diff --git a/docs/reference/experiments.md b/docs/reference/experiments.md
index 8d2a97be..06f6e934 100644
--- a/docs/reference/experiments.md
+++ b/docs/reference/experiments.md
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ The Slack CLI has an experiment flag, behind which we put features under develop
 The following is a list of currently available experiments. We may remove an experiment once the feature is released.
 
 * `bolt-install`: enables creating, installing, and running Bolt projects that manage their app manifest on app settings (remote manifest).
+    * `slack create` and `slack init` now set manifest source to "app settings" (remote) for Bolt JS & Bolt Python projects ([PR#96](https://github.com/slackapi/slack-cli/pull/96)).
 * `read-only-collaborators`: enables creating and modifying collaborator permissions via the `slack collaborator` commands.
diff --git a/internal/pkg/create/create.go b/internal/pkg/create/create.go
index f334aa5c..74c029c3 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/create/create.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/create/create.go
@@ -457,11 +457,21 @@ func InstallProjectDependencies(
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Set "manifest.source" in .slack/config.json
+	// Default manifest source to ManifestSourceLocal
 	if !manifestSource.Exists() {
 		manifestSource = config.ManifestSourceLocal
 	}
 
+	// When the BoltInstall experiment is enabled, set non-ROSI projects to ManifestSourceRemote.
+	if clients.Config.WithExperimentOn(experiment.BoltInstall) {
+		// TODO: should check if Slack hosted project, but the SDKConfig has not been initialized yet.
+		isDenoProject := strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(clients.Runtime.Name()), "deno")
+		if !isDenoProject {
+			manifestSource = config.ManifestSourceRemote
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Set "manifest.source" in .slack/config.json
 	if err := clients.Config.ProjectConfig.SetManifestSource(ctx, manifestSource); err != nil {
 		clients.IO.PrintDebug(ctx, "Error setting manifest source in project-level config: %s", err)
 	} else {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/create/create_test.go b/internal/pkg/create/create_test.go
index 97e28bc2..1daf8b69 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/create/create_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/create/create_test.go
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ func TestCreateGitArgs(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_Create_installProjectDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := map[string]struct {
 		experiments            []string
+		runtime                string
 		manifestSource         config.ManifestSource
 		existingFiles          map[string]string
 		expectedOutputs        []string
@@ -208,6 +209,19 @@ func Test_Create_installProjectDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 				`Updated config.json manifest source to "app settings" (remote)`,
 			},
 		},
+		"When bolt + bolt-install experiment and Deno project, should set manifest source to project (local)": {
+			experiments: []string{"bolt", "bolt-install"},
+			expectedOutputs: []string{
+				`Updated config.json manifest source to "project" (local)`,
+			},
+		},
+		"When bolt + bolt-install experiment and non-Deno project, should set manifest source to app settings (remote)": {
+			experiments: []string{"bolt", "bolt-install"},
+			runtime:     "node",
+			expectedOutputs: []string{
+				`Updated config.json manifest source to "app settings" (remote)`,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for name, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -226,6 +240,7 @@ func Test_Create_installProjectDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx := slackcontext.MockContext(t.Context())
 			clientsMock := shared.NewClientsMock()
 			clientsMock.Os.On("Getwd").Return(projectDirPath, nil)
+			clientsMock.HookExecutor.On("Execute", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(`{}`, nil)
 			clientsMock.AddDefaultMocks()
 
 			// Set experiment flag
@@ -237,6 +252,9 @@ func Test_Create_installProjectDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Set runtime to be Deno (or node or whatever)
 			clients.SDKConfig.Runtime = "deno"
+			if tt.runtime != "" {
+				clients.SDKConfig.Runtime = tt.runtime
+			}
 
 			// Create project directory
 			if err := clients.Fs.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(projectDirPath), 0755); err != nil {