diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 21322730..ab231381 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -95,4 +95,7 @@ panel/out/
 panel/coverage/
 panel/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 panel/.env.local
-panel/.env.*.local
\ No newline at end of file
+panel/.env.*.local
+# Internal-only: strategy/scratch/reference dumps — never publish
+docs/internal/
+SMOKE_FINDINGS_*.md