diff --git a/.factory/benchmarks/forecastbench.toml b/.factory/benchmarks/forecastbench.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc732a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.factory/benchmarks/forecastbench.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[meta]
+name = "forecastbench"
+description = "ForecastBench — Brier Index gate with graded pytest ladder"
+
+[test]
+format = "pytest"
+command = "uv run pytest gate/ -q"
+timeout = 600
+
+[instances]
+format = "directory"
+
+[seed_workflow]
+name = ""
+
+[scoring]
+method = "partial_credit"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5f70a89..217fb6a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ build/
 .pytest_cache/
 *.egg
 .venv/
-.factory
+.factory/*
+!.factory/benchmarks/
 skills/
 submissions/
 response_logs/