scratchpad-working-files
Installation
SKILL.md
Scratchpad working files
If AGENTS.md sets a different convention for this topic, follow AGENTS.md.
Location
Everything temporary goes in .scratchpad/ at the repository root. Never use /tmp, the system temp folder or a session-specific scratch folder. The user expects to find the files in one place, and files outside the project are lost between sessions.
Before the first write, make sure .scratchpad/ is in .gitignore. If not, add it in its own commit:
# Working notes
.scratchpad/
Layout
Use the feature slug (from the branch, see git-commit-organizer) as a subfolder: