diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c44258..ea38177 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ curl -X POST localhost:4000/api/agents/dev/my-skill/run \
 
 ```bash
 skrun init my-agent
+skrun init my-agent --provider google
 cd my-agent
 # Creates SKILL.md (instructions) + agent.yaml (config)
 ```
diff --git a/docs/cli.md b/docs/cli.md
index e70fde2..264d0d0 100644
--- a/docs/cli.md
+++ b/docs/cli.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Create a new Skrun agent.
 ```bash
 skrun init [dir]
 skrun init my-agent
+skrun init my-agent --provider google
 skrun init --from-skill ./existing-skill
 ```
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ skrun init --from-skill ./existing-skill
 | `--force` | Overwrite existing files |
 | `--name <name>` | Agent name (non-interactive) |
 | `--description <desc>` | Agent description (non-interactive) |
+| `--provider <provider>` | Provider with a default model: `anthropic`, `openai`, `google`, `mistral`, `groq` |
 | `--model <provider/name>` | Model (non-interactive) |
 | `--namespace <ns>` | Namespace (non-interactive) |
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c29c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import * as prompts from "../utils/prompts.js";
+import { resolveInitModel } from "./init.js";
+
+describe("resolveInitModel", () => {
+  it("uses the provider default model without prompting", async () => {
+    const askModelSpy = vi.spyOn(prompts, "askModel");
+
+    await expect(resolveInitModel({ provider: "google" })).resolves.toEqual({
+      provider: "google",
+      name: "gemini-2.5-flash",
+    });
+    expect(askModelSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("prefers an explicit model over the provider flag", async () => {
+    const askModelSpy = vi.spyOn(prompts, "askModel");
+
+    await expect(
+      resolveInitModel({ provider: "google", model: "openai/gpt-4o-mini" }),
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      provider: "openai",
+      name: "gpt-4o-mini",
+    });
+    expect(askModelSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the interactive model prompt", async () => {
+    const askModelSpy = vi
+      .spyOn(prompts, "askModel")
+      .mockResolvedValue({ provider: "anthropic", name: "claude-sonnet-4-20250514" });
+
+    await expect(resolveInitModel({})).resolves.toEqual({
+      provider: "anthropic",
+      name: "claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
+    });
+    expect(askModelSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
index 61dba7b..73e331c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { basename, join, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { AgentConfigSchema, serializeAgentYaml } from "@skrun-dev/schema";
-import type { Command } from "commander";
+import { type Command, Option } from "commander";
 import * as format from "../utils/format.js";
-import { askModel, askText } from "../utils/prompts.js";
+import { DEFAULT_MODELS_BY_PROVIDER, askModel, askText } from "../utils/prompts.js";
 import { initFromSkill } from "./init-from-skill.js";
 
 const SKILL_MD_TEMPLATE = (name: string, description: string) => `---
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ export function registerInitCommand(program: Command): void {
     .option("--force", "Overwrite existing files")
     .option("--name <name>", "Agent name (non-interactive)")
     .option("--description <desc>", "Agent description (non-interactive)")
+    .addOption(
+      new Option(
+        "--provider <provider>",
+        "Provider with a default model (non-interactive)",
+      ).choices(Object.keys(DEFAULT_MODELS_BY_PROVIDER)),
+    )
     .option("--model <model>", "Model as provider/name (non-interactive)")
     .option("--namespace <ns>", "Agent namespace (non-interactive)")
     .action(async (dir: string | undefined, opts) => {
@@ -46,10 +52,32 @@ interface InitOptions {
   force?: boolean;
   name?: string;
   description?: string;
+  provider?: keyof typeof DEFAULT_MODELS_BY_PROVIDER;
   model?: string;
   namespace?: string;
 }
 
+export async function resolveInitModel(
+  opts: Pick<InitOptions, "model" | "provider">,
+): Promise<{ provider: string; name: string }> {
+  if (opts.model) {
+    const parts = opts.model.split("/");
+    return {
+      provider: parts[0],
+      name: parts.slice(1).join("/"),
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (opts.provider) {
+    return {
+      provider: opts.provider,
+      name: DEFAULT_MODELS_BY_PROVIDER[opts.provider],
+    };
+  }
+
+  return askModel();
+}
+
 async function runInit(dir: string | undefined, opts: InitOptions): Promise<void> {
   const targetDir = dir ? resolve(dir) : process.cwd();
   const dirName = basename(targetDir);
@@ -66,17 +94,7 @@ async function runInit(dir: string | undefined, opts: InitOptions): Promise<void
   const description =
     opts.description ?? (await askText("Description?", `A Skrun agent for ${name}.`));
 
-  let provider: string;
-  let modelName: string;
-  if (opts.model) {
-    const parts = opts.model.split("/");
-    provider = parts[0];
-    modelName = parts.slice(1).join("/");
-  } else {
-    const model = await askModel();
-    provider = model.provider;
-    modelName = model.name;
-  }
+  const model = await resolveInitModel(opts);
 
   const namespace = opts.namespace ?? (await askText("Namespace?", "my"));
 
@@ -92,7 +110,7 @@ async function runInit(dir: string | undefined, opts: InitOptions): Promise<void
   const config = AgentConfigSchema.parse({
     name: `${namespace}/${name}`,
     version: "1.0.0",
-    model: { provider, name: modelName },
+    model,
     inputs: [{ name: "query", type: "string", required: true }],
     outputs: [{ name: "result", type: "string" }],
   });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/prompts.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/prompts.ts
index 2163c1e..2198840 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/prompts.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/prompts.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 import * as p from "@clack/prompts";
 
+export const DEFAULT_MODELS_BY_PROVIDER = {
+  anthropic: "claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
+  openai: "gpt-4o",
+  google: "gemini-2.5-flash",
+  mistral: "mistral-large-latest",
+  groq: "llama-3.3-70b-versatile",
+} as const;
+
 const MODEL_OPTIONS = [
-  { value: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514", label: "Anthropic — claude-sonnet-4" },
-  { value: "openai/gpt-4o", label: "OpenAI — gpt-4o" },
-  { value: "mistral/mistral-large-latest", label: "Mistral — mistral-large" },
-  { value: "groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile", label: "Groq — llama-3.3-70b" },
+  { value: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514", label: "Anthropic - claude-sonnet-4" },
+  { value: "openai/gpt-4o", label: "OpenAI - gpt-4o" },
+  { value: "google/gemini-2.5-flash", label: "Google - gemini-2.5-flash" },
+  { value: "mistral/mistral-large-latest", label: "Mistral - mistral-large" },
+  { value: "groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile", label: "Groq - llama-3.3-70b" },
 ] as const;
 
 function handleCancel(value: unknown): asserts value is string {