diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d72d191..d3ea654 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@ __pycache__
 .pytest_cache
 # Coverage reports
 .coverage
-coverage.xml
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage.xml
+
+# Ignore Scratch files
+scratch/*
+!/scratch/README.md
\ No newline at end of file