diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e6a181fc8..406053daa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -68,5 +68,12 @@ Thumbs.db
 bin/
 obj/.easyeda_cache/
 
-# Aurelio workspace state (local/synced, not versioned)
-.aurelio/
+# Aurelio workspace state (ignored by default)
+.aurelio/**
+# Tracked Aurelio workspace bootstrap files
+!.aurelio/config.toml
+!.aurelio/mcp_config.json
+!.aurelio/sync.py
+!.aurelio/README.md
+!.aurelio/realm/
+!.aurelio/realm/**