diff --git a/ra_aid/prompts.py b/ra_aid/prompts.py
index d64a53e..dc21772 100644
--- a/ra_aid/prompts.py
+++ b/ra_aid/prompts.py
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ Instructions:
 Testing:
 
 - If your task involves writing unit tests, first inspect existing test suites and analyze at least one existing test to learn about testing organization and conventions.
+- If you add or change any unit tests, run them using run_shell_command and ensure they pass (check docs or analyze directory structure/test files to infer how to run them.)
+  - Start with running very specific tests, then move to more general/complete test suites.
+- If you have any doubts about logic or debugging (or how to best test something), ask the expert to perform deep analysis.
 
 Once the task is complete, ensure all updated files are emitted.
 """
diff --git a/ra_aid/tools/__init__.py b/ra_aid/tools/__init__.py
index a5c9385..98a1428 100644
--- a/ra_aid/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/ra_aid/tools/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from .programmer import run_programming_task
 from .expert import ask_expert, emit_expert_context
 from .read_file import read_file_tool
 from .file_str_replace import file_str_replace
+from .write_file import write_file_tool
 from .fuzzy_find import fuzzy_find_project_files
 from .list_directory import list_directory_tree
 from .ripgrep import ripgrep_search
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ __all__ = [
     'run_programming_task',
     'run_shell_command',
     'skip_implementation',
+    'write_file_tool',
     'emit_research_subtask',
     'ripgrep_search',
     'file_str_replace'
diff --git a/ra_aid/tools/write_file.py b/ra_aid/tools/write_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ff4277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ra_aid/tools/write_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import os
+import logging
+import time
+from typing import Dict
+from langchain_core.tools import tool
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.panel import Panel
+
+console = Console()
+
+@tool
+def write_file_tool(
+    filepath: str,
+    content: str,
+    encoding: str = 'utf-8',
+    verbose: bool = True
+) -> Dict[str, any]:
+    """Write content to a text file.
+
+    Args:
+        filepath: Path to the file to write
+        content: String content to write to the file
+        encoding: File encoding to use (default: utf-8)
+        verbose: Whether to display a Rich panel with write statistics (default: True)
+
+    Returns:
+        Dict containing:
+            - success: Boolean indicating if write was successful
+            - bytes_written: Number of bytes written
+            - elapsed_time: Time taken in seconds
+            - error: Error message if any (None if successful)
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: If file cannot be written
+    """
+    start_time = time.time()
+    result = {
+        "success": False,
+        "bytes_written": 0,
+        "elapsed_time": 0,
+        "error": None,
+        "filepath": None,
+        "message": None
+    }
+
+    try:
+        # Ensure directory exists
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(filepath), exist_ok=True)
+
+        logging.debug(f"Starting to write file: {filepath}")
+        
+        with open(filepath, 'w', encoding=encoding) as f:
+            f.write(content)
+            result["bytes_written"] = len(content.encode(encoding))
+        
+        elapsed = time.time() - start_time
+        result["elapsed_time"] = elapsed
+        result["success"] = True
+        result["filepath"] = filepath
+        result["message"] = "Operation completed successfully"
+
+        logging.debug(f"File write complete: {result['bytes_written']} bytes in {elapsed:.2f}s")
+
+        if verbose:
+            console.print(Panel(
+                f"Wrote {result['bytes_written']} bytes to {filepath} in {elapsed:.2f}s",
+                title="💾 File Write",
+                border_style="bright_green"
+            ))
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        elapsed = time.time() - start_time
+        error_msg = str(e)
+        logging.error(f"Error writing file {filepath} after {elapsed:.2f}s: {error_msg}")
+        
+        result["elapsed_time"] = elapsed
+        result["error"] = error_msg
+        if "embedded null byte" in error_msg.lower():
+            result["message"] = "Invalid file path: contains null byte character"
+        else:
+            result["message"] = error_msg
+        
+        if verbose:
+            console.print(Panel(
+                f"Failed to write {filepath}\nError: {error_msg}",
+                title="❌ File Write Error",
+                border_style="red"
+            ))
+
+    return result
diff --git a/tests/ra_aid/tools/test_write_file.py b/tests/ra_aid/tools/test_write_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67d5312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ra_aid/tools/test_write_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+import os
+import pytest
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch, mock_open
+from ra_aid.tools.write_file import write_file_tool
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def temp_test_dir(tmp_path):
+    """Create a temporary test directory."""
+    test_dir = tmp_path / "test_write_dir"
+    test_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+    return test_dir
+
+def test_basic_write_functionality(temp_test_dir):
+    """Test basic successful file writing."""
+    test_file = temp_test_dir / "test.txt"
+    content = "Hello, World!\nTest content"
+    
+    result = write_file_tool.invoke({
+        "filepath": str(test_file),
+        "content": content
+    })
+    
+    # Verify file contents
+    assert test_file.read_text() == content
+    
+    # Verify return dict format
+    assert isinstance(result, dict)
+    assert result["success"] is True
+    assert result["filepath"] == str(test_file)
+    assert result["bytes_written"] == len(content.encode('utf-8'))
+    assert "Operation completed" in result["message"]
+
+def test_directory_creation(temp_test_dir):
+    """Test writing to a file in a non-existent directory."""
