diff --git a/cmd/gh-aw/main.go b/cmd/gh-aw/main.go
index 0e3c4aa6e32..811ed7c1518 100644
--- a/cmd/gh-aw/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gh-aw/main.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Examples:
 
 		// Template mode with workflow name
 		workflowName := args[0]
-		return cli.NewWorkflow(workflowName, verbose, forceFlag, engineOverride)
+		return cli.CreateWorkflowMarkdownFile(workflowName, verbose, forceFlag, engineOverride)
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cli/README.md b/pkg/cli/README.md
index e231916732f..4a4a87e692a 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/README.md
+++ b/pkg/cli/README.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ All diagnostic output MUST go to `stderr` using `console` formatting helpers. St
 | `RunFix` | `func(FixConfig) error` | Applies automatic codemods |
 | `GetAllCodemods` | `func() []Codemod` | Returns all available codemods |
 | `InitRepository` | `func(InitOptions) error` | Initializes a repo with the `gh-aw` setup |
-| `NewWorkflow` | `func(string, bool, bool, string) error` | Creates a new workflow markdown file |
+| `CreateWorkflowMarkdownFile` | `func(string, bool, bool, string) error` | Creates a new workflow markdown file |
 | `IsRunnable` | `func(string) (bool, error)` | Checks whether a workflow file is runnable |
 | `RunWorkflowInteractively` | `func(ctx, ...) error` | Interactive workflow selection and dispatch |
 | `AddMCPTool` | `func(string, string, ...) error` | Adds an MCP server to a workflow file |
diff --git a/pkg/cli/commands.go b/pkg/cli/commands.go
index 743368479fd..6f5c3c4c204 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/commands.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/commands.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 
 var commandsLog = logger.New("cli:commands")
 
-// NewWorkflow creates a new workflow markdown file with template content
-func NewWorkflow(workflowName string, verbose bool, force bool, engine string) error {
+// CreateWorkflowMarkdownFile creates a new workflow markdown file with template content
+func CreateWorkflowMarkdownFile(workflowName string, verbose bool, force bool, engine string) error {
 	commandsLog.Printf("Creating new workflow: name=%s, force=%v, engine=%s", workflowName, force, engine)
 
 	// Normalize the workflow name by removing .md extension if present
diff --git a/pkg/cli/commands_test.go b/pkg/cli/commands_test.go
index 3e84f1c0656..aee4f586bb5 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/commands_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/commands_test.go
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ Test workflow for command existence.`
 	}
 }
 
-func TestNewWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCreateWorkflowMarkdownFile(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a temporary directory for testing
 	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "test-new-workflow-*")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func TestNewWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			// Run the function
-			err := NewWorkflow(test.workflowName, false, test.force, "")
+			err := CreateWorkflowMarkdownFile(test.workflowName, false, test.force, "")
 
 			// Check error expectation
 			if test.expectedError && err == nil {