diff --git a/.fortls.json b/.fortls.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4fd1e84ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.fortls.json
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+{
+    "source_dirs": [
+        "src/",
+        "src/common/",
+        "src/simulation/",
+        "src/pre_process/",
+        "src/post_process/"
+    ],
+    "excl_paths": [
+        "benchmarks/",
+        "examples/",
+        "tests/",
+        "misc/",
+        "src/pre_process/include/2dHardcodedIC.fpp",
+        "src/pre_process/include/3dHardcodedIC.fpp",
+        "src/pre_process/include/ExtrusionHardcodedIC.fpp"
+    ],
+    "include_dirs": [
+        "src/common/include/",
+        "src/simulation/include/",
+        "src/pre_process/include/",
+        "src/post_process/include/"
+    ],
+    "pp_suffixes": [".fpp"],
+    "pp_defs": {
+        "MFC": 1,
+        "MFC_DOUBLE_PRECISION": 1
+    },
+    "lowercase_intrinsics": true,
+    "debug_log": false,
+    "disable_diagnostics": true,
+    "use_signature_help": true,
+    "variable_hover": true,
+    "hover_signature": true,
+    "enable_code_actions": true,
+    "mod_dirs": [
+        "build/pre_process/",
+        "build/simulation/",
+        "build/post_process/",
+        "build/common/"
+    ],
+    "ext_mod_dirs": [
+        "/usr/include/",
+        "/usr/local/include/",
+        "/opt/homebrew/include/"
+    ],
+    "implicit_external_mods": [
+        "mpi",
+        "m_thermochem",
+        "hipfort",
+        "hipfort_check",
+        "hipfort_hipfft",
+        "cutensorex",
+        "silo_f9x",
+        "m_model"
+    ],
+    "disable_diagnostics_for_external_modules": true,
+    "max_line_length": 132,
+    "symbol_skip_mem": [
+        "mpi_*"
+    ],
+    "disable_var_diagnostics": true,
+    "disable_fypp": false,
+    "fypp_strict": false,
+    "error_suppression_list": [
+        "include-not-found",
+        "mod-not-found",
+        "var-masking",
+        "declared-twice",
+        "no-matching-declaration",
+        "invalid-parent",
+        "parsing-error",
+        "fypp-error",
+        "preprocessor-error",
+        "syntax-error",
+        "semantic-error",
+        "type-error",
+        "undefined-variable",
+        "line-too-long"
+    ],
+    "incremental_sync": false,
+    "debug_parser": false,
+    "skip_parse_errors": true,
+    "disable_parser": [
+        "src/post_process/m_data_output.fpp",
+        "src/pre_process/include/ExtrusionHardcodedIC.fpp",
+        "src/pre_process/m_checker.fpp",
+        "src/pre_process/include/2dHardcodedIC.fpp",
+        "src/pre_process/include/3dHardcodedIC.fpp",
+        "src/simulation/m_qbmm.fpp",
+        "src/common/m_variables_conversion.fpp",
+        "src/simulation/m_global_parameters.fpp"
+    ]
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.fortlsrc b/.fortlsrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..276e712ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.fortlsrc
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+{
+    "source_dirs": [
+        "src/",
+        "src/common/",
+        "src/simulation/",
+        "src/pre_process/",
+        "src/post_process/"
+    ],
+    "excl_paths": [
+        "benchmarks/",
+        "examples/",
+        "tests/",
+        "misc/",
+        "src/pre_process/include/2dHardcodedIC.fpp",
+        "src/pre_process/include/3dHardcodedIC.fpp",
+        "src/pre_process/include/ExtrusionHardcodedIC.fpp",
+        "**/m_nvtx*",
+        "**/syscheck.fpp"
+    ],
+    "include_dirs": [
+        "src/common/include/",
+        "src/simulation/include/",
+        "src/pre_process/include/",
+        "src/post_process/include/"
+    ],
+    "pp_suffixes": [".fpp"],
+    "pp_defs": {
+        "MFC": 1,
+        "MFC_DOUBLE_PRECISION": 1
+    },
+    "lowercase_intrinsics": true,
+    "debug_log": true,
+    "disable_diagnostics": false,
+    "use_signature_help": true,
+    "variable_hover": true,
+    "hover_signature": true,
+    "enable_code_actions": true,
+    "mod_dirs": [
+        "build/pre_process/",
+        "build/simulation/",
+        "build/post_process/",
+        "build/common/"
+    ],
+    "ext_mod_dirs": [
+        "/usr/include/",
+        "/usr/local/include/",
+        "/opt/homebrew/include/"
+    ],
+    "implicit_external_mods": [
+        "mpi",
+        "m_thermochem",
+        "m_variables_conversion",
+        "hipfort",
+        "hipfort_check",
+        "hipfort_hipfft",
+        "cutensorex",
+        "silo_f9x",
+        "m_model"
+    ],
+    "disable_diagnostics_for_external_modules": true,
+    "max_line_length": -1,
+    "max_comment_line_length": -1,
+    "symbol_skip_mem": [
+        "mpi_*"
+    ],
+    "disable_var_diagnostics": false,
+    "disable_fypp": false,
+    "fypp_strict": false,
+    "error_suppression_list": [
+        "include-not-found",
+        "mod-not-found",
+        "module-not-found",
+        "declared-twice",
+        "no-matching-declaration",
+        "invalid-parent",
+        "parsing-error",
+        "fypp-error",
+        "preprocessor-error",
+        "implicit-type"
+    ],
+    "incremental_sync": false,
+    "debug_parser": false,
+    "skip_parse_errors": true,
+    "disable_parser": [
+        "src/post_process/m_data_output.fpp",
+        "src/pre_process/include/ExtrusionHardcodedIC.fpp",
+        "src/pre_process/m_checker.fpp",
+        "src/pre_process/include/2dHardcodedIC.fpp",
+        "src/pre_process/include/3dHardcodedIC.fpp",
+        "src/simulation/m_qbmm.fpp",
+        "src/common/m_variables_conversion.fpp",
+        "src/simulation/m_global_parameters.fpp",
+        "**/m_nvtx*",
+        "**/syscheck.fpp"
+    ]
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
index 68fe8d9259..93ab326894 100644
--- a/.vscode/extensions.json
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
-    "recommendations": [
+    "recommendations": [],
+    "unwantedRecommendations": [
         "fortran-lang.linter-gfortran"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 8eb2c50312..ab9cd6f770 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "editor.detectIndentation": false,
     "editor.insertSpaces":      true,
-    "editor.tabSize":           4,
+    "editor.tabSize":           2,
     "editor.rulers":            [ 80, 120 ],
     "files.exclude": {
         "**/.git":      true,
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         "**/build":     true,
         "**/*.o":       true,
         "**/*.mod":     true,
+        "**/misc/**":   true
     },
 
