diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c7e2c6..0000000
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-config/mnemosyne.conf
-*.sqlite
-*.sqlite-wal
-*.sqlite-shm
-*.db
-/local/
-CLAUDE.md