Gitignore Sync

Generate high-confidence .gitignore rules from real repo signals and gitignore.io, then update safely via a managed block so manual rules stay untouched.

Execution Rule

Use scripts/update_gitignore.py as the only execution path. Do not fetch from the API directly in ad-hoc commands. Do not manually compose or rewrite .gitignore when this skill is selected.

Workflow

• Infer requested templates from the user prompt.
• Detect likely templates from repository files and folders.
• Run scripts/update_gitignore.py with --prompt-text and/or --services.
• Let the script fetch combined template rules from https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/.
• Let the script write or update a managed block in .gitignore.
• Preserve non-managed user sections in .gitignore.

Run

From the target repository root, run:

python3 <skill-path>/scripts/update_gitignore.py \
  --prompt-text "create .gitignore for flutter firebase vscode" \
  --repo .

Use explicit templates when the user names exact services:

python3 <skill-path>/scripts/update_gitignore.py \
  --services flutter,firebase,visualstudiocode \
  --repo .

Notes

• Prefer passing both --prompt-text and --services when available.
• Keep manual custom rules outside the managed block markers.
• Re-run safely; the script replaces only the managed block.
• Use --rules-file for offline/local testing when network access is blocked.