diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c55a923..7b9167b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
         with:
           node-version: lts/-1
-          cache: pnpm
 
       - name: 📦 Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
         with:
           node-version: lts/-1
-          cache: pnpm
 
       - run: npx changelogithub
         env:
diff --git a/shared/src/messages.ts b/shared/src/messages.ts
index 70c04e7..498f26e 100644
--- a/shared/src/messages.ts
+++ b/shared/src/messages.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export const filterTree = z.object({
   startsWith: z.string(),
   sourceFileName: z.string(),
   position: z.literal('').or(z.number()),
+  excludePathIncludes: z.string().default(''),
 })
 export type FilterTree = z.infer<typeof filterTree>
 
diff --git a/src/handleMessages.ts b/src/handleMessages.ts
index 4f321c3..e73c2f6 100644
--- a/src/handleMessages.ts
+++ b/src/handleMessages.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function handleMessage(panel: vscode.WebviewPanel, message: unknown): voi
       log(...data.value)
       break
     case 'filterTree': {
-      showTree(data.startsWith, data.sourceFileName, data.position, false)
+      showTree(data.startsWith, data.sourceFileName, data.position, false, data.excludePathIncludes)
       break
     }
     case 'saveOpen': {
diff --git a/src/traceTree.ts b/src/traceTree.ts
index 0618d33..17b6f9e 100644
--- a/src/traceTree.ts
+++ b/src/traceTree.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { TraceData, TraceLine, TypeLine } from '../shared/src/traceData'
 import { getWorkspacePath } from './storage'
 import { postMessage } from './webview'
 import { traceFiles } from './appState'
+import { isPathExcluded, parsePathExcludes } from './treeFilters'
 
 export interface Tree { id: number, line: TraceLine, children: Tree[], types: TypeLine[], childCnt: number, childTypeCnt: number, typeCnt: number }
 function getRoot(): Tree {
@@ -80,13 +81,21 @@ export async function processTraceFiles() {
   traceTree = toTree(Object.values(traceFiles.value).flat(1), workspacePath)
 }
 
-export function filterTree(startsWith: string, sourceFileName: string, position: number | '', tree = traceTree): Tree[] {
+export function filterTree(startsWith: string, sourceFileName: string, position: number | '', excludePathIncludes = '', tree = traceTree): Tree[] {
   if (position === '')
     position = 0
 
+  const pathExcludes = parsePathExcludes(excludePathIncludes)
+  return filterTreeInner(startsWith, sourceFileName, position, pathExcludes, tree)
+}
+
+function filterTreeInner(startsWith: string, sourceFileName: string, position: number, pathExcludes: readonly string[], tree = traceTree): Tree[] {
   if (!tree)
     return []
 
+  if (isPathExcluded(tree.line.args?.path, pathExcludes))
+    return []
+
   if (
     ('name' in tree.line && tree.line.name.startsWith(startsWith))
     && (!sourceFileName || ((tree.line.args?.path ?? '').endsWith(sourceFileName)))
@@ -95,21 +104,21 @@ export function filterTree(startsWith: string, sourceFileName: string, position:
     return [tree]
   }
 
-  return tree.children.map(child => filterTree(startsWith, sourceFileName, position, child)).flat()
+  return tree.children.map(child => filterTreeInner(startsWith, sourceFileName, position, pathExcludes, child)).flat()
 }
 
 export const treeIdNodes = new Map<number, Tree>()
 let showTreeInterval: undefined | ReturnType<typeof setInterval>
-export function showTree(startsWith: string, sourceFileName: string, position: number | '', updateUi = true, tree = traceTree) {
+export function showTree(startsWith: string, sourceFileName: string, position: number | '', updateUi = true, excludePathIncludes = '', tree = traceTree) {
   if (showTreeInterval) {
     clearInterval(showTreeInterval)
     showTreeInterval = undefined
   }
 
