diff --git a/src/monorepo/operations/fs/CreateFileOperation.ts b/src/monorepo/operations/fs/CreateFileOperation.ts
index 44a1bc4..217d032 100644
--- a/src/monorepo/operations/fs/CreateFileOperation.ts
+++ b/src/monorepo/operations/fs/CreateFileOperation.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { CommandExecError } from '@';
 import { execa } from 'execa';
 import { open, statfs, utimes, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { Writable } from 'node:stream';
@@ -5,6 +6,17 @@ import * as z from 'zod';
 
 import { AbstractOperation } from '@/operations';
 
+// Type guard for execa error objects
+function isExecaError(error: unknown): error is {
+  stderr?: string;
+  shortMessage?: string;
+  message: string;
+  exitCode?: number;
+  signal?: NodeJS.Signals;
+} {
+  return error instanceof Error && 'exitCode' in error;
+}
+
 const schema = z.object({
   //
   path: z.string().describe('Path to the file to create'),
@@ -45,11 +57,20 @@ export class CreateFileOperation extends AbstractOperation<
     if (input.content !== undefined) {
       await writeFile(input.path, input.content);
     } else if (input.script) {
-      await execa(input.script, {
-        all: true,
-        cwd: input.cwd,
-        shell: true,
-      });
+      try {
+        await execa(input.script, {
+          all: true,
+          cwd: input.cwd,
+          shell: true,
+        });
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (isExecaError(error)) {
+          const stderr = error.stderr?.trim();
+          const message = stderr || error.shortMessage || error.message;
+          throw new CommandExecError(message, error.exitCode ?? 1, error.signal);
+        }
+        throw error;
+      }
     } else {
       const fn = await open(input.path, 'a');
       fn.close();
diff --git a/tests/unit/monorepo/operations/fs/CreateFileOperation.spec.ts b/tests/unit/monorepo/operations/fs/CreateFileOperation.spec.ts
index 47ed8a6..3f19fda 100644
--- a/tests/unit/monorepo/operations/fs/CreateFileOperation.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/monorepo/operations/fs/CreateFileOperation.spec.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
 
+import { CommandExecError } from '../../../../../src/errors.js';
 import { CreateFileOperation } from '../../../../../src/monorepo/operations/fs/CreateFileOperation.js';
 
 describe('Monorepo / Operations / FS / CreateFileOperation', () => {
@@ -138,5 +139,61 @@ describe('Monorepo / Operations / FS / CreateFileOperation', () => {
       const fileContent = await readFile(filePath, 'utf8');
       expect(fileContent).toBe(content);
     });
+
+    test('it throws CommandExecError when script exits with non-zero code', async () => {
+      const filePath = join(tempDir, 'failedscript.txt');
+
+      await expect(
+        operation.run({
+          path: filePath,
+          script: 'exit 1',
+          cwd: tempDir,
+        }),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(CommandExecError);
+    });
+
+    test('it throws CommandExecError when script command does not exist', async () => {
+      const filePath = join(tempDir, 'nonexistent.txt');
+
+      await expect(
+        operation.run({
+          path: filePath,
+          script: 'nonexistent_command_that_does_not_exist',
+          cwd: tempDir,
+        }),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(CommandExecError);
+    });
+
+    test('it includes exit code in CommandExecError when script fails', async () => {
+      const filePath = join(tempDir, 'exitcode.txt');
+
+      try {
+        await operation.run({
+          path: filePath,
+          script: 'exit 42',
+          cwd: tempDir,
+        });
+        expect.fail('Expected operation to throw');
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(CommandExecError);
+        expect((error as CommandExecError).exitCode).toBe(42);
+      }
+    });
+
+    test('it includes stderr message in CommandExecError when script fails', async () => {
+      const filePath = join(tempDir, 'stderr.txt');
+
+      try {
+        await operation.run({
+          path: filePath,
+          script: 'echo "error message" >&2 && exit 1',
+          cwd: tempDir,
+        });
+        expect.fail('Expected operation to throw');
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(CommandExecError);
+        expect((error as CommandExecError).message).toContain('error message');
+      }
+    });
   });
 });