diff --git a/sdks/urbackend-cli/package.json b/sdks/urbackend-cli/package.json
index c7b653bd..4cc76053 100644
--- a/sdks/urbackend-cli/package.json
+++ b/sdks/urbackend-cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@urbackend/cli",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "description": "Official CLI for urBackend — manage projects, schemas, and more from your terminal",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsup --config tsup.config.ts",
     "dev": "tsup --config tsup.config.ts --watch",
-    "lint": "eslint src",
+    "lint": "tsc --noEmit",
     "format": "prettier --write \"src/**/*.ts\""
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/commands/generate/index.ts b/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/commands/generate/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..872e9f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/commands/generate/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { getLocalSchemas } from "../../core/workspace.js";
+import { logger } from "../../core/logger.js";
+import type { CollectionField } from "../../types/project.js";
+
+function mapType(field: CollectionField, indent = "    "): string {
+  switch (field.type) {
+    case "String":
+      return "string";
+    case "Number":
+      return "number";
+    case "Boolean":
+      return "boolean";
+    case "Date":
+      return "string | Date";
+    case "Ref":
+      return "string";
+    case "Array":
+      if (field.fields && field.fields.length > 0) {
+        // We only support arrays of objects for now, or array of singular types if it's a single field with empty key
+        if (field.fields.length === 1 && !field.fields[0].key) {
+           return `Array<${mapType(field.fields[0], indent)}>`;
+        }
+        return `Array<${parseFields(field.fields, indent + "  ")}>`;
+      }
+      return "any[]";
+    case "Object":
+      if (field.fields && field.fields.length > 0) {
+        return parseFields(field.fields, indent + "  ");
+      }
+      return "Record<string, any>";
+    default:
+      return "any";
+  }
+}
+
+function parseFields(fields: CollectionField[], indent: string): string {
+  let out = "{\n";
+  for (const f of fields) {
+    const isOptional = !f.required ? "?" : "";
+    const typeStr = mapType(f, indent);
+    out += `${indent}  "${f.key}"${isOptional}: ${typeStr};\n`;
+  }
+  out += `${indent}}`;
+  return out;
+}
+
+export async function generateCommand(): Promise<void> {
+  const schemas = getLocalSchemas();
+
+  if (schemas.length === 0) {
+    logger.error("No schemas found in .ub/schemas/. Run 'ub pull' first.");
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let dtsContent = `// Auto-generated by urBackend CLI\n// Do not edit this file directly\n\n`;
+  dtsContent += `export interface UrBackendTypes {\n`;
+
+  for (const { name, schema } of schemas) {
+    if (!schema.model || !Array.isArray(schema.model)) continue;
+    
+    dtsContent += `  "${name}": {\n`;
+    dtsContent += `    _id: string;\n`;
+    
+    for (const field of schema.model as CollectionField[]) {
+      const isOptional = !field.required ? "?" : "";
+      const typeStr = mapType(field, "  ");
+      dtsContent += `    "${field.key}"${isOptional}: ${typeStr};\n`;
+    }
+    
+    dtsContent += `    createdAt: string | Date;\n`;
+    dtsContent += `    updatedAt: string | Date;\n`;
+    dtsContent += `  };\n`;
+  }
+
+  dtsContent += `}\n`;
+
+  const outputPath = path.join(process.cwd(), "urbackend.d.ts");
+  
+  try {
+    fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, dtsContent, "utf8");
+    logger.success(`Generated TypeScript definitions at ./urbackend.d.ts`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error(`Failed to write urbackend.d.ts: ${(error as Error).message}`);
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/commands/init/index.ts b/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/commands/init/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b457314e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/commands/init/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { listProjects } from "../../services/project.service.js";
+import { getToken } from "../../core/config.js";
+import { saveWorkspaceConfig, getWorkspaceDir } from "../../core/workspace.js";
+import { prompt } from "../../utils/prompt.js";
+import { APIError } from "../../core/errors.js";
+import { logger } from "../../core/logger.js";
+
+export async function initCommand(projectIdOrName?: string): Promise<void> {
+  const token = getToken();
+  if (!token) {
+    logger.error("You are not logged in. Run 'ub login' first.");
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const projects = await listProjects();
+
+    if (projects.length === 0) {
+      logger.info("No projects found. Create one at dashboard.urbackend.bitbros.in");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let selectedId: string | undefined;
+    let selectedName: string | undefined;
+
+    if (projectIdOrName) {
+      const match = projects.find(
+        (p) =>
+          p._id === projectIdOrName ||
+          p.name.toLowerCase() === projectIdOrName.toLowerCase(),
+      );
+      if (!match) {
+        logger.error(`No project found matching "${projectIdOrName}".`);
+        logger.info("Run 'ub project list' to see available projects.");
+        process.exitCode = 1;
+        return;
