diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 403b982..6fb007a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ Temporary Items
 data/
 deploy/bin/
 
+# Node modules — install via `cd deploy/tools && npm ci`
+node_modules/
+
 # Environment secrets
 .env
 deploy/.env