nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq6mtxp68k8c3p2sj0wzhagt3kd8ywkvzlkfyt3vrx9cahzfz000vsmvss2n (nprofile…ss2n) In nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqhg2hvzx6sxxrwkk5a90eskxm9qu00lw26faq8yvdukfv7295uz6ssx8j6a (nprofile…8j6a) 's case, the files are already in git-annex with bad metadata. A smudge/clean filter that acts on the annexed data would probably be viable, but then still needs to place the actual data (or whiteouts for to-be-deleted tags) in some sidecar file or the git-annex metadata.
(I'm a big fan of git-annex, but am troubled by the metadata feature: It's one more format that is only understood by a single tool.)