From a0ad146eebbcaa953aafc7876cdd8e531b1a6dc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roy Osherove <575051+royosherove@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 20:02:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] chore: add MEMORY.md to gitignore

- Exclude durable memory files from git
- Prevents agent session state from being tracked
- Aligns with pi-hard-no review scope (code review tool, not session data)
---
 .gitignore | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9203a2e..da8790f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,3 +37,7 @@ coverage/
 
 # Secrets vault
 .psst/
+
+# Memory / durable state
+MEMORY.md
+.MEMORY.md

From fec794e856af1a127f50b9b5261a7afb714c26af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roy Osherove <575051+royosherove@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 20:05:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs: add Files to Skip section + exclude MEMORY.md from
 review

- Agent session state (MEMORY.md, .MEMORY.md) should not be code-reviewed
- Skip auto-generated config files and dist directories
- Clarifies review tool scope: code quality, not session data
---
 .hardno/ignore          | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 default-review-rules.md |  8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .hardno/ignore

diff --git a/.hardno/ignore b/.hardno/ignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ecdd0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hardno/ignore
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Files to skip from pi-hard-no review
+
+# Agent session state (not code to review)
+MEMORY.md
+.MEMORY.md
+
+# Auto-generated / user-specific
+.env
+.env.*
+.vscode/settings.json
+.idea/
+
+# Build artifacts
+dist/
+node_modules/
+*.js.map
+coverage/
diff --git a/default-review-rules.md b/default-review-rules.md
index c337d21..b64015c 100644
--- a/default-review-rules.md
+++ b/default-review-rules.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## Files to Skip
+
+- `MEMORY.md`, `.MEMORY.md` — agent durable session state (not code under review)
+- Configuration files that are auto-generated or user-specific (e.g., `.env`, `.vscode/settings.json`)
+- Lock files and dist directories (auto-generated, not code to review)
+
+---
+
 ## Correctness & Bugs
 
 - **Off-by-one errors**: wrong loop bounds (< vs <=, 0-indexed vs 1-indexed), fence-post errors in slicing/substring, incorrect range endpoints