diff --git a/flake-modules/dev/devshell.nix b/flake-modules/dev/devshell.nix
index 480cd802..7fb553d2 100644
--- a/flake-modules/dev/devshell.nix
+++ b/flake-modules/dev/devshell.nix
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@
               command = ''${pkgs.python3.interpreter} ${./locate-lsp-packages.py}'';
               help = "Locate (with nix-index) LSP servers in nixpkgs";
             }
+            {
+              name = "new-plugin";
+              command = ''${pkgs.python3.interpreter} ${./new-plugin.py} "$@"'';
+              help = "Create a new plugin";
+            }
           ];
       };
     };
diff --git a/flake-modules/dev/new-plugin.py b/flake-modules/dev/new-plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4be6abd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake-modules/dev/new-plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import re
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+
+# Template for default.nix
+# TODO: conditionally include parts of the template based on args
+default_nix_template = """{{ lib, ... }}:
+lib.nixvim.neovim-plugin.mkNeovimPlugin {{
+  name = "{name}";
+  originalName = "{originalName}";
+  package = "{package}";
+
+  maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.YOUR_NAME ];
+
+  settingsOptions = {{
+    exampleOption = lib.nixvim.defaultNullOpts.mkBool false ''
+      Example option for the {name} plugin.
+    '';
+  }};
+}}
+"""
+
+# Template for test file
+test_nix_template = """{{
+  empty = {{
+    plugins.{name}.enable = true;
+  }};
+}}
+"""
+
+
+def kebab_case(input_string):
+    """
+    Convert a string to kebab-case.
+
+    Args:
+        input_string (str): The input string to convert.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The converted kebab-case string.
+    """
+    # Replace non-alphanumeric characters with hyphens
+    input_string = re.sub(r"[\W_]+", "-", input_string).lower()
+
+    # Remove leading and trailing standalone 'nvim'
+    input_string = re.sub(r"(^nvim-|-nvim$|^nvim$)", "", input_string)
+
+    return input_string.strip("-")
+
+
+def create_nix_file(file_path, template, name, originalName, package):
+    """
+    Create a nix file from a template.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path (str): The path to the file to create.
+        template (str): The template string to use for the file content.
+        name (str): The name of the plugin.
+        originalName (str): The original name of the plugin.
+        package (str): The package name of the plugin.
+    """
+    content = template.format(name=name, originalName=originalName, package=package)
+    write_to_file(file_path, content)
+
+
+def create_test_file(file_path, template, name):
+    """
+    Create a test file from a template.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path (str): The path to the file to create.
+        template (str): The template string to use for the file content.
+        name (str): The name of the plugin.
+    """
+    content = template.format(name=name)
+    write_to_file(file_path, content)
+
+
+def write_to_file(file_path, content: str):
+    """
+    Makes sure directories exist and write content to a file.
+
+    Args:
+    file_path (str): The path to the file to write.
+    content (str): The content to write to the file.
+    """
+    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(file_path), exist_ok=True)
+    with open(file_path, "w") as f:
+        f.write(content)
+
+
+# TODO: support interactive unmanaged args
+def main():
+    """
+    Main function to generate default.nix and test files for a new plugin.
+    """
+    parser = ArgumentParser(
+        description="Generate default.nix and test files for a new plugin"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "originalName", type=str, help="Original name of the new plugin"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("package", type=str, help="Package name of the new plugin")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Calculate name
+    name = kebab_case(args.originalName)
+
+    # Define paths
+    plugin_path = f"plugins/by-name/{name}/default.nix"
+    test_path = f"tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/{name}/default.nix"
+
+    # Create files
+    create_nix_file(
+        plugin_path,
+        default_nix_template,
+        name,
+        args.originalName,
+        args.package,
+    )
+    create_test_file(
+        test_path,
+        test_nix_template,
+        name,
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()