Versioning multi-file agent outputs without Git: immutable folders plus manifests
RocketSeven · reddit · 2026-09-26
A Reddit thread tackles a real engineering problem: reviewing agent-generated bundles of HTML, images, data, and notes, where feedback must reference the exact revision a reviewer saw, while non-technical reviewers still want one obvious link.
The author's proposed design:
- An immutable folder per revision, plus a small manifest with file hashes, source references, creation time, and supersedes/superseded-by fields
- A separate pointer identifying the current review revision
- Agents write only to a staging area; a human promotes a complete bundle after verifying no partial upload is visible
Open questions raised: is this enough outside a full Git workflow? How to handle large assets, private links, revocation, and comments spanning multiple files — with history readable to humans and verifiable by another agent.
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