diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 40aebe42b6..58658fdb44 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,3 +44,9 @@ tmp
 
 # spectest coverage reports
 report.txt
+
+# execution client data
+execution/
+
+# AI assistant files
+CLAUDE.md
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