Stage Changes

Stage implementation changes with precise file selection.

Step 1: Identify Changes

Run git status to see all modified, added, and deleted files.

Step 2: Stage Files

Stage only the files relevant to the current task:

git add <file1> <file2> ...

• Do not use git add -A, git add ., or git add -u — all three sweep in unrelated changes
• If a file contains both relevant and unrelated changes, write git diff <file> to a patch file, back the unrelated changes out of it (delete their + lines and turn their - lines into context lines), and stage it with git apply --cached --recount <patch>
• Never stage files containing secrets (.env, credentials, API keys). Warn if detected.