diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d261b36a..9081b37c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ reports/
 
 # Prevent test artifacts
 /test-*.txt
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/hermes-sovereign/mempalace/wakeup.py b/hermes-sovereign/mempalace/wakeup.py
index 3bfd05b9..6ce03cd2 100644
--- a/hermes-sovereign/mempalace/wakeup.py
+++ b/hermes-sovereign/mempalace/wakeup.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 """Wake-up Protocol — session start context injection.
 
 Generates 300-900 tokens of context when a new Hermes session starts.