diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ac8899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Python cache and build artifacts
+__pycache__/
+*.py[oc]
+*.egg-info
+build/
+dist/
+wheels/
+
+# Virtual environments
+.venv
+venv/
+
+# Git repository
+.git/
+.gitignore
+
+# Docker files
+Dockerfile*
+.dockerignore
+docker-compose*.yml
+
+# IDE and editor files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Development and testing
+.coverage
+.pytest_cache/
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+
+# Environment files
+.env*
+*.local*
+
+# Database files
+*.db*
+
+# OS-specific
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Documentation and specs (not needed in runtime)
+docs/
+specs/
+CLAUDE.md
+
+# CI/CD
+.github/
+.gitlab-ci.yml
+
+# Reports (generated by security scans, not needed in runtime)
+bandit-report.json
+pip-audit-report.json
+sbom.json
+
+# Task runner
+Taskfile.yml
+
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index bea4d72..9ac8a23 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ The general purpose of mcp-optimizer is to develop a MCP server that acts as an
 - The main server code is located in `src/mcp_optimizer/server.py`
 - The database configuration and CRUD operations are in `src/mcp_optimizer/db/`
 - The mcp-optimizer CLI implementation is located in `src/mcp_optimizer/cli.py`
-- The evaluation CLI is located at `evaluation/src/mcp_optimizer_eval/cli.py`
 
 ## Development Workflow
 - After adding or modifying code, use `task format` to automatically format the code