diff --git a/lib/cljnim_runtime.nim b/lib/cljnim_runtime.nim
index d459929..bc1bbe5 100644
--- a/lib/cljnim_runtime.nim
+++ b/lib/cljnim_runtime.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import strutils, sequtils, hashes, algorithm
+import strutils, sequtils, hashes, algorithm, os, osproc
 
 type
   CljKind* = enum
@@ -1070,3 +1070,111 @@ proc cljRange*(start, finish: CljVal): CljVal =
   for i in start.intVal..<finish.intVal:
     items.add(cljInt(i))
   cljList(items)
+
+# ---- File Operations ----
+
+proc cljFileRead*(path: CljVal): CljVal =
+  if path.kind != ckString:
+    return cljMapFromPairs(@[(cljKeyword("error"), cljString("file/read requires a string path"))])
+  try:
+    let content = readFile(path.strVal)
+    cljString(content)
+  except CatchableError as e:
+    cljMapFromPairs(@[(cljKeyword("error"), cljString(e.msg))])
+
+proc cljFileWrite*(path, content: CljVal): CljVal =
+  if path.kind != ckString or content.kind != ckString:
+    return cljMapFromPairs(@[(cljKeyword("error"), cljString("file/write requires two strings"))])
+  try:
+    writeFile(path.strVal, content.strVal)
+    cljBool(true)
+  except CatchableError as e:
+    cljMapFromPairs(@[(cljKeyword("error"), cljString(e.msg))])
+
+proc cljFileAppend*(path, content: CljVal): CljVal =
+  if path.kind != ckString or content.kind != ckString:
+    return cljMapFromPairs(@[(cljKeyword("error"), cljString("file/append requires two strings"))])
+  try:
+    let f = open(path.strVal, fmAppend)
+    f.write(content.strVal)
+    f.close()
+    cljBool(true)
+  except CatchableError as e:
+    cljMapFromPairs(@[(cljKeyword("error"), cljString(e.msg))])
+
+proc cljFileLs*(dir: CljVal): CljVal =
+  let path = if dir.kind == ckString: dir.strVal else: "."
+  var items: seq[CljVal] = @[]
+  try:
+    for kind, name in walkDir(path):
+      items.add(cljString(name))
+    cljVector(items)
+  except CatchableError as e:
+    cljVector(@[cljString("error: " & e.msg)])
+
+proc cljFileExists*(path: CljVal): CljVal =
+  if path.kind != ckString:
+    return cljBool(false)
+  cljBool(fileExists(path.strVal))
+
+# ---- Git Operations ----
+
+proc cljGitStatus*(): CljVal =
+  let (branchOut, _) = execCmdEx("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD")
+  let branch = branchOut.strip()
+  let (statusOut, _) = execCmdEx("git status --porcelain")
+  var modified: seq[CljVal] = @[]
+  var untracked: seq[CljVal] = @[]
+  var staged: seq[CljVal] = @[]
+  for line in statusOut.splitLines():
+    if line.len < 3: continue
+    let status = line[0..1]
+    let file = line[3..^1]
+    if status[0] != ' ' and status[0] != '?':
+      staged.add(cljString(file))
+    if status[1] != ' ':
+      modified.add(cljString(file))
+    if status == "??":
+      untracked.add(cljString(file))
+  let clean = modified.len == 0 and untracked.len == 0 and staged.len == 0
+  cljMapFromPairs(@[
+    (cljKeyword("branch"), cljString(branch)),
+    (cljKeyword("modified"), cljVector(modified)),
+    (cljKeyword("untracked"), cljVector(untracked)),
+    (cljKeyword("staged"), cljVector(staged)),
+    (cljKeyword("clean"), cljBool(clean))
+  ])
+
+proc cljGitCommit*(msg: CljVal): CljVal =
+  if msg.kind != ckString:
+    return cljMapFromPairs(@[(cljKeyword("error"), cljString("git/commit requires a string message"))])
+  let (gitOut, exit) = execCmdEx("git add -A && git commit -m " & quoteShell(msg.strVal))
+  if exit != 0:
+    return cljMapFromPairs(@[(cljKeyword("error"), cljString(gitOut)), (cljKeyword("success"), cljBool(false))])
+  var sha = ""
+  let (shaOut, _) = execCmdEx("git rev-parse --short HEAD")
+  sha = shaOut.strip()
+  cljMapFromPairs(@[
+    (cljKeyword("sha"), cljString(sha)),
+    (cljKeyword("success"), cljBool(true))
+  ])
+
+proc cljGitPush*(): CljVal =
+  let (gitOut, exit) = execCmdEx("git push")
+  cljMapFromPairs(@[
+    (cljKeyword("success"), cljBool(exit == 0)),
+    (cljKeyword("output"), cljString(gitOut.strip()))
+  ])
+
+proc cljGitDiff*(): CljVal =
+  let (gitOut, _) = execCmdEx("git diff")
+  cljString(gitOut)
+
+proc cljGitLog*(n: CljVal = cljInt(5)): CljVal =
+  let count = if n.kind == ckInt: n.intVal else: 5
+  let (gitOut, _) = execCmdEx("git log --oneline -" & $count)
+  var items: seq[CljVal] = @[]
+  for line in gitOut.splitLines():
+    if line.len > 0:
+      items.add(cljString(line))
+  cljVector(items)
diff --git a/src/emitter.nim b/src/emitter.nim
index 213011c..98c5316 100644
--- a/src/emitter.nim
+++ b/src/emitter.nim
@@ -96,6 +96,18 @@ proc runtimeName(op: string): string =
   of "deref": "cljDeref"
   of "reset!": "cljReset"
   of "swap!": "cljSwap"
+  # ---- File operations ----
+  of "file/read": "cljFileRead"
+  of "file/write": "cljFileWrite"
+  of "file/append": "cljFileAppend"
+  of "file/ls": "cljFileLs"
+  of "file/exists?": "cljFileExists"
+  # ---- Git operations ----
+  of "git/status": "cljGitStatus"
+  of "git/commit": "cljGitCommit"
+  of "git/push": "cljGitPush"
+  of "git/diff": "cljGitDiff"
+  of "git/log": "cljGitLog"
   else: ""
 
 proc emitArgs(args: seq[CljVal]): string =