# Strategy docs, build plans, PR descriptions — keep out of public repo
# README.md is explicitly allowed (needed for PyPI/GitHub)
*.md
!README.md

# Python
__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*$py.class
*.so
.Python
*.egg-info/
dist/
build/
.eggs/
*.egg

# Virtual environments
venv/
.venv/
env/
ENV/

# IDE
.vscode/
.idea/
*.swp
*.swo

# Environment secrets
.env
.env.local
.env.production

# Encrypted files
*.age
key.txt

# Trade secrets (NEVER commit to git)
TRADE_SECRET.md
TRADE_SECRET*

# Patent documents (NEVER commit)
*patent*
*Patent*
*PROVISIONAL*

# Init docs (patent documents, strategy HTMLs)
.initdocs/

# Archive (old build plans, deprecated docs, superseded specs)
archive/

# OS
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db