diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d5f2132..5fe00fe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-.vscode/
-.vscodeignore
-node_modules/
-package-lock.json
-out/
-
-# Ignore built packages
+out
+node_modules
+.vscode-test/
 *.vsix
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1fbaf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// A launch configuration that compiles the extension and then opens it inside a new window
+// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+{
+	"version": "0.2.0",
+	"configurations": [
+		{
+			"name": "Run Extension",
+			"type": "extensionHost",
+			"request": "launch",
+			"runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
+			"args": [
+				"--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}"
+			],
+			"outFiles": [
+				"${workspaceFolder}/out/**/*.js"
+			],
+			"preLaunchTask": "${defaultBuildTask}"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Extension Tests",
+			"type": "extensionHost",
+			"request": "launch",
+			"runtimeExecutable": "${execPath}",
+			"args": [
+				"--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}",
+				"--extensionTestsPath=${workspaceFolder}/out/test/suite/index"
+			],
+			"outFiles": [
+				"${workspaceFolder}/out/test/**/*.js"
+			],
+			"preLaunchTask": "${defaultBuildTask}"
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30bf8c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Place your settings in this file to overwrite default and user settings.
+{
+    "files.exclude": {
+        "out": false // set this to true to hide the "out" folder with the compiled JS files
+    },
+    "search.exclude": {
+        "out": true // set this to false to include "out" folder in search results
+    },
+    // Turn off tsc task auto detection since we have the necessary tasks as npm scripts
+    "typescript.tsc.autoDetect": "off"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b17e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+// for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+{
+	"version": "2.0.0",
+	"tasks": [
+		{
+			"type": "npm",
+			"script": "watch",
+			"problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch",
+			"isBackground": true,
+			"presentation": {
+				"reveal": "never"
+			},
+			"group": {
+				"kind": "build",
+				"isDefault": true
+			}
+		}
+	]
+}