diff --git a/tools/idf_py_actions/mcp_ext.py b/tools/idf_py_actions/mcp_ext.py
index 08550402ac5..5a7432bcc4d 100644
--- a/tools/idf_py_actions/mcp_ext.py
+++ b/tools/idf_py_actions/mcp_ext.py
@@ -258,6 +258,48 @@ def action_extensions(base_actions: dict, project_path: str) -> dict:
                 print(f'ERROR: Flash failed: {str(e)}', file=sys.stderr)
                 return f'Error flashing: {str(e)}'
 
+        @mcp.tool(
+            description=(
+                'Create a new ESP-IDF project from the sample template (runs `idf.py create-project`). '
+                'A directory named <name> is created inside <path>. Use this only when the user asks '
+                'to bootstrap a new project; do not use it on an existing project.'
+            )
+        )
+        def create_project(name: str, path: str | None = None) -> str:
+            """Create a new ESP-IDF project from the sample template.
+
+            Args:
+                name: Name of the new project; also becomes the subdirectory name.
+                path: Optional absolute path to the parent directory in which the
+                    <name>/ subdirectory will be created. Leave as None to create
+                    it in the directory the MCP server was launched from.
+            """
+            parent_dir = path or project_path or os.getcwd()
+            if not os.path.isdir(parent_dir):
+                return f'Parent directory does not exist: {parent_dir}'
+            try:
+                cmd = [
+                    sys.executable,
+                    os.path.join(os.environ['IDF_PATH'], 'tools', 'idf.py'),
+                    '-C',
+                    parent_dir,
+                    'create-project',
+                    name,
+                ]
+                print(f'INFO: Creating project "{name}" in {parent_dir}', file=sys.stderr)
+                result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+                if result.returncode == 0:
+                    project_path_new = os.path.join(parent_dir, name)
+                    print(f'INFO: Project "{name}" created at {project_path_new}', file=sys.stderr)
+                    return f'Project "{name}" created at {project_path_new}'
+                else:
+                    output = result.stderr or result.stdout
+                    print(f'ERROR: Failed to create project: {output}', file=sys.stderr)
+                    return f'Failed to create project "{name}": {output}'
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f'ERROR: Failed to create project: {str(e)}', file=sys.stderr)
+                return f'Failed to create project "{name}": {str(e)}'
+
         @mcp.tool(description=f'Remove build artifacts from the ESP-IDF project (runs `idf.py clean`). {bound_hint}')
         def clean_project(project_dir: str | None = None) -> str:
             """Remove build artifacts from the ESP-IDF project.
diff --git a/tools/test_idf_py/test_mcp_ext.py b/tools/test_idf_py/test_mcp_ext.py
index d891d9ebaac..d5dea6c5d56 100644
--- a/tools/test_idf_py/test_mcp_ext.py
+++ b/tools/test_idf_py/test_mcp_ext.py
@@ -365,6 +365,65 @@ class TestFlashProject:
         assert cmd[cmd.index('-C') + 1] == str(proj)
 
 
+class TestCreateProject:
+    def test_creates_project_with_explicit_path(
+        self, tmp_path: Path, mcp_ext: tuple[types.ModuleType, _MockFastMCP], monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        mod, mock_mcp = mcp_ext
+        monkeypatch.setenv('IDF_PATH', str(tmp_path))
+        # Start from a non-project directory — that is the whole point of this tool
+        tools, _ = _start_server(mcp_ext, mock_mcp, str(tmp_path))
+
+        with mock.patch('subprocess.run') as mock_run:
+            mock_run.return_value = mock.Mock(returncode=0, stdout='', stderr='')
+            result = tools['create_project']('my_app', path=str(tmp_path))
+
+        assert 'my_app' in result
+        assert str(tmp_path) in result
+        cmd = mock_run.call_args[0][0]
+        assert 'create-project' in cmd
+        assert 'my_app' in cmd
+        assert '-C' in cmd
+        assert cmd[cmd.index('-C') + 1] == str(tmp_path)
+
+    def test_uses_project_path_when_no_path_given(
+        self, tmp_path: Path, mcp_ext: tuple[types.ModuleType, _MockFastMCP], monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        mod, mock_mcp = mcp_ext
+        monkeypatch.setenv('IDF_PATH', str(tmp_path))
+        tools, _ = _start_server(mcp_ext, mock_mcp, str(tmp_path))
+
+        with mock.patch('subprocess.run') as mock_run:
+            mock_run.return_value = mock.Mock(returncode=0, stdout='', stderr='')
+            tools['create_project']('my_app')
+
+        cmd = mock_run.call_args[0][0]
+        assert cmd[cmd.index('-C') + 1] == str(tmp_path)
+
+    def test_returns_error_when_parent_dir_missing(
+        self, tmp_path: Path, mcp_ext: tuple[types.ModuleType, _MockFastMCP], monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        mod, mock_mcp = mcp_ext
+        tools, _ = _start_server(mcp_ext, mock_mcp, str(tmp_path))
+
+        result = tools['create_project']('my_app', path=str(tmp_path / 'nonexistent'))
+        assert 'does not exist' in result
+
+    def test_returns_error_on_idf_failure(
+        self, tmp_path: Path, mcp_ext: tuple[types.ModuleType, _MockFastMCP], monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+    ) -> None:
+        mod, mock_mcp = mcp_ext
+        monkeypatch.setenv('IDF_PATH', str(tmp_path))
+        tools, _ = _start_server(mcp_ext, mock_mcp, str(tmp_path))
+
+        with mock.patch('subprocess.run') as mock_run:
+            mock_run.return_value = mock.Mock(returncode=3, stdout='', stderr='directory not empty')
+            result = tools['create_project']('my_app', path=str(tmp_path))
+
+        assert 'Failed to create project' in result
+        assert 'directory not empty' in result
+
+
 class TestCleanProject:
     def test_returns_error_when_no_valid_dir(
         self, tmp_path: Path, mcp_ext: tuple[types.ModuleType, _MockFastMCP], monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch