diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3e91531d08..3da75aaea4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ venv/
 .overlay_init
 .overlay_consistent
 .sconsign.dblite
-.vscode*
 model2.png
 a.out
 .hypothesis
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 335ccae456..09fded7f77 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ repos:
     -   id: check-ast
         exclude: '^(third_party)/'
     -   id: check-json
-        exclude: '.devcontainer/devcontainer.json' # this supports JSON with comments
+        exclude: '.devcontainer/devcontainer.json|.vscode/'  # these support JSON with comments
     -   id: check-toml
     -   id: check-xml
     -   id: check-yaml
diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3799b93e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+    "ms-python.python",
+    "ms-vscode.cpptools",
+    "elagil.pre-commit-helper",
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b3953c3f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "inputs": [
+    {
+      "id": "python_process",
+      "type": "pickString",
+      "description": "Select the process to debug",
+      "options": [
+        "selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py",
+        "selfdrive/navd/navd.py",
+        "system/timed/timed.py",
+        "tools/sim/run_bridge.py"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "cpp_process",
+      "type": "pickString",
+      "description": "Select the process to debug",
+      "options": [
+        "selfdrive/ui/ui"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "args",
+      "description": "Arguments to pass to the process",
+      "type": "promptString"
+    }
+  ],
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Python: openpilot Process",
+      "type": "debugpy",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "program": "${input:python_process}",
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "justMyCode": true,
+      "args": "${input:args}"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "C++: openpilot Process",
+      "type": "cppdbg",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/${input:cpp_process}",
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+    }
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..daf74ca777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "editor.tabSize": 2,
+  "editor.insertSpaces": true,
+  "editor.renderWhitespace": "trailing",
+  "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true,
+  "search.exclude": {
+    "**/.git": true,
+    "**/.venv": true,
+    "**/__pycache__": true
+  },
+  "files.exclude": {
+    "**/.git": true,
+    "**/.venv": true,
+    "**/__pycache__": true
+  }
+}
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