From 56364e62b4c05f7845153e9dd5039034c446af02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Whitestone <alexpaynex@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:00:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] config: update bin/sync-up.sh,channel_directory.json

---
 bin/sync-up.sh         | 28 +++++++++++++---------------
 channel_directory.json |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/sync-up.sh b/bin/sync-up.sh
index a6ce778b..e3753387 100755
--- a/bin/sync-up.sh
+++ b/bin/sync-up.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # sync-up.sh — Push live ~/.hermes config changes UP to timmy-config repo.
 # The harness is the source. The repo is the record.
-# Run periodically or after significant config changes.
+# Only commits when there are REAL changes (not empty syncs).
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -12,31 +12,29 @@ log() { echo "[sync-up] $*"; }
 
 # === Copy live config into repo ===
 cp "$HERMES_HOME/config.yaml" "$REPO_DIR/config.yaml"
-log "config.yaml"
 
-# === Playbooks ===
 for f in "$HERMES_HOME"/playbooks/*.yaml; do
   [ -f "$f" ] && cp "$f" "$REPO_DIR/playbooks/"
 done
-log "playbooks/"
 
-# === Skins ===
 for f in "$HERMES_HOME"/skins/*; do
   [ -f "$f" ] && cp "$f" "$REPO_DIR/skins/"
 done
-log "skins/"
 
-# === Channel directory ===
 [ -f "$HERMES_HOME/channel_directory.json" ] && cp "$HERMES_HOME/channel_directory.json" "$REPO_DIR/"
-log "channel_directory.json"
 
-# === Commit and push if there are changes ===
+# === Only commit if there are real diffs ===
 cd "$REPO_DIR"
-if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
-  git add -A
-  git commit -m "sync: live config from ~/.hermes $(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M)"
-  git push
-  log "Pushed changes to Gitea."
-else
+git add -A
+
+# Check if there are staged changes
+if git diff --cached --quiet; then
   log "No changes to sync."
+  exit 0
 fi
+
+# Build a meaningful commit message from what actually changed
+CHANGED=$(git diff --cached --name-only | tr '\n' ', ' | sed 's/,$//')
+git commit -m "config: update ${CHANGED}"
+git push
+log "Pushed: ${CHANGED}"
diff --git a/channel_directory.json b/channel_directory.json
index 2a10cd4b..81f46c06 100644
--- a/channel_directory.json
+++ b/channel_directory.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "updated_at": "2026-03-26T06:59:37.300889",
+  "updated_at": "2026-03-26T08:00:22.606401",
   "platforms": {
     "discord": [
       {