diff --git a/protocol/types.d.ts b/protocol/types.d.ts
index b056c78..5bf5a7e 100644
--- a/protocol/types.d.ts
+++ b/protocol/types.d.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export interface PanelState {
   isLoading?: boolean;
   formatLoading?: boolean;
   hasParseErrors?: boolean;
-  blockedByMetaschema?: boolean;
   noFileSelected?: boolean;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/vscode/extension.test.ts b/test/vscode/extension.test.ts
index 558ebe7..4a92c79 100644
--- a/test/vscode/extension.test.ts
+++ b/test/vscode/extension.test.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ suite('Extension Test Suite', () => {
         const vscodeJsonDiagnostics = diagnostics.filter(diagnostic =>
             diagnostic.source === 'json' || diagnostic.source === 'JSON');
 
-        assert.strictEqual(vscodeJsonDiagnostics.length, 0, 
+        assert.strictEqual(vscodeJsonDiagnostics.length, 0,
             'VS Code built-in JSON validation should be disabled');
 
         const sourcemetaDiagnostics = diagnostics.filter(diagnostic =>
@@ -207,4 +207,37 @@ suite('Extension Test Suite', () => {
         assert.ok(sourcemetaDiagnostics.length > 0,
             'Sourcemeta Studio should still report metaschema errors');
     });
+
+    test('Should run linter even when metaschema validation fails', async function() {
+        this.timeout(15000);
+
+        const extension = vscode.extensions.getExtension('sourcemeta.sourcemeta-studio');
+        if (extension && !extension.isActive) {
+            await extension.activate();
+        }
+
+        const fixtureDir = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..', 'test', 'vscode', 'fixtures');
+        const schemaPath = path.join(fixtureDir, 'invalid-metaschema.json');
+
+        const document = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(vscode.Uri.file(schemaPath));
+        await vscode.window.showTextDocument(document);
+
+        await vscode.commands.executeCommand('sourcemeta-studio.openPanel');
+
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
+
+        const diagnostics = vscode.languages.getDiagnostics(document.uri);
+
+        const metaschemaDiagnostics = diagnostics.filter(diagnostic =>
+            diagnostic.source === 'Sourcemeta Studio (Metaschema)');
+
+        const lintDiagnostics = diagnostics.filter(diagnostic =>
+            diagnostic.source === 'Sourcemeta Studio (Lint)');
+
+        assert.ok(metaschemaDiagnostics.length > 0,
+            'Should have metaschema errors for invalid schema');
+
+        assert.ok(lintDiagnostics.length > 0,
+            'Should still have lint diagnostics even when metaschema fails');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/vscode/src/extension.ts b/vscode/src/extension.ts
index 6797de2..7e8e5a5 100644
--- a/vscode/src/extension.ts
+++ b/vscode/src/extension.ts
@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ function handleWebviewMessage(message: WebviewToExtensionMessage): void {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (currentPanelState.blockedByMetaschema) {
-            vscode.window.showErrorMessage('Cannot format schema: Metaschema validation failed. Fix metaschema errors first.');
-            return;
-        }
-
         // Send format loading state only, preserve existing lint/metaschema state
         panelManager.updateContent({
             ...currentPanelState,
@@ -273,44 +268,17 @@ async function updatePanelContent(): Promise<void> {
         diagnosticManager.clearDiagnostics(lastActiveTextEditor.document.uri);
     }
 
-    // Run metaschema first, if metaschema reports errors, block other commands
     try {
         const version = await commandExecutor.getVersion();
         cachedCliVersion = version;
 
-        const metaschemaRawResult = await commandExecutor.metaschema(fileInfo.absolutePath);
-        const metaschemaResult = parseMetaschemaResult(metaschemaRawResult.output, metaschemaRawResult.exitCode);
-
-        if (metaschemaResult.errors && metaschemaResult.errors.length > 0) {
-            const blockedState: PanelState = {
-                fileInfo,
-                cliVersion: cachedCliVersion,
-                extensionVersion,
-                lintResult: { raw: '', health: null, errors: [] },
-                formatResult: { output: '', exitCode: null },
-                metaschemaResult,
-                isLoading: false,
-                hasParseErrors: hasJsonParseErrors({ raw: '', health: null }, metaschemaResult),
-                blockedByMetaschema: true
-            };
-            currentPanelState = blockedState;
-            panelManager.updateContent(blockedState);
-
-            if (lastActiveTextEditor) {
-                diagnosticManager.updateMetaschemaDiagnostics(
-                    lastActiveTextEditor.document.uri,
-                    metaschemaResult.errors
-                );
-            }
-
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const [lintOutput, formatResult] = await Promise.all([
+        const [metaschemaRawResult, lintOutput, formatResult] = await Promise.all([
+            commandExecutor.metaschema(fileInfo.absolutePath),
             commandExecutor.lint(fileInfo.absolutePath),
             commandExecutor.formatCheck(fileInfo.absolutePath)
         ]);
 
