NotIgnored

Track what Git ignores.

NotIgnored lets you view, stage, and diff changes in gitignored files — completely locally, without committing anything.

🚀 Why NotIgnored?

Git ignores files for a reason. But sometimes you still need to:

• See what changed
• Compare edits
• Keep a reference point
• Avoid committing noise

NotIgnored gives you a simple, Git-like workflow — fully local and safe.

✨ Features

🔍 Track Gitignored Files

Automatically detects files ignored by Git and lets you track them locally.

📊 Source Control Integration

Works inside the default VS Code Source Control panel.

Groups:

• Changes
• Staged
• Suggestions

🧠 Status Indicators

• LM (Locally Modified) → File changed vs baseline
• LN (Locally New) → No baseline yet
• ST (Staged) → Snapshot saved

📌 Local Staging

Stage changes before updating baseline:

• Compare staged vs current
• Avoid unnecessary baseline updates

🔁 Baseline System

• Save baseline manually
• Keeps last 2 versions
• Compare anytime

🔄 Diff Support

• Baseline ↔ Current
• Staged ↔ Current
• Previous ↔ Latest baseline

💡 Suggestions

Detects gitignored files and suggests tracking them locally.

🔒 Fully Local

• No commits
• No pushes
• No repo impact

⚙️ How to Use

1. Add files to .gitignore
2. Modify those files
3. Open Source Control panel
4. Stage changes
5. Set as baseline

📂 Configuration

Create .localgitignore:

.claude/
.env.local

🛠 Commands

• NotIgnored: Stage File
• NotIgnored: Unstage File
• NotIgnored: Set as Baseline
• NotIgnored: Compare with Baseline

⚠️ Limitations

• Requires Git repository
• Uses git status for detection
• Pattern matching is simplified

🚧 Upcoming

• Bulk actions
• Diff summary (+ / - lines)
• Status bar indicator
• Improved ignore patterns

💡 Use Cases

• AI agent context files
• .env testing
• Config experimentation
• Local-only data

📜 License

MIT