diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d769107759..cd25f0f3a6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/*.exp.cache.dat
 
 # temp files from AI coding tools
 *.claude
+CLAUDE.local.md
 *.py.tmp*
 *.json.tmp*