+        const metaschemaResult = parseMetaschemaResult(metaschemaRawResult.output, metaschemaRawResult.exitCode);
         const lintResult = parseLintResult(lintOutput);
 
         const parseErrors = hasJsonParseErrors(lintResult, metaschemaResult);
@@ -323,8 +291,7 @@ async function updatePanelContent(): Promise<void> {
             formatResult,
             metaschemaResult,
             isLoading: false,
-            hasParseErrors: parseErrors,
-            blockedByMetaschema: false
+            hasParseErrors: parseErrors
         };
         currentPanelState = finalState;
         panelManager.updateContent(finalState);
diff --git a/webview/src/App.tsx b/webview/src/App.tsx
index e2bb0fb..5dafc68 100644
--- a/webview/src/App.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/App.tsx
@@ -38,13 +38,6 @@ function App() {
     };
   }, []);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (state?.blockedByMetaschema) {
-      setActiveTab('metaschema');
-      setActiveTabInState('metaschema');
-    }
-  }, [state?.blockedByMetaschema]);
-
   const handleTabChange = (tab: TabType) => {
     setActiveTab(tab);
     setActiveTabInState(tab);
@@ -61,10 +54,9 @@ function App() {
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col h-screen p-5">
       <FileInfo fileInfo={state.fileInfo} />
-      <HealthBar 
-        lintResult={state.lintResult} 
-        isLoading={state.isLoading} 
-        blockedByMetaschema={state.blockedByMetaschema}
+      <HealthBar
+        lintResult={state.lintResult}
+        isLoading={state.isLoading}
         noFileSelected={state.noFileSelected}
       />
       <Tabs activeTab={activeTab} onTabChange={handleTabChange} state={state} />
@@ -76,8 +68,8 @@ function App() {
           <LoadingSpinner fileInfo={state.fileInfo} />
         ) : (
           <>
-            {activeTab === 'lint' && <LintTab lintResult={state.lintResult} blocked={!!state.blockedByMetaschema} noFileSelected={state.noFileSelected} />}
-            {activeTab === 'format' && <FormatTab formatResult={state.formatResult} fileInfo={state.fileInfo} hasParseErrors={state.hasParseErrors} blocked={!!state.blockedByMetaschema} noFileSelected={state.noFileSelected} />}
+            {activeTab === 'lint' && <LintTab lintResult={state.lintResult} noFileSelected={state.noFileSelected} />}
+            {activeTab === 'format' && <FormatTab formatResult={state.formatResult} fileInfo={state.fileInfo} hasParseErrors={state.hasParseErrors} noFileSelected={state.noFileSelected} />}
             {activeTab === 'metaschema' && <MetaschemaTab metaschemaResult={state.metaschemaResult} noFileSelected={state.noFileSelected} />}
           </>
         )}
diff --git a/webview/src/components/FormatTab.tsx b/webview/src/components/FormatTab.tsx
index 2a71f60..e22e7b2 100644
--- a/webview/src/components/FormatTab.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/components/FormatTab.tsx
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ export interface FormatTabProps {
   formatResult: CommandResult;
   fileInfo: FileInfo | null;
   hasParseErrors?: boolean | undefined;
-  blocked?: boolean | undefined;
   noFileSelected?: boolean | undefined;
 }
 
-export function FormatTab({ formatResult, fileInfo, hasParseErrors, blocked, noFileSelected }: FormatTabProps) {
+export function FormatTab({ formatResult, fileInfo, hasParseErrors, noFileSelected }: FormatTabProps) {
   const handleFormatSchema = () => {
     formatSchema();
   };
@@ -49,22 +48,6 @@ export function FormatTab({ formatResult, fileInfo, hasParseErrors, blocked, noF
     );
   }
 
-  if (blocked) {
-    return (
-      <div className="text-center py-10 px-5">
-        <div className="flex justify-center mb-4">
-          <AlertCircle size={48} className="text-(--error)" strokeWidth={1.5} />
-        </div>
-        <div className="text-lg font-semibold text-(--vscode-fg) mb-2">
-          Cannot Format Schema
-        </div>
-        <div className="text-[13px] text-(--vscode-muted) max-w-md mx-auto">
-          Metaschema validation failed. Fix the metaschema errors first before attempting to format.
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
   if (isYaml) {
     return (
       <div className="text-center py-10 px-5">
diff --git a/webview/src/components/HealthBar.tsx b/webview/src/components/HealthBar.tsx
index d4a54b4..0c6326f 100644
--- a/webview/src/components/HealthBar.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/components/HealthBar.tsx
@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@ import type { LintResult } from '../../../protocol/types';
 export interface HealthBarProps {
   lintResult: LintResult;
   isLoading?: boolean | undefined;
-  blockedByMetaschema?: boolean | undefined;
   noFileSelected?: boolean | undefined;
 }
 
