diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
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index 0000000..2a19501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "recommendations": [
+        "zxh404.vscode-proto3"
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
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+{
+    "protoc": {
+        "options": [
+            "--proto_path=${workspaceRoot}/tripod-id/proto",
+            "--proto_path=${workspaceRoot}/core/proto"
+        ]
+    }
+}
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