diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70826d07..3536f48b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -103,3 +103,11 @@ ENV/
 # mypy
 .mypy_cache/
 .vscode/settings.json
+
+# macOS Finder metadata
+**/.DS_Store
+
+# LLM conversations that should remain private
+docs/conversations/
+
+