diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f07e938..c95a224 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ dist/
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
 
+# One-off remote deploy helper (never commit credentials)
+deploy/_remote_sac_deploy_once.py
+deploy/_remote_sac_verify.py
+
 # Runtime / deploy secrets
 /config/local.yaml
 /deploy/*.local.*