diff --git a/app/components/Terminal/Install.vue b/app/components/Terminal/Install.vue
index f1fbe7fd2f..38955234fb 100644
--- a/app/components/Terminal/Install.vue
+++ b/app/components/Terminal/Install.vue
@@ -60,22 +60,12 @@ function getRunPartsForPM(pmId: PackageManagerId, command?: string) {
 // Generate create command parts for a specific package manager
 function getCreatePartsForPM(pmId: PackageManagerId) {
   if (!props.createPackageInfo) return []
-  const pm = packageManagers.find(p => p.id === pmId)
-  if (!pm) return []
-
-  const createPkgName = props.createPackageInfo.packageName
-  let shortName: string
-  if (createPkgName.startsWith('@')) {
-    const slashIndex = createPkgName.indexOf('/')
-    const name = createPkgName.slice(slashIndex + 1)
-    shortName = name.startsWith('create-') ? name.slice('create-'.length) : name
-  } else {
-    shortName = createPkgName.startsWith('create-')
-      ? createPkgName.slice('create-'.length)
-      : createPkgName
-  }
-
-  return [...pm.create.split(' '), shortName]
+  return getExecuteCommandParts({
+    packageName: props.createPackageInfo.packageName,
+    packageManager: pmId,
+    jsrInfo: null,
+    isCreatePackage: true,
+  })
 }
 
 // Generate @types install command parts for a specific package manager
@@ -102,7 +92,14 @@ function getFullRunCommand(command?: string) {
 
 // Full create command for copying (uses current selected PM)
 function getFullCreateCommand() {
-  return getCreatePartsForPM(selectedPM.value).join(' ')
+  if (!props.createPackageInfo) return ''
+
+  return getExecuteCommand({
+    packageName: props.createPackageInfo.packageName,
+    packageManager: selectedPM.value,
+    jsrInfo: null,
+    isCreatePackage: true,
+  })
 }
 
 // Copy handlers
diff --git a/app/utils/install-command.ts b/app/utils/install-command.ts
index 857804cafa..3b656a74ce 100644
--- a/app/utils/install-command.ts
+++ b/app/utils/install-command.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const packageManagers = [
     action: 'add',
     executeLocal: 'deno run',
     executeRemote: 'deno run',
-    create: 'deno run',
+    create: 'deno create',
     icon: 'i-simple-icons:deno',
   },
   {
@@ -125,6 +125,24 @@ export interface ExecuteCommandOptions extends InstallCommandOptions {
   isCreatePackage?: boolean
 }
 
+function getCreatePackageSpecifier(options: ExecuteCommandOptions): string | null {
+  if (!options.isCreatePackage) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const shortName = getCreateShortName(options.packageName)
+  if (shortName === options.packageName) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  if (options.packageManager === 'deno') {
+    // npm compatibility: npm:package-name
+    return `npm:${shortName}`
+  }
+
+  return shortName
+}
+
 export function getExecuteCommand(options: ExecuteCommandOptions): string {
   return getExecuteCommandParts(options).join(' ')
 }
@@ -133,12 +151,10 @@ export function getExecuteCommandParts(options: ExecuteCommandOptions): string[]
   const pm = packageManagers.find(p => p.id === options.packageManager)
   if (!pm) return []
 
-  // For create-* packages, use the shorthand create command
-  if (options.isCreatePackage) {
-    const shortName = getCreateShortName(options.packageName)
-    if (shortName !== options.packageName) {
-      return [...pm.create.split(' '), shortName]
-    }
+  // For create-* packages, use the shorthand create command.
+  const createSpecifier = getCreatePackageSpecifier(options)
+  if (createSpecifier) {
+    return [...pm.create.split(' '), createSpecifier]
   }
 
   // Choose remote or local execute based on package type
diff --git a/test/unit/app/utils/install-command.spec.ts b/test/unit/app/utils/install-command.spec.ts
index 8dd5c1bbab..9d69be4071 100644
--- a/test/unit/app/utils/install-command.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/app/utils/install-command.spec.ts
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ describe('install command generation', () => {
         ['pnpm', ['pnpm', 'create', 'vite']],
         ['yarn', ['yarn', 'create', 'vite']],
         ['bun', ['bun', 'create', 'vite']],
-        ['deno', ['deno', 'run', 'vite']],
+        ['deno', ['deno', 'create', 'npm:vite']],
         ['vlt', ['vlx', 'vite']],
       ] as const)('%s → %s', (pm, expected) => {
         expect(