diff --git a/.changeset/great-panthers-shout.md b/.changeset/great-panthers-shout.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bb33d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/great-panthers-shout.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"pretty-quick": major
+---
+
+feat!: use async and batch stage commands
diff --git a/src/cli.mts b/src/cli.mts
index 4a32c60..9aedcf6 100755
--- a/src/cli.mts
+++ b/src/cli.mts
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ const main = async () => {
     onExamineFile: file => {
       console.log(`🔍  Examining ${picocolors.bold(file)}.`)
     },
+
+    onStageFiles(files) {
+      console.log(`🏗️  Staging changed ${files.length} files.`)
+    },
   })
 
   if (prettyQuickResult.success) {
@@ -71,10 +75,14 @@ const main = async () => {
         '✗ Code style issues found in the above file(s). Forgot to run Prettier?',
       )
     }
+    if (prettyQuickResult.errors.includes('STAGE_FAILED')) {
+      console.log(
+        '✗ Failed to stage some or all of the above file(s). Please stage changes made by Prettier before committing.',
+      )
+    }
     // eslint-disable-next-line n/no-process-exit
     process.exit(1) // ensure git hooks abort
   }
 }
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
-main()
+void main()
diff --git a/src/createIgnorer.ts b/src/createIgnorer.ts
index 9e90ba8..792a949 100644
--- a/src/createIgnorer.ts
+++ b/src/createIgnorer.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 /* eslint-disable unicorn-x/filename-case */
 
-import fs from 'fs'
+import fs from 'fs/promises'
 import path from 'path'
 
+import { tryFile } from '@pkgr/core'
 import ignore from 'ignore'
 
-export default function createIgnorer(
+export default async function createIgnorer(
   directory: string,
   filename = '.prettierignore',
 ) {
   const file = path.join(directory, filename)
 
-  if (fs.existsSync(file)) {
-    const text = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8')
+  if (tryFile(file)) {
+    const text = await fs.readFile(file, 'utf8')
     const filter = ignore().add(text).createFilter()
     return (filepath: string) => filter(path.join(filepath))
   }
diff --git a/src/createMatcher.ts b/src/createMatcher.ts
index a085df1..edfb8d9 100644
--- a/src/createMatcher.ts
+++ b/src/createMatcher.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default function createMatcher(pattern: string[] | string | undefined) {
     return () => true
   }
   const patterns = Array.isArray(pattern) ? pattern : [pattern]
-
   const isMatch = picomatch(patterns, { dot: true })
   return (file: string) => isMatch(path.normalize(file))
 }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 504f51c..62219a2 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export = async function prettyQuick(
     onExamineFile,
     onCheckFile,
     onWriteFile,
+    onStageFiles,
     resolveConfig = true,
   }: Partial<PrettyQuickOptions> = {},
 ) {
@@ -39,11 +40,11 @@ export = async function prettyQuick(
 
   onFoundSinceRevision?.(scm.name, revision)
 
-  const rootIgnorer = createIgnorer(directory, ignorePath)
+  const rootIgnorer = await createIgnorer(directory, ignorePath)
   const cwdIgnorer =
     currentDirectory === directory
       ? () => true
-      : createIgnorer(currentDirectory, ignorePath)
+      : await createIgnorer(currentDirectory, ignorePath)
 
   const patternMatcher = createMatcher(pattern)
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ export = async function prettyQuick(
 
   const failReasons = new Set<string>()
 
+  const filesToStage: string[] = []
   await processFiles(directory, changedFiles, {
     check,
     config,
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ export = async function prettyQuick(
       }
       if (staged && restage) {
         if (wasFullyStaged(file)) {
-          await scm.stageFile(directory, file)
+          filesToStage.push(file)
         } else {
           onPartiallyStagedFile?.(file)
           failReasons.add('PARTIALLY_STAGED_FILE')
@@ -105,6 +107,15 @@ export = async function prettyQuick(
     onExamineFile: verbose ? onExamineFile : undefined,
   })
 
+  if (filesToStage.length > 0) {
+    try {
+      await onStageFiles?.(filesToStage)
+      await scm.stageFiles(directory, filesToStage)
+    } catch {
+      failReasons.add('STAGE_FAILED')
+    }
+  }
+
   return {
     success: failReasons.size === 0,
     errors: [...failReasons],
diff --git a/src/processFiles.ts b/src/processFiles.ts
index 6077041..44a09e9 100644
--- a/src/processFiles.ts
+++ b/src/processFiles.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable unicorn-x/filename-case */
 
