diff --git a/packages/create-interchain-app/package.json b/packages/create-interchain-app/package.json
index c4cfeb74..1907feed 100644
--- a/packages/create-interchain-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-interchain-app/package.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     "typescript": "^5.1.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@cosmology/telescope": "^1.12.4",
     "ansi-colors": "4.1.3",
     "dargs": "7.0.0",
     "fuzzy": "0.1.3",
diff --git a/packages/create-interchain-app/src/cli.ts b/packages/create-interchain-app/src/cli.ts
index 97c6cce7..d408963c 100644
--- a/packages/create-interchain-app/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/create-interchain-app/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 import { CIA_URL } from "./constants";
 import { createGitApp } from "./git-cia-template";
+import protodCommand from '@cosmology/telescope/main/commands/download'
 export const cli = async (argv, version) => {
-  const repo = argv.repo ?? CIA_URL;
-  const createCosmosApp = createGitApp(repo, version);
-  await createCosmosApp(argv);
+  switch (argv._[0]) {
+    case 'protod':
+      await protodCommand(argv);
+      break;
+    default: {
+      const repo = argv.repo ?? CIA_URL;
+      const createCosmosApp = createGitApp(repo, version);
+      await createCosmosApp(argv);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
 };
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diff --git a/packages/create-interchain-app/tsconfig.json b/packages/create-interchain-app/tsconfig.json
index 38eee4cc..1cec0747 100644
--- a/packages/create-interchain-app/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/create-interchain-app/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "compilerOptions": {
         "baseUrl": ".",
-        "rootDir": "src",
+        "rootDir": ".",
         "skipLibCheck": true,
         "emitDeclarationOnly": false,
         "declaration": true,