diff --git a/gitnexus/vendor/tree-sitter-proto/.gitignore b/gitnexus/vendor/tree-sitter-proto/.gitignore
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+vendor/tree-sitter-proto/build/
+vendor/tree-sitter-proto/node_modules/
+vendor/tree-sitter-proto/package-lock.json