diff --git a/bin/create b/bin/create
index a6b5c8c6..d6885493 100755
--- a/bin/create
+++ b/bin/create
@@ -113,3 +113,13 @@ sed -i '' -e "s/__ID__/${PACKAGE}/g" $ACTIVITY_PATH
 cp $BUILD_PATH/bin/templates/project/AndroidManifest.xml $MANIFEST_PATH
 sed -i '' -e "s/__ACTIVITY__/${ACTIVITY}/g" $MANIFEST_PATH
 sed -i '' -e "s/__PACKAGE__/${PACKAGE}/g" $MANIFEST_PATH
+
+# creating cordova folder and copying emulate/debug/log/launch scripts
+mkdir $PROJECT_PATH/cordova
+cp $BUILD_PATH/bin/templates/cordova/appinfo.jar $PROJECT_PATH/cordova/appinfo.jar
+cp $BUILD_PATH/bin/templates/cordova/cordova $PROJECT_PATH/cordova/cordova
+cp $BUILD_PATH/bin/templates/cordova/debug $PROJECT_PATH/cordova/debug
+cp $BUILD_PATH/bin/templates/cordova/clean $PROJECT_PATH/cordova/clean
+cp $BUILD_PATH/bin/templates/cordova/log $PROJECT_PATH/cordova/log
+cp $BUILD_PATH/bin/templates/cordova/emulate $PROJECT_PATH/cordova/emulate
+cp $BUILD_PATH/bin/templates/cordova/BOOM $PROJECT_PATH/cordova/BOOM
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/ApplicationInfo/ApplicationInfo.class b/bin/templates/cordova/ApplicationInfo/ApplicationInfo.class
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/ApplicationInfo/ApplicationInfo.java b/bin/templates/cordova/ApplicationInfo/ApplicationInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a663217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/ApplicationInfo/ApplicationInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
+import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class ApplicationInfo {
+    private static void parseAndroidManifest(String path) {
+        // System.out.println(path);
+        DocumentBuilderFactory dbf = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
+        Document dom;
+        try {
+            DocumentBuilder db = dbf.newDocumentBuilder();
+            dom = db.parse(path);
+
+            // getting package information
+            Element manifest = dom.getDocumentElement();
+            String pakkage = manifest.getAttribute("package");
+
+            // getting activity name
+            String activity = ((Element)dom.getElementsByTagName("activity").item(0)).getAttribute("android:name");
+            System.out.println(String.format("%s/%s.%s", pakkage, pakkage, activity));
+        } catch(ParserConfigurationException pce) {
+			pce.printStackTrace();
+		} catch(SAXException se) {
+			se.printStackTrace();
+		} catch(IOException ioe) {
+			ioe.printStackTrace();
+		}
+        
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        String path;
+        if(args.length > 0) {
+            path = args[0];
+        } else {
+            path = System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/../AndroidManifest.xml";
+        }
+        parseAndroidManifest(path);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/ApplicationInfo/manifest.txt b/bin/templates/cordova/ApplicationInfo/manifest.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d77999c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/ApplicationInfo/manifest.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Main-Class: ApplicationInfo
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/BOOM b/bin/templates/cordova/BOOM
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37c623c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/BOOM
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+CORDOVA_PATH=$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )
+
+bash $CORDOVA_PATH/cordova BOOM
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/appinfo.jar b/bin/templates/cordova/appinfo.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4116f48c
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diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/clean b/bin/templates/cordova/clean
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..daa84421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/clean
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+CORDOVA_PATH=$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )
+
+bash $CORDOVA_PATH/cordova clean
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/cordova b/bin/templates/cordova/cordova
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f3e452c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/cordova
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+PROJECT_PATH=$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )/.." && pwd )
+
+function check_devices {
+    local devices=`adb devices | awk '/List of devices attached/ { while(getline > 0) { print }}'`
+    if [ -z "$devices"  ] ; then
+        echo "1"
+    else
+        echo "0"
+    fi
+}
+
+function emulate {
+    declare -a avd_list=($(android list avd | grep "Name:" | cut -f 2 -d ":" | xargs))
+    # we need to start adb-server
+    adb start-server 1>/dev/null
+
+    # Do not launch an emulator if there is already one running or if a device is attached
+    if [ $(check_devices) == 0 ] ; then
+        echo "Device attached or emulator already running"
+        return
+    fi
+
+    local avd_id="1000" #FIXME: hopefully user does not have 1000 AVDs
+    # User has no AVDs
+    if [ ${#avd_list[@]} == 0 ]
+    then
+        echo "You don't have any Android Virtual Devices. Please create at least one AVD."
