diff --git a/src/aipass/drone/TEST_DEVPULSE_OPS_DELETE_ME.txt b/src/aipass/drone/TEST_DEVPULSE_OPS_DELETE_ME.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caff29e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/aipass/drone/TEST_DEVPULSE_OPS_DELETE_ME.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Test file for devpulse_ops testing - safe to delete
diff --git a/src/aipass/flow/TEST_DEVPULSE_OPS_DELETE_ME.txt b/src/aipass/flow/TEST_DEVPULSE_OPS_DELETE_ME.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caff29e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/aipass/flow/TEST_DEVPULSE_OPS_DELETE_ME.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Test file for devpulse_ops testing - safe to delete
diff --git a/src/aipass/prax/TEST_DEVPULSE_OPS_DELETE_ME.txt b/src/aipass/prax/TEST_DEVPULSE_OPS_DELETE_ME.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caff29e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/aipass/prax/TEST_DEVPULSE_OPS_DELETE_ME.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Test file for devpulse_ops testing - safe to delete