diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4a340fa..f6b29c4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -198,3 +198,4 @@ cython_debug/
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
 
+*.ipynb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commands.txt b/commands.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3265317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+photo - Take a photo of the grocery list board
+calibrate - Calibrate the camera motor and re-aim
+reposition - Re-aim the camera
+light_on - Turn on the light
+light_off - Turn off the light
+light_status - Check the status of the light