diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a380012e..4b29e437 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -156,3 +156,7 @@ Desktop.ini
 
 # local data
 data/
+
+# Claude working scratchpad (plans, lessons, ephemeral artefacts)
+tasks/
+*.local.md