> Meticulous records real user sessions from a web app and replays them against each commit to catch visual regressions.
>
> Full AI-readable docs index (complete project setup journey + every page as markdown): https://app.meticulous.ai/llms.txt

# Configuring Ignore Patterns for Coverage

Meticulous uses a `.meticulousignore` file at the root of your repository to exclude files from [source coverage](/docs/how-to/enable-source-coverage) tracking. The file follows the same syntax as [.gitignore](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore).

## Global ignore patterns

Create a `.meticulousignore` file at the root of your repository. Any file whose path matches a pattern in this file is excluded from coverage across all Meticulous projects that point to the repository.

```
# .meticulousignore

# Exclude generated files
src/generated/**

# Exclude Storybook
apps/storybook/**

# Exclude mobile-specific files
**/*.ios.*
**/*.android.*
```

## Project-specific ignore patterns (monorepos)

If your repository contains multiple Meticulous projects — for example, separate `dashboard` and `admin` apps in a monorepo — you can create per-project ignore files so that each project only tracks coverage for its own source files.

Create a `.meticulousignore.{slug}` file at the root of your repository, where `{slug}` is derived from your Meticulous project name (see [How the slug is computed](#how-the-slug-is-computed) below).

For example, a monorepo with a `dashboard` project and an `admin` project might have:

```
# .meticulousignore.dashboard
# Applied only when running coverage for the "dashboard" project

apps/admin/**
```

```
# .meticulousignore.admin
# Applied only when running coverage for the "admin" project

apps/dashboard/**
```

Patterns from `.meticulousignore` (global) and `.meticulousignore.{slug}` (project-specific) are merged together, so both apply at the same time.

## How the slug is computed

The slug is derived from your Meticulous project name using these steps:

1. Convert to lowercase
2. Replace any character that is not alphanumeric, a hyphen (`-`), or an underscore (`_`) with a hyphen
3. Collapse consecutive hyphens into a single hyphen
4. Strip any leading or trailing hyphens

| Project name | Ignore file |
|---|---|
| `dashboard` | `.meticulousignore.dashboard` |
| `my-next-cloudflare-app` | `.meticulousignore.my-next-cloudflare-app` |
| `meticulous_app` | `.meticulousignore.meticulous_app` |
| `My Dashboard App` | `.meticulousignore.my-dashboard-app` |
| `apps/admin` | `.meticulousignore.apps-admin` |
| `My App (v2)` | `.meticulousignore.my-app-v2` |

Your project name is shown in the Meticulous UI in the top-left of your project's page, and in the URL: `app.meticulous.ai/projects/{org}/{project-name}`.

  ### Where can I reach out for support?

  Reach out to [support@meticulous.ai](mailto:support@meticulous.ai) and we'll be happy to help.