diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7937e95..0195b70 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -121,3 +121,7 @@ graphify-out/*
 *.db
 *.db-shm
 *.db-wal
+
+# Node deps (Playwright for web-UI DOM verification — see persistent-memory)
+node_modules/
+package-lock.json