diff --git a/templates/default/.gitignore b/templates/default/.gitignore
index 02a869d..a343c6d 100644
--- a/templates/default/.gitignore
+++ b/templates/default/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# generic
-.local
-
 # direnv
 .direnv/
 .env
@@ -12,8 +9,16 @@ result-*
 
 # rust
 target/
-.cargo/
 
 # nixago: ignore-linked-files
-/treefmt.toml
 treefmt.toml
+
+# nats
+rust/*/tmp
+rust/*/jwt
+rust/*/*/test_leaf_server.conf
+rust/*/*/leaf_server.conf
+rust/*/*/resolver.conf
+leaf_server.conf
+.local
+
diff --git a/templates/default/nix/formatter.nix b/templates/default/nix/formatter.nix
index 1308b56..34ddf09 100644
--- a/templates/default/nix/formatter.nix
+++ b/templates/default/nix/formatter.nix
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ let
         "LICENSE"
         # unsupported extensions
         "*.{gif,png,svg,tape,mts,lock,mod,sum,env,envrc,gitignore}"
-
-        # link to a read-only store-path
-        "treefmt.toml"
       ];
 
       formatter = {