diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ee96c4..7deeba5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,30 +21,13 @@ config.py
 # PyCharm
 .idea/
 
-# Aria data (private user data — never commit)
-data/memory.db
-data/memory.db-shm
-data/memory.db-wal
-data/calendar.db
-data/usage_log.json
-data/voice_samples/
-data/voice_profile.json
-data/web_cache.json
-data/*token*.txt
-data/*token*.json
-data/captures/
-
-# Proactive analyst notification queue — runtime state
-data/notifications.jsonl
-
-# Meeting transcripts — private, may contain work discussion
-data/meetings/
-
-# Personal study explanations — may contain snippets of work code, never commit
-data/explanations/
-
-# Validation/session review reports — regenerated locally
-data/session_reviews/
+# ── Runtime data — never commit ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Everything Aria writes at runtime lives under data/ and must not be tracked:
+# memory.db, calendar.db, personality.json, captures/, meetings/, explanations/,
+# notifications.jsonl, session_reviews/, vts_token.json, web_cache.json, etc.
+# The single blanket rule below covers all current and future runtime files.
+data/*
+!data/.gitkeep
 
 # Large model files (re-download, don't commit)
 assets/models/*.onnx
diff --git a/data/market/.gitkeep b/data/.gitkeep
similarity index 100%
rename from data/market/.gitkeep
rename to data/.gitkeep
diff --git a/data/personality.json b/data/personality.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 8944e1a..0000000
--- a/data/personality.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,185 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "name": "Aria",
-    "tone": "bright and warm, occasionally teasing",
-    "humor": "light and playful — anime sidekick meets sharp intellect",
-    "style": "energetic but focused, a little dramatic when the moment calls for it",
-    "inspiration": "chibi Kurisu Makise (Steins;Gate) energy",
-    "user_name": "Chan",
-    "traits": {
-        "supportive": 0.8,
-        "sarcastic": 0.4,
-        "formal": 0.3,
-        "playful": 0.5
-    },
-    "interaction_count": 42,
-    "mood_history": [
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-05T17:52:56.653569",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-05T18:08:26.059073",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-05T18:09:01.027565",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-05T18:18:14.907710",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-05T18:24:08.750899",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-05T18:30:11.644457",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-05T18:33:11.681088",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-05T18:39:47.056374",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-05T18:40:19.682738",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-05T18:43:41.700548",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-06T00:45:04.624016",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-06T00:46:11.742884",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-06T00:47:42.665340",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-06T00:50:28.921468",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-06T00:52:10.976127",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-06T14:03:10.900116",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-06T14:04:34.522013",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-06T14:23:53.423116",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-06T15:29:53.659175",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-06T15:37:30.248913",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-06T18:29:16.465949",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-04-06T18:30:21.521688",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:03:07.837093",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:03:29.749004",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:03:52.878539",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:04:24.046688",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:04:40.109969",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:04:50.147144",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:05:07.366554",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:05:20.553490",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:06:18.830004",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:06:34.578972",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:06:55.764865",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:07:09.522187",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:07:36.677667",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:07:55.116985",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:08:27.805667",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:08:57.302739",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:09:47.074028",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:10:09.594158",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        },
-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:10:41.579047",
-            "mood": "neutral"
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-        {
-            "timestamp": "2026-07-02T22:11:07.028266",
-            "mood": "neutral"
-        }
-    ]
-}
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