diff --git a/cmd/project.go b/cmd/project.go
index 36a0224b..b12becc6 100644
--- a/cmd/project.go
+++ b/cmd/project.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/agentuity/cli/internal/deployer"
 	"github.com/agentuity/cli/internal/envutil"
 	"github.com/agentuity/cli/internal/errsystem"
 	"github.com/agentuity/cli/internal/mcp"
@@ -586,8 +587,15 @@ Examples:
 
 		})
 
-		// run the git flow
-		projectGitFlow(ctx, provider, tmplContext, githubAction)
+		gitInfo, err := deployer.GetGitInfoRecursive(logger, projectDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Info("failed to get git info: %s", err)
+		}
+		logger.Debug("git info: %+v", gitInfo)
+
+		if !gitInfo.IsRepo {
+			projectGitFlow(ctx, provider, tmplContext, githubAction)
+		}
 
 		if format == "json" {
 			json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout).Encode(projectData)
diff --git a/internal/deployer/metadata.go b/internal/deployer/metadata.go
index cc3e1262..664df0db 100644
--- a/internal/deployer/metadata.go
+++ b/internal/deployer/metadata.go
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ func GetGitInfoRecursive(logger logger.Logger, startDir string) (*GitInfo, error
 	depth := 0
 	dir := startDir
 	for {
+		logger.Debug("Checking git repo at %s", dir)
 		if depth >= 100 {
 			logger.Warn("Max depth reached while trying to find git dir")
 			return &GitInfo{}, nil
@@ -117,12 +118,15 @@ func GetGitInfoRecursive(logger logger.Logger, startDir string) (*GitInfo, error
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		logger.Debug("Git info: %+v", info)
 		if info != nil && info.IsRepo {
 			return info, nil
 		}
 
 		parent := parentDir(dir)
+
 		if parent == dir {
+			logger.Debug("No git repo found at %s", dir)
 			break
 		}
 		dir = parent