diff --git a/.github/actions/test/action.yml b/.github/actions/test/action.yml
index 816cc02c..6cad8023 100644
--- a/.github/actions/test/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/test/action.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: pnpx nx affected:build --base=last-release --exclude="add-nx-to-qwik"
 
-    # - name: Test
-    #   shell: bash
-    #   run: npx nx affected --target=test --base=last-release
+    - name: Test
+      shell: bash
+      run: npx nx affected --target=test --base=last-release
 
     # - name: E2E Tests
     #   shell: bash
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5bee9bf..7b531dfd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ nx generate qwik-nx:lib
 nx generate qwik-nx:component
 ```
 
+### Generating a route
+
+```
+nx generate qwik-nx:route
+```
+
 ### Setting up Tailwind CSS
 
 ```
diff --git a/packages/qwik-nx/README.md b/packages/qwik-nx/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a5a79b5..00000000
--- a/packages/qwik-nx/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# qwik-nx
-
-This library was generated with [Nx](https://nx.dev).
-
-## Building
-
-Run `nx build qwik-nx` to build the library.
-
-## Running unit tests
-
-Run `nx test qwik-nx` to execute the unit tests via [Jest](https://jestjs.io).
diff --git a/packages/qwik-nx/project.json b/packages/qwik-nx/project.json
index 4817faf2..6d4456a2 100644
--- a/packages/qwik-nx/project.json
+++ b/packages/qwik-nx/project.json
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@
         "main": "packages/qwik-nx/src/index.ts",
         "tsConfig": "packages/qwik-nx/tsconfig.lib.json",
         "assets": [
-          "packages/qwik-nx/*.md",
+          "README.md",
+          {
+            "input": "./assets",
+            "glob": "qwik-nx.png",
+            "output": "./assets"
+          },
           {
             "input": "./packages/qwik-nx/src",
             "glob": "**/!(*.ts)",
diff --git a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/application/generator.ts b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/application/generator.ts
index 56c848ab..d2e1e463 100644
--- a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/application/generator.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/application/generator.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ function addFiles(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
   );
 }
 
-export default async function (tree: Tree, options: QwikAppGeneratorSchema) {
+export async function appGenerator(
+  tree: Tree,
+  options: QwikAppGeneratorSchema
+) {
   const normalizedOptions = normalizeOptions(tree, options);
   const tasks: GeneratorCallback[] = [];
 
@@ -90,3 +93,5 @@ export default async function (tree: Tree, options: QwikAppGeneratorSchema) {
 
   return runTasksInSerial(...tasks);
 }
+
+export default appGenerator;
diff --git a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts
index 99910771..8da7a2cc 100644
--- a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/application/schema.d.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ export interface QwikAppGeneratorSchema {
   name: string;
   tags?: string;
   directory?: string;
-
-  style: 'css' | 'scss' | 'styl' | 'less' | 'none';
-  linter: Linter;
-  skipFormat: boolean;
+  style?: 'css' | 'scss' | 'styl' | 'less' | 'none';
+  linter?: Linter;
+  skipFormat?: boolean;
   tailwind?: boolean;
-  unitTestRunner: 'vitest' | 'none';
-  strict: boolean;
-  e2eTestRunner: 'playwright' | 'cypress' | 'none';
+  unitTestRunner?: 'vitest' | 'none';
+  strict?: boolean;
+  e2eTestRunner?: 'playwright' | 'cypress' | 'none';
   // router: 'qwik-city' | 'none'; // TODO: add setup w/o qwik-city
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/files/layout/__routeName__/layout.tsx__template__ b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/files/layout/__routeName__/layout.tsx__template__
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7b4e7f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/files/layout/__routeName__/layout.tsx__template__
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { component$ } from '@builder.io/qwik';
+
+export default component$(() => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      
+      <Slot />
+      
+    </>
+  );
+});
+
+
diff --git a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/files/route/__routeName__/index.tsx__template__ b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/files/route/__routeName__/index.tsx__template__
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc044ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/files/route/__routeName__/index.tsx__template__
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { component$ } from '@builder.io/qwik';
+
+export default component$(() => {
+  return (
+    <div>
+      This is the <%= routeName %>
+    </div>
+  );
+});
+
+
diff --git a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/files/src/index.ts__template__ b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/files/src/index.ts__template__
deleted file mode 100644
index dde3cb69..00000000
--- a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/files/src/index.ts__template__
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-const variable = "<%= projectName %>";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/generator.spec.ts b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/generator.spec.ts
index 54dc7df8..6b80ae25 100644
--- a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/generator.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/generator.spec.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,40 @@
 import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/devkit/testing';
-import { Tree, readProjectConfiguration } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import { Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 
-import generator from './generator';
+import { routeGenerator } from './generator';
 import { RouteGeneratorSchema } from './schema';
+import appGenerator from '../application/generator';
 
 describe('route generator', () => {
-  let appTree: Tree;
-  const options: RouteGeneratorSchema = { name: 'test' };
+  function setup() {
+    const appTree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
+    appGenerator(appTree, { name: 'testApp' });
 
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    appTree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace();
+    const routeOptions: RouteGeneratorSchema = {
+      name: 'fake-route',
+      project: 'test-app',
+    };
+
+    return {
+      appTree,
+      routeOptions,
+    };
+  }
+
+  it('should generate the route index.tsx in the right location', async () => {
+    const { appTree, routeOptions } = setup();
+    await routeGenerator(appTree, routeOptions);
+    expect(
+      appTree.exists('test-app/src/routes/fake-route/index.tsx')
+    ).toBeTruthy();
   });
 
