diff --git a/include/common/taosdef.h b/include/common/taosdef.h
index 9b2bb89793..da58f98e4c 100644
--- a/include/common/taosdef.h
+++ b/include/common/taosdef.h
@@ -20,36 +20,38 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include "tdef.h"
 #include "taos.h"
+#include "tdef.h"
 
-#define TSWINDOW_INITIALIZER ((STimeWindow) {INT64_MIN, INT64_MAX})
-#define TSWINDOW_DESC_INITIALIZER ((STimeWindow) {INT64_MAX, INT64_MIN})
+typedef uint64_t tb_uid_t;
+
+#define TSWINDOW_INITIALIZER ((STimeWindow){INT64_MIN, INT64_MAX})
+#define TSWINDOW_DESC_INITIALIZER ((STimeWindow){INT64_MAX, INT64_MIN})
 #define IS_TSWINDOW_SPECIFIED(win) (((win).skey != INT64_MIN) || ((win).ekey != INT64_MAX))
 
 typedef enum {
-  TAOS_QTYPE_RPC   = 1,
-  TAOS_QTYPE_FWD   = 2,
-  TAOS_QTYPE_WAL   = 3,
-  TAOS_QTYPE_CQ    = 4,
+  TAOS_QTYPE_RPC = 1,
+  TAOS_QTYPE_FWD = 2,
+  TAOS_QTYPE_WAL = 3,
+  TAOS_QTYPE_CQ = 4,
   TAOS_QTYPE_QUERY = 5
 } EQType;
 
 typedef enum {
-  TSDB_SUPER_TABLE  = 1,   // super table
-  TSDB_CHILD_TABLE  = 2,   // table created from super table
-  TSDB_NORMAL_TABLE = 3,   // ordinary table
-  TSDB_STREAM_TABLE = 4,   // table created from stream computing
-  TSDB_TEMP_TABLE   = 5,   // temp table created by nest query
-  TSDB_TABLE_MAX    = 6
+  TSDB_SUPER_TABLE = 1,   // super table
+  TSDB_CHILD_TABLE = 2,   // table created from super table
+  TSDB_NORMAL_TABLE = 3,  // ordinary table
+  TSDB_STREAM_TABLE = 4,  // table created from stream computing
+  TSDB_TEMP_TABLE = 5,    // temp table created by nest query
+  TSDB_TABLE_MAX = 6
 } ETableType;
 
 typedef enum {
-  TSDB_MOD_MNODE   = 1,
-  TSDB_MOD_HTTP    = 2,
+  TSDB_MOD_MNODE = 1,
+  TSDB_MOD_HTTP = 2,
   TSDB_MOD_MONITOR = 3,
-  TSDB_MOD_MQTT    = 4,
-  TSDB_MOD_MAX     = 5
+  TSDB_MOD_MQTT = 4,
+  TSDB_MOD_MAX = 5
 } EModuleType;
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -64,11 +66,7 @@ typedef enum {
   TSDB_CHECK_ITEM_MAX
 } ECheckItemType;
 
-typedef enum {
-  TD_ROW_DISCARD_UPDATE   = 0,
-  TD_ROW_OVERWRITE_UPDATE = 1,
-  TD_ROW_PARTIAL_UPDATE   = 2
-} TDUpdateConfig;
+typedef enum { TD_ROW_DISCARD_UPDATE = 0, TD_ROW_OVERWRITE_UPDATE = 1, TD_ROW_PARTIAL_UPDATE = 2 } TDUpdateConfig;
 
 extern char *qtypeStr[];
 
diff --git a/include/common/tmsg.h b/include/common/tmsg.h
index 2c5f7346ca..92b453bc1f 100644
--- a/include/common/tmsg.h
+++ b/include/common/tmsg.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include "taosdef.h"
 #include "taoserror.h"
+#include "tcoding.h"
 #include "tdataformat.h"
 
 #define TD_MSG_NUMBER_
@@ -1096,6 +1097,131 @@ typedef struct {
   uint64_t tuid;
 } SDropTopicInternalMsg;
 
