This week: 0% of 499 scanned repos had .codeiumignore.See Radar #4 →

What it is

.codeiumignore is a gitignore-style file used by Codeium (and Windsurf) to keep matching files out of indexing and suggestions.

Why use it

It prevents secrets and noise from being indexed or used as context, applied specifically to the AI tool.

How to set it up

Create .codeiumignore in your project root and list patterns to exclude, one per line.

Example .codeiumignore
.env
.env.*
*.pem
*.key
secrets/

What to exclude

Common sensitive categories worth adding to .codeiumignore:

FAQ

Where does .codeiumignore go?
Place it at the root of your workspace so it applies to the whole project.

Check your own project

158 of 499 repos this week exposed sensitive paths to AI tools. Check yours in seconds:

Run the same local check with Offsend CLI:

brew install --cask offsend/tap/offsend-cli
offsend show
offsend prepare --dry-run

Everything runs locally. No file contents are uploaded.