diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d1db0c5..6761922e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -145,3 +145,7 @@ README_ORIGINAL_DISABLED.md
 *.bak
 test/
 sandbox_test/
+
+# SQLite WAL sidecars (runtime artifacts — commons.db ro-feed etc.)
+*.db-wal
+*.db-shm