diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8820a898..b846dad8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ package-lock.json
 private/
 
 # Generated UI files (built from viewer-template.html)
-src/ui/viewer.html
\ No newline at end of file
+src/ui/viewer.html
+
+# Local MCP server config (for development only)
+.mcp.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.mcp.json b/.mcp.json
index b0b26bb7..da39e4ff 100644
--- a/.mcp.json
+++ b/.mcp.json
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "mcpServers": {
-    "old-claude-mem": {
-      "command": "uvx",
-      "args": [
-        "chroma-mcp",
-        "--client-type",
-        "persistent",
-        "--data-dir",
-        "/Users/alexnewman/.claude-mem/backups/chroma-backup-20251005-222403"
-      ]
-    }
-  }
+  "mcpServers": {}
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8fe12c16..a3f32130 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "7.0.10",
+  "version": "7.1.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "claude-mem",
-      "version": "7.0.10",
+      "version": "7.1.5",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": "^0.1.67",
diff --git a/scripts/sync-marketplace.cjs b/scripts/sync-marketplace.cjs
index dc675969..de36b370 100644
--- a/scripts/sync-marketplace.cjs
+++ b/scripts/sync-marketplace.cjs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function getPluginVersion() {
 console.log('Syncing to marketplace...');
 try {
   execSync(
-    'rsync -av --delete --exclude=.git ./ ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/',
+    'rsync -av --delete --exclude=.git --exclude=/.mcp.json ./ ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/thedotmack/',
     { stdio: 'inherit' }
   );