diff --git a/cli/src/aws/aws.ts b/cli/src/aws/aws.ts
index 83277056..7ce4fb5a 100644
--- a/cli/src/aws/aws.ts
+++ b/cli/src/aws/aws.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   validateServerName,
   validateRegionName,
   toKebabCase,
+  defaultSpawnName,
 } from "../shared/ui";
 import type { CloudInitTier } from "../shared/agents";
 import { getPackagesForTier, needsNode, needsBun, NODE_INSTALL_CMD } from "../shared/cloud-init";
@@ -805,47 +806,25 @@ export async function getServerName(): Promise<string> {
 
   const kebab = process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB
     || (process.env.SPAWN_NAME ? toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) : "");
-  const defaultName = kebab || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    return defaultName;
-  }
-
-  const answer = await prompt(`Enter instance name [${defaultName}]: `);
-  const name = answer || defaultName;
-
-  if (!validateServerName(name)) {
-    logError(`Invalid instance name: '${name}'`);
-    throw new Error("Invalid server name");
-  }
-  return name;
+  return kebab || defaultSpawnName();
 }
 
 export async function promptSpawnName(): Promise<void> {
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB) return;
 
-  let displayName: string;
+  let kebab: string;
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME) {
-    displayName = process.env.SPAWN_NAME;
-    logInfo(`Spawn name: ${displayName}`);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) || defaultSpawnName();
   } else if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    displayName = "spawn";
+    kebab = defaultSpawnName();
   } else {
+    const fallback = defaultSpawnName();
     process.stderr.write("\n");
-    displayName = await prompt('Spawn name (e.g. "My Dev Box"): ');
-    if (!displayName) displayName = "spawn";
+    const answer = await prompt(`AWS instance name [${fallback}]: `);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(answer || fallback) || defaultSpawnName();
   }
 
-  let kebab = toKebabCase(displayName) || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE !== "1") {
-    const confirmed = await prompt(`Resource name [${kebab}]: `);
-    if (confirmed) {
-      kebab = toKebabCase(confirmed) || "spawn";
-    }
-  }
-
-  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = displayName;
+  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = kebab;
   process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB = kebab;
   logInfo(`Using resource name: ${kebab}`);
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/daytona/daytona.ts b/cli/src/daytona/daytona.ts
index edfed4eb..91d692b4 100644
--- a/cli/src/daytona/daytona.ts
+++ b/cli/src/daytona/daytona.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   jsonEscape,
   validateServerName,
   toKebabCase,
+  defaultSpawnName,
 } from "../shared/ui";
 import type { CloudInitTier } from "../shared/agents";
 import { getPackagesForTier, needsNode, needsBun, NODE_INSTALL_CMD } from "../shared/cloud-init";
@@ -519,47 +520,25 @@ export async function getServerName(): Promise<string> {
 
   const kebab = process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB
     || (process.env.SPAWN_NAME ? toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) : "");
-  const defaultName = kebab || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    return defaultName;
-  }
-
-  const answer = await prompt(`Enter sandbox name [${defaultName}]: `);
-  const name = answer || defaultName;
-
-  if (!validateServerName(name)) {
-    logError(`Invalid sandbox name: '${name}'`);
-    throw new Error("Invalid server name");
-  }
-  return name;
+  return kebab || defaultSpawnName();
 }
 
 export async function promptSpawnName(): Promise<void> {
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB) return;
 
-  let displayName: string;
+  let kebab: string;
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME) {
-    displayName = process.env.SPAWN_NAME;
-    logInfo(`Spawn name: ${displayName}`);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) || defaultSpawnName();
   } else if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    displayName = "spawn";
+    kebab = defaultSpawnName();
   } else {
+    const fallback = defaultSpawnName();
     process.stderr.write("\n");
-    displayName = await prompt('Spawn name (e.g. "My Dev Box"): ');
-    if (!displayName) displayName = "spawn";
+    const answer = await prompt(`Daytona workspace name [${fallback}]: `);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(answer || fallback) || defaultSpawnName();
   }
 
