diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1185ce20..214188df 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -83,3 +83,7 @@ packages/*/assets/
 # WSL/Windows alternate data streams
 *:Zone.Identifier
 .dev.log
+
+# Local monitoring scratch files (CI run watchers etc.)
+.monitor-*.sh
+.monitor-*.log