diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b5501ac6..e84aff83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       github_workflows: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.github_workflows }}
     steps:
       - name: "Check out repository code"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
       - name: Check for file changes
         uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
         id: changes
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Check out repository code"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
       - name: "Setup environment"
         run: "pip install yamllint==1.35.1"
       - name: "Linting: yamllint"
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Check out repository code"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
       - name: "Setup environment"
         run: "pip install ruff==0.11.0"
       - name: "Linting: ruff check"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Check out repository code"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
       - name: "Linting: markdownlint"
         uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v20
         with:
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Check out repository code"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
       - name: Check workflow files
         run: |
           bash <(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rhysd/actionlint/main/scripts/download-actionlint.bash)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Check out repository code"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
         with:
           submodules: true
       - name: Install NodeJS
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Check out repository code"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
         with:
           submodules: true
       - name: Set up Python
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: "Check out repository code"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
         with:
           submodules: true
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - name: "Check out repository code"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - name: "Check out repository code"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -316,14 +316,14 @@ jobs:
   #   timeout-minutes: 30
   #   steps:
   #     - name: "Check out repository code"
-  #       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+  #       uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
 
   #     - name: "Extract target branch name"
   #       id: extract_branch
   #       run: echo "TARGET_BRANCH=${{ github.base_ref }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
   #     - name: "Checkout infrahub repository"
-  #       uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+  #       uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
   #       with:
   #         repository: "opsmill/infrahub"
   #         path: "infrahub-server"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labels.yml b/.github/workflows/labels.yml
index 8e8d76fb..aa7c4002 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labels.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       -
         name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       -
         name: Run Labeler
         uses: crazy-max/ghaction-github-labeler@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
index 5f85465f..6fdf4b4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-pypi.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           installer-parallel: true
 
       - name: "Check out repository code"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
         with:
           submodules: true
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7e07c696..c6e99b42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       latest_tag: ${{ steps.release.outputs.latest_tag }}
     steps:
       - name: "Check out repository code"
-        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"
+        uses: "actions/checkout@v5"
         with:
           submodules: true
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/repository-dispatch.yml b/.github/workflows/repository-dispatch.yml
index e5c7ec28..a3923a0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repository-dispatch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repository-dispatch.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Repository Dispatch
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml
index 2a6f32d2..6ed64d59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           path: source-repo
 
       - name: Checkout target repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           repository: opsmill/infrahub-docs
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-submodule.yml b/.github/workflows/update-submodule.yml
index c6971deb..314a6ac7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-submodule.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-submodule.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Trigger submodule update
         run: |
diff --git a/changelog/466.added.md b/changelog/466.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49d639ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/466.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added `infrahubctl repository init` command to allow the initialization of an Infrahub repository using [infrahub-template](https://github.com/opsmill/infrahub-template).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/docs/infrahubctl/infrahubctl-repository.mdx b/docs/docs/infrahubctl/infrahubctl-repository.mdx
index 94375125..eed5af5a 100644
--- a/docs/docs/infrahubctl/infrahubctl-repository.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/infrahubctl/infrahubctl-repository.mdx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ $ infrahubctl repository [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
 **Commands**:
 
 * `add`: Add a new repository.
+* `init`: Initialize a new Infrahub repository.
 * `list`
 
 ## `infrahubctl repository add`
@@ -47,6 +48,29 @@ $ infrahubctl repository add [OPTIONS] NAME LOCATION
 * `--config-file TEXT`: [env var: INFRAHUBCTL_CONFIG; default: infrahubctl.toml]
 * `--help`: Show this message and exit.
 
+## `infrahubctl repository init`
+
+Initialize a new Infrahub repository.
+
+**Usage**:
+
+```console
+$ infrahubctl repository init [OPTIONS] DIRECTORY
+```
+
+**Arguments**:
+
+* `DIRECTORY`: Directory path for the new project.  [required]
+
+**Options**:
+
+* `--template TEXT`: Template to use for the new repository. Can be a local path or a git repository URL.  [default: https://github.com/opsmill/infrahub-template.git]
+* `--data PATH`: Path to YAML file containing answers to CLI prompt.
+* `--vcs-ref TEXT`: VCS reference to use for the template. Defaults to HEAD.  [default: HEAD]
+* `--trust / --no-trust`: Trust the template repository. If set, the template will be cloned without verification.  [default: no-trust]
+* `--config-file TEXT`: [env var: INFRAHUBCTL_CONFIG; default: infrahubctl.toml]
+* `--help`: Show this message and exit.
+
 ## `infrahubctl repository list`
 
