diff --git a/cmd/content/push.go b/cmd/content/push.go
index 5a812f8..38b8b13 100644
--- a/cmd/content/push.go
+++ b/cmd/content/push.go
@@ -336,10 +336,15 @@ func listDirs(dir string) ([]string, error) {
 
 	var result []string
 	for _, file := range files {
+		fullPath := filepath.Join(dir, file.Name())
+		if strings.Contains(fullPath, ".git") {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		if file.IsDir() {
-			result = append(result, filepath.Join(dir, file.Name()))
+			result = append(result, fullPath)
 
-			children, err := listDirs(filepath.Join(dir, file.Name()))
+			children, err := listDirs(fullPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/content/push_test.go b/cmd/content/push_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6a7f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/content/push_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+package content
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestListFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	// Setup test directory structure
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Create test structure:
+	// tmpDir/
+	//   ├── file1.txt
+	//   ├── file2.txt
+	//   ├── .git/
+	//   │   ├── config
+	//   │   └── objects/
+	//   │       └── test.obj
+	//   └── subdir/
+	//       ├── file3.txt
+	//       └── .git/
+	//           └── config
+
+	files := map[string]string{
+		"file1.txt":             "content1",
+		"file2.txt":             "content2",
+		".git/config":           "git config",
+		".git/objects/test.obj": "test object",
+		"subdir/file3.txt":      "content3",
+		"subdir/.git/config":    "subdir git config",
+	}
+
+	for path, content := range files {
+		fullPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, path)
+		require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(fullPath), 0755))
+		require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(fullPath, []byte(content), 0644))
+	}
+
+	// Test listFiles
+	result, err := listFiles(tmpDir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Convert results to relative paths for easier testing
+	var relPaths []string
+	for _, path := range result {
+		relPath, err := filepath.Rel(tmpDir, path)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		relPaths = append(relPaths, relPath)
+	}
+
+	// Expected files (only non-.git files)
+	expected := []string{
+		"file1.txt",
+		"file2.txt",
+		"subdir/file3.txt",
+	}
+
+	// Sort both slices for consistent comparison
+	slices.Sort(relPaths)
+	slices.Sort(expected)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, relPaths)
+
+	// Verify .git files are not included
+	for _, path := range relPaths {
+		assert.NotContains(t, path, ".git")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListDirs(t *testing.T) {
+	// Setup test directory structure
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Create test structure:
+	// tmpDir/
+	//   ├── .git/
+	//   │   └── objects/
+	//   ├── dir1/
+	//   │   └── subdir/
+	//   └── dir2/
+	//       └── .git/
+
+	dirs := []string{
+		".git/objects",
+		"dir1/subdir",
+		"dir2/.git",
+	}
+
+	for _, dir := range dirs {
+		require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(tmpDir, dir), 0755))
+	}
+
+	// Test listDirs
+	result, err := listDirs(tmpDir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Convert results to relative paths for easier testing
+	var relPaths []string
+	for _, path := range result {
+		relPath, err := filepath.Rel(tmpDir, path)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		relPaths = append(relPaths, relPath)
+	}
+
+	// Expected directories (only non-.git directories)
+	expected := []string{
+		"dir1",
+		"dir1/subdir",
+		"dir2",
+	}
+
+	// Sort both slices for consistent comparison
+	slices.Sort(relPaths)
+	slices.Sort(expected)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, relPaths)
+
+	// Verify .git directories are not included
+	for _, path := range relPaths {
