diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 90aea3b..e71bbca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,3 +60,11 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # Local development
 *.local
+
+# Documentation drafts — never commit, delivered directly in chat
+docs/confluence/
+docs/drafts/
+
+# Claude working files — contain credentials, never commit
+.claude/
+CLAUDE.md
diff --git a/scripts/.gitignore b/scripts/.gitignore
index 1f3967d..8685894 100644
--- a/scripts/.gitignore
+++ b/scripts/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@ get_admin_creds.py
 # Also ignore any ad-hoc debug / one-off scripts
 debug_*.py
 reset_*.py
+qa_*.py
+check_*.py
+
+# QA screenshots and local test artifacts
+qa_screenshots/
+qa_screenshots_v3/