-  let kebab = toKebabCase(displayName) || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE !== "1") {
-    const confirmed = await prompt(`Resource name [${kebab}]: `);
-    if (confirmed) {
-      kebab = toKebabCase(confirmed) || "spawn";
-    }
-  }
-
-  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = displayName;
+  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = kebab;
   process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB = kebab;
   logInfo(`Using resource name: ${kebab}`);
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/digitalocean/digitalocean.ts b/cli/src/digitalocean/digitalocean.ts
index 55907c08..aff09129 100644
--- a/cli/src/digitalocean/digitalocean.ts
+++ b/cli/src/digitalocean/digitalocean.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   validateServerName,
   validateRegionName,
   toKebabCase,
+  defaultSpawnName,
 } from "../shared/ui";
 import type { CloudInitTier } from "../shared/agents";
 import { getPackagesForTier, needsNode, needsBun, NODE_INSTALL_CMD } from "../shared/cloud-init";
@@ -945,47 +946,25 @@ export async function getServerName(): Promise<string> {
 
   const kebab = process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB
     || (process.env.SPAWN_NAME ? toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) : "");
-  const defaultName = kebab || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    return defaultName;
-  }
-
-  const answer = await prompt(`Enter droplet name [${defaultName}]: `);
-  const name = answer || defaultName;
-
-  if (!validateServerName(name)) {
-    logError(`Invalid droplet name: '${name}'`);
-    throw new Error("Invalid server name");
-  }
-  return name;
+  return kebab || defaultSpawnName();
 }
 
 export async function promptSpawnName(): Promise<void> {
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB) return;
 
-  let displayName: string;
+  let kebab: string;
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME) {
-    displayName = process.env.SPAWN_NAME;
-    logInfo(`Spawn name: ${displayName}`);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) || defaultSpawnName();
   } else if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    displayName = "spawn";
+    kebab = defaultSpawnName();
   } else {
+    const fallback = defaultSpawnName();
     process.stderr.write("\n");
-    displayName = await prompt('Spawn name (e.g. "My Dev Box"): ');
-    if (!displayName) displayName = "spawn";
+    const answer = await prompt(`DigitalOcean droplet name [${fallback}]: `);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(answer || fallback) || defaultSpawnName();
   }
 
-  let kebab = toKebabCase(displayName) || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE !== "1") {
-    const confirmed = await prompt(`Resource name [${kebab}]: `);
-    if (confirmed) {
-      kebab = toKebabCase(confirmed) || "spawn";
-    }
-  }
-
-  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = displayName;
+  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = kebab;
   process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB = kebab;
   logInfo(`Using resource name: ${kebab}`);
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/fly/fly.ts b/cli/src/fly/fly.ts
index 847d31a3..33c2b0cd 100644
--- a/cli/src/fly/fly.ts
+++ b/cli/src/fly/fly.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   validateServerName,
   validateRegionName,
   toKebabCase,
+  defaultSpawnName,
 } from "../shared/ui";
 import type { CloudInitTier } from "../shared/agents";
 import { getPackagesForTier, needsNode, needsBun, NODE_INSTALL_CMD } from "../shared/cloud-init";
@@ -908,51 +909,27 @@ export async function getServerName(): Promise<string> {
     return name;
   }
 
-  // Derive from spawn name
   const kebab = process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB
     || (process.env.SPAWN_NAME ? toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) : "");
-  const defaultName = kebab || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    return defaultName;
-  }
-
-  const answer = await prompt(`Enter app name [${defaultName}]: `);
-  const name = answer || defaultName;
-
-  if (!validateServerName(name)) {
-    logError(`Invalid app name: '${name}'`);
-    throw new Error("Invalid server name");
-  }
-  return name;
+  return kebab || defaultSpawnName();
 }
 
-/** Prompt for a spawn display name, derive kebab-case resource name. */
 export async function promptSpawnName(): Promise<void> {
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB) return;
 
-  let displayName: string;
+  let kebab: string;
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME) {
-    displayName = process.env.SPAWN_NAME;
-    logInfo(`Spawn name: ${displayName}`);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) || defaultSpawnName();
   } else if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    displayName = "spawn";
+    kebab = defaultSpawnName();
   } else {
+    const fallback = defaultSpawnName();
     process.stderr.write("\n");
-    displayName = await prompt('Spawn name (e.g. "My Dev Box"): ');
-    if (!displayName) displayName = "spawn";
+    const answer = await prompt(`Fly machine name [${fallback}]: `);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(answer || fallback) || defaultSpawnName();
   }
 
