diff --git a/.cursorindexingignore b/.cursorindexingignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..953908e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cursorindexingignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+# Don't index SpecStory auto-save files, but allow explicit context inclusion via @ references
+.specstory/**
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7553592d..df83a1de 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -430,3 +430,7 @@ FodyWeavers.xsd
 /mcc_input.txt
 /MinecraftClient.ini
 /MinecraftClient.backup.ini
+
+# SpecStory files
+/.specstory/
+/.vscode/settings.json