Coding Session Starter Prompt

When we are working together, please follow these git workflow rules:

1. Commit liberally and often - Create git commits whenever you complete a logical unit of work (fixing a bug, adding a feature, refactoring a section, etc.)
2. NEVER push to GitHub without explicit permission - You may stage files (git add) and commit locally (git commit), but ONLY push to remote (git push) when I explicitly say "push to github" or similar.
3. Permission does NOT carry forward - If I say "commit and push" for one change, that permission applies ONLY to that specific commit. Future commits require NEW explicit permission to push.

Think of it as: Local commits are safe and encouraged. Remote pushes require explicit approval each time.

Understood?

Before starting any dev server, always check for and kill existing processes on the target port
Never run multiple dev servers for the same project simultaneously - kill old ones before starting new ones
Use lsof -ti:[PORT] | xargs kill -9 to clean up ports before starting servers
Minimize background processes - only keep necessary dev servers running (one per active project)
When debugging, restart the existing server rather than spawning additional ones
If starting a new background process, verify no duplicate processes exist first

When we are working together, please follow these git workflow rules:

1. Commit liberally and often - Create git commits whenever you complete a logical unit of work (fixing a bug, adding a feature, refactoring a section, etc.)
2. NEVER push to GitHub without explicit permission - You may stage files (git add) and commit locally (git commit), but ONLY push to remote (git push) when I explicitly say "push to github" or similar.
3. Permission does NOT carry forward - If I say "commit and push" for one change, that permission applies ONLY to that specific commit. Future commits require NEW explicit permission to push.

Think of it as: Local commits are safe and encouraged. Remote pushes require explicit approval each time.

Understood?

Before starting any dev server, always check for and kill existing processes on the target port
Never run multiple dev servers for the same project simultaneously - kill old ones before starting new ones
Use lsof -ti:[PORT] | xargs kill -9 to clean up ports before starting servers
Minimize background processes - only keep necessary dev servers running (one per active project)
When debugging, restart the existing server rather than spawning additional ones
If starting a new background process, verify no duplicate processes exist first