diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d78afb7a..122c11be 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Claude Code
 .claude/
 
+# Syncthing local stub (each machine has its own; real patterns in .stignore-shared)
+.stignore
+
 # Dependencies
 node_modules/
 jspm_packages/
diff --git a/.stignore b/.stignore-shared
similarity index 100%
rename from .stignore
rename to .stignore-shared