diff --git a/llm.lua b/llm.lua
index 26c9f1f..48d1eac 100644
--- a/llm.lua
+++ b/llm.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ local action = arg[1]
 
 
 -- On my system, it is impossible to call wsl directly from Lua. No idea why.
-local function wsl_command(command, get_output)
+local function wsl_command(command, get_output) -- defaults to getting the output
+  -- print("wsl running:", command)
   local command = "pwsh -Command wsl --exec \"" .. utility.escape_quotes(command) .. "\""
 
   local output
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ end
 local function model_exists(model)
   local models = get_models()
   for _, name in ipairs(models) do
-    if model == name then
+    if model == name:sub(1, name:find(":") - 1) then -- ignore tags!
       return true
     end
   end
@@ -88,7 +89,46 @@ end
 
 local execute = {
   create = function()
+    local model = arg[2]
+    if not model then print("A model name must be specified.") return false end
     -- check for conflicts, then search local modelfiles -> create from local, then try a pull command, else return false
+
+    if model_exists(model) then
+      print("A model called \"" .. model .. "\" already exists.")
+      return false
+    end
+
+    local search_path = utility.path .. "ollama-modelfiles"
+    if utility.OS == "Windows" then
+      search_path = search_path .. "\\"
+    else
+      search_path = search_path .. "/"
+    end
+
+    local success
+    utility.ls(search_path)(function(file_name)
+      if model == file_name then
+        -- WSL can't comprehend a Windows path and treads it as a local path extension, so we must modify the path
+        search_path = search_path:gsub("\\", "/"):gsub("(%a):", function(capture) return "/mnt/" .. capture:lower() end)
+        local output = wsl_command("ollama create " .. model .. " --file " .. search_path .. model)
+        print(output)
+
+        if output:find("success") then
+          success = true
+        else
+          success = false
+        end
+      end
+    end)
+    if type(success) ~= nil then return success end
+
+    local output = (wsl_command("ollama pull " .. model)):trim()
+    print(output)
+    if output:find("Error") then
+      return false
+    else
+      return true
+    end
   end,
   query = function()
     local model = arg[2]
@@ -135,7 +175,4 @@ end
 
 -- print(query_dolphin("Say only the word 'cheese'."))
 
--- TEMPORARY creation, need to make this system able to manage models automatically or semi-automatically
--- wsl_command("ollama create curt --file ")
-
 -- print(query_model("curt", "How are you?"))
diff --git a/utility-functions.lua b/utility-functions.lua
index 565f65c..d998241 100644
--- a/utility-functions.lua
+++ b/utility-functions.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ else
   utility.OS = "UNIX-like"
 end
 
+utility.path = arg[0]:match("@?(.*/)") or arg[0]:match("@?(.*\\)") -- related to discussion in https://stackoverflow.com/q/6380820
+
 -- always uses outputting to a temporary file to guarantee safety
 function os.capture_safe(command, tmp_file_name)
   local file_name = tmp_file_name or utility.tmp_file_name()
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ utility.ls = function(path)
     command = "ls -1"
   end
   if path then
-    command = command .. "\"" .. path .. "\""
+    command = command .. " \"" .. path .. "\""
   end
 
   local tmp_file_name = utility.tmp_file_name()