diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba48462..0a12692 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -158,4 +158,7 @@ test_output/
 .coverage
 htmlcov/
 coverage.xml
-.pytest_cache/
\ No newline at end of file
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Test simulation artifacts (dynamically created during testing)
+test_simulation_files/
\ No newline at end of file