chore: initialize minions template repository

.gitignore

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+# OS artifacts
+.DS_Store
+**/.DS_Store
+
+# Local operator/minion scratch context
+.mm.md
+
+# Secrets and local environment files
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+*.pem
+*.key
+*.p12
+*.pfx
+
+# Editor and workspace settings
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Logs and temporary files
+*.log
+*.tmp
+*.temp
+*.bak
+*.orig
+
+# Python artifacts (if minions/scripts are added)
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+.venv/
+venv/
+
+# Node artifacts (if helper tooling is added)
+node_modules/
+dist/
+coverage/