diff --git a/src/applications/project/conduit/ConduitAPI_project_create_Method.php b/src/applications/project/conduit/ConduitAPI_project_create_Method.php
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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @group conduit
+ */
+final class ConduitAPI_project_create_Method extends ConduitAPI_project_Method {
+
+  public function getMethodDescription() {
+    return 'Create a project.';
+  }
+
+  public function defineParamTypes() {
+    return array(
+      'name'       => 'required string',
+      'members'    => 'optional list<phid>',
+    );
+  }
+
+  public function defineReturnType() {
+    return 'dict';
+  }
+
+  public function defineErrorTypes() {
+    return array(
+      'ERR_VALIDATION'  => 'Error validating transaction.',
+    );
+  }
+
+  protected function execute(ConduitAPIRequest $request) {
+
+    $user = $request->getUser();
+
+    $this->requireApplicationCapability(
+      ProjectCapabilityCreateProjects::CAPABILITY);
+
+    $project = PhabricatorProject::initializeNewProject($user);
+
+    $e_name = true;
+    $type_name = PhabricatorProjectTransaction::TYPE_NAME;
+    $v_name = $project->getName();
+    $validation_exception = null;
+
+    $xactions = array();
+    $v_name = $request->getValue('name');
+
+    $xactions[] = id(new PhabricatorProjectTransaction())
+      ->setTransactionType($type_name)
+      ->setNewValue($v_name);
+
+    $members = array($user->getPHID()) + $request->getValue('members');
+
+    // add all the members, beginning with the creator
+    foreach ($members as $member) {
+      $project->setIsUserMember($member, true);
+
+      $xactions[] = id(new PhabricatorProjectTransaction())
+        ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDGE)
+        ->setMetadataValue('edge:type', PhabricatorEdgeConfig::TYPE_PROJ_MEMBER)
+        ->setNewValue(
+          array(
+            '+' => array($member => $member),
+          ));
+    }
+
+    $editor = id(new PhabricatorProjectTransactionEditor())
+      ->setActor($user)
+      ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true)
+      ->setContentSourceFromRequest($request);
+    try {
+      $editor->applyTransactions($project, $xactions);
+    } catch (PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationException $ex) {
+      $validation_exception = $ex;
+      $e_name = $ex->getShortMessage($type_name);
+      throw new ConduitException('ERR_VALIDATION');
+    }
+
+    return $this->buildProjectInfoDictionary($project);
+  }
+
+}