diff --git a/src/commands/new.ts b/src/commands/new.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5406dda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/new.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { Command } from 'commander';
+import { InternalCliError, ValidationCliError } from '../errors/errors.js';
+import { orchestrateProjectGeneration } from '../generator/orchestrator.js';
+import type {
+  ProjectGeneratorServices,
+  ValidatedProjectInput,
+} from '../generator/types.js';
+import { TerminalOutput } from '../output/terminal.js';
+
+export interface NewCommandOptions {
+  readonly services?: ProjectGeneratorServices;
+  readonly output?: TerminalOutput;
+  readonly cwd?: () => string;
+}
+
+function createScaffoldServices(): ProjectGeneratorServices {
+  return {
+    validate(input): ValidatedProjectInput {
+      const projectName = input.projectName.trim();
+
+      if (projectName.length === 0) {
+        throw new ValidationCliError('Project name must not be empty.');
+      }
+
+      return {
+        projectName,
+        cwd: input.cwd,
+      };
+    },
+    planDestination() {
+      throw new InternalCliError({
+        cause: new Error('Destination planning is not implemented yet.'),
+      });
+    },
+    selectTemplate() {
+      throw new InternalCliError({
+        cause: new Error('Template selection is not implemented yet.'),
+      });
+    },
+    generate() {
+      throw new InternalCliError({
+        cause: new Error('Project generation is not implemented yet.'),
+      });
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export function createNewCommand(options: NewCommandOptions = {}): Command {
+  const services = options.services ?? createScaffoldServices();
+  const output = options.output ?? new TerminalOutput();
+  const cwd = options.cwd ?? process.cwd;
+
+  return new Command('new')
+    .description('Create a new StellarForge project.')
+    .argument('<project-name>', 'Name of the project to create.')
+    .action((projectName: string) => {
+      const result = orchestrateProjectGeneration(
+        {
+          projectName,
+          cwd: cwd(),
+        },
+        services,
+      );
+
+      output.success(
+        `Created ${result.projectName} from ${result.templateId} at ${result.destination}.`,
+      );
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/commands/root.ts b/src/commands/root.ts
index f021753..1396321 100644
--- a/src/commands/root.ts
+++ b/src/commands/root.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Command } from 'commander';
 import { resolveCliVersion } from '../version.js';
 import { createDoctorCommand } from './doctor.js';
+import { createNewCommand } from './new.js';
 
