remove a markdown section from auto-generated Table Of Contents

Question

I want to remove the top-level section from an auto-generated table of contents. I'm using VS Code Extension Markdown All In One.

Given this example

# My Header

## First Section

hello

## Second Section

goodbye

Using Markdown All In One in VS Code, I select command Markdown All In One: Update Table Of Contents. It generates the following table of contents

- [My Header](#my-header)
  - [First Section](#first-section)
  - [Second Section](#second-section)

I want the following table of contents

- [First Section](#first-section)
- [Second Section](#second-section)

JamesThomasMoon · Accepted Answer · 2026-02-24 00:30:59Z

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Append the header with a special comment .

So the example markdown becomes

# My Header <!-- omit in toc -->

## First Section

hello

## Second Section

goodbye

then the generated table of contents will be

- [First Section](#first-section)
- [Second Section](#second-section)

answered Feb 24 at 0:30

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