Git Can Hide Part of Your AI Coding Handoff
Find intended files that ordinary Git status can omit. Reproduce indexed, ignored, untracked and missing handoff states with seven isolated checks.
BY JASON EAD
AI engineering & business applications
Original guides and analysis about coding tools, models, GitHub projects, agents, and creative AI workflows.
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Your AI Refactor Passed Tests. This Name Still Does Not Exist.
Reproduce a passing thin test suite, an F821 finding and a real NameError, then repair the code and test the missing behavior before accepting a coding task.
Your AI App Runs. Its Dependencies Might Still Be Wrong.
Reproduce a stale uv lockfile, see why frozen can run the old dependency, and give your coding assistant a consistency check it can prove.
Your AI App Broke. Find the Commit Before Rewriting It.
Use a repeatable business test and Git bisect to locate an injected quote-calculation regression in a disposable four-commit repository.
Your AI App Has a Backup. Can It Actually Recover?
Run a disposable SQLite restore drill that catches wrong business values even when database integrity passes. Includes tested Python code and failure checks.
Test a Claude Code Formatting Hook With Ruff
Build and locally test a check-only Python formatting hook, separate style feedback from business correctness, and verify Claude integration before relying on it.
Give an AI Coding Task Its Own Git Worktree
Separate an AI coding task from unfinished business-app work with Git worktrees, a reusable task prompt and a tested review-to-cleanup example.