prod preparations

.gitignore

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+# Environment variables and secrets
+.env
+data/config.json
+tokens.md
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
 *.venv
-temp.md
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/
+
+# Data files (may contain sensitive info)
 *data
-tokens.md
+data/*.json
+!data/.gitkeep
+
+# Temporary files
+temp.md
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+logs/
+
+# OS
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db