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

1. Infer requested templates from the user prompt.
2. Detect likely templates from repository files and folders.
3. Run scripts/update_gitignore.py with --prompt-text and/or --services.
4. Let the script fetch combined template rules from https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/.
5. Let the script write or update a managed block in .gitignore.
6. 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.