4 files changed, 124 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/internal/cli/release.go b/internal/cli/release.go
index b5300c6..d57148d 100644
--- a/internal/cli/release.go
+++ b/internal/cli/release.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"codeberg.org/snonux/gitsyncer/internal/config"
+	"codeberg.org/snonux/gitsyncer/internal/localrepos"
 	"codeberg.org/snonux/gitsyncer/internal/release"
 	"codeberg.org/snonux/gitsyncer/internal/version"
 )
@@ -15,23 +16,12 @@ import (
 // HandleCheckReleases checks for version tags without releases and creates them with confirmation
 func HandleCheckReleases(cfg *config.Config, flags *Flags) int {
 	// Get all repositories from work directory
-	entries, err := os.ReadDir(flags.WorkDir)
+	repositories, err := localrepos.ListLocalRepos(flags.WorkDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Error reading work directory %s: %v\n", flags.WorkDir, err)
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	var repositories []string
-	for _, entry := range entries {
-		if entry.IsDir() {
-			// Check if it's a git repository
-			gitPath := filepath.Join(flags.WorkDir, entry.Name(), ".git")
-			if _, err := os.Stat(gitPath); err == nil {
-				repositories = append(repositories, entry.Name())
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	if len(repositories) == 0 {
 		fmt.Println("No repositories found in work directory")
 		return 1
diff --git a/internal/localrepos/localrepos.go b/internal/localrepos/localrepos.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6200539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/localrepos/localrepos.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package localrepos
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+// ListLocalRepos returns directory names in workDir that contain a .git path.
+// The .git path may be either a directory or a file (for worktree layouts).
+func ListLocalRepos(workDir string) ([]string, error) {
+	return listLocalRepos(workDir, false)
+}
+
+// ListLocalReposWithGitDir returns directory names in workDir that contain
+// a .git directory.
+func ListLocalReposWithGitDir(workDir string) ([]string, error) {
+	return listLocalRepos(workDir, true)
+}
+
+func listLocalRepos(workDir string, requireGitDir bool) ([]string, error) {
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(workDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	repositories := make([]string, 0, len(entries))
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		if !entry.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		gitDir := filepath.Join(workDir, entry.Name(), ".git")
+		if info, err := os.Stat(gitDir); err == nil {
+			if !requireGitDir || info.IsDir() {
+				repositories = append(repositories, entry.Name())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return repositories, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/localrepos/localrepos_test.go b/internal/localrepos/localrepos_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1b49e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/localrepos/localrepos_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package localrepos
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestListLocalRepos_ReturnsGitPathsSorted(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	workDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(workDir, "z-repo", ".git"), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create z-repo: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(workDir, "a-repo", ".git"), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create a-repo: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(workDir, "not-a-repo"), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create non-repo dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(workDir, "README.txt"), []byte("ignore"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create file entry: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(workDir, "git-file-repo"), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create git-file-repo dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(workDir, "git-file-repo", ".git"), []byte("gitdir: /tmp/worktree"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create .git file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	got, err := ListLocalRepos(workDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListLocalRepos returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	want := []string{"a-repo", "git-file-repo", "z-repo"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("ListLocalRepos() = %#v, want %#v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListLocalReposWithGitDir_ExcludesGitFileRepos(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	workDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(workDir, "repo-dir", ".git"), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create repo-dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(workDir, "repo-file"), 0755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create repo-file: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(workDir, "repo-file", ".git"), []byte("gitdir: /tmp/worktree"), 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create repo-file .git file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	got, err := ListLocalReposWithGitDir(workDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListLocalReposWithGitDir returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	want := []string{"repo-dir"}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("ListLocalReposWithGitDir() = %#v, want %#v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListLocalRepos_ReturnsReadDirError(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	_, err := ListLocalRepos(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "missing"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for missing work dir")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/showcase/showcase.go b/internal/showcase/showcase.go
index 90a4dc7..ea9b82e 100644
--- a/internal/showcase/showcase.go
+++ b/internal/showcase/showcase.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	"codeberg.org/snonux/gitsyncer/internal/aitool"
 	"codeberg.org/snonux/gitsyncer/internal/config"
+	"codeberg.org/snonux/gitsyncer/internal/localrepos"
 )
 
 // Generator handles showcase generation for repositories
@@ -624,27 +625,7 @@ func isSetextUnderline(line string) bool {
 
 // getRepositories returns a list of repository directories in the work directory
 func (g *Generator) getRepositories() ([]string, error) {
-	entries, err := os.ReadDir(g.workDir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var repos []string
-	for _, entry := range entries {
-		if !entry.IsDir() {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		// Check if it's a git repository
-		gitDir := filepath.Join(g.workDir, entry.Name(), ".git")
-		if info, err := os.Stat(gitDir); err == nil && info.IsDir() {
-			repos = append(repos, entry.Name())
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Sort repositories alphabetically
-	sort.Strings(repos)
-	return repos, nil
+	return localrepos.ListLocalReposWithGitDir(g.workDir)
 }
 
 func (g *Generator) buildProjectLinks(repoName string) (string, string, string) {