-  let kebab = toKebabCase(displayName) || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE !== "1") {
-    const confirmed = await prompt(`Resource name [${kebab}]: `);
-    if (confirmed) {
-      kebab = toKebabCase(confirmed) || "spawn";
-    }
-  }
-
-  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = displayName;
+  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = kebab;
   process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB = kebab;
   logInfo(`Using resource name: ${kebab}`);
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/gcp/gcp.ts b/cli/src/gcp/gcp.ts
index de6170af..82f54637 100644
--- a/cli/src/gcp/gcp.ts
+++ b/cli/src/gcp/gcp.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   jsonEscape,
   validateServerName,
   toKebabCase,
+  defaultSpawnName,
 } from "../shared/ui";
 import type { CloudInitTier } from "../shared/agents";
 import { getPackagesForTier, needsNode, needsBun, NODE_INSTALL_CMD } from "../shared/cloud-init";
@@ -379,48 +380,25 @@ export async function getServerName(): Promise<string> {
 
   const kebab = process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB
     || (process.env.SPAWN_NAME ? toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) : "");
-  const defaultName = kebab || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    return defaultName;
-  }
-
-  const answer = await prompt(`Enter instance name [${defaultName}]: `);
-  const name = answer || defaultName;
-
-  if (!validateServerName(name)) {
-    logError(`Invalid instance name: '${name}'`);
-    throw new Error("Invalid server name");
-  }
-  return name;
+  return kebab || defaultSpawnName();
 }
 
-/** Prompt for a spawn display name, derive kebab-case resource name. */
 export async function promptSpawnName(): Promise<void> {
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB) return;
 
-  let displayName: string;
+  let kebab: string;
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME) {
-    displayName = process.env.SPAWN_NAME;
-    logInfo(`Spawn name: ${displayName}`);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) || defaultSpawnName();
   } else if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    displayName = "spawn";
+    kebab = defaultSpawnName();
   } else {
+    const fallback = defaultSpawnName();
     process.stderr.write("\n");
-    displayName = await prompt('Spawn name (e.g. "My Dev Box"): ');
-    if (!displayName) displayName = "spawn";
+    const answer = await prompt(`GCP instance name [${fallback}]: `);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(answer || fallback) || defaultSpawnName();
   }
 
-  let kebab = toKebabCase(displayName) || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE !== "1") {
-    const confirmed = await prompt(`Resource name [${kebab}]: `);
-    if (confirmed) {
-      kebab = toKebabCase(confirmed) || "spawn";
-    }
-  }
-
-  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = displayName;
+  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = kebab;
   process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB = kebab;
   logInfo(`Using resource name: ${kebab}`);
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/hetzner/hetzner.ts b/cli/src/hetzner/hetzner.ts
index 92836e01..86e56e30 100644
--- a/cli/src/hetzner/hetzner.ts
+++ b/cli/src/hetzner/hetzner.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   validateServerName,
   validateRegionName,
   toKebabCase,
+  defaultSpawnName,
 } from "../shared/ui";
 import type { CloudInitTier } from "../shared/agents";
 import { getPackagesForTier, needsNode, needsBun, NODE_INSTALL_CMD } from "../shared/cloud-init";
@@ -576,47 +577,25 @@ export async function getServerName(): Promise<string> {
 
   const kebab = process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB
     || (process.env.SPAWN_NAME ? toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) : "");
-  const defaultName = kebab || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    return defaultName;
-  }
-
-  const answer = await prompt(`Enter server name [${defaultName}]: `);
-  const name = answer || defaultName;
-
-  if (!validateServerName(name)) {
-    logError(`Invalid server name: '${name}'`);
-    throw new Error("Invalid server name");
-  }
-  return name;
+  return kebab || defaultSpawnName();
 }
 
 export async function promptSpawnName(): Promise<void> {
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB) return;
 
-  let displayName: string;
+  let kebab: string;
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME) {
-    displayName = process.env.SPAWN_NAME;
-    logInfo(`Spawn name: ${displayName}`);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) || defaultSpawnName();
   } else if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    displayName = "spawn";
+    kebab = defaultSpawnName();
   } else {
+    const fallback = defaultSpawnName();
     process.stderr.write("\n");
-    displayName = await prompt('Spawn name (e.g. "My Dev Box"): ');
-    if (!displayName) displayName = "spawn";
+    const answer = await prompt(`Hetzner server name [${fallback}]: `);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(answer || fallback) || defaultSpawnName();
   }
 
