diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b8680775..fe60a64a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@
 config.log
 .sconf_temp
 
+# build artifacts
+*.o
+compile_commands.json
 engine/.github
 project/.godot
 build/PROJECT.pck
 build/PROJECT.x86_64
 build/PROJECT.exe
 build.zip
+
+# general-purpose cache folder (used by e.g clangd)
+.cache
+