Visual Studio Code (vscode) Configuration Tweaks - Revision history

Weiler at 18:00, 11 April 2026

2026-04-11T18:00:19Z

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	Then close vscode. The most reliable is to click on the bottom left where it usually says "SSH: mustard.prism" (or whatever server you are connected to). That populates the dropdown from the search bar, and at the bottom there is an action: "Close Remote Connection". Otherwise it seems to reconnect, stay connected in the background sometimes. Then save any open files you have in vscode and close vscode on your laptop or workstation, then re-open it.		Then close vscode. The most reliable is to click on the bottom left where it usually says "SSH: mustard.prism" (or whatever server you are connected to). That populates the dropdown from the search bar, and at the bottom there is an action: "Close Remote Connection". Otherwise it seems to reconnect, stay connected in the background sometimes. Then save any open files you have in vscode and close vscode on your laptop or workstation, then re-open it.

	== Cursor / Positron / ~~Angigravity~~==		== Cursor / Positron / Antigravity==

	Since these IDEs are a fork of VSCode, they works exactly the same way, except the path to the file is different:		Since these IDEs are a fork of VSCode, they works exactly the same way, except the path to the file is different:

Weiler at 18:00, 11 April 2026

2026-04-11T18:00:03Z

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	Then close vscode. The most reliable is to click on the bottom left where it usually says "SSH: mustard.prism" (or whatever server you are connected to). That populates the dropdown from the search bar, and at the bottom there is an action: "Close Remote Connection". Otherwise it seems to reconnect, stay connected in the background sometimes. Then save any open files you have in vscode and close vscode on your laptop or workstation, then re-open it.		Then close vscode. The most reliable is to click on the bottom left where it usually says "SSH: mustard.prism" (or whatever server you are connected to). That populates the dropdown from the search bar, and at the bottom there is an action: "Close Remote Connection". Otherwise it seems to reconnect, stay connected in the background sometimes. Then save any open files you have in vscode and close vscode on your laptop or workstation, then re-open it.

	== Cursor ==		== Cursor / Positron / Angigravity==

	Since ~~Cursor is~~ a fork of VSCode, it works exactly the same way, except the path to the file is different:		Since these IDEs are a fork of VSCode, they works exactly the same way, except the path to the file is different:

	~/.cursor-server/data/Machine/settings.json		~/.cursor-server/data/Machine/settings.json
			~/.positron-server/data/Machine/settings.json
			~/.antigravity-server/data/Machine/settings.json


	The contents of the JSON file is exactly as above however:		The contents of the JSON file is exactly as above however:

Weiler: /* Claude Code VSCode Extension */

2026-04-11T16:28:44Z

Claude Code VSCode Extension

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	dist/		dist/
	*.log		*.log
	.claude/ # Claude's own internal ~~metadataPut~~ that .claudeignore file in the root of any projects you ~~have…Maybe~~ even in your homedir or your lab’s top level directory.		.claude/ # Claude's own internal metadata. Put that .claudeignore file in the root of any projects you have... Maybe even in your homedir or your lab’s top level directory.

	Or literally just use ** and exclude everything if you don’t need it to index anything.		Or literally just use ** and exclude everything if you don’t need it to index anything.

Weiler at 22:59, 10 April 2026

2026-04-10T22:59:59Z

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	Then close vscode. The most reliable is to click on the bottom left where it usually says "SSH: mustard.prism" (or whatever server you are connected to). That populates the dropdown from the search bar, and at the bottom there is an action: "Close Remote Connection". Otherwise it seems to reconnect, stay connected in the background sometimes. Then save any open files you have in vscode and close vscode on your laptop or workstation, then re-open it.		Then close vscode. The most reliable is to click on the bottom left where it usually says "SSH: mustard.prism" (or whatever server you are connected to). That populates the dropdown from the search bar, and at the bottom there is an action: "Close Remote Connection". Otherwise it seems to reconnect, stay connected in the background sometimes. Then save any open files you have in vscode and close vscode on your laptop or workstation, then re-open it.

