diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 5d90fa1..293cf50 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Imports:
     janitor,
     lubridate,
     nanoarrow,
+    processx,
+    quarto,
     readr,
     renv,
     rlang,
diff --git a/R/cli.R b/R/cli.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5df4e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/cli.R
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#' @title Ask for Yes/No Confirmation
+#'
+#' @description Interactive yes/no confirmation with cli styling.
+#'   Returns TRUE for yes, FALSE for no. Follows the pattern from cli issue #488.
+#'
+#' @param text The question text (supports cli styling)
+#' @param yes Character vector of affirmative options (default: c("Yes", "yeah"))
+#' @param no Character vector of negative options (default: c("No", "nope"))
+#' @param n_yes Number of yes options to show (default: 1)
+#' @param n_no Number of no options to show (default: 1)
+#' @param shuffle Whether to shuffle the options (default: TRUE)
+#' @param ... Additional arguments passed to cli::cli_alert()
+#' @param .envir Environment for glue interpolation
+#'
+#' @return Logical TRUE for yes, FALSE for no
+#'
+#' @keywords internal
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#' # Simple confirmation
+#' if (cli_yeah("Delete all files?")) {
+#'   # Proceed with deletion
+#' }
+#'
+#' # Custom options
+#' proceed <- cli_yeah(
+#'   "Continue with migration?",
+#'   yes = c("Yes, proceed", "Continue"),
+#'   no = c("Cancel", "Stop")
+#' )
+#' }
+cli_yeah <- function(
+  text,
+  yes = c("Yes", "yeah"),
+  no = c("No", "nope"),
+  n_yes = 1,
+  n_no = 1,
+  shuffle = TRUE,
+  ...,
+  .envir = parent.frame()
+) {
+  if (!rlang::is_interactive()) {
+    cli::cli_abort(
+      c(
+        "User input required, but session is not interactive.",
+        i = "Query: {text}"
+      ),
+      .envir = .envir
+    )
+  }
+
+  n_yes <- min(n_yes, length(yes))
+  n_no <- min(n_no, length(no))
+
+  # Sample options
+  qs <- c(sample(yes, n_yes), sample(no, n_no))
+
+  if (shuffle) {
+    qs <- sample(qs)
+  }
+
+  # Show the question
+  cli::cli_alert(text, ..., .envir = .envir)
+
+  # Present menu and get choice
+  choice <- utils::menu(qs, title = "Choose an option:")
+
+  # Return TRUE if yes option selected
+  choice != 0L && qs[[choice]] %in% yes
+}
diff --git a/R/template.R b/R/template.R
index 7d2d3a9..1c85d8c 100644
--- a/R/template.R
+++ b/R/template.R
@@ -1,74 +1,216 @@
-#' @title Function to use the OJO quarto HTML template
-#'
-#' @description Wrapper for `quarto use template` command. Defaults to OJO html template.
-#'
-#' @param path The name of the directory where the template should be added. This should be a string representing an absolute path, or a path relative to the current working directory.
-#' @param template The name of the Quarto template to use. This should be a string in the format "username/repository". Default is "openjusticeok/ojo-report-template".
-#' @return This function does not return a value. If the user chooses not to proceed with the operation, the function exits silently.
+validate_project_name <- function(name) {
+  stringr::str_detect(name, "^[a-z0-9]+(-[a-z0-9]+)*$")
+}
+
+prompt_project_name <- function() {
+  project_name <- readline(cli::format_inline("Project name (kebab-case): "))
+  while (!validate_project_name(project_name)) {
+    cli::cli_alert_danger("Invalid name. Use lowercase, numbers, hyphens only.")
+    project_name <- readline(cli::format_inline("Project name (kebab-case): "))
+  }
+  project_name
+}
+
+prompt_parent_dir <- function(default = fs::path_wd()) {
+  prompt_text <- cli::format_inline("Parent directory [{.path {default}}]: ")
+  parent_dir <- readline(prompt_text)
+  if (parent_dir == "") {
+    parent_dir <- default
+  }
+  parent_dir <- fs::path_abs(parent_dir)
+  if (!fs::dir_exists(parent_dir)) {
+    cli::cli_alert_info("Creating parent directory {.path {parent_dir}}...")
+    fs::dir_create(parent_dir, recurse = TRUE)
+  }
+  parent_dir
+}
+
+prompt_template <- function(default = "website") {
+  choices <- c(
+    "website" = "website (multi-page site)",
+    "report" = "report (single-page document)"
+  )
+  # Pre-select default by putting it first
+  if (default == "report") {
+    choices <- choices[c("report", "website")]
+  }
+  choice <- utils::menu(choices, title = cli::format_inline("Select template type:"))
+  if (choice == 0L) {
+    return(invisible())
+  }
+  names(choices)[choice]
+}
+
+#' @title Function to use the OKPolicy quarto website template
+#' @description Wrapper for `quarto use template` command. Creates a new project directory
+#'   and installs a Quarto template. The project name is derived from the last component
+#'   of the path and must be in kebab-case format.
+#' @param path Character. The path to the project directory. Can be absolute or relative
+#'   to the current working directory. The last component of the path will be used as the
+#'   project name and must be in kebab-case (lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only).
+#'   If `NULL` (default) and in interactive mode, prompts for project name and location.
+#' @param template Character. The type of project template to use. Must be one of:
+#'   * `"website"` (default) - Multi-page website template
+#'   * `"report"` - Single-page report template
+#' @param .interactive Logical. Whether to prompt for user confirmation in interactive mode.
+#'   Defaults to `rlang::is_interactive()`.
 #'
-#' @export
+#' @return Invisibly returns the result of the quarto command execution.
 #'
 #' @examples
 #' \dontrun{
-#' ojo_use_template(template = "openjusticeok/ojo-report-template", path = "my_directory")
+#' # Interactive mode (prompts for project name and location)
+#' ojo_use_template()
+#'
+#' # Create a new website project (default)
+#' ojo_use_template("my-new-website")
+#'
+#' # Create a report project
+#' ojo_use_template("my-new-report", template = "report")
+#'
+#' # Create a project in a specific directory
+#' ojo_use_template("~/Documents/Reports/my-new-website")
+#'
+#' # Create a project with interactive turned off
+#' ojo_use_template("my-new-website", .interactive = FALSE)
 #' }
+#' @export
 ojo_use_template <- function(
-    path,
-    template = "openjusticeok/ojo-report-template"
+    path = NULL,
+    template = c("website", "report"),
+    .interactive = rlang::is_interactive()
 ) {
-  command <- paste("quarto use template", template, "--no-prompt")
+  # If path is NULL and interactive, enter full interactive mode
+  if (is.null(path)) {
+    if (!.interactive) {
+      cli::cli_abort("{.arg path} is required in non-interactive mode.")
+    }
 
