diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 896fcc25..0b457b9b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -169,4 +169,7 @@ pentestperf
 venv*
 
 .claude
-data/
\ No newline at end of file
+data/
+
+# ignore dev files
+cai-*
\ No newline at end of file