diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 43c3c5603f..ca9478ec9e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,14 +1,114 @@
-target
-.idea
-.vscode
-.test-projects
-__pycache__
-.pixi
-.build
-.DS_store
+# macOS system files
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Local environment files
+*.local.*
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
+
+# Documentation and build artifacts
 site/
+.build
 .cache
-pytest-temp
-/vendor
+docs/_build/
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+build/
+
+# Conda/Pixi environment related
 *.conda
-*.local.*
+.pixi
+.conda/
+conda-bld/
+.conda-env-vars
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+.tox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.pytest_cache/
+pytest-temp/
+.test-projects/
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+htmlcov/
+.nox/
+.ruff_cache/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+*/.ipynb_checkpoints/*
+
+# Profiling and performance data
+profile.json.gz
+*.prof
+*.pstats
+perf.data*
+massif.out.*
+cachegrind.out.*
+
+# Rust
+target/
+/vendor/
+*.orig
+**/*.rs.bk
+
+# IDE and editor files
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.vim/
+.emacs.d/
+*.sublime-project
+*.sublime-workspace
+
+# Operating system files
+*.tmp
+*.temp
+.fuse_hidden*
+.directory
+.Trash-*
+.nfs*
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+logs/
+
+# Test artifacts
+coverage/
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+.hypothesis/
+
+# Temporary files and caches
+*.cache
+.cache/
+.tmp/
+tmp/
+
+# Security and credentials
+*.pem
+*.key
+*.p12
+.secrets
+secrets.json
+
+# Generated files
+*_pb2.py
+*_pb2_grpc.py
+
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bc2482540c..5761fa307e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -353,6 +353,16 @@ lto = false
 opt-level = 3
 strip = false
 
+[profile.profiling]
+codegen-units = 1    # better line info (slower build, clearer profiles)
+debug = 2            # full debug info
+inherits = "release"
+lto = false          # avoid over-inlining across crates
+opt-level = 1        # less inlining, easier stepping/backtraces
+panic = "unwind"     # needed for backtraces
+# macOS only:
+split-debuginfo = "unpacked"
+strip = "none"               # or "debuginfo" to separate
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 async-trait = { workspace = true }