{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-19",
 "id": "feder-cr-git-ai--sparse-checkout-for-short-lived-agent-tasks",
 "repo": "feder-cr/git-ai",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/feder-cr/git-ai",
 "repo_slug": "feder-cr-git-ai",
 "title": "Give an agent only the folders it needs in a huge repo",
 "page_title": "How to give an agent only the folders it needs in a huge repo with git-ai",
 "summary": "Use graft sparse and graft clone to materialize just the paths a short task touches instead of a full clone.",
 "who": "Platform engineer whose agents each edit a few files in a large monorepo and waste time on full clones",
 "problem": "Cloning the whole repository for a task that touches three files makes each agent slow to start.",
 "outcome": "The agent fetches only the requested paths and can still land its change through the server.",
 "steps": [
  "Build with: make build",
  "Run ./_build/bin/graft to list the CLI commands",
  "Use graft sparse or graft clone with the paths <paths> the task needs",
  "Land the resulting change and confirm it appears in the changeset log"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using feder-cr/git-ai, run ./_build/bin/graft to find the sparse and clone commands, then materialize only <paths> from <repo> and land one edit. Verify that unrelated directories were not downloaded.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README names graft clone and graft sparse but not their flags, so read the CLI help or docs before running them.",
 "category": "Software & DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software & DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "go",
 "requirements": [
  "Linux or macOS",
  "Go 1.26, a C toolchain, Meson and Ninja (the build compiles a bundled Git)",
  "No paid keys needed; conflict resolution can use any LLM provider, a deterministic tool, or none",
  "SQLite or PostgreSQL plus object storage (file, S3, GCS, Azure) only if you move the repo state off local Git"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.476,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/feder-cr-git-ai/sparse-checkout-for-short-lived-agent-tasks/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/feder-cr-git-ai/sparse-checkout-for-short-lived-agent-tasks/index.md",
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}