 export function createRootCommand(version = resolveCliVersion()): Command {
   return new Command()
@@ -14,5 +15,6 @@ export function createRootCommand(version = resolveCliVersion()): Command {
     .showHelpAfterError()
     .showSuggestionAfterError(true)
     .action(() => undefined)
-    .addCommand(createDoctorCommand());
+    .addCommand(createDoctorCommand())
+    .addCommand(createNewCommand());
 }
diff --git a/src/generator/orchestrator.ts b/src/generator/orchestrator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..693f6c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/generator/orchestrator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import type {
+  ProjectGenerationResult,
+  ProjectGeneratorInput,
+  ProjectGeneratorServices,
+} from './types.js';
+
+export function orchestrateProjectGeneration(
+  input: ProjectGeneratorInput,
+  services: ProjectGeneratorServices,
+): ProjectGenerationResult {
+  const validated = services.validate(input);
+  const destination = services.planDestination(validated);
+  const template = services.selectTemplate(validated, destination);
+  const result = services.generate({
+    input: validated,
+    destination,
+    template,
+  });
+
+  services.install?.(result);
+  services.initializeGit?.(result);
+
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/generator/types.ts b/src/generator/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2d0cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/generator/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+export interface ProjectGeneratorInput {
+  readonly projectName: string;
+  readonly cwd: string;
+}
+
+export type ValidatedProjectInput = ProjectGeneratorInput;
+
+export interface DestinationPlan {
+  readonly projectName: string;
+  readonly destination: string;
+}
+
+export interface TemplateSelection {
+  readonly templateId: string;
+}
+
+export interface GenerationContext {
+  readonly input: ValidatedProjectInput;
+  readonly destination: DestinationPlan;
+  readonly template: TemplateSelection;
+}
+
+export interface ProjectGenerationResult {
+  readonly projectName: string;
+  readonly destination: string;
+  readonly templateId: string;
+}
+
+export interface ProjectGeneratorServices {
+  validate(input: ProjectGeneratorInput): ValidatedProjectInput;
+  planDestination(input: ValidatedProjectInput): DestinationPlan;
+  selectTemplate(
+    input: ValidatedProjectInput,
+    destination: DestinationPlan,
+  ): TemplateSelection;
+  generate(context: GenerationContext): ProjectGenerationResult;
+  install?(result: ProjectGenerationResult): void;
+  initializeGit?(result: ProjectGenerationResult): void;
+}
diff --git a/tests/generator-orchestration.test.ts b/tests/generator-orchestration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..426a84c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/generator-orchestration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { orchestrateProjectGeneration } from '../src/generator/orchestrator.js';
+import type { ProjectGeneratorServices } from '../src/generator/types.js';
+import { ValidationCliError } from '../src/errors/errors.js';
+
+function createServices(calls: string[]): ProjectGeneratorServices {
+  return {
+    validate(input) {
+      calls.push('validate');
+      return input;
+    },
+    planDestination(input) {
+      calls.push('planDestination');
+      return {
+        projectName: input.projectName,
+        destination: `/tmp/${input.projectName}`,
+      };
+    },
+    selectTemplate() {
+      calls.push('selectTemplate');
+      return { templateId: 'fixture-template' };
+    },
+    generate(context) {
+      calls.push('generate');
+      return {
+        projectName: context.input.projectName,
+        destination: context.destination.destination,
+        templateId: context.template.templateId,
+      };
+    },
+    install() {
+      calls.push('install');
+    },
+    initializeGit() {
+      calls.push('initializeGit');
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+describe('project generation orchestration', () => {
+  it('executes generation stages in a deterministic order', () => {
+    const calls: string[] = [];
+    const result = orchestrateProjectGeneration(
+      { projectName: 'demo', cwd: '/workspace' },
+      createServices(calls),
+    );
+
+    expect(calls).toEqual([
+      'validate',
+      'planDestination',
+      'selectTemplate',
+      'generate',
+      'install',
+      'initializeGit',
+    ]);
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      projectName: 'demo',
+      destination: '/tmp/demo',
+      templateId: 'fixture-template',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('stops before any later stage when validation fails', () => {
+    const calls: string[] = [];
+    const services = createServices(calls);
+    services.validate = () => {
+      calls.push('validate');
+      throw new ValidationCliError('Invalid project name.');
+    };
+
+    expect(() =>
+      orchestrateProjectGeneration(
+        { projectName: '../unsafe', cwd: '/workspace' },
+        services,
+      ),
+    ).toThrow(ValidationCliError);
+    expect(calls).toEqual(['validate']);
+  });
+
+  it('does not require optional install or Git stages', () => {
+    const calls: string[] = [];
+    const services = createServices(calls);
+    delete services.install;
+    delete services.initializeGit;
+
+    const result = orchestrateProjectGeneration(
+      { projectName: 'demo', cwd: '/workspace' },
+      services,
+    );
+
+    expect(calls).toEqual([
+      'validate',
+      'planDestination',
+      'selectTemplate',
+      'generate',
+    ]);
+    expect(result.projectName).toBe('demo');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/new-command.test.ts b/tests/new-command.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6beb898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/new-command.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { createNewCommand } from '../src/commands/new.js';
+import type { ProjectGeneratorServices } from '../src/generator/types.js';
+import { createCapturedTerminalOutput } from './helpers/index.js';
+
+function services(calls: string[]): ProjectGeneratorServices {
+  return {
+    validate(input) {
+      calls.push(`validate:${input.projectName}:${input.cwd}`);
+      return input;
+    },
+    planDestination(input) {
+      calls.push('plan');
+      return {
+        projectName: input.projectName,
+        destination: `/workspace/${input.projectName}`,
+      };
+    },
+    selectTemplate() {
+      calls.push('template');
+      return { templateId: 'fixture-template' };
+    },
+    generate(context) {
+      calls.push('generate');
+      return {
+        projectName: context.input.projectName,
+        destination: context.destination.destination,
+        templateId: context.template.templateId,
+      };
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+describe('new command', () => {
+  it('delegates project creation to the generator orchestration layer', () => {
+    const calls: string[] = [];
+    const captured = createCapturedTerminalOutput();
+    const command = createNewCommand({
+      services: services(calls),
+      output: captured.output,
+      cwd: () => '/workspace',
+    });
+
+    command.parse(['node', 'new', 'demo']);
+
+    expect(calls).toEqual([
+      'validate:demo:/workspace',
+      'plan',
+      'template',
+      'generate',
+    ]);
+    expect(captured.stdoutText()).toContain(
+      'Created demo from fixture-template at /workspace/demo.',
+    );
+    expect(captured.stderrText()).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('requires a project name argument', () => {
+    const command = createNewCommand({
+      services: services([]),
+      cwd: () => '/workspace',
+    });
+    command.exitOverride();
+
+    expect(() => command.parse(['node', 'new'])).toThrow();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/root-command.test.ts b/tests/root-command.test.ts
index 046a0fd..fb1bf8d 100644
--- a/tests/root-command.test.ts
+++ b/tests/root-command.test.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { createRootCommand } from '../src/commands/root.js';
 
 describe('StellarForge root command', () => {
-  it('defines the stable root identity and registers the doctor command', () => {
+  it('defines the stable root identity and registers current commands', () => {
     const program = createRootCommand('1.2.3');
 
     expect(program.name()).toBe('stellarforge');
     expect(program.commands.map((command) => command.name())).toEqual([
       'doctor',
+      'new',
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ describe('StellarForge root command', () => {
       'Open infrastructure for building production-ready Stellar applications.',
     );
     expect(help).toContain('doctor');
+    expect(help).toContain('new');
     expect(help).toContain('-V, --version');
     expect(help).toContain('-h, --help');
   });