diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0bdd302..d8198aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@ __pycache__/
 .env.*
 !.env.example
 docs/legacy_budget_analysis.md
+
+# Reference clones of framework repos (read-only, not tracked)
+tech_docs/
+
+# Claude Code local state
+.claude/