diff --git a/cmd/generate.go b/cmd/generate.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c966ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/generate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+)
+
+var generateCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "generate",
+	Short: "Generate a rollup.yml config file",
+	Long:  `Scan the current directory for text and code files and generate a rollup.yml config file based on the found file extensions.`,
+	RunE:  runGenerate,
+}
+
+func runGenerate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	fileTypes := make(map[string]bool)
+	err := filepath.Walk(".", func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !info.IsDir() {
+			ext := strings.TrimPrefix(filepath.Ext(path), ".")
+			if isTextFile(ext) {
+				fileTypes[ext] = true
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error walking the path: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	config := config.Config{
+		FileTypes: make([]string, 0, len(fileTypes)),
+		Ignore:    []string{"node_modules/**", "vendor/**", ".git/**"},
+	}
+
+	for ext := range fileTypes {
+		config.FileTypes = append(config.FileTypes, ext)
+	}
+
+	yamlData, err := yaml.Marshal(&config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error marshaling config: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile("rollup.yml", yamlData, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error writing config file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Generated rollup.yml file successfully.")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func isTextFile(ext string) bool {
+	textExtensions := map[string]bool{
+		"txt": true, "md": true, "go": true, "py": true, "js": true, "html": true, "css": true,
+		"json": true, "xml": true, "yaml": true, "yml": true, "toml": true, "ini": true,
+		"sh": true, "bash": true, "zsh": true, "fish": true,
+		"c": true, "cpp": true, "h": true, "hpp": true, "java": true, "kt": true, "scala": true,
+		"rs": true, "rb": true, "php": true, "ts": true, "swift": true,
+	}
+	return textExtensions[ext]
+}
+
+func init() {
+	// Add any flags for the generate command here if needed
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index cbc44b6..8a514e0 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ func init() {
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(filesCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(webCmd)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(generateCmd)
 }