diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 59c408c..7a21939 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ node_modules/
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
 
-
+# Documentation and planning artifacts
+next-steps.md
 
 # Scratch & Debug files
 scratch/