-export function HealthBar({ lintResult, isLoading, blockedByMetaschema, noFileSelected }: HealthBarProps) {
+export function HealthBar({ lintResult, isLoading, noFileSelected }: HealthBarProps) {
   const errorCount = lintResult.errors?.length || 0;
-  
+
   let health: number;
 
-  if (noFileSelected || blockedByMetaschema) {
+  if (noFileSelected) {
     health = 0;
   } else if (lintResult.health !== null && lintResult.health !== undefined) {
     health = lintResult.health;
@@ -21,22 +20,20 @@ export function HealthBar({ lintResult, isLoading, blockedByMetaschema, noFileSe
   } else {
     health = 0;
   }
-  
+
   const getHealthColor = (health: number): string => {
     if (health >= 80) return 'var(--success)';
     if (health >= 50) return 'var(--warning)';
     return 'var(--error)';
   };
 
-  const showUnknown = !blockedByMetaschema && !noFileSelected && (isLoading || (lintResult.health === null && lintResult.errors === undefined));
+  const showUnknown = !noFileSelected && (isLoading || (lintResult.health === null && lintResult.errors === undefined));
 
   return (
     <div className="mb-5">
       <div className="text-(--vscode-fg) text-xs mb-1.5 font-semibold">
         Schema Health: {noFileSelected ? (
           <span className="text-(--vscode-muted)">N/A</span>
-        ) : blockedByMetaschema ? (
-          <span className="text-(--vscode-muted)">N/A</span>
         ) : showUnknown ? (
           <span className="text-(--vscode-muted)">?%</span>
         ) : (
diff --git a/webview/src/components/LintTab.tsx b/webview/src/components/LintTab.tsx
index d0cbf67..d2976c4 100644
--- a/webview/src/components/LintTab.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/components/LintTab.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 import type { LintResult, Position } from '../../../protocol/types';
 import { goToPosition } from '../message';
 import { RawOutput } from './RawOutput';
-import { CheckCircle, AlertCircle, FileQuestion } from 'lucide-react';
+import { CheckCircle, FileQuestion } from 'lucide-react';
 
 export interface LintTabProps {
   lintResult: LintResult;
-  blocked?: boolean | undefined;
   noFileSelected?: boolean | undefined;
 }
 
-export function LintTab({ lintResult, blocked, noFileSelected }: LintTabProps) {
+export function LintTab({ lintResult, noFileSelected }: LintTabProps) {
   const handleGoToPosition = (position: Position) => {
     goToPosition(position);
   };
@@ -30,21 +29,6 @@ export function LintTab({ lintResult, blocked, noFileSelected }: LintTabProps) {
     );
   }
 
-  if (blocked) {
-    return (
-      <div className="text-center py-10 px-5">
-        <div className="flex justify-center mb-4">
-          <AlertCircle size={48} className="text-(--error)" strokeWidth={1.5} />
-        </div>
-        <div className="text-lg font-semibold text-(--vscode-fg) mb-2">Cannot Lint Schema</div>
-        <div className="text-[13px] text-(--vscode-muted) max-w-md mx-auto">
-          Metaschema validation failed. Fix the metaschema errors first before running lint.
-          Check the Metaschema tab for more details.
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
   return (
     <div>
       {errors.length === 0 ? (
diff --git a/webview/src/components/Tabs.tsx b/webview/src/components/Tabs.tsx
index 379b92c..23aabba 100644
--- a/webview/src/components/Tabs.tsx
+++ b/webview/src/components/Tabs.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export function Tabs({ activeTab, onTabChange, state }: TabsProps) {
   const lintStatus = calculateLintStatus(state.lintResult.errors?.length || 0, state.lintResult.health, state.isLoading, state.noFileSelected);
   const formatStatus = calculateFormatStatus(state.formatResult.exitCode, state.formatLoading, state.fileInfo?.isYaml, state.noFileSelected);
   const metaschemaStatus = calculateMetaschemaStatus(state.metaschemaResult.exitCode, state.isLoading, state.noFileSelected);
-  const lintDisabled = !!state.blockedByMetaschema;
 
   const Tab = ({ 
     id, 
@@ -50,8 +49,8 @@ export function Tabs({ activeTab, onTabChange, state }: TabsProps) {
 
   return (
     <div className="flex border-b border-(--vscode-border) mb-5">
-      <Tab id="lint" label="Lint" Icon={lintStatus.Icon} color={lintStatus.color} disabled={lintDisabled} />
-      <Tab id="format" label="Format" Icon={formatStatus.Icon} color={formatStatus.color} disabled={lintDisabled} />
+      <Tab id="lint" label="Lint" Icon={lintStatus.Icon} color={lintStatus.color} />
+      <Tab id="format" label="Format" Icon={formatStatus.Icon} color={formatStatus.color} />
       <Tab id="metaschema" label="Metaschema" Icon={metaschemaStatus.Icon} color={metaschemaStatus.color} />
     </div>
   );