diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 910d6b2..8281343 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ priv_key.bin
 *.log
 .env
 .env.local
+
+# Personal notes — not part of the public repo
+docs-syoul/