# Catalog Field Reference

## Required Fields

### `catalog_version`

Catalog record format version.

Current value:

```json
1

Create a `.gitignore`:

```bash
cat > .gitignore <<'EOF'
# Generated exports
/exports/*
!/exports/.gitkeep

# Generated indexes
/indexes/*
!/indexes/.gitkeep

# Local and temporary files
*.tmp
*.bak
*.log
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db
.vscode/
.idea/