grepai-ignore-patterns

This skill covers how to configure ignore patterns to exclude files and directories from GrepAI indexing. GrepAI uses two sources for ignore patterns: GrepAI's default configuration includes: To focus search on production code: Alternative: Use search boosting instead to penalize (not exclude) tests: Check what's being indexed: ❌ Problem: Index is too large ✅ Solution: Add more ignore patterns for dependencies and generated files ❌ Problem: Search returns vendor/test code ✅ Solution: Either ignore or use boosting penalties ❌ Problem: Pattern not working ✅ Solution: Check syntax - use quotes for patterns with special characters: ❌ Problem: Need to include previously ignored files ✅ Solution: Remove from ignore list and re-run grepai watch After modifying ignore patterns: After configuring ignore patterns: - Excluding test files from search results - Ignoring generated or vendored code - Reducing index size by excluding unnecessary files - Customizing which files GrepAI indexes - .grepai/config.yaml - Custom patterns you define - .gitignore - Automatically respected - Start with defaults: Add patterns as needed - Exclude dependencies: Always ignore node_modules , vendor , etc. - Exclude build outputs: dist , build , target - Exclude lock files: Large, not useful for search - Consider boosting vs ignoring: Penalize instead of exclude for test files - Quote special characters:...