diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index cac6886..215c6df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+0.1.5
+
+Added raco helper for invoking Racket tools from makefile recipes.
+The helper prefers the raco executable from the current Racket installation,
+then the directory of the current racket executable, and uses PATH only as a
+fallback.
+Added documentation and tests for raco command execution.
+
 0.1.4
 
 Replaced files-for-regexp, list-dir-re, list-dir-re-r, and filter-dirs with
diff --git a/Makefile.rkt b/Makefile.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c70c23d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#lang racket
+
+(require "main.rkt"
+         racket/string)
+
+(target all
+        (displayln "use (make clean) or (make package) or (make commit/push")
+        )
+
+(target commit
+        (display "commit message:")
+        (flush-output)
+        (let ((line (read-line)))
+          (set! line (string-trim line))
+          (run '(git add -A))
+          (run (append '(git "commit" -m ) (list line))))
+        )
+        
+          
+                 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e69f293..4d8d029 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 `racket-makefile` is a small `#lang` for make-style builds. It keeps ordinary
 Racket available and only adds targets, dependencies, timestamp based rebuilds,
-phony targets, external command execution and a few cleanup helpers.
+phony targets, external command execution, Racket tool execution and a few cleanup helpers.
 
 A makefile only defines its targets. Loading or running the file does not build
 anything by itself. Builds are started explicitly with `make`.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ raco pkg install
 For a versioned archive, give the package name explicitly:
 
 ```text
-raco pkg install --name racket-makefile racket-makefile-0.1.4.zip
+raco pkg install --name racket-makefile racket-makefile-0.1.5.zip
 ```
 
 ## Running targets
@@ -78,6 +78,31 @@ registers the targets. Then use the Interactions window:
 Bare identifiers in `make` are target names, so no quote is needed. For
 example, `(make clean)` selects the target named `clean`.
 
+## Running Racket tools with `raco`
+
+Use `raco` to invoke a Racket tool from a target without depending on `%PATH%`
+or `$PATH`:
+
+```racket
+(phony setup test)
+
+(target setup
+  (raco '(setup racket-makefile)))
+
+(target test
+  (raco '(test -p racket-makefile)))
+```
+
+`racket-makefile` first looks for `raco` in the console binary directory of
+the Racket installation that is currently running the makefile. It then tries
+the directory containing the current `racket` executable and uses `PATH` only
+as a final fallback. On Windows this normally finds `raco.exe` next to
+`racket.exe` even when the Racket directory is not in `%PATH%`.
+
+The argument rules are the same as for `run`: symbols, strings, paths and
+numbers are converted to command-line arguments, nested lists are flattened,
+and `$target`, `$deps` and `$<` are available inside a recipe.
+
 ## Regexp-based cleanup
 
