diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 716c13b3..57f9412b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ _*
 *.ts
 *.webm
 *.xml
+*.json
 /.env
 /.idea
 *.m4a
@@ -88,5 +89,5 @@ _*
 
 *.zip
 
+.emacs*
 .vscode
-
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7af04e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# runtime dependencies
+dukpy