diff --git a/internal/acceptance/workflows/using_kiln.feature b/internal/acceptance/workflows/using_kiln.feature
index 77de23282..1df2fbb36 100644
--- a/internal/acceptance/workflows/using_kiln.feature
+++ b/internal/acceptance/workflows/using_kiln.feature
@@ -31,17 +31,18 @@ Feature: As a developer, I want the Kiln CLI to be usable
     And stderr contains substring: flag provided but not defined
 
     Examples:
-      | command                 |
-      | bake                    |
-      | re-bake                 |
-      | fetch                   |
-      | find-release-version    |
-      | find-stemcell-version   |
-      | glaze                   |
-      | publish                 |
-      | release-notes           |
-      | sync-with-local         |
-      | update-release          |
-      | update-stemcell         |
-      | upload-release          |
-      | validate                |
\ No newline at end of file
+      | command               |
+      | bake                  |
+      | re-bake               |
+      | fetch                 |
+      | find-release-version  |
+      | find-stemcell-version |
+      | glaze                 |
+      | new                   |
+      | publish               |
+      | release-notes         |
+      | sync-with-local       |
+      | update-release        |
+      | update-stemcell       |
+      | upload-release        |
+      | validate              |
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/commands/new.go b/internal/commands/new.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c6814374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/commands/new.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"github.com/pivotal-cf/jhanda"
+
+	"github.com/pivotal-cf/kiln/pkg/bake"
+	"github.com/pivotal-cf/kiln/pkg/cargo"
+)
+
+type New struct {
+	Options struct {
+		Dir              string `long:"directory"         description:"path to directory where source should be written" default:"."`
+		Tile             string `long:"tile"              description:"tile path"               required:"true"`
+		Slug             string `long:"product-slug"      description:"a TanzuNet product slug"`
+		KilnfileTemplate string `long:"kilnfile-template" description:"a Kilnfile template sets up some reasonable Kilnfile defaults one of [artifactory, bosh.io]" default:"bosh.io"`
+	}
+}
+
+func (n *New) Execute(args []string) error {
+	k, err := n.Setup(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	k.Slug = n.Options.Slug
+	return bake.New(n.Options.Dir, n.Options.Tile, k)
+}
+
+func (n *New) Setup(args []string) (cargo.Kilnfile, error) {
+	if _, err := jhanda.Parse(&n.Options, args); err != nil {
+		return cargo.Kilnfile{}, err
+	}
+	k, err := cargo.KilnfileTemplate(n.Options.KilnfileTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return cargo.Kilnfile{}, err
+	}
+	return k, nil
+}
+
+func (n *New) Usage() jhanda.Usage {
+	return jhanda.Usage{
+		Description:      "generate tile source from a tile",
+		ShortDescription: "generate source",
+		Flags:            n.Options,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/commands/new_test.go b/internal/commands/new_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99ecc708c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/commands/new_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"github.com/pivotal-cf/kiln/pkg/bake"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"github.com/pivotal-cf/kiln/pkg/cargo"
+)
+
+var _ = FDescribe("new", func() {
+	var (
+		directory string
+		n         *New
+
+		args []string
+	)
+
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		var err error
+		directory, err = os.MkdirTemp("", "kiln-new-*")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		n = new(New)
+	})
+
+	When("the tile flag is not set", func() {
+		It("returns an error", func() {
+			_, err := n.Setup(nil)
+			Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring("--tile")))
+		})
+	})
+
+	When("only required arguments are set", func() {
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+			args = []string{
+				"--tile", filepath.FromSlash("testdata/tile-0.1.2.pivotal"),
+			}
+		})
+		It("does not error out", func() {
+			_, err := n.Setup(args)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		})
+		It("sets some release sources", func() {
+			k, _ := n.Setup(args)
+			Expect(k.ReleaseSources).NotTo(BeEmpty())
+		})
+		It("sets the current working directory", func() {
+			_, _ = n.Setup(args)
+			Expect(n.Options.Dir).To(Equal("."))
+		})
+		It("does not set the product slug", func() {
+			_, _ = n.Setup(args)
+			Expect(n.Options.Slug).To(BeEmpty())
+		})
+		It("sset the bosh.io release source kilnfile template", func() {
+			_, _ = n.Setup(args)
+			Expect(n.Options.KilnfileTemplate).To(Equal(cargo.BOSHReleaseTarballSourceTypeBOSHIO))
+		})
+	})
+
+	When("generating source", func() {
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+			args = []string{
+				"--tile", filepath.FromSlash("testdata/tile-0.1.3.pivotal"),
+				"--directory", directory,
+			}
+		})
+		It("generates tile source", func() {
+			Expect(n.Execute(args)).To(Succeed())
+
+			Expect(filepath.Join(directory, bake.DefaultFilepathKilnfile)).To(BeAnExistingFile())
+			Expect(filepath.Join(directory, bake.DefaultFilepathKilnfileLock)).To(BeAnExistingFile())
+			Expect(filepath.Join(directory, bake.DefaultFilepathBaseYML)).To(BeAnExistingFile())
+			Expect(filepath.Join(directory, bake.DefaultFilepathIconImage)).To(BeAnExistingFile())
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/internal/commands/testdata/tile-0.1.3.pivotal b/internal/commands/testdata/tile-0.1.3.pivotal
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d75019e3
Binary files /dev/null and b/internal/commands/testdata/tile-0.1.3.pivotal differ
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 52e9d7303..4e063c6fe 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ func main() {
 	commandSet["bake"] = bakeCommand
 	commandSet["re-bake"] = commands.NewReBake(bakeCommand)
 
