diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fe67cc5..2c56185 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
+# Build output
 /bin/
 target/
+
+# Local databases
 *.db
+*.db-shm
+*.db-wal
+
+# Local/secret configs (keep example.yaml and dev.yaml, exclude anything with creds)
+*.local.yaml
+*.prod.yaml
+*.secret.yaml
+
+# Env files
+.env
+.env.*
+
+# sqlx offline query cache — uncomment if using SQLX_OFFLINE=true
+# .sqlx/
+
+# IDE / editor
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Claude Code session memory (local only)
+.claude/