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+# Copilot Instructions for Entire CLI
+
+## Repository Overview
+
+Entire CLI is a Go CLI tool that captures AI coding agent sessions (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) as searchable metadata stored separately from code commits. It uses a strategy pattern for session/checkpoint management with minimal impact on commit history.
+
+**Tech Stack**: Go (version in `mise.toml`), Cobra (CLI), charmbracelet/huh (interactive prompts), go-git/v5 (with caveats)
+
+## Build & Validation Commands
+
+All commands use `mise` as the task runner. Always run these in order before committing:
+
+```bash
+mise run fmt           # Format with gofmt (required - CI will fail otherwise)
+mise run lint          # Lint with golangci-lint (only new issues)
+mise run test          # Unit tests
+mise run test:ci       # Full tests with race detection (same as CI)
+mise run lint:gomod    # Verify go.mod is tidy
+```
+
+**CI runs these checks on every PR** (see `.github/workflows/`):
+1. gofmt formatting check (must pass - no unformatted files)
+2. golangci-lint with `only-new-issues: true`
+3. go.mod tidy check
+4. All tests with race detection (`mise run test:ci`)
+
+## Critical Code Patterns
+
+### Error Handling
+
+The CLI uses `SilentError` to avoid duplicate error output (see `errors.go`):
+
+```go
+// When you print a custom error message, return SilentError
+fmt.Fprintln(cmd.ErrOrStderr(), "User-friendly error message")
+return NewSilentError(errors.New("internal error"))
+
+// For normal errors, just return them - main.go will print
+return fmt.Errorf("failed to do X: %w", err)
+```
+
+### Forbidden go-git Operations
+
+**NEVER use go-git v5's Reset or Checkout directly** - they delete `.gitignore`d directories.
+
+```go
+// WRONG - deletes .entire/ and .worktrees/
+worktree.Reset(&git.ResetOptions{Mode: git.HardReset, Commit: hash})
+worktree.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{Branch: ref})
+
+// CORRECT - use CLI wrappers from strategy/common.go and git_operations.go
+HardResetWithProtection(hash)
+CheckoutBranch(branch)
+```
+
+### Path Handling
+
+**NEVER use `os.Getwd()` for git-relative paths** - breaks when running from subdirectories.
+
+```go
+// WRONG - breaks in subdirectories
+cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
+absPath := filepath.Join(cwd, gitRelativePath)
+
+// CORRECT - always use repo root
+repoRoot, _ := paths.RepoRoot()
+absPath := filepath.Join(repoRoot, gitRelativePath)
+```
+
+The linter enforces these patterns via `forbidigo` rules in `.golangci.yaml`.
+
+### Accessibility
+
+Interactive prompts must support screen readers:
+
+```go
+// In cli package - use NewAccessibleForm()
+form := NewAccessibleForm(huh.NewGroup(...))
+
+// In strategy package - check isAccessibleMode()
+form := huh.NewForm(huh.NewGroup(...))
+if isAccessibleMode() {
+    form = form.WithAccessible(true)
+}
+```
+
+### Logging vs User Output
+
+- **Internal/debug logging**: Use `logging.Debug/Info/Warn/Error(ctx, msg, attrs...)` from `cli/logging/`. Writes to `.entire/logs/`.
+- **User-facing output**: Use `fmt.Fprint*(cmd.OutOrStdout(), ...)` or `cmd.ErrOrStderr()`.
+
+Don't use `fmt.Print*` for operational messages (checkpoint saves, hook invocations) - use the `logging` package.
+
+**Privacy**: Don't log user content (prompts, file contents, commit messages). Log only operational metadata (IDs, counts, paths, durations).
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+cmd/entire/
+├── main.go           # Entry point
+└── cli/              # Main CLI package
+    ├── strategy/     # Session checkpoint strategies (strategy pattern)
+    ├── checkpoint/   # Low-level storage operations
+    ├── session/      # Session state management (.git/entire-sessions/)
+    ├── agent/        # AI agent abstraction layer
+    ├── paths/        # Path utilities (RepoRoot)
+    └── integration_test/  # Integration tests (//go:build integration)
+```
+
+**Key configuration files**:
+- `mise.toml` - Task definitions and Go version
+- `.golangci.yaml` - Linting rules (forbidigo patterns for unsafe operations)
+- `go.mod` - Module dependencies
+
+For detailed architecture documentation, see `CLAUDE.md`.
+
+## Testing Guidelines
+
+Write tests that provide real value, not just coverage:
+
+- **Test behavior, not implementation** - tests should validate what the code does, not how
+- **Include edge cases and error conditions** - ensure error paths are properly tested
+- **When fixing bugs, write a test that surfaces the bug first** - then write the fix
+- **Unit tests**: Same directory as source, `*_test.go` files
+- **Integration tests**: `cmd/entire/cli/integration_test/`, require `//go:build integration` tag
+
+Run `mise run test` for quick validation, `mise run test:ci` for full CI parity.
+
+Test accessibility features with `ACCESSIBLE=1` environment variable.
+
+## Linting Notes
+
+The linter is strict (many linters enabled). Key rules:
+- All errors must be handled explicitly
+- No unused variables/imports
+- `wrapcheck` requires wrapping errors from external packages
+- Test files are exempt from some linters (gosec, wrapcheck, forbidigo)
+
+Run `mise run lint:full` to check all code (not just new issues).
+
+## When Adding New Commands
+
+1. Add command in `cmd/entire/cli/` following existing patterns (look at similar commands)
+2. Register in `root.go`
+3. Use `SilentError` for custom error messages
+4. Add meaningful tests that verify behavior
+5. Consider integration tests if command has complex git interactions
+
+## Trust These Instructions
+
+These instructions are verified and accurate. Only search the codebase if information here is incomplete or found to be incorrect during execution.
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
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 - `root.go` - Sets `SilenceErrors: true` on root command
 - `main.go` - Checks for `SilentError` before printing
 
+### Logging vs User Output
+
+- **Internal/debug logging**: Use `logging.Debug/Info/Warn/Error(ctx, msg, attrs...)` from `cmd/entire/cli/logging/`. Writes to `.entire/logs/`.
+- **User-facing output**: Use `fmt.Fprint*(cmd.OutOrStdout(), ...)` or `cmd.ErrOrStderr()`.
+
+Don't use `fmt.Print*` for operational messages (checkpoint saves, hook invocations, strategy decisions) - those should use the `logging` package.
+
+**Privacy**: Don't log user content (prompts, file contents, commit messages). Log only operational metadata (IDs, counts, paths, durations).
+
 ### Git Operations
 
 We use github.com/go-git/go-git for most git operations, but with important exceptions: