diff --git a/templates/basic/.vscode/extensions.json b/templates/basic/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cad8019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/basic/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+      "effectful-tech.effect-vscode",
+      "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/templates/cli/.vscode/extensions.json b/templates/cli/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cad8019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/cli/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+      "effectful-tech.effect-vscode",
+      "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/templates/monorepo/.vscode/extensions.json b/templates/monorepo/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cad8019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/monorepo/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+      "effectful-tech.effect-vscode",
+      "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint"
+    ]
+}