diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2556e45e..769e943d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ node_modules/
 test-results/
 nexus/__pycache__/
 tests/__pycache__/
+.aider*
diff --git a/bin/apply_gitea_branch_protection.py b/bin/apply_gitea_branch_protection.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b