| name | generate-gitignore |
| description | Generate a comprehensive .gitignore file at the project root covering common environments, frameworks, and operating systems. |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
Generate .gitignore File
Goal
Create a comprehensive .gitignore file at the root of the project that covers common development environments, frameworks, and operating systems.
Process
- CRITICAL: Check if
.gitignore already exists at project root
- If exists, ask user to confirm overwrite
- Write
.gitignore with the comprehensive template
- Confirm file creation
Instructions
Step 1: Check Existing File
If .gitignore exists at project root, ask user: "A .gitignore file already exists. Overwrite it? (yes/no)"
If user says no, abort operation.
Step 2: Create .gitignore File
Write this exact template to .gitignore at project root:
# VS Code
.vscode/*
!.vscode/settings.json
!.vscode/tasks.json
!.vscode/launch.json
!.vscode/extensions.json
*.code-workspace
# JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, RubyMine, WebStorm, etc.)
.idea/
*.iml
*.iws
*.ipr
out/
# Rails
*.rbc
capybara-*.html
.rspec
/log/*
/tmp/*
!/log/.keep
!/tmp/.keep
/db/*.sqlite3
/db/*.sqlite3-journal
/db/*.sqlite3-*
/public/system
/coverage/
/spec/tmp
*.orig
rerun.txt
pickle-email-*.html
.byebug_history
/config/master.key
/config/credentials/*.key
# React / Node.js
node_modules/
npm-debug.log*
yarn-debug.log*
yarn-error.log*
.pnp.*
.yarn/*
!.yarn/patches
!.yarn/plugins
!.yarn/releases
!.yarn/versions
build/
dist/
.env.local
.env.development.local
.env.test.local
.env.production.local
# DevOps / Infrastructure
*.tfstate
*.tfstate.*
.terraform/
.terragrunt-cache/
*.pem
*.key
.envrc
.vagrant/
# Environment variables
.env
.env.*
!.env.example
# Logs
*.log
logs/
# OS - macOS
.DS_Store
.AppleDouble
.LSOverride
._*
# OS - Windows
Thumbs.db
ehthumbs.db
Desktop.ini
# OS - Linux
*~
.fuse_hidden*
.directory
.Trash-*
.nfs*
Step 3: Confirm Creation
Output a simple confirmation message:
✅ Created .gitignore at project root
File: [absolute path to .gitignore]
Output Format
Write directly to .gitignore file at project root. Provide confirmation message in chat only.
