diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 8fa9656..dcb168d 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -5,5 +5,14 @@
       "envManager": "ms-python.python:venv",
       "packageManager": "ms-python.python:pip"
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python",
+  "python.pythonPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python", // legacy fallback for older Python extension versions
+  // Keep these Ansible executable paths absolute: parts of the extension use them verbatim.
+  "ansible.ansiblePath": "/home/chris/devel/git/git.oopen.de/ansible/oopen-server/.venv/bin/ansible", // legacy fallback for older Ansible extension versions
+  "ansible.ansibleLintPath": "/home/chris/devel/git/git.oopen.de/ansible/oopen-server/.venv/bin/ansible-lint", // legacy fallback for older Ansible extension versions
+  "ansible.ansible.path": "/home/chris/devel/git/git.oopen.de/ansible/oopen-server/.venv/bin/ansible",
+  "ansible.python.interpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python3",
+  "ansible.validation.lint.path": "/home/chris/devel/git/git.oopen.de/ansible/oopen-server/.venv/bin/ansible-lint",
+  "ansible.ansibleNavigator.path": "/home/chris/devel/git/git.oopen.de/ansible/oopen-server/.venv/bin/ansible-navigator"
 }
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json.bak.20260327-152321 b/.vscode/settings.json.bak.20260327-152321
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcb168d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json.bak.20260327-152321
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "python-envs.pythonProjects": [
+    {
+      "path": ".",
+      "envManager": "ms-python.python:venv",
+      "packageManager": "ms-python.python:pip"
+    }
+  ],
+  "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python",
+  "python.pythonPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python", // legacy fallback for older Python extension versions
+  // Keep these Ansible executable paths absolute: parts of the extension use them verbatim.
+  "ansible.ansiblePath": "/home/chris/devel/git/git.oopen.de/ansible/oopen-server/.venv/bin/ansible", // legacy fallback for older Ansible extension versions
+  "ansible.ansibleLintPath": "/home/chris/devel/git/git.oopen.de/ansible/oopen-server/.venv/bin/ansible-lint", // legacy fallback for older Ansible extension versions
+  "ansible.ansible.path": "/home/chris/devel/git/git.oopen.de/ansible/oopen-server/.venv/bin/ansible",
+  "ansible.python.interpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/bin/python3",
+  "ansible.validation.lint.path": "/home/chris/devel/git/git.oopen.de/ansible/oopen-server/.venv/bin/ansible-lint",
+  "ansible.ansibleNavigator.path": "/home/chris/devel/git/git.oopen.de/ansible/oopen-server/.venv/bin/ansible-navigator"
+}