diff --git a/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/nx-project-tree-provider.ts b/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/nx-project-tree-provider.ts
index fbf5be4ec1..f81f6ba0d3 100644
--- a/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/nx-project-tree-provider.ts
+++ b/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/nx-project-tree-provider.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { GlobalConfigurationStore } from '@nx-console/vscode/configuration';
 import { revealNxProject } from '@nx-console/vscode/nx-workspace';
 import { CliTaskProvider } from '@nx-console/vscode/tasks';
 import { AbstractTreeProvider } from '@nx-console/vscode/utils';
-import { commands, ExtensionContext, ProviderResult } from 'vscode';
+import { commands, ExtensionContext, ProviderResult, TreeItem } from 'vscode';
 import {
   NxFolderTreeItem,
   NxListViewItem,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class NxProjectTreeProvider extends AbstractTreeProvider<NxTreeItem> {
     return null;
   }
 
-  getChildren(element?: NxTreeItem) {
+  getChildren(element?: TreeItem) {
     if (this.isListViewElement(element)) {
       return this.listView.getChildren(element);
     }
@@ -109,3 +109,7 @@ export class NxProjectTreeProvider extends AbstractTreeProvider<NxTreeItem> {
     this.refresh();
   }
 }
+
+class NxTreeItem extends TreeItem {
+  constructor(public readonly type: string)
+}
diff --git a/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/views/nx-project-base-view.ts b/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/views/nx-project-base-view.ts
index 8ce207c998..f16d318346 100644
--- a/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/views/nx-project-base-view.ts
+++ b/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/views/nx-project-base-view.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ProjectConfiguration, TargetConfiguration } from '@nrwl/devkit';
 import { CliTaskProvider } from '@nx-console/vscode/tasks';
 import { getOutputChannel } from '@nx-console/vscode/utils';
-import { TreeDataProvider, TreeItemCollapsibleState } from 'vscode';
+import { type } from 'os';
 import {
   NxProject,
   NxProjectTreeItem,
@@ -12,8 +12,23 @@ export type ProjectViewStrategy<T> = Required<
   Pick<TreeDataProvider<T>, 'getChildren'>
 >;
 
+export type ViewDataProvider = Pick<CliTaskProvider, 'getWorkspacePath' | 'getProjects'>
+
+export type Collapsible = 'none' | 'collapsed' | 'expanded'
+
+export type ViewItem = FolderViewItem
+
+export interface FolderViewItem {
+  contextValue: 'folder';
+  path: string;
+  resource: string;
+  label: string
+  collapsible: Collapsible
+}
+
+
 export abstract class BaseView {
-  constructor(protected readonly cliTaskProvider: CliTaskProvider) {}
+  constructor(protected readonly cliTaskProvider: ViewDataProvider) { }
 