 **Usage**:
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/ctl/repository.py b/infrahub_sdk/ctl/repository.py
index 98e394bf..d23f8484 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/ctl/repository.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/ctl/repository.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
 import typer
 import yaml
+from copier import run_copy
 from pydantic import ValidationError
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.table import Table
@@ -165,3 +167,52 @@ async def list(
         )
 
     console.print(table)
+
+
+@app.command()
+async def init(
+    directory: Path = typer.Argument(help="Directory path for the new project."),
+    template: str = typer.Option(
+        default="https://github.com/opsmill/infrahub-template.git",
+        help="Template to use for the new repository. Can be a local path or a git repository URL.",
+    ),
+    data: Optional[Path] = typer.Option(default=None, help="Path to YAML file containing answers to CLI prompt."),
+    vcs_ref: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
+        default="HEAD",
+        help="VCS reference to use for the template. Defaults to HEAD.",
+    ),
+    trust: Optional[bool] = typer.Option(
+        default=False,
+        help="Trust the template repository. If set, the template will be cloned without verification.",
+    ),
+    _: str = CONFIG_PARAM,
+) -> None:
+    """Initialize a new Infrahub repository."""
+
+    config_data = None
+    if data:
+        try:
+            with Path.open(data, encoding="utf-8") as file:
+                config_data = yaml.safe_load(file)
+            typer.echo(f"Loaded config: {config_data}")
+        except Exception as exc:
+            typer.echo(f"Error loading YAML file: {exc}", err=True)
+            raise typer.Exit(code=1)
+
+    # Allow template to be a local path or a URL
+    template_source = template or ""
+    if template and Path(template).exists():
+        template_source = str(Path(template).resolve())
+
+    try:
+        await asyncio.to_thread(
+            run_copy,
+            template_source,
+            str(directory),
+            data=config_data,
+            vcs_ref=vcs_ref,
+            unsafe=trust,
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        typer.echo(f"Error running copier: {e}", err=True)
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1)
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/ctl/schema.py b/infrahub_sdk/ctl/schema.py
index 6e9ff994..8c18b395 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/ctl/schema.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/ctl/schema.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def validate_schema_content_and_exit(client: InfrahubClient, schemas: list[Schem
     has_error: bool = False
     for schema_file in schemas:
         try:
-            client.schema.validate(data=schema_file.content)
+            client.schema.validate(data=schema_file.payload)
         except ValidationError as exc:
             console.print(f"[red]Schema not valid, found '{len(exc.errors())}' error(s) in {schema_file.location}")
             has_error = True
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def validate_schema_content_and_exit(client: InfrahubClient, schemas: list[Schem
         raise typer.Exit(1)
 
 
-def display_schema_load_errors(response: dict[str, Any], schemas_data: list[dict]) -> None:
+def display_schema_load_errors(response: dict[str, Any], schemas_data: list[SchemaFile]) -> None:
     console.print("[red]Unable to load the schema:")
     if "detail" not in response:
         handle_non_detail_errors(response=response)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def handle_non_detail_errors(response: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     if "error" in response:
         console.print(f"  {response.get('error')}")
     elif "errors" in response:
-        for error in response.get("errors"):
+        for error in response["errors"]:
             console.print(f"  {error.get('message')}")
     else:
         console.print(f"  '{response}'")
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ def valid_error_path(loc_path: list[Any]) -> bool:
     return len(loc_path) >= 6 and loc_path[0] == "body" and loc_path[1] == "schemas"
 
 
-def get_node(schemas_data: list[dict], schema_index: int, node_index: int) -> dict | None:
-    if schema_index < len(schemas_data) and node_index < len(schemas_data[schema_index].content["nodes"]):
-        return schemas_data[schema_index].content["nodes"][node_index]
+def get_node(schemas_data: list[SchemaFile], schema_index: int, node_index: int) -> dict | None:
+    if schema_index < len(schemas_data) and node_index < len(schemas_data[schema_index].payload["nodes"]):
+        return schemas_data[schema_index].payload["nodes"][node_index]
     return None
 
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ async def load(
     validate_schema_content_and_exit(client=client, schemas=schemas_data)
 
     start_time = time.time()
-    response = await client.schema.load(schemas=[item.content for item in schemas_data], branch=branch)
+    response = await client.schema.load(schemas=[item.payload for item in schemas_data], branch=branch)
     loading_time = time.time() - start_time
 
     if response.errors:
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ async def check(
     client = initialize_client()
     validate_schema_content_and_exit(client=client, schemas=schemas_data)
 
