diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e297377..0e37590 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 - Addition of the [create_base_models](macros/create_base_models.sql)
 This macro generates a series of terminal commands (appended w) bash script which creates a new file in your dbt project based off the results of the [generate_base_model](macros/generate_base_model.sql) macro. Therefore, instead of outputting in the terminal, it will create the file for you.
 - Add `include_data_types` flag to `generate_source` macro ([#76](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-codegen/pull/76))
+- Add `get_models` macro in helper macros. This macro retrieves a list of models with specified prefix at the specified directory. It is designed to make creating yamls for multiple models easier.
 
 ## Fixes
 - Fix handling of nested `STRUCT` fields in BigQuery ([#98](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-codegen/issues/98), [#105](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-codegen/pull/105))
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf70350..472ae8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -208,6 +208,15 @@ schema.yml file.
 ) }}
 ```
 
+You can use the helper function codegen.get_models and specify a directory and/or prefix to get a list of all matching models, to be passed into model_names list.
+
+```
+{% set models_to_generate = codegen.get_models(directory='marts', prefix='fct_') %}
+{{ codegen.generate_model_yaml(
+    model_names = models_to_generate
+) }}
+```
+
 Alternatively, call the macro as an [operation](https://docs.getdbt.com/docs/using-operations):
 
 ```
diff --git a/integration_tests/tests/test_helper_get_models.sql b/integration_tests/tests/test_helper_get_models.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d6e380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/tests/test_helper_get_models.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+-- depends_on: {{ ref('model_data_a') }}
+-- depends_on: {{ ref('model_struct') }}
+-- depends_on: {{ ref('model_without_import_ctes') }}
+-- depends_on: {{ ref('model_without_any_ctes') }}
+
+{% if execute %}
+{% set actual_list = codegen.get_models(prefix='model_')|sort %}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% set expected_list = ['model_data_a', 'model_struct', 'model_without_any_ctes', 'model_without_import_ctes'] %}
+
+{{ assert_equal (actual_list, expected_list) }}
diff --git a/macros/helpers/helpers.sql b/macros/helpers/helpers.sql
index 262c7d9..fd28c87 100644
--- a/macros/helpers/helpers.sql
+++ b/macros/helpers/helpers.sql
@@ -26,4 +26,35 @@
         {% endfor %}
         {{ return(glob_dict) }}
     {% endif %}
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{# build a list of models looping through all models in the project #}
+{# filter by directory or prefix arguments, if provided #}
+{% macro get_models(directory=None, prefix=None) %}
+    {% set model_names=[] %}
+    {% set models = graph.nodes.values() | selectattr('resource_type', "equalto", 'model') %}
+    {% if directory and prefix %}
+        {% for model in models %}
+            {% set model_path = "/".join(model.path.split("/")[:-1]) %}
+            {% if model_path == directory and model.name.startswith(prefix) %}
+                {% do model_names.append(model.name) %}
+            {% endif %} 
+        {% endfor %}
+    {% elif directory %}
+        {% for model in models %}
+            {% set model_path = "/".join(model.path.split("/")[:-1]) %}
+            {% if model_path == directory %}
+                {% do model_names.append(model.name) %}
+            {% endif %}
+        {% endfor %}
+    {% elif prefix %}
+        {% for model in models if model.name.startswith(prefix) %}
+            {% do model_names.append(model.name) %}
+        {% endfor %}
+    {% else %}
+        {% for model in models %}
+            {% do model_names.append(model.name) %}
+        {% endfor %}
+    {% endif %}
+    {{ return(model_names) }}
 {% endmacro %}
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