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+# Environment and configuration
+.env
+config.yaml
+
+# Keys
+*.pem
+*.key
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+__pycache__/
+
+# Python bytecode
+*.pyc
+
+# Build outputs
+.next/
+dist/
+*.egg-info/
+
+# Logs and temporary files
+*.log
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Miscellaneous
+chromadb_data/
+uploads/
+local_docs/
+
+soma.code-workspace
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