diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 133694f8..6583b570 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "editor.defaultFormatter": "xaver.clang-format"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "xaver.clang-format",
+    "files.exclude": {
+        "toolchain/build/**": true,
+        "toolchain/tarballs/**": true,
+    },
+    "search.exclude": {
+        "toolchain/build/**": true,
+        "toolchain/tarballs/**": true,
+    },
+    "editor.tabSize": 4,
+    "files.trimFinalNewlines": true,
+    "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
+    "git.inputValidationLength": 72,
+    "git.inputValidationSubjectLength": 72
+}