diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9641d25748..6e4fe723a2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ token
 
 package-lock.json
 
-.vscode/
+# ignore files in /.vscode/ except for launch.json and extensions.json
+/.vscode/**
+!/.vscode/launch.json
+!/.vscode/extensions.json
+
 cypress/platform/current.html
 cypress/platform/experimental.html
 local/
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9633bed665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+    "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
+    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+    "zixuanchen.vitest-explorer",
+    "luniclynx.bison"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92df7056e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "name": "Debug Current Test File",
+      "autoAttachChildProcesses": true,
+      "skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**", "**/node_modules/**"],
+      "program": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs",
+      "args": ["run", "${relativeFile}"],
+      "smartStep": true,
+      "console": "integratedTerminal"
+    }
+  ]
+}