diff --git a/barretenberg/.vscode/settings.json b/barretenberg/.vscode/settings.json
index cc597845c66..874d7193023 100644
--- a/barretenberg/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/barretenberg/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -127,5 +127,6 @@
   "[javascript]": {
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
   },
-  "cmake.sourceDirectory": "${workspaceFolder}/cpp"
+  "cmake.sourceDirectory": "${workspaceFolder}/cpp",
+  "clangd.path": "/Users/cody/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/llvm-vs-code-extensions.vscode-clangd/install/16.0.2/clangd_16.0.2/bin/clangdrere"
 }
diff --git a/barretenberg/barretenberg.code-workspace b/barretenberg/barretenberg.code-workspace
index 24c8a186612..ca1363a4ccd 100644
--- a/barretenberg/barretenberg.code-workspace
+++ b/barretenberg/barretenberg.code-workspace
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         // Clangd. Note that this setting may be overridden by  user settings
         // to the default value "clangd".
         //
-        "clangd.path": "clangd-16",
+        "clangd.path": "/Users/cody/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/llvm-vs-code-extensions.vscode-clangd/install/16.0.2/clangd_16.0.2/bin/clangd",
         // We should disable automatic inclusion of headers unless we decide to follow "WhyIWYU".
         "clangd.arguments": [
             "-header-insertion=never"
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakePresets.json b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakePresets.json
index 0174d8b873b..b4c07f35914 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakePresets.json
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakePresets.json
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@
         "TARGET_ARCH": "skylake"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "name": "default-dbg",
+      "displayName": "Debugging build with Clang",
+      "description": "Build with globally installed Clang in debug mode",
+      "inherits": "default",
+      "environment": {
+        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Debug"
+      },
+      "cacheVariables": {
+        "ENABLE_ASAN": "OFF",
+        "DISABLE_ASM": "ON"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "homebrew",
       "displayName": "Homebrew + Clang",
@@ -250,6 +263,11 @@
       "inheritConfigureEnvironment": true,
       "jobs": 0
     },
+    {
+      "name": "default-dbg",
+      "inherits": "default",
+      "configurePreset": "default-dbg"
+    },
     {
       "name": "homebrew",
       "inherits": "default",
@@ -360,6 +378,11 @@
       "configurePreset": "default",
       "inheritConfigureEnvironment": true
     },
+    {
+      "name": "default-dbg",
+      "inherits": "default",
+      "configurePreset": "default-dbg"
+    },
     {
       "name": "homebrew",
       "inherits": "default",