diff --git a/app/MANIFEST.in b/app/MANIFEST.in
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+include README.md
+include LICENSE
+include pyproject.toml
+include setup.py
+
+exclude tests/*
+exclude fixtures/*
+exclude database/*
+exclude depnav/*
+exclude gitignore_generator/*
+exclude mcp_servers/*
+exclude orchestrator/*
+exclude web/*