diff --git a/src/commands/init.ts b/src/commands/init.ts
index f1c26d2..9c7c6f3 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import chalk from 'chalk'
 
 import { basePackageJson, getPackageJson, PackageJson } from '../utils/pjson'
 import { OptionFlag } from '@oclif/core/lib/interfaces'
+import { spawn } from 'child_process'
 
 type PackageManager = 'npm' | 'yarn' | 'pnpm' | 'bun'
 
@@ -62,7 +63,9 @@ one.
       flags['pkg-manager'] ??
       findPackageManager() ??
       (await askPackageManager())
-    installDeps(pkgManager)
+    await installDeps(pkgManager)
+
+    generateBaseFiles()
 
     p.outro('🚀 publicodes is ready to use!')
   }
@@ -86,6 +89,13 @@ one.
       ...pkgJSON.devDependencies,
       '@publicodes/tools': `^${this.config.pjson.version}`,
     }
+    pkgJSON.scripts = {
+      ...pkgJSON.scripts,
+      ...basePackageJson.scripts,
+    }
+    if (pkgJSON.name.startsWith('@')) {
+      pkgJSON.publishConfig = { access: 'public' }
+    }
 
     try {
       fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(pkgJSON, null, 2))
@@ -114,8 +124,8 @@ function askPackageJsonInfo(): Promise<PackageJson> {
       version: () =>
         p.text({
           message: 'Version',
-          defaultValue: '1.0.0',
-          placeholder: '1.0.0',
+          defaultValue: '0.1.0',
+          placeholder: '0.1.0',
         }),
       author: () => p.text({ message: 'Author', defaultValue: '' }),
       license: () =>
@@ -166,15 +176,26 @@ function askPackageManager(): Promise<PackageManager> {
   }) as Promise<PackageManager>
 }
 
-function installDeps(pkgManager: PackageManager): void {
+async function installDeps(pkgManager: PackageManager): Promise<void> {
   const s = p.spinner()
+
   s.start(`Installing dependencies with ${pkgManager}`)
-  try {
-    execSync(`${pkgManager} install -y`, { stdio: 'ignore' })
-    s.stop('Dependencies installed with success', 0)
-  } catch (error) {
-    p.log.error(error.message)
-    p.cancel('An error occurred while installing dependencies')
-    process.exit(1)
-  }
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const program = spawn(pkgManager, ['install', '-y'], { stdio: 'ignore' })
+
+    program.on('error', (error) => {
+      s.stop('An error occurred while installing dependencies')
+      p.log.error(error.message)
+      process.exit(1)
+    })
+
+    program.on('close', () => {
+      s.stop('Dependencies installed')
+      resolve()
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+function generateBaseFiles() {
+  p.log.step('Generating files')
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/pjson.ts b/src/utils/pjson.ts
index 6045e89..dcff394 100644
--- a/src/utils/pjson.ts
+++ b/src/utils/pjson.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export type PackageJson = {
   type?: string
   types?: string
   files?: string[]
+  // TODO: infer from the git config
   repository?: {
     url: string
     type: string
@@ -26,11 +27,14 @@ export type PackageJson = {
   devDependencies?: {
     [key: string]: string
   }
+  publishConfig?: {
+    access: string
+  }
 }
 
 export const basePackageJson: PackageJson = {
   name: '',
-  version: '1.0.0',
+  version: '0.1.0',
   description: '',
   author: '',
   type: 'module',
@@ -42,6 +46,9 @@ export const basePackageJson: PackageJson = {
     // TODO: how to get the latest version of publicodes?
     publicodes: '^1.5.1',
   },
+  scripts: {
+    build: 'publicodes build',
+  },
 }
 
 export function getPackageJson(): PackageJson | undefined {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2c9d851..af81b9c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -312,17 +312,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@pkgjs/parseargs/-/parseargs-0.11.0.tgz#a77ea742fab25775145434eb1d2328cf5013ac33"
   integrity sha512-+1VkjdD0QBLPodGrJUeqarH8VAIvQODIbwh9XpP5Syisf7YoQgsJKPNFoqqLQlu+VQ/tVSshMR6loPMn8U+dPg==
 
-"@publicodes/tools@^1.2.5":
-  version "1.2.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@publicodes/tools/-/tools-1.2.5.tgz#ab3177a027d530718057600f78512473a392d8e7"
-  integrity sha512-Cv2nhqd8ucKhFNi6g9aiUqV+PghAdZXk0ECmzXUQjr7AWYVoQZo+/b6rnGcR5uuwg3HOoYqRY8sUenvz80I2sg==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/node" "^18.11.18"
-    glob "^10.4.1"
-    path "^0.12.7"
-    publicodes "^1.3.3"
-    yaml "^2.4.5"
-
 "@rollup/rollup-android-arm-eabi@4.18.0":
   version "4.18.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@rollup/rollup-android-arm-eabi/-/rollup-android-arm-eabi-4.18.0.tgz#bbd0e616b2078cd2d68afc9824d1fadb2f2ffd27"