44bee8ee44 100644
--- a/crates/smdk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/smdk/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ dirs = "4.0.0"
 thiserror = "1.0.20"
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.38" }
 cargo_metadata = "0.15.0"
+cargo-generate = "0.16.0"
 convert_case = "0.6.0"
+include_dir = "0.7.2"
+tempdir = "0.3.7"
 
 fluvio = { path = "../fluvio", default-features = false }
 fluvio-protocol = { path = "../fluvio-protocol", features=["record","api"] }
diff --git a/crates/smdk/src/cmd.rs b/crates/smdk/src/cmd.rs
index 929d1e913b..5e938e3095 100644
--- a/crates/smdk/src/cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/smdk/src/cmd.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use clap::Parser;
 use anyhow::Result;
 
 use crate::build::BuildOpt;
+use crate::generate::GenerateOpt;
 use crate::test::TestOpt;
 use crate::load::LoadOpt;
 
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ use crate::load::LoadOpt;
 pub enum SmdkCommand {
     /// Builds SmartModule into WASM
     Build(BuildOpt),
+    /// Generates a new SmartModule Project
+    Generate(GenerateOpt),
     Test(TestOpt),
     Load(LoadOpt),
 }
@@ -17,7 +20,8 @@ pub enum SmdkCommand {
 impl SmdkCommand {
     pub(crate) fn process(self) -> Result<()> {
         match self {
-            Self::Build(opt) => opt.process(),
+            SmdkCommand::Build(opt) => opt.process(),
+            SmdkCommand::Generate(opt) => opt.process(),
             SmdkCommand::Test(opt) => opt.process(),
             SmdkCommand::Load(opt) => opt.process(),
         }
diff --git a/crates/smdk/src/generate.rs b/crates/smdk/src/generate.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6cff36986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/smdk/src/generate.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+use anyhow::{Error, Result};
+use clap::Parser;
+use cargo_generate::{GenerateArgs, TemplatePath, generate};
+use include_dir::{Dir, include_dir};
+use tempdir::TempDir;
+
+static SMART_MODULE_TEMPLATE: Dir<'static> =
+    include_dir!("$CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR/../../smartmodule/cargo_template");
+
+/// Generate new SmartModule project
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+pub struct GenerateOpt {
+    /// SmartModule Project Name
+    name: String,
+    /// Template to generate project from.
+    ///
+    /// Must be a GIT repository
+    #[clap(long)]
+    template: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// Abstraction on different of template options available for generating a
+/// new SmartModule project.
+///
+/// May hold a reference to a `TempDir` which should not be dropped before
+/// accomplishing the project generation procedure.
+struct Template {
+    template_path: TemplatePath,
+    _temp_dir: Option<TempDir>,
+}
+
+impl Template {
+    /// Extracts inlined directory contents into a temporary directory and
+    /// builds a `TemplatePath` instance with the `path` pointing to the temp
+    /// directory created.
+    ///
+    /// Is important to hold the reference to the `_temp_dir` until generation
+    /// process is completed, otherwise the temp directory will be deleted
+    /// before reaching the generation process.
+    fn inline() -> Result<Self> {
+        let temp_dir = TempDir::new("smartmodule_template")?;
+        let path = temp_dir.path().to_str().unwrap().to_string();
+        SMART_MODULE_TEMPLATE
+            .extract(&temp_dir)
+            .map_err(Error::from)?;
+        let template = Self {
+            template_path: TemplatePath {
+                git: None,
+                auto_path: None,
+                subfolder: None,
+                test: false,
+                branch: None,
+                tag: None,
+                path: Some(path),
+                favorite: None,
+            },
+            _temp_dir: Some(temp_dir),
+        };
+
+        Ok(template)
+    }
+
+    fn git(repo_uri: String) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            template_path: TemplatePath {
+                git: Some(repo_uri),
+                auto_path: None,
+                subfolder: None,
+                test: false,
+                branch: None,
+                tag: None,
+                path: None,
+                favorite: None,
+            },
+            _temp_dir: None,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl GenerateOpt {
+    pub(crate) fn process(self) -> Result<()> {
+        println!("Generating new SmartModule project: {}", self.name);
+
+        let Template {
+            template_path,
+            _temp_dir,
+        } = if let Some(git_uri) = self.template {
+            Template::git(git_uri)?
+        } else {
+            Template::inline()?
+        };
+
+        let args = GenerateArgs {
+            template_path,
+            name: Some(self.name.clone()),
+            list_favorites: false,
+            force: false,
+            verbose: true,
+            template_values_file: None,
+            silent: false,
+            config: None,
+            vcs: None,
+            lib: false,
+            bin: false,
+            ssh_identity: None,
+            define: Vec::default(),
+            init: false,
+            destination: None,
+            force_git_init: false,
+            allow_commands: false,
+            overwrite: false,
+            other_args: None,
+        };
+
+        generate(args).map_err(Error::from)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use std::fs::read_dir;
+
+    use super::Template;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_inline_template() {
+        let template = Template::inline().unwrap();
+
+        assert!(
+            template._temp_dir.is_some(),
+            "The temporary directory reference is not provided"
+        );
+
+        let temp_dir = template._temp_dir.unwrap();
+        let temp_dir = read_dir(temp_dir.path());
+        assert!(temp_dir.is_ok(), "The temporary directory doesn't exists");
+
+        let mut temp_dir = temp_dir.unwrap();
+        let smart_toml =
+            temp_dir.find(|entry| entry.as_ref().unwrap().file_name().eq("Smart.toml"));
+
+        assert!(
+            smart_toml.is_some(),
+            "Smart.toml from template is not included in temporary dir"
+        );
+        assert!(smart_toml.unwrap().is_ok());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/smdk/src/main.rs b/crates/smdk/src/main.rs
index 7daec46a51..65ff9db067 100644
--- a/crates/smdk/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/smdk/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod build;
 mod cmd;
+mod generate;
 mod test;
 mod load;
 mod wasm;
diff --git a/smartmodule/cargo_template/Cargo.toml b/smartmodule/cargo_template/Cargo.toml
index c263af9960..183ad52ced 100644
--- a/smartmodule/cargo_template/Cargo.toml
+++ b/smartmodule/cargo_template/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ crate-type = ['cdylib']
 fluvio-smartmodule = { {{smartmodule-version}} }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
+{% if smartmodule-init %}
+{% if smartmodule-type == "filter" %}
+once_cell = "1.13.0"
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
 
