diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9874d425..91d932d8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -151,4 +151,7 @@ dmypy.json
 # Pyre type checker
 .pyre/
 llama-*
-vicuna-*
\ No newline at end of file
+vicuna-*
+
+# mac
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/tests/smoke_test.py b/tests/smoke_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f0f24f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/smoke_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+from autogpt.file_operations import delete_file, read_file
+
+env_vars = {
+    'MEMORY_BACKEND': 'no_memory',
+    'TEMPERATURE': "0"
+}
+
+
+class TestCommands(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_write_file(self):
+        # Test case to check if the write_file command can successfully write 'Hello World' to a file
+        # named 'hello_world.txt'.
+
+        # Read the current ai_settings.yaml file and store its content.
+        ai_settings = None
+        if os.path.exists('ai_settings.yaml'):
+            with open('ai_settings.yaml', 'r') as f:
+                ai_settings = f.read()
+            os.remove('ai_settings.yaml')
+
+        try:
+            if os.path.exists('hello_world.txt'):
+                # Clean up any existing 'hello_world.txt' file before testing.
+                delete_file('hello_world.txt')
+            # Prepare input data for the test.
+            input_data = '''write_file-GPT
+an AI designed to use the write_file command to write 'Hello World' into a file named "hello_world.txt" and then use the task_complete command to complete the task.
+Use the write_file command to write 'Hello World' into a file named "hello_world.txt".
+Use the task_complete command to complete the task.
+Do not use any other commands.
+
+y -5
+EOF'''
+            command = f'{sys.executable} -m autogpt'
+
+            # Execute the script with the input data.
+            process = subprocess.Popen(command, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True, env={**os.environ, **env_vars})
+            process.communicate(input_data.encode())
+
+            # Read the content of the 'hello_world.txt' file created during the test.
+            content = read_file('hello_world.txt')
+        finally:
+            if ai_settings:
+                # Restore the original ai_settings.yaml file.
+                with open('ai_settings.yaml', 'w') as f:
+                    f.write(ai_settings)
+
+        # Check if the content of the 'hello_world.txt' file is equal to 'Hello World'.
+        self.assertEqual(content, 'Hello World', f"Expected 'Hello World', got {content}")
+
+
+# Run the test case.
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()