Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ElsewhereArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.248,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
The helper that asks git whether a file has filter, working-tree-encoding or ident attributes returns a distinct "overflow" result when git's output exceeded the read buffer, rather than parsing a cut-off response and concluding the file has no attributes. This matters for deciding whether a file goes through git smudge/clean filters before Claude Code edits it.
Evidence
if (d.maxBufferExceeded) return "overflow";
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
