diff --git a/src/Commands/InstallCommand.php b/src/Commands/InstallCommand.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Wearepixel\Cart\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+
+class InstallCommand extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'cart:install';
+
+    protected $description = 'Publish the cart config and scaffold the app/Cart directory structure.';
+
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $this->call('vendor:publish', ['--tag' => 'cart-config', '--ansi' => true]);
+
+        static::scaffoldDirectories(app_path('Cart'));
+
+        $this->info('Cart installed successfully.');
+        $this->newLine();
+        $this->line('  Next steps:');
+        $this->line('    1. Review <comment>config/cart.php</comment> and set your preferred storage driver.');
+        $this->line('    2. Run <comment>php artisan cart:make:coupon MyCoupon</comment> to create your first coupon.');
+        $this->line('    3. Run <comment>php artisan cart:make:tax MyTax</comment> to add a tax rule.');
+        $this->line('    4. Run <comment>php artisan cart:make:shipping MyShipping</comment> to add a shipping rate.');
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    public static function scaffoldDirectories(string $base): void
+    {
+        foreach (['Coupons', 'Tax', 'Shipping', 'Drivers'] as $subdir) {
+            $path = "{$base}/{$subdir}";
+            if (! is_dir($path)) {
+                mkdir($path, 0755, true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Commands/InstallCommandTest.php b/tests/Unit/Commands/InstallCommandTest.php
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+<?php
+
+use Wearepixel\Cart\Commands\InstallCommand;
+
+describe('InstallCommand', function () {
+    test('scaffoldDirectories() creates the expected subdirectories', function () {
+        $base = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/cart-install-' . uniqid();
+
+        InstallCommand::scaffoldDirectories($base);
+
+        expect(is_dir("{$base}/Coupons"))->toBeTrue();
+        expect(is_dir("{$base}/Tax"))->toBeTrue();
+        expect(is_dir("{$base}/Shipping"))->toBeTrue();
+        expect(is_dir("{$base}/Drivers"))->toBeTrue();
+
+        foreach (["{$base}/Coupons", "{$base}/Tax", "{$base}/Shipping", "{$base}/Drivers", $base] as $dir) {
+            @rmdir($dir);
+        }
+    });
+
+    test('scaffoldDirectories() is idempotent - does not throw if dirs already exist', function () {
+        $base = sys_get_temp_dir() . '/cart-install-idem-' . uniqid();
+
+        InstallCommand::scaffoldDirectories($base);
+        InstallCommand::scaffoldDirectories($base);
+
+        expect(is_dir("{$base}/Coupons"))->toBeTrue();
+
+        foreach (["{$base}/Coupons", "{$base}/Tax", "{$base}/Shipping", "{$base}/Drivers", $base] as $dir) {
+            @rmdir($dir);
+        }
+    });
+});