diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 53eafc9..a8d1119 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ mono_crash.*
 
 # Emscripten-specific ignores
 .emcache/
+
+# IDE-specific ignores
+.vscode
diff --git a/misc/vscode/readme.txt b/misc/vscode/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5377967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/vscode/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Example vscode files.
+Could be placed in a .vscode directory at the root of this repo, but paths may need to be modified.
diff --git a/misc/vscode/settings.json b/misc/vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b36a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
+    "clang-format.executable": "/run/current-system/sw/bin/clang-format",
+    "nixEnvSelector.nixShellConfig": "NOT_MODIFIED_ENV"
+}
diff --git a/misc/vscode/tasks.json b/misc/vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..734b06e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "build",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/addons/godot_xterm/native",
+            },
+            "command": "nix-shell",
+            "args": [
+                "-I",
+                "nixpkgs=~/nixpkgs",
+                "-p",
+                "scons",
+                "--run",
+                "./build.sh"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": []
+        }
+    ]
+}
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