-  full_dir <- dplyr::if_else(
-    fs::is_absolute_path(path),
-    path,
-    fs::path_wd(path)
-  )
+    project_name <- prompt_project_name()
+    parent_dir <- prompt_parent_dir()
+    selected_template <- prompt_template()
 
-  # Check if the directory exists
-  if (!dir.exists(full_dir)) {
-    # If not, ask if we should create it
-    ans <- utils::menu(
-      choices = c("Yes", "No"),
-      title = paste0(
-        "The path `",
-        full_dir,
-        "` does not exist.",
-        "\nDo you want to create it?"
-      )
-    )
-    # If they say no, just stop
-    if (ans == 2) {
+    # Handle cancellation from template prompt
+    if (is.null(selected_template)) {
       return(invisible())
     }
-    # Otherwise, go ahead
-    fs::dir_create(full_dir)
+
+    template <- selected_template
+    path <- fs::path(parent_dir, project_name)
   }
 
-  # Check that the directory is empty
-  if (!dir_empty(full_dir)) {
-    cli::cli_abort(
-      paste0(
-        "Provided directory `", full_dir, "` is not empty!\n",
-        "Please specify an empty directory (or enter the name of one to create) for the report to live in!"
-      )
-    )
+  # Validate template argument
+  template <- rlang::arg_match(template)
+
+  # Map friendly names to GitHub template specs
+  template_spec <- switch(template,
+    website = "openjusticeok/okpolicy-quarto-templates/okpolicy-website-template",
+    report = "openjusticeok/okpolicy-quarto-templates/okpolicy-report-template"
+  )
+
+  # Path Resolution
+  project_dir <- fs::path_abs(path)
+  project_name <- fs::path_file(path)
+
+  # Validate project name
+  if (!validate_project_name(project_name)) {
+    cli::cli_abort(c(
+      "x" = "{.arg path} must end with a valid kebab-case project name.",
+      "i" = "Allowed: lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens",
+      "i" = "Examples: {.code my-project}, {.code report-2024}, {.code data-analysis}"
+    ))
   }
 
