1 files changed, 28 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
index f81b3e32..9528f648 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/config/config.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,20 @@ export interface GeminiCLIExtension {
   version: string;
   isActive: boolean;
 }
-
+export interface FileFilteringOptions {
+  respectGitIgnore: boolean;
+  respectGeminiIgnore: boolean;
+}
+// For memory files
+export const DEFAULT_MEMORY_FILE_FILTERING_OPTIONS: FileFilteringOptions = {
+  respectGitIgnore: false,
+  respectGeminiIgnore: true,
+};
+// For all other files
+export const DEFAULT_FILE_FILTERING_OPTIONS: FileFilteringOptions = {
+  respectGitIgnore: true,
+  respectGeminiIgnore: true,
+};
 export class MCPServerConfig {
   constructor(
     // For stdio transport
@@ -137,6 +150,7 @@ export interface ConfigParameters {
   usageStatisticsEnabled?: boolean;
   fileFiltering?: {
     respectGitIgnore?: boolean;
+    respectGeminiIgnore?: boolean;
     enableRecursiveFileSearch?: boolean;
   };
   checkpointing?: boolean;
@@ -182,6 +196,7 @@ export class Config {
   private geminiClient!: GeminiClient;
   private readonly fileFiltering: {
     respectGitIgnore: boolean;
+    respectGeminiIgnore: boolean;
     enableRecursiveFileSearch: boolean;
   };
   private fileDiscoveryService: FileDiscoveryService | null = null;
@@ -239,6 +254,7 @@ export class Config {
 
     this.fileFiltering = {
       respectGitIgnore: params.fileFiltering?.respectGitIgnore ?? true,
+      respectGeminiIgnore: params.fileFiltering?.respectGeminiIgnore ?? true,
       enableRecursiveFileSearch:
         params.fileFiltering?.enableRecursiveFileSearch ?? true,
     };
@@ -473,6 +489,16 @@ export class Config {
   getFileFilteringRespectGitIgnore(): boolean {
     return this.fileFiltering.respectGitIgnore;
   }
+  getFileFilteringRespectGeminiIgnore(): boolean {
+    return this.fileFiltering.respectGeminiIgnore;
+  }
+
+  getFileFilteringOptions(): FileFilteringOptions {
+    return {
+      respectGitIgnore: this.fileFiltering.respectGitIgnore,
+      respectGeminiIgnore: this.fileFiltering.respectGeminiIgnore,
+    };
+  }
 
   getCheckpointingEnabled(): boolean {
     return this.checkpointing;
@@ -549,6 +575,7 @@ export class Config {
       this.getDebugMode(),
       this.getFileService(),
       this.getExtensionContextFilePaths(),
+      this.getFileFilteringOptions(),
     );
 
     this.setUserMemory(memoryContent);