@misterhuydo/sentinel 1.5.17 → 1.5.18

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  1. package/.cairn/session.json +6 -3
  2. package/package.json +1 -1
  3. package/python/sentinel/__init__.py +1 -1
  4. package/python/sentinel/config_loader.py +40 -1
package/.cairn/session.json CHANGED
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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  {
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- "message": "Auto-checkpoint at 2026-04-08T15:37:20.160Z",
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- "checkpoint_at": "2026-04-08T15:37:20.240Z",
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+ "message": "Auto-checkpoint at 2026-04-08T15:54:13.776Z",
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+ "checkpoint_at": "2026-04-08T15:54:13.872Z",
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  "active_files": [
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  "J:\\Projects\\Sentinel\\cli\\bin\\sentinel.js",
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  "J:\\Projects\\Sentinel\\cli\\lib\\test.js",
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  "[2026-04-08] git-snapshot: .cairn/session.json | 29 ++++-\n .claude/settings.local.json | 47 ++++++-\n cli/.cairn/.hint-lock | 2 +-\n cli/.cairn/minify-map.json | 8 +-\n cli/.cairn/session.json | 34 +++++-\n cli/.cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js | 6 +-\n cli/lib/.cairn/minify-map.json | 6 +\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js | 37 +++++-\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js | 215 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------\n cli/package.json | 2 +-\n sentinel/config_loader.py | 1 +\n 11 files changed, 320 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-) | status: M ../.cairn/session.json\n M ../.claude/settings.local.json\n M .cairn/.hint-lock\n M .cairn/minify-map.json\n M .cairn/session.json\n M .cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js\n M lib/.cairn/minify-map.json\n M lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js\n M lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js\n M package.json\n M ../sentinel/config_loader.py\n?? ../.cairn/.cairn-project\n?? ../.cairn/memory/\n?? ../.cairn/minify-map.json\n?? ../.cairn/views/\n?? .cairn/views/23edf4_sentinel_boss.py\n?? .cairn/views/7802b9_cicd_trigger.py\n?? .cairn/views/ac3df4_repo_task_engine.py\n?? lib/.cairn/views/2a85cc_init.js\n?? lib/.cairn/views/e26996_slack-setup.js\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_context.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_stdin.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_chain_slack.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_fstring.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache_staleness.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_merge_confirm.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_permission_messages.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_check_head_detect.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_msg_newlines.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_boss.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_db.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_main.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_project_isolation.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_system_prompt.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_two_bugs.py\n?? ../scripts/patch_chain_release.py",
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  "[2026-04-08] git-snapshot: .cairn/session.json | 29 ++++-\n .claude/settings.local.json | 47 ++++++-\n cli/.cairn/.hint-lock | 2 +-\n cli/.cairn/minify-map.json | 8 +-\n cli/.cairn/session.json | 35 +++++-\n cli/.cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js | 6 +-\n cli/lib/.cairn/minify-map.json | 6 +\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js | 37 +++++-\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js | 215 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------\n cli/package.json | 2 +-\n sentinel/config_loader.py | 1 +\n 11 files changed, 321 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-) | status: M ../.cairn/session.json\n M ../.claude/settings.local.json\n M .cairn/.hint-lock\n M .cairn/minify-map.json\n M .cairn/session.json\n M .cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js\n M lib/.cairn/minify-map.json\n M lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js\n M lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js\n M package.json\n M ../sentinel/config_loader.py\n?? ../.cairn/.cairn-project\n?? ../.cairn/memory/\n?? ../.cairn/minify-map.json\n?? ../.cairn/views/\n?? .cairn/views/23edf4_sentinel_boss.py\n?? .cairn/views/7802b9_cicd_trigger.py\n?? .cairn/views/ac3df4_repo_task_engine.py\n?? lib/.cairn/views/2a85cc_init.js\n?? lib/.cairn/views/e26996_slack-setup.js\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_context.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_stdin.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_chain_slack.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_fstring.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache_staleness.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_merge_confirm.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_permission_messages.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_check_head_detect.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_msg_newlines.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_boss.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_db.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_main.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_project_isolation.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_system_prompt.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_two_bugs.py\n?? ../scripts/patch_chain_release.py",
