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+# --- Secrets & Environment ---
+# Ignore local environment variables
+.env
+# Ignore virtual environment folders
+.venv/
+venv/
+
+# --- Python ---
+# Ignore cache files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+
+# --- Data & Logs ---
+# Ignore all database files (db, write-ahead log, shared memory)
+_data/*.db
+_data/*.db-shm
+_data/*.db-wal
+
+# Ignore all JSON files in the data folder
+_data/*.json
+
+# Ignore all log files
+_logs/
+
+# --- SDK ---
+# Ignore all contents of the sdk directory
+sdk/
+
+# --- Other ---
+# Ignore custom agents directory
+agents/
+
+# Ignore Jekyll files
+.nojekyll
+
+# --- Editor & OS Files ---
+# Ignore VSCode, JetBrains, and macOS/Windows system files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
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