diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1d4d860..b6b2424 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,3 +66,6 @@ coverage.out
 /HANDOFF.md
 /models/stt
 /models/tts
+
+# root .env — MAVEN_AMBIENT_TOKEN and friends, same class as deploy/telegram.env
+.env