+typedef struct SVCreateTbReq {
+  uint64_t ver;  // use a general definition
+  char*    name;
+  uint32_t ttl;
+  uint32_t keep;
+#define TD_SUPER_TABLE 0
+#define TD_CHILD_TABLE 1
+#define TD_NORMAL_TABLE 2
+  uint8_t type;
+  union {
+    struct {
+      tb_uid_t suid;
+      uint32_t nCols;
+      SSchema* pSchema;
+      uint32_t nTagCols;
+      SSchema* pTagSchema;
+    } stbCfg;
+    struct {
+      tb_uid_t suid;
+      SKVRow   pTag;
+    } ctbCfg;
+    struct {
+      uint32_t nCols;
+      SSchema* pSchema;
+    } ntbCfg;
+  };
+} SVCreateTbReq;
+
+static FORCE_INLINE int tSerializeSVCreateTbReq(void** buf, const SVCreateTbReq* pReq) {
+  int tlen = 0;
+
+  tlen += taosEncodeFixedU64(buf, pReq->ver);
+  tlen += taosEncodeString(buf, pReq->name);
+  tlen += taosEncodeFixedU32(buf, pReq->ttl);
+  tlen += taosEncodeFixedU32(buf, pReq->keep);
+  tlen += taosEncodeFixedU8(buf, pReq->type);
+
+  switch (pReq->type) {
+    case TD_SUPER_TABLE:
+      tlen += taosEncodeFixedU64(buf, pReq->stbCfg.suid);
+      tlen += taosEncodeFixedU32(buf, pReq->stbCfg.nCols);
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pReq->stbCfg.nCols; i++) {
+        tlen += taosEncodeFixedI8(buf, pReq->stbCfg.pSchema[i].type);
+        tlen += taosEncodeFixedI32(buf, pReq->stbCfg.pSchema[i].colId);
+        tlen += taosEncodeFixedI32(buf, pReq->stbCfg.pSchema[i].bytes);
+        tlen += taosEncodeString(buf, pReq->stbCfg.pSchema[i].name);
+      }
+      tlen += taosEncodeFixedU32(buf, pReq->stbCfg.nTagCols);
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pReq->stbCfg.nTagCols; i++) {
+        tlen += taosEncodeFixedI8(buf, pReq->stbCfg.pTagSchema[i].type);
+        tlen += taosEncodeFixedI32(buf, pReq->stbCfg.pTagSchema[i].colId);
+        tlen += taosEncodeFixedI32(buf, pReq->stbCfg.pTagSchema[i].bytes);
+        tlen += taosEncodeString(buf, pReq->stbCfg.pTagSchema[i].name);
+      }
+      break;
+    case TD_CHILD_TABLE:
+      tlen += taosEncodeFixedU64(buf, pReq->ctbCfg.suid);
+      tlen += tdEncodeKVRow(buf, pReq->ctbCfg.pTag);
+      break;
+    case TD_NORMAL_TABLE:
+      tlen += taosEncodeFixedU32(buf, pReq->ntbCfg.nCols);
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pReq->ntbCfg.nCols; i++) {
+        tlen += taosEncodeFixedI8(buf, pReq->ntbCfg.pSchema[i].type);
+        tlen += taosEncodeFixedI32(buf, pReq->ntbCfg.pSchema[i].colId);
+        tlen += taosEncodeFixedI32(buf, pReq->ntbCfg.pSchema[i].bytes);
+        tlen += taosEncodeString(buf, pReq->ntbCfg.pSchema[i].name);
+      }
+      break;
+    default:
+      ASSERT(0);
+  }
+
+  return tlen;
+}
+
+static FORCE_INLINE void* tDeserializeSVCreateTbReq(void* buf, SVCreateTbReq* pReq) {
+  buf = taosDecodeFixedU64(buf, &(pReq->ver));
+  buf = taosDecodeString(buf, &(pReq->name));
+  buf = taosDecodeFixedU32(buf, &(pReq->ttl));
+  buf = taosDecodeFixedU32(buf, &(pReq->keep));
+  buf = taosDecodeFixedU8(buf, &(pReq->type));
+
+  switch (pReq->type) {
+    case TD_SUPER_TABLE:
+      buf = taosDecodeFixedU64(buf, &(pReq->stbCfg.suid));
+      buf = taosDecodeFixedU32(buf, &(pReq->stbCfg.nCols));
+      pReq->stbCfg.pSchema = (SSchema*)malloc(pReq->stbCfg.nCols * sizeof(SSchema));
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pReq->stbCfg.nCols; i++) {
+        buf = taosDecodeFixedI8(buf, &(pReq->stbCfg.pSchema[i].type));
