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fix(git): index_repository ignores .git/info/exclude and core.excludesFile inside linked git worktrees #689
Description
Bug
When a repository is a linked git worktree, index_repository does not honor:
.git/info/exclude— the per-repo local exclude rulescore.excludesFile— the global git config pointing to a custom ignore file
This causes files that should be ignored (build artifacts, IDE configs, etc.) to be indexed, bloating the graph and returning irrelevant search results.
Context
Linked worktrees have a .git file (not directory) pointing to the main worktree's git dir. The exclude resolution path differs from regular repos:
- Regular:
.git/info/exclude→.gitignore→core.excludesFile - Worktree:
.git→ read pointer →.git/worktrees/<name>/info/exclude
Related
- fix: count INHERITS/IMPLEMENTS edges in search_graph degree #572 (recently fixed
core.excludesFilesupport for regular repos) - detect_changes: impacted_symbols always empty for projects inside git worktrees (canonical_root miscalculated) #659 (detect_changes also broken in worktrees)
Activity
fix(discover): honor .git/info/exclude and core.excludesFile in linke…
fix(discover): honor .git/info/exclude and core.excludesFile in linke…
fix(discover): honor .git/info/exclude and core.excludesFile in linke…
github-actions commentedon Jul 1, 2026
Thanks for raising this! It looks like a duplicate of an existing issue — the canonical one is linked above. Continuing the discussion there keeps everything in one place. We leave this open for visibility; a maintainer will close it once it's fully covered.
DeusData commentedon Jul 1, 2026
Thanks. This duplicates #682, which is the canonical linked-worktree exclude handling issue. The related fix PRs are #683 and #695, so I am closing this duplicate to keep the discussion and status consolidated.