diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ monorepo.md
 
 # test coverage
 coverage
+
+# user config
+~/.super-multica/
diff --git a/~/.super-multica/channels.json5 b/~/.super-multica/channels.json5
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