diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e41f55e..9916301 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ tocodex-docs/
 .codex/
 *.internal.md
 
+# Local commit hooks are machine-specific policy and must never be published.
+/.local-hooks/
+
 # `docs/` is private by default. Public documentation must be reviewed and
 # explicitly added to this file one path at a time; never allowlist another subtree.
 # Third-party research (gap analyses, design studies, local checkouts) stays in