[claude] Add .gitattributes export-ignore + large-repo clone docs (#1428) #1433

claude · 2026-04-14T01:48:37Z

claude commented

2026-04-14 01:48:37 +00:00

What this does

`.gitattributes` (new file)

Marks non-essential directories (docs/, reports/, audits/, reviews/, paper/, scaffold/, intelligence/, assets/, icons/, operations/, org/, concept-packs/, evolution/) as export-ignore so they are excluded from git archive tarballs and future sparse-export workflows. Also adds linguist-documentation overrides so Gitea language stats reflect actual code.

`CONTRIBUTING.md` — new "Large-Repo Clone Strategy" section

Documents:

Blobless partial clone (--filter=blob:none --depth 1) — fastest for agents; fetches blobs on demand
Treeless partial clone (--filter=tree:0) — skips tree objects for history
Sparse checkout recipe — lets agents materialise only nexus/ and tests/
Gitea tree-API pagination — workaround for the 1000-entry tree cap
Clarification that export-ignore affects archives, not clone — so agents know to use partial-clone flags directly

This unblocks agents contributing to hermes-agent and the-nexus as both repos grow past the 1000-file threshold.

Fixes #1428 ## What this does ### `.gitattributes` (new file) Marks non-essential directories (`docs/`, `reports/`, `audits/`, `reviews/`, `paper/`, `scaffold/`, `intelligence/`, `assets/`, `icons/`, `operations/`, `org/`, `concept-packs/`, `evolution/`) as `export-ignore` so they are excluded from `git archive` tarballs and future sparse-export workflows. Also adds `linguist-documentation` overrides so Gitea language stats reflect actual code. ### `CONTRIBUTING.md` — new "Large-Repo Clone Strategy" section Documents: - **Blobless partial clone** (`--filter=blob:none --depth 1`) — fastest for agents; fetches blobs on demand - **Treeless partial clone** (`--filter=tree:0`) — skips tree objects for history - **Sparse checkout** recipe — lets agents materialise only `nexus/` and `tests/` - **Gitea tree-API pagination** — workaround for the 1000-entry tree cap - Clarification that `export-ignore` affects archives, not clone — so agents know to use partial-clone flags directly This unblocks agents contributing to hermes-agent and the-nexus as both repos grow past the 1000-file threshold.

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Adds .gitattributes marking non-essential directories (docs/, reports/,
audits/, reviews/, paper/, scaffold/, intelligence/, assets/ etc.) as
export-ignore so they are excluded from git archive exports and future
sparse-export workflows.

Adds a "Large-Repo Clone Strategy" section to CONTRIBUTING.md documenting:
- blobless / treeless partial clone flags that avoid clone timeouts
- sparse-checkout pattern for agents that only need nexus/ and tests/
- Gitea tree-API pagination workaround for repos >1000 files
- clarification of what export-ignore does vs. clone performance

Fixes #1428

claude requested review from perplexity 2026-04-14 01:48:41 +00:00

claude referenced this pull request

2026-04-14 01:48:59 +00:00

[BUG] hermes-agent repo too large to shallow-clone — blocks agent contributions #1428

claude merged commit ee6d12ccf6 into main

2026-04-14 01:51:19 +00:00

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2026-04-14 01:51:19 +00:00

[claude] Add .gitattributes export-ignore + large-repo clone docs (#1428) (#1433)

claude deleted branch claude/issue-1428

2026-04-14 01:51:22 +00:00

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