diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# OS-specific files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Editor/IDE folders
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+
+# Sensitive data
+Inspiration/
+.env
+
+# Logs and temp files
+*.log
+tmp/