diff --git a/lua/gemini/init.lua b/lua/gemini/init.lua
index 7c9fd71..f91c78b 100644
--- a/lua/gemini/init.lua
+++ b/lua/gemini/init.lua
@@ -26,8 +26,24 @@ local function update_chat_window(new_content)
     if not chat_bufnr or not vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(chat_bufnr) then
         -- Create a new buffer for chat
         chat_bufnr = vim.api.nvim_create_buf(false, true)
+        
+        -- Set buffer options to prevent file operations
         vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(chat_bufnr, 'buftype', 'nofile')
         vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(chat_bufnr, 'filetype', 'markdown')
+        vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(chat_bufnr, 'buflisted', false)
+        vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(chat_bufnr, 'swapfile', false)
+        vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(chat_bufnr, 'bufhidden', 'wipe')
+        
+        -- Create buffer-local autocmds to prevent file operations
+        local augroup = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('GeminiChatBuffer', { clear = true })
+        vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({'BufReadCmd', 'FileReadCmd', 'BufWriteCmd'}, {
+            group = augroup,
+            buffer = chat_bufnr,
+            callback = function()
+                vim.notify('File operations are not allowed in the chat window', vim.log.levels.WARN)
+                return true  -- Prevent the default behavior
+            end
+        })
     end
 
     -- Calculate dimensions
@@ -62,6 +78,18 @@ local function update_chat_window(new_content)
             chat_winnr = nil
         end, { buffer = chat_bufnr, nowait = true })
 
+        -- Disable common file operation commands in the chat buffer
+        local disabled_commands = {
+            'edit', 'enew', 'new', 'vnew', 'split', 'vsplit',
+            'read', 'write', 'update', 'saveas'
+        }
+        
+        for _, cmd in ipairs(disabled_commands) do
+            vim.api.nvim_buf_create_user_command(chat_bufnr, cmd, function()
+                vim.notify('Command not allowed in chat window', vim.log.levels.WARN)
+            end, {})
+        end
+
         -- Add input mapping
         vim.keymap.set('n', 'i', function()
             vim.ui.input({ prompt = "Gemini: " }, function(input)