diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1946d3b..526ae32 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 *.egg-info/
 
-# Local SQLite database — contains connection rows + user state.
-pipekit.db
+# SQLite WAL/journal artifacts — db file itself is tracked for backup.
 pipekit.db-journal
 pipekit.db-wal
 pipekit.db-shm
diff --git a/pipekit.db b/pipekit.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..733b678
Binary files /dev/null and b/pipekit.db differ