diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74a047b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+venv/*
+kasten/__pycache__/*
+testdata/*
+.vscode/*
+.mypy_cache/*
+kasten.egg-info/*