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 # Synthing
 **/.stfolder/
+.dev-state
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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 ### Changes
 
 - Gateway/node pending work: add narrow in-memory pending-work queue primitives (`node.pending.enqueue` / `node.pending.drain`) and wake-helper reuse as a foundation for dormant-node work delivery. (#41409) Thanks @mbelinky.
+- Git/runtime state: ignore the gateway-generated `.dev-state` file so local runtime state does not show up as untracked repo noise. (#41848) Thanks @smysle.
 - ACP/sessions_spawn: add optional `resumeSessionId` for `runtime: "acp"` so spawned ACP sessions can resume an existing ACPX/Codex conversation instead of always starting fresh. (#41847) Thanks @pejmanjohn.
 
 ### Breaking