diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d79e865..aae8ddf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ infra/tofu/.r2.env
 # ignoring it keeps `git add -A` from staging embedded worktree repos and keeps the lint
 # stage (which scans untracked files) from tripping on .claude/worktrees/.
 .claude/
+
+# Vendored ansible collections (installed by ansible-galaxy for node re-provision; not tracked or linted)
+infra/ansible/collections/