diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+credentials/
+sysadm-provisioning/
+swh-*/
diff --git a/.mrconfig b/.mrconfig
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+# keep the list sorted alphabetically by local repo name
+
+[credentials]
+checkout = git clone 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/credentials' 'credentials'
+
+[swh-apps]
+checkout = git clone 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/swh-apps' 'swh-apps'
+
+[swh-charts]
+checkout = git clone 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/swh-charts' 'swh-charts'
+
+[sysadm-provisioning]
+checkout = git clone 'https://forge.softwareheritage.org/source/swh-sysadmin-provisioning' 'sysadm-provisioning'