fix(skills): gitignore .env.local on the link/create path

[ssrajadh]

Closes #289.

ai setup already gitignores .env.local through ensureLocalEnvIgnored(). link and create write credentials to the same file and never call it. This routes them through the same helper instead of adding a second implementation.

What changed

ensureLocalEnvIgnored and its isLocalEnvFile companion move from src/commands/ai/setup.ts into src/lib/env-writer.ts, next to upsertEnvFile. That pairs the two halves of the same job: upsertEnvFile writes the secret, ensureLocalEnvIgnored keeps it out of git.

The move is what makes the reuse possible. src/lib/ imports from src/commands/ nowhere in the tree today, so calling the helper from skills.ts at its old address would have inverted the layering. setup.ts imports it from the new location and re-exports it, so ./setup.js stays a valid import path and setup.test.ts needs no changes.

updateGitignore() in src/lib/skills.ts then calls ensureLocalEnvIgnored(process.cwd(), '.env.local') after its existing GITIGNORE_ENTRIES append. Two details there, both easy to get wrong:

• The early return when no agent entries are missing became an if block. Without that, a project that already had all thirteen agent directories in .gitignore would skip the env check entirely, which is exactly the repeat-link case.
• The two writes stay separate, under their own headers (# InsForge & AI agent skills and # Local environment secrets). That matches what a user who runs both link and ai setup already ends up with today.

updateGitignore is now exported. It was internal, and the behavior above is worth testing directly rather than through installSkills, which shells out to npx.

Why reuse instead of adding entries to GITIGNORE_ENTRIES

Adding .env.local to that array looked like the one-line version, and it is worse in two ways. updateGitignore matches with lines.has(entry), an exact match on trimmed lines, so a project whose .gitignore already says .env* or .env.* would get a redundant .env.local appended. And it would leave two different answers in the tree to the same question. ensureLocalEnvIgnored already checks .env*, .env.*, .env*.local, and .env.local before writing, and already refuses paths that resolve outside cwd.

Scope

Only .env*.local, which is what the helper already writes and what this CLI actually creates. Bare .env is left alone: some projects commit a non-secret one deliberately, and that call belongs to you rather than to this PR. Say the word if you want it included and I will add it here.

Tests

npm run lint passes: 830 tests, eslint clean, and npm run build succeeds.

The existing ensureLocalEnvIgnored coverage in src/commands/ai/setup.test.ts is untouched and still passing, which is the signal that the move is behavior-preserving. Four cases added to src/lib/skills.test.ts cover the new path:

• .env.local is ignored alongside the agent directories
• no second env pattern is added when .env* already covers the file
• .env.local is still ignored when every agent entry is already present, the case the early return used to swallow
• repeated runs are idempotent

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Summary by cubic

Closes #289. link and create write credentials to .env.local but never gitignore it, unlike ai setup. This routes them through the same ensureLocalEnvIgnored helper so the file stays out of git.

• Moves ensureLocalEnvIgnored and isLocalEnvFile to src/lib/env-writer.ts, next to the writer that creates the file; setup.ts re-exports them to keep imports valid.
• updateGitignore() now calls the helper after appending agent entries, and its early return became an if so the env check runs even when all agent entries are already present — the repeat-link case.
• Reuses the helper instead of adding .env.local to the entries list: the exact-match check would append a redundant entry when .env* or .env.* already covers it.
• Leaves bare .env alone; only .env*.local files are handled.
• Exports updateGitignore so the behavior is testable directly; tests verify the ignore rule, dedup, idempotency, and the all-agent-entries-present case.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Local environment files are now consistently protected from accidental Git commits.
  • Gitignore updates remain safe to run repeatedly without creating duplicate entries.
  • Environment-file protections are added even when other required Gitignore entries already exist.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for Gitignore updates, including existing entries, missing entries, and repeated runs.

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Changes

Local environment gitignore handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Centralize local environment helpers src/lib/env-writer.ts, src/commands/ai/setup.ts	isLocalEnvFile and ensureLocalEnvIgnored now reside in env-writer.ts. setup.ts imports them and re-exports ensureLocalEnvIgnored.
Integrate environment protection into skill setup src/lib/skills.ts, src/lib/skills.test.ts	updateGitignore now always checks .env.local and remains idempotent. Tests cover missing, existing, complete, and repeated gitignore updates.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 0bb49

This change aims to keep credentials written by link and create out of source control, but an ordered .gitignore rule such as .env* followed by !.env.local can still leave .env.local trackable, and the command may continue after protection fails. A credential committed under these conditions could expose access to the connected environment, so the PR is not merge-ready until the protection check is corrected.

Suggested reviewers: jwfing, carmendou

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A rabbit found secrets tucked out of sight

And marked local files with a safeguard bright
Agent paths joined the ignore trail
Repeated runs kept the same detail
Safe little burrows now pass review tonight

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Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue #289. updateGitignore now reuses the pattern-aware ensureLocalEnvIgnored helper for .env.local, preserves idempotent behavior, and includes tests for existing patterns and re…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The helper refactor, setup.ts re-export, updateGitignore export, and supporting tests directly support the linked issue and PR objectives. No unrelated code changes are identified.
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The changes satisfy issue #289. updateGitignore now reuses the pattern-aware ensureLocalEnvIgnored helper for .env.local, preserves idempotent behavior, and includes tests for existing patterns and repeated runs.

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Greptile Summary

This PR centralizes local environment-file ignore handling and applies it to the skills installation path used by link and create.

• Moves ensureLocalEnvIgnored and isLocalEnvFile into src/lib/env-writer.ts while preserving the existing setup import path through a re-export.
• Ensures .env.local protection runs even when all agent-directory ignore entries already exist.
• Adds direct coverage for existing patterns, complete agent entries, and repeated invocations.

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Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
src/lib/env-writer.ts	Centralizes the existing local environment-file detection and .gitignore update helper without changing its behavior.
src/lib/skills.ts	Extends skills installation to protect .env.local independently of whether agent ignore entries need appending.
src/commands/ai/setup.ts	Imports the relocated environment helpers and preserves the previous exported helper path.
src/lib/skills.test.ts	Adds focused coverage for .env.local protection, broad existing patterns, the former early-return path, and idempotency.

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