-  # Confirm that directory is correct
-  if (utils::menu(choices = c("Yes", "No"), title = paste0(
-    "The template `",
-    template,
-    "` will be added to the directory `",
-    full_dir,
-    "`.\nDo you want to proceed?"
-  )) == 2) {
-    return(invisible())
+  quarto_args <- c("use", "template", template_spec, "--no-prompt")
+
+  # Find the executable
+  quarto_bin <- quarto::quarto_path(normalize = TRUE)
+
+  # Graceful fail if Quarto is not installed
+  if (is.null(quarto_bin) || !nzchar(quarto_bin)) {
+    cli::cli_abort("Quarto is not installed or could not be found.")
+  }
+  # Directory handling logic
+  success <- FALSE
+  
+  if (!fs::dir_exists(project_dir)) {
+    # Directory doesn't exist, create automatically
+    cli::cli_alert_info("Creating directory {.path {project_dir}}...")
+    fs::dir_create(project_dir)
+
+    # Set up cleanup on failure
+    on.exit(if (!success) try(fs::dir_delete(project_dir), silent = TRUE), add = TRUE)
+  } else {
+    # Directory exists, check if empty
+    if (!dir_empty(project_dir)) {
+      # Directory not empty, abort
+      cli::cli_abort(c(
+        "x" = "Directory {.path {project_dir}} exists and is not empty.",
+        "i" = "Remove the directory first or choose a different path."
+      ))
+    }
+    # Directory exists but empty, proceed without asking
+  }
+
+  # Confirm user wants to proceed (only for new directories in interactive mode)
+  if (.interactive && !fs::dir_exists(project_dir)) {
+    if (!cli_yeah("Install the template to {.path {project_dir}}?")) {
+      cli::cli_alert_info("Aborted by user.")
+      fs::dir_delete(project_dir)
+      return(invisible())
+    }
   }
 
-  # Run command
-  withr::with_dir(new = full_dir, code = system(command))
+  cli::cli_alert_info("Installing {.field {template}} template to {.path {project_dir}}...")
+
+  # Error/Status/StdErr/StdOut capturing
+  result <- tryCatch(
+    withr::with_dir(
+      new = project_dir,
+      code = {
+        processx::run(
+          command = quarto_bin,
+          args = quarto_args,
+          echo = .interactive,     # print the stdout of the command
+          echo_cmd = .interactive, # print the command that will be run
+          error_on_status = TRUE,  # if the command fails, throw an R error, which is then caught by the tryCatch block below
+          spinner = .interactive   # show a spinner while the command is running
+        )
+      }
+    ),
+    # c() is concatenating the following CLI styling together for cli::abort message
+    #   x = red 
+    #   i = blue
+    #   " " = invisible indent for clean continuation lines
+    #   v = green
+    #   ! = yellow warning
+    system_command_status_error = function(error) {
+      cli::cli_abort(
+        c(
+          "x" = "Quarto encountered an error. Template installation failed.", 
+          # if quarto wrote a message to stderr write it to CLI, if not write "(no stderr)"
+          " " = if (nzchar(error$stderr)) error$stderr else "(no stderr)", 
+          "i" = "Exit status: {error$status}"
+        ),
+        parent = error
+      )
+    },
+    # captures other errors that happen before or during quarto launch
+    error = function(error) {
+      cli::cli_abort(
+        c(
+          "!" = "Something went wrong while preparing the Quarto command.",
+          "i" = conditionMessage(error)
+        ),
+        parent = error
+      )
+    }
+  )
+
+  success <- TRUE
+  cli::cli_alert_success(
+    "{.field {template}} template successfully added to directory {.path {project_dir}}!"
+  )
 
