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 # Desktop demo-run scratch output (hermes writes demo/*.txt during recorded
 # walkthroughs). Throwaway artifacts, never part of the app.
 apps/desktop/demo/
+
+# PR infographics are rendered locally and embedded in PR descriptions via the
+# image-provider (fal.media) URL — they are NEVER committed to the repo. The
+# PR body is the archive. See the hermes-agent-dev skill's
+# pr-infographic-workflow reference (storage rule + lapse #8 / #COMMIT-1).
+infographic/
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