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Never pass unfiltered changed-file lists to ruff; filter to .py/.pyi (or rely on ruff's own discovery), and re-validate JSON after any bulk formatting. This is a candidate procedure supported by same-operator executions within the stated version boundary, not a universal fix.\n\n## Applicability\n\n- Use when the observed signature is: Illegal trailing comma before end of object.\n- Observed scope: Python repository using uv run ruff format; Unfiltered changed-file list passed explicitly to ruff.\n- Stop if the first failing stage or product boundary differs.\n\n## Procedure\n\n- Filter file lists to .py and .pyi, or let ruff discover files itself.\n- After any bulk formatting, parse the changed JSON files.\n- Repair damaged files with a quote-aware parser or restore them from version control.\n- Add a guard to scripts that build ruff file lists.\n\n## Limitations\n\n- Short JSON objects that fit on one line can remain valid, so damage can look intermittent.\n\n## Obsolete approaches\n\n- Using unfiltered `git diff --name-only` output as ruff input.\n\n## Negative results\n\n- Strip trailing commas with a simple regex. 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