# Protect your work Prompt Pack Prompts for Git, checkpoints, backups, and version-control habits before you let the agent touch more files. Pack URL: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/packs/protect-your-work Filtered library URL: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts?q=git Plain-text export: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/packs/protect-your-work/txt Featured prompt: Don't Lose Your Work — Folders, Git, and Checkpoints Prompt count: 5 ## 1. Don't Lose Your Work — Folders, Git, and Checkpoints Category: Start Here — Build Safely With AI Path: Start Here — Build Safely With AI Lesson: https://aicodingguild.com/learn/start-here/dont-lose-your-work Prompt page: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/dont-lose-your-work Tags: git, beginners, safety, workflow Summary: The minimum safe setup for total beginners: a real project folder, a Git repo, a remote backup, and repeatable checkpoints. Prompt: "I am a beginner and I want the safest possible project setup before I keep building. Help me: 1. confirm this project has the minimum Git safety setup 2. check that `.env`-style secret files are ignored 3. tell me what files should and should not be committed right now 4. suggest the next safe checkpoint Do not rewrite history, force push, or delete files unless I explicitly approve it." ## 2. The First Production Stack — Domains, Auth, Data, Logs, and Payments Category: Start Here — Build Safely With AI Path: Start Here — Build Safely With AI Lesson: https://aicodingguild.com/learn/start-here/first-production-stack Prompt page: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/first-production-stack Tags: production, dns, vercel, supabase, clerk, stripe, sentry, github, security Summary: The practical baseline for turning an AI-built demo into a real software product: DNS, hosting, database, auth, observability, GitHub, durable notes, subscriptions, and security sweeps. Prompt: "I have an AI-built demo and I want to understand the path to production. Do not write code yet. Product context: - what the app does: [describe it] - who will use it first: [describe first testers] - current stack: [list tools if known] - business model: [free, subscription, internal, commerce-backed, not sure] Please produce: 1. the missing production stack checklist across domain, DNS, hosting, database, auth, payments, logs, GitHub, notes, and security 2. the safest recommended vendors for each missing layer, prioritizing strong APIs and clean handoffs to agents 3. the smallest production milestone I should target before inviting more than three testers 4. the subscription or entitlement model I should use if early testers are free but need full paid access 5. the business-value hypothesis: why this could become recurring software revenue, what would prove retention, and how any existing sales channel could help validate it Be practical and skeptical. Separate table stakes from nice-to-have features." ## 3. What is Git? Source Control Explained for Non-Developers Category: Foundations for AI-Assisted Builders Path: Foundations for AI-Assisted Builders Lesson: https://aicodingguild.com/learn/foundations/what-is-git Prompt page: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/what-is-git Tags: git, version-control, source-control, fundamentals Summary: Go deeper than 'don't lose your work' and understand commits, branches, merges, and recovery without developer jargon. Prompt: "Help me use Git safely on this project. 1. Explain the safest workflow for the change I want to make 2. Tell me whether this should happen on a new branch or not 3. List the Git commands I should expect to run and what each one does 4. Tell me what a good commit message would look like 5. Stop before any destructive Git command or history rewrite Assume I am new to Git and optimize for recoverability, not cleverness." ## 4. What is GitHub? Your Code's Home on the Internet Category: Foundations for AI-Assisted Builders Path: Foundations for AI-Assisted Builders Lesson: https://aicodingguild.com/learn/foundations/what-is-github Prompt page: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/what-is-github Tags: github, repositories, collaboration, fundamentals Summary: Understand GitHub, repositories, and collaboration — and why every builder using AI needs it. Prompt: "Help me set up and use GitHub safely for this project. 1. Explain the role GitHub should play in my workflow 2. Tell me whether this repo should be public or private and why 3. List the integrations I should expect with deployment, CI, and AI tools 4. Recommend the safest first workflow for branches and pull requests 5. Stop before changing repo visibility, secrets, or deployment permissions Optimize for a solo builder who still wants a professional workflow." ## 5. GitHub Copilot — The AI That Lives in Your Editor Category: Working With AI Tools Path: Working With AI Tools Lesson: https://aicodingguild.com/learn/ai-tools/github-copilot Prompt page: https://aicodingguild.com/prompts/github-copilot Tags: ai-tools, github-copilot, vs-code, code-completion Summary: Set up GitHub Copilot for inline code completions and AI-assisted development in VS Code. Prompt: "I'm using GitHub Copilot in VS Code. Help me get better suggestions for this task: [describe task]. Tell me: 1. what comments or function names I should write first 2. which related files I should open for context 3. when Copilot is likely enough and when I should switch to a stronger multi-file tool 4. what I must review manually before I accept a suggestion"