diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fab94fa..68a52e9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -62,4 +62,9 @@ node_modules/
 # Logs / misc
 *.log
 
+# Compiled Python bindings (binary build outputs)
+gateway/*.pyd
+gateway/*.so
+gateway/*.dylib
+
 PDF Editor Timeline.xlsx
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gateway/package-lock.json b/gateway/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3299351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateway/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "gateway",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {}
+}