 For cleanup rules that need more control than globs, `racket-makefile` also
@@ -98,7 +123,7 @@ so they can be passed directly to `rm-f` and `rm-rf` with `apply`:
   (apply rm-rf
          (list-dirs "." #px"compiled$" #:recursive #t))
   (apply rm-f
-         (list-files "." #px"(?i:(?:[.]bak|~)$)" #:recursive #t))
+         (list-files "." #px"(?i:([.]bak|~)$)" #:recursive #t))
   (displayln "done."))
 ```
 
@@ -131,7 +156,7 @@ with normal definitions and loops:
 Dependency expressions may produce lists; they are recursively flattened.
 
 The language adds `target`, `deps`, `phony`, `default-target`, `make`, `run`,
-`rm-f`, `rm-rf`, `cleanup`, `list-dir/files`, `list-files`, `list-dirs`,
+`raco`, `rm-f`, `rm-rf`, `cleanup`, `list-dir/files`, `list-files`, `list-dirs`,
 `$target`, `$deps` and `$<`. Everything else is ordinary Racket.
 
 See the installed `racket-makefile` Scribble documentation for the full API.
diff --git a/examples/Makefile.rkt b/examples/Makefile.rkt
index 50252e1..dca7f02 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.rkt
+++ b/examples/Makefile.rkt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 (define CFLAGS '(-Wall -O2))
 
 (default-target all)
-(phony all clean)
+(phony all clean setup test)
 
 (target all
   (deps "hello"))
@@ -28,3 +28,10 @@
   (rm-f "hello")
   (rm-rf "compiled")
   (cleanup "scrbl" '("**.html" "**.js" "**.css")))
+
+
+(target setup
+  (raco '(setup racket-makefile)))
+
+(target test
+  (raco '(test -p racket-makefile)))
diff --git a/examples/cleanup-regexp.rkt b/examples/cleanup-regexp.rkt
index da11054..8386d50 100644
--- a/examples/cleanup-regexp.rkt
+++ b/examples/cleanup-regexp.rkt
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
   (apply rm-rf
          (list-dirs "." #px"compiled$" #:recursive #t))
   (apply rm-f
-         (list-files "." #px"(?i:(?:[.]bak|~)$)" #:recursive #t))
+         (list-files "." #px"(?i:([.]bak|~)$)" #:recursive #t))
   (displayln "done."))
diff --git a/info.rkt b/info.rkt
index 2df97cb..69c4761 100644
--- a/info.rkt
+++ b/info.rkt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #lang info
 
 (define pkg-authors '(hnmdijkema))
-(define version "0.1.4")
+(define version "0.1.5")
 (define license 'MIT)
 (define collection "racket-makefile")
 (define pkg-desc
diff --git a/main.rkt b/main.rkt
index 8319f17..5733c89 100644
--- a/main.rkt
+++ b/main.rkt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
          default-target
          make
          run
+         raco
          rm-f
          rm-rf
          cleanup
diff --git a/private/commands.rkt b/private/commands.rkt
index d946b59..4a02a82 100644
--- a/private/commands.rkt
+++ b/private/commands.rkt
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 (require file/glob
          racket/file
          racket/list
+         racket/path
          racket/string
          racket/system
+         setup/dirs
          "engine.rkt")
 
 (provide run
+         raco
          rm-f
          rm-rf
          cleanup
@@ -21,32 +24,33 @@
     (error who "~a is only available while a target recipe is running" description))
   value)
 
-(define (command-item->strings value)
+(define (command-item->strings who value)
   (cond
     [(eq? value '$target)
-     (list (recipe-value 'run current-target "$target"))]
+     (list (recipe-value who current-target "$target"))]
     [(eq? value '$deps)
-     (recipe-value 'run current-dependencies "$deps")]
+     (recipe-value who current-dependencies "$deps")]
     [(eq? value '$<)
      (define first (current-first-dependency))
      (unless first
-       (error 'run "$< is not available: this target has no dependencies"))
+       (error who "$< is not available: this target has no dependencies"))
      (list first)]
     [(symbol? value) (list (symbol->string value))]
     [(path? value) (list (path->string value))]
     [(string? value) (list value)]
     [(number? value) (list (number->string value))]
-    [(list? value) (append-map command-item->strings value)]
+    [(list? value) (append-map (lambda (item) (command-item->strings who item)) value)]
     [else
      (raise-argument-error
-      'run
+      who
       "command item (string, symbol, path, number, or list)"
       value)]))
 
 (define (run command)
   (unless (list? command)
     (raise-argument-error 'run "list?" command))
-  (define arguments (append-map command-item->strings command))
+  (define arguments
+    (append-map (lambda (item) (command-item->strings 'run item)) command))
   (when (null? arguments)
     (error 'run "empty command"))
   (define program (car arguments))
@@ -59,6 +63,57 @@
     (error 'run "command failed: ~a" program))
   (void))
 
+
+(define (raco-executable-name)
+  (if (eq? (system-type 'os) 'windows)
+      "raco.exe"
+      "raco"))
+
+(define (existing-raco-in directory)
+  (and directory
+       (let ([path (build-path directory (raco-executable-name))])
+         (and (file-exists? path) path))))
+
+(define (find-raco-executable)
+  ;; Prefer the console executable directory reported by the current Racket
+  ;; installation. This does not depend on PATH and therefore also works for
+  ;; typical Windows installations under Program Files.