-  const nodes = filterTree(startsWith, sourceFileName, position, tree)
+  const nodes = filterTree(startsWith, sourceFileName, position, excludePathIncludes, tree)
   const skinnyNodes = nodes.map(x => ({ ...x, children: [], types: [] }))
   if (updateUi)
-    postMessage({ message: 'filterTree', startsWith, sourceFileName, position })
+    postMessage({ message: 'filterTree', startsWith, sourceFileName, position, excludePathIncludes })
 
   postMessage({ message: 'showTree', nodes: [], step: 'start' })
 
diff --git a/src/treeFilters.ts b/src/treeFilters.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8575af1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/treeFilters.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+export function parsePathExcludes(input: string): string[] {
+  return input
+    .split(/[,\n]/)
+    .map(value => value.trim().replace(/\\/g, '/').toLowerCase())
+    .filter(Boolean)
+}
+
+export function isPathExcluded(path: string | undefined, excludes: readonly string[]) {
+  if (!path || excludes.length === 0)
+    return false
+
+  const normalizedPath = path.replace(/\\/g, '/').toLowerCase()
+  return excludes.some(exclude => normalizedPath.includes(exclude))
+}
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index 401553c..bc517a7 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { isPathExcluded, parsePathExcludes } from '../src/treeFilters'
 
 describe('should', () => {
   it('exported', () => {
     expect(1).toEqual(1)
   })
+
+  it('parses path exclude filters', () => {
+    expect(parsePathExcludes('node_modules, src/generated\nlib.dom.d.ts'))
+      .toEqual(['node_modules', 'src/generated', 'lib.dom.d.ts'])
+  })
+
+  it('matches excluded paths case-insensitively', () => {
+    const excludes = parsePathExcludes('node_modules,lib.dom.d.ts')
+
+    expect(isPathExcluded('packages/app/node_modules/typescript/lib/lib.dom.d.ts', excludes))
+      .toBe(true)
+
+    expect(isPathExcluded('src/components/Button.tsx', excludes))
+      .toBe(false)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/ui/app.vue b/ui/app.vue
index bbd026b..9fc9e67 100644
--- a/ui/app.vue
+++ b/ui/app.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const sendMesage = useNuxtApp().$sendMessage
 
 const sortOptions = ['Timestamp', 'Duration', 'Types', 'Total Types'] as const
 
-const filters = useState('treeFilters', () => ({ startsWith: 'check', sourceFileName: '', position: 0 as number | '' }))
+const filters = useState('treeFilters', () => ({ startsWith: 'check', sourceFileName: '', position: 0 as number | '', excludePathIncludes: '' }))
 
 function setStartsWith(event: any) {
   filters.value.startsWith = event.target.value
@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@ function setPosition(event: any) {
   filters.value.position = +event.target.value
 }
 
+function setExcludePathIncludes(event: any) {
+  filters.value.excludePathIncludes = event.target.value
+}
+
 function handleMessage(e: MessageEvent<unknown>) {
   const message = Messages.message.safeParse(e.data)
   if (!message.success)
     return
 
   if (message.data.message === 'gotoTracePosition')
-    filters.value = { startsWith: '', position: message.data.position, sourceFileName: message.data.fileName }
+    filters.value = { startsWith: '', position: message.data.position, sourceFileName: message.data.fileName, excludePathIncludes: filters.value.excludePathIncludes }
 
   else if (message.data.message === 'filterTree')
     filters.value = message.data
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
         <VTextField v-model="filters.startsWith" label="Trace Name" @change="setStartsWith" />
         <VTextField v-model="filters.sourceFileName" label="Source File" @change="setSourceFileName" />
         <VTextField v-model="filters.position" label="Position" type="number" @change="setPosition" />
+        <VTextField v-model="filters.excludePathIncludes" label="Exclude Paths" @change="setExcludePathIncludes" />
         <vscode-button class="w-full" @click="doFilters">
           Filter Trace <UIcon name="heroicons:magnifying-glass-circle" :dynamic="true" size="20" />
         </vscode-button>