diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2365439
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+.worktrees/
+data/
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+.pytest_cache/
+.venv/
+venv/
+node_modules/
+frontend/dist/
+.env
+*.db
+.DS_Store