-    success, response = await client.schema.check(schemas=[item.content for item in schemas_data], branch=branch)
+    success, response = await client.schema.check(schemas=[item.payload for item in schemas_data], branch=branch)
 
     if not success:
-        display_schema_load_errors(response=response, schemas_data=schemas_data)
+        display_schema_load_errors(response=response or {}, schemas_data=schemas_data)
     else:
         for schema_file in schemas_data:
             console.print(f"[green] schema '{schema_file.location}' is Valid!")
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/pytest_plugin/items/graphql_query.py b/infrahub_sdk/pytest_plugin/items/graphql_query.py
index 769880bb..defb9fb9 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/pytest_plugin/items/graphql_query.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/pytest_plugin/items/graphql_query.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 class InfrahubGraphQLQueryItem(InfrahubItem):
     def validate_resource_config(self) -> None:
-        # Resource name does not need to match against infrahub repo config
+        # Resource name does not need to match against Infrahub repository configuration
         return
 
     def execute_query(self) -> Any:
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/schema/repository.py b/infrahub_sdk/schema/repository.py
index 69d63832..832651c9 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/schema/repository.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/schema/repository.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 
 class InfrahubRepositoryConfigElement(BaseModel):
-    """Class to regroup all elements of the infrahub configuration for a repository for typing purpose."""
+    """Class to regroup all elements of the Infrahub configuration for a repository for typing purpose."""
 
 
 class InfrahubRepositoryArtifactDefinitionConfig(InfrahubRepositoryConfigElement):
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/testing/docker.py b/infrahub_sdk/testing/docker.py
index 0f7d46b2..dc76b3a3 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/testing/docker.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/testing/docker.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 def skip_version(min_infrahub_version: str | None = None, max_infrahub_version: str | None = None) -> bool:
     """
-    Check if a test should be skipped depending on infrahub version.
+    Check if a test should be skipped depending on Infrahub version.
     """
     if INFRAHUB_VERSION is None:
         return True
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/utils.py b/infrahub_sdk/utils.py
index 9c7274f1..d90c1f96 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/utils.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/utils.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def decode_json(response: httpx.Response) -> dict:
     try:
         return response.json()
     except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError as exc:
-        raise JsonDecodeError(content=response.text, url=response.url) from exc
+        raise JsonDecodeError(content=response.text, url=str(response.url)) from exc
 
 
 def generate_uuid() -> str:
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def get_branch(branch: str | None = None, directory: str | Path = ".") -> str:
     if branch:
         return branch
 
-    repo = GitRepoManager(directory)
+    repo = GitRepoManager(root_directory=str(directory))
     return str(repo.active_branch)
 
 
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index a1b4c065..b3a5cbfc 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -220,7 +220,37 @@ files = [
     {file = "colorama-0.4.6-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:4f1d9991f5acc0ca119f9d443620b77f9d6b33703e51011c16baf57afb285fc6"},
     {file = "colorama-0.4.6.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:08695f5cb7ed6e0531a20572697297273c47b8cae5a63ffc6d6ed5c201be6e44"},
 ]
-markers = {main = "(extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\") and platform_system == \"Windows\" or sys_platform == \"win32\"", dev = "platform_system == \"Windows\" or sys_platform == \"win32\""}
+markers = {main = "extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\" or sys_platform == \"win32\"", dev = "platform_system == \"Windows\" or sys_platform == \"win32\""}
+
+[[package]]
+name = "copier"
+version = "9.8.0"
+description = "A library for rendering project templates."
+optional = true
+python-versions = ">=3.9"
+groups = ["main"]
+markers = "extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\""
+files = [
+    {file = "copier-9.8.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ca0bee47f198b66cec926c4f1a3aa77f11ee0102624369c10e42ca9058c0a891"},
+    {file = "copier-9.8.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:343ac1eb65e678aa355690d7f19869ef07cabf837f511a87ed452443c085ec58"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+colorama = ">=0.4.6"
+dunamai = ">=1.7.0"
+eval-type-backport = {version = ">=0.1.3,<0.3.0", markers = "python_version < \"3.10\""}
+funcy = ">=1.17"
+jinja2 = ">=3.1.5"
+jinja2-ansible-filters = ">=1.3.1"
+packaging = ">=23.0"
+pathspec = ">=0.9.0"
+platformdirs = ">=4.3.6"
+plumbum = ">=1.6.9"
+pydantic = ">=2.4.2"
+pygments = ">=2.7.1"
+pyyaml = ">=5.3.1"
+questionary = ">=1.8.1"
+typing-extensions = {version = ">=4.0.0,<5.0.0", markers = "python_version < \"3.11\""}
 
