Name

repo_hygiene

When To Use

Use for checkpointing, artifact untracking, and cross-platform naming hygiene.

Trigger Phrases

• •"checkpoint"
• •"gitignore"
• •"untrack artifacts"
• •"repo hygiene"

Do

• •Snapshot diff/status to /tmp/zacus_checkpoint before high-risk edits.
• •Detect tracked build artifacts and untrack with git rm --cached only.
• •Keep file names and docs portable across macOS/Linux.

Don't

• •Do not delete local artifact files when untracking.
• •Do not mix hygiene fixes with unrelated refactors.

Quick Commands

• •git diff --stat
• •git ls-files | rg '(^|/)(\.pio|\.platformio|logs|dist|build|node_modules|\.venv)(/|$)'
• •git status -sb