diff --git a/lib/puppet/face/module_tool/generate.rb b/lib/puppet/face/module_tool/generate.rb
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+++ b/lib/puppet/face/module_tool/generate.rb
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+Puppet::Face.define(:module_tool, '0.0.1') do
+  action(:generate) do
+    summary "Generate boilerplate for a new module."
+    description <<-EOT
+      Generate boilerplate for a new module by creating a directory
+      pre-populated with a directory structure and files recommended for
+      Puppet best practices.
+    EOT
+
+    returns "Array of Pathname objects representing paths of generated files."
+
+    examples <<-EOT
+      Generate a new module in the current directory:
+
+      $ puppet module_tool generate username-modulename
+    EOT
+
+    arguments "<name>"
+
+    when_invoked do |name, options|
+      Puppet::Module::Tool::Applications::Generator.run(name, options)
+    end
+
+    when_rendering :console do |return_value|
+      return_value.map do |generated_file|
+        "#{generated_file}"
+      end.join("\n")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/face/module_tool/generate_spec.rb b/spec/unit/face/module_tool/generate_spec.rb
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index 000000000..3f0219731
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+++ b/spec/unit/face/module_tool/generate_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'puppet/face'
+
+describe "puppet module_tool generate" do
+  subject { Puppet::Face[:module_tool, :current] }
+
+  describe "option validation" do
+    context "without any options" do
+      it "should require name" do
+        pattern = /wrong number of arguments/
+        expect { subject.generate }.to raise_error ArgumentError, pattern
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "inline documentation" do
+    subject { Puppet::Face[:module_tool, :current].get_action :generate }
+
+    its(:summary)     { should =~ /generate.*module/im }
+    its(:description) { should =~ /generate.*module/im }
+    its(:returns)     { should =~ /array/i }
+    its(:examples)    { should_not be_empty }
+
+    %w{ license copyright summary description returns examples }.each do |doc|
+      context "of the" do
+        its(doc.to_sym) { should_not =~ /(FIXME|REVISIT|TODO)/ }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end