diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39d3805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.env
+.env.*
+*.key
+*.pem
+*.secret
+*credentials*
+.skills-sync.json
+__pycache__/
+.DS_Store