diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/commands.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/commands.go
index 7006117a33d916d0e822a2347b6b8993e99b7ddd..67f591b6bf3971826d8dffb0f8cc63d1bf1e57fd 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/commands.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/commands/commands.go
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ func (c *commandDialogCmp) defaultCommands() []Command {
 
 	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.`
+	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,
 				})
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/init/init.go b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/init/init.go
index 347dc643da559bcb53449ec22765d550cf8f400f..74d0dc0b3d9d4630b28c4b240fb17fbe611ba21f 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/dialogs/init/init.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/dialogs/init/init.go
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ func (m *initDialogCmp) handleInitialization(initialize bool) tea.Cmd {
 
 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.`
+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.`
 
 		// Mark the project as initialized
 		if err := config.MarkProjectInitialized(); err != nil {