diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eba8ef7fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  // See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=827846 to learn about workspace recommendations.
+  // Extension identifier format: ${publisher}.${name}. Example: vscode.csharp
+
+  // List of extensions which should be recommended for users of this workspace.
+  "recommendations": [
+    "gkalpak.aio-docs-utils",
+    "ms-vscode.vscode-typescript-tslint-plugin",
+    "xaver.clang-format",
+  ],
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index b51f0348c6..aa218980f7 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
   "[typescript]": {
     "editor.formatOnSave": true,
   },
-  // Please install http://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html in VSCode to take advantage of clang-format
+  // Please install https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=xaver.clang-format to take advantage of `clang-format` in VSCode.
+  // (See https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html for more info `clang-format`.)
   "clang-format.executable": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/clang-format",
   "files.watcherExclude": {
     "**/.git/objects/**": true,