+      }
+      selectedId = match._id;
+      selectedName = match.name;
+    } else {
+      console.log("\nAvailable projects:\n");
+      projects.forEach((p, i) => {
+        console.log(`  [${i + 1}] ${p.name} (${p._id})`);
+      });
+      console.log();
+
+      const answer = await prompt("Select a project to link this directory to: ");
+      if (!/^\d+$/.test(answer)) {
+        logger.error("Invalid selection.");
+        process.exitCode = 1;
+        return;
+      }
+      const index = Number(answer) - 1;
+      if (isNaN(index) || index < 0 || index >= projects.length) {
+        logger.error("Invalid selection.");
+        process.exitCode = 1;
+        return;
+      }
+
+      selectedId = projects[index]._id;
+      selectedName = projects[index].name;
+    }
+
+    saveWorkspaceConfig({ projectId: selectedId, projectName: selectedName });
+
+    // Update .gitignore if it exists
+    const gitignorePath = path.join(process.cwd(), ".gitignore");
+    if (fs.existsSync(gitignorePath)) {
+      const gitignore = fs.readFileSync(gitignorePath, "utf8");
+      const lines = gitignore.split(/\r?\n/).map(line => line.trim());
+      if (!lines.includes(".ub") && !lines.includes("/.ub") && !lines.includes(".ub/")) {
+        fs.appendFileSync(gitignorePath, "\n# urBackend local workspace\n.ub\n", "utf8");
+        logger.info("Added .ub to .gitignore");
+      }
+    } else {
+      fs.writeFileSync(gitignorePath, "# urBackend local workspace\n.ub\n", "utf8");
+      logger.info("Created .gitignore and added .ub");
+    }
+
+    logger.success(`Successfully initialized urBackend workspace in .ub/`);
+    logger.info(`Linked to project: ${selectedName} (${selectedId})`);
+    console.log(`\nNext, run 'ub pull' to download your schemas.`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof APIError) {
+      if (error.status === 401) {
+        logger.error("Token is invalid or expired. Run 'ub login' to re-authenticate.");
+      } else {
+        logger.error(error.message);
+      }
+      process.exitCode = 1;
+      return;
+    }
+    logger.error("Unable to connect to the urBackend API.");
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/commands/pull/index.ts b/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/commands/pull/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..367d32b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/commands/pull/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { loadWorkspaceConfig, saveSchemaFile, clearSchemaFiles, isValidCollectionName } from "../../core/workspace.js";
+import { getProject } from "../../services/project.service.js";
+import { getToken } from "../../core/config.js";
+import { APIError } from "../../core/errors.js";
+import { logger } from "../../core/logger.js";
+import { label } from "../../utils/format.js";
+
+export async function pullCommand(): Promise<void> {
+  const token = getToken();
+  if (!token) {
+    logger.error("You are not logged in. Run 'ub login' first.");
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const workspaceConfig = loadWorkspaceConfig();
+  if (!workspaceConfig || !workspaceConfig.projectId) {
+    logger.error(
+      "No project linked to this directory. Run 'ub init' to link a project first."
+    );
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { projectId, projectName } = workspaceConfig;
+  logger.info(`Fetching schemas for ${projectName ? projectName + " " : ""}(${projectId})...`);
+
+  try {
+    const project = await getProject(projectId);
+
+    if (!project.collections || project.collections.length === 0) {
+      logger.info("This project has no collections defined yet.");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let count = 0;
+
+    // Validate all remote collection names up front before clearing local schemas
+    for (const collection of project.collections) {
+      if (!isValidCollectionName(collection.name)) {
+        throw new Error(`Invalid collection name received from remote: ${collection.name}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    clearSchemaFiles();
+    for (const collection of project.collections) {
+      saveSchemaFile(collection.name, {
+        name: collection.name,
+        model: collection.model,
+        rls: collection.rls,
+      });
+      count++;
+    }
+
+    logger.success(`Successfully pulled ${count} collection schema(s) into .ub/schemas/`);
+    console.log();
+    for (const collection of project.collections) {
+      console.log(`  ${label("schema")} ${collection.name}.json`);
+    }
+    console.log(`\nNext, run 'ub generate' to create your TypeScript types.`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error instanceof APIError) {
+      if (error.status === 401) {
+        logger.error("Token is invalid or expired. Run 'ub login' to re-authenticate.");
+      } else if (error.status === 403) {
+        logger.error("You do not have permission to access this project.");
+      } else {
+        logger.error(error.message);
+      }
+      process.exitCode = 1;
+      return;
+    }
+    logger.error("Unable to connect to the urBackend API.");
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/core/workspace.ts b/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/core/workspace.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df598b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/core/workspace.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import type { WorkspaceConfig } from "../types/config.js";
