diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f7d84f..4eeb76b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ wandb/
 .DS_Store
 .vscode/
 .idea/
+
+# Retained local artifacts: keep on disk, never commit
+model_training/retained_training_logs/
+evaluation_reporting/retained_reports/