diff --git a/command/gist.go b/command/gist.go
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+package command 
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/api"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(gistCmd)
+	gistCmd.AddCommand(gistCreateCmd)
+	gistCreateCmd.Flags().StringP("description", "d", "", "Required. The filenames and content of each file in the gist. The keys in the files object represent the filename and have the type string.")
+	gistCreateCmd.Flags().StringP("filename", "f", "", "A descriptive name for this gist.")
+	gistCreateCmd.Flags().BoolP("public", "p", false, "When true, the gist will be public and available for anyone to see. Default: false.")
+}
+
+var gistCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "gist",
+	Short: "Create gists",
+	Long: `Work with GitHub gists.
+	`,
+}
+
+var gistCreateCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "create",
+	Short: "Create a new gist",
+	RunE:  gistCreate,
+}
+
+func gistCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	ctx := contextForCommand(cmd)
+	client, err := apiClientForContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	description, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("description")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	public, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("public")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	filename, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("filename")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if filename == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(colorableErr(cmd), "\n<filename> is required\n\n")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	user, err := ctx.AuthLogin()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(colorableErr(cmd), "\nCreating a Gist for %s\n\n", user)
+
+	gist, err := api.GistCreate(client, description, public, filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to create a gist: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(cmd.OutOrStdout(), gist.HTMLURL)
+
+	return nil
+}
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