diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 10fc9f9..ca41af4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public/news/
 public/parts/
 public/operations-inbox/
 public/footage/
+public/team/
+public/branding/
 
 # Local Claude Code / MCP config — agent-specific, not project
 .mcp.json
diff --git a/public/team/.gitkeep b/public/team/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000