i'd recommend saving a backup and submitting versions to forge / modrinth when you can, including details of what gets added from version to version.
#percy.txt #always-document-your-code! #you-never-know-when-one-of-your-brainfriends-wants-to-code-and-has-no-idea-how-to-read-your-code.mp4 #anyways #consensus-from-us-is-yeagh