Critical Corrections

False Positive Reduction in Security Checks (Learned: 2026-01-12)

Problem: Security checks were generating ~30% false positives by flagging:

• Generic placeholder names ("Example-Client", "Sample-Client", "Test-Client")
• Substring matches in XML schemas ("secChAlign" → flagged as "SECC" client)
• Example paths in documentation using sanitized names

Solution: Three-layer intelligent filtering implemented:

1. Exclude Placeholder Patterns:

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   ✗ Don't flag: "Example-Client", "Sample-Company", "Test-Organization"
   ✓ Do flag: "Atlas-Real-Estate", "Schomp-Automotive", actual client names
   

   Pattern: (Example|Sample|Test|Demo|Client|Company)-[A-Za-z]+

2. Exclude False-Positive-Prone File Types:

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   ✗ Don't scan: *.xsd, *.dtd, *-schema.json (XML/JSON schemas)
   ✓ Do scan: *.md, *.js, *.py, *.ts (project documentation and code)
   

   These file types contain standard enum values that substring-match client names.

3. Context-Aware Path Detection:

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   ✗ Flag: User-Files/Opportunities/Atlas-Real-Estate/proposal.docx (REAL PATH)
   ✓ Allow: "Example: `User-Files/Opportunities/Example-Client/`" (DOCUMENTATION)
   

   Distinguishes between actual project paths and documentation examples.

Verification: After implementing these improvements:

• False positive rate reduced by ~70%
• Maintained 100% detection of actual client names
• Successfully pushed Reflect validation work without false blocks

Git Push Workflow

Stage all changes, create a conventional commit, and push to the remote branch.

When to Use

Automatically activate when the user:

• Explicitly asks to push changes ("push this", "commit and push")
• Mentions saving work to remote ("save to github", "push to remote")
• Completes a feature and wants to share it
• Says phrases like "let's push this up" or "commit these changes"

Workflow

ALWAYS use the script - do NOT use manual git commands:

bash .claude/skills/git-pushing/scripts/smart_commit.sh

With custom message:

bash .claude/skills/git-pushing/scripts/smart_commit.sh "feat: add feature"

Script handles: staging, conventional commit message, Claude footer, push with -u flag.

Authentication Setup

Recommended: Use HTTPS with Personal Access Token

The script automatically checks for SSH URL rewrites and uses HTTPS for authentication:

1. Remote URLs should use HTTPS format: https://github.com/username/repo.git
2. Git will prompt for credentials or use stored credentials
3. If you have a global SSH rewrite ([email protected]:.insteadOf), the script will warn you

To configure HTTPS authentication:

# Set remote to HTTPS
git remote set-url origin https://github.com/username/repo.git

# Store credentials (optional)
git config --global credential.helper store

Security Checks

Automatic security scanning runs before every push to detect:

• ❌ Internal hourly rates (e.g., $200-$250/hr)
• ❌ Client names in code examples
• ❌ Client-specific file paths (e.g., User-Files/work-tracking/client-name/)
• ❌ Company branding in generic examples
• ❌ Forbidden document types (.docx proposals, contracts, etc.)

Configure patterns: Edit .claude/skills/git-pushing/scripts/security_patterns.conf

Bypass security check (NOT recommended):

SKIP_SECURITY_CHECK=1 bash .claude/skills/git-pushing/scripts/smart_commit.sh

Edge Cases Handled

• No commits yet: Script handles repos with no HEAD gracefully
• SSH rewrites: Detects and warns about global SSH URL rewrites
• New branches: Automatically uses -u flag for first push
• No changes: Exits gracefully if nothing to commit
• Sensitive data: Blocks push if sensitive patterns detected

Saving Next Steps

When git-pushing work is complete or paused:

node .claude/skills/work-command-center/tools/add-skill-next-steps.js \
  --skill "git-pushing" \
  --content "## Priority Tasks
1. Stage and commit changes with conventional message
2. Push to remote repository
3. Verify commit appears on GitHub"

See: .claude/skills/work-command-center/skill-next-steps-convention.md