diff --git a/Context.sublime-menu b/Context.sublime-menu
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01930d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Context.sublime-menu
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[
+  {"caption": "-", "id": "repo_commands"},
+  {"caption": "Open in Tower", "command": "tower_open"}
+]
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diff --git a/Side Bar.sublime-menu b/Side Bar.sublime-menu
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a4807c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Side Bar.sublime-menu	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[
+  { "caption": "-", "id": "repo_commands" },
+  {"caption": "Open in Tower", "command": "tower_open_from_sidebar", "args": {"paths": []}},
+  {"caption": "Create new Repository in Tower", "command": "tower_create_new_repository_from_sidebar", "args": {"dirs": []}}
+]
diff --git a/sublime_tower.py b/sublime_tower.py
index c38f41e..4a0aad8 100644
--- a/sublime_tower.py
+++ b/sublime_tower.py
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ def is_in_repo(path):
         output = subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
                                          shell=True, universal_newlines=True,
                                          timeout=2)
+        return output.strip() == 'true'
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        pass
-    return output.strip() == 'true'
+        return False
 
 
 def get_repo_root(path):
@@ -84,3 +84,70 @@ def run(self, edit):
         if is_in_repo(current_dir):
             path = get_repo_root(current_dir)
             open_in_tower(path)
+
+    def is_visible(self):
+        current_file_path = self.view.file_name()
+        
+        if not current_file_path:
+            return False
+
+        current_dir = os.path.dirname(current_file_path)
+
+        return is_in_repo(current_dir)        
+
+
+class TowerOpenFromSidebarCommand(sublime_plugin.WindowCommand):
+    """
+    Open the repo of the given paths[] in Tower.
+    paths[] may contain multiple files/directories if the user selected multiple
+    elements from the Side Bar, hide the menu entry.
+    """
+
+    def run(self, paths):
+        given_path = paths[0]
+        
+        if os.path.isfile(given_path):
+            current_dir = os.path.dirname(given_path)
+        else:
+            current_dir = given_path
+
+        if is_in_repo(current_dir):
+            path = get_repo_root(current_dir)
+            open_in_tower(path)
+
+    def is_visible(self, paths):
+        if len(paths) != 1:
+            return False
+
+        given_path = paths[0]
+
+        if os.path.isfile(given_path):
+            current_dir = os.path.dirname(given_path)
+        else:
+            current_dir = given_path
+
+        return is_in_repo(current_dir)
+
+
+class TowerCreateNewRepositoryFromSidebarCommand(sublime_plugin.WindowCommand):
+    """
+    If a single directory is given as argument, initialize Git repository
+    with Tower.
+    """
+
+    def run(self, dirs):
+        given_path = dirs[0]
+        open_in_tower(given_path)           
+
+    def is_visible(self, dirs):
+        if len(dirs) != 1:
+            return False
+
+        given_path = dirs[0]
+
+        if os.path.isfile(given_path):
+            current_dir = os.path.dirname(given_path)
+        else:
+            current_dir = given_path
+
+        return not is_in_repo(current_dir)