2 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c642107..7222a413 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ auto-save-list/
 # reveal.js local clone (managed by scripts/setup-reveal.sh)
 /reveal.js/
 
-# Documentation folder (session notes, personal workflows)
-/docs/
+# Claude tooling (session notes, personal workflows, protocols)
+/.ai/
 
 # Claude Code — personal overrides only (bundle content is tracked)
 /.claude/settings.local.json
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index e987f59a..022acb1f 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Craig's personal Emacs configuration. Pure Elisp, organized as modules loaded fr
 - `tests/testutil-*.el` — shared test fixtures and mocks
 - `assets/` — data files checked into git
 - `data/` — runtime state (mostly gitignored)
-- `docs/` — project docs; see `docs/protocols.org` and `docs/notes.org` first
+- `.ai/` — Claude tooling (gitignored); session state and workflows. See `.ai/protocols.org` and `.ai/notes.org` first.
+- `docs/` — real project documentation (if/when created); not touched by Claude sync
 
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