diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 4d77d0904..e7c44df34 100755
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ type PromptResult = {
   e2eFramework?: 'cypress' | 'nightwatch' | 'playwright'
   experimentFeatures?: (typeof EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_OPTIONS)[number]['value'][]
   needsBareboneTemplates?: boolean
+  needsAutomaticallyInstallDependencies?: boolean
 }
 
 function isValidPackageName(projectName) {
@@ -255,6 +256,8 @@ async function init() {
 
     // TODO: default to true sometime in the future
     needsBareboneTemplates: false,
+    // TODO: default to false sometime in the future
+    needsAutomaticallyInstallDependencies: false,
   }
 
   intro(
@@ -680,12 +683,25 @@ async function init() {
     }),
   )
 
+  if (!args.length) {
+    // skip snapshot pending prompts
+    result.needsAutomaticallyInstallDependencies = await unwrapPrompt(
+      confirm({
+        message: language.needsAutomaticallyInstallDependencies.message,
+        // TODO: default to true sometime in the future
+        initialValue: false,
+      }),
+    )
+  }
+
   let outroMessage = `${language.infos.done}\n\n`
   if (root !== cwd) {
     const cdProjectName = path.relative(cwd, root)
     outroMessage += `   ${bold(green(`cd ${cdProjectName.includes(' ') ? `"${cdProjectName}"` : cdProjectName}`))}\n`
   }
-  outroMessage += `   ${bold(green(getCommand(packageManager, 'install')))}\n`
+  if (!result.needsAutomaticallyInstallDependencies) {
+    outroMessage += `   ${bold(green(getCommand(packageManager, 'install')))}\n`
+  }
   if (needsPrettier) {
     outroMessage += `   ${bold(green(getCommand(packageManager, 'format')))}\n`
   }
@@ -693,12 +709,40 @@ async function init() {
 
   if (!dotGitDirectoryState.hasDotGitDirectory) {
     outroMessage += `
-${dim('|')} ${language.infos.optionalGitCommand}
-  
-   ${bold(green('git init && git add -A && git commit -m "initial commit"'))}`
+  ${dim('|')} ${language.infos.optionalGitCommand}
+     ${bold(green('git init && git add -A && git commit -m "initial commit"'))}`
   }
 
-  outro(outroMessage)
+  if (!result.needsAutomaticallyInstallDependencies) {
+    outro(outroMessage)
+    return
+  }
+
+  console.log(`\n\nstarting installation...\n`)
+  const { spawn } = await import('node:child_process')
+  const installArgs = ['install']
+  const child = spawn(packageManager, installArgs, {
+    cwd: root,
+    stdio: 'inherit',
+    shell: process.platform === 'win32',
+  })
+
+  child.on('close', (code) => {
+    if (code === 0) {
+      console.log(outroMessage)
+    } else {
+      console.error(
+        red(`\n${bold('Error:')} Dependency installation failed with exit code ${code}.`),
+      )
+      console.error(
+        red(
+          'Please check the output above for details and try running the install command manually:',
+        ),
+      )
+      console.error(bold(green(getCommand(packageManager, 'install'))))
+      process.exit(code)
+    }
+  })
 }
 
 init().catch((e) => {
diff --git a/locales/en-US.json b/locales/en-US.json
index 10a91068f..79cb13e27 100644
--- a/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/locales/en-US.json
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
     "message": "Select experimental features to include in your project:",
     "hint": "(↑/↓ to navigate, space to select, a to toggle all, enter to confirm)"
   },
+  "needsAutomaticallyInstallDependencies": {
+    "message": "Automatically install dependencies?"
+  },
   "needsRolldownVite": {
     "message": "rolldown-vite (experimental)"
   },
diff --git a/locales/fr-FR.json b/locales/fr-FR.json
index 1e2ff6895..12e34a9b1 100644
--- a/locales/fr-FR.json
+++ b/locales/fr-FR.json
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
     "message": "Sélectionnez les fonctionnalités expérimentales à inclure\u00a0:",
     "hint": "(↑/↓ pour naviguer, espace pour sélectionner, a pour tout sélectionner, entrée pour confirmer)"
   },
+  "needsAutomaticallyInstallDependencies": {
+    "message": "Installer automatiquement les dépendances\u00a0?"
+  },
   "needsRolldownVite": {
     "message": "rolldown-vite (expérimental)"
   },
diff --git a/locales/tr-TR.json b/locales/tr-TR.json
index 550cdcedd..9db5335c5 100644
--- a/locales/tr-TR.json
+++ b/locales/tr-TR.json
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
     "message": "Dahil edilecek deneysel özellikleri seçin:",
     "hint": "(↑/↓ gezinmek için, boşluk seçmek için, a tümünü seçmek için, enter onaylamak için)"
   },
+  "needsAutomaticallyInstallDependencies": {
+    "message": "Bağımlılıklar otomatik olarak yüklensin mi?"
+  },
   "needsRolldownVite": {
     "message": "rolldown-vite (deneysel)"
   },
diff --git a/locales/zh-Hans.json b/locales/zh-Hans.json
index 3f46cf5d5..9fe5b3c87 100644
--- a/locales/zh-Hans.json
+++ b/locales/zh-Hans.json
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
     "message": "选择要包含的试验特性：",
     "hint": "(↑/↓ 切换，空格选择，a 全选，回车确认)"
   },
+  "needsAutomaticallyInstallDependencies": {
+    "message": "是否自动安装依赖？"
+  },
   "needsRolldownVite": {
     "message": "rolldown-vite（试验阶段）"
   },
diff --git a/locales/zh-Hant.json b/locales/zh-Hant.json
index 98cc63b2d..15a32e6e2 100644
--- a/locales/zh-Hant.json
+++ b/locales/zh-Hant.json
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
     "message": "請選擇要包含的試驗特性：",
     "hint": "(↑/↓ 切換，空格選擇，a 全選，enter 確認)"
   },
+  "needsAutomaticallyInstallDependencies": {
+    "message": "是否自動安裝相依套件？"
+  },
   "needsRolldownVite": {
     "message": "rolldown-vite（試驗性功能）"
   },
diff --git a/utils/getLanguage.ts b/utils/getLanguage.ts
index 5d81d2a00..1fccdaa7c 100644
--- a/utils/getLanguage.ts
+++ b/utils/getLanguage.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ interface Language {
   needsOxlint: LanguageItem
   needsRolldownVite: LanguageItem
   needsBareboneTemplates: LanguageItem
+  needsAutomaticallyInstallDependencies: LanguageItem
   errors: {
     operationCancelled: string
   }