Index database migrations by default

Author: ktappdev

README.md

@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ output = ".ctxt/ctx_index.json"
 synonym_cache = ".ctxt/ctx_cache.json"
 batch_size = 8               # names per LLM request; 0 enables smart batching
 synonyms_max = 12            # max synonyms per name
-ignore = [".git", ".venv", "site-packages", "__pycache__", "node_modules", "vendor", "dist", "migrations", "pb_migrations", "alembic", "flyway"]
+ignore = [".git", ".venv", "site-packages", "__pycache__", "node_modules", "vendor", "dist"]
 dot_whitelist = []           # extra dot files to keep (merged with built-in defaults)
 verbose = true
 
@@ -319,10 +319,12 @@ the configuration; `endpoint` and `model` control the request.
 
 Contexting loads common `.gitignore` patterns by default. Additional ignores come from:
 
-1. **Built-in defaults** — `.git`, `.venv`, `site-packages`, `__pycache__`, `node_modules`, `vendor`, `dist`, `migrations`, `pb_migrations`, `alembic`, `flyway`
+1. **Built-in defaults** — `.git`, `.venv`, `site-packages`, `__pycache__`, `node_modules`, `vendor`, `dist`
 2. **`.gitignore` patterns** — loaded from the project root
 3. **`ignore` in config** — extra patterns merged with defaults
 
+Database migration folders (`migrations`, `pb_migrations`, `db/migrate`, `alembic`, and `flyway`) are indexed unless your `.gitignore` or config excludes them. Older starter configs explicitly ignored migration folders; remove those entries from the config's `ignore` list and run `ctxt init .` to include them in a rebuilt index.
+
 Root `.gitignore` rules support ordered negation (`!path`), rooted patterns,
 directory-only patterns, and `**` globs. Negation can undo earlier Git rules,
 but cannot re-include an excluded parent directory or override built-in/config

config_template.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ synonym_cache = ".ctxt/ctx_cache.json"
 batch_size = 8               # names per batch; smaller = faster individual requests
 synonyms_max = 12           # max synonyms per name
 symbol_extractor = "auto"  # "auto", "treesitter", or "regex"
-ignore = [".git", ".venv", "site-packages", "__pycache__", "node_modules", "vendor", "dist", "migrations", "pb_migrations", "alembic", "flyway"]
+ignore = [".git", ".venv", "site-packages", "__pycache__", "node_modules", "vendor", "dist"]
 # Extra dot files to keep (merged with built-in defaults like .prettierrc, .editorconfig, etc.)
 # dot_whitelist = [".env.local", ".env.production"]
 verbose = true

context.toml.example

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ output = ".ctxt/ctx_index.json"
 synonym_cache = ".ctxt/ctx_cache.json"
 batch_size = 8              # names per batch; 0 enables smart batching
 synonyms_max = 12           # max synonyms per name
-ignore = [".git", ".venv", "site-packages", "__pycache__", "node_modules", "vendor", "dist", "migrations", "pb_migrations", "alembic", "flyway"]
+ignore = [".git", ".venv", "site-packages", "__pycache__", "node_modules", "vendor", "dist"]
 # Extra dot files to keep (merged with built-in defaults like .prettierrc, .editorconfig, etc.)
 dot_whitelist = []
 verbose = true

ignore.go

@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ var defaultIgnores = []string{
 	"tmp",
 	"temp",
 
-	// Database migrations (boilerplate, low search value)
-	"migrations",
-	"pb_migrations", // PocketBase
-	"db/migrate",    // Rails
-	"alembic",       // Python/Alembic
-	"flyway",        // Java/Flyway
-
 	// IDE
 	".vscode",
 	".idea",