diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index 1bc4c5bd..30f69e12 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -95,19 +95,6 @@ could we find an endpoint for downloading the "client side" of any game on the p
 [Crates]
 publish as a crate https://crates.io/crates/rojo
 
-[syncback]
-detect when the output file hash is the same, and dont write to it
-
-[sync]
-manually selection Studio should NOT automatically stage changes!
-
-[auto select studio/atlas]
-when things get added AFTER the fact because we send the git history hashes on connect rather than continiously, it auto-selects Studio for things that are being edited in real-time in the sync dialog
-how should we handle new files? because it could have been that someone just deleted it in studio. we can actually check if its a truly new file in Studio, like A but not staged!
-
-[merge visualizer]
-we should make the outline green or something to show when everything is ready to go. maybe the accept button
-
 [tree reconciling spooky!]
 [INFO  librojo::cli::serve] Listening: http://localhost:34873
 [INFO  librojo::change_processor] VFS event: WRITE d:\UserGenerated\escape-tsunami\src\ReplicatedStorage\Client\Controllers\UI\CurrenciesUI.luau
@@ -352,3 +339,18 @@ this needs to be slugified when the name exactly matches init, ignoring case [fo
 
 [one shot mode change]
 new changes that come in / out during the review menu on the plugin is really disorienting.
+we should just make it stop accepting new changes once it has the full patch ready and displayed to the user
+any further changes should have to be done NEXT one-shot sync
+
+[syncback]
+detect when the output file hash is the same, and dont write to it
+
+[sync]
+for the automated git staging we do on sync, manually selection Studio should NOT automatically stage changes!
+
+[auto select studio/atlas]
+when things get added AFTER the fact because we send the git history hashes on connect rather than continiously, it auto-selects Studio for things that are being edited in real-time in the sync dialog
+how should we handle new files? because it could have been that someone just deleted it in studio. we can actually check if its a truly new file in Studio, like A but not staged!
+
+[merge visualizer]
+we should make the outline green or something to show when everything is ready to go. maybe the accept button
diff --git a/src/syncback/file_names.rs b/src/syncback/file_names.rs
index 076feef9..56237f8a 100644
--- a/src/syncback/file_names.rs
+++ b/src/syncback/file_names.rs
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ pub fn name_needs_slugify(name: &str) -> bool {
             return true;
         }
     }
+    if name_lower == "init" {
+        return true;
+    }
     false
 }
 
@@ -259,6 +262,9 @@ pub fn slugify_name(name: &str) -> String {
             break;
         }
     }
+    if result_lower == "init" {
+        result.push('_');
+    }
 
     // If the result is empty or all underscores, use a fallback
     if result.is_empty() || result.chars().all(|c| c == '_') {
@@ -465,6 +471,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(slugify_name("LPT1 "), "LPT1_");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn slugify_init_reserved() {
+        assert_eq!(slugify_name("init"), "init_");
+        assert_eq!(slugify_name("Init"), "Init_");
+        assert_eq!(slugify_name("INIT"), "INIT_");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn slugify_trailing_dot() {
         // Trailing dots are stripped (invalid on Windows)
@@ -668,6 +681,14 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(name_needs_slugify("NUL"));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn needs_slugify_init_reserved() {
+        assert!(name_needs_slugify("init"));
+        assert!(name_needs_slugify("Init"));
+        assert!(name_needs_slugify("INIT"));
+        assert!(!name_needs_slugify("init_"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn needs_slugify_leading_or_trailing_space() {
         assert!(name_needs_slugify("hello ")); // trailing
@@ -981,6 +1002,37 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(m);
     }
 
+    // ── Init reserved name through name_for_inst ─────────────────────
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nfi_init_module_script() {
+        let (f, m) = nfi("init", Middleware::ModuleScript, &[]);
+        assert_eq!(f, "init_.luau");
+        assert!(m, "init is reserved, needs meta name");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nfi_init_server_script() {
+        let (f, m) = nfi("init", Middleware::ServerScript, &[]);
+        assert_eq!(f, "init_.server.luau");
+        assert!(m);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nfi_init_dir() {
+        let (f, m) = nfi("init", Middleware::Dir, &[]);
+        assert_eq!(f, "init_");
+        assert!(m);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    #[allow(non_snake_case)]
+    fn nfi_init_case_insensitive_Init() {
+        let (f, m) = nfi("Init", Middleware::ModuleScript, &[]);
+        assert_eq!(f, "Init_.luau");
+        assert!(m);
+    }
+
     // ── Safe dots pass through ───────────────────────────────────────
 
     #[test]