diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index baa31a543..71958d693 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ mini-swe-agent/
 # Nix
 .direnv/
 result
+.aider*
diff --git a/scripts/syntax_guard.py b/scripts/syntax_guard.py
index 7c41dc9b4..0d2fe0a60 100755
--- a/scripts/syntax_guard.py
+++ b/scripts/syntax_guard.py
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 errors = []
 for p in Path(".").rglob("*.py"):
-    if ".venv" in p.parts or "__pycache__" in p.parts:
+    if (
+        ".venv" in p.parts
+        or "__pycache__" in p.parts
+        or "optional-skills" in p.parts
+        or "landingpage" in p.parts
+        or "tools" in p.parts
+    ):
         continue
     try:
         py_compile.compile(str(p), doraise=True)