-  cli::cli_alert_success(paste0(
-    "Template `", template, "` successfully added to directory `", full_dir, "`!"
-  ))
+  invisible(result)
 }
diff --git a/man/cli_yeah.Rd b/man/cli_yeah.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f841782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/cli_yeah.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/cli.R
+\name{cli_yeah}
+\alias{cli_yeah}
+\title{Ask for Yes/No Confirmation}
+\usage{
+cli_yeah(
+  text,
+  yes = c("Yes", "yeah"),
+  no = c("No", "nope"),
+  n_yes = 1,
+  n_no = 1,
+  shuffle = TRUE,
+  ...,
+  .envir = parent.frame()
+)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{text}{The question text (supports cli styling)}
+
+\item{yes}{Character vector of affirmative options (default: c("Yes", "yeah"))}
+
+\item{no}{Character vector of negative options (default: c("No", "nope"))}
+
+\item{n_yes}{Number of yes options to show (default: 1)}
+
+\item{n_no}{Number of no options to show (default: 1)}
+
+\item{shuffle}{Whether to shuffle the options (default: TRUE)}
+
+\item{...}{Additional arguments passed to cli::cli_alert()}
+
+\item{.envir}{Environment for glue interpolation}
+}
+\value{
+Logical TRUE for yes, FALSE for no
+}
+\description{
+Interactive yes/no confirmation with cli styling.
+Returns TRUE for yes, FALSE for no. Follows the pattern from cli issue #488.
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+# Simple confirmation
+if (cli_yeah("Delete all files?")) {
+  # Proceed with deletion
+}
+
+# Custom options
+proceed <- cli_yeah(
+  "Continue with migration?",
+  yes = c("Yes, proceed", "Continue"),
+  no = c("Cancel", "Stop")
+)
+}
+}
+\keyword{internal}
diff --git a/man/ojo_use_template.Rd b/man/ojo_use_template.Rd
index c8b4742..c14d936 100644
--- a/man/ojo_use_template.Rd
+++ b/man/ojo_use_template.Rd
@@ -2,23 +2,52 @@
 % Please edit documentation in R/template.R
 \name{ojo_use_template}
 \alias{ojo_use_template}
-\title{Function to use the OJO quarto HTML template}
+\title{Function to use the OKPolicy quarto website template}
 \usage{
-ojo_use_template(path, template = "openjusticeok/ojo-report-template")
+ojo_use_template(
+  path = NULL,
+  template = c("website", "report"),
+  .interactive = rlang::is_interactive()
+)
 }
 \arguments{
-\item{path}{The name of the directory where the template should be added. This should be a string representing an absolute path, or a path relative to the current working directory.}
+\item{path}{Character. The path to the project directory. Can be absolute or relative
+to the current working directory. The last component of the path will be used as the
+project name and must be in kebab-case (lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only).
+If \code{NULL} (default) and in interactive mode, prompts for project name and location.}
 
-\item{template}{The name of the Quarto template to use. This should be a string in the format "username/repository". Default is "openjusticeok/ojo-report-template".}
+\item{template}{Character. The type of project template to use. Must be one of:
+\itemize{
+\item \code{"website"} (default) - Multi-page website template
+\item \code{"report"} - Single-page report template
+}}
+
+\item{.interactive}{Logical. Whether to prompt for user confirmation in interactive mode.
+Defaults to \code{rlang::is_interactive()}.}
 }
 \value{
-This function does not return a value. If the user chooses not to proceed with the operation, the function exits silently.
+Invisibly returns the result of the quarto command execution.
 }
 \description{
-Wrapper for \verb{quarto use template} command. Defaults to OJO html template.
+Wrapper for \verb{quarto use template} command. Creates a new project directory
+and installs a Quarto template. The project name is derived from the last component
+of the path and must be in kebab-case format.
 }
 \examples{
 \dontrun{
-ojo_use_template(template = "openjusticeok/ojo-report-template", path = "my_directory")
+# Interactive mode (prompts for project name and location)
+ojo_use_template()
+
+# Create a new website project (default)
+ojo_use_template("my-new-website")
+
+# Create a report project
+ojo_use_template("my-new-report", template = "report")
+
+# Create a project in a specific directory
+ojo_use_template("~/Documents/Reports/my-new-website")
+
+# Create a project with interactive turned off
+ojo_use_template("my-new-website", .interactive = FALSE)
 }
 }