Exclude list of files & folders from the context to avoid noise

[rahul-s-bhatt]

Is it possible to exclude list of files & folders from the context to avoid noise in Roo Code?

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A similar open issue suggests using a .clineignore file, similar to .gitignore, to exclude files and folders from the context in Roo Code. The solution involves using the RooclineIgnoreController class, which loads patterns from .clineignore, watches for file changes, and provides methods like validateAccess(filePath: string) to check if a file should be ignored. This approach allows for clear separation of ignore logic and minimal risk of merge conflicts ^[1].

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[mrubens]

@rahul-s-bhatt we support a .rooignore file, same syntax as .gitignore

[rahul-s-bhatt]

@rahul-s-bhatt we support a .rooignore file, same syntax as .gitignore

Thank you so much for the reply!
Also apologies if it might be mentioned somewhere and I might have overlooked.

Thank you, this is help me with reducing the tokens by a lot!

[rahul-s-bhatt]

I'll be closing this discussion, once again thank you for the reply!

[mrubens]

No problem! I think we need to add it to the docs