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  "[2026-04-08] git-snapshot: .cairn/session.json | 29 ++++-\n .claude/settings.local.json | 47 ++++++-\n cli/.cairn/.hint-lock | 2 +-\n cli/.cairn/minify-map.json | 8 +-\n cli/.cairn/session.json | 36 +++++-\n cli/.cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js | 6 +-\n cli/lib/.cairn/minify-map.json | 6 +\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js | 37 +++++-\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js | 215 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------\n cli/package.json | 2 +-\n sentinel/config_loader.py | 1 +\n 11 files changed, 322 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-) | status: M ../.cairn/session.json\n M ../.claude/settings.local.json\n M .cairn/.hint-lock\n M .cairn/minify-map.json\n M .cairn/session.json\n M .cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js\n M lib/.cairn/minify-map.json\n M lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js\n M lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js\n M package.json\n M ../sentinel/config_loader.py\n?? ../.cairn/.cairn-project\n?? ../.cairn/memory/\n?? ../.cairn/minify-map.json\n?? ../.cairn/views/\n?? .cairn/views/23edf4_sentinel_boss.py\n?? .cairn/views/7802b9_cicd_trigger.py\n?? .cairn/views/ac3df4_repo_task_engine.py\n?? lib/.cairn/views/2a85cc_init.js\n?? lib/.cairn/views/e26996_slack-setup.js\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_context.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_stdin.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_chain_slack.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_fstring.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache_staleness.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_merge_confirm.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_permission_messages.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_check_head_detect.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_msg_newlines.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_boss.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_db.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_main.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_project_isolation.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_system_prompt.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_two_bugs.py\n?? ../scripts/patch_chain_release.py",
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- "[2026-04-08] git-snapshot: .cairn/session.json | 29 ++++-\n .claude/settings.local.json | 47 ++++++-\n cli/.cairn/.hint-lock | 2 +-\n cli/.cairn/minify-map.json | 8 +-\n cli/.cairn/session.json | 37 +++++-\n cli/.cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js | 6 +-\n cli/lib/.cairn/minify-map.json | 6 +\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js | 37 +++++-\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js | 215 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------\n cli/package.json | 2 +-\n sentinel/config_loader.py | 1 +\n 11 files changed, 323 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-) | status: M ../.cairn/session.json\n M ../.claude/settings.local.json\n M .cairn/.hint-lock\n M .cairn/minify-map.json\n M .cairn/session.json\n M .cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js\n M lib/.cairn/minify-map.json\n M lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js\n M lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js\n M package.json\n M ../sentinel/config_loader.py\n?? ../.cairn/.cairn-project\n?? ../.cairn/memory/\n?? ../.cairn/minify-map.json\n?? ../.cairn/views/\n?? .cairn/views/23edf4_sentinel_boss.py\n?? .cairn/views/7802b9_cicd_trigger.py\n?? .cairn/views/ac3df4_repo_task_engine.py\n?? lib/.cairn/views/2a85cc_init.js\n?? lib/.cairn/views/e26996_slack-setup.js\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_context.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_stdin.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_chain_slack.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_fstring.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache_staleness.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_merge_confirm.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_permission_messages.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_check_head_detect.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_msg_newlines.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_boss.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_db.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_main.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_project_isolation.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_system_prompt.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_two_bugs.py\n?? ../scripts/patch_chain_release.py"