			== Cursor ==

			Since Cursor is a fork of VSCode, it works exactly the same way, except the path to the file is different:

			~/.cursor-server/data/Machine/settings.json

			The contents of the JSON file is exactly as above however:

			{
			"search.exclude": {
			"**": true
			},
			"files.watcherExclude": {
			"**": true
			},
			"search.followSymlinks": false,
			"editor.quickSuggestions": {
			"other": false,
			"comments": false,
			"strings": false
			},
			"search.useIgnoreFiles": true,
			"search.useGlobalIgnoreFiles": true,
			"search.useRipgrep": false,
			"search.quickOpen.includeHistory": false,
			"search.quickOpen.includeSymbols": false,
			"remote.SSH.enableRemotePhpProxy": false
			}

	== Claude Code VSCode Extension ==		== Claude Code VSCode Extension ==

Weiler at 21:42, 10 April 2026

2026-04-10T21:42:53Z

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			__TOC__

			== Tuning VSCode ==

	Visual Studio Code (vscode) is a popular IDE used for writing code, and many people use the remote functionality feature to edit code on a remote server, which is very cool. But the issue with vscode is that it frequently opens way to many files on the remote server in an attempt to cache search databases and code modifications, and that unnecessarily puts a large burden on the remote server kernel for caching filehandles an such, slow down the remote filesystem and server you are working on.		Visual Studio Code (vscode) is a popular IDE used for writing code, and many people use the remote functionality feature to edit code on a remote server, which is very cool. But the issue with vscode is that it frequently opens way to many files on the remote server in an attempt to cache search databases and code modifications, and that unnecessarily puts a large burden on the remote server kernel for caching filehandles an such, slow down the remote filesystem and server you are working on.

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	Then close vscode. The most reliable is to click on the bottom left where it usually says "SSH: mustard.prism" (or whatever server you are connected to). That populates the dropdown from the search bar, and at the bottom there is an action: "Close Remote Connection". Otherwise it seems to reconnect, stay connected in the background sometimes. Then save any open files you have in vscode and close vscode on your laptop or workstation, then re-open it.		Then close vscode. The most reliable is to click on the bottom left where it usually says "SSH: mustard.prism" (or whatever server you are connected to). That populates the dropdown from the search bar, and at the bottom there is an action: "Close Remote Connection". Otherwise it seems to reconnect, stay connected in the background sometimes. Then save any open files you have in vscode and close vscode on your laptop or workstation, then re-open it.

			== Claude Code VSCode Extension ==

			Also - if you use the Claude Code extension, then make sure Claude is not doing the same thing!

			Use '''.claudeignore'''. This is crucial. Configure it to explicitly ignore any large data directories (like /private/groups/brookslab/ or miniconda3) inside the project root. The file may look something like this:

			# --- Large Data Directories ---
			# Ignore the massive Nextflow or Snakemake work directories
			work/
			.nextflow/
			results/

			# --- Environment & Dependencies ---
			# These are "metadata bombs" with thousands of tiny files
			node_modules/
			miniconda*/
			miniforge*/
			brookslab/
			.venv/
			venv/
			__pycache__/
			*.pyc

			# --- Hidden System Files ---
			# Crucial for Ceph: ignore the Mac resource forks
			/__MACOSX/
			**/.DS_Store

			# --- Build & Logs ---
			build/
			dist/
			*.log
			.claude/ # Claude's own internal metadataPut that .claudeignore file in the root of any projects you have…Maybe even in your homedir or your lab’s top level directory.

			Or literally just use ** and exclude everything if you don’t need it to index anything.

