diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1a3ab1696..6f3353294 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -441,11 +441,66 @@
         "category": "R",
         "command": "r.previewEnvironment"
       },
+      {
+        "title": "Create NEWS",
+        "category": "R Package",
+        "command": "r.useNewsMd"
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "Initialise A Git Repository",
+        "category": "R Package",
+        "command": "r.useGit"
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "Connect a Local Repo with GitHub",
+        "category": "R Package",
+        "command": "r.useGitHub"
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "Increment Package Version",
+        "category": "R Package",
+        "command": "r.useVersion"
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "CRAN Submission Comments",
+        "category": "R Package",
+        "command": "r.useCranComments"
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "Build {pkgdown} Web Site",
+        "category": "R Package",
+        "command": "r.pkgdownBuildSite"
+      },
       {
         "title": "Load All",
         "category": "R Package",
         "command": "r.loadAll"
       },
+      {
+        "title": "Toggle Development Mode",
+        "category": "R Package",
+        "command": "r.devMode"
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "Spell check",
+        "category": "R Package",
+        "command": "r.spellCheck"
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "CRAN Checks for Package on R-Hub",
+        "category": "R Package",
+        "command": "r.checkRhub"
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "CRAN Checks for Package on Win-Builder",
+        "category": "R Package",
+        "command": "r.checkWinDevel"
+      },
+      {
+        "title": "CRAN Release",
+        "category": "R Package",
+        "command": "r.release"
+      },
       {
         "title": "Build",
         "category": "R Package",
@@ -1767,7 +1822,7 @@
           "default": false,
           "description": "Default boolean value for automatically sharing R browser ports with guests."
         },
-        "r.plot.devArgs" :{
+        "r.plot.devArgs": {
           "type": "object",
           "markdownDescription": "The arguments for the png device to replay user graphics to show in VSCode. Requires `#r.plot.useHttpgd#` to be set to `false`. \n\nChanges the option `vsc.dev.args` in R.",
           "default": {
@@ -1989,4 +2044,4 @@
     "vsls": "^1.0.4753",
     "winreg": "^1.2.4"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index d15bf329d..60f808240 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<apiImp
         'r.thead': () => rTerminal.runSelectionOrWord(['t', 'head']),
         'r.names': () => rTerminal.runSelectionOrWord(['names']),
         'r.runSource': () => { void rTerminal.runSource(false); },
-        'r.runSelection':  (code?: string) => { code ? void rTerminal.runTextInTerm(code) : void rTerminal.runSelection(); },
+        'r.runSelection': (code?: string) => { code ? void rTerminal.runTextInTerm(code) : void rTerminal.runSelection(); },
         'r.runFromLineToEnd': rTerminal.runFromLineToEnd,
         'r.runFromBeginningToLine': rTerminal.runFromBeginningToLine,
         'r.runSelectionRetainCursor': rTerminal.runSelectionRetainCursor,
@@ -109,13 +109,24 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): Promise<apiImp
 
         // file creation (under file submenu)
         'r.rmarkdown.newFileDraft': () => rmarkdown.newDraft(),
-        'r.newFileDocument': () => vscode.workspace.openTextDocument({language: 'r'}).then((v) => vscode.window.showTextDocument(v)),
+        'r.newFileDocument': () => vscode.workspace.openTextDocument({ language: 'r' }).then((v) => vscode.window.showTextDocument(v)),
 
         // editor independent commands
         'r.createGitignore': rGitignore.createGitignore,
         'r.createLintrConfig': lintrConfig.createLintrConfig,
         'r.generateCCppProperties': cppProperties.generateCppProperties,
         'r.loadAll': () => rTerminal.runTextInTerm('devtools::load_all()'),
+        'r.devMode': () => rTerminal.runTextInTerm('devtools::dev_mode()'),
+        'r.spellCheck': () => rTerminal.runTextInTerm('devtools::spell_check()'),
+        'r.checkRhub': () => rTerminal.runTextInTerm('devtools::check_rhub()'),
+        'r.checkWinDevel': () => rTerminal.runTextInTerm('devtools::check_win_devel()'),
+        'r.release': () => rTerminal.runTextInTerm('devtools::release()'),
+        'r.useVersion': () => rTerminal.runTextInTerm('usethis::use_version()'),
+        'r.useCranComments': () => rTerminal.runTextInTerm('usethis::use_cran_comments()'),
+        'r.useNewsMd': () => rTerminal.runTextInTerm('usethis::use_news_md()'),
+        'r.useGit': () => rTerminal.runTextInTerm('usethis::use_git()'),
+        'r.useGitHub': () => rTerminal.runTextInTerm('usethis::use_github()'),
+        'r.pkgdownBuildSite': () => rTerminal.runTextInTerm('pkgdown::build_site()'),
 
         // environment independent commands. this is a workaround for using the Tasks API: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/40758
         'r.build': () => vscode.commands.executeCommand('workbench.action.tasks.runTask', 'R: Build'),