diff --git a/extensions/dashboard.ts b/extensions/dashboard.ts
index a72fd32..cb9dbc4 100644
--- a/extensions/dashboard.ts
+++ b/extensions/dashboard.ts
@@ -52,44 +52,9 @@ const AUTO_ZELLIJ_NAME = /^[a-z]+-[a-z]+$/;
 const SUBAGENT_NAME = /^.+?#[0-9a-f]{8}$/i;
 
 // Project task file: lives at the root of the pi project's working directory
-// so it is visible and discoverable. In git repos it is automatically added to
-// .gitignore so task churn never pollutes commits or Hunk reviews.
-function gitRoot(dir: string): string | null {
-  let cur = dir;
-  for (;;) {
-    if (existsSync(join(cur, ".git"))) return cur;
-    const parent = join(cur, "..");
-    if (parent === cur) return null;
-    cur = parent;
-  }
-}
-
-function ensureTodoGitignored() {
-  const root = gitRoot(cwd());
-  if (!root) return; // not a git repo — nothing to ignore
-  const gi = join(root, ".gitignore");
-  let content = "";
-  if (existsSync(gi)) {
-    try {
-      content = readFileSync(gi, "utf-8");
-    } catch {
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-  const lines = content.split("\n");
-  if (lines.some((l) => l.trim() === "todo.txt" || l.trim() === "/todo.txt")) {
-    return;
-  }
-  const line = content === "" || content.endsWith("\n") ? "todo.txt\n" : "\ntodo.txt\n";
-  try {
-    writeFileSync(gi, content + line, "utf-8");
-  } catch {
-    // read-only repo — ignore; tasks still work, they just may show in git
-  }
-}
-
+// so it is visible and discoverable — and tracked in git when the project is
+// a repo (versioned progress, visible to collaborators).
 function projectTodotxt(): string {
-  ensureTodoGitignored();
   return join(cwd(), "todo.txt");
 }