diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index db9870a..ee64eb3 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ package-lock.json
 ### inverse
 !dist/.gitkeep
 !dist/README.md
-tmp
-temp
+tmp/
+temp/
 tmp/worktrees
 temp/worktrees
+
+# machine-local symlink to ORESoftware/my-ai AGENTS.md; never committed
+.ores/