diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-init-npm.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-init-npm.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bb9d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-init-npm.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: Init-npm repository
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths:
+      - "actions/init-npm/**"
+
+jobs:
+  test-init-npm:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Test init-npm action
+        uses: ./actions/init-npm
+        with:
+          node-version: '20.x'
+          path: ./test
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ff6a22..26dc4c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ This repository contains GitHub Actions used across the MapColonies organization
 │   ├── build-docker/
 │   ├── build-and-push-helm/
 │   ├── helm-lint/
+│   ├── init-npm/
 │   ├── eslint/
 │   ├── openapi-lint/
 │   ├── push-docker/
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ Each action has a dedicated folder with:
 | `helm-lint`               | Lints and tests Helm charts |
 | `eslint`	                | Runs ESLint to check JavaScript/TypeScript code |
 | `openapi-lint`            | Validates OpenAPI specs using Redocly CLI |
+| `init-npm`                | Initializes the repo with npm |
 | `update-artifacts-file`   | Updates `artifacts.json` metadata |
 
 ---
diff --git a/actions/init-npm/README.md b/actions/init-npm/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d04ab97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/init-npm/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Initialize NPM Action
+
+This GitHub Action sets up Node.js, installs dependencies using npm, and builds the project.
+
+## 🛠 Inputs
+
+| Name           | Description                           | Default | Required |
+|----------------|---------------------------------------|---------|----------|
+| `node_version` | Node.js version to set up ([supported versions](https://github.com/actions/setup-node#supported-version-syntax))             | `20.x`  | false    |
+| `path` | Path to the directory containing your Node.js project             | `.`  | false    |
+
+## 🚀 Usage
+
+<!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
+```yaml
+- name: Initialize NPM Project
+  uses: MapColonies/shared-workflows/actions/init-npm@init-npm-v0.0.0
+  with:
+    node-version: '20.x'
+```
+<!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/actions/init-npm/action.yaml b/actions/init-npm/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..309514e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/init-npm/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+name: init-npm
+description: 'Initialize the repo with npm and install all the dependencies'
+inputs:
+  node-version:
+    description: 'Node.js version'
+    required: true
+    default: '20.x'
+  path:
+    description: "Path to the Node.js directory"
+    default: "."
+    required: false
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@8f152de45cc393bb48ce5d89d36b731f54556e65 # v4
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ inputs.node-version }}
+        cache: 'npm'
+        cache-dependency-path: ${{ inputs.path }}/package-lock.json
+
+    - name: Install TS Project dependencies
+      shell: bash
+      run: npm ci
+      working-directory: ${{ inputs.path }}
+
+    - name: build
+      shell: bash
+      run: npm run build
+      working-directory: ${{ inputs.path }}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 53333f1..d176a8d 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
         "release-type": "simple",
         "package-name": "update-artifacts-file",
         "extra-files": ["README.md"]
+      },
+      "actions/init-npm": {
+        "release-type": "simple",
+        "package-name": "init-npm",
+        "extra-files": ["README.md"]
       }
     }
 }