diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -95,4 +95,5 @@ AGENTS.md
 /SourcePackages
 
 # Local JSON configs — not committed, discovered at runtime via folder reference
-SampleApps/PingExample/PingExample/Configs/
+SampleApps/PingExample/PingExample/Configs/*
+!SampleApps/PingExample/PingExample/Configs/.gitkeep
diff --git a/SampleApps/PingExample/PingExample/Configs/.gitkeep b/SampleApps/PingExample/PingExample/Configs/.gitkeep
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