diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7b87c5d..811a860 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ test/*/.obsidian/plugins/*/assets/
 # Per-developer Obsidian workspace state inside test vaults
 test/*/.obsidian/workspace*
 
+# Local test-vault scratch — large binary fixtures and exports, not sources
+test/*.zip
+test/*/Pictures/
+
 # Test coverage
 coverage/