diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb472dc..87c2725 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,22 @@ create({
 Omit the option to enable every built-in tool. Pass an array such as
 `['rslint', 'prettier']` to enable only those tools.
 
+### Git Initialization
+
+By default, the toolkit initializes a Git repository after creating the
+project. If the target directory is already inside a Git worktree, the existing
+repository is reused to avoid creating a nested repository.
+
+Set `git` to `false` to skip Git initialization. Integrations can map their own
+CLI option, such as `--not-git`, to this value:
+
+```ts
+create({
+  git: false,
+  // ...other options
+});
+```
+
 ### NPM Template Support
 
 `@rstackjs/create-toolkit` supports using npm packages as templates, allowing users to create projects from custom templates published to npm.
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index f744e81..eba15c4 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { determineAgent } from '@vercel/detect-agent';
 import deepmerge from 'deepmerge';
 import minimist from 'minimist';
 import { color, logger } from 'rslog';
-import { x } from 'tinyexec';
+import { x, xSync } from 'tinyexec';
 import { isNpmTemplate, resolveCustomTemplate } from './template-manager.js';
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
@@ -549,6 +549,40 @@ async function runSkillCommand(skills: ExtraSkill[], cwd: string) {
   installationTaskLog.success(`Installed ${skillNoun} ${skillLabel}`);
 }
 
+function initGit(cwd: string) {
+  try {
+    const repositoryCheck = xSync(
+      'git',
+      ['rev-parse', '--is-inside-work-tree'],
+      {
+        nodeOptions: { cwd },
+      },
+    );
+
+    // Reuse the current repository instead of creating a nested one.
+    if (repositoryCheck.exitCode === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const result = xSync('git', ['init'], {
+      nodeOptions: { cwd },
+    });
+
+    if (result.exitCode === 0) {
+      log.success('Initialized Git repository.');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const details = result.stderr.trim();
+    log.warn(
+      `Failed to initialize Git repository.${details ? ` ${details}` : ''}`,
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    const details = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+    log.warn(`Failed to initialize Git repository. ${details}`);
+  }
+}
+
 function logNextStepsAndOutro(
   noteInformation: string[] | undefined,
   targetDir: string,
@@ -558,9 +592,8 @@ function logNextStepsAndOutro(
     ? noteInformation
     : [
         `1. ${color.cyan(`cd ${targetDir}`)}`,
-        `2. ${color.cyan('git init')} ${color.dim('(optional)')}`,
-        `3. ${color.cyan(`${packageManager} install`)}`,
-        `4. ${color.cyan(`${packageManager} run dev`)}`,
+        `2. ${color.cyan(`${packageManager} install`)}`,
+        `3. ${color.cyan(`${packageManager} run dev`)}`,
       ];
 
   if (nextSteps.length) {
@@ -580,6 +613,7 @@ export async function create({
   mapRslintTemplate,
   version,
   noteInformation,
+  git = true,
   builtinTools,
   extraTools,
   extraSkills,
@@ -608,6 +642,13 @@ export async function create({
   ) => RslintTemplateName | null;
   version?: Record<string, string> | string;
   noteInformation?: string[];
+  /**
+   * Whether to initialize a Git repository when the target directory is not
+   * already inside one.
+   *
+   * @default true
+   */
+  git?: boolean;
   /**
    * Controls which built-in tools are available.
    *
@@ -719,6 +760,10 @@ export async function create({
       skipFiles,
     });
 
+    if (git) {
+      initGit(distFolder);
+    }
+
     logNextStepsAndOutro(noteInformation, targetDir, packageManager);
     return;
   }
@@ -754,6 +799,10 @@ export async function create({
     skipFiles,
   });
 
+  if (git) {
+    initGit(distFolder);
+  }
+
   const skillsByValue = new Map(
     (extraSkills ?? []).map((extraSkill) => [extraSkill.value, extraSkill]),
   );
diff --git a/test/git.test.ts b/test/git.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1decdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/git.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { beforeEach, expect, rs, test } from '@rstest/core';
+import { create } from '../src';
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const fixturesDir = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'basic');
+const testDir = path.join(fixturesDir, 'test-temp-output-git');
+
+const mocks = rs.hoisted(() => ({
+  x: rs.fn(),
+  xSync: rs.fn(),
+}));
+
+rs.mock('tinyexec', () => ({
+  x: mocks.x,
+  xSync: mocks.xSync,
+}));
+
+const createResult = (exitCode: number, stderr = '') => ({
+  stdout: '',
+  stderr,
+  exitCode,
+});
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  rs.mocked(mocks.xSync).mockReset();
+  rs.mocked(mocks.xSync).mockImplementation((_command, args) =>
+    createResult(args[0] === 'rev-parse' ? 128 : 0),
+  );
+
+  if (fs.existsSync(testDir)) {
+    fs.rmSync(testDir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+  fs.mkdirSync(testDir, { recursive: true });
+
+  return () => {
+    if (fs.existsSync(testDir)) {
+      fs.rmSync(testDir, { recursive: true });
+    }
+  };
+});
+
+async function createProject(projectDir: string, git?: boolean) {
+  await create({
+    name: 'test',
+    root: fixturesDir,
+    templates: ['vanilla'],
+    getTemplateName: async () => 'vanilla',
+    git,
+    argv: ['node', 'test', '--dir', projectDir, '--template', 'vanilla'],
+  });
+}
+
+test('should initialize a Git repository by default', async () => {
+  const projectDir = path.join(testDir, 'default');
+
+  await createProject(projectDir);
+
+  expect(mocks.xSync).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+    1,
+    'git',
+    ['rev-parse', '--is-inside-work-tree'],
+    { nodeOptions: { cwd: projectDir } },
+  );
+  expect(mocks.xSync).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'git', ['init'], {
+    nodeOptions: { cwd: projectDir },
+  });
+});
+
+test('should reuse an existing Git repository', async () => {
+  const projectDir = path.join(testDir, 'existing');
+  rs.mocked(mocks.xSync).mockReturnValue(createResult(0));
+
+  await createProject(projectDir);
+
+  expect(mocks.xSync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  expect(mocks.xSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    'git',
+    ['rev-parse', '--is-inside-work-tree'],
+    { nodeOptions: { cwd: projectDir } },
+  );
+});
+
+test('should skip Git initialization when disabled', async () => {
+  const projectDir = path.join(testDir, 'disabled');
+
+  await createProject(projectDir, false);
+
+  expect(mocks.xSync).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('should continue when Git initialization fails', async () => {
+  const projectDir = path.join(testDir, 'failure');
+  rs.mocked(mocks.xSync).mockImplementation((_command, args) =>
+    args[0] === 'rev-parse'
+      ? createResult(128)
+      : createResult(1, 'Git is unavailable'),
+  );
+
+  await expect(createProject(projectDir)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  expect(mocks.xSync).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+});