-import fs from 'fs'
+import fs from 'fs/promises'
 import path from 'path'
 
 import { format, check as prettierCheck, resolveConfig } from 'prettier'
@@ -18,29 +18,31 @@ export default async function processFiles(
     onWriteFile,
   }: Partial<PrettyQuickOptions> = {},
 ) {
-  for (const relative of files) {
-    onExamineFile?.(relative)
-    const file = path.join(directory, relative)
-    const options = {
-      ...(await resolveConfig(file, {
-        config,
-        editorconfig: true,
-      })),
-      filepath: file,
-    }
-    const input = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8')
+  return Promise.all(
+    files.map(async relative => {
+      onExamineFile?.(relative)
+      const file = path.join(directory, relative)
+      const options = {
+        ...(await resolveConfig(file, {
+          config,
+          editorconfig: true,
+        })),
+        filepath: file,
+      }
+      const input = await fs.readFile(file, 'utf8')
 
-    if (check) {
-      const isFormatted = await prettierCheck(input, options)
-      onCheckFile?.(relative, isFormatted)
-      continue
-    }
+      if (check) {
+        const isFormatted = await prettierCheck(input, options)
+        onCheckFile?.(relative, isFormatted)
+        return
+      }
 
-    const output = await format(input, options)
+      const output = await format(input, options)
 
-    if (output !== input) {
-      fs.writeFileSync(file, output)
-      await onWriteFile?.(relative)
-    }
-  }
+      if (output !== input) {
+        await fs.writeFile(file, output)
+        await onWriteFile?.(relative)
+      }
+    }),
+  )
 }
diff --git a/src/scms/git.ts b/src/scms/git.ts
index 774e37a..c31acad 100644
--- a/src/scms/git.ts
+++ b/src/scms/git.ts
@@ -81,9 +81,24 @@ export const getChangedFiles = async (
         )),
   ].filter(Boolean)
 
-export const getUnstagedChangedFiles = (directory: string) => {
-  return getChangedFiles(directory, null, false)
-}
+export const getUnstagedChangedFiles = (directory: string) =>
+  getChangedFiles(directory, null, false)
+
+export const stageFiles = async (directory: string, files: string[]) => {
+  const maxArguments = 100
+  const result = files.reduce<string[][]>((resultArray, file, index) => {
+    const chunkIndex = Math.floor(index / maxArguments)
+
+    if (!resultArray[chunkIndex]) {
+      resultArray[chunkIndex] = [] // start a new chunk
+    }
 
-export const stageFile = (directory: string, file: string) =>
-  runGit(directory, ['add', file])
+    resultArray[chunkIndex].push(file)
+
+    return resultArray
+  }, [])
+
+  for (const batchedFiles of result) {
+    await runGit(directory, ['add', ...batchedFiles])
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/scms/hg.ts b/src/scms/hg.ts
index 670c9ad..e483e10 100644
--- a/src/scms/hg.ts
+++ b/src/scms/hg.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export const getSinceRevision = async (
     branch || 'default',
   ])
   const revision = revisionOutput.stdout.trim()
-
   const hgOutput = await runHg(directory, ['id', '-i', '-r', revision])
   return hgOutput.stdout.trim()
 }
@@ -56,5 +55,21 @@ export const getChangedFiles = async (
 
 export const getUnstagedChangedFiles = () => []
 
-export const stageFile = (directory: string, file: string) =>
-  runHg(directory, ['add', file])
+export const stageFiles = async (directory: string, files: string[]) => {
+  const maxArguments = 100
+  const result = files.reduce<string[][]>((resultArray, file, index) => {
+    const chunkIndex = Math.floor(index / maxArguments)
+
+    if (!resultArray[chunkIndex]) {
+      resultArray[chunkIndex] = [] // start a new chunk
+    }
+
+    resultArray[chunkIndex].push(file)
+
+    return resultArray
+  }, [])
+
+  for (const batchedFiles of result) {
+    await runHg(directory, ['add', ...batchedFiles])
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 9ff7fe9..021b506 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ export interface PrettyQuickOptions {
   onExamineFile(relative: string): void
   onCheckFile(relative: string, isFormatted: boolean): void
   onWriteFile(relative: string): Promise<void> | void
+  onStageFiles(files: string[]): Promise<void> | void
 }