+  (define console-bin
+    (with-handlers ([exn:fail? (lambda (_) #f)])
+      (find-console-bin-dir)))
+  (define from-console-bin
+    (existing-raco-in console-bin))
+
+  ;; A useful fallback for portable/non-standard installations: raco normally
+  ;; lives alongside the currently running racket executable.
+  (define exec-file
+    (with-handlers ([exn:fail? (lambda (_) #f)])
+      (find-system-path 'exec-file)))
+  (define from-exec-dir
+    (and exec-file
+         (existing-raco-in (path-only exec-file))))
+
+  ;; PATH is intentionally last; it might refer to a different Racket install.
+  (or from-console-bin
+      from-exec-dir
+      (find-executable-path (raco-executable-name))
+      (error 'raco "cannot find raco for the current Racket installation")))
+
+(define (raco command)
+  (unless (list? command)
+    (raise-argument-error 'raco "list?" command))
+  (define arguments
+    (append-map (lambda (item) (command-item->strings 'raco item)) command))
+  (when (null? arguments)
+    (error 'raco "empty command"))
+  (define executable (find-raco-executable))
+  (printf "> ~a ~a\n"
+          (path->string executable)
+          (string-join arguments " "))
+  (unless (apply system* executable arguments)
+    (error 'raco "command failed: ~a" (car arguments)))
+  (void))
+
 (define (rm-f . paths)
   (for ([path (in-list paths)])
     (case (file-or-directory-type path #f)
diff --git a/scrbl/racket-makefile.scrbl b/scrbl/racket-makefile.scrbl
index c45e459..7a99640 100644
--- a/scrbl/racket-makefile.scrbl
+++ b/scrbl/racket-makefile.scrbl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
                      racket/file
                      (only-in racket-makefile
                               target deps phony default-target make
-                              run rm-f rm-rf cleanup
+                              run raco rm-f rm-rf cleanup
                               list-dir/files list-files list-dirs
                               $target $deps $<)))
 
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 @defmodulelang[racket-makefile]
 
 @tt{racket-makefile} is a small make-style language built on Racket. It adds
-targets, dependencies, timestamp based rebuilding, phony targets, command
-execution, and a few cleanup helpers. The rest of the language is ordinary
+targets, dependencies, timestamp based rebuilding, phony targets, command execution, Racket tool execution, and a few cleanup helpers. The rest of the language is ordinary
 Racket.
 
 A makefile only defines targets. Loading or running the module does not execute
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ raco pkg install
 For a versioned archive, specify the package name explicitly:
 
 @verbatim{
-raco pkg install --name racket-makefile racket-makefile-0.1.4.zip
+raco pkg install --name racket-makefile racket-makefile-0.1.5.zip
 }
 
 After installation a makefile can start with:
@@ -195,6 +194,36 @@ Ordinary Racket values can be inserted with quasiquote:
   (run `(,CC ,@CFLAGS -o $target $<)))
 ]
 
+@section{Running Racket tools}
+
+@defproc[(raco [command list?]) void?]{
+Runs a @tt{raco} command using the @tt{raco} executable that belongs to the
+Racket installation currently running the makefile. The helper first checks
+the console binary directory reported by the current Racket installation, then
+the directory containing the current @tt{racket} executable, and only then
+falls back to @tt{PATH}. This makes the helper useful on Windows installations
+where @tt{raco.exe} is installed next to @tt{racket.exe} but is not on
+@tt{%PATH%}.
+
+The command syntax is the same as for @racket[run], except that the executable
+is supplied automatically. Symbols, strings, paths and numbers are converted
+to command-line arguments, nested lists are flattened, and the recipe values
+@racket['$target], @racket['$deps], and @racket['$<] are supported. A non-zero
+result raises an error.
+}
+
+For example:
+
+@racketblock[
+(phony setup test)
+
+(target setup
+  (raco '(setup racket-makefile)))
+
+(target test
+  (raco '(test -p racket-makefile)))
+]
+
 @section{Cleanup helpers}
 
 @defproc[(rm-f [path path-string?] ...) void?]{
@@ -271,7 +300,7 @@ These helpers make regexp-based cleanup concise. For example:
   (apply rm-rf
          (list-dirs "." #px"compiled$" #:recursive #t))
   (apply rm-f
-         (list-files "." #px"(?i:(?:[.]bak|~)$)" #:recursive #t))
+         (list-files "." #px"(?i:([.]bak|~)$)" #:recursive #t))
   (displayln "done."))
 ]
 
diff --git a/tests/raco.rkt b/tests/raco.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f32bc16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/raco.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#lang racket
+
+(require rackunit
+         (only-in racket-makefile raco))
+
+(check-not-exn
+ (lambda ()
+   (raco '(help))))
+
+;; It must not require raco to be on PATH. The current Racket installation
+;; should locate its own raco first.
+(define env (environment-variables-copy (current-environment-variables)))
+(environment-variables-set! env #"PATH" #f)
+(parameterize ([current-environment-variables env])
+  (check-not-exn
+   (lambda ()
+     (raco '(help)))))