docs(skill): document clean-git requirement and /tmp filter gotchas#61
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Two gotchas discovered while exercising `roar run` end-to-end: 1. `roar run` refuses to execute with any uncommitted git changes (including untracked files) and has no `--dirty` bypass. Agents hitting this need to commit, stash, or gitignore first — and especially need to make sure `.roar/` is in `.gitignore` before the first run, or it becomes an untracked change that blocks subsequent runs. 2. The default `config.toml` sets `ignore_tmp_files = true`, which silently drops any I/O under `/tmp`. A run in a /tmp workdir produces no Inputs/Outputs and `in:0 out:0` in `roar dag`, with no indication the filter is responsible. Added both to the Claude skill's Gotchas section and a condensed version to the cross-agent AGENTS.md snippet. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Two gotchas discovered while exercising
roar runend-to-end:Clean git state is required.
roar runrefuses to execute with any uncommitted changes (including untracked files). There's no--dirtybypass. Agents especially need to make sure.roar/is in.gitignorebefore the first run — otherwise the directory becomes an untracked change that blocks every subsequent run.The default config filters
/tmp.ignore_tmp_files = truein the generatedconfig.tomlsilently drops all I/O under/tmp. A run in a/tmpworkdir showsin:0 out:0inroar dagand noInputs/Outputssections inroar show, with no indication the filter is responsible.Added both to the Claude skill's Gotchas section and condensed versions to the cross-agent AGENTS.md snippet.
Test plan
test_init_agents.pytests still pass (template rendering is content-agnostic)roar init agentson a project with existing AGENTS.md → verify the block refreshes to include the new bullets🤖 Generated with Claude Code