Will these files show up in my Git status?

No, the skill automatically verifies or adds .claude/.scratch to your .gitignore file so that temporary files remain untracked.

Can I use my IDE with the scratch workspace?

Yes, most IDEs will see the directory. You can keep it visible for easy access or use your IDE's 'exclude' feature to hide it from global searches.

How do I move a scratch draft into my project?

Once a draft is finalized, review the code and move the file to its proper project location. The skill provides a workflow for reviewing, refining, and deleting the scratch version.

Is the scratch workspace safe for sensitive data?

While the workspace is gitignored to prevent remote leaks, files are still stored on your local disk. You should avoid placing plaintext credentials in scratch files.

Scratch Workspace Management

Name: Scratch Workspace Management
Author: TheBushidoCollective

byTheBushidoCollective

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Productivity & Workflow

Organizes temporary files and exploratory code within a dedicated, gitignored workspace to maintain project cleanliness.

The Scratch Workspace skill provides a standardized framework for managing draft implementations, experimental code, and planning notes within a protected .claude/.scratch/ directory. By automating the setup of local gitignores and organizing work into specific subdirectories like drafts and experiments, it ensures that work-in-progress content never pollutes the main version control history or the production codebase, while remaining easily accessible for promotion or cleanup.

Key Features

01Streamlined workflows for periodic cleanup of stale exploratory work

02Automated creation and management of the .claude/.scratch/ directory

03Strict .gitignore integration to prevent accidental commits of temporary data

04Categorized subdirectory structure for drafts, experiments, notes, and temp files

05Best practice guidance for promoting successful prototypes to production

0697 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Prototyping complex logic or new features before official integration

02Drafting architecture notes and planning documents separate from repo docs

03Running performance benchmarks or sandbox experiments without modifying existing tests

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add thebushidocollective/han scratch-workspace

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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