diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bc210e7..5ab0cf1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ UNKNOWN.egg-info/
 *.bak
 *.bak*
 combined_code.txt
+
+# local repair/debug artifacts
+backups/
+tmp/
+*.bak_*