diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef291e439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+    // 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": "Deploy and Configure",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "preLaunchTask": "deploy to _layout",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/_layout/bin/Runner.Listener",
+            "args": ["configure"],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/src",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "requireExactSource": false,
+        },    
+        {
+            "name": "Build and Run",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "preLaunchTask": "build to _layout",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/_layout/bin/Runner.Listener",
+            "args": ["run"],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/src",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "requireExactSource": false,
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Run",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/_layout/bin/Runner.Listener",
+            "args": ["run"],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/src",
+            "stopAtEntry": true,
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "requireExactSource": false,
+        }, 
+        {
+            "name": "Configure",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/_layout/bin/Runner.Listener",
+            "args": ["configure"],
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/src",
+            "stopAtEntry": true,
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "requireExactSource": false,
+        },       
+        {
+            "name": ".NET Core Attach",
+            "type": "coreclr",
+            "request": "attach",
+            "processId": "${command:pickProcess}",
+            "requireExactSource": false,
+        },
+    ],
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34681ecd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "build listener",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "msbuild",
+                "-t:Build",
+                "-p:PackageRuntime=\"osx-x64\"",
+                "-p:BUILDCONFIG=\"Debug\"",
+                "-p:RunnerVersion=\"2.278.0\"",
+                "./dir.proj",       
+            ],
+            "options": {
+                    "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/src"
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
+            
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "deploy to _layout",
+            "detail": "Build and Deploy all projects, scripts and external dependencies to _layout from src (run this the first time or after deleting _layout)",
+            "command": "./dev.sh",
+            "windows": {
+                "command": "dev.cmd"
+            },
+            "args": ["layout"],
+            "options": {
+                    "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/src"
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "build to _layout",
+            "detail": "Build and Deploy all projects to _layout from src (run this on code change)",
+            "command": "./dev.sh",
+            "windows": {
+                "command": "dev.cmd"
+            },
+            "args": ["build"],
+            "options": {
+                    "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/src"
+            },
+        }
+    ],
+}
\ No newline at end of file