-  it('should run successfully', async () => {
-    await generator(appTree, options);
-    const config = readProjectConfiguration(appTree, 'test');
-    expect(config).toBeDefined();
+  it('should generate layout.tsx if selected', async () => {
+    const { appTree, routeOptions } = setup();
+    routeOptions.addLayout = true;
+    await routeGenerator(appTree, routeOptions);
+    expect(
+      appTree.exists('test-app/src/routes/fake-route/layout.tsx')
+    ).toBeTruthy();
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/generator.ts b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/generator.ts
index 82680c51..c59fb10f 100644
--- a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/generator.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/generator.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import {
-  addProjectConfiguration,
   formatFiles,
   generateFiles,
-  getWorkspaceLayout,
+  getProjects,
+  logger,
   names,
   offsetFromRoot,
   Tree,
@@ -11,10 +11,21 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import { RouteGeneratorSchema } from './schema';
 
 interface NormalizedSchema extends RouteGeneratorSchema {
-  projectName: string;
-  projectRoot: string;
-  projectDirectory: string;
-  parsedTags: string[];
+  routeName: string;
+  projectSourceRoot: string;
+  routeDirectory: string;
+}
+
+export default routeGenerator;
+
+export async function routeGenerator(
+  tree: Tree,
+  options: RouteGeneratorSchema
+) {
+  const normalizedOptions = normalizeOptions(tree, options);
+
+  addFiles(tree, normalizedOptions);
+  await formatFiles(tree);
 }
 
 function normalizeOptions(
@@ -22,21 +33,26 @@ function normalizeOptions(
   options: RouteGeneratorSchema
 ): NormalizedSchema {
   const name = names(options.name).fileName;
-  const projectDirectory = options.directory
+  const project = getProjects(tree).get(options.project);
+  const projectSourceRoot = project.sourceRoot;
+
+  if (!project) {
+    logger.error(
+      `Cannot find the ${options.project} project. Please double check the project name.`
+    );
+    throw new Error();
+  }
+
+  const routeDirectory = options.directory
     ? `${names(options.directory).fileName}/${name}`
     : name;
-  const projectName = projectDirectory.replace(new RegExp('/', 'g'), '-');
-  const projectRoot = `${getWorkspaceLayout(tree).libsDir}/${projectDirectory}`;
-  const parsedTags = options.tags
-    ? options.tags.split(',').map((s) => s.trim())
-    : [];
+  const routeName = name;
 
   return {
     ...options,
-    projectName,
-    projectRoot,
-    projectDirectory,
-    parsedTags,
+    routeName,
+    projectSourceRoot,
+    routeDirectory,
   };
 }
 
@@ -44,30 +60,25 @@ function addFiles(tree: Tree, options: NormalizedSchema) {
   const templateOptions = {
     ...options,
     ...names(options.name),
-    offsetFromRoot: offsetFromRoot(options.projectRoot),
+    routeName: names(options.name).fileName,
+    offsetFromRoot: offsetFromRoot(options.projectSourceRoot),
     template: '',
   };
-  generateFiles(
-    tree,
-    path.join(__dirname, 'files'),
-    options.projectRoot,
-    templateOptions
-  );
-}
 
-export default async function (tree: Tree, options: RouteGeneratorSchema) {
-  const normalizedOptions = normalizeOptions(tree, options);
-  addProjectConfiguration(tree, normalizedOptions.projectName, {
-    root: normalizedOptions.projectRoot,
-    projectType: 'library',
-    sourceRoot: `${normalizedOptions.projectRoot}/src`,
-    targets: {
-      build: {
-        executor: 'qwik-nx:build',
-      },
-    },
-    tags: normalizedOptions.parsedTags,
-  });
-  addFiles(tree, normalizedOptions);
-  await formatFiles(tree);
+  const routesFolder = `${options.projectSourceRoot}/routes`;
+
+  generateFilesByType('route');
+
+  if (options.addLayout) {
+    generateFilesByType('layout');
+  }
+
+  function generateFilesByType(fileType: 'route' | 'layout') {
+    generateFiles(
+      tree,
+      path.join(__dirname, `files/${fileType}`),
+      routesFolder,
+      templateOptions
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/schema.d.ts b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/schema.d.ts
index 6a0668b2..c2b065a1 100644
--- a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/schema.d.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/schema.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export interface RouteGeneratorSchema {
   name: string;
-  tags?: string;
+  project: string;
+  addLayout?: boolean;
   directory?: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/schema.json b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/schema.json
index 9c408c37..596233be 100644
--- a/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/schema.json
+++ b/packages/qwik-nx/src/generators/route/schema.json
@@ -5,24 +5,34 @@
   "title": "",
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
+    "project": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "The name of the project.",
+      "alias": "p",
+      "$default": {
+        "$source": "projectName"
+      },
+      "x-prompt": "What is the name of the project for this route?",
+      "x-priority": "important"
+    },
     "name": {
       "type": "string",
-      "description": "",
+      "description": "The name of the route",
       "$default": {
         "$source": "argv",
         "index": 0
       },
-      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use?"
+      "x-prompt": "What name would you like to use?",
+      "x-priority": "important"
     },
-    "tags": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "description": "Add tags to the project (used for linting)",
-      "alias": "t"
+    "addLayout": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": false
     },
     "directory": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "A directory where the project is placed"
     }
   },
-  "required": ["name"]
+  "required": ["name", "project"]
 }