diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 08d48c5..d4f7c60 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ apps/mobile/caches/*
 # anything
 .anything
 
+# local MCP server config (Plane) — keep out of the repo
+.mcp.json
+
+# personal project-local Claude instructions (Plane tracking pointers)
+CLAUDE.local.md
+
 # playwright
 playwright-report
 test-results