 [[package]]
 name = "coverage"
@@ -446,6 +476,22 @@ https = ["urllib3 (>=1.24.1)"]
 paramiko = ["paramiko"]
 pgp = ["gpg"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dunamai"
+version = "1.25.0"
+description = "Dynamic version generation"
+optional = true
+python-versions = ">=3.5"
+groups = ["main"]
+markers = "extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\""
+files = [
+    {file = "dunamai-1.25.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:7f9dc687dd3256e613b6cc978d9daabfd2bb5deb8adc541fc135ee423ffa98ab"},
+    {file = "dunamai-1.25.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:a7f8360ea286d3dbaf0b6a1473f9253280ac93d619836ad4514facb70c0719d1"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+packaging = ">=20.9"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "eval-type-backport"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -525,6 +571,19 @@ docs = ["furo (>=2024.8.6)", "sphinx (>=8.0.2)", "sphinx-autodoc-typehints (>=2.
 testing = ["covdefaults (>=2.3)", "coverage (>=7.6.1)", "diff-cover (>=9.1.1)", "pytest (>=8.3.2)", "pytest-asyncio (>=0.24)", "pytest-cov (>=5)", "pytest-mock (>=3.14)", "pytest-timeout (>=2.3.1)", "virtualenv (>=20.26.3)"]
 typing = ["typing-extensions (>=4.12.2) ; python_version < \"3.11\""]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "funcy"
+version = "2.0"
+description = "A fancy and practical functional tools"
+optional = true
+python-versions = "*"
+groups = ["main"]
+markers = "extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\""
+files = [
+    {file = "funcy-2.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:53df23c8bb1651b12f095df764bfb057935d49537a56de211b098f4c79614bb0"},
+    {file = "funcy-2.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:3963315d59d41c6f30c04bc910e10ab50a3ac4a225868bfa96feed133df075cb"},
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "graphql-core"
 version = "3.2.4"
@@ -539,37 +598,37 @@ files = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "h11"
-version = "0.14.0"
+version = "0.16.0"
 description = "A pure-Python, bring-your-own-I/O implementation of HTTP/1.1"
 optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.7"
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
 groups = ["main", "dev"]
 files = [
-    {file = "h11-0.14.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:e3fe4ac4b851c468cc8363d500db52c2ead036020723024a109d37346efaa761"},
-    {file = "h11-0.14.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:8f19fbbe99e72420ff35c00b27a34cb9937e902a8b810e2c88300c6f0a3b699d"},
+    {file = "h11-0.16.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:63cf8bbe7522de3bf65932fda1d9c2772064ffb3dae62d55932da54b31cb6c86"},
+    {file = "h11-0.16.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:4e35b956cf45792e4caa5885e69fba00bdbc6ffafbfa020300e549b208ee5ff1"},
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "httpcore"
-version = "1.0.5"
+version = "1.0.9"
 description = "A minimal low-level HTTP client."
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.8"
 groups = ["main", "dev"]
 files = [
-    {file = "httpcore-1.0.5-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:421f18bac248b25d310f3cacd198d55b8e6125c107797b609ff9b7a6ba7991b5"},
-    {file = "httpcore-1.0.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:34a38e2f9291467ee3b44e89dd52615370e152954ba21721378a87b2960f7a61"},
+    {file = "httpcore-1.0.9-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:2d400746a40668fc9dec9810239072b40b4484b640a8c38fd654a024c7a1bf55"},
+    {file = "httpcore-1.0.9.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:6e34463af53fd2ab5d807f399a9b45ea31c3dfa2276f15a2c3f00afff6e176e8"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
 certifi = "*"
-h11 = ">=0.13,<0.15"
+h11 = ">=0.16"
 
