diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2fceab2..97129aac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,3 +66,6 @@ Dockerfile.cross
 !.specify/memory/
 .specify/memory/*
 !.specify/memory/constitution.md
+
+# Local MCP client configuration (may contain credentials)
+.mcp.json
diff --git a/.mcp.json b/.mcp.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a591c1d..00000000
--- a/.mcp.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "mcpServers": {
-    "google-work": {
-      "autoApprove": [
-        "*"
-      ],
-      "type": "http",
-      "url": "https://mcp-google-work.int-tichny.org:8443/mcp"
-    },
-    "jira-redhat-old": {
-      "autoApprove": [
-        "*"
-      ],
-      "headers": {
-        "Authorization": "Basic bWNwOmlJOTF3OHg4UXdycWVBbnlrMmRK"
-      },
-      "type": "http",
-      "url": "https://mcp-jira.int-tichny.org:8443/mcp"
-    },
-    "readwise": {
-      "autoApprove": [
-        "*"
-      ],
-      "headers": {
-        "Authorization": "Token vauXnECbxfufJcRJo9e43fDfRI5DWnuJw8k7VHgGdjlqrFE5n9"
-      },
-      "type": "http",
-      "url": "https://mcp-readwise.int-tichny.org:8443/mcp"
-    },
-    "slack-redhat": {
-      "headers": {
-        "Authorization": "Basic bWNwOjdiNjhlMjhlM2I0YzEwODg0Yjk1NjViYjFmMmE1Y2My"
-      },
-      "type": "sse",
-      "url": "https://mcp-slack.int-tichny.org:8443/sse"
-    }
-  }
-}