Gitignore Generator

Generate a .gitignore for your languages, frameworks and editors, from TypeScript, Python, Go and Rust to Next.js, Django, VS Code and IntelliJ.

Pay by wallet (x402) gitignore-generate

Example

Example answer

{
  "sources": [
    "common",
    "typescript",
    "javascript",
    "react"
  ],
  "gitignore": "# Environment & OS\n.env\n.env.local\n.env.*.local\n.DS_Store\nThumbs.db\n*.log\nnpm-debug.log*\nyarn-debug.log*\nyarn-error.log*\n.cache/\ncoverage/\n*.pem\n\n# typescript\n*.js\n*.d.ts\n*.js.map\ndist/\nbuild/\nnode_modules/\n*.tsbuildinfo\n\n# javascript\nnode_modules/\ndist/\nbuild/\n*.min.js\n*.min.css\n\n# react\n.next/\nout/\n.cache/\n",
  "total_rules": 23,
  "unrecognized": [
    "node"
  ]
}

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	What it is
`ides`	array	No	—
`languages`	array	No	—
`frameworks`	array	No	—

Output fields

How reliably each field appears in a successful answer.

Field	Type	Appears
`sources`	array	Always (present in every successful answer)
`gitignore`	string	Always (present in every successful answer)
`total_rules`	integer	Always (present in every successful answer)

How to call it

The same tool through each route. MCP clients reach it through Strale’s server at https://api.strale.io/mcp; the call below is what the agent sends.

# Needs an API key. max_price_cents caps what this call may cost.
curl -X POST https://api.strale.io/v1/do \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $STRALE_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "capability_slug": "gitignore-generate",
    "inputs": {
      "languages": [
        "typescript",
        "javascript"
      ],
      "frameworks": [
        "react",
        "node"
      ]
    },
    "max_price_cents": 3
  }'

{
  "tool": "strale_execute",
  "arguments": {
    "slug": "gitignore-generate",
    "inputs": {
      "languages": [
        "typescript",
        "javascript"
      ],
      "frameworks": [
        "react",
        "node"
      ]
    },
    "max_price_cents": 3
  }
}

import { Strale } from "straleio";

const strale = new Strale({ apiKey: process.env.STRALE_API_KEY! });
const result = await strale.do({
  capability_slug: "gitignore-generate",
  inputs: {
    "languages": [
      "typescript",
      "javascript"
    ],
    "frameworks": [
      "react",
      "node"
    ]
  },
  max_price_cents: 3,
});

import os
from straleio import Strale, DoRequest

strale = Strale(api_key=os.environ["STRALE_API_KEY"])
result = strale.do(DoRequest(
    capability_slug="gitignore-generate",
    inputs={
        "languages": [
            "typescript",
            "javascript",
        ],
        "frameworks": [
            "react",
            "node",
        ],
    },
    max_price_cents=3,
))

# No account. The first request answers 402 with the price in USDC;
# an x402 client pays it from your wallet and repeats the request.
curl -i -X POST https://api.strale.io/x402/v2/gitignore-generate \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "languages": [
      "typescript",
      "javascript"
    ],
    "frameworks": [
      "react",
      "node"
    ]
  }'

Limitations

Project-specific build files may need extra patterns
Generates patterns for common tools and frameworks — project-specific build artefacts or custom tooling may need manual additions
What to do instead: Review the generated .gitignore against your actual build output directory and add project-specific patterns