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+# code-nexus ignore rules (gitignore-style).
+# Exclude Go test files from the code graph so call-graph / impact / dead-code
+# analysis stays focused on production code. Tests still run via `go test`.
+*_test.go
+
+# Generated/local artifacts that aren't source.
+testdata/