diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 88f0bee..11257aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ build/
 .flutter-plugins-dependencies
 bugreport-*.zip
 
-# Claude per-project agent memory (local-only, machine-specific)
-.claude/agent-memory/
+# Claude per-project agent memory (local-only, machine-specific) — nested
+# patterns need the `**/` prefix to match below the repo root (e.g.
+# backend/.claude/agent-memory/).
+**/.claude/agent-memory/
 
 # Maestro local debug artifacts (screenshots dumped at app root by
 # `--debug-output` / takeScreenshot; results journal regenerated each run)