diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0bf5fac..bfeb64d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,15 @@ htmlcov/
 CLAUDE.md
 CLAUDE.local.md
 .claude/
+
+# Beads / Dolt files (added by bd init)
+.dolt/
+*.db
+.beads-credential-key
+
+# Beads / agent tooling (local only, not tracked)
+AGENTS.md
+.beads/
+.dolt/
+*.db
+.beads-credential-key