diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 06834173..46879f79 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -79,3 +79,6 @@ web/static/vendor/
 VALID_TOKEN
 fresh_token.txt
 session-*.md
+
+# Local prod-export scratch: personal annotation/reading data, never commit
+/export/