From ce5e5243988647c0b55ffcf9116923e35932c9a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Farhood <chris@farhood.org>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:23:56 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix git sync: commit memory files before pull, push back to
 remote

- .gitignore: exclude runtime junk (.claude/, .cache/, .npm/) but track
  life/ and memory/ so agent knowledge persists across pod restarts
- CEO heartbeat: git add + commit local changes before pull --rebase,
  then push to persist memory files in the repo
- Fixes agents wasting turns debugging dirty working tree on every heartbeat

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
---
 .gitignore       | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 ceo/HEARTBEAT.md |  6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6aaa1c5..febb753 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+# Agent runtime artifacts (transient, not worth tracking)
+.claude/
+.claude.json
+.cache/
+.config/
+.local/
+.npm/
+.profile
+.zshrc
+.gitconfig
+.kube/
+
+# Editor swap files
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Secrets (never commit)
 secrets/
 *.pem
+
+# Sync state (local only)
 .last-synced-sha
+
+# Node artifacts
+node_modules/
+bun.lock
diff --git a/ceo/HEARTBEAT.md b/ceo/HEARTBEAT.md
index f744c8c..ecf4f42 100644
--- a/ceo/HEARTBEAT.md
+++ b/ceo/HEARTBEAT.md
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ This repo (`/paperclip/privilegedescalation/agents`) is the canonical source of
 #### 5a. Authenticate with GitHub and pull latest
 
     export GH_TOKEN=$(bash /paperclip/privilegedescalation/agents/get-github-token.sh)
-    git -C /paperclip/privilegedescalation/agents pull origin main
+    cd /paperclip/privilegedescalation/agents
+    git add -A
+    git diff --cached --quiet || git commit -m "agent: memory and runtime updates $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
+    git pull --rebase origin main
+    git push origin main
 
 #### 5b. Detect changes since last sync