     "cmake.configureOnOpen": false,
@@ -17,15 +18,78 @@
 
     "files.associations": {
         "*.f90": "FortranFreeForm",
-        "*.fpp": "FortranFreeForm",
+        "*.fpp": "FortranFreeForm"
     },
 
-    "fortran.preferredCase":       "lowercase",
-    "fortran.linter.includePaths": [
-        "${workspacefolder}/src/${fileDirname}",
-        "${workspacefolder}/src/${fileDirname}/include",
-        "${workspacefolder}/src/common",
-        "${workspacefolder}/src/common/include"
-    ],
-    "fortran.linter.extraArgs":    ["--free-form"],
+    // Disable the extension entirely at workspace level
+    "extensions.ignoreRecommendations": true,
+    "extensions.autoCheckUpdates": false,
+    
+    "fortran.preferredCase": "lowercase",
+    
+    // Disable built-in linter completely but enable fortls
+    "fortran.disabled": false,
+    "fortran.linter.enabled": false,
+    "fortran.linter.gfortran.enabled": false,
+    "fortran.linter.compiler": "",
+    "fortran.linter.diagnostics": false,
+    "fortran.linter.gfortran.diagnostics": false,
+    "fortran.linter.modOutput": "",
+    "fortran.linter.includePaths": [],
+    "fortran.linter.extraArgs": [],
+    "fortran.provideDiagnostics": false,
+    "fortran.provideCompletion": false,
+    "fortran.provideHover": false,
+    "fortran.provideSymbols": false,
+    "fortran.validation.enabled": false,
+    "fortran.validation.diagnostics": false,
+    "fortran.symbols": false,
+    "fortran.hover": false,
+    
+    // Enable ONLY fortls language server
+    "fortran.enableLanguageServer": true,
+    "fortran.languageServer": "fortls",
+    "fortran.fortls.disabled": false,
+    "fortran.fortls.path": "fortls",
+    
+    // Try to disable any built-in language features
+    "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": false,
+    "editor.suggest.showWords": false,
+    "editor.suggest.showSnippets": false,
+    
+    "[fortran]": {
+        "editor.tabSize": 2,
+        "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": false
+    },
+    "[fortran-free]": {
+        "editor.tabSize": 2,
+        "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": false
+    },
+    "[FortranFreeForm]": {
+        "editor.tabSize": 2,
+        "editor.semanticHighlighting.enabled": false
+    },
+    
+    // File exclusions - multiple layers of exclusion
+    "files.watcherExclude": {
+        "**/misc/**": true,
+        "**/benchmarks/**": true,
+        "**/examples/**": true,
+        "**/tests/**": true,
+        "**/build/**": true,
+        "**/m_nvtx*": true,
+        "**/syscheck.fpp": true
+    },
+    
+    "search.exclude": {
+        "**/misc/**": true,
+        "**/benchmarks/**": true,
+        "**/examples/**": true,
+        "**/tests/**": true,
+        "**/build/**": true
+    },
+    
+    // Keep problems panel available
+    "problems.showOn": "toggle",
+    "problems.defaultViewMode": "list"
 }