diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 812c68405..6e4fe723a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ token
 
 package-lock.json
 
-# ignore files in /.vscode/ except for /.vscode/launch.json
+# 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
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9633bed66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+    "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
+    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+    "zixuanchen.vitest-explorer",
+    "luniclynx.bison"
+  ]
+}