diff --git a/cmd/initialize/initialize.go b/cmd/initialize/initialize.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b985719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/initialize/initialize.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package initialize
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+
+	"github.com/puppetlabs/prm/pkg/prm"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	format string
+	prmApi *prm.Prm
+)
+
+func CreateCommand(parent *prm.Prm) *cobra.Command {
+	prmApi = parent
+
+	tmp := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "initialize",
+		Short:   "Initiates a directory with a `validate.yml` file",
+		Long:    "Initiates a directory with a `validate.yml` file, for multi-tool validation",
+		PreRunE: preExecute,
+		RunE:    execute,
+	}
+
+	tmp.Flags().SortFlags = false
+	tmp.Flags().StringVarP(&format, "format", "f", "human", "display output in human or json format")
+	err := tmp.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("format", func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
+		return []string{"human", "json"}, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
+	})
+	cobra.CheckErr(err)
+
+	return tmp
+}
+
+func preExecute(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	switch prmApi.RunningConfig.Backend {
+	default:
+		prmApi.Backend = &prm.Docker{AFS: prmApi.AFS, IOFS: prmApi.IOFS, ContextTimeout: prmApi.RunningConfig.Timeout}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func execute(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	filePath := filepath.Join(wd, "validate.yml")
+
+	_, err = prmApi.AFS.Stat(filePath)
+	if err == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("content has already been initialized")
+	}
+
+	file, err := prmApi.AFS.Create(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	groups := `groups:
+  - id: default
+    tools:
+      - name: puppetlabs/epp
+      - name: puppetlabs/puppet-syntax
+      - name: puppetlabs/metadata-json-lint
+`
+
+	_, err = file.WriteString(groups)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := file.Close(); err != nil {
+		log.Error().Msgf("Error closing file: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Info().Msgf("PRM content initialized successfully")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/validate/validate.go b/cmd/validate/validate.go
index 81433d4..bc960f8 100644
--- a/cmd/validate/validate.go
+++ b/cmd/validate/validate.go
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func execute(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 
 		if isSerial && cmd.Flags().Changed("workerCount") {
-			log.Warn().Msgf("The --workerCount flag has no affect when used with the --serial flag")
+			log.Info().Msgf("The --workerCount flag has no affect when used with the --serial flag")
 		}
 		if isSerial || workerCount < 1 {
 			workerCount = 1
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 886039e..379bc1a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"github.com/puppetlabs/prm/cmd/initialize"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ func main() {
 	// validate command
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(validate.CreateCommand(prmApi))
 
+	// validate command
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(initialize.CreateCommand(prmApi))
+
 	// status command
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(status.CreateStatusCommand(prmApi))
 
diff --git a/pkg/prm/prm.go b/pkg/prm/prm.go
index f7c107d..9cb2139 100644
--- a/pkg/prm/prm.go
+++ b/pkg/prm/prm.go
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ func checkDuplicateToolsInGroups(tools []ToolInst) error {
 
 func getSelectedGroup(groups []Group, selectedGroupID string) (Group, error) {
 	if selectedGroupID == "" && len(groups) > 0 {
-		if selectedGroupID == "" {
-			log.Warn().Msgf("No group specified. Defaulting to the '%s' tool group", groups[0].ID)
-		}
 		selectedGroupID = groups[0].ID
 	}