diff --git a/.claude/hooks/protect_secrets.py b/.claude/hooks/protect_secrets.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 322df70..0000000
--- a/.claude/hooks/protect_secrets.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# .claude/hooks/protect_secrets.py
-import json, sys
-
-BLOCKED = [".env", ".session", ".session-journal", "config.py"]
-
-data = json.load(sys.stdin)
-tool  = data.get("tool_name", "")
-inp   = data.get("tool_input", {})
-
-# Get the file path depending on which tool fired
-path = inp.get("file_path") or inp.get("path") or ""
-
-if any(path.endswith(b) for b in BLOCKED):
-    print(f"Blocked: {tool} on {path}", file=sys.stderr)
-    sys.exit(2)
-
-sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 43e3750..0000000
--- a/.claude/settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "permissions": {
-    "deny": ["Read(.env)"]
-  },
-  "hooks": {
-    "PreToolUse": [
-      {
-        "matcher": "Read|Edit|Write",
-        "hooks": [
-          {
-            "type": "command",
-            "command": "python3 .claude/hooks/protect_secrets.py"
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e29a12..4a9017d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 *.session
 *.session-journal
 bot_session*
+.claude/*
 
 # logs: keep the folder, ignore contents
 logs/*