diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a9bb99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "recommendations": [
+        "asvetliakov.vscode-neovim"
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b793c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
+        "activityBar.activeBackground": "#7ed1d0",
+        "activityBar.background": "#7ed1d0",
+        "activityBar.foreground": "#15202b",
+        "activityBar.inactiveForeground": "#15202b99",
+        "activityBarBadge.background": "#c35bc4",
+        "activityBarBadge.foreground": "#15202b",
+        "commandCenter.border": "#15202b99",
+        "sash.hoverBorder": "#7ed1d0",
+        "statusBar.background": "#59c3c2",
+        "statusBar.foreground": "#15202b",
+        "statusBarItem.hoverBackground": "#3eabaa",
+        "statusBarItem.remoteBackground": "#59c3c2",
+        "statusBarItem.remoteForeground": "#15202b",
+        "titleBar.activeBackground": "#59c3c2",
+        "titleBar.activeForeground": "#15202b",
+        "titleBar.inactiveBackground": "#59c3c299",
+        "titleBar.inactiveForeground": "#15202b99"
+    },
+    "peacock.color": "#59c3c2"
+}
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diff --git a/lazy-lock.json b/lazy-lock.json
index 0b67194..bc6c62a 100644
--- a/lazy-lock.json
+++ b/lazy-lock.json
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 {
-  "lazy.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "077102c5bfc578693f12377846d427f49bc50076" },
-  "tokyonight.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "2cd12582c98a3552032824ffa67fd44b4d81184a" }
+  "lazy.nvim": {
+    "branch": "main",
+    "commit": "077102c5bfc578693f12377846d427f49bc50076"
+  },
+  "tokyonight.nvim": {
+    "branch": "main",
+    "commit": "2cd12582c98a3552032824ffa67fd44b4d81184a"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lua/code/code.lua b/lua/code/code.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b4bab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/code/code.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-- source: https://www.lazyvim.org/extras/vscode
+require("lazy").setup({
+    spec = {
+      { "LazyVim/LazyVim", import = "lazyvim.plugins" },
+      { import = "lazyvim.plugins.extras.vscode" },
+      { import = "plugins" },
+    },
+})
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diff --git a/lua/code/test.lua b/lua/code/test.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a7271e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/code/test.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-- file to test vscode extension post load
+local vscode = require('vscode')
+
+-- defined callback to test basic functionality
+do -- Execute _ping asynchronously and print the result
+  vscode.action("_ping", {
+    callback = function(err, res)
+      if err == nil then
+        print(res) -- outputs: pong
+      end
+    end,
+  })
+end
+
+-- call callback 
+print(vscode.call("_ping")) -- outputs: pong
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