diff --git a/lua/plugins/vscode.lua b/lua/plugins/vscode.lua
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+++ b/lua/plugins/vscode.lua
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+-- don't do anything in non-vscode instances
+if not vim.g.vscode then return {} end
+
+-- a list of known working plugins with vscode-neovim, update with your own plugins
+local plugins = {
+  "lazy.nvim",
+  "AstroNvim",
+  "astrocore",
+  "astroui",
+  "Comment.nvim",
+  "nvim-autopairs",
+  "nvim-treesitter",
+  "nvim-ts-autotag",
+  "nvim-treesitter-textobjects",
+  "nvim-ts-context-commentstring",
+  "nvim-surround",
+}
+
+local Config = require "lazy.core.config"
+-- disable plugin update checking
+Config.options.checker.enabled = false
+Config.options.change_detection.enabled = false
+-- replace the default `cond`
+Config.options.defaults.cond = function(plugin) return vim.tbl_contains(plugins, plugin.name) end
+
+---@type LazySpec
+return {
+  -- add a few keybindings
+  {
+    "AstroNvim/astrocore",
+    ---@type AstroCoreOpts
+    opts = {
+      mappings = {
+        n = {
+          ["<Leader>ff"] = "<CMD>Find<CR>",
+          ["<Leader>fw"] = "<CMD>call VSCodeNotify('workbench.action.findInFiles')<CR>",
+          ["<Leader>ls"] = "<CMD>call VSCodeNotify('workbench.action.gotoSymbol')<CR>",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  -- disable colorscheme setting
+  { "AstroNvim/astroui", opts = { colorscheme = false } },
+  -- disable treesitter highlighting
+  {
+    "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
+    opts = { highlight = { enable = false } },
+  },
+}