diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/adm.go b/pkg/cmd/adm/adm.go
index 19eefb5..fe0cf95 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/adm.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/adm/adm.go
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ func NewAdmCmd() *cobra.Command {
 func registerCommands(admCommand *cobra.Command) {
 	// commands with go runtime client
 	admCommand.AddCommand(NewRestartCmd())
-	admCommand.AddCommand(NewSetupCmd())
-	admCommand.AddCommand(NewGenerateCliConfigsCmd())
 	admCommand.AddCommand(NewUnregisterMemberCmd())
 	admCommand.AddCommand(NewMustGatherNamespaceCmd())
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/admin-manifests.go
similarity index 87%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/setup.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/admin-manifests.go
index 69d15d7..0e35d91 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/admin-manifests.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"os"
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ type setupFlags struct {
 	singleCluster                                         bool
 }
 
-func NewSetupCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func NewAdminManifestsCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	f := setupFlags{}
 	command := &cobra.Command{
-		Use: "setup --kubesaw-admins=<path-to-kubesaw-admins-file> --out-dir <path-to-out-dir>",
-		Example: `ksctl adm setup ./path/to/kubesaw.openshiftapps.com/kubesaw-admins.yaml --out-dir ./components/auth/kubesaw-production
-ksctl adm setup ./path/to/kubesaw-stage.openshiftapps.com/kubesaw-admins.yaml --out-dir ./components/auth/kubesaw-staging -s`,
+		Use: "admin-manifests --kubesaw-admins=<path-to-kubesaw-admins-file> --out-dir <path-to-out-dir>",
+		Example: `ksctl generate admin-manifests ./path/to/kubesaw.openshiftapps.com/kubesaw-admins.yaml --out-dir ./components/auth/kubesaw-production
+ksctl generate admin-manifests ./path/to/kubesaw-stage.openshiftapps.com/kubesaw-admins.yaml --out-dir ./components/auth/kubesaw-staging -s`,
 		Short: "Generates user-management manifests",
 		Long:  `Reads the kubesaw-admins.yaml file and based on the content it generates user-management RBAC and manifests.`,
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(0),
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_test.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/admin-manifests_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/setup_test.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/admin-manifests_test.go
index e2c8f2a..4c2bdc9 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/admin-manifests_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_assertion_test.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/assertion_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/setup_assertion_test.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/assertion_test.go
index 7e93c8b..724da85 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_assertion_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/assertion_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/generate_cli_configs.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/cli_configs.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/generate_cli_configs.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/cli_configs.go
index d5d6dab..d551058 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/generate_cli_configs.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/cli_configs.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ type generateFlags struct {
 	kubeconfigs               []string
 }
 
-func NewGenerateCliConfigsCmd() *cobra.Command {
+func NewCliConfigsCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	f := generateFlags{}
 	command := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "generate-cli-configs --kubesaw-admins=<path-to-kubesaw-admins-file>",
+		Use:   "cli-configs --kubesaw-admins=<path-to-kubesaw-admins-file>",
 		Short: "Generate ksctl.yaml files",
 		Long:  `Generate ksctl.yaml files, that is used by ksctl, for every ServiceAccount defined in the given kubesaw-admins.yaml file`,
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(0),
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/generate_cli_configs_test.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/cli_configs_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/generate_cli_configs_test.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/cli_configs_test.go
index 3c9ec34..e26ffb5 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/generate_cli_configs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/cli_configs_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_cluster.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/cluster.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/setup_cluster.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/cluster.go
index 9eec5fb..c124433 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/cluster.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"github.com/kubesaw/ksctl/pkg/configuration"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_cluster_test.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/cluster_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/setup_cluster_test.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/cluster_test.go
index 1660305..44d8fce 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_cluster_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/cluster_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/generate/generate.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/generate.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffc1f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/generate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package generate
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func NewGenerateCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	admCommand := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "generate",
+		Short: "Generate commands",
+		Long:  `Commands to generate manifests and CLI config files`,
+	}
+	registerCommands(admCommand)
+	return admCommand
+}
+
+func registerCommands(admCommand *cobra.Command) {
+	admCommand.AddCommand(NewAdminManifestsCmd())
+	admCommand.AddCommand(NewCliConfigsCmd())
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_mock_test.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/mock_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/setup_mock_test.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/mock_test.go
index fba566f..0ecbba6 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_mock_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/mock_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_permissions.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/permissions.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/setup_permissions.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/permissions.go
index 8d03c8b..6262fcd 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_permissions.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/permissions.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_permissions_test.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/permissions_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/setup_permissions_test.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/permissions_test.go
index 7e94112..cabac7b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_permissions_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/permissions_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_roles_manager.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/roles_manager.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/setup_roles_manager.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/roles_manager.go
index 5814b99..a0d2318 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_roles_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/roles_manager.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_roles_manager_test.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/roles_manager_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/setup_roles_manager_test.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/roles_manager_test.go
index 0d7e809..3e24dd4 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_roles_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/roles_manager_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"testing"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_util.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/util.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/setup_util.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/util.go
index dd11550..94fdffe 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_util.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/util.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_util_test.go b/pkg/cmd/generate/util_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/cmd/adm/setup_util_test.go
rename to pkg/cmd/generate/util_test.go
index 90d12b1..909b754 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/adm/setup_util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/generate/util_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package adm
+package generate
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/root.go b/pkg/cmd/root.go
index 90ca1cf..2648f3b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/root.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/root.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/kubesaw/ksctl/pkg/cmd/adm"
+	"github.com/kubesaw/ksctl/pkg/cmd/generate"
 	"github.com/kubesaw/ksctl/pkg/configuration"
 	"github.com/kubesaw/ksctl/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	// administrative commands
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(adm.NewAdmCmd())
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(generate.NewGenerateCmd())
 
 	// also, by default, we're configuring the underlying http.Client to accept insecured connections.
 	// but gopkg.in/h2non/gock.v1 may change the client's Transport to intercept the requests.