diff --git a/.gitgo b/.gitgo
index 41c9e19..0699c21 100644
--- a/.gitgo
+++ b/.gitgo
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 {
   "current_issue": {
-    "number": "",
-    "labels": [],
-    "title": ""
+    "number": "39",
+    "labels": [
+      "cli"
+    ],
+    "title": "Create commands for checking out and committing"
   },
   "commit_guidelines": [
-    "fix:",
-    "feat:",
-    "chore:"
+    "cli:",
+    "general:"
   ],
-  "custom_guidelines": false,
+  "custom_guidelines": true,
   "selected_commit_type": "✨ Adding a new user-facing feature",
   "emojis": {
     "initial_commit": "tada",
@@ -28,8 +29,13 @@
     "cleanup": "fire",
     "wip": "construction"
   },
-  "existing_branches": [],
-  "current_branch": "",
-  "current_commit_message": "",
-  "use_emojis": false
+  "existing_branches": [
+    "main",
+    "readme"
+  ],
+  "current_branch": [
+    "commands"
+  ],
+  "current_commit_message": "✨ cli: Create commands for checking out and committing",
+  "use_emojis": true
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/index.js b/bin/index.js
index 28b7f0b..77470f8 100755
--- a/bin/index.js
+++ b/bin/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ const cowsay = require('cowsay');
 const files = require('../lib/files.js');
 const program = require('commander');
 const { getQuestions, getConfigQuestions, displaySuggestions } = require('../lib/inquirer.js');
+const simpleGit = require('simple-git');
+const git = simpleGit();
+const { jsonReader } = require('../lib/funcs/jsonReader.js');
 
 clear();
 
@@ -19,7 +22,6 @@ program
             horizontalLayout: 'default',
             verticalLayout: 'default',
         }), '\n');
-        // asks task based questions
         getQuestions();
     } else {
         // checks if the directory is a git based repo or not
@@ -78,4 +80,64 @@ program
     }
 });
 
+program
+.command('checkout') 
+.alias('cout')
+.action(function () {
+    // displays Gitg0 on start
+    if (files.directoryExists('.git')) {
+        console.log(figlet.textSync('Gitg0', {
+            horizontalLayout: 'default',
+            verticalLayout: 'default',
+        }), '\n');
+        jsonReader('./.gitgo', (err, conf) => {
+            if (err) {
+                console.log('Error reading file:', err)
+                return
+            }
+            bName = conf.current_branch;
+            git.checkoutLocalBranch(bName);
+            console.log("Checked out to new branch: " + bName);
+        });
+    } else {
+        // checks if the directory is a git based repo or not
+        console.log(cowsay.say({
+            text: 'Not a git repository!',
+            T: 'U '
+        }
+        ));
+        process.exit();
+    }
+});
+
+program
+.command('commit') 
+.alias('cmt')
+.action(function () {
+    // displays Gitg0 on start
+    if (files.directoryExists('.git')) {
+        console.log(figlet.textSync('Gitg0', {
+            horizontalLayout: 'default',
+            verticalLayout: 'default',
+        }), '\n');
+        jsonReader('./.gitgo', (err, conf) => {
+            if (err) {
+                console.log('Error reading file:', err)
+                return
+            }
+            cMsg = conf.current_commit_message;
+            git.commit(cMsg);
+            console.log("Files have be commited: " + cMsg);
+        });
+    } else {
+        // checks if the directory is a git based repo or not
+        console.log(cowsay.say({
+            text: 'Not a git repository!',
+            T: 'U '
+        }
+        ));
+        process.exit();
+    }
+});
+
 program.parse(process.argv);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7c4e52d..6972ef5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
+    "@kwsites/file-exists": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@kwsites/file-exists/-/file-exists-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m9/5YGR18lIwxSFDwfE3oA7bWuq9kdau6ugN4H2rJeyhFQZcG9AgSHkQtSD15a8WvTgfz9aikZMrKPHvbpqFiw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "debug": "^4.1.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "@kwsites/promise-deferred": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@kwsites/promise-deferred/-/promise-deferred-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GaHYm+c0O9MjZRu0ongGBRbinu8gVAMd2UZjji6jVmqKtZluZnptXGWhz1E8j8D2HJ3f/yMxKAUC0b+57wncIw=="
+    },
     "ansi-escapes": {
       "version": "4.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-escapes/-/ansi-escapes-4.3.1.tgz",
@@ -123,6 +136,14 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "debug": {
+      "version": "4.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-doEwdvm4PCeK4K3RQN2ZC2BYUBaxwLARCqZmMjtF8a51J2Rb0xpVloFRnCODwqjpwnAoao4pelN8l3RJdv3gRQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "ms": "2.1.2"
+      }
+    },
     "emoji-regex": {
       "version": "8.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-8.0.0.tgz",
@@ -245,6 +266,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mimic-fn/-/mimic-fn-2.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-OqbOk5oEQeAZ8WXWydlu9HJjz9WVdEIvamMCcXmuqUYjTknH/sqsWvhQ3vgwKFRR1HpjvNBKQ37nbJgYzGqGcg=="
     },
+    "ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
+    },
     "mute-stream": {
       "version": "0.0.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mute-stream/-/mute-stream-0.0.8.tgz",
@@ -333,6 +359,16 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-VUJ49FC8U1OxwZLxIbTTrDvLnf/6TDgxZcK8wxR8zs13xpx7xbG60ndBlhNrFi2EMuFRoeDoJO7wthSLq42EjA=="
     },
+    "simple-git": {
+      "version": "2.23.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-git/-/simple-git-2.23.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-s/gEkxFV2WGTN4kO1uQoA4cE4rq0FRzQPR5Yhgg8JUuA4IhOeccjlKSFhwF3rrpo7797ZvQc7L6hJJNA4szHCw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@kwsites/file-exists": "^1.1.1",
+        "@kwsites/promise-deferred": "^1.1.1",
+        "debug": "^4.3.1"
+      }
+    },
     "string-width": {
       "version": "4.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e42ab2..78b3f42 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     "retext": "^7.0.1",
     "retext-keywords": "^6.0.0",
     "retext-pos": "^3.0.0",
-    "sentence-engine": "^0.7.0"
+    "sentence-engine": "^0.7.0",
+    "simple-git": "^2.23.0"
   }
 }