fix(init): auto-add per-project files to .gitignore in git repos (#185) (#866)

Partially addresses #185.

`mempalace init <dir>` writes `mempalace.yaml` and `entities.json` into
the project root. When <dir> is a git repository, those files have no
default protection and risk being committed by accident — the loudest
concern in the original report.

This PR adds `_ensure_mempalace_files_gitignored()` which runs at the
end of cmd_init: if <dir>/.git exists, append the two filenames to
.gitignore (creating it if necessary) under a clearly-marked block.

The helper is conservative:
- only runs when <dir>/.git is present (no-op for non-git projects)
- skips entries already present (no duplicates)
- preserves existing .gitignore content
- handles files without trailing newlines

This does NOT relocate the files to ~/.mempalace/wings/<wing>/ as the
issue's 'Expected' section proposes — that's a behavioral change with
miner/config implications and warrants a separate design discussion.
The gitignore safeguard removes the immediate risk without breaking any
existing flow.

Tests: 5 cases in tests/test_init_gitignore_protection.py covering
no-op, fresh creation, partial append, idempotency, and missing-newline
edge case.

mempalace/cli.py

@@ -36,6 +36,37 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from .config import MempalaceConfig
 
 
+_MEMPALACE_PROJECT_FILES = ("mempalace.yaml", "entities.json")
+
+
+def _ensure_mempalace_files_gitignored(project_dir) -> bool:
+    """If project_dir is a git repo, ensure MemPalace's per-project files
+    are listed in .gitignore so they don't get committed by accident.
+
+    Returns True if .gitignore was updated, False otherwise. Issue #185:
+    `mempalace init` writes mempalace.yaml + entities.json into the
+    project root, where they previously had no protection against being
+    staged into git.
+    """
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    project_path = Path(project_dir).expanduser().resolve()
+    if not (project_path / ".git").exists():
+        return False
+    gitignore = project_path / ".gitignore"
+    existing = gitignore.read_text() if gitignore.exists() else ""
+    existing_lines = {line.strip() for line in existing.splitlines()}
+    missing = [p for p in _MEMPALACE_PROJECT_FILES if p not in existing_lines]
+    if not missing:
+        return False
+    prefix = "" if not existing or existing.endswith("\n") else "\n"
+    block = prefix + "\n# MemPalace per-project files (issue #185)\n" + "\n".join(missing) + "\n"
+    with open(gitignore, "a") as f:
+        f.write(block)
+    print(f"  Added {', '.join(missing)} to {gitignore.name}")
+    return True
+
+
 def cmd_init(args):
     import json
     from pathlib import Path
@@ -64,6 +95,9 @@ def cmd_init(args):
     detect_rooms_local(project_dir=args.dir, yes=getattr(args, "yes", False))
     MempalaceConfig().init()
 
+    # Pass 3: protect git repos from accidentally committing per-project files
+    _ensure_mempalace_files_gitignored(args.dir)
+
 
 def cmd_mine(args):
     palace_path = os.path.expanduser(args.palace) if args.palace else MempalaceConfig().palace_path