diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cd55d5af70..20ef6561a1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ release/*
 releases/*
 extensions/vcproj32/*
 extensions/vcproj64/*
+.vscode/*
 hemtt
 hemtt.exe
 tools/temp
diff --git a/tools/.vscode/tasks.json b/tools/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7058365fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "Validate SQF",
+            "command": "${config:python.pythonPath}",
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/tools"
+            },
+            "args": [
+                "sqf_validator.py"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Validate Config",
+            "command": "${config:python.pythonPath}",
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/tools"
+            },
+            "args": [
+                "config_style_checker.py"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Validate Stringtables",
+            "command": "${config:python.pythonPath}",
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/tools"
+            },
+            "args": [
+                "stringtable_validator.py"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Check Strings",
+            "command": "${config:python.pythonPath}",
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/tools"
+            },
+            "args": [
+                "check_strings.py"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "SQFVM Checker",
+            "command": "${config:python.pythonPath}",
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/tools"
+            },
+            "args": [
+                "sqfvmChecker.py"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Test All",
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "Validate SQF",
+                "Validate Config",
+                "Validate Stringtables",
+                "Check Strings",
+                "SQFVM Checker"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "test",
+                "isDefault": true
+            },
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Build: make.py (pboProject)",
+            "command": "${config:python.pythonPath}",
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/tools"
+            },
+            "args": [
+                "make.py", "ci"
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Build: Hemtt Release",
+            "command": "hemtt.exe",
+            "options": {
+                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+            },
+            "args": [
+                "build", "--release", "--ci"
+            ],
+            "group": "build"
+        }
+    ]
+}
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