diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67fb4df623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "recommendations": [
+    "editorconfig.editorconfig",
+    "davidanson.vscode-markdownlint",
+    "ms-dotnettools.csharp",
+    "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f90f49d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
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+{
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "args": [
+        "build",
+        "${workspaceFolder}/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib.sln",
+        "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+        "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
+      ],
+      "command": "dotnet",
+      "group": {
+        "isDefault": true,
+        "kind": "build"
+      },
+      "label": "build",
+      "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
+      "type": "process"
+    },
+    {
+      "args": [
+        "test",
+        "${workspaceFolder}/opentelemetry-dotnet-contrib.sln",
+        "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
+        "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
+      ],
+      "command": "dotnet",
+      "group": {
+        "isDefault": true,
+        "kind": "test"
+      },
+      "label": "test",
+      "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
+      "type": "process"
+    }
+  ],
+  "version": "2.0.0"
+}