diff --git a/install/2_cli-tools.sh b/install/2_cli-tools.sh
index 514abaf6..08f57332 100755
--- a/install/2_cli-tools.sh
+++ b/install/2_cli-tools.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ brew install starship
 brew install tree
 
 ln -s ~/dotfiles/lazygit ~/.config/lazygit
+ln -s ~/Dotfiles/starship.toml ~/.config/starship.toml
 ln -s ~/dotfiles/lazygit ~/Library/Application\ Support/lazygit
 
 # node cli tools and helpers
diff --git a/starship.toml b/starship.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b6f76d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/starship.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Minor modifications to terminal prompt
+
+[cmd_duration]
+min_time = 5_000
+
+[directory]
+truncation_length = 6
+