+import { logger } from "./logger.js";
+
+const WORKSPACE_DIR = ".ub";
+const CONFIG_FILE = "config.json";
+const SCHEMAS_DIR = "schemas";
+
+export function getWorkspaceDir(): string {
+  return path.join(process.cwd(), WORKSPACE_DIR);
+}
+
+export function getWorkspaceConfigPath(): string {
+  return path.join(getWorkspaceDir(), CONFIG_FILE);
+}
+
+export function getSchemasDir(): string {
+  return path.join(getWorkspaceDir(), SCHEMAS_DIR);
+}
+
+export function loadWorkspaceConfig(): WorkspaceConfig | null {
+  const configPath = getWorkspaceConfigPath();
+  if (!fs.existsSync(configPath)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  try {
+    const raw = fs.readFileSync(configPath, "utf8");
+    return JSON.parse(raw) as WorkspaceConfig;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function saveWorkspaceConfig(config: WorkspaceConfig): void {
+  const dir = getWorkspaceDir();
+  if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
+  const configPath = getWorkspaceConfigPath();
+  fs.writeFileSync(configPath, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2), "utf8");
+}
+
+export function isValidCollectionName(collectionName: string): boolean {
+  return typeof collectionName === "string" && !collectionName.includes("/") && !collectionName.includes("\\") && !collectionName.includes("..");
+}
+
+export function saveSchemaFile(collectionName: string, schema: any): void {
+  if (!isValidCollectionName(collectionName)) {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid collection name: ${collectionName}`);
+  }
+
+  const schemasDir = getSchemasDir();
+  if (!fs.existsSync(schemasDir)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(schemasDir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
+  const filePath = path.join(schemasDir, `${collectionName}.json`);
+  fs.writeFileSync(filePath, JSON.stringify(schema, null, 2), "utf8");
+}
+
+export function getLocalSchemas(): { name: string; schema: any }[] {
+  const schemasDir = getSchemasDir();
+  if (!fs.existsSync(schemasDir)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const files = fs.readdirSync(schemasDir).filter((file) => file.endsWith(".json"));
+  const schemas = [];
+
+  for (const file of files) {
+    try {
+      const filePath = path.join(schemasDir, file);
+      const raw = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+      schemas.push({
+        name: file.replace(".json", ""),
+        schema: JSON.parse(raw),
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.warn(`Failed to parse schema file: ${file}. Skipping.`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return schemas;
+}
+
+export function clearSchemaFiles(): void {
+  const schemasDir = getSchemasDir();
+  if (!fs.existsSync(schemasDir)) return;
+
+  const files = fs.readdirSync(schemasDir);
+  for (const file of files) {
+    if (file.endsWith(".json")) {
+      fs.unlinkSync(path.join(schemasDir, file));
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/index.ts b/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/index.ts
index 6370dfc2..061d9286 100644
--- a/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/index.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,16 @@ import { collectionListCommand } from "./commands/collection/list.js";
 import { collectionDeleteCommand } from "./commands/collection/delete.js";
 import { statusCommand } from "./commands/status/index.js";
 import { doctorCommand } from "./commands/doctor/index.js";
+import { initCommand } from "./commands/init/index.js";
+import { pullCommand } from "./commands/pull/index.js";
+import { generateCommand } from "./commands/generate/index.js";
 
 const program = new Command();
 
 program
   .name("ub")
   .description("Official urBackend CLI — manage projects, schemas, and more")
-  .version("0.1.0");
+  .version("0.2.0", "-v, -V, --version", "Output the current version");
 
 // ── Authentication ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -93,6 +96,23 @@ program
   .option("--json", "Output results as JSON (useful for CI/AI agents)")
   .action((options) => doctorCommand(options));
 
+// ── Workspace ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+program
+  .command("init [projectIdOrName]")
+  .description("Initialize a local urBackend project workspace")
+  .action((projectIdOrName) => initCommand(typeof projectIdOrName === "string" ? projectIdOrName : undefined));
+
+program
+  .command("pull")
+  .description("Fetch the latest schemas for the linked project")
+  .action(pullCommand);
+
+program
+  .command("generate")
+  .description("Generate TypeScript definitions from local schemas")
+  .action(generateCommand);
+
 // ── Parse ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 program.parseAsync(process.argv).catch((err: Error) => {
diff --git a/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/types/config.ts b/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/types/config.ts
index 21fb68ba..4de51058 100644
--- a/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/types/config.ts
+++ b/sdks/urbackend-cli/src/types/config.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ export interface CLIConfig {
   pat?: string;
   currentProject?: string;
 }
+
+export interface WorkspaceConfig {
+  projectId?: string;
+  projectName?: string;
+}