diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ad4a51debeca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  // See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=827846
+  // for the documentation about the extensions.json format
+  "recommendations": [
+    "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint",
+    "djabraham.vscode-yaml-validation",
+    "flowtype.flow-for-vscode",
+    "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+    "Orta.vscode-jest"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 7e62645bd9fe..49a66f0b0931 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -2,5 +2,10 @@
   "jest.pathToJest": "npm run jest --",
   "editor.rulers": [
     80
-  ]
+  ],
+  "files.exclude": {
+    "**/.git": true,
+    "**/node_modules": true,
+    "**/build": true
+  }
 }