+        echo "android"
+    fi
+    # User has only one AVD
+    if [ ${#avd_list[@]} == 1 ]
+    then
+        emulator -cpu-delay 0 -no-boot-anim -cache /tmp/cache -avd ${avd_list[0]} 1> /dev/null 2>&1 &
+    # User has more than 1 AVD
+    elif [ ${#avd_list[@]} -gt 1 ]
+    then
+        while [ -z ${avd_list[$avd_id]} ]
+        do
+            echo "Choose from one of the following Android Virtual Devices [0 to $((${#avd_list[@]}-1))]:"
+            for(( i = 0 ; i < ${#avd_list[@]} ; i++ ))
+            do
+                echo "$i) ${avd_list[$i]}"
+            done
+            echo -n "> "
+            read avd_id
+        done
+        emulator -cpu-delay 0 -no-boot-anim -cache /tmp/cache -avd ${avd_list[$avd_id]} 1> /dev/null 2>&1 &
+    fi
+    
+}
+
+function clean {
+    ant clean
+}
+# has to be used independently and not in conjuction with other commands
+function log {
+    adb logcat
+}
+
+function debug_install {
+    ant debug install
+}
+
+function debug {
+    ant debug
+}
+
+function launch {
+    local launch_str=$(java -jar $PROJECT_PATH/cordova/appinfo.jar $PROJECT_PATH/AndroidManifest.xml)
+    adb shell am start -n $launch_str 
+}
+
+function BOOM {
+    clean
+    if [ $(check_devices) == 0 ] ; then
+        debug_install && launch 
+        return
+    else
+        debug
+        echo "##################################################################"
+        echo "# Plug in your device or launch an emulator with cordova/emulate #"
+        echo "##################################################################"
+    fi
+}
+
+# TODO parse arguments
+(cd $PROJECT_PATH && $1)
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/debug b/bin/templates/cordova/debug
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d63a39f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/debug
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+CORDOVA_PATH=$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )
+
+bash $CORDOVA_PATH/cordova debug
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/emulate b/bin/templates/cordova/emulate
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c4fab2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/emulate
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+CORDOVA_PATH=$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )
+
+bash $CORDOVA_PATH/cordova emulate
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/log b/bin/templates/cordova/log
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab3622e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/log
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+PROJECT_PATH=$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )/.." && pwd )
+
+bash $PROJECT_PATH/cordova/cordova log
diff --git a/bin/tests/test_create_unix.js b/bin/tests/test_create_unix.js
index 75e0697e..a9061767 100644
--- a/bin/tests/test_create_unix.js
+++ b/bin/tests/test_create_unix.js
@@ -80,6 +80,41 @@ create_project.on('exit', function(code) {
     path.exists(util.format('%s/assets/www/cordova-%s.js', project_path, version), function(exists) {
         assert(exists, 'cordova.js did not get added');
     });
+    
+    // make sure cordova master script was added
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/cordova/cordova', project_path), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'cordova script did not get added');
+    });
+    
+    // make sure debug script was added
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/cordova/debug', project_path), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'debug script did not get added');
+    });
+    
+    // make sure BOOM script was added
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/cordova/BOOM', project_path), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'BOOM script did not get added');
+    });
+    
+    // make sure log script was added
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/cordova/log', project_path), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'log script did not get added');
+    });
+    
+    // make sure clean script was added
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/cordova/clean', project_path), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'clean script did not get added');
+    });
+    
+    // make sure emulate script was added
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/cordova/emulate', project_path), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'emulate script did not get added');
+    });
+    
+    // make sure appinfo.jar script was added
+    path.exists(util.format('%s/cordova/appinfo.jar', project_path), function(exists) {
+        assert(exists, 'appinfo.jar script did not get added');
+    });
 
     // check that project compiles && creates a cordovaExample-debug.apk
     var compile_project = spawn('ant', ['debug'], {cwd: project_path});