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+# ─── Rust / Cargo ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Build output for the whole workspace (Cargo.lock IS committed — it's an app).
+/target/
+**/*.rs.bk
+
+# ─── Node / frontend ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Dependencies and build output (package-lock.json IS committed).
+frontend/node_modules/
+frontend/dist/
+# npm/yarn/pnpm debug logs
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+pnpm-debug.log*
+.pnpm-store/
+# Vite / vitest caches
+frontend/.vite/
+frontend/coverage/
+
+# ─── Tauri ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Bundles live under target/ (already ignored). Generated icons are committed.
+.tauri/
+
+# ─── Claude Code ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Personal, machine-local overrides (shared settings.json, if any, stays tracked).
+.claude/settings.local.json
+
+# ─── Editors / OS ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db