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@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ apps/desktop/src/**/*.d.ts
 !apps/desktop/src/plugins/*/plugin.js
 !apps/desktop/src/global.d.ts
 !apps/desktop/src/vite-env.d.ts
+
+# Repo-root build/debug artifacts that must never be committed
+log.txt
+sqlite_leak_fix.png
+*.png.bak
+default.tar.gz
 apps/shared/src/**/*.js
 apps/shared/src/**/*.js.map
 apps/shared/src/**/*.d.ts
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