diff --git a/ci/dev/fmt.sh b/ci/dev/fmt.sh
index ce9d7518b..d4c28a71e 100755
--- a/ci/dev/fmt.sh
+++ b/ci/dev/fmt.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 main() {
   cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.."
 
-  shfmt -i 2 -w -sr $(git ls-files "*.sh")
+  shfmt -i 2 -w -sr $(git ls-files "*.sh" | grep -v "lib/vscode")
 
   local prettierExts
   prettierExts=(
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ main() {
     "*.yml"
   )
   prettier --write --loglevel=warn $(
-    git ls-files "${prettierExts[@]}" | grep -v 'helm-chart'
+    git ls-files "${prettierExts[@]}" | grep -v "lib/vscode" | grep -v 'helm-chart'
   )
 
   doctoc --title '# FAQ' doc/FAQ.md > /dev/null
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ main() {
   doctoc --title '# Contributing' doc/CONTRIBUTING.md > /dev/null
   doctoc --title '# iPad' doc/ipad.md > /dev/null
 
-  if [[ ${CI-} && $(git ls-files --other --modified --exclude-standard) ]]; then
+  if [[ ${CI-} && $(git ls-files --other --modified --exclude-standard | grep -v "lib/vscode") ]]; then
     echo "Files need generation or are formatted incorrectly:"
     git -c color.ui=always status | grep --color=no '\[31m'
     echo "Please run the following locally:"
diff --git a/ci/dev/lint.sh b/ci/dev/lint.sh
index 82506b327..c5bbd4f4d 100755
--- a/ci/dev/lint.sh
+++ b/ci/dev/lint.sh
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ set -euo pipefail
 main() {
   cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.."
 
-  eslint --max-warnings=0 --fix $(git ls-files "*.ts" "*.tsx" "*.js")
-  stylelint $(git ls-files "*.css")
+  eslint --max-warnings=0 --fix $(git ls-files  "*.ts" "*.tsx" "*.js" | grep -v "lib/vscode")
+  stylelint $(git ls-files  "*.css" | grep -v "lib/vscode")
   tsc --noEmit
-  shellcheck -e SC2046,SC2164,SC2154,SC1091,SC1090,SC2002 $(git ls-files "*.sh")
+  shellcheck -e SC2046,SC2164,SC2154,SC1091,SC1090,SC2002 $(git ls-files  "*.sh" | grep -v "lib/vscode")
   if command -v helm && helm kubeval --help > /dev/null; then
     helm kubeval ci/helm-chart
   fi
diff --git a/doc/CONTRIBUTING.md b/doc/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0832ad007..4247b421a 100644
--- a/doc/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/doc/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 <!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
 # Contributing
 
-  - [Pull Requests](#pull-requests)
-  - [Requirements](#requirements)
-  - [Development Workflow](#development-workflow)
-  - [Build](#build)
-  - [Structure](#structure)
-    - [Modifications to VS Code](#modifications-to-vs-code)
-    - [Currently Known Issues](#currently-known-issues)
+- [Pull Requests](#pull-requests)
+- [Requirements](#requirements)
+- [Development Workflow](#development-workflow)
+- [Build](#build)
+- [Structure](#structure)
+  - [Modifications to VS Code](#modifications-to-vs-code)
+  - [Currently Known Issues](#currently-known-issues)
 
 <!-- END doctoc generated TOC please keep comment here to allow auto update -->