+        buf = taosDecodeFixedI32(buf, &(pReq->stbCfg.pSchema[i].colId));
+        buf = taosDecodeFixedI32(buf, &(pReq->stbCfg.pSchema[i].bytes));
+        buf = taosDecodeStringTo(buf, pReq->stbCfg.pSchema[i].name);
+      }
+      buf = taosDecodeFixedU32(buf, &pReq->stbCfg.nTagCols);
+      pReq->stbCfg.pTagSchema = (SSchema*)malloc(pReq->stbCfg.nTagCols * sizeof(SSchema));
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pReq->stbCfg.nTagCols; i++) {
+        buf = taosDecodeFixedI8(buf, &(pReq->stbCfg.pTagSchema[i].type));
+        buf = taosDecodeFixedI32(buf, &pReq->stbCfg.pTagSchema[i].colId);
+        buf = taosDecodeFixedI32(buf, &pReq->stbCfg.pTagSchema[i].bytes);
+        buf = taosDecodeStringTo(buf, pReq->stbCfg.pTagSchema[i].name);
+      }
+      break;
+    case TD_CHILD_TABLE:
+      buf = taosDecodeFixedU64(buf, &pReq->ctbCfg.suid);
+      buf = tdDecodeKVRow(buf, &pReq->ctbCfg.pTag);
+      break;
+    case TD_NORMAL_TABLE:
+      buf = taosDecodeFixedU32(buf, &pReq->ntbCfg.nCols);
+      pReq->ntbCfg.pSchema = (SSchema*)malloc(pReq->ntbCfg.nCols * sizeof(SSchema));
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pReq->ntbCfg.nCols; i++) {
+        buf = taosDecodeFixedI8(buf, &pReq->ntbCfg.pSchema[i].type);
+        buf = taosDecodeFixedI32(buf, &pReq->ntbCfg.pSchema[i].colId);
+        buf = taosDecodeFixedI32(buf, &pReq->ntbCfg.pSchema[i].bytes);
+        buf = taosDecodeStringTo(buf, pReq->ntbCfg.pSchema[i].name);
+      }
+      break;
+    default:
+      ASSERT(0);
+  }
+
+  return buf;
+}
+typedef struct SVCreateTbRsp {
+} SVCreateTbRsp;
+
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/include/common/tmsgdef.h b/include/common/tmsgdef.h
index 05373cda97..15b5b9da28 100644
--- a/include/common/tmsgdef.h
+++ b/include/common/tmsgdef.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ enum {
   TD_DEF_MSG_TYPE(TDMT_VND_TASKS_STATUS, "vnode-tasks-status", NULL, NULL)
   TD_DEF_MSG_TYPE(TDMT_VND_CANCEL_TASK, "vnode-cancel-task", NULL, NULL)
   TD_DEF_MSG_TYPE(TDMT_VND_DROP_TASK, "vnode-drop-task", NULL, NULL)
-  TD_DEF_MSG_TYPE(TDMT_VND_CREATE_STB, "vnode-create-stb", NULL, NULL)
+  TD_DEF_MSG_TYPE(TDMT_VND_CREATE_STB, "vnode-create-super-table", SVCreateTbReq, SVCreateTbRsp)
   TD_DEF_MSG_TYPE(TDMT_VND_ALTER_STB, "vnode-alter-stb", NULL, NULL)
   TD_DEF_MSG_TYPE(TDMT_VND_DROP_STB, "vnode-drop-stb", NULL, NULL)
   TD_DEF_MSG_TYPE(TDMT_VND_CREATE_TOPIC, "vnode-create-topic", NULL, NULL)
diff --git a/include/dnode/vnode/meta/meta.h b/include/dnode/vnode/meta/meta.h
index 113a970548..3d618862b6 100644
--- a/include/dnode/vnode/meta/meta.h
+++ b/include/dnode/vnode/meta/meta.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 // Types exported
-typedef uint64_t     tb_uid_t;
 typedef struct SMeta SMeta;
 
 #define META_SUPER_TABLE 0
diff --git a/include/util/tcoding.h b/include/util/tcoding.h
index a2c91c5dbe..6e6a91130c 100644
--- a/include/util/tcoding.h
+++ b/include/util/tcoding.h
@@ -357,6 +357,17 @@ static FORCE_INLINE void *taosDecodeString(void *buf, char **value) {
   return POINTER_SHIFT(buf, size);
 }
 
+static FORCE_INLINE void *taosDecodeStringTo(void *buf, char *value) {
+  uint64_t size = 0;
+
+  buf = taosDecodeVariantU64(buf, &size);
+  memcpy(value, buf, (size_t)size);
+
+  value[size] = '\0';
+
+  return POINTER_SHIFT(buf, size);
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif