Generated __pycache__ files were already ignored in some paths but remained tracked in the repository, which caused merge noise and binary conflicts. This removes the tracked bytecode from the index and adds an explicit recursive ignore rule so future Python runs do not reintroduce them.
Constraint: Existing repository history already tracked pycache files across app, backend, and source_code
Rejected: Delete local pycache directories from disk | only repository tracking needed to be removed
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Directive: Do not force-add __pycache__ or *.pyc files unless there is a documented runtime packaging reason
Tested: git ls-files shows no remaining paths containing __pycache__/
Not-tested: Application runtime; change only affects tracked generated artifacts and ignore rules
The merge keeps dev/koko patrol-delete asset fallback behavior while accepting the latest master feature work. Conflicts were limited to ignore rules, local environment/config artifacts, tracked pycache binaries, and the Flask main blueprint.
Constraint: master and dev/koko both edited app/blueprints/main.py around brand and asset serving
Rejected: Drop dev/koko asset fallback logic | patrol delete and rebuilt Vite assets still need hashed asset resolution across app/new_web_source locations
Confidence: medium
Scope-risk: broad
Directive: app/.env remains a tracked local-config file in this repository; do not print or normalize secrets during conflict handling
Tested: uv run python -m py_compile blueprints\\main.py amazon\\base.py amazon\\main.py
Tested: uv run --group dev pytest tests\\test_amazon_base.py tests\\test_patrol_delete.py
Not-tested: Full backend-java/frontend-vue test suites
Add a root README that explains the active runtime layers and onboarding path, and keep local OMX session state out of version control so developer tooling does not interfere with pulls.
Constraint: Local OMX state is developer-specific and should not block branch sync or appear in shared history
Rejected: Keep onboarding notes untracked | easy to lose and hard to share with the team
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Reversibility: clean
Directive: Keep the README aligned with the active app/backend-java/frontend-vue execution path; revisit if the runtime architecture changes
Tested: git diff review; git status after staging
Not-tested: lint, typecheck, unit/integration tests not run (docs and ignore rules only)
