diff --git a/scripts/create-github-repo-function.sh b/scripts/create-github-repo-function.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05401a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create-github-repo-function.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Shell function to create a new directory, initialize git, and create a GitHub repository
+# This function keeps you in the newly created directory after completion
+#
+# To use this function, add to your .zshrc or .bashrc:
+#   source ~/dotfiles/scripts/create-github-repo-function.sh
+#
+# Usage: create-github-repo <repo-name> [description]
+
+create-github-repo() {
+    # Check if gh CLI is installed
+    if ! command -v gh &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "Error: GitHub CLI (gh) is not installed"
+        echo "Install it from: https://cli.github.com/"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Check if repo name is provided
+    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+        echo "Usage: create-github-repo <repo-name> [description]"
+        echo "Example: create-github-repo my-new-project 'A cool new project'"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    local REPO_NAME="$1"
+    local REPO_DESC="${2:-}"
+
+    # Check if directory already exists
+    if [ -d "$REPO_NAME" ]; then
+        echo "Error: Directory '$REPO_NAME' already exists"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "Creating new repository: $REPO_NAME"
+
+    # Create directory and cd into it
+    mkdir "$REPO_NAME" || return 1
+    cd "$REPO_NAME" || return 1
+
+    # Initialize git repository
+    git init -b main || { cd ..; rm -rf "$REPO_NAME"; return 1; }
+    echo "# $REPO_NAME" > README.md
+
+    # Create initial commit
+    git add README.md
+    git commit -m "Initial commit" || { cd ..; rm -rf "$REPO_NAME"; return 1; }
+
+    # Create GitHub repository (public)
+    echo "Creating public GitHub repository..."
+    if [ -n "$REPO_DESC" ]; then
+        gh repo create "$REPO_NAME" --public --source=. --remote=origin --description "$REPO_DESC" || { cd ..; rm -rf "$REPO_NAME"; return 1; }
+    else
+        gh repo create "$REPO_NAME" --public --source=. --remote=origin || { cd ..; rm -rf "$REPO_NAME"; return 1; }
+    fi
+
+    # Push to GitHub (this also sets up tracking)
+    git push -u origin main || { cd ..; rm -rf "$REPO_NAME"; return 1; }
+
+    echo ""
+    echo "✓ Repository created successfully!"
+    echo "  Local path: $(pwd)"
+    echo "  Remote URL: $(git remote get-url origin)"
+    echo ""
+}
diff --git a/scripts/create-github-repo.sh b/scripts/create-github-repo.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..49b15f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create-github-repo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Script to create a new directory, initialize git, and create a GitHub repository
+# Usage: create-github-repo.sh <repo-name> [description]
+
+set -e  # Exit on error
+
+# Check if gh CLI is installed
+if ! command -v gh &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: GitHub CLI (gh) is not installed"
+    echo "Install it from: https://cli.github.com/"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if repo name is provided
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <repo-name> [description]"
+    echo "Example: $0 my-new-project 'A cool new project'"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+REPO_NAME="$1"
+REPO_DESC="${2:-}"
+
+# Check if directory already exists
+if [ -d "$REPO_NAME" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Directory '$REPO_NAME' already exists"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Creating new repository: $REPO_NAME"
+
+# Create directory and cd into it
+mkdir "$REPO_NAME"
+cd "$REPO_NAME"
+
+# Initialize git repository
+# Check git version and use appropriate init syntax
+GIT_VERSION=$(git --version | awk '{print $3}')
+# Function to compare versions: returns 0 if $1 >= $2
+version_ge() {
+    [ "$(printf '%s\n' "$2" "$1" | sort -V | head -n1)" = "$2" ]
+}
+if version_ge "$GIT_VERSION" "2.28.0"; then
+    git init -b main
+else
+    git init
+    git branch -m main
+fi
+echo "# $REPO_NAME" > README.md
+
+# Create initial commit
+git add README.md
+git commit -m "Initial commit"
+
+# Create GitHub repository (public)
+echo "Creating public GitHub repository..."
+if [ -n "$REPO_DESC" ]; then
+    gh repo create "$REPO_NAME" --public --source=. --remote=origin --description "$REPO_DESC"
+else
+    gh repo create "$REPO_NAME" --public --source=. --remote=origin
+fi
+
+# Push to GitHub (this also sets up tracking)
+git push -u origin main
+
+echo ""
+echo "✓ Repository created successfully!"
+echo "  Local path: $(pwd)"
+echo "  Remote URL: $(git remote get-url origin)"
+echo ""
diff --git a/zsh/.zshrc b/zsh/.zshrc
index 3537157..1731f0d 100644
--- a/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -186,4 +186,7 @@ alias pylist='pyenv versions'
 # Show current Python version
 alias pyversion='python --version'
 
+# GitHub repository creation function
+[ -f "$HOME/dotfiles/scripts/create-github-repo-function.sh" ] && source "$HOME/dotfiles/scripts/create-github-repo-function.sh"
+
 . "$HOME/.turso/env"