diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 037ebe8..84b6579 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # Local notes (not for repo)
 .marketing.md
+
+# Local scratch
+/tmp/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 676a5ce..7277bf1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Ignore local `tmp/` scratch folder in git status
+
 ## [0.4.0] - 2026-02-19
 
 ### Added