Weiler at 21:37, 10 April 2026

2026-04-10T21:37:31Z

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	Create that file if it does not already exist. Then put the following text in it:		Create that file if it does not already exist. Then put the following text in it:

			{
	"search.exclude": {		"search.exclude": {
	"**": true		"**": true
	},		},
	"files.watcherExclude": {		"files.watcherExclude": {
	"**": true		"**": true
	},		},
	"search.followSymlinks": false,		"search.followSymlinks": false,
	"editor.quickSuggestions": {		"editor.quickSuggestions": {
	"other": false,		"other": false,
	"comments": false,		"comments": false,
	"strings": false		"strings": false
	},		},
	"search.useIgnoreFiles": true,		"search.useIgnoreFiles": true,
	"search.useGlobalIgnoreFiles": true,		"search.useGlobalIgnoreFiles": true,
	"search.useRipgrep": false,		"search.useRipgrep": false,
	"search.quickOpen.includeHistory": false,		"search.quickOpen.includeHistory": false,
	"search.quickOpen.includeSymbols": false,		"search.quickOpen.includeSymbols": false,
	"remote.SSH.enableRemotePhpProxy": false		"remote.SSH.enableRemotePhpProxy": false
			}

	Then close vscode. The most reliable is to click on the bottom left where it usually says "SSH: mustard.prism" (or whatever server you are connected to). That populates the dropdown from the search bar, and at the bottom there is an action: "Close Remote Connection". Otherwise it seems to reconnect, stay connected in the background sometimes. Then save any open files you have in vscode and close vscode on your laptop or workstation, then re-open it.		Then close vscode. The most reliable is to click on the bottom left where it usually says "SSH: mustard.prism" (or whatever server you are connected to). That populates the dropdown from the search bar, and at the bottom there is an action: "Close Remote Connection". Otherwise it seems to reconnect, stay connected in the background sometimes. Then save any open files you have in vscode and close vscode on your laptop or workstation, then re-open it.

Weiler at 21:33, 10 April 2026

2026-04-10T21:33:16Z

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	"files.watcherExclude": {		"files.watcherExclude": {
	"**": true		"**": true
	}		},
	"search.followSymlinks": false,		"search.followSymlinks": false,
	"editor.quickSuggestions": {		"editor.quickSuggestions": {

Weiler at 21:32, 10 April 2026

2026-04-10T21:32:46Z

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	Create that file if it does not already exist. Then put the following text in it:		Create that file if it does not already exist. Then put the following text in it:

	{
	"search.exclude": {		"search.exclude": {
	"**": true		"**": true
	},		},
	"files.watcherExclude": {		"files.watcherExclude": {
	"**": true		"**": true
	}		}
	},
	"search.followSymlinks": false,		"search.followSymlinks": false,
	"editor.quickSuggestions": {		"editor.quickSuggestions": {

Weiler at 21:26, 10 April 2026

2026-04-10T21:26:41Z

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	{		{
	"search.exclude": {		"search.exclude": {
	"**": true		"**": true
	},		},
	"files.watcherExclude": {		"files.watcherExclude": {
	"**": true		"**": true
	}		}
	},		},
	"search.followSymlinks": false,		"search.followSymlinks": false,

Weiler at 21:14, 10 April 2026

2026-04-10T21:14:40Z

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	},		},
	"search.useIgnoreFiles": true,		"search.useIgnoreFiles": true,
	"search.useGlobalIgnoreFiles": true		"search.useGlobalIgnoreFiles": true,
			"search.useRipgrep": false,
			"search.quickOpen.includeHistory": false,
			"search.quickOpen.includeSymbols": false,
			"remote.SSH.enableRemotePhpProxy": false

	Then close vscode. The most reliable is to click on the bottom left where it usually says "SSH: mustard.prism" (or whatever server you are connected to). That populates the dropdown from the search bar, and at the bottom there is an action: "Close Remote Connection". Otherwise it seems to reconnect, stay connected in the background sometimes. Then save any open files you have in vscode and close vscode on your laptop or workstation, then re-open it.		Then close vscode. The most reliable is to click on the bottom left where it usually says "SSH: mustard.prism" (or whatever server you are connected to). That populates the dropdown from the search bar, and at the bottom there is an action: "Close Remote Connection". Otherwise it seems to reconnect, stay connected in the background sometimes. Then save any open files you have in vscode and close vscode on your laptop or workstation, then re-open it.