 [package.extras]
 asyncio = ["anyio (>=4.0,<5.0)"]
 http2 = ["h2 (>=3,<5)"]
 socks = ["socksio (==1.*)"]
-trio = ["trio (>=0.22.0,<0.26.0)"]
+trio = ["trio (>=0.22.0,<1.0)"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "httpx"
@@ -796,6 +855,26 @@ MarkupSafe = ">=2.0"
 [package.extras]
 i18n = ["Babel (>=2.7)"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jinja2-ansible-filters"
+version = "1.3.2"
+description = "A port of Ansible's jinja2 filters without requiring ansible core."
+optional = true
+python-versions = "*"
+groups = ["main"]
+markers = "extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\""
+files = [
+    {file = "jinja2-ansible-filters-1.3.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:07c10cf44d7073f4f01102ca12d9a2dc31b41d47e4c61ed92ef6a6d2669b356b"},
+    {file = "jinja2_ansible_filters-1.3.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:e1082f5564917649c76fed239117820610516ec10f87735d0338688800a55b34"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+Jinja2 = "*"
+PyYAML = "*"
+
+[package.extras]
+test = ["pytest", "pytest-cov"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "markdown-it-py"
 version = "3.0.0"
@@ -1089,11 +1168,12 @@ version = "0.12.1"
 description = "Utility library for gitignore style pattern matching of file paths."
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.8"
-groups = ["dev"]
+groups = ["main", "dev"]
 files = [
     {file = "pathspec-0.12.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:a0d503e138a4c123b27490a4f7beda6a01c6f288df0e4a8b79c7eb0dc7b4cc08"},
     {file = "pathspec-0.12.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:a482d51503a1ab33b1c67a6c3813a26953dbdc71c31dacaef9a838c4e29f5712"},
 ]
+markers = {main = "extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\""}
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pexpect"
@@ -1113,20 +1193,21 @@ ptyprocess = ">=0.5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "platformdirs"
-version = "4.3.3"
+version = "4.3.8"
 description = "A small Python package for determining appropriate platform-specific dirs, e.g. a `user data dir`."
 optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.8"
-groups = ["dev"]
+python-versions = ">=3.9"
+groups = ["main", "dev"]
 files = [
-    {file = "platformdirs-4.3.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:50a5450e2e84f44539718293cbb1da0a0885c9d14adf21b77bae4e66fc99d9b5"},
-    {file = "platformdirs-4.3.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d4e0b7d8ec176b341fb03cb11ca12d0276faa8c485f9cd218f613840463fc2c0"},
+    {file = "platformdirs-4.3.8-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ff7059bb7eb1179e2685604f4aaf157cfd9535242bd23742eadc3c13542139b4"},
+    {file = "platformdirs-4.3.8.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:3d512d96e16bcb959a814c9f348431070822a6496326a4be0911c40b5a74c2bc"},
 ]
+markers = {main = "extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\""}
 
 [package.extras]
-docs = ["furo (>=2024.8.6)", "proselint (>=0.14)", "sphinx (>=8.0.2)", "sphinx-autodoc-typehints (>=2.4)"]
-test = ["appdirs (==1.4.4)", "covdefaults (>=2.3)", "pytest (>=8.3.2)", "pytest-cov (>=5)", "pytest-mock (>=3.14)"]
-type = ["mypy (>=1.11.2)"]
+docs = ["furo (>=2024.8.6)", "proselint (>=0.14)", "sphinx (>=8.1.3)", "sphinx-autodoc-typehints (>=3)"]
+test = ["appdirs (==1.4.4)", "covdefaults (>=2.3)", "pytest (>=8.3.4)", "pytest-cov (>=6)", "pytest-mock (>=3.14)"]
+type = ["mypy (>=1.14.1)"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pluggy"
@@ -1144,6 +1225,28 @@ files = [
 dev = ["pre-commit", "tox"]
 testing = ["pytest", "pytest-benchmark"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "plumbum"
+version = "1.9.0"
+description = "Plumbum: shell combinators library"
+optional = true
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
+groups = ["main"]
+markers = "extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\""
+files = [
+    {file = "plumbum-1.9.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:9fd0d3b0e8d86e4b581af36edf3f3bbe9d1ae15b45b8caab28de1bcb27aaa7f5"},
+    {file = "plumbum-1.9.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e640062b72642c3873bd5bdc3effed75ba4d3c70ef6b6a7b907357a84d909219"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+pywin32 = {version = "*", markers = "platform_system == \"Windows\" and platform_python_implementation != \"PyPy\""}
+
+[package.extras]
+dev = ["coverage[toml]", "paramiko", "psutil", "pytest (>=6.0)", "pytest-cov", "pytest-mock", "pytest-timeout"]
+docs = ["sphinx (>=4.0.0)", "sphinx-rtd-theme (>=1.0.0)"]
+ssh = ["paramiko"]
+test = ["coverage[toml]", "paramiko", "psutil", "pytest (>=6.0)", "pytest-cov", "pytest-mock", "pytest-timeout"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pprintpp"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -1181,11 +1284,12 @@ version = "3.0.47"
 description = "Library for building powerful interactive command lines in Python"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.7.0"
-groups = ["dev"]
+groups = ["main", "dev"]
 files = [
     {file = "prompt_toolkit-3.0.47-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:0d7bfa67001d5e39d02c224b663abc33687405033a8c422d0d675a5a13361d10"},
     {file = "prompt_toolkit-3.0.47.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1e1b29cb58080b1e69f207c893a1a7bf16d127a5c30c9d17a25a5d77792e5360"},
 ]
+markers = {main = "extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\""}
 
