diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index e466499a8a..0501629fb2 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ repos:
   rev: v4.5.0
   hooks:
   - id: check-json
+    exclude: |
+        (?x)^(
+            .*/launch.json
+        )$
   - id: check-toml
     exclude: |
         (?x)^(
diff --git a/cookiecutter/.gitignore b/cookiecutter/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6ea64289f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookiecutter/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Include template VSCode directory
+!*/*/.vscode/
diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/cookiecutter/tap-template/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index ca51924f22..dc7134238d 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@
         shutil.rmtree(".github")
 
     if "{{ cookiecutter.ide }}" != "VSCode":
-        shutil.rmtree(".vscode")
+        shutil.rmtree(".vscode", ignore_errors=True)
diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.vscode/launch.json b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2605119c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    // 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": "{{ cookiecutter.tap_id }}",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "program": "{{ cookiecutter.library_name }}",
+            "justMyCode": false,
+            "args": [
+                "--config",
+                ".secrets/config.json",
+            ],
+        },
+    ]
+}