diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a871d41..1a8f849 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sway-flash-indicator"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "directories",
  "futures-util",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c5639ba..0fc0c91 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "sway-flash-indicator"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.3.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/packaging/PKGBUILD b/packaging/PKGBUILD
index 4e63c36..9331c57 100644
--- a/packaging/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Alex Janka <alex@alexjanka.com>
 
 pkgname=sway-flash-indicator
-pkgver=0.2.1
+pkgver=0.3.0
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="flashes sway indicator border rather than always showing it"
 arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index de7f282..6cf792b 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub flash_colour: Lab,
     pub autosplit_enabled: bool,
     pub autosplit_ratio: f64,
+    pub output_blocklist: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 pub fn parse_config() -> Res<()> {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             },
             autosplit_enabled: true,
             autosplit_ratio: 1.0,
+            output_blocklist: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 696aea0..51413a8 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     TomlDe(#[from] toml::de::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
     TomlSer(#[from] toml::ser::Error),
+    #[error("node not found")]
+    NodeNotFound,
 }
 
 impl<T> From<tokio::sync::SetError<T>> for Error {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9e8bc0d..13e17e9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ async fn main() -> Res<()> {
         .await?;
 
     let mut fut: Option<tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>> = None;
+    let mut recent_code = None;
 
     while let Some(event) = events.next().await {
         if let Ok(event) = event {
@@ -62,9 +63,37 @@ async fn main() -> Res<()> {
                 swayipc_async::Event::Window(window)
                     if window.change != swayipc_async::WindowChange::Mark =>
                 {
+                    let node = window.container;
+
+                    if window.change == swayipc_async::WindowChange::New
+                        && node.app_id == Some(String::from("code-url-handler"))
+                    {
+                        recent_code = Some((std::time::Instant::now(), node.id));
+                    } else if recent_code.is_some_and(|(t, _)| {
+                        std::time::Instant::now().duration_since(t)
+                            > std::time::Duration::from_millis(200)
+                    }) {
+                        recent_code = None;
+                    }
+
+                    if let Some((_, id)) = recent_code {
+                        if id == node.id && window.change == swayipc_async::WindowChange::Focus {
+                            recent_code = None;
+                            log::info!("focused the window we want with id {id}");
+                            if let Err(e) = code_trigger(
+                                &mut autosplit_connection,
+                                id,
+                                &CONFIG.get().unwrap().output_blocklist,
+                            )
+                            .await
+                            {
+                                log::error!("error {e:?} fixing vscode window");
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     // TODO: also change on window closed -
                     // the node we're given is the one that closes
-                    let node = window.container;
                     if node.node_type == swayipc_async::NodeType::Con {
                         let (width, height) = (node.window_rect.width, node.window_rect.height);
                         if width == 0 || height == 0 {
@@ -90,6 +119,69 @@ async fn main() -> Res<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+async fn code_trigger<T: AsRef<str> + std::cmp::PartialEq<str>>(
+    connection: &mut swayipc_async::Connection,
+    id: i64,
+    output_blocklist: &[T],
+) -> Res<()> {
+    let tree = connection.get_tree().await?;
+
+    for workspace in connection.get_workspaces().await? {
+        let width = workspace.rect.width;
+        if workspace.focused {
+            let mut workspace = get_with_id(&tree, workspace.id)?;
+            if workspace
+                .output
+                .as_ref()
+                .is_some_and(|output| output_blocklist.iter().any(|s| s == output.as_str()))
+            {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+
+            while workspace.focus.len() == 1 {
+                workspace = get_with_id(workspace, workspace.focus[0])?;
+            }
+            if workspace.layout == swayipc_async::NodeLayout::SplitH && workspace.focus.len() == 2 {
+                let (code, other) = {
+                    let a = get_with_id(&tree, workspace.focus[0])?;
+                    let b = get_with_id(&tree, workspace.focus[1])?;
+                    if contains_child(a, id) {
+                        (a, b)
+                    } else {
+                        (b, a)
+                    }
+                };
+                if code.focus.len() > 1 {
+                    log::info!("more than one thing in vscode focus tree");
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+
+                let (code_rect, other_rect) = (code.rect, other.rect);
+
+                if code_rect.x > other_rect.x {
+                    log::info!("focused window is to the right");
+                    connection
+                        .run_command(format!("swap container with con_id {}", other.id))
+                        .await?;
+                }
+
+                connection
+                    .run_command(format!("resize set width {}px", width - 1220))
+                    .await?;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn get_with_id(node: &swayipc_async::Node, id: i64) -> Res<&swayipc_async::Node> {
+    node.find_as_ref(|n| n.id == id).ok_or(Error::NodeNotFound)
+}
+
+fn contains_child(node: &swayipc_async::Node, id: i64) -> bool {
+    node.find_as_ref(|n| n.id == id).is_some()
+}
+
 async fn get_sway_config(connection: &mut swayipc_async::Connection) -> Res<()> {
     let config = connection.get_config().await?;
     let default_colours = config