diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Console/Commands/MakePublicationCommand.php b/packages/framework/src/Console/Commands/MakePublicationCommand.php
index 299173b730e..5d8264bee82 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Console/Commands/MakePublicationCommand.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Console/Commands/MakePublicationCommand.php
@@ -145,17 +145,9 @@ protected function captureTextFieldInput(PublicationFieldType $field): string
 
     protected function captureArrayFieldInput(PublicationFieldType $field): array
     {
-        $lines = [];
         $this->output->writeln($field->name.' (end with an empty line)');
-        do {
-            $line = Str::replace("\n", '', fgets(STDIN));
-            if ($line === '') {
-                break;
-            }
-            $lines[] = trim($line);
-        } while (true);
 
-        return $lines;
+        return InputStreamHandler::call();
     }
 
     protected function captureImageFieldInput(PublicationFieldType $field, PublicationType $pubType): string
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/Framework/Actions/CreatesNewPublicationPage.php b/packages/framework/src/Framework/Actions/CreatesNewPublicationPage.php
index cc508c8db62..dbefc39cf0a 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/Framework/Actions/CreatesNewPublicationPage.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/Framework/Actions/CreatesNewPublicationPage.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Rgasch\Collection\Collection;
 use RuntimeException;
+use function str_starts_with;
 
 /**
  * Scaffold a publication file.
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ public function __construct(
         protected ?OutputStyle $output = null,
     ) {
         $canonicalFieldName = $this->pubType->canonicalField;
-        $canonicalFieldDefinition = $this->pubType->getFields()->filter(fn (PublicationFieldType $field): bool => $field->name === $canonicalFieldName)->first() ?? throw new RuntimeException("Could not find field definition for '$canonicalFieldName' which is required for this type as it's the canonical field");
+        $canonicalFieldDefinition = $this->pubType->getFields()->filter(fn (PublicationFieldType $field): bool => $field->name === $canonicalFieldName)->first() ?? $this->handleMissingCanonicalField(
+            $canonicalFieldName
+        );
         $canonicalValue = $canonicalFieldDefinition->type !== 'array' ? $this->fieldData->{$canonicalFieldName} : $this->fieldData->{$canonicalFieldName}[0];
         $canonicalStr = Str::of($canonicalValue)->substr(0, 64);
 
@@ -72,4 +75,15 @@ protected function handleCreate(): void
 
         $this->save($output);
     }
+
+    protected function handleMissingCanonicalField(string $canonicalFieldName): PublicationFieldType
+    {
+        if (str_starts_with($canonicalFieldName, '__')) {
+            return new PublicationFieldType('text', $canonicalFieldName, '0', '0');
+        }
+
+        return throw new RuntimeException(
+            "Could not find field value for '$canonicalFieldName' which is required for this type as it's the canonical field"
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/framework/tests/Feature/Actions/CreatesNewPublicationPageTest.php b/packages/framework/tests/Feature/Actions/CreatesNewPublicationPageTest.php
index cd357811858..1da75a8b27a 100644
--- a/packages/framework/tests/Feature/Actions/CreatesNewPublicationPageTest.php
+++ b/packages/framework/tests/Feature/Actions/CreatesNewPublicationPageTest.php
@@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ public function testCreate()
 ', file_get_contents(Hyde::path('test-publication/hello-world.md')));
     }
 
-    protected function makePublicationType(): PublicationType
+    protected function makePublicationType(array $fields = [
+        [
+            'type' => 'string',
+            'name' => 'title',
+            'min'  => 0,
+            'max'  => 128,
+        ],
+    ]): PublicationType
     {
         return new PublicationType(
             'test',
             'title',
-            fields: [
-                [
-                    'type' => 'string',
-                    'name' => 'title',
-                    'min'  => 0,
-                    'max'  => 128,
-                ],
-            ],
+            fields: $fields,
             directory: 'test-publication',
         );
     }
diff --git a/packages/framework/tests/Feature/Commands/MakePublicationCommandTest.php b/packages/framework/tests/Feature/Commands/MakePublicationCommandTest.php
index 3aa87cbfa53..bc650dae56a 100644
--- a/packages/framework/tests/Feature/Commands/MakePublicationCommandTest.php
+++ b/packages/framework/tests/Feature/Commands/MakePublicationCommandTest.php
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ public function test_command_with_invalid_publication_type_passed_as_argument()
             ->assertExitCode(1);
     }
 
+    // text
     public function test_command_with_text_input()
     {
         InputStreamHandler::mockInput("Hello\nWorld");
@@ -156,6 +157,27 @@ public function test_command_with_text_input()
         $this->assertStringContainsString("Hello\nWorld", file_get_contents(Hyde::path('test-publication/hello-world.md')));
     }
 
+    // array
+    public function test_command_with_array_input()
+    {
+        InputStreamHandler::mockInput("Foo\nBar");
+        $this->makeSchemaFile([
+            'fields'         =>  [[
+                'type' => 'array',
+                'name' => 'tags',
+                'min'  => '0',
+                'max'  => '0',
+            ],
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->artisan('make:publication test-publication')
+             ->assertExitCode(0);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(File::exists(Hyde::path('test-publication/hello-world.md')));
+        $this->assertStringContainsString("Foo\nBar", file_get_contents(Hyde::path('test-publication/hello-world.md')));
+    }
+
     protected function makeSchemaFile(array $merge = []): void
     {
         file_put_contents(