diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index abafa2ca..3e50f879 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+# lsp keeps state here
+.cache
+# symlink -> build/compile_commands.json should be created manually
+compile_commands.json
 # typical build directories
 build