diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c05cc00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+BasedOnStyle: LLVM
+IndentWidth: 4                 # Use 4 spaces for indentation
+TabWidth: 4                    # Tab width is also 4 spaces
+UseTab: Never                  # Always use spaces instead of tabs
+ColumnLimit: 80                # Wrap lines after 80 characters
+AllowShortLoopsOnASingleLine: true
+AlwaysBreakTemplateDeclarations: true
+BreakConstructorInitializers: BeforeComma
+AlignConsecutiveMacros: true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e64c4c..df19c89 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@
 # Build directories
 build/
 bin/
+.cache
 
 # IDE and editor files
 .vscode/
 .idea/
 *.sublime-project
 *.sublime-workspace
+compile_commands.json
 
 # Dependency directories
 lib/