diff --git a/api/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/api/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index d62dcd9..48a679e 100644
--- a/api/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/api/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -20,25 +20,15 @@
 		"vscode": {
 			// Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
 			"settings": {
-				"python.defaultInterpreterPath": "/usr/local/bin/python",
-				"python.linting.enabled": true,
-				"python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
-				"python.formatting.autopep8Path": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/autopep8",
-				"python.formatting.blackPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/black",
-				"python.formatting.yapfPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/yapf",
-				"python.linting.banditPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/bandit",
-				"python.linting.flake8Path": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/flake8",
-				"python.linting.mypyPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/mypy",
-				"python.linting.pycodestylePath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/pycodestyle",
-				"python.linting.pydocstylePath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/pydocstyle",
-				"python.linting.pylintPath": "/usr/local/py-utils/bin/pylint"
+				"python.defaultInterpreterPath": "/usr/local/bin/python"
 			},
 			// Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
 			"extensions": [
 				"be5invis.toml",
 				"mhutchie.git-graph",
 				"ms-python.python",
-				"ms-python.flake8",
+				"ms-python.black-formatter",
+				// "ms-python.flake8",
 				"ms-python.isort",
 				"ms-python.vscode-pylance"
 			]
diff --git a/api/.vscode/settings.json b/api/.vscode/settings.json
index 3edcec7..9254a19 100644
--- a/api/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/api/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 {
-    "python.testing.pytestArgs": [
-      "tests"
-    ],
-    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
-    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
-    "python.linting.enabled": true,
-    "python.linting.pylintEnabled": false,
-    "python.linting.flake8Enabled": true,
-    "python.languageServer": "Pylance",
-    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
-    "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
-      "source.organizeImports": true
-    },
-    "git.closeDiffOnOperation": true,
-    "python.analysis.typeCheckingMode": "basic"
-  }
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+  "python.linting.enabled": true,
+  "python.linting.pylintEnabled": false,
+  "python.linting.flake8Enabled": true,
+  "python.languageServer": "Pylance",
+  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+  "[python]": {
+    "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-python.black-formatter"
+  },
+  "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
+    "source.organizeImports": true
+  },
+  "git.closeDiffOnOperation": true,
+  "python.analysis.typeCheckingMode": "basic",
+  "python.analysis.diagnosticMode": "workspace",
+}
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