 [package.dependencies]
 wcwidth = "*"
@@ -1608,8 +1712,7 @@ version = "308"
 description = "Python for Window Extensions"
 optional = false
 python-versions = "*"
-groups = ["dev"]
-markers = "python_version >= \"3.10\" and sys_platform == \"win32\""
+groups = ["main", "dev"]
 files = [
     {file = "pywin32-308-cp310-cp310-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:796ff4426437896550d2981b9c2ac0ffd75238ad9ea2d3bfa67a1abd546d262e"},
     {file = "pywin32-308-cp310-cp310-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:4fc888c59b3c0bef905ce7eb7e2106a07712015ea1c8234b703a088d46110e8e"},
@@ -1630,6 +1733,7 @@ files = [
     {file = "pywin32-308-cp39-cp39-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:7873ca4dc60ab3287919881a7d4f88baee4a6e639aa6962de25a98ba6b193341"},
     {file = "pywin32-308-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:71b3322d949b4cc20776436a9c9ba0eeedcbc9c650daa536df63f0ff111bb920"},
 ]
+markers = {main = "platform_system == \"Windows\" and platform_python_implementation != \"PyPy\" and (extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\")", dev = "python_version >= \"3.10\" and sys_platform == \"win32\""}
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pyyaml"
@@ -1695,21 +1799,37 @@ files = [
 ]
 markers = {main = "extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"tests\" or extra == \"all\""}
 
+[[package]]
+name = "questionary"
+version = "2.1.0"
+description = "Python library to build pretty command line user prompts ⭐️"
+optional = true
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
+groups = ["main"]
+markers = "extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\""
+files = [
+    {file = "questionary-2.1.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:44174d237b68bc828e4878c763a9ad6790ee61990e0ae72927694ead57bab8ec"},
+    {file = "questionary-2.1.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:6302cdd645b19667d8f6e6634774e9538bfcd1aad9be287e743d96cacaf95587"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+prompt_toolkit = ">=2.0,<4.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "requests"
-version = "2.32.3"
+version = "2.32.5"
 description = "Python HTTP for Humans."
 optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.8"
+python-versions = ">=3.9"
 groups = ["dev"]
 files = [
-    {file = "requests-2.32.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:70761cfe03c773ceb22aa2f671b4757976145175cdfca038c02654d061d6dcc6"},
-    {file = "requests-2.32.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:55365417734eb18255590a9ff9eb97e9e1da868d4ccd6402399eaf68af20a760"},
+    {file = "requests-2.32.5-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:2462f94637a34fd532264295e186976db0f5d453d1cdd31473c85a6a161affb6"},
+    {file = "requests-2.32.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:dbba0bac56e100853db0ea71b82b4dfd5fe2bf6d3754a8893c3af500cec7d7cf"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
 certifi = ">=2017.4.17"
-charset-normalizer = ">=2,<4"
+charset_normalizer = ">=2,<4"
 idna = ">=2.5,<4"
 urllib3 = ">=1.21.1,<3"
 
@@ -2137,14 +2257,14 @@ files = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "urllib3"
-version = "2.2.3"
+version = "2.5.0"
 description = "HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling, file post, and more."
 optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.8"
+python-versions = ">=3.9"
 groups = ["main", "dev"]
 files = [
-    {file = "urllib3-2.2.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ca899ca043dcb1bafa3e262d73aa25c465bfb49e0bd9dd5d59f1d0acba2f8fac"},
-    {file = "urllib3-2.2.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e7d814a81dad81e6caf2ec9fdedb284ecc9c73076b62654547cc64ccdcae26e9"},
+    {file = "urllib3-2.5.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:e6b01673c0fa6a13e374b50871808eb3bf7046c4b125b216f6bf1cc604cff0dc"},
+    {file = "urllib3-2.5.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:3fc47733c7e419d4bc3f6b3dc2b4f890bb743906a30d56ba4a5bfa4bbff92760"},
 ]
 
