diff --git a/src/codegen/extensions/tools/create_file.py b/src/codegen/extensions/tools/create_file.py
index d40cdef4c..b10d01f52 100644
--- a/src/codegen/extensions/tools/create_file.py
+++ b/src/codegen/extensions/tools/create_file.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def create_file(codebase: Codebase, filepath: str, content: str = "") -> CreateF
     if codebase.has_file(filepath):
         return CreateFileObservation(
             status="error",
-            error=f"File already exists: {filepath}",
+            error=f"File already exists: {filepath}, please use view_file to see the file content or realace_edit to edit it directly",
             filepath=filepath,
             file_info=ViewFileObservation(
                 status="error",