diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index fdd1248..bb24fba 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
       "--proto_path=${workspaceRoot}/proto/services",
       "--proto_path=${workspaceRoot}/third_party",
     ]
-  }
+  },
+  "git.autoRepositoryDetection": false,
+  "git.detectSubmodules": false
 }
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diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 3a71866..d1dfc9a 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -15,6 +15,48 @@
         "google/protobuf/empty.proto",
         "services/authentication_service.proto"
       ],
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "git submodule init",
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "git submodule sync",
+        "git submodule update"
+      ],
+      "problemMatcher": []
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "git submodule sync",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "git",
+      "args": [
+        "submodule",
+        "sync",
+        "--recursive"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "git submodule update",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "git",
+      "args": [
+        "submodule",
+        "update",
+        "--init",
+        "--recursive"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "git submodule update",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "git",
+      "args": [
+        "submodule",
+        "foreach",
+        "git",
+        "pull",
+        "origin",
+        "master"
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }
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