diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a43f994..4376aec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ node_modules/
 # Runtime data — never commit
 data/jobs_queue.json
 data/applications_log.json
+data/search_progress.json
+data/searcher_last_run.json
+data/applier_last_run.json
 
 # User config — contains credentials, never commit
 config/settings.json
diff --git a/data/search_progress.json b/data/search_progress.json
deleted file mode 100644
index bff6bb0..0000000
--- a/data/search_progress.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "lookback_days": 90,
-  "started_at": 1741220400000,
-  "completed": ["linkedin:Founding GTM"],
-  "pending": ["linkedin:Enterprise AE", "wellfound:Founding GTM"],
-  "stats:linkedin:Founding GTM": { "found": 913, "added": 814, "completed_at": 1741224000000 }
-}
diff --git a/data/searcher_last_run.json b/data/searcher_last_run.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f68b5a..0000000
--- a/data/searcher_last_run.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "started_at": 1772757505890,
-  "finished_at": null,
-  "finished": false,
-  "added": 40,
-  "seen": 146,
-  "skipped_dupes": 106,
-  "platforms": []
-}
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