 [package.extras]
@@ -2180,11 +2300,12 @@ version = "0.2.13"
 description = "Measures the displayed width of unicode strings in a terminal"
 optional = false
 python-versions = "*"
-groups = ["dev"]
+groups = ["main", "dev"]
 files = [
     {file = "wcwidth-0.2.13-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:3da69048e4540d84af32131829ff948f1e022c1c6bdb8d6102117aac784f6859"},
     {file = "wcwidth-0.2.13.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:72ea0c06399eb286d978fdedb6923a9eb47e1c486ce63e9b4e64fc18303972b5"},
 ]
+markers = {main = "extra == \"ctl\" or extra == \"all\""}
 
 [[package]]
 name = "whenever"
@@ -2387,11 +2508,11 @@ test = ["big-O", "importlib-resources ; python_version < \"3.9\"", "jaraco.funct
 type = ["pytest-mypy"]
 
 [extras]
-all = ["Jinja2", "click", "numpy", "numpy", "pyarrow", "pytest", "pyyaml", "rich", "toml", "typer"]
-ctl = ["Jinja2", "click", "numpy", "numpy", "pyarrow", "pyyaml", "rich", "toml", "typer"]
+all = ["Jinja2", "click", "copier", "numpy", "numpy", "pyarrow", "pytest", "pyyaml", "rich", "toml", "typer"]
+ctl = ["Jinja2", "click", "copier", "numpy", "numpy", "pyarrow", "pyyaml", "rich", "toml", "typer"]
 tests = ["Jinja2", "pytest", "pyyaml", "rich"]
 
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.1"
 python-versions = "^3.9, <3.14"
-content-hash = "978a8ed3c6f4f4e46d39b8c33affb767a91275ee2bee532a48a7abc3d224deb8"
+content-hash = "110653882a7abfb7d9597d6ffa77d455ab93eca8aec08f6b505a1dd12baaec6c"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2465500f..17c0ccd3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ dulwich = "^0.21.4"
 whenever = ">=0.7.2,<0.8.0"
 netutils = "^1.0.0"
 click = { version = "8.1.*", optional = true }
+copier = { version = "^9.8.0", optional = true }
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 pytest = "*"
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ infrahub-testcontainers = { version = "^1.2.5", python = ">=3.10" }
 astroid = "~3.1"
 
 [tool.poetry.extras]
-ctl = ["Jinja2", "numpy", "pyarrow", "pyyaml", "rich", "toml", "typer", "click"]
+ctl = ["Jinja2", "numpy", "pyarrow", "pyyaml", "rich", "toml", "typer", "click", "copier"]
 tests = ["Jinja2", "pytest", "pyyaml", "rich"]
 all = [
     "Jinja2",
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ all = [
     "toml",
     "typer",
     "click",
+    "copier",
 ]
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
@@ -113,10 +115,6 @@ disallow_untyped_defs = true
 module = "infrahub_sdk.ctl.check"
 disable_error_code = ["call-overload"]
 
-[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-module = "infrahub_sdk.ctl.schema"
-disable_error_code = ["arg-type", "attr-defined", "misc", "union-attr"]
-
 [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
 module = "infrahub_sdk.utils"
 disable_error_code = ["arg-type", "attr-defined", "return-value", "union-attr"]
@@ -176,7 +174,6 @@ ignore = [
     ##################################################################################################
     "B008",    # Do not perform function call `typer.Option` in argument defaults; instead, perform the call within the function, or read the default from a module-level singleton variable
     "B904",    # Within an `except` clause, raise exceptions with `raise ... from err` or `raise ... from None` to distinguish them from errors in exception handling
-    "C408",    # Unnecessary `dict` call (rewrite as a literal)
     "FURB110", # Replace ternary `if` expression with `or` operator
     "FURB113", # Use `lines.extend((" " * self.indentation + "}", "}"))` instead of repeatedly calling `lines.append()`
     "FURB177", # Prefer `Path.cwd()` over `Path().resolve()` for current-directory lookups
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_infrahub_client.py b/tests/integration/test_infrahub_client.py
index 82701252..6dd1fdc9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_infrahub_client.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_infrahub_client.py
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ async def test_get_all(self, client: InfrahubClient, base_dataset) -> None:
         assert isinstance(nodes[0], InfrahubNode)
         assert [node.name.value for node in nodes] == ["Bella", "Luna"]
 
