diff --git a/pkg/cmd/mod/mod.go b/pkg/cmd/mod/mod.go
index 3bdccf12..5009a2eb 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/mod/mod.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/mod/mod.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func NewCmdMod(streams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 
 	// add subcommands
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdInit(streams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdInit())
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdPush(streams))
 
 	return cmd
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/mod/mod_init.go b/pkg/cmd/mod/mod_init.go
index 83b62939..717511d7 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/mod/mod_init.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/mod/mod_init.go
@@ -1,28 +1,109 @@
 package mod
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
+	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/common/util/gitutil"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
+
+	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/cmd/util"
+	"kusionstack.io/kusion/pkg/util/i18n"
 )
 
-type InitModOptions struct{}
+type InitOptions struct {
+	Name        string
+	Path        string
+	TemplateURL string
+}
+
+var example = i18n.T(`# Create a kusion module template in the current directory
+  kusion mod init my-app
+
+  # Init a kusion module at the specified Path
+  kusion mod init my-app ./modules
+
+  # Init a module from a remote git template repository 
+  kusion mod init my-app --template https://github.com/<user>/<repo>`)
+var short = i18n.T("Create a kusion module along with common files and directories in the current directory")
 
-var (
-	initLong    = ``
-	initExample = ``
+const (
+	defaultTemplateURL = "https://github.com/KusionStack/kusion-module-scaffolding.git"
+	defaultBranch      = "main"
 )
 
 // NewCmdInit returns an initialized Command instance for the 'mod init' sub command
-func NewCmdInit(streams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdInit() *cobra.Command {
+	o := &InitOptions{}
+
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:                   "",
-		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
-		Short:                 "",
-		Long:                  initLong,
-		Example:               initExample,
-		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		Use:     "init [MODULE NAME] [PATH]",
+		Short:   short,
+		Example: templates.Examples(example),
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+			defer util.RecoverErr(&err)
+			util.CheckErr(o.Validate(args))
+			util.CheckErr(o.Run())
+			return
 		},
 	}
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.TemplateURL, "template", "", i18n.T("Initialize with specified template"))
 
 	return cmd
 }
+
+func (o *InitOptions) Validate(args []string) error {
+	// get the module Name
+	if len(args) < 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("module Name is empty")
+	}
+	o.Name = args[0]
+
+	// get the Path
+	if len(args) == 2 {
+		o.Path = args[1]
+	} else {
+		// default to the current directory
+		o.Path, _ = os.Getwd()
+	}
+
+	// create the module directory if not exists
+	fs, err := os.Stat(o.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create module directory: %w", err)
+	} else if !fs.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("path is not a directory")
+	} else if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err = os.MkdirAll(o.Path, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create module directory: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *InitOptions) Run() error {
+	if o.TemplateURL == "" {
+		o.TemplateURL = defaultTemplateURL
+	}
+
+	// remove existing directory
+	dir := path.Join(o.Path, o.Name)
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(dir); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove existing directory: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// clone templates repo
+	branch := plumbing.NewBranchReferenceName(defaultBranch)
+	err := gitutil.GitCloneOrPull(o.TemplateURL, branch, dir, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to clone git repo:%s, %w", o.TemplateURL, err)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("initialized module %s successfully\n", o.Name)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/mod/mod_init_test.go b/pkg/cmd/mod/mod_init_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddeab965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/mod/mod_init_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package mod
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/bytedance/mockey"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/common/util/gitutil"
+)
+
+func TestValidateWithEmptyModuleName(t *testing.T) {
+	o := &InitOptions{}
+	err := o.Validate([]string{})
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "module Name is empty", err.Error())
+}
+
+func TestValidateWithNonExistentPath(t *testing.T) {
+	o := &InitOptions{}
+	err := o.Validate([]string{"my-app", "/non/existent/Path"})
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to create module directory")
+}
+
+func TestValidateWithExistingPath(t *testing.T) {
+	o := &InitOptions{}
+	err := o.Validate([]string{"my-app", os.TempDir()})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestRunWithEmptyTemplateURL(t *testing.T) {
+	o := &InitOptions{}
+	o.Name = "my-app"
+	o.Path = os.TempDir()
+	err := o.Run()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestRunWithInvalidTemplateURL(t *testing.T) {
+	o := &InitOptions{}
+	o.Name = "my-app"
+	o.Path = os.TempDir()
+	o.TemplateURL = "invalid-url"
+	err := o.Run()
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to clone git repo")
+}
+
+func TestNewCmdInit(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("validate error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// mock git clone
+		mockey.Mock(gitutil.GitCloneOrPull).Return(nil).Build()
+		cmd := NewCmdInit()
+		cmd.SetArgs([]string{"fakeName"})
+		err := cmd.Execute()
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+	})
+}