diff --git a/bin/cmd.generate.js b/bin/cmd.generate.js
index 69fdcfc..f385863 100644
--- a/bin/cmd.generate.js
+++ b/bin/cmd.generate.js
@@ -1,17 +1,34 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const linter = require('./linter');
+const prompt = require('./prompt');
+
+function defaultTemplatePath() {
+    return path.join(__dirname, '..', 'templates', 'default.json');
+}
+
+function defaultOutputPath(name) {
+    return path.join(process.cwd(), `${name}.json`)
+}
 
 function doInteractiveGeneration(args) {
+    prompt.start([
+        { question: 'Service name', name: 'name', validator: linter.regex.NAME_REGEX, error: "Name must only contain lowercase letters, numbers or '-_'!" },
+        { question: 'Service description', name: 'description', validator: linter.regex.DESCRIPTION_REGEX, error: "Description must be a descriptive sentence starting with a uppercase letter and ending with a '.'!" },
+        { question: 'Template', name: 'template', default: defaultTemplatePath},
+        { question: 'Output', name: 'output', default: results => defaultOutputPath(results.name) }
+    ], results => {
+        generateTemplate(results);
+    });
 
 }
 
 function doSilentGeneration(args) {
     let config = {};
-    config.template = args.template || path.join(__dirname, '..', 'templates', 'default.json')
+    config.template = args.template || defaultTemplatePath();
     config.name = args.name;
     config.description = args.description;
-    config.output = args.output || path.join(process.cwd(), `${args.name}.json`)
+    config.output = args.output || defaultOutputPath(args.name) 
  
     generateTemplate(config);
 }
diff --git a/bin/linter.js b/bin/linter.js
index c195b6b..4a0053f 100644
--- a/bin/linter.js
+++ b/bin/linter.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 const objectPath = require('object-path');
 
+const NAME_REGEX = /^[a-z0-9_-]+$/;
+const DESCRIPTION_REGEX = /^[A-Z]{1}.+\.$/
 
 function required() {
     return (path, input, msgs) => {
@@ -30,8 +32,8 @@ function regex(regex) {
 
 
 const linterMappings = [
-    { path: 'name', linters: [ required(), length(4), regex(/^[a-z0-9_-]+$/) ] },
-    { path: 'description', linters: [ required(), length(4), regex(/^[A-Z]{1}[a-z0-9_-]+\.$/) ] }
+    { path: 'name', linters: [ required(), length(4), regex(NAME_REGEX) ] },
+    { path: 'description', linters: [ required(), length(4), regex(DESCRIPTION_REGEX) ] }
 ] 
 
 
@@ -44,4 +46,9 @@ module.exports.lint = function(spec) {
         });
     });
     return messages;
+}
+
+module.exports.regex = {
+    NAME_REGEX,
+    DESCRIPTION_REGEX
 }
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diff --git a/bin/prompt.js b/bin/prompt.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48c84de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/prompt.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+const readline = require('readline');
+
+function createQuestion(item, result) {
+    let question = item.question || item.name;
+    if(item.default) {
+        question += ` (${item.default(result)})`
+    }
+    question += ': '
+    return question
+}
+
+function promptQuestion(question, results) {
+    process.stdout.write(createQuestion(question, results))
+}
+
+module.exports.start = function(schema, cb) {
+
+    let rl = readline.createInterface({
+      input: process.stdin,
+      output: process.stdout,
+      terminal: true
+    });
+    
+    let results = {};
+    let idx = 0;
+    let currentQuestion = schema[idx];
+    
+    promptQuestion(currentQuestion, results);    
+
+    rl.on('line', function(line){
+        if(currentQuestion.validator && !line.match(currentQuestion.validator)) {
+            console.error('Error:', currentQuestion.error || 'Invalid input!')
+        } else {
+            if(!line && currentQuestion.default) {
+                line = currentQuestion.default(results)
+            }
+            results[currentQuestion.name] = line;
+            idx++;
+            if(idx >= schema.length) {
+                rl.close();
+                cb(results);
+                return;
+            }
+            currentQuestion = schema[idx];
+        }
+        promptQuestion(currentQuestion, results);
+    })
+} 
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7003665..437a87c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
       "version": "0.11.5",
       "resolved": "https://nexus.nclazz.de/repository/npm_public/object-path/-/object-path-0.11.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-jgSbThcoR/s+XumvGMTMf81QVBmah+/Q7K7YduKeKVWL7N111unR2d6pZZarSk6kY/caeNxUDyxOvMWyzoU2eg=="
+    },
+    "readline": {
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://nexus.nclazz.de/repository/npm_public/readline/-/readline-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-xYDXfvLPyHUrEySYBg3JeTp6wBw="
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f7b3aac..4543f2a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     "args-parser": "^1.2.0",
-    "object-path": "^0.11.5"
+    "object-path": "^0.11.5",
+    "readline": "^1.3.0"
   }
 }