diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb3b0887..3670235f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -121,3 +121,7 @@ docs/*_PLAN.md
 .envrc
 .direnv
 scripts/run_deep_swe.py
+
+# Benchmark artifacts and caches re-included by !scripts/**
+results/
+scripts/**/__pycache__/