diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8a7482ab8e..89b2b801c2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -115,3 +115,8 @@ dev_environment.bat
 
 src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/*.exp
 src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/*.exp.cache.dat
+
+# Claude Code local config (managed via dotfiles repo)
+CLAUDE.md
+CLAUDE.local.md
+.mcp.json