Worked on repository hygiene for google/oss-fuzz-gen by developing a feature that updates the .gitignore file to exclude IDE-specific configuration directories such as .vscode. This change ensured that only essential project code is tracked in Git, reducing unnecessary noise in version control diffs and streamlining code reviews. The approach focused on configuration management best practices, leveraging Git to maintain a clean and collaborative codebase. By preventing environment-specific files from being committed, the work improved onboarding for new contributors and supported a more maintainable repository. The contribution centered on practical use of Git and configuration management to enhance project workflow.