-    # TODO enable these tests for infrahub version containing this commit
+    # TODO enable these tests for Infrahub version containing this commit
     #  https://github.com/opsmill/infrahub/commit/5a4d6860196b5bfb51fb8a124f33125f4a0b6753
-    #  when we support testing against multiple infrahub versions.
+    #  when we support testing against multiple Infrahub versions.
     # async def test_get_all_no_order(self, client: InfrahubClient, base_dataset):
     #     nodes = await client.all(kind=TESTING_CAT, order=Order(disable=True))
     #     assert len(nodes) == 2
diff --git a/tests/unit/ctl/test_repository_app.py b/tests/unit/ctl/test_repository_app.py
index ba0a7721..f8636824 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ctl/test_repository_app.py
+++ b/tests/unit/ctl/test_repository_app.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 """Integration tests for infrahubctl commands."""
 
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
+import yaml
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
 from infrahub_sdk.client import InfrahubClient
@@ -322,3 +325,73 @@ def test_repo_list(self, mock_repositories_list) -> None:
         result = runner.invoke(app, ["repository", "list"])
         assert result.exit_code == 0
         assert strip_color(result.stdout) == read_fixture("output.txt", "integration/test_infrahubctl/repository_list")
+
+    def test_repo_init(self) -> None:
+        """Test the repository init command."""
+        with (
+            tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dst,
+            tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".yml", delete=False, encoding="utf-8") as temp_yaml,
+        ):
+            dst = Path(temp_dst)
+            yaml_path = Path(temp_yaml.name)
+            commit = "v0.0.1"
+
+            answers = {
+                "generators": True,
+                "menus": True,
+                "project_name": "test",
+                "queries": True,
+                "scripts": True,
+                "tests": True,
+                "transforms": True,
+                "package_mode": False,
+                "_commit": commit,
+            }
+
+            yaml.safe_dump(answers, temp_yaml)
+            temp_yaml.close()
+            runner.invoke(app, ["repository", "init", str(dst), "--data", str(yaml_path), "--vcs-ref", commit])
+            coppied_answers = yaml.safe_load((dst / ".copier-answers.yml").read_text())
+            coppied_answers.pop("_src_path")
+
+            assert coppied_answers == answers
+            assert (dst / "generators").is_dir()
+            assert (dst / "queries").is_dir()
+            assert (dst / "scripts").is_dir()
+            assert (dst / "pyproject.toml").is_file()
+
+    def test_repo_init_local_template(self) -> None:
+        """Test the repository init command with a local template."""
+        with (
+            tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_src,
+            tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dst,
+            tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".yml", delete=False, encoding="utf-8") as temp_yaml,
+        ):
+            src = Path(temp_src)
+            dst = Path(temp_dst)
+
+            # Create a simple copier template
+            (src / "copier.yml").write_text("project_name:\n  type: str")
+            template_dir = src / "{{project_name}}"
+            template_dir.mkdir()
+            (template_dir / "file.txt.jinja").write_text("Hello {{ project_name }}")
+
+            # Create answers file
+            yaml_path = Path(temp_yaml.name)
+            answers = {"project_name": "local-test"}
+            yaml.safe_dump(answers, temp_yaml)
+            temp_yaml.close()
+
+            # Run the command
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                app, ["repository", "init", str(dst), "--template", str(src), "--data", str(yaml_path)]
+            )
+
+            assert result.exit_code == 0, result.stdout
+
+            # Check the output
+            project_dir = dst / "local-test"
+            assert project_dir.is_dir()
+            output_file = project_dir / "file.txt"
+            assert output_file.is_file()
+            assert output_file.read_text() == "Hello local-test"
diff --git a/tests/unit/sdk/test_topological_sort.py b/tests/unit/sdk/test_topological_sort.py
index fdae9e0d..06f6063a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sdk/test_topological_sort.py
+++ b/tests/unit/sdk/test_topological_sort.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 def test_topological_sort_empty() -> None:
-    assert topological_sort(dict()) == []
+    assert topological_sort({}) == []
 
 
 def test_topological_sort_with_cycle_raises_error() -> None: