diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index 3c69d8f..697cc28 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -1,22 +1,5 @@
+# run `grep -Pv "^#" .gitconfig >> .git/config` to append the merge config to your repo file :)
 [mergetool "sops-mergetool"]
         cmd = bash -c "$(git --exec-path)/sops-mergetool.sh \"$BASE\" \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\" \"$MERGED\""
 [merge]
 	tool = nvimdiff3
-[push]
-	autoSetupRemote = true
-[core]
-	repositoryformatversion = 0
-	filemode = true
-	bare = false
-	logallrefupdates = true
-[remote "origin"]
-	url = git@github.com:RAD-Development/nix-dotfiles.git
-	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
-[branch "main"]
-	remote = origin
-	merge = refs/heads/main
-	pushRemote = origin
-[branch "feature/palatine-hill-nut-2.0"]
-	pushRemote = origin
-	remote = origin
-	merge = refs/heads/feature/palatine-hill-nut-2.0