+	commandSet["new"] = new(commands.New)
+
 	commandSet["test"] = commands.NewTileTest()
 	commandSet["help"] = commands.NewHelp(os.Stdout, globalFlagsUsage, commandSet)
 	commandSet["version"] = commands.NewVersion(outLogger, version)
diff --git a/pkg/bake/new.go b/pkg/bake/new.go
index 2c6f20f51..734960997 100644
--- a/pkg/bake/new.go
+++ b/pkg/bake/new.go
@@ -104,11 +104,18 @@ func newKilnfiles(outputDirectory string, spec cargo.Kilnfile, releaseTarballs [
 			FloatAlways:     false,
 		})
 	}
-	kilnfileLock, err := yaml.Marshal(lock)
+	lockBuf, err := yaml.Marshal(lock)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(outputDirectory, DefaultFilepathKilnfileLock), kilnfileLock, fileMode)
+	specBuf, err := yaml.Marshal(spec)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return errors.Join(
+		os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(outputDirectory, DefaultFilepathKilnfileLock), lockBuf, fileMode),
+		os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(outputDirectory, DefaultFilepathKilnfile), specBuf, fileMode),
+	)
 }
 
 func newFromProductTemplate(outputDirectory string, productTemplate []byte) (*yaml.Node, error) {
@@ -164,7 +171,7 @@ func extractReleases(outputDirectory string, productTemplate *yaml.Node, dir fs.
 	}
 	var releasesList []string
 	for _, tarball := range tarballs {
-		releasesList = append(releasesList, fmt.Sprintf("{{ release %q }}", tarball.Manifest.Name))
+		releasesList = append(releasesList, fmt.Sprintf("$( release %q )", tarball.Manifest.Name))
 	}
 	return tarballs, releasesNode.Encode(&releasesList)
 }
@@ -195,6 +202,6 @@ func writeIconPNG(outputDirectory string, productTemplate *yaml.Node) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode icon_image: %w", err)
 	}
-	iconImageNode.Value = `{{ icon }}`
+	iconImageNode.Value = `$( icon )`
 	return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(outputDirectory, DefaultFilepathIconImage), iconImage, fileMode)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cargo/kilnfile.go b/pkg/cargo/kilnfile.go
index 4622543e2..484f1b788 100644
--- a/pkg/cargo/kilnfile.go
+++ b/pkg/cargo/kilnfile.go
@@ -371,3 +371,47 @@ type BakeConfiguration struct {
 	EmbedPaths               []string `yaml:"embed_paths,omitempty"                        json:"embed_paths,omitempty"`
 	VariableFiles            []string `yaml:"variable_files,omitempty"                     json:"variable_files,omitempty"`
 }
+
+func KilnfileTemplate(name string) (Kilnfile, error) {
+	const (
+		artifactory = BOSHReleaseTarballSourceTypeArtifactory
+		boshIO      = BOSHReleaseTarballSourceTypeBOSHIO
+	)
+	switch name {
+	default:
+		return Kilnfile{}, fmt.Errorf("unknown Kilnfile template please use one of %s", strings.Join([]string{
+			artifactory, boshIO,
+		}, ", "))
+	case artifactory:
+		return Kilnfile{
+			ReleaseSources: []ReleaseSourceConfig{
+				{
+					Type:            BOSHReleaseTarballSourceTypeArtifactory,
+					ID:              "compiled-releases",
+					Publishable:     true,
+					ArtifactoryHost: `{{ variable "artifactory_host" }}`,
+					Repo:            `{{ variable "artifactory_repository" }}`,
+					Username:        `{{ variable "artifactory_username" }}`,
+					Password:        `{{ variable "artifactory_password" }}`,
+					PathTemplate:    `compiled-releases/{{.Name}}/{{.Name}}-{{.Version}}-{{.StemcellOS}}-{{.StemcellVersion}}.tgz`,
+				},
+				{
+					Type:            BOSHReleaseTarballSourceTypeArtifactory,
+					ID:              "ingested-releases",
+					Publishable:     true,
+					ArtifactoryHost: `{{ variable "artifactory_host" }}`,
+					Repo:            `{{ variable "artifactory_repository" }}`,
+					Username:        `{{ variable "artifactory_username" }}`,
+					Password:        `{{ variable "artifactory_password" }}`,
+					PathTemplate:    `bosh-releases/{{.Name}}/{{.Name}}-{{.Version}}.tgz`,
+				},
+			},
+		}, nil
+	case boshIO:
+		return Kilnfile{
+			ReleaseSources: []ReleaseSourceConfig{
+				{Type: BOSHReleaseTarballSourceTypeBOSHIO},
+			},
+		}, nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cargo/kilnfile_test.go b/pkg/cargo/kilnfile_test.go
index 94d12940f..b8dfe4501 100644
--- a/pkg/cargo/kilnfile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cargo/kilnfile_test.go
@@ -361,3 +361,20 @@ func Test_deGlazeBOSHReleaseTarballSpecification(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestKilnfileTemplate(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, name := range []string{
+		"artifactory",
+		"bosh.io",
+	} {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			k, err := KilnfileTemplate(name)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.NotEmpty(t, k.ReleaseSources)
+		})
+	}
+	t.Run("banana", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := KilnfileTemplate("banana")
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+	})
+}