diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index a3f7c07..abd2597 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import dev.adamko.kafkatorio.gradle.excludeGeneratedGradleDsl
+
 plugins {
   idea
   base
@@ -23,6 +25,12 @@ idea {
   module {
     isDownloadSources = true
     isDownloadJavadoc = true
+    excludeGeneratedGradleDsl(layout)
+    excludeDirs = excludeDirs + layout.files(
+      ".idea",
+      "gradle/kotlin-js-store",
+      "gradle/wrapper",
+    )
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/buildSrc/settings.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/settings.gradle.kts
index f5a0553..f19b951 100644
--- a/buildSrc/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-
-rootProject.name = "buildSrc"
-
 apply(from = "./repositories.settings.gradle.kts")
 
 @Suppress("UnstableApiUsage") // Central declaration of repositories is an incubating feature
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/gradle/extensions.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/gradle/extensions.kt
index 7347c65..6969d30 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/gradle/extensions.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dev/adamko/kafkatorio/gradle/extensions.kt
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonObject
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonPrimitive
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.Task
+import org.gradle.api.file.ProjectLayout
 import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty
 import org.gradle.api.provider.MapProperty
 import org.gradle.api.specs.Spec
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.invoke
+import org.gradle.plugins.ide.idea.model.IdeaModule
 
 
 operator fun <T> Spec<T>.not(): Spec<T> = Spec<T> { !this(it) }
@@ -50,3 +52,22 @@ fun Project.areJsonPropertiesUpToDate(
     isUpToDate
   }
 }
+
+
+/** exclude generated Gradle code, so it doesn't clog up search results */
+fun IdeaModule.excludeGeneratedGradleDsl(layout: ProjectLayout) {
+  excludeDirs.addAll(
+    layout.files(
+      "buildSrc/build/generated-sources/kotlin-dsl-accessors",
+      "buildSrc/build/generated-sources/kotlin-dsl-accessors/kotlin",
+      "buildSrc/build/generated-sources/kotlin-dsl-accessors/kotlin/gradle",
+      "buildSrc/build/generated-sources/kotlin-dsl-external-plugin-spec-builders",
+      "buildSrc/build/generated-sources/kotlin-dsl-external-plugin-spec-builders/kotlin",
+      "buildSrc/build/generated-sources/kotlin-dsl-external-plugin-spec-builders/kotlin/gradle",
+      "buildSrc/build/generated-sources/kotlin-dsl-plugins",
+      "buildSrc/build/generated-sources/kotlin-dsl-plugins/kotlin",
+      "buildSrc/build/generated-sources/kotlin-dsl-plugins/kotlin/dev",
+      "buildSrc/build/pluginUnderTestMetadata",
+    )
+  )
+}