diff --git a/example/structure.yaml b/example/structure.yaml
index c5c29a6..f1ef33c 100644
--- a/example/structure.yaml
+++ b/example/structure.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 structure:
   - README.md:
+      skip: true
       content: |
         # {{@ project_name @}}
         This is a template repository.
diff --git a/struct_module/commands/validate.py b/struct_module/commands/validate.py
index c4e0cf8..24de1fa 100644
--- a/struct_module/commands/validate.py
+++ b/struct_module/commands/validate.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def _validate_folders_config(self, folders):
               raise ValueError(f"The content of '{name}' must be a dictionary.")
             if 'struct' not in content:
               raise ValueError(f"Dictionary item '{name}' must contain a 'struct' key.")
-            if not isinstance(content['struct'], str):
+            if not isinstance(content['struct'], str) and not isinstance(content['struct'], list):
               raise ValueError(f"The 'struct' value for '{name}' must be a string.")
 
 
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ def _validate_structure_config(self, structure):
               # Check if 'prompt' key is present and its value is a string
               if 'prompt' in content and not isinstance(content['prompt'], str):
                 raise ValueError(f"The 'prompt' value for '{name}' must be a string.")
-              # Check if 'prompt' key is present but no OpenAI API key is found
+              if 'skip' in content and not isinstance(content['skip'], bool):
+                raise ValueError(f"The 'skip' value for '{name}' must be a string.")
             elif not isinstance(content, str):
               raise ValueError(f"The content of '{name}' must be a string or dictionary.")
       self.logger.info("Configuration validation passed.")
diff --git a/struct_module/file_item.py b/struct_module/file_item.py
index 811a8e6..6ff7b2d 100644
--- a/struct_module/file_item.py
+++ b/struct_module/file_item.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def __init__(self, properties):
       self.content_location = properties.get("file")
       self.permissions = properties.get("permissions")
       self.input_store = properties.get("input_store")
+      self.skip = properties.get("skip", False)
 
       self.system_prompt = properties.get("system_prompt") or properties.get("global_system_prompt")
       self.user_prompt = properties.get("user_prompt")
@@ -118,6 +119,11 @@ def apply_template_variables(self, template_vars):
 
     def create(self, base_path, dry_run=False, backup_path=None, file_strategy='overwrite'):
       file_path = os.path.join(base_path, self.name)
+
+      if self.skip:
+        self.logger.info(f"Skipping file creation: {file_path}")
+        return
+
       if dry_run:
         self.logger.info(f"[DRY RUN] Would create file: {file_path} with content: \n\n{self.content}")
         return