-  let kebab = toKebabCase(displayName) || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE !== "1") {
-    const confirmed = await prompt(`Resource name [${kebab}]: `);
-    if (confirmed) {
-      kebab = toKebabCase(confirmed) || "spawn";
-    }
-  }
-
-  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = displayName;
+  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = kebab;
   process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB = kebab;
   logInfo(`Using resource name: ${kebab}`);
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/shared/ui.ts b/cli/src/shared/ui.ts
index 284b631d..6779796b 100644
--- a/cli/src/shared/ui.ts
+++ b/cli/src/shared/ui.ts
@@ -141,3 +141,9 @@ export function toKebabCase(name: string): string {
     .replace(/-{2,}/g, "-")
     .replace(/^-|-$/g, "");
 }
+
+/** Generate a default spawn name with random suffix (e.g. "spawn-a1b2"). */
+export function defaultSpawnName(): string {
+  const suffix = Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 6);
+  return `spawn-${suffix}`;
+}
diff --git a/cli/src/sprite/main.ts b/cli/src/sprite/main.ts
index 7cf1d581..60a75280 100644
--- a/cli/src/sprite/main.ts
+++ b/cli/src/sprite/main.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   ensureSpriteCli,
   ensureSpriteAuthenticated,
   promptSpawnName,
-  getSpriteName,
+  getServerName,
   createSprite,
   verifySpriteConnectivity,
   setupShellEnvironment,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async function main() {
       await setupShellEnvironment();
       saveVmConnection();
     },
-    getServerName: getSpriteName,
+    getServerName,
     async waitForReady() {},
     interactiveSession,
     saveLaunchCmd,
diff --git a/cli/src/sprite/sprite.ts b/cli/src/sprite/sprite.ts
index 36f01529..dcaacb6f 100644
--- a/cli/src/sprite/sprite.ts
+++ b/cli/src/sprite/sprite.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   prompt,
   validateServerName,
   toKebabCase,
+  defaultSpawnName,
 } from "../shared/ui";
 
 // ─── Configurable Constants ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -193,33 +194,24 @@ function orgFlags(): string[] {
 export async function promptSpawnName(): Promise<void> {
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB) return;
 
-  let displayName: string;
+  let kebab: string;
   if (process.env.SPAWN_NAME) {
-    displayName = process.env.SPAWN_NAME;
-    logInfo(`Spawn name: ${displayName}`);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) || defaultSpawnName();
   } else if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    displayName = "spawn";
+    kebab = defaultSpawnName();
   } else {
+    const fallback = defaultSpawnName();
     process.stderr.write("\n");
-    displayName = await prompt('Spawn name (e.g. "My Dev Box"): ');
-    if (!displayName) displayName = "spawn";
+    const answer = await prompt(`Sprite name [${fallback}]: `);
+    kebab = toKebabCase(answer || fallback) || defaultSpawnName();
   }
 
-  let kebab = toKebabCase(displayName) || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE !== "1") {
-    const confirmed = await prompt(`Resource name [${kebab}]: `);
-    if (confirmed) {
-      kebab = toKebabCase(confirmed) || "spawn";
-    }
-  }
-
-  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = displayName;
+  process.env.SPAWN_NAME_DISPLAY = kebab;
   process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB = kebab;
   logInfo(`Using resource name: ${kebab}`);
 }
 
-export async function getSpriteName(): Promise<string> {
+export async function getServerName(): Promise<string> {
   if (process.env.SPRITE_NAME) {
     const name = process.env.SPRITE_NAME;
     if (!validateServerName(name)) {
@@ -232,20 +224,7 @@ export async function getSpriteName(): Promise<string> {
 
   const kebab = process.env.SPAWN_NAME_KEBAB
     || (process.env.SPAWN_NAME ? toKebabCase(process.env.SPAWN_NAME) : "");
-  const defaultName = kebab || "spawn";
-
-  if (process.env.SPAWN_NON_INTERACTIVE === "1") {
-    return defaultName;
-  }
-
-  const answer = await prompt(`Enter sprite name [${defaultName}]: `);
-  const name = answer || defaultName;
-
-  if (!validateServerName(name)) {
-    logError(`Invalid sprite name: '${name}'`);
-    throw new Error("Invalid server name");
-  }
-  return name;
+  return kebab || defaultSpawnName();
 }
 
 // ─── Provisioning ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────