diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4e70b2c..5ff7663 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ mcp-logs.txt
 # Marketing screenshots — kept local, hosted externally for posts/landing.
 # NOT committed: explicit thumbnails risk GitHub TOS takedown.
 screenshots/
+marketing-shots/
+
+# One-off local backfill/maintenance scripts (underscore prefix = throwaway,
+# operated manually in the worker container, not part of the shipped codebase).
+scripts/_*.py
 
 # Launch / marketing material — local working notes, not part of the codebase.
 launch/