diff --git a/.clangd b/.clangd
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+CompileFlags:
+  Add:
+    - "-std=c++17"
+    - "-I../ext"
+    - "-I../ext/prometheus-cpp-lite-1.0/core/include"
+    - "-I../ext/prometheus-cpp-lite-1.0/simpleapi/include"