diff --git a/src/auto_readme/utils/git_utils.py b/src/auto_readme/utils/git_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff7af75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/auto_readme/utils/git_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+"""Git utilities for the Auto README Generator."""
+
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+from ..models import GitInfo
+
+
+class GitUtils:
+    """Utility class for git operations."""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def is_git_repo(cls, path: Path) -> bool:
+        """Check if the path is a git repository."""
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "rev-parse", "--git-dir"],
+                cwd=path,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=5,
+            )
+            return result.returncode == 0
+        except (subprocess.SubprocessError, FileNotFoundError):
+            return False
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_remote_url(cls, path: Path) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Get the remote URL for the origin remote."""
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "remote", "get-url", "origin"],
+                cwd=path,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=5,
+            )
+            if result.returncode == 0:
+                return result.stdout.strip()
+        except (subprocess.SubprocessError, FileNotFoundError):
+            pass
+        return None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_current_branch(cls, path: Path) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Get the current branch name."""
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"],
+                cwd=path,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=5,
+            )
+            if result.returncode == 0:
+                return result.stdout.strip()
+        except (subprocess.SubprocessError, FileNotFoundError):
+            pass
+        return None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_commit_sha(cls, path: Path, short: bool = True) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Get the current commit SHA."""
+        try:
+            flag = "--short" if short else ""
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "rev-parse", flag, "HEAD"],
+                cwd=path,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=5,
+            )
+            if result.returncode == 0:
+                return result.stdout.strip()
+        except (subprocess.SubprocessError, FileNotFoundError):
+            pass
+        return None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_repo_info(cls, remote_url: Optional[str]) -> tuple[Optional[str], Optional[str]]:
+        """Extract owner and repo name from remote URL."""
+        if not remote_url:
+            return None, None
+
+        import re
+
+        patterns = [
+            r"github\.com[:/](/[^/]+)/([^/]+)\.git",
+            r"github\.com/([^/]+)/([^/]+)",
+            r"git@github\.com:([^/]+)/([^/]+)\.git",
+            r"git@github\.com:([^/]+)/([^/]+)",
+        ]
+
+        for pattern in patterns:
+            match = re.search(pattern, remote_url)
+            if match:
+                owner, repo = match.groups()
+                repo = repo.replace(".git", "")
+                return owner, repo
+
+        return None, None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_git_info(cls, path: Path) -> GitInfo:
+        """Get complete git information for a repository."""
+        is_repo = cls.is_git_repo(path)
+        if not is_repo:
+            return GitInfo()
+
+        remote_url = cls.get_remote_url(path)
+        branch = cls.get_current_branch(path)
+        commit_sha = cls.get_commit_sha(path)
+
+        owner, repo_name = cls.get_repo_info(remote_url)
+
+        return GitInfo(
+            remote_url=remote_url,
+            branch=branch,
+            commit_sha=commit_sha,
+            is_repo=True,
+            repo_name=repo_name,
+            owner=owner,
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_last_commit_message(cls, path: Path) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Get the last commit message."""
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "log", "-1", "--format=%s"],
+                cwd=path,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=5,
+            )
+            if result.returncode == 0:
+                return result.stdout.strip()
+        except (subprocess.SubprocessError, FileNotFoundError):
+            pass
+        return None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_commit_count(cls, path: Path) -> Optional[int]:
+        """Get the total number of commits."""
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "rev-list", "--count", "HEAD"],
+                cwd=path,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=5,
+            )
+            if result.returncode == 0:
+                return int(result.stdout.strip())
+        except (subprocess.SubprocessError, FileNotFoundError, ValueError):
+            pass
+        return None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_contributors(cls, path: Path) -> list[str]:
+        """Get list of contributors."""
+        try:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "log", "--format=%an", "--reverse"],
+                cwd=path,
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                timeout=10,
+            )
+            if result.returncode == 0:
+                contributors = []
+                seen = set()
+                for line in result.stdout.strip().split("\n"):
+                    if line and line not in seen:
+                        seen.add(line)
+                        contributors.append(line)
+                return contributors
+        except (subprocess.SubprocessError, FileNotFoundError):
+            pass
+        return []
+
+
+def get_git_info(path: Path) -> GitInfo:
+    """Get complete git information for a repository."""
+    return GitUtils.get_git_info(path)