+		assert.NotContains(t, path, ".git")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListFilesEmptyDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	result, err := listFiles(tmpDir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Empty(t, result)
+}
+
+func TestListDirsEmptyDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	result, err := listDirs(tmpDir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Empty(t, result)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 93ec229..56acb79 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/skratchdot/open-golang v0.0.0-20200116055534-eef842397966
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.28.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/strings v0.0.0-20241017213443-f2394f742aee // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/erikgeiser/coninput v0.0.0-20211004153227-1c3628e74d0f // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
@@ -44,8 +46,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/muesli/ansi v0.0.0-20230316100256-276c6243b2f6 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.3-0.20240618155329-98d742f6907a // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.25.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.19.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 567ba9f..a09bde1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.13.0 h1:4X3PPeoWEDCMvzDvGmTajSyYPcZM4+y8sCA
 github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v0.13.0/go.mod h1:nw4zy0SBX/F/eAO1cWdcvy6qnkDUxr8Lw7dvFrAIbbY=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.3.2 h1:wsEwgAN+C9U06l9dCVMX0/L3x7ptvY1qmjMwyfE6USY=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.3.2/go.mod h1:dk73KoMTT5AX5BsX0KrqhsTqAnhZZoCBjs7dGWp4Ktw=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/strings v0.0.0-20240919170804-a4978c8e603a h1:JMdM89Udp/cOl5tC3MuUJXTPE/nAdU1oyt9jRU44qq8=
-github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/strings v0.0.0-20240919170804-a4978c8e603a/go.mod h1:pBhA0ybfXv6hDjQUZ7hk1lVxBiUbupdw5R31yPUViVQ=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/strings v0.0.0-20241017213443-f2394f742aee h1:/tPkdvFmQ+5LOvHYMiVbqjW5JQdehwRHPFfzYClDU18=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/strings v0.0.0-20241017213443-f2394f742aee/go.mod h1:pBhA0ybfXv6hDjQUZ7hk1lVxBiUbupdw5R31yPUViVQ=
 github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.0 h1:cNB9Ot9q8I711MyZ7myUR5HFWL/lc3OpU8jZ4hwm0x0=
@@ -88,8 +86,6 @@ github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.27.0 h1:GXm2NjJrPaiv/h1tb2UH8QfgC/hOf/+z0p6PT8o1w7A=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.27.0/go.mod h1:1Xngt8kV6Dvbssa53Ziq6Eqn0HqbZi5Z6R0ZpwQzt70=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.28.0 h1:GBDwsMXVQi34v5CCYUm2jkJvu4cbtru2U4TN2PSyQnw=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.28.0/go.mod h1:rmgy+3RHxRZMyY0jjAJShp2zgEdOqj2AO7U0pYmeQ7U=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 h1:3NFvSEYkUoMifnESzZl15y791HH1qU2xm6eCJU5ZPXQ=
@@ -99,16 +95,10 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210809222454-d867a43fc93e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0 h1:r+8e+loiHxRqhXVl6ML1nO3l1+oFoWbnlu2Ehimmi34=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0 h1:KHjCJyddX0LoSTb3J+vWpupP9p0oznkqVk/IfjymZbo=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.26.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/term v0.24.0 h1:Mh5cbb+Zk2hqqXNO7S1iTjEphVL+jb8ZWaqh/g+JWkM=
-golang.org/x/term v0.24.0/go.mod h1:lOBK/LVxemqiMij05LGJ0tzNr8xlmwBRJ81PX6wVLH8=
 golang.org/x/term v0.25.0 h1:WtHI/ltw4NvSUig5KARz9h521QvRC8RmF/cuYqifU24=
 golang.org/x/term v0.25.0/go.mod h1:RPyXicDX+6vLxogjjRxjgD2TKtmAO6NZBsBRfrOLu7M=
-golang.org/x/text v0.18.0 h1:XvMDiNzPAl0jr17s6W9lcaIhGUfUORdGCNsuLmPG224=
-golang.org/x/text v0.18.0/go.mod h1:BuEKDfySbSR4drPmRPG/7iBdf8hvFMuRexcpahXilzY=
 golang.org/x/text v0.19.0 h1:kTxAhCbGbxhK0IwgSKiMO5awPoDQ0RpfiVYBfK860YM=
 golang.org/x/text v0.19.0/go.mod h1:BuEKDfySbSR4drPmRPG/7iBdf8hvFMuRexcpahXilzY=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=