diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 129afc6..989a259 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ press ENTER
 
 ---
 
+## Development
+
+```bash
+# Build
+bun run build
+
+# Run command
+./dist/cli.js gitmo -c
+```
+
+---
+
 ### Resources used
 
 - [Conventional commit types](https://github.com/pvdlg/conventional-commit-types)
diff --git a/src/utils/handleCommand.js b/src/utils/handleCommand.js
index 0e25afb..980a627 100644
--- a/src/utils/handleCommand.js
+++ b/src/utils/handleCommand.js
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ const isConventionalCommit = async (commitMessage) => {
 };
 
 const showCommitPrompt = async () => {
+  // check if there are staged changes
+  const status = shell.exec('git status --porcelain', { silent: true }).stdout;
+  // Parse the status output
+  const stagedChanges = status.split('\n').filter(line => line.startsWith('A ') || line.startsWith('M '));
+  if (stagedChanges.length === 0) {
+    console.log('You have no changes staged for commit!');
+    return;
+  }
+
   const response = await prompts(
     {
       type: "text",