diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ebdd2e9..968c995 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ GitHub App), optional gitleaks scanning, and generated `make`/`task`/`just`
 - `copier__enable_secret_scanning`: include gitleaks CI
 - `copier__task_runner`: `make`, `task`, or `just`
 - `copier__repo_url`: optional remote URL to configure as `origin` during generation
+- `copier__create_repo`: create provider repo automatically when missing (`gh` for GitHub, `glab` for GitLab)
+- `copier__repo_visibility`: `private` or `public` for automatic repo creation
 
 ## Quick Start
 
diff --git a/copier.yml b/copier.yml
index 10ac0b8..1b5ca27 100644
--- a/copier.yml
+++ b/copier.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,21 @@ copier__repo_url:
   default: ""
   help: "Optional git remote URL for the generated project (e.g. git@github.com:org/repo.git)."
 
+copier__create_repo:
+  type: bool
+  default: true
+  help: "Create the selected provider repository automatically if it does not exist (gh for GitHub, glab for GitLab)."
+  when: "{{ copier__repo_url | trim != '' }}"
+
+copier__repo_visibility:
+  type: str
+  default: private
+  choices:
+    - private
+    - public
+  help: "Visibility to use when creating the repository."
+  when: "{{ copier__create_repo }}"
+
 copier__version:
   type: str
   default: "0.1.0"
diff --git a/template/tasks.py b/template/tasks.py
index bce7908..9eee064 100644
--- a/template/tasks.py
+++ b/template/tasks.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import os
 import pathlib
+import re
 import shlex
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 
 CI_PROVIDER = "{{ copier__ci_provider }}"
 SEMANTIC_RELEASE = {{ "True" if copier__enable_semantic_release else "False" }}
 SECRET_SCANNING = {{ "True" if copier__enable_secret_scanning else "False" }}
 TASK_RUNNER = "{{ copier__task_runner }}"
+CREATE_REPO = {{ "True" if copier__create_repo else "False" }}
+REPO_VISIBILITY = "{{ copier__repo_visibility }}"
 
 ROOT = pathlib.Path(".")
 TERMINATOR = "\x1b[0m"
@@ -76,8 +80,124 @@ def configure_git_remote() -> None:
         )
 
 
+def parse_repo_url(repo_url: str) -> tuple[str, str] | None:
+    patterns = [
+        r"^git@(?P<host>[^:]+):(?P<path>[^ ]+?)(?:\.git)?$",
+        r"^https?://(?P<host>[^/]+)/(?P<path>[^ ]+?)(?:\.git)?/?$",
+    ]
+    for pattern in patterns:
+        match = re.match(pattern, repo_url)
+        if match:
+            host = match.group("host")
+            path = match.group("path").strip("/")
+            if path.count("/") >= 1:
+                return (host, path)
+    return None
+
+
+def maybe_create_repo() -> None:
+    if not CREATE_REPO:
+        return
+
+    repo_url = "{{ copier__repo_url }}".strip()
+    if not repo_url:
+        print(WARNING + "Repo creation requested but no repo_url was provided." + TERMINATOR)
+        return
+
+    parsed = parse_repo_url(repo_url)
+    if not parsed:
+        print(
+            WARNING
+            + f"Repo URL is not in a supported SSH/HTTPS format ({repo_url}). Skipping repo creation."
+            + TERMINATOR
+        )
+        return
+    host, repo_name = parsed
+
+    if CI_PROVIDER == "github":
+        if not shutil.which("gh"):
+            print(WARNING + "gh CLI is not installed. Skipping repo creation." + TERMINATOR)
+            return
+
+        repo_exists = subprocess.run(
+            ["gh", "repo", "view", repo_name, "--hostname", host],
+            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        )
+        if repo_exists.returncode == 0:
+            print(INFO + f"GitHub repository {repo_name} already exists." + TERMINATOR)
+            return
+
+        print(
+            INFO
+            + f"Creating GitHub repository {repo_name} ({REPO_VISIBILITY})..."
+            + TERMINATOR
+        )
+        create_repo = subprocess.run(
+            ["gh", "repo", "create", repo_name, f"--{REPO_VISIBILITY}", "--hostname", host],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+        if create_repo.returncode != 0:
+            error = create_repo.stderr.strip() or create_repo.stdout.strip() or "unknown error"
+            print(
+                WARNING
+                + f"Failed to create GitHub repository {repo_name}: {error}"
+                + TERMINATOR
+            )
+            return
+        print(SUCCESS + f"GitHub repository {repo_name} created." + TERMINATOR)
+        return
+
+    if CI_PROVIDER == "gitlab":
+        if not shutil.which("glab"):
+            print(WARNING + "glab CLI is not installed. Skipping repo creation." + TERMINATOR)
+            return
+
+        glab_env = os.environ.copy()
+        glab_env["GITLAB_HOST"] = host
+        repo_exists = subprocess.run(
+            ["glab", "repo", "view", repo_name],
+            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            env=glab_env,
+        )
+        if repo_exists.returncode == 0:
+            print(INFO + f"GitLab repository {repo_name} already exists." + TERMINATOR)
+            return
+
+        print(
+            INFO
+            + f"Creating GitLab repository {repo_name} ({REPO_VISIBILITY})..."
+            + TERMINATOR
+        )
+        create_repo = subprocess.run(
+            ["glab", "repo", "create", repo_name, f"--{REPO_VISIBILITY}"],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            env=glab_env,
+        )
+        if create_repo.returncode != 0:
+            error = create_repo.stderr.strip() or create_repo.stdout.strip() or "unknown error"
+            print(
+                WARNING
+                + f"Failed to create GitLab repository {repo_name}: {error}"
+                + TERMINATOR
+            )
+            return
+        print(SUCCESS + f"GitLab repository {repo_name} created." + TERMINATOR)
+        return
+
+    print(
+        WARNING
+        + f"Repo creation not implemented for provider '{CI_PROVIDER}'. Skipping."
+        + TERMINATOR
+    )
+
+
 def main() -> None:
     init_git_repo()
+    maybe_create_repo()
     configure_git_remote()
     run_init_script()