diff --git a/internal/llm/prompt/initialize.go b/internal/llm/prompt/initialize.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..62a0f57c6122195490e2f989874cf5660f4a0da2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/llm/prompt/initialize.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package prompt
+
+func Initialize() string {
+	return `Please analyze this codebase and create a **CRUSH.md** file containing:
+
+- Build/lint/test commands - especially for running a single test
+- Code style guidelines including imports, formatting, types, naming conventions, error handling, etc.
+
+The file you create will be given to agentic coding agents (such as yourself) that operate in this repository. Make it about 20-30 lines long.
+If there's already a **CRUSH.md**, improve it.
+
+If there are Cursor rules` + " (in `.cursor/rules/` or `.cursorrules`) or Copilot rules (in `.github/copilot-instructions.md`), make sure to include them.\n" +
+		"Add the `.crush` directory to the `.gitignore` file if it's not already there."
+}
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/chat/splash/splash.go b/internal/tui/components/chat/splash/splash.go
index c0d959eccce503e2830c14cd24ebbe6a0403c3bd..722aaea6f75c6ef0bef7e0a9ec2de319c6d71bfb 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/chat/splash/splash.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/chat/splash/splash.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/config"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/fur/provider"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/llm/prompt"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/components/chat"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/components/completions"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/components/core"
@@ -242,14 +243,6 @@ func (s *splashCmp) saveAPIKeyAndContinue(apiKey string) tea.Cmd {
 
 func (s *splashCmp) initializeProject() tea.Cmd {
 	s.needsProjectInit = false
-	prompt := `Please analyze this codebase and create a CRUSH.md file containing:
-1. Build/lint/test commands - especially for running a single test
-2. Code style guidelines including imports, formatting, types, naming conventions, error handling, etc.
-
-The file you create will be given to agentic coding agents (such as yourself) that operate in this repository. Make it about 20 lines long.
-If there's already a CRUSH.md, improve it.
-If there are Cursor rules (in .cursor/rules/ or .cursorrules) or Copilot rules (in .github/copilot-instructions.md), make sure to include them.
-Add the .crush directory to the .gitignore file if it's not already there.`
 
 	if err := config.MarkProjectInitialized(); err != nil {
 		return util.ReportError(err)
@@ -261,7 +254,7 @@ Add the .crush directory to the .gitignore file if it's not already there.`
 		cmds = append(cmds,
 			util.CmdHandler(chat.SessionClearedMsg{}),
 			util.CmdHandler(chat.SendMsg{
-				Text: prompt,
+				Text: prompt.Initialize(),
 			}),
 		)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/commands.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/commands.go
index 140996fdd59af21e27e6eb4017ca5cca847cb0d9..10cdbbd539f06836550b7da6a857d35db3becd74 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/commands.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/commands.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea/v2"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss/v2"
 
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/llm/prompt"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/components/chat"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/components/completions"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/crush/internal/tui/components/core"
@@ -239,16 +240,8 @@ func (c *commandDialogCmp) defaultCommands() []Command {
 			Title:       "Initialize Project",
 			Description: "Create/Update the CRUSH.md memory file",
 			Handler: func(cmd Command) tea.Cmd {
-				prompt := `Please analyze this codebase and create a CRUSH.md file containing:
-	1. Build/lint/test commands - especially for running a single test
-	2. Code style guidelines including imports, formatting, types, naming conventions, error handling, etc.
-
-	The file you create will be given to agentic coding agents (such as yourself) that operate in this repository. Make it about 20 lines long.
-	If there's already a CRUSH.md, improve it.
-	If there are Cursor rules (in .cursor/rules/ or .cursorrules) or Copilot rules (in .github/copilot-instructions.md), make sure to include them.
-	Add the .crush directory to the .gitignore file if it's not already there.`
 				return util.CmdHandler(chat.SendMsg{
-					Text: prompt,
+					Text: prompt.Initialize(),
 				})
 			},
 		},