diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index c6831e45..39518dd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd Example
           bazelisk test //HelloWorld:HelloWorldTests
+      - name: Build VSCode extension
+        run: |
+          cd vscode-extension
+          npm install
+          npm run compile
       - name: Build release source archive
         run: make release_source_archive
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/vscode-extension/.gitignore b/vscode-extension/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db75a72c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode-extension/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+node_modules/
+out/
+*.vsix
+
diff --git a/vscode-extension/.vscode/launch.json b/vscode-extension/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97e7a593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode-extension/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Run Extension",
+            "type": "extensionHost",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "args": ["--extensionDevelopmentPath=${workspaceFolder}"],
+            "outFiles": ["${workspaceFolder}/out/**/*.js"],
+            "preLaunchTask": "npm: compile"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/vscode-extension/.vscode/tasks.json b/vscode-extension/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e249bf79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode-extension/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "type": "npm",
+            "script": "compile",
+            "problemMatcher": "$tsc",
+            "label": "npm: compile",
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "npm",
+            "script": "watch",
+            "problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch",
+            "label": "npm: watch",
+            "isBackground": true
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/vscode-extension/.vscodeignore b/vscode-extension/.vscodeignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..812cacb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode-extension/.vscodeignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.vscode/**
+src/**
+tsconfig.json
+**/*.ts
+**/*.map
+node_modules/**
+
diff --git a/vscode-extension/README.md b/vscode-extension/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d183b9c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode-extension/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# VSCode Extension
+
+This is an early WIP VSCode extension. It has the goal of enabling support for functionality such as:
+
+-   [ ] (Cursor / VSCode): Automatic generation of build, launch, and debug tasks
+
+-   [ ] (Cursor / VSCode): Test explorer & ability to run tests from within the IDE by clicking the tests individually, similarly to Xcode
+
+-   [ ] Automatic index and build graph updates when adding / deleting files and targets (in other words, allowing the user to make heavy changes to the project without needing to restart the IDE)
+
+The extension is in active development and is not yet ready for use.
diff --git a/vscode-extension/package-lock.json b/vscode-extension/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14a2e9eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode-extension/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{
+    "name": "sourcekit-bazel-bsp",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "lockfileVersion": 3,
+    "requires": true,
+    "packages": {
+        "": {
+            "name": "sourcekit-bazel-bsp",
+            "version": "0.0.1",
+            "devDependencies": {
+                "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
+                "@types/vscode": "^1.85.0",
+                "typescript": "^5.3.0"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "vscode": "^1.85.0"
+            }
+        },
+        "node_modules/@types/node": {
+            "version": "20.19.27",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.19.27.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-N2clP5pJhB2YnZJ3PIHFk5RkygRX5WO/5f0WC08tp0wd+sv0rsJk3MqWn3CbNmT2J505a5336jaQj4ph1AdMug==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "undici-types": "~6.21.0"
+            }
+        },
+        "node_modules/@types/vscode": {
+            "version": "1.107.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/vscode/-/vscode-1.107.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-XS8YE1jlyTIowP64+HoN30OlC1H9xqSlq1eoLZUgFEC8oUTO6euYZxti1xRiLSfZocs4qytTzR6xCBYtioQTCg==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT"
+        },
+        "node_modules/typescript": {
+            "version": "5.9.3",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.9.3.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-jl1vZzPDinLr9eUt3J/t7V6FgNEw9QjvBPdysz9KfQDD41fQrC2Y4vKQdiaUpFT4bXlb1RHhLpp8wtm6M5TgSw==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "Apache-2.0",
+            "bin": {
+                "tsc": "bin/tsc",
+                "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=14.17"
+            }
+        },
+        "node_modules/undici-types": {
+            "version": "6.21.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-6.21.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-iwDZqg0QAGrg9Rav5H4n0M64c3mkR59cJ6wQp+7C4nI0gsmExaedaYLNO44eT4AtBBwjbTiGPMlt2Md0T9H9JQ==",
+            "dev": true,
+            "license": "MIT"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vscode-extension/package.json b/vscode-extension/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..314791f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode-extension/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+    "name": "sourcekit-bazel-bsp",
+    "displayName": "SourceKit Bazel BSP",
+    "description": "Companion extension for sourcekit-bazel-bsp",
+    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "publisher": "spotify",
+    "repository": {
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "https://github.com/spotify/sourcekit-bazel-bsp"
+    },
+    "engines": {
+        "vscode": "^1.85.0"
+    },
+    "categories": [
+        "Programming Languages"
+    ],
+    "activationEvents": [
+        "onStartupFinished"
+    ],
+    "main": "./out/extension.js",
+    "contributes": {},
+    "scripts": {
+        "vscode:prepublish": "npm run compile",
+        "compile": "tsc -p ./",
+        "watch": "tsc -watch -p ./"
+    },
+    "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/vscode": "^1.85.0",
+        "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
+        "typescript": "^5.3.0"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vscode-extension/src/extension.ts b/vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e59c8f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode-extension/src/extension.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Spotify AB.
+//
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+import { log } from "./logger";
+
+export function activate() {
+    log("Extension activated ✅");
+}
+
+export function deactivate() {
+    log("Extension deactivated ❌");
+}
diff --git a/vscode-extension/src/logger.ts b/vscode-extension/src/logger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b800f7c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode-extension/src/logger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2025 Spotify AB.
+//
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+import * as vscode from "vscode";
+
+const outputChannel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel("SourceKit Bazel BSP");
+
+export function log(message: string) {
+    outputChannel.appendLine(message);
+}
diff --git a/vscode-extension/tsconfig.json b/vscode-extension/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd084c46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode-extension/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "module": "commonjs",
+        "target": "ES2020",
+        "lib": ["ES2020"],
+        "outDir": "out",
+        "rootDir": "src",
+        "sourceMap": true,
+        "strict": true,
+        "esModuleInterop": true,
+        "skipLibCheck": true,
+        "noUnusedLocals": true,
+        "noUnusedParameters": true,
+        "noImplicitReturns": true,
+        "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
+    },
+    "include": ["src/**/*"],
+    "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+}