diff --git a/cmd/project/create.go b/cmd/project/create.go
index 24d4d78a..9a489120 100644
--- a/cmd/project/create.go
+++ b/cmd/project/create.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 // Flags
 var createTemplateURLFlag string
 var createGitBranchFlag string
+var createAppNameFlag string
 
 // Handle to client's create function used for testing
 // TODO - Find best practice, such as using an Interface and Struct to create a client
@@ -53,13 +54,17 @@ const viewMoreSamples = "slack-cli#view-more-samples"
 func NewCreateCommand(clients *shared.ClientFactory) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		SuggestFor: []string{"new"},
-		Use:        "create [name] [flags]",
+		Use:        "create [name | agent <name>] [flags]",
 		Short:      "Create a new Slack project",
-		Long:       `Create a new Slack project on your local machine from an optional template`,
+		Long: `Create a new Slack project on your local machine from an optional template.
+
+The 'agent' argument is a shortcut to create an AI Agent app. If you want to
+name your app 'agent' (not create an AI Agent), use the --name flag instead.`,
 		Example: style.ExampleCommandsf([]style.ExampleCommand{
 			{Command: "create my-project", Meaning: "Create a new project from a template"},
 			{Command: "create agent my-agent-app", Meaning: "Create a new AI Agent app"},
 			{Command: "create my-project -t slack-samples/deno-hello-world", Meaning: "Start a new project from a specific template"},
+			{Command: "create --name my-project", Meaning: "Create a project named 'my-project'"},
 		}),
 		Args: cobra.MaximumNArgs(2),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -71,6 +76,7 @@ func NewCreateCommand(clients *shared.ClientFactory) *cobra.Command {
 	// Add flags
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&createTemplateURLFlag, "template", "t", "", "template URL for your app")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&createGitBranchFlag, "branch", "b", "", "name of git branch to checkout")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&createAppNameFlag, "name", "n", "", "name for your app (overrides the name argument)")
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -85,6 +91,7 @@ func runCreateCommand(clients *shared.ClientFactory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []
 	appNameArg := ""
 	categoryShortcut := ""
 	templateFlagProvided := cmd.Flags().Changed("template")
+	nameFlagProvided := cmd.Flags().Changed("name")
 
 	if len(args) > 0 {
 		switch args[0] {
@@ -108,6 +115,12 @@ func runCreateCommand(clients *shared.ClientFactory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []
 		}
 	}
 