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+ "[2026-04-08] git-snapshot: .cairn/session.json | 29 ++++-\n .claude/settings.local.json | 47 ++++++-\n cli/.cairn/.hint-lock | 2 +-\n cli/.cairn/minify-map.json | 8 +-\n cli/.cairn/session.json | 37 +++++-\n cli/.cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js | 6 +-\n cli/lib/.cairn/minify-map.json | 6 +\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js | 37 +++++-\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js | 215 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------\n cli/package.json | 2 +-\n sentinel/config_loader.py | 1 +\n 11 files changed, 323 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-) | status: M ../.cairn/session.json\n M ../.claude/settings.local.json\n M .cairn/.hint-lock\n M .cairn/minify-map.json\n M .cairn/session.json\n M .cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js\n M lib/.cairn/minify-map.json\n M lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js\n M lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js\n M package.json\n M ../sentinel/config_loader.py\n?? ../.cairn/.cairn-project\n?? ../.cairn/memory/\n?? ../.cairn/minify-map.json\n?? ../.cairn/views/\n?? .cairn/views/23edf4_sentinel_boss.py\n?? .cairn/views/7802b9_cicd_trigger.py\n?? .cairn/views/ac3df4_repo_task_engine.py\n?? lib/.cairn/views/2a85cc_init.js\n?? lib/.cairn/views/e26996_slack-setup.js\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_context.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_stdin.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_chain_slack.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_fstring.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache_staleness.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_merge_confirm.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_permission_messages.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_check_head_detect.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_msg_newlines.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_boss.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_db.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_main.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_project_isolation.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_system_prompt.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_two_bugs.py\n?? ../scripts/patch_chain_release.py",
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+ "[2026-04-08] git-snapshot: .cairn/session.json | 29 ++++-\n .claude/settings.local.json | 47 ++++++-\n cli/.cairn/.hint-lock | 2 +-\n cli/.cairn/minify-map.json | 8 +-\n cli/.cairn/session.json | 38 +++++-\n cli/.cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js | 6 +-\n cli/lib/.cairn/minify-map.json | 6 +\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js | 37 +++++-\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js | 215 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------\n cli/package.json | 2 +-\n sentinel/config_loader.py | 42 +++++--\n sentinel/dependency_manager.py | 4 +-\n sentinel/git_manager.py | 22 ++--\n sentinel/main.py | 48 +++++---\n sentinel/repo_task_engine.py | 18 ++-\n sentinel/sentinel_boss.py | 43 ++++---\n sentinel/state_store.py | 37 ++++++\n 17 files changed, 474 insertions(+), 130 deletions(-) | status: M ../.cairn/session.json\n M ../.claude/settings.local.json\n M .cairn/.hint-lock\n M .cairn/minify-map.json\n M .cairn/session.json\n M .cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js\n M lib/.cairn/minify-map.json\n M lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js\n M lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js\n M package.json\n M ../sentinel/config_loader.py\n M ../sentinel/dependency_manager.py\n M ../sentinel/git_manager.py\n M ../sentinel/main.py\n M ../sentinel/repo_task_engine.py\n M ../sentinel/sentinel_boss.py\n M ../sentinel/state_store.py\n?? ../.cairn/.cairn-project\n?? ../.cairn/memory/\n?? ../.cairn/minify-map.json\n?? ../.cairn/views/\n?? .cairn/views/23edf4_sentinel_boss.py\n?? .cairn/views/7802b9_cicd_trigger.py\n?? .cairn/views/ac3df4_repo_task_engine.py\n?? lib/.cairn/views/2a85cc_init.js\n?? lib/.cairn/views/e26996_slack-setup.js\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_context.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_stdin.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_chain_slack.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_fstring.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache_staleness.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_merge_confirm.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_permission_messages.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_check_head_detect.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_msg_newlines.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_boss.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_db.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_main.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_project_isolation.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_system_prompt.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_two_bugs.py\n?? ../scripts/patch_chain_release.py",
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+ "[2026-04-08] git-snapshot: .cairn/session.json | 29 ++++-\n .claude/settings.local.json | 47 ++++++-\n cli/.cairn/.hint-lock | 2 +-\n cli/.cairn/minify-map.json | 8 +-\n cli/.cairn/session.json | 39 +++++-\n cli/.cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js | 6 +-\n cli/lib/.cairn/minify-map.json | 6 +\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js | 37 +++++-\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js | 215 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------\n cli/package.json | 2 +-\n sentinel/config_loader.py | 42 +++++--\n sentinel/dependency_manager.py | 4 +-\n sentinel/git_manager.py | 22 ++--\n sentinel/main.py | 48 +++++---\n sentinel/repo_task_engine.py | 18 ++-\n sentinel/sentinel_boss.py | 43 ++++---\n sentinel/state_store.py | 37 ++++++\n 17 files changed, 475 insertions(+), 130 deletions(-) | status: M ../.cairn/session.json\n M ../.claude/settings.local.json\n M .cairn/.hint-lock\n M .cairn/minify-map.json\n M .cairn/session.json\n M .cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js\n M lib/.cairn/minify-map.json\n M lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js\n M lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js\n M package.json\n M ../sentinel/config_loader.py\n M ../sentinel/dependency_manager.py\n M ../sentinel/git_manager.py\n M ../sentinel/main.py\n M ../sentinel/repo_task_engine.py\n M ../sentinel/sentinel_boss.py\n M ../sentinel/state_store.py\n?? ../.cairn/.cairn-project\n?? ../.cairn/memory/\n?? ../.cairn/minify-map.json\n?? ../.cairn/views/\n?? .cairn/views/23edf4_sentinel_boss.py\n?? .cairn/views/7802b9_cicd_trigger.py\n?? .cairn/views/ac3df4_repo_task_engine.py\n?? lib/.cairn/views/2a85cc_init.js\n?? lib/.cairn/views/e26996_slack-setup.js\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_context.