---------------------- It seems like Garden is trying to parse your

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

file as a YAML file, which is causing the error. Garden expects configuration files to be in YAML format. This issue might be related to the way you've structured your project or specified your includes/excludes in your

garden.yml

configuration. If you've included the entire directory or haven't explicitly excluded the

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

file, Garden might be trying to parse it as a configuration file. You should adjust your

garden.yml

configuration to ensure only valid YAML files are included. If the

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

file is not meant to be a part of the Garden configuration, you should exclude it. Unfortunately, the provided extracts do not contain specific instructions on how to do this. For more detailed guidance, you might want to refer to the official Garden documentation or the Garden GitHub issues page. ----------------------

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---------------------- Yes, you're correct. The

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

is a markdown file and not a Garden configuration file. However, Garden is trying to parse it as a YAML file, which is causing the error. By default, Garden scans all directories under the project root for configuration files. If you don't specify otherwise, it might try to parse non-configuration files as well. To prevent this, you can use the

scan.exclude

field in your project configuration file or the

.gardenignore

file to exclude specific files or directories. Here's an example of how you can exclude the

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

file in your

.gardenignore

file:

gitignore
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

Or, in your project configuration file:

yaml
kind: Project
name: my-project
scan:
  exclude:
    - CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

This will tell Garden to ignore the

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

file when scanning for configuration files. For more details, you can refer to the Including/excluding files and directories () section in the Garden documentation. ----------------------

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---------------------- Garden scans for configuration files in your project directory by looking for files with a

.garden.yml

extension. However, if not properly configured, it might try to parse other files as well, leading to errors. In your case, it seems Garden is trying to parse the

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

file as a YAML file, which is causing the error. This could be due to a misconfiguration in your project's

garden.yml

file or a bug in Garden. To avoid this, you should explicitly exclude the

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

file in your project configuration or in a

.gardenignore

file, as mentioned in my previous response. If you've already done this and are still experiencing the issue, it might be a bug in Garden. In that case, you should report it on the Garden GitHub issues page (). ----------------------

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