+	// --name flag overrides any positional app name argument
+	// This allows users to name their app "agent" without triggering the AI Agent shortcut
+	if nameFlagProvided {
+		appNameArg = createAppNameFlag
+	}
+
 	// Collect the template URL or select a starting template
 	template, err := promptTemplateSelection(cmd, clients, categoryShortcut)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/project/create_test.go b/cmd/project/create_test.go
index 69e40408..7007f988 100644
--- a/cmd/project/create_test.go
+++ b/cmd/project/create_test.go
@@ -195,6 +195,131 @@ func TestCreateCommand(t *testing.T) {
 				createClientMock.AssertCalled(t, "Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, expected)
 			},
 		},
+		"creates an app named agent using name flag without triggering shortcut": {
+			CmdArgs: []string{"--name", "agent"},
+			Setup: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, cm *shared.ClientsMock, cf *shared.ClientFactory) {
+				// Should prompt for category since agent shortcut is NOT triggered
+				cm.IO.On("SelectPrompt", mock.Anything, "Select an app:", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+					Return(
+						iostreams.SelectPromptResponse{
+							Prompt: true,
+							Index:  0, // Select starter app
+						},
+						nil,
+					)
+				cm.IO.On("SelectPrompt", mock.Anything, "Select a language:", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+					Return(
+						iostreams.SelectPromptResponse{
+							Prompt: true,
+							Index:  0, // Select Node.js
+						},
+						nil,
+					)
+				createClientMock = new(CreateClientMock)
+				createClientMock.On("Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return("", nil)
+				CreateFunc = createClientMock.Create
+			},
+			ExpectedAsserts: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, cm *shared.ClientsMock) {
+				template, err := create.ResolveTemplateURL("slack-samples/bolt-js-starter-template")
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				expected := create.CreateArgs{
+					AppName:  "agent",
+					Template: template,
+				}
+				createClientMock.AssertCalled(t, "Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, expected)
+				// Verify that category prompt WAS called (shortcut was not triggered)
+				cm.IO.AssertCalled(t, "SelectPrompt", mock.Anything, "Select an app:", mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
+			},
+		},
+		"creates an agent app with name flag overriding positional arg": {
+			CmdArgs: []string{"agent", "--name", "my-custom-name"},
+			Setup: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, cm *shared.ClientsMock, cf *shared.ClientFactory) {
+				// Should skip category prompt due to agent shortcut
+				cm.IO.On("SelectPrompt", mock.Anything, "Select a language:", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+					Return(
+						iostreams.SelectPromptResponse{
+							Prompt: true,
+							Index:  0, // Select Node.js
+						},
+						nil,
+					)
+				createClientMock = new(CreateClientMock)
+				createClientMock.On("Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return("", nil)
+				CreateFunc = createClientMock.Create
+			},
+			ExpectedAsserts: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, cm *shared.ClientsMock) {
+				template, err := create.ResolveTemplateURL("slack-samples/bolt-js-assistant-template")
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				expected := create.CreateArgs{
+					AppName:  "my-custom-name", // --name flag overrides
+					Template: template,
+				}
+				createClientMock.AssertCalled(t, "Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, expected)
+				// Verify that category prompt was NOT called (shortcut was triggered)
+				cm.IO.AssertNotCalled(t, "SelectPrompt", mock.Anything, "Select an app:", mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
+			},
+		},
+		"name flag overrides positional app name argument": {
+			CmdArgs: []string{"my-project", "--name", "my-name"},
+			Setup: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, cm *shared.ClientsMock, cf *shared.ClientFactory) {
+				cm.IO.On("SelectPrompt", mock.Anything, "Select an app:", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+					Return(
+						iostreams.SelectPromptResponse{
+							Prompt: true,
+							Index:  0, // Select starter app
+						},
+						nil,
+					)
+				cm.IO.On("SelectPrompt", mock.Anything, "Select a language:", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+					Return(
+						iostreams.SelectPromptResponse{
+							Prompt: true,
+							Index:  0, // Select Node.js
+						},
+						nil,
+					)
+				createClientMock = new(CreateClientMock)
+				createClientMock.On("Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return("", nil)
+				CreateFunc = createClientMock.Create
+			},
+			ExpectedAsserts: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, cm *shared.ClientsMock) {
+				template, err := create.ResolveTemplateURL("slack-samples/bolt-js-starter-template")
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				expected := create.CreateArgs{
+					AppName:  "my-name", // --name flag overrides "my-project" positional arg
+					Template: template,
+				}
+				createClientMock.AssertCalled(t, "Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, expected)
+			},
+		},
+		"name flag overrides positional app name argument with agent shortcut": {
+			CmdArgs: []string{"agent", "my-project", "--name", "my-name"},
+			Setup: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, cm *shared.ClientsMock, cf *shared.ClientFactory) {
+				// Should skip category prompt due to agent shortcut
+				cm.IO.On("SelectPrompt", mock.Anything, "Select a language:", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).
+					Return(
+						iostreams.SelectPromptResponse{
+							Prompt: true,
+							Index:  0, // Select Node.js
+						},
+						nil,
+					)
+				createClientMock = new(CreateClientMock)
+				createClientMock.On("Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return("", nil)
+				CreateFunc = createClientMock.Create
+			},
+			ExpectedAsserts: func(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, cm *shared.ClientsMock) {
+				template, err := create.ResolveTemplateURL("slack-samples/bolt-js-assistant-template")
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				expected := create.CreateArgs{
+					AppName:  "my-name", // --name flag overrides "my-project" positional arg
+					Template: template,
+				}
+				createClientMock.AssertCalled(t, "Create", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, expected)
+				// Verify that category prompt was NOT called (agent shortcut was triggered)
+				cm.IO.AssertNotCalled(t, "SelectPrompt", mock.Anything, "Select an app:", mock.Anything, mock.Anything)
+			},
+		},
 	}, func(cf *shared.ClientFactory) *cobra.Command {
 		return NewCreateCommand(cf)
 	})