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_stdin.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_chain_slack.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_fstring.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache_staleness.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_merge_confirm.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_permission_messages.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_check_head_detect.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_msg_newlines.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_boss.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_db.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_main.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_project_isolation.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_system_prompt.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_two_bugs.py\n?? ../scripts/patch_chain_release.py",
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+ "[2026-04-08] git-snapshot: .cairn/session.json | 29 ++++-\n .claude/settings.local.json | 47 ++++++-\n cli/.cairn/.hint-lock | 2 +-\n cli/.cairn/minify-map.json | 8 +-\n cli/.cairn/session.json | 40 +++++-\n cli/.cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js | 6 +-\n cli/lib/.cairn/minify-map.json | 6 +\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js | 37 +++++-\n cli/lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js | 215 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------\n cli/package.json | 2 +-\n sentinel/config_loader.py | 42 +++++--\n sentinel/dependency_manager.py | 4 +-\n sentinel/git_manager.py | 22 ++--\n sentinel/main.py | 48 +++++---\n sentinel/repo_task_engine.py | 18 ++-\n sentinel/sentinel_boss.py | 43 ++++---\n sentinel/state_store.py | 37 ++++++\n 17 files changed, 476 insertions(+), 130 deletions(-) | status: M ../.cairn/session.json\n M ../.claude/settings.local.json\n M .cairn/.hint-lock\n M .cairn/minify-map.json\n M .cairn/session.json\n M .cairn/views/62a614_bundle.js\n M lib/.cairn/minify-map.json\n M lib/.cairn/views/fb78ac_upgrade.js\n M lib/.cairn/views/fc4a1a_add.js\n M package.json\n M ../sentinel/config_loader.py\n M ../sentinel/dependency_manager.py\n M ../sentinel/git_manager.py\n M ../sentinel/main.py\n M ../sentinel/repo_task_engine.py\n M ../sentinel/sentinel_boss.py\n M ../sentinel/state_store.py\n?? ../.cairn/.cairn-project\n?? ../.cairn/memory/\n?? ../.cairn/minify-map.json\n?? ../.cairn/views/\n?? .cairn/views/23edf4_sentinel_boss.py\n?? .cairn/views/7802b9_cicd_trigger.py\n?? .cairn/views/ac3df4_repo_task_engine.py\n?? lib/.cairn/views/2a85cc_init.js\n?? lib/.cairn/views/e26996_slack-setup.js\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_context.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_ask_codebase_stdin.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_chain_slack.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_fstring.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_knowledge_cache_staleness.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_merge_confirm.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_permission_messages.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_check_head_detect.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_msg_newlines.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_boss.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_db.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_pr_tracking_main.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_project_isolation.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_system_prompt.py\n?? ../scripts/fix_two_bugs.py\n?? ../scripts/patch_chain_release.py"
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  r.repo_url = d.get("REPO_URL", "")
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  r.local_path = str(Path(self.config_dir).parent / "repos" / r.repo_name)
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- r.branch = d.get("BRANCH", "main")
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+ if "BRANCH" in d:
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+ r.branch = d["BRANCH"]
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+ elif Path(r.local_path).is_dir():
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+ r.branch = _detect_default_branch(r.local_path)
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+ else:
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+ r.branch = "main" # fallback until repo is cloned by sentinel init
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  r.auto_commit = bool(d["AUTO_COMMIT"].lower() == "true") if "AUTO_COMMIT" in d else None
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  r.auto_release = bool(d["AUTO_RELEASE"].lower() == "true") if "AUTO_RELEASE" in d else None
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  r.cicd_type = d.get("CICD_TYPE", "")