diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c1fe310333..1ee5643d57 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -76,3 +76,6 @@ apps/**/public/build
 ailogger-output.log
 # per-package vitest timing capture (transient; merged into root test-timings.json)
 .vitest-timing.json
+
+# local git worktree checkouts (not source) — keeps oxfmt/oxlint from descending into them
+.worktrees/