diff --git a/flake-modules/dev/devshell.nix b/flake-modules/dev/devshell.nix
index ea0fe54251..c4e3136513 100644
--- a/flake-modules/dev/devshell.nix
+++ b/flake-modules/dev/devshell.nix
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@
               command = ''${pkgs.python3.interpreter} ${./list-plugins.py} "$@"'';
               help = "List plugins and get implementation infos";
             }
+            {
+              name = "init";
+              command = lib.getExe (pkgs.callPackage ./init-script { });
+              help = "Initialize a new plugin in nixvim";
+            }
           ];
       };
     };
diff --git a/flake-modules/dev/init-script/.gitignore b/flake-modules/dev/init-script/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f7896d1d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake-modules/dev/init-script/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+target/
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56327f0ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake-modules/dev/init-script/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
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+ "anstyle-wincon",
+ "colorchoice",
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+ "windows_aarch64_msvc",
+ "windows_i686_gnu",
+ "windows_i686_gnullvm",
+ "windows_i686_msvc",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+]
+
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diff --git a/flake-modules/dev/init-script/Cargo.toml b/flake-modules/dev/init-script/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e662f27555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake-modules/dev/init-script/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "nixvim-init"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+clap = "4.5.20"
diff --git a/flake-modules/dev/init-script/default.nix b/flake-modules/dev/init-script/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61e39bd66c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake-modules/dev/init-script/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+}:
+pkgs.rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
+  pname = "nixvim-init";
+  version = "nightly";
+
+  src = ./.;
+
+  cargoHash = "sha256-Y4Y5nNfYhfj80+DeCwjee0nRBctO1M9dJ0DwhGfkdF0=";
+
+  meta.mainProgram = "nixvim-init";
+}
diff --git a/flake-modules/dev/init-script/src/main.rs b/flake-modules/dev/init-script/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7a11a969c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake-modules/dev/init-script/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}