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+# Preparatory/design/research material — kept local, NOT published:
+# the design spec, brainstorming notes, and copyrighted normative-source scans.
+docs/
+
+# OCaml / dune build artifacts
+_build/
+*.install
+*.merlin
+
+# OS / editor cruft
+.DS_Store
+*~
+*.swp