diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c9e96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Site title
+title = ""
+# Site URLs
+urls = []
+
+# Site feeds
+[feeds]
+# "/blog/" = "Example blog"
+
+# Site tasks
+[tasks.gemini]
+input_ext = ".gmi"
+output_ext = ".gmi"
+template_ext = ".gmi"
+static_dir = "static"
+output_dir = "public"
diff --git a/doc/kiln.1.scd b/doc/kiln.1.scd
index 2dd00f0..1434f58 100644
--- a/doc/kiln.1.scd
+++ b/doc/kiln.1.scd
@@ -6,14 +6,30 @@ kiln - a simple static site generator
 
 # SYNOPSIS
 
-_kiln_ [-c <config>] [-t <task>]
+*kiln* build++
+	[-c _config_]++
+	[-t _task_]
+
+*kiln* new _path_
+
+*kiln* version
+
+# DESCRIPTION
+
+*kiln build* builds a kiln site.
+
+*kiln new* creates a new kiln site at the given path.
+
+*kiln version* prints version information for the *kiln* program.
 
 # OPTIONS
 
-\-c <config>
+## kiln build
+
+*-c* _config_
 	Specifies the configuration file to use. Defaults to "config.toml".
 
-\-t <task>
+*-t* _task_
 	Specifies the task to run. Defaults to "all", which runs all tasks.
 
 # OVERVIEW
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 857b153..1772936 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -16,22 +17,38 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) >= 2 {
+		switch os.Args[1] {
+		case "build":
+			build()
+			return
+		case "new":
+			if len(os.Args) < 3 {
+				fmt.Println("usage: kiln new <path>")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			newSite(os.Args[2])
+			return
+		case "version":
+			fmt.Println("kiln", Version)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("usage: kiln <build | new | version> args...")
+	os.Exit(1)
+}
+
+func build() {
 	var (
-		task    string
-		config  string
-		version bool
+		task   string
+		config string
 	)
 
 	flag.StringVar(&task, "t", "all", "the task to run")
 	flag.StringVar(&config, "c", "config.toml", "the configuration file to use")
-	flag.BoolVar(&version, "v", false, "print version")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	if version {
-		fmt.Println("kiln", Version)
-		return
-	}
-
 	// Load config
 	cfg, err := LoadConfig(config)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -123,3 +140,17 @@ func copyAll(srcDir, dstDir string) error {
 		return nil
 	})
 }
+
+func newSite(name string) {
+	name = path.Clean(name)
+	os.Mkdir(name, 0755)
+	os.Mkdir(path.Join(name, "content"), 0755)
+	os.Mkdir(path.Join(name, "templates"), 0755)
+	os.Mkdir(path.Join(name, "static"), 0755)
+
+	config, _ := builtin.ReadFile("config.toml")
+	os.WriteFile(path.Join(name, "config.toml"), config, 0644)
+
+	index := []byte("# Hello, world!\n")
+	os.WriteFile(path.Join(name, "content/index.gmi"), index, 0644)
+}
diff --git a/templates.go b/templates.go
index c3977a5..83a9a4d 100644
--- a/templates.go
+++ b/templates.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 )
 
-//go:embed templates
-var builtinTemplates embed.FS
+//go:embed templates config.toml
+var builtin embed.FS
 
 // Templates contains site templates.
 type Templates struct {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (t *Templates) LoadDefault() {
 }
 
 func (t *Templates) loadDefault(name string) {
-	b, err := builtinTemplates.ReadFile("templates/" + name)
+	b, err := builtin.ReadFile("templates/" + name)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}