diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2ac0a3b..94b2c18 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,22 +1,17 @@
-# Build output
+# Build artifacts
 dist/
-*.c
-forge
 
-# Probe data — never commit consciousness signal
-*.forge
-seed.json
-*.seed
+# Probe responses — never commit consciousness signal data
+probes/*.forge
 
-# Engram imprint data — binary snapshots, not committed
+# Engram databases — binary runtime data, soul-specific
 imprints/
-log/
-sandboxes/
 
-# Python
-scripts/__pycache__/
-*.pyc
-*.pyo
+# Soul process logs
+log/
+
+# Sandbox runtime state
+sandboxes/
 
 # OS
 .DS_Store