   createProjectTreeItem([projectName, { root, name, targets }]: [
     projectName: string,
diff --git a/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/views/nx-project-tree-view.spec.ts b/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/views/nx-project-tree-view.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0da9460522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/views/nx-project-tree-view.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import { ViewDataProvider } from './nx-project-base-view'
+import { createTreeViewStrategy } from './nx-project-tree-view'
+
+describe('Project View: TreeView', () => {
+  describe('nx workspace', () => {
+    it('should find root directories', async () => {
+      const viewProvider = createMockViewDataProvider(nxExample.workspacePath, nxExample.project)
+      const treeView = createTreeViewStrategy(viewProvider)
+
+      const rootElements = await treeView.getChildren();
+      expect(rootElements).toHaveLength(2)
+      const paths = rootElements?.map((e) => e.label)
+      expect(paths).toEqual(['apps', 'libs'])
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+type MockDataGetWorkspacePath = ReturnType<ViewDataProvider['getWorkspacePath']>
+type MockDataGetProjects = Awaited<ReturnType<ViewDataProvider['getProjects']>>
+
+function createMockViewDataProvider(workspacePath: MockDataGetWorkspacePath, projects: unknown): ViewDataProvider {
+  return {
+    getWorkspacePath: () => workspacePath,
+    getProjects: () => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(() => resolve(projects as MockDataGetProjects)))
+  }
+}
+
+// Result of cliTaskProvider.getProjects() for apps/vscode-e2e/testworkspaces/testworkspace-nx
+const nxExample = {
+  workspacePath: '/git/nx-console/apps/vscode-e2e/testworkspaces/testworkspace-nx',
+  project: {
+    "app1": {
+      "targets": {
+        "build": {
+          "executor": "@nrwl/webpack:webpack",
+          "configurations": {
+            "production": {
+
+            }
+          },
+          "dependsOn": [
+            "^build"
+          ],
+          "inputs": [
+            "production",
+            "^production"
+          ]
+        },
+        "test": {
+          "executor": "@nrwl/jest:jest"
+        }
+      },
+      "root": "apps/app1",
+      "tags": [
+
+      ],
+      "files": [
+        {
+          "file": "apps/app1/app1.js",
+          "hash": "fda9bc547f3d044be11c43ba8df3b8f387f29532",
+          "deps": [
+            "lib1",
+            "lib2"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "file": "apps/app1/project.json",
+          "hash": "5b8dd29636672949793a788e40c9f39b75aadc99"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "lib1": {
+      "targets": {
+        "test": {
+          "executor": "@nrwl/jest:jest"
+        }
+      },
+      "root": "libs/lib1",
+      "tags": [
+
+      ],
+      "files": [
+        {
+          "file": "libs/lib1/project.json",
+          "hash": "929b00c99a39f3bb085b2487fed80d8e8421aea7"
+        },
+        {
+          "file": "libs/lib1/src/index.ts",
+          "hash": "56e2812af30c82f0f15bb726f98a27321363e5ca"
+        },
+        {
+          "file": "libs/lib1/src/lib/lib1.js",
+          "hash": "f63c731f25f9ac8efaaee3420cac1e7f08185169"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "lib2": {
+      "targets": {
+        "test": {
+          "executor": "@nrwl/jest:jest"
+        },
+        "weird": {
+
+        }
+      },
+      "root": "libs/lib2",
+      "tags": [
+
+      ],
+      "files": [
+        {
+          "file": "libs/lib2/project.json",
+          "hash": "157a68f9115ba2aeb01e074404066c7aef10c34b"
+        },
+        {
+          "file": "libs/lib2/src/index.js",
+          "hash": "9aeaf007321d35731cf3a05e937f966216376c95"
+        },
+        {
+          "file": "libs/lib2/src/lib/lib2.js",
+          "hash": "fcc28489c736ebac8fe0b1b4f3c2aa3041a0de8e"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/views/nx-project-tree-view.ts b/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/views/nx-project-tree-view.ts
index 64ddc6dc8f..932672d07c 100644
--- a/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/views/nx-project-tree-view.ts
+++ b/libs/vscode/nx-project-view/src/lib/views/nx-project-tree-view.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 import { ProjectConfiguration } from '@nrwl/devkit';
-import { CliTaskProvider } from '@nx-console/vscode/tasks';
 import { getOutputChannel } from '@nx-console/vscode/utils';
-import { TreeItemCollapsibleState } from 'vscode';
 import {
   NxFolderTreeItem,
   NxProjectTreeItem,
   NxTreeViewItem,
 } from '../nx-project-tree-item';
-import { BaseView, ProjectViewStrategy } from './nx-project-base-view';
+import { BaseView, ProjectViewStrategy, ViewDataProvider } from './nx-project-base-view';
 import { isDefined, PathHelper } from './nx-project-util';
 
 export type TreeViewStrategy = ProjectViewStrategy<NxTreeViewItem>;
 type TreeViewMap = Map<string, [string, ProjectConfiguration][]>;
 
 export function createTreeViewStrategy(
-  cliTaskProvider: CliTaskProvider
+  cliTaskProvider: ViewDataProvider
 ): TreeViewStrategy {
   const listView = new TreeView(cliTaskProvider);
   return {
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ export function createTreeViewStrategy(
 class TreeView extends BaseView {
   private pathHelper = new PathHelper();
 
-  constructor(cliTaskProvider: CliTaskProvider) {
+  constructor(cliTaskProvider: ViewDataProvider) {
     super(cliTaskProvider);
   }