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Ensures the project root .gitignore contains the Claude skill working directory sentinel. Shell script handles check-and-append in one Bash call. No file contents loaded into context.
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| name | ensure-gitignore |
| version | 2026.07.27@6dc7d1d |
| user-invocable | false |
| description | Ensures the project root .gitignore contains the Claude skill working directory sentinel. Shell script handles check-and-append in one Bash call. No file contents loaded into context. |
| allowed-tools | Bash(*/skills/ensure-gitignore/ensure-gitignore.sh *) |
Checks that the project root .gitignore contains the sentinel that excludes Claude's ephemeral working directory. Appends the block if missing. Always targets the git repository root — never creates or modifies .gitignore files in subdirectories.
~/.claude/skills/ensure-gitignore/ensure-gitignore.sh [GITIGNORE_PATH]
Arguments:
GITIGNORE_PATH (optional): path to the .gitignore file. Default: the git repository root's .gitignore (resolved via git rev-parse --show-toplevel). The script never creates or modifies .gitignore files in subdirectories.Output: A single line on stdout: present (sentinel already exists, no change) or added (block was appended).
# Claude skill working directories
.claude-work/
Safe to run on every foundation skill invocation. If the sentinel is already present, the script exits 0 immediately without reading the full file.