diff --git a/packages/full-solid/src/start/index.ts b/packages/full-solid/src/start/index.ts
index b56c1d8..62812f7 100644
--- a/packages/full-solid/src/start/index.ts
+++ b/packages/full-solid/src/start/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createRoute } from "@solid-cli/utils";
+import { createApi, createRoute } from "@solid-cli/utils";
 import { defineCommand } from "citty";
 import * as p from "@clack/prompts";
 import { green } from "picocolors";
@@ -6,22 +6,33 @@ import { cancelable } from "@solid-cli/utils/ui"
 export const startCommands = defineCommand({
 	meta: { description: "Start-specific commands" }, subCommands: {
 		route: defineCommand({
+			meta: { description: "Creates a new route" },
 			args: {
 				path: {
 					type: "positional",
 					required: false,
-					description: "Route name",
+					description: "Route path",
 				},
+				api: {
+					type: "boolean",
+					required: false,
+					default: false,
+					alias: "a"
+				}
 			},
-			async run({ args: { path } }) {
+			async run({ args: { path, api } }) {
 				path ||= await cancelable(p.text({
-					message: "Route name", validate(value) {
-						if (value.length === 0) return "A route name is required"
+					message: "Route path", validate(value) {
+						if (value.length === 0) return "A route path is required"
 					},
 				}))
-				await createRoute(path as string);
+				if (api) {
+					await createApi(path as string);
+				} else {
+					await createRoute(path as string);
+				}
 				p.log.success(`Route ${green(path as string)} successfully created!`)
 			},
-		})
+		}),
 	}
 });
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/start/add_api.ts b/packages/utils/src/start/add_api.ts
index 41fbf35..98ec483 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/start/add_api.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/start/add_api.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const createApi = async (path: string, name?: string) => {
 
 	await mkdir(path_parts.join("/"), { recursive: true });
 
-	path_parts.push(name ? `${name}.ts` : "hello.ts");
+	path_parts.push(name ? `${name}.ts` : "index.ts");
 
 	await writeChecked(path_parts.join("/"), "");
 };