diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/update-docs.yml
index aba62406..1d231e57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-docs.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
       - master
     paths:
       - docs/user/**/*
+      - docs/.vscode/**/*
+      - docs/assets/**/*
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           path: foam
-      - name: Copy and fixup user docs files          
+      - name: Copy and fixup user docs files
         id: copy
         run: |
           rm -r foam-template/docs
diff --git a/docs/.vscode/extensions.json b/docs/.vscode/extensions.json
index 0c3962ba..b54971c7 100644
--- a/docs/.vscode/extensions.json
+++ b/docs/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -8,15 +8,6 @@
     // Prettier for auto formatting code
     "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
 
-    // GitLens for seeing version history inline
-    "eamodio.gitlens",
-
-    // Tons of markdown goodies (lists, tables of content, so much more)
-    "yzhang.markdown-all-in-one",
-
-    // Graph visualizer
-    "tchayen.markdown-links",
-
     // Understated grayscale theme (light and dark variants)
     "philipbe.theme-gray-matter"
   ]
diff --git a/docs/.vscode/foam.json b/docs/.vscode/foam.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 38a4eab3..00000000
--- a/docs/.vscode/foam.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "purpose": "this file exists to tell the foam-vscode plugin that it's currently in a foam workspace",
-  "future": "we may use this for custom configuration"
-}
diff --git a/docs/.vscode/keybindings.json b/docs/.vscode/keybindings.json
index 7f6d7f66..cf9785f4 100644
--- a/docs/.vscode/keybindings.json
+++ b/docs/.vscode/keybindings.json
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 [
   {
     "key": "cmd+shift+n",
-    "command": "vscodeMarkdownNotes.newNote"
+    "command": "foam-vscode.create-note"
   }
 ]
diff --git a/docs/.vscode/settings.json b/docs/.vscode/settings.json
index 4a71fbb9..7a19f9f3 100644
--- a/docs/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/docs/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "editor.overviewRulerBorder": false,
   "editor.lineHeight": 24,
   "foam.edit.linkReferenceDefinitions": "withExtensions",
-  "vscodeMarkdownNotes.noteCompletionConvention": "noExtension",
   "[markdown]": {
     "editor.quickSuggestions": {
       "other": true,
@@ -13,21 +12,11 @@
       "strings": false
     }
   },
-  "cSpell.language": "en-GB",
   "git.enableSmartCommit": true,
   "git.postCommitCommand": "sync",
-  "spellright.language": [
-    "en"
-  ],
-  "spellright.documentTypes": [
-    "markdown",
-    "plaintext"
-  ],
   "files.exclude": {
     "_site/**": true
   },
   "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
-  "markdown.styles": [
-    ".vscode/custom-tag-style.css"
-  ]
+  "markdown.styles": [".vscode/custom-tag-style.css"]
 }
diff --git a/docs/.vscode/spellright.dict b/docs/.vscode/spellright.dict
deleted file mode 100644
index b2f6ba9e..00000000
--- a/docs/.vscode/spellright.dict
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Backlinking