diff --git a/cli/bitcore-node.js b/cli/bitcore-node.js
index 808be28c..52e17bc3 100755
--- a/cli/bitcore-node.js
+++ b/cli/bitcore-node.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ var version = require(__dirname + '/../package.json').version;
 var create = require('../lib/scaffold/create');
 var add = require('../lib/scaffold/add');
 var start = require('../lib/scaffold/start');
-var stop = require('../lib/scaffold/stop');
 var findConfig = require('../lib/scaffold/find-config');
 
 program
@@ -16,10 +15,29 @@ program
 program
   .command('create <directory> [name]')
   .description('Create a new node')
-  .action(function(directory, name){
+  .action(function(dirname, name){
+    var options = {
+      cwd: process.cwd(),
+      dirname: dirname,
+      name: name,
+      datadir: './data',
+      isGlobal: false
+    };
+    create(options, function(err) {
+      if (err) {
+        throw err;
+      }
+      console.log('Successfully created node in directory: ', dirname);
+    });
+  });
+
+program
+  .command('start')
+  .option('-b', '--background', 'Will start in the background')
+  .description('Start the current node')
+  .action(function(){
     var config = findConfig();
-    create(config, directory, name);
-    console.log('Successfully created node in directory: ', directory);
+    start(config);
   });
 
 program
@@ -39,28 +57,8 @@ program
     console.log();
   });
 
-program
-  .command('start')
-  .option('-b', '--background', 'Will start in the background')
-  .description('Start the current node')
-  .action(function(){
-    var config = findConfig();
-    start(config);
-  });
-
-program
-  .command('stop')
-  .description('Stop the current node')
-  .action(function(){
-    var config = findConfig();
-    stop(config);
-  });
-
-program
-  .command('*')
-  .description('')
-  .action(function(env){
-    program.help();
-  });
-
 program.parse(process.argv);
+
+if (process.argv.length === 2) {
+  program.help();
+}
diff --git a/lib/scaffold/create.js b/lib/scaffold/create.js
index 18703f4a..ba3714d2 100644
--- a/lib/scaffold/create.js
+++ b/lib/scaffold/create.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
 var bitcore = require('bitcore');
+var async = require('async');
 var $ = bitcore.util.preconditions;
 var _ = bitcore.deps._;
 var path = require('path');
-var version = require('../../package.json').version;
+var packageFile = require('../../package.json');
 var mkdirp = require('mkdirp');
 var fs = require('fs');
 
@@ -17,10 +19,18 @@ var BASE_CONFIG = {
   network: 'livenet'
 };
 
+var version;
+if (packageFile.version.match('-dev')) {
+  // Use the latest release (todo: update to find the latest release?)
+  version = '^0.2.0-beta.3';
+} else {
+  version = '^' + packageFile.version;
+}
+
 var BASE_PACKAGE = {
   dependencies: {
     'bitcore': '^' + bitcore.version,
-    'bitcore-node': '^' + version
+    'bitcore-node': version
   }
 };
 
@@ -50,6 +60,7 @@ function createBitcoinDirectory(datadir, done) {
  * Will create a base Bitcore Node configuration directory and files.
  * @param {String} configDir - The absolute path
  * @param {String} name - The name of the node
+ * @param {Boolean} isGlobal - If the configuration depends on globally installed node modules.
  * @param {Function} done - The callback function called when finished
  */
 function createConfigDirectory(configDir, name, isGlobal, done) {
@@ -59,7 +70,7 @@ function createConfigDirectory(configDir, name, isGlobal, done) {
     }
 
     var config = BASE_CONFIG;
-    config.name = name;
+    config.name = name || 'Bitcore Node';
     var configJSON = JSON.stringify(config, null, 2);
     var packageJSON = JSON.stringify(BASE_PACKAGE, null, 2);
     try {
@@ -76,6 +87,9 @@ function createConfigDirectory(configDir, name, isGlobal, done) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Will setup a directory with a Bitcore Node directory, configuration file,
+ * bitcoin configuration, and will install all necessary dependencies.
+ *
  * @param {Object} options
  * @param {String} options.cwd - The current working directory
  * @param {String} options.dirname - The name of the bitcore node configuration directory
@@ -90,7 +104,7 @@ function create(options, done) {
   $.checkArgument(_.isFunction(done));
   $.checkArgument(_.isString(options.cwd));
   $.checkArgument(_.isString(options.dirname));
-  $.checkArgument(_.isString(options.name));
+  $.checkArgument(_.isString(options.name) || _.isUndefined(options.name));
   $.checkArgument(_.isBoolean(options.isGlobal));
   $.checkArgument(_.isString(options.datadir));
 
@@ -100,24 +114,46 @@ function create(options, done) {
   var datadir = options.datadir;
   var isGlobal = options.isGlobal;
 
-  if (!cwd) {
-    cwd = process.cwd;
-  }
-
   var absConfigDir = path.resolve(cwd, dirname);
   var absDataDir = path.resolve(absConfigDir, datadir);
 
-  if (!fs.existsSync(absConfigDir)) {
-    createConfigDirectory(absConfigDir, name, isGlobal, function() {
-      if (!fs.existsSync(absDataDir)) {
-        createBitcoinDirectory(absDataDir, done);
+  async.series([
+    function(next) {
+      if (!fs.existsSync(absConfigDir)) {
+        createConfigDirectory(absConfigDir, name, isGlobal, next);
       } else {
-        done();
+        next(new Error('Directory "' + absConfigDir+ '" already exists.'));
       }
-    });
-  } else {
-    done(new Error('Directory "' + absConfigDir+ '" already exists.'));
-  }
+    },
+    function(next) {
+      if (!fs.existsSync(absDataDir)) {
+        createBitcoinDirectory(absDataDir, next);
+      } else {
+        next();
+      }
+    },
+    function(next) {
+      if (!isGlobal) {
+        var npm = spawn('npm', ['install'], {cwd: absConfigDir});
+
+        npm.stdout.on('data', function (data) {
+          process.stdout.write(data);
+        });
+
+        npm.stderr.on('data', function (data) {
+          process.stderr.write(data);
+        });
+
+        npm.on('close', function (code) {
+          //todo: handle code
+          next();
+        });
+
+      } else {
+        next();
+      }
+    }
+  ], done);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/test/scaffold/create.integration.js b/test/scaffold/create.integration.js
index f14a254e..827662eb 100644
--- a/test/scaffold/create.integration.js
+++ b/test/scaffold/create.integration.js
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var should = require('chai').should();
-var create = require('../../lib/scaffold/create');
+var proxyquire = require('proxyquire');
+var sinon = require('sinon');
+var create = proxyquire('../../lib/scaffold/create', {
+  'child_process': {
+    spawn: sinon.stub().returns({
+      stdout: {
+        on: sinon.stub()
+      },
+      stderr: {
+        on: sinon.stub()
+      },
+      on: function(event, cb) {
+        cb();
+      }
+    })
+  }
+});
 var fs = require('fs');
 var mkdirp = require('mkdirp');
 var rimraf = require('rimraf');