diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 89abb17..9ab7b77 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,10 @@ node_modules/
 bower_components/
 .idea/
 .gitignore
+
+# machine-local symlink to ORESoftware/my-ai AGENTS.md; never committed
+.ores/
+
+# Repository-local temporary data and authorized Git worktrees
+tmp/
+temp/