diff --git a/bot/vikingbot/cli/commands.py b/bot/vikingbot/cli/commands.py
index 9256fb4b..76d923f0 100644
--- a/bot/vikingbot/cli/commands.py
+++ b/bot/vikingbot/cli/commands.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 from vikingbot.agent.loop import AgentLoop
 from vikingbot.bus.queue import MessageBus
 from vikingbot.channels.manager import ChannelManager
-from vikingbot.config.loader import ensure_config, get_config_path, get_data_dir, load_config
+from vikingbot.config.loader import ensure_config, get_config_path, get_data_dir, load_config, save_init_config
 from vikingbot.config.schema import SessionKey
 from vikingbot.cron.service import CronService
 from vikingbot.cron.types import CronJob
@@ -194,6 +194,30 @@ def main(
     """vikingbot - Personal AI Assistant."""
     pass
 
+@app.command()
+def onboard():
+    """Initialize vikingbot configuration and workspace."""
+    from vikingbot.config.loader import get_config_path, save_config
+    from vikingbot.config.schema import Config
+
+    config_path = get_config_path()
+
+    if config_path.exists():
+        console.print(f"[yellow]Config already exists at {config_path}[/yellow]")
+        if not typer.confirm("Overwrite?"):
+            raise typer.Exit()
+
+    # Create default config
+    config = Config()
+    save_init_config(config)
+    console.print(f"[green]✓[/green] Created config at {config_path}")
+
+    console.print(f"\n{__logo__} vikingbot is ready!")
+    console.print("\nNext steps:")
+    console.print("  1. Add your API key to [cyan]~/.openviking/ov.conf[/cyan]")
+    console.print("     Get one at: https://openrouter.ai/keys")
+    console.print("  2. Chat: [cyan]vikingbot agent -m \"Hello!\"[/cyan]")
+
 
 def _make_provider(config, langfuse_client: None = None):
     """Create LiteLLMProvider from config. Allows starting without API key."""
diff --git a/bot/vikingbot/config/loader.py b/bot/vikingbot/config/loader.py
index d32b7438..1a24df8a 100644
--- a/bot/vikingbot/config/loader.py
+++ b/bot/vikingbot/config/loader.py
@@ -177,6 +177,24 @@ def save_config(config: Config, config_path: Path | None = None) -> None:
     with open(path, "w") as f:
         json.dump(full_data, f, indent=2)
 
+def save_init_config(config: Config, config_path: Path | None = None) -> None:
+    """
+    Save configuration to file.
+
+    Args:
+        config: Configuration to save.
+        config_path: Optional path to save to. Uses default if not provided.
+    """
+    path = config_path or get_config_path()
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    # Convert to camelCase format
+    data = config.model_dump()
+    data = convert_to_camel(data)
+
+    with open(path, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
+
 
 def convert_keys(data: Any) -> Any:
     """Convert camelCase keys to snake_case for Pydantic."""