+    nested_dir = temp_test_dir / "nested" / "subdirs"
+    test_file = nested_dir / "test.txt"
+    content = "Test content"
+    
+    result = write_file_tool.invoke({
+        "filepath": str(test_file),
+        "content": content
+    })
+    
+    assert test_file.exists()
+    assert test_file.read_text() == content
+    assert result["success"] is True
+
+def test_different_encodings(temp_test_dir):
+    """Test writing files with different encodings."""
+    test_file = temp_test_dir / "encoded.txt"
+    content = "Hello 世界"  # Mixed ASCII and Unicode
+    
+    # Test UTF-8
+    result_utf8 = write_file_tool.invoke({
+        "filepath": str(test_file),
+        "content": content,
+        "encoding": 'utf-8'
+    })
+    assert result_utf8["success"] is True
+    assert test_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8') == content
+    
+    # Test UTF-16
+    result_utf16 = write_file_tool.invoke({
+        "filepath": str(test_file),
+        "content": content,
+        "encoding": 'utf-16'
+    })
+    assert result_utf16["success"] is True
+    assert test_file.read_text(encoding='utf-16') == content
+
+@patch('builtins.open')
+def test_permission_error(mock_open_func, temp_test_dir):
+    """Test handling of permission errors."""
+    mock_open_func.side_effect = PermissionError("Permission denied")
+    test_file = temp_test_dir / "noperm.txt"
+    
+    result = write_file_tool.invoke({
+        "filepath": str(test_file),
+        "content": "test content"
+    })
+    
+    assert result["success"] is False
+    assert "Permission denied" in result["message"]
+    assert result["error"] is not None
+
+@patch('builtins.open')
+def test_io_error(mock_open_func, temp_test_dir):
+    """Test handling of IO errors."""
+    mock_open_func.side_effect = IOError("IO Error occurred")
+    test_file = temp_test_dir / "ioerror.txt"
+    
+    result = write_file_tool.invoke({
+        "filepath": str(test_file),
+        "content": "test content"
+    })
+    
+    assert result["success"] is False
+    assert "IO Error" in result["message"]
+    assert result["error"] is not None
+
+def test_empty_content(temp_test_dir):
+    """Test writing empty content to a file."""
+    test_file = temp_test_dir / "empty.txt"
+    
+    result = write_file_tool.invoke({
+        "filepath": str(test_file),
+        "content": ""
+    })
+    
+    assert test_file.exists()
+    assert test_file.read_text() == ""
+    assert result["success"] is True
+    assert result["bytes_written"] == 0
+
+def test_overwrite_existing_file(temp_test_dir):
+    """Test overwriting an existing file."""
+    test_file = temp_test_dir / "overwrite.txt"
+    
+    # Write initial content
+    test_file.write_text("Initial content")
+    
+    # Overwrite with new content
+    new_content = "New content"
+    result = write_file_tool.invoke({
+        "filepath": str(test_file),
+        "content": new_content
+    })
+    
+    assert test_file.read_text() == new_content
+    assert result["success"] is True
+    assert result["bytes_written"] == len(new_content.encode('utf-8'))
+
+def test_large_file_write(temp_test_dir):
+    """Test writing a large file and verify statistics."""
+    test_file = temp_test_dir / "large.txt"
+    content = "Large content\n" * 1000  # Create substantial content
+    
+    result = write_file_tool.invoke({
+        "filepath": str(test_file),
+        "content": content
+    })
+    
+    assert test_file.exists()
+    assert test_file.read_text() == content
+    assert result["success"] is True
+    assert result["bytes_written"] == len(content.encode('utf-8'))
+    assert os.path.getsize(test_file) == len(content.encode('utf-8'))
+
+def test_invalid_path_characters(temp_test_dir):
+    """Test handling of invalid path characters."""
+    invalid_path = temp_test_dir / "invalid\0file.txt"
+    
+    result = write_file_tool.invoke({
+        "filepath": str(invalid_path),
+        "content": "test content"
+    })
+    
+    assert result["success"] is False
+    assert "Invalid file path" in result["message"]
+
+def test_write_to_readonly_directory(temp_test_dir):
+    """Test writing to a readonly directory."""
+    readonly_dir = temp_test_dir / "readonly"
+    readonly_dir.mkdir()
+    test_file = readonly_dir / "test.txt"
+    
+    # Make directory readonly
+    os.chmod(readonly_dir, 0o444)
+    
+    try:
+        result = write_file_tool.invoke({
+            "filepath": str(test_file),
+            "content": "test content"
+        })
+        assert result["success"] is False
+        assert "Permission" in result["message"]
+    finally:
+        # Restore permissions for cleanup
+        os.chmod(readonly_dir, 0o755)