-
-[profile.release]
+[profile.release-lto]
+inherits = "release"
 lto = true
diff --git a/smartmodule/cargo_template/Smart.toml b/smartmodule/cargo_template/Smart.toml
index 180b9691f1..8b853dfc65 100644
--- a/smartmodule/cargo_template/Smart.toml
+++ b/smartmodule/cargo_template/Smart.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,5 @@ package_version = "0.1"
 description = "{{project-description}}"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 
-
-
 [cargo]
 profile = "release"
diff --git a/smartmodule/cargo_template/cargo-generate.toml b/smartmodule/cargo_template/cargo-generate.toml
index f68f5b2630..69a74026b4 100644
--- a/smartmodule/cargo_template/cargo-generate.toml
+++ b/smartmodule/cargo_template/cargo-generate.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type = "string"
 prompt = "Which type of SmartModule would you like?"
 choices = ["filter", "map", "filter-map", "array-map", "aggregate"]
 default = "filter"
+
 [placeholders.smartmodule-init]
 type = "bool"
 prompt = "Want to use SmartModule init?"
diff --git a/smartmodule/cargo_template/src/lib.rs b/smartmodule/cargo_template/src/lib.rs
index e2d20ff87f..85efa21bba 100644
--- a/smartmodule/cargo_template/src/lib.rs
+++ b/smartmodule/cargo_template/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+{% if smartmodule-init %}
+use fluvio_smartmodule::dataplane::smartmodule::{SmartModuleExtraParams, SmartModuleInitError};
+{% if smartmodule-type == "filter" %}
+use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
+use fluvio_smartmodule::eyre;
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
 {% if smartmodule-type == "filter" %}
 use fluvio_smartmodule::{smartmodule, Result, Record};
 
@@ -79,3 +86,26 @@ pub fn aggregate(accumulator: RecordData, current: &Record{% if smartmodule-para
 #[derive(fluvio_smartmodule::SmartOpt, Default)]
 pub struct SmartModuleOpt;
 {% endif %}
+{% if smartmodule-init %}
+{% if smartmodule-type == "filter" %}
+static CRITERIA: OnceCell<String> = OnceCell::new();
+
+#[smartmodule(init)]
+fn init(params: SmartModuleExtraParams) -> Result<()> {
+    // You can refer to the example SmartModules in Fluvio's GitHub Repository
+    // https://github.com/infinyon/fluvio/tree/master/smartmodule
+    if let Some(key) = params.get("key") {
+        CRITERIA.set(key.clone()).map_err(|err| eyre!("failed setting key: {:#?}", err))
+    } else {
+        Err(SmartModuleInitError::MissingParam("key".to_string()).into())
+    }
+}
+{% else %}
+#[smartmodule(init)]
+fn init(params: SmartModuleExtraParams) -> Result<()> {
+    // You can refer to the example SmartModules in Fluvio's GitHub Repository
+    // https://github.com/infinyon/fluvio/tree/master/